Clips

Since 1990, Maria Trombly has written thousands of articles. Most of the recent ones and some of the early articles are on this site. Click on a publication title in the box to the right for a list of articles that appeared in that publication. Or select from a content area below.

Success with Sectors: A tightly-focused investing program can help a portfolio
According to a recent study from Chicago-based Ibbotson Associates, a balanced portfolio of industry sectors could beat the overall market by an average of 0.55% a year. But the execution of this strategy is complex, and not everyone agrees sectors are the way to go.
• Other investing articles | Other consumer articles

Wonders of Soap: A Dream for Users, Nightmare for Vendors
Everybody and his brother has a different definition of Web services, but it's really very simple: Web services are built with Soap (Simple Object Access Protocol). If it ain't got Soap, it's not a Web service.
• Other technology articles | Other Web services articles | Other Securities Industry News articles
Street's Embrace of Intel, Windows, Linux Boosts Dell
Dell's inexpensive but reliable workstations and laptop computers have always appealed to Wall Street firms, but with the recent interest in Intel, Windows and Linux, grid computing, and, of course, saving money, firms are turning to Dell servers as well.
• Other Wall Street articles | Other Securities Industry News articles | Other technology articles
Tools Help Fend Off New Net Attacks
In protecting the enterprise from ever-escalating assaults from hackers within and without, corporate security pros now have a new weapon-smart devices that can detect even never-before-seen attacks. Ever on the front line, financial firms, including the New York Mercantile Exchange, are among the early adopters of this new technology.
• Other security articles | Other financial services articles | Other technology articles

Internet Extends Reach of EDI
The Internet has breathed life into EDI (electronic data interchange), with vendors using the communication standard to transmit payment-related information -- but without the expense of using proprietary communication channels.
• Other payments articles | Other Business Credit Magazine articles | Other technology articles

Ethics and war
Since Sept. 11, American journalists have been walking a fine ethical line. On the one hand, there are grim warnings about spilling military secrets, undermining national security and consorting with the enemy. On the other hand, there’s the fear that journalists aren’t doing their jobs...
• Other news industry articles | Other Quill articles | Other war articles

Tech revolutionizes Russia's Central Bank
Using satellite communications to bridge 11 time zones, the Russian Central Bank has crossed the digital divide into the 21st century.
• Other banking articles | Other Russia articles | Other financial services articles

Insurance Carriers Move to Crumple Paper Processes
Two insurance industry projects that promise to automate formerly paper-based processes are going live this month, involving industry powerhouses The St. Paul Cos., AIG and The Hartford.
• Other insurance articles | Other Computerworld articles | Other financial services articles

Portrait of a small Caucasus war
Sound carries well in the coastal foothills of the Caucasus Mountains, which at sunrise these days means rifle fire and bursting shells mixed in with crowing roosters and coughing tractor engines.
• Other war articles | Other politics articles | Other Russia articles