SPEX offers enterprise software evaluations via the Internet to help companies choose business applications and IT solutions. SPEX reports include hands-on assessments of software and online tools for the software selection process. SPEX research deliverables contain a guide and checklist of questions and criteria for selecting packages, graphs that illustrate functional depth in critical areas, and SPEXmark ratings summarizing each package's functionality, user friendliness, technology, and market strength. SPEX evaluations can be customized using the SPEX Compass, an Excel-based model that provides the details of the scores used to build SPEX's product positioning graphs. The recently launched portal provides decision makers with access to software presentations and demonstrations, vendor information and news, analyst research, comparative analysis, and peer reviews.
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An ABA task force on responsible use and protection of customer information developed the guidelines, which have also been endorsed by the Financial Services Roundtable and the Consumer Bankers Association. The ABA task force includes representatives from banks and non-bank affiliates, as well as CEOs, privacy experts, and third party providers. The guidelines include a provision for holding personal medical information confidential and separate from credit decisions. Other guidelines describe industry best practices for collecting, using, retaining and safeguarding customer information, along with processes for ensuring that customer requests for more information or changes to information are honored in a timely manner. Financial institutions recognize customer expectations for responsible use and protection of information and will communicate their information practices to consumers.