By Richard Bentley, Vice President, Capital Markets, Progress Software
When cracking a nut, would you normally use a sledgehammer or a more precise tool? It may sound like a daft question, but it’s nonetheless one that occurred to me at the European Trading Technology Conference,...
Although the hit TV comedy series Seinfeld ended in 1998 after 9 seasons, the most popular show of the 1990s lives on in syndication. Favorite episodes (such as “The Parking Garage”), sayings (“yada yada yada”), and characters (The “Fast Talker” and “Man Hands”) continue to thrive in pop...
By Richard Bentley, Vice President, Capital Markets, Progress Software
In 1963, Avis owned up to being only the second largest car rental company in the U.S. (after Hertz). "We try harder because we have to" was the catch phrase. The advertising campaign was a massive success; it gave...
Earlier this week, I spoke at IQPC’s Business Process Excellence for Financial Services conference in New York. As a chairperson for the event, I took great pride in bringing together a community of experts and thought leaders to discuss the burgeoning technology issues facing financial institutions....