I’d Like To Thank The Academy

I know posting has been slow the past few days, I hope to pick up the pace this week out of complete guilt.

Let’s start with a good one. The 2nd Annual American Financial Technology Awards will be taking place this coming December 4th in NY and hosted by several publications under the auspices of Incisive Media. The deadline for entries is September 29th.

Go here for more information on how to enter and details on the various categories of prizes…

Meanwhile if you’ll excuse me I have to go write an acceptance speech…

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Welcome to WallStreetTechDaily.com

Welcome to Wall Street Tech Daily, a new blog in the BigWideLogic family. This blog is for the downtrodden IT folks stuck overnight writing risk analysis programs. This blog is for the kids in the fishbowl swapping out backup tapes. This blog is for anyone in the financial industry who knows how to use a keyboard and mouse for more than placing buy and sell orders – you know who you are.

WSTDaily is edited by Benjamin Freidlin and will include both the high level financial tech news you need as well as the low level gadget news you want. While you’ll find the latest on risk modeling and high capacity data storage, but you’ll also find out which smartphone to buy and which MP3 player will keep you rocking through the long, dark nights at the office.

We’ll answer your burning questions: What should I blow my budget on? What iPod transmitter would go great with my Z3 - or my Chevy Celebrity? Will my job be outsourced and when?

Why does this page look so tame? So when your boss walks by, it will look like you’re doing research. The posts themselves will be a mixture of cool and practicality and we invite suggestions and tips. Drop Benjamin a line at benjamin@wstdaily.com or AIM us at wstdaily.

This should be fun.

John Biggs
Publisher