Subject-Matter Experts Discuss Priorities for 2007 in On-Demand Webinars

SunGard (http://www.sungard.com), a leading provider of software and processing solutions for financial services, has launched a series of on-demand, thought-leadership webinars on hot topics for Information Technology (IT) in financial services in 2007.

The webinars include lessons learned while implementing a service-oriented architecture (SOA); driving performance with enterprise data; enabling the risk system infrastructure; and redefining the wealth management objective.

Brian Robins, SunGard's chief marketing officer, said, "We are pleased to share these insights with our customers and industry partners. SunGard is the largest privately held business software and services company and the number one provider of software and services to the capital markets industry. Since our founding in 1983, we have completed more than 150 acquisitions and we count some of the industry's leading subject-matter experts among our ranks. We hope these insights will help promote cross-industry communication and collaboration on the strategic challenges facing IT in the financial services industry in 2007."

The webinars were recorded on December 7, 2006 in Boston, when SunGard's subject-matter experts presented their ideas to industry analysts.

Audio recordings and presentations can be downloaded from the SunGard Web site at:

-- Lessons learned while implementing SOA
www.sungard.com/hottopicsinfinancialtechnology/SOA

-- Driving performance with enterprise data
www.sungard.com/hottopicsinfinancialtechnology/enterprisedata

-- Enabling the risk system infrastructure
www.sungard.com/hottopicsinfinancialtechnology/risk

-- Redefining the wealth management objective
www.sungard.com/hottopicsinfinancialtechnology/wealthmanagement

Darren Weseman, chief technology officer of SunGard's Financial Systems business, discussed SunGard's Common Services Architecture (CSA) initiative and its evolution from an internal software development project to a new services delivery model for the financial industry. Brian Knotts, vice president, software services and Jeffrey Wallis, partner, SunGard Consulting Services, introduced Infinity, SunGard's new hosted delivery platform. Infinity enables SunGard to offer solutions on a "Software as a Service" (SaaS) basis and leverages emerging technologies such as virtualization, application streaming, automated provisioning and monitoring. The discussion focused on real world examples and new tool sets for orchestration of business processes and technology transformation through SOA.

Janet Crowley, president of SunGard's FAME and referencePoint business unit, discussed the importance for financial institutions to gain control over financial data. She explained how the management of reference, real-time and historical data combined with workflow tools and outsourcing can help financial institutions establish data infrastructures that help solve problems and stimulate growth.

David Rowe, executive vice president risk management, SunGard, discussed how financial institutions can help ensure that their risk systems keep pace with the accelerating growth in volume, innovation and product complexity. He described how SunGard's risk management technology solutions are evolving to meet changing industry requirements and facilitate real-time decision-making.

Mike Winkel, president of SunGard's Advisor Technologies business unit, explained the importance of holistic wealth management solutions with front-to-back office integration to help support expanding solution sets and retirement income needs. He described how SunGard's WealthStation UMA and overlay management capabilities help advisors to construct scalable client-centric solutions.

About SunGard

With annual revenue of $4 billion, SunGard is a global leader in software and processing solutions for financial services, higher education and the public sector. SunGard also helps information-dependent enterprises of all types to ensure the continuity of their business. SunGard serves more than 25,000 customers in more than 50 countries, including the world's 50 largest financial services companies. Visit SunGard at www.sungard.com.

Trademark Information: SunGard, the SunGard logo, Adaptiv, FAME, referencePoint and WealthStation are trademarks or registered trademarks of SunGard Data Systems Inc. or its subsidiaries in the U.S. and other countries. All other trade names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.

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Contact:

SunGard
Brian Robins, 650-377-3897
brian.robins@sungard.com

Source: SunGard

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