| SOA Technology for your Finance Business-Monitor, Tech Talk October 2007 |
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| Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems were introduced in the past few years of the 20th century to solve the problems of large manufacturing companies. They have met the challenge in many ways, enabling both the manufacturing companies and their software providers to grow larger and more profitable ERP systems, for the most part meet the needs they are uniquely suited to meet. On the other hand, outside of the manufacturing environment, few companies have those needs. More importantly, there are some needs that ERP systems were never intended to meet. In those cases, other types of enterprise-wide processing systems have been developed, uniquely suited to meet those other types of business needs. The finance business, for example, has begun to take advantage of newer technology to solve the problems of disparate processing systems, technology that are designed to make connecting them easier. |
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| Applying technology to weather the winds of change - World Leasing Yearbook, January 2007 |
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| In October 2005, leasing professionals gathered in Boca Raton, Florida, for the industry's most significant USA-based meeting of minds, the 44th Annual Equipment Leasing Association (ELA) Annual Convention. The theme was "Creating Value," but an extremely powerful guest arrived mid-event to disrupt the proceedings and alter the mood. This category-three hurricane, a force of nature that caused an estimated US$10bn in damage, was named Wilma. Many ELA members in attendance saw symbolism and a bit of irony in the arrival of Wilma. After all, the winds of change blowing through the equipment leasing industry have been powerful and chaotic as well in recent years. |
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| The ROA Way – The Next Generation of Leasing Software Will Focus on Assets |
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Many in the industry are talking about what the next big advancement in software systems for lessors will be. Some believe that this next step may never be possible, while others say it’s just around the corner. Before we can all agree we should at least have a good idea of what it should be, and this dialogue should be encouraging for all of us immersed in the equipment finance industry. |
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| Leveraging Asset Information for Greater Profits: Five Opportunities to Improve Your ROA with Asset-Centric Software |
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| For many years, equipment finance companies have focused most of their "re-engineering" energies and technology resources on streamlining the front-end of the leasing cycle. If you have made a major IT investment within the last few years, chances are it addressed this part of the process. And rightly so. There are very clear benefits to improving operational efficiency in the stages from origination through booking. |
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| Could a new front-end technology solution be your platform for growth? |
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What is your equipment finance company doing today to drive out inefficiencies and become more competitive? Do your customers increasingly expect “two-hour decisioning” and lightning-fast responsiveness to their concerns? When you need to offer a specially structured deal to an important customer, is it extremely difficult today? |
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| Strategies For Migrating to Next Generation Solutions |
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Overcoming fear of migration. For any established software solutions company with a strong, loyal customer base, development of a next-generation application creates major challenges. One of the most imposing and interesting of these challenges is the development and presentation of a migration strategy. |
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| Solutions for Success in the Rapidly Changing Equipment Finance Industry |
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The introduction of ProFinia, the asset-centric back-office solution from IDS, offers new opportunities to increase profits and overcome competitive pressures. This ProFinia prospectus explores the many ways this solution can enable you to add operating flexibility, track and improve true return-on-assets (ROA), improve decision-making, and streamline workflow. |
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| Migration to Your Asset-Centric Equipment Finance Solution |
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| Our Professional Services team provides the skill and expertise to help you evaluate all the benefits, costs, and challenges associated with a major software migration. Once the right fit has been established, we will apply a carefully designed, reliable migration process that meets all your business requirements and pays off in increased efficiency and profit for you. |
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| Advancing Technology...Finding New Ways to Meet Today's Challenges |
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| In today's customer-centric markets, the ability to make information directly available to customers and partners, without jeopardizing security, is a critical competitive advantage. For any new technology to be worth its considerable demands of time, risk and cost, it must have a positive impact on operational efficiencies, and leasing systems must interface in real time with a variety of software programs. |
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| Lower Call Center Costs and Improve Customer Service |
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The future of customer service is being shaped by two powerful trends. First, the need to provide real-time access to data; and second, meeting the demands of customers for fast, convenient access to their information 24/7. |
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| Lending Flexibility with InfoLease® Loans |
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To stay ahead of the market a company’s lending options and operations must be flexible, responsive, and efficient. With the powerful Loans module, InfoLease provides the same kind of functionality in managing your commercial loan products. |
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| Increasing Information and Reducing Risk |
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Simplify, adapt, streamline: All concepts you employ to keep your business ahead of competition. Learn how investing in Rapport® will give you results you can see in your bottom-line. |
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| InfoLease Integration Manager -The Strategic Use of Information |
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Critical applications and worldwide operations demand seamless, timely access to information. In the struggle to manage, contain and make good use of knowledge, Integration Manager delivers a strategic, sophisticated answer.
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