During the past two years, there has been a shakeout and consolidation among vendors that provide enterprise-wide risk management. These changes have left Infinity especially well positioned. This TowerGroup Research Note examines these changes and explains why Infinity is in an advantageous position as it moves into the new millennium.
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The formation of Infinity from the merger of three separate systems vendors was an ambitious undertaking. When SunGard Data Systems created the new entity two years ago, product lines seemed to overlap, the sales force seemed confused, and there was a management shakeout.
External factors compounded the internal challenges the company faced. Unprecedented chaos in world trading markets caused losses at institutions that were considered to be among the world’s most effective practitioners of enterprise risk management. At times risk management systems did not seem to be working. At the same time available funding for technology investments was constrained by the demands of Y2K remediation and euro compliance efforts.
Challenges notwithstanding, Infinity management worked persistently to improve technology, enhance integration capabilities, and rationalize the product line. Today, Infinity has emerged as the world’s leading supplier of integrated front-, middle-, and back-office trading and risk management solutions.
Because of changes in technology and in risk management priorities in the last two years, the market for enterprise risk management (ERM) solutions appears ripe for a "next generation" of solutions. This TowerGroup Research Note examines the reasons for this market shift and explains why Infinity is well positioned to capitalize on the opportunities that will result.
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