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Four banks, two small business finance corporations and a surety bond company received Small Business Administration honors last week for their small business lending performance and commitment to assisting small businesses with their financing needs.

IT professionals who specialize in project management, security and architecture are primary targets for recruiting this year, while training priorities will focus on change, service and vendor management. That's from a recent survey of 281 IT decision-makers at major organizations conducted by Forrester Research.

BITS, the business strategy and technology group for the Financial Services Roundtable, is urging its members to adopt what it calls three key e-mail security protocols within the next 18 months.

On his way to address the Defense Credit Union Council in Italy, NCUA Vice Chairman Rodney Hood stopped over in England to meet with British credit union and government officials to compare best practices.

Hyland Software Inc. has released a new version of its OnBase enterprise content management solution that focuses on content-driven business processes. OnBase 6.4 includes improved integration between OnBase functions through familiar Web-based and desktop tools such as Microsoft Office programs, including advanced repository services for Sharepoint Server 2007.

Sidney Parfait is determined not to let his members get caught with their pants down next time a big storm blows through.