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DENVER - The Aimbridge Group introduced what it describes as "a service oriented architecture suite" that allows the company to publish its vehicle loan application decisioning and funding tools on the Internet, thereby providing credit unions easier access to them. Aimbridge Explorer is built on Microsoft .NET technology. It gives...

GLASTONBURY, Conn. - Open Solutions Inc. has beefed up its offerings to the growing credit union business services market with a new release of its e-commerce product suite. A QuickBooks interface and new ACH origination features are among the enhancements to e-Commerce Banker 5.0, the company said, as is check...

MADISON, Wis. - Technology whizzes looking for a new niche might want to consider a key finding in the "Credit Union E-Metrics Study - 2003." The report, the culmination of a six-month study by the University of Wisconsin E-Business Consortium, found a shortage of available software tools credit unions can...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Across North American businesses, information technology staffing will grow just slightly in 2004, tracking IT budget forecasts of meager growth, according to a new study by Forrester Research. Credit unions and other financial service organizations are part of that trend, and IT directors in CU land who...

FRAMINGHAM, Mass. - Emerging alert and notification technology will be make it easier for credit unions to reach out to new members and stay in more profitable touch with older ones. Financial Insights analyst Richard J. Bell expects the leading medium to large financial institutions in the country to deploy...

COLUMBIA, S.C. - For at least one major credit bureau, dialup modem connections are going the way of the rotary phone. Experian plans to retire its dialup network by May 31 in favor of the Internet, which offers greater speed, functionality and service options for loan officers pulling credit reports...