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Technology Leadership
 
Below are some recent technology-related honors recognizing State Street's continuing excellence as an innovator and thought leader.
 


State Street ranked No. 1 in Computerworld’s Storage Networking World Best Practices in Storage

The “Best Practices in Storage” Awards identify and acknowledge excellence among users of storage IT solutions and approaches. State Street ranked No. 1 in the Technology Innovation & Promise category for its “Transparent File Framework” (TFF) initiative.
(Computerworld, October 2009)

State Street was named a Laureate in Computerworld’s Honors Program
Computerworld's Honors Program recognizes organizations from around the world whose use of information technology has been especially noteworthy for originality of conception, breadth of vision and significance to society. State Street was named a Laureate for its IT Infrastructure Transformation 360 initiative.
(Computerworld, June 2009)

State Street CIO Named in Prestigious Global Ranking
Chris Perretta, executive vice president and chief information officer, was named to the 2009 InformationWeek Global CIO 50.
(InformationWeek, June 2009)

State Street Goes Green
State Street ranked No. 2 in the Computerworld Top Green IT Survey, and was recognized for having cut its number of servers in half as well as having established regional data centers to serve multiple local sites.
(Computerworld, April 2009)

IDG’s Computerworld Names State Street’s Brian Walsh to its Annual List of Premier 100 IT Leaders
Brian Walsh, executive vice president and head of information technology for State Street’s Investor Services team, has been named one of Computerworld’s Premier 100 IT Leaders for 2009. According to Scot Finnie, editor-in-chief, Computerworld, “The professionals honored as Computerworld’s Premier 100 IT Leaders for 2009, and by extension the organizations they represent, are clearly change agents. They are what we call ‘breakaway IT leaders’.”
(Computerworld, December 2008)

State Street’s IT Team Wins Prestigious American Financial Technology Award for Best Infrastructure Initiative
At the fourth annual American Financial Technology Awards (AFTAs), State Street was honored with the top award in the Best Infrastructure Initiative category for its “Zero Footprint, Maximum Impact” strategy. The Zero Footprint model essentially reduces the IT infrastructure footprint in the local office and instead relies on regional datacenters, which enables accelerated implementation and reduced costs. The AFTAs recognize industry excellence in the deployment and management of financial IT.
(2008 AFTAs, December 2008)

State Street Receives Special Commendation from Funds Europe Magazine in European Technology & Trading Provider of the Year (Back Office) Category
According to funds europe, State Street broke new ground in 2008 by creating true and error-free straight-through processing for the foreign exchange market. It did this by combining its Global Trading Support Services (GTSS) product, which is a multi-asset electronic trading platform, with SSISearch. Now in its fourth year, the funds europe awards recognize personal achievements and contributions within the European funds community and those who have advanced the cross-border agenda within the asset management industry.
(funds europe awards 2008, December 2008)

FX Connect® and Currenex Top Global Finance Magazine's 2009 Rankings
FX Connect® and Currenex shared top honors as Best Online FX Trading Systems in Global Finance magazine's annual analysis of the World's Best Foreign Exchange Banks 2009.
(Global Finance, November 2008)

State Street Rises in InformationWeek’s Annual List of Technology Innovators
State Street improved its ranking by 20 places in this year’s InformationWeek 500 list of companies who are most innovative in their use of IT.
The Information Week 500 has established a tradition over the last 20 years of identifying and recognizing companies leveraging technology in innovative ways to improve the business. Unique among corporate rankings, the InformationWeek 500 spotlights the power of innovation in business technology, rather than simply identifying the biggest IT spenders. 
(InformationWeek, September 2008)

IDG’s Computerworld Names State Street to its Annual List of Best Places to Work in IT
State Street secured a spot on Computerworld’s annual 100 Best Places to Work in Information Technology list for showcasing a strong dedication to its IT employees, commitment to investing annually in technology and quality of professional development, education and training programs.
(Computerworld, July 2008)

State Street Recognized with 21st Century Achievement Award as Part of Computerworld Honors Program
The annual Computerworld Honors Program awarded State Street top honors in the Finance, Insurance & Real Estate category for its Global IT Infrastructure Services team’s “Zero Footprint, Maximum Impact” solution.
(Computerworld, June 2008)

 
 
 
 
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