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November 17, 2014 10:37 ET | Source: X by 2

Creating Culture of Innovation at Insurance Companies; X by 2's Petersmark Offers Innovative Look at Innovation

BAL HARBOUR, FL--(Marketwired - Nov 17, 2014) - As CIO at a property/casualty insurer, Frank Petersmark helped establish an innovation center in 2009. "We set up a virtual and physical...
September 23, 2014 01:01 ET | Source: X by 2

Insurance IT Investment Decisions Take More Than Numbers; Think Critically, X by 2's Sundaram Writes

FARMINGTON HILLS, MI--(Marketwired - Sep 23, 2014) - When insurance executives are deciding whether to invest in upgrading a policy administration, claims, billing or other major system, the numbers...
May 23, 2013 00:18 ET | Source: X by 2

X by 2's Petersmark Tells How Insurers Can Create IT Plans That Deliver Value in IASA's Interpreter

FARMINGTON HILLS, MI--(Marketwired - May 23, 2013) - The most elegantly articulated information technology strategy isn't worth the paper it's printed on if it isn't implemented, Frank Petersmark,...
December 09, 2011 01:18 ET | Source: X by 2

Insurance Company IT Failures Diagnosed by X by 2's Sundaram in Best's Review

FARMINGTON HILLS, MI--(Marketwire - Dec 9, 2011) - Insurers' IT transformation projects often implode, levying devastating costs in time, money and morale, K. Ram Sundaram, senior principal of X by...
November 11, 2011 01:18 ET | Source: X by 2

Insurance Companies Choosing Software Must Go Beyond Analyst Recommendations, X by 2's Sundaram Writes in Best's Review

FARMINGTON HILLS, MI--(Marketwire - Nov 11, 2011) - Insurers choosing commercial off-the-shelf software face a high-stakes challenge, K. Ram Sundaram, senior principal of X by 2, writes in the...
August 02, 2011 07:15 ET | Source: X by 2

Generalists Must Go Above Specialists in Insurance Technology Transformation Projects, X by 2's Sundaram Writes in I&T

FARMINGTON HILLS, MI--(Marketwire - Aug 2, 2011) - Relying exclusively on narrow subject experts has ruined many insurers' technology transformation projects, resulting in long delays and huge...
March 10, 2011 16:22 ET | Source: X by 2

Insurance Companies Installing ECM Systems Need to Build on Strong Software Architecture, X by 2's Hussain Tells Insurance Network News

FARMINGTON HILLS, MI--(Marketwire - March 10, 2011) - Getting an optimal enterprise content management (ECM) system requires choosing the right solution architecture, Yasir Hussain, a senior...
March 01, 2011 14:13 ET | Source: X by 2

Insurers Meeting New Consumer Demands Through New Channels Need Flexible, Agile Scalable Technology, X by 2's Petersmark Writes in Best's Review

FARMINGTON HILLS, MI--(Marketwire - March 1, 2011) - Insurers meeting new consumer demands must build flexibility, agility, and scalability into their processes and technology, Frank Petersmark writes...
January 10, 2011 10:05 ET | Source: X by 2

X by 2 Names Petersmark CIO Advocate

FARMINGTON HILLS, MI--(Marketwire - January 10, 2011) - X by 2, a technology consultancy that specializes in enterprise and application architecture for insurance companies, has named Frank...
October 25, 2010 11:27 ET | Source: X by 2

Software Architects Indeed Have Dream Job, X by 2's Ahmed Says

FARMINGTON HILLS, MI--(Marketwire - October 25, 2010) - The ultimate dream job: rock star, NBA player, surgeon? No way. The best job in America is software architect, according to...