What will happen to your main telephone number in the event of a disaster that affects your ability to do business in your usual location? Will it ring with no answer, or worse yet, will the caller hear a busy signal when they try to reach you? Where will your direct inward dial numbers ring? Will your important clients and contacts be able to reach you?

You have likely created plans that will allow your firm to access e-mail and important data from alternate locations in the event of an emergency. It is just as important to have a plan in place for your voice network in order to be truly prepared to keep your business as uninterrupted as possible in the event of a disaster.

Investor relationship management (IRM) platforms are becoming more popular as the asset management industry experiences changes in investment trends, increased operational demands, and shareholder growth.

Carbon360, a leading investment management industry research firm, has recently published an IRM matrix designed to assist asset management firms in selecting an IRM platform.

With the launch of Eze Castle Research (ECR), we are excited to introduce not only the latest addition to the Eze Castle family of companies, but an entirely new product class to our clients.

Over the years, our clients have looked to us to build, manage and maintain state of the art networks and technology platforms. In addition, our staff has often been asked for their insight into technology trends or consulted on new technology developments and even individual companies. With ECR we have formalized the process, enabling us to be pro-active in pushing our front-line insights and knowledge base to our clients that invest in technology sectors. We believe it is the first collaboration of its kind, bringing together research with a system integration firm.

ECR will produce reports regularly on the tech sector and individual companies. The research will be delivered by email in PDF format. The staff in charge of selecting topics and producing content is made up of a blended group of ECI technical staff, leading industry experts and analysts with financial industry backgrounds that make sure it is relevant to our financial industry audience. This combination gives us breadth and depth and will allow commentary on big picture trends as well as succinct data points gathered from our large network of contacts.