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"STARS Web Services Shine" November 4, 2002

By Rodd Zolkos

NEW YORK -- STARS Web -- www2.stars-web.com/starsweb70

Owner/Sponsor: Marsh Risk Technologies division of Marsh USA Inc., New York.

Launched in: Initially launched in January 1999, version 7.0 launched in June 2002.

Target market: Marsh client risk managers looking to consolidate risk data on a single database.

Strategy: is a companion product to Marsh's STARS personal computer-based risk management information system, designed to offer client companies with multiple sites an easy way to use the RMIS system. "Most of our clients will actually use both products,'' said Stephen Fischer, a managing director with Marsh in New York.

Among the primary advantages of is "really sophisticated report distribution,'' Mr. Fischer said. " can just automatically e-mail reports to anybody.''

"Another is global data collection,'' he said. uses "interview-style incident entry,'' he said, simplifying data entry, with users able to customize data entry interviews.

In addition, facilitates gathering exposure information from remote users. And the site is fully international, "which means it can be translated into any language and it supports local currencies,'' Mr. Fischer said.

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