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  3. Quotes

    1. “ Our bank is undergoing a transformation of how we do business. We're migrating from largely a consumer-based bank to one that's now very heavy in complex commercial banking. ”
    2. “ Mobility, new online capabilities, the cloud, collaborative computing ...these are all hot things, and to enable them, one of the dependencies you have is a system that can mesh with this innovation. A new core can be an enabler. ”
      By Fiaz Sindhu
    3. “ With a new core, banks can then move away from batch updates to accomplish these things. ”
      By Fiaz Sindhu
    4. “ In the mid-2000's, it was common for high vendor headcounts based on best-of-breed strategy. ”
    5. “ The new core system has definitely provided a positive impact on our ability to implement new services. ”
      By Will Sampson
    6. “ We could not execute on our business plan the way we wanted to. ”
    7. “ For example, if you are going to do complex asset-based commercial lending, a line of credit may change periodically based on the financial complexities of the underlying business. ”
    8. “ Because of the cost of funds today and the relative lack of demand, it's harder for banks to judge how they are doing ”
    9. “ Changing your core system is like someone going through a major organ transplant. You will come out of the operation a stronger person or get dirt thrown on you ”
      By Daniel Weickenand

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  1. Biting the Bullet for a Core Upgrade

    American Banker (Feb 1 2012)

    1. Print Reprints Email Ryan Buckley is heading into 2012 with an opportunity that doesn't come along every day for a bank CIO. "Our bank is undergoing a transformation of how we do business. We're migrating from largely a consumer-based bank to one that's now very heavy in complex commercial banking," says Buckley. To manage the transformation, UniBank, a $1.2 billion-asset bank that serves central Massachusetts, will outsource its core to SilverLake and a s

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