Wall Street & Technology Presents the Gold Book 2009

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NEW YORK
Oct 26, 2009

Managing information technology during a bull market is relatively easy. Managing a technology organization in the throes of a financial crisis is a different story. This month, Wall Street & Technology recognizes seven information technology organizations and their IT leaders who have driven innovation during the past year - while simultaneously reducing costs and navigating the toughest financial market in history.

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  WS&T'S 2009 GOLD BOOK
  Wall Street's Top Technology Leaders Survive and Thrive

Managing IT during a bull market is relatively easy. Managing a technology organization during a financial crisis is a different story. WS&T recognizes seven IT leaders who have driven exceptional technology innovation during the past year.

http://wallstreetandtech.com/career-management/showArticle.jhtml?articleID =220601218

  FROM THE EDITOR
  Managing IT With a Long View

While many financial firms have been forced to budget and manage on a quarter-to-quarter basis during the financial crisis, successful information technology managers have been able to plan and manage with view to long term objectives.

http://wallstreetandtech.com/career-management/showArticle.jhtml?articleID =220601212

  2009 GOLD BOOK PROFILES
  BlackRock's Analytics Pay Off in More Ways Than One

BlackRock's valuation analytics are so well-respected that the firm made a business out of them. Now the federal government is one of its top customers.

http://wallstreetandtech.com/technology-risk-management/showArticle.jhtml? articleID=220600504

NYSE Euronext Innovates at Warp Speed

NYSE Euronext and CIO Steve Rubinow are focused on doing things faster, including communication, development and, of course, competing in the low-latency trading arena.

http://wallstreetandtech.com/data-security/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=220 301356

Goldman Sachs Sets Gold Standard for IT Innovation

By focusing on in-house development capabilities and a culture of collaboration, Goldman Sachs has built outstanding risk management and algorithmic trading products. Joseph Squeri, global head of equities technology, explains how the firm does it.

http://wallstreetandtech.com/it-infrastructure/showArticle.jhtml?articleID =220301458

Allianz Global Investors' Small Application-Support Team Provides Big Results

Allianz Global Investors' three investment management companies will soon run on a single platform maintained by a tiny 33-person IT team that is managed by Steve Rapp, managing director and CTO.

http://wallstreetandtech.com/career-management/showArticle.jhtml?articleID =220400023

Morgan Stanley Aims for the Clouds

David Reilly, CIO of Enterprise Infrastructure, heads Morgan Stanley's industry-leading cloud and virtualization initiatives. He's not afraid to rely on vendors for substantial chunks of these and other projects.

http://wallstreetandtech.com/it-infrastructure/showArticle.jhtml?articleID =220301314

Fidelity Investments' Unwavering Commitment to the Mobile Channel

From the beginning, Fidelity has recognized the value of providing customers with a complete mobile offering, and chief wireless officer Joseph Ferra is committed to creating the best user experience possible.

http://wallstreetandtech.com/electronic-trading/showArticle.jhtml?articleI D=220301518

TradeKing Embraces Social Networks

Online investing/social networking site TradeKing is tapping interactive community-building tools to breathe new life into the online brokerage space.

http://wallstreetandtech.com/wealth-management/showArticle.jhtml?articleID =220301306

  GOLD BOOK HONOREE GALLERY
  Wall Street & Technology's 2009 Gold Book Honoree Gallery

Check out this year's honorees and read expanded bios of each executive in this exclusive gallery.

  http://wallstreetandtech.com/gold-book-2009/?honoree=1_Rob-Goldstein

  About Wall Street & Technology:

Wall Street & Technology is part of TechWeb, the business technology media leader. WS&T is the capital markets' No. 1 source for technology news, trends and analysis. For more than 25 years, WS&T has been helping Wall Street firms optimize their technology strategies and maximize their technology investments to drive competitive advantage. Our unparalleled industry-leading coverage derives from two main drivers: the experience and knowledge of the industry's most senior staff of editors, and our close work with our reader advisory board and other leading market executives. Our content spans across multiple media platforms -- print publication, Web site, electronic newsletter, WS&T events, webcasts, video, podcasts, blogs, and RSS feeds -- so executives can access information in the method they prefer. TechWeb is a division of United Business Media, a global provider of news distribution and specialist information services with a market capitalization of more than $2.5 billion.

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