Hello Martin, I can tell you from my experience that quite a few insurance companies in the London Market use R. If this is not enough, the following document might help you do find some good arguments: http://www.actuaries.org.uk/files/pdf/proceedings/giro2006/Maynard.pdf
Best regards, Markus Markus Gesmann │Associate Director│Libero Ventures Ltd, One Broadgate, London EC2M 2QS tel: +44 (0)207 826 9080│ dir: +44 (0)207 826 9085│fax: +44 (0)207 826 9090 │www.libero.uk.com A Lehman Brothers Company AUTHORISED AND REGULATED BY THE FINANCIAL SERVICES AUTHORITY -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Hanek Martin Sent: 02 April 2008 10:27 To: r-help@R-project.org Subject: [R] Security issue Hello, I am trying to convince our IT Manager that R is as safe as possible from IT security point of view - could you point me to something on the web / some reasons for why this is true? I do not think he has a specific concern but does not know the software and would like to understand the security implications. Thanks in advance Best Regards Martin Hanek Actuarial Analyst Glacier Reinsurance AG Churerstr. 78 CH-8808 Pfäffikon SZ T +41 55 417 3431 F +41 55 417 3434 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.glacierre.com<http://www.glacierre.com/> This e-mail, including any attachments, is for the inten...{{dropped:12}} This message is intended for the personal and confidential use for the designated recipient(s) named above. If you are not the intended recipient of this message you are hereby notified that any review, dissemination, distribution or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. This communication is for information purposes only and should not be regarded as an offer to sell or as a solicitation of an offer to buy any financial product, an official confirmation of any transaction or as an official statement of Libero Ventures Ltd. Email transmissions cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free. Therefore we do not represent that this information is complete or accurate and it should not be relied upon as such. All information is subject to change without notice. ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.