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The Real-Time World:Enabled by ACORD Standards

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Finally someone else gets it. And he tells it like it is. The Insurance industry has done a poor job of leveraging advances in technology. Often referred to as the Dinosaur in IT circles. The author does a very good job of making the case for using standards to bring the industry into this new era.

He also spends a fair amount of time discussing alternate ways to get standards incorporated into your projects. Some will say that it is an all or nothing proposition and this is just not the case. I have been in the IT industry for over 20 years. Most of my experience is in enterprise application integration using standards. It is obvious to me that Mr. Maciag has real hands on experience and knows how to get it done. With as little risk as possible.

If you are in IT I suggest you start with the Chapter 25 and read to the end of the book. Then go back to Chapter 1. In some of the earlier chapters he downplays the IT role. However, by the end of the book it is obvious that without IT involved the standards would not be implemented.

This book should be required reading for any Insurance Executive. Or any business executive for that matter.