Business and Financial Services

October 17, 2008 – Toronto, Canada – Chris Ostrowski, Technical Management Consultant at TUSC will present the implementation and benefits of the lightweight Service Oriented Architecture at the 2008 Financial Services Technology Forum.

 Register now for your complimentary All-Access Pass.Visit http://e-financial.wowgao.com/registration/multiple

 Internal and External Application Integration – Oracle Fusion Web Services

 Having ventured down the path of a full bore implementation of internal and external application integration in what he perceived as the most efficient and cost effective manner; attendees will get the benefit of his hindsight introspection today. Specifically, he will explain the implementation and benefits of the lightweight Service Oriented Architecture (i.e. Web Services) wherever it makes sense. This presentation will discuss the good, bad and ugly about this approach that was taken.

 Chris Ostrowski is a Technical Management Consultant for TUSC in Lakewood, Colorado. Chris has worked with Oracle technologies for almost 20 years and is the author of two Oracle Press books, “Oracle10g Application Server Development”, co-authored with Brad Brown and the “OracleApplication Server Portal Handbook”.Chris is focused on Service-Oriented Architecture and Fusion Development.He is also a proud member of the Oracle ACE community.

 2008 Financial Services Technology Forum

April 21, 2008

Talking with your aging parents about financial matters can be an easy task to put off. In fact, an AARP study shows that two-thirds of all families avoid discussing financial topics until a crisis occurs.

But it is far easier to talk about finances when there isn’t an emergency to manage. Just as difficult as starting the conversation is knowing what are the most important issues and what are the right questions to ask. This is especially true in situations where it may not be easy for your parents to ask you for your help or they may not be comfortable discussing their finances with you. Here are some tips to start the conversation.

Gather information. This kind of conversation can often be started when a friend or relative faces a similar situation. At first, start with general topics, such as who will handle their finances if they become ill? Do they talk about unpaid bills, bank overdrafts or worry about how to pay medical or other bills? If your parents share financial responsibilities, can each spouse pick up the others’ tasks if an emergency should arise?