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Clips
Since 1990, Maria Trombly has written thousands of articles. Most of the recent ones and some of the early articles are on this site. Click on a publication title in the box to the right for a list of articles that appeared in that publication. Or select from a content area below.
Success with
Sectors: A tightly-focused investing program can help a portfolio
According to a recent study from Chicago-based Ibbotson Associates, a
balanced portfolio of industry sectors could beat the overall market by
an average of 0.55% a year. But the execution of this strategy is complex,
and not everyone agrees sectors are the way to go.
• Other investing
articles | Other consumer
articles
Wonders
of Soap: A Dream for Users, Nightmare for Vendors
Everybody and his brother has a different definition
of Web services, but it's really very simple: Web services
are built with Soap (Simple Object Access Protocol). If it
ain't got Soap, it's not a Web service.
• Other technology
articles | Other Web services
articles | Other Securities Industry
News articles
Street's
Embrace of Intel, Windows, Linux Boosts Dell
Dell's inexpensive but reliable workstations and laptop computers
have always appealed to Wall Street firms, but with the recent
interest in Intel, Windows and Linux, grid computing, and,
of course, saving money, firms are turning to Dell servers
as well.
• Other Wall
Street articles | Other Securities
Industry News articles | Other technology
articles
Tools
Help Fend Off New Net Attacks
In protecting the enterprise from ever-escalating assaults
from hackers within and without, corporate security pros now
have a new weapon-smart devices that can detect even never-before-seen
attacks. Ever on the front line, financial firms, including
the New York Mercantile Exchange, are among the early adopters
of this new technology.
• Other security
articles | Other financial
services articles | Other technology
articles
Internet
Extends Reach of EDI
The Internet has breathed life into EDI (electronic data interchange),
with vendors using the communication standard to transmit
payment-related information -- but without the expense of
using proprietary communication channels.
• Other payments
articles | Other Business Credit
Magazine articles | Other technology
articles
Ethics
and war
Since Sept. 11, American journalists have been walking
a fine ethical line. On the one hand, there are grim warnings
about spilling military secrets, undermining national security
and consorting with the enemy. On the other hand, there’s
the fear that journalists aren’t doing their jobs...
• Other
news industry articles
| Other Quill articles |
Other war
articles
Tech
revolutionizes Russia's Central Bank
Using satellite communications to bridge 11 time zones, the
Russian Central Bank has crossed the digital divide into the
21st century.
• Other banking
articles | Other Russia
articles | Other financial
services articles
Insurance
Carriers Move to Crumple Paper Processes
Two insurance industry projects that promise to automate formerly
paper-based processes are going live this month, involving
industry powerhouses The St. Paul Cos., AIG and The Hartford.
• Other insurance
articles | Other Computerworld
articles | Other financial
services articles
Portrait of a small Caucasus war
Sound carries well in the coastal foothills of the Caucasus
Mountains, which at sunrise these days means rifle fire and
bursting shells mixed in with crowing roosters and coughing
tractor engines.
• Other
war articles | Other politics
articles | Other Russia
articles
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