Abstract: A method for assessing the risk and cost for data loss and disaster recovery (DR) plans includes providing an application having a graphical user interface (GUI) comprising first and second windows arranged adjacent to each other. The first window comprises a catalog of components used to generate data disaster recovery (DR) configurations and the second window displays the generated DR configurations. A first DR configuration is generated in the second window and components are added to the first DR configuration by dragging and dropping components from the catalog into appropriate locations of the second window. Metrics for the first DR configuration are calculated and reported in the second window. A second configuration is also similarly generated in the second window and the metrics results are graphically compared to each other.

Abstract: A method for assessing the risk and cost for data loss and disaster recovery (DR) plans includes providing an application having a graphical user interface (GUI) comprising first and second windows arranged adjacent to each other. The first window comprises a catalog of components used to generate data disaster recovery (DR) configurations and the second window displays the generated DR configurations. A first DR configuration is generated in the second window and components are added to the first DR configuration by dragging and dropping components from the catalog into appropriate locations of the second window. Metrics for the first DR configuration are calculated and reported in the second window. A second configuration is also similarly generated in the second window and the metrics results are graphically compared to each other.

Abstract: A financial transaction processing system for use at a point of presentment includes an input receptive of an image of a physical item at least partially embodying a financial transaction, wherein the image contains a visual record of an amount of monetary value. An image recognition module is adapted to extract the amount of monetary value recorded in the image and recognize the amount using character recognition. A validation module is adapted to determine whether the transaction is valid based on a validation characteristic of an item. A balancing module is adapted to determine whether the transaction is balanced based on the amount of monetary value. An output is adapted to transmit information indicating whether the transaction is at least one of balanced and valid.