The brightsparks at our independent information technology consultancy are actively providing everyday access to previously hard-to-find information that is backed by knowledge, challenging thinking, and informed understanding of complex banking systems and related business technologies. Called 'everyday influential' around the international core banking systems market, we have shaken up some of the traditional players and demonstrated a global reach beyond what is expected. When we are not reviewing, evaluating, comparing and researching software solutions, then we are tracking market activity, or interacting daily as consultants, analysts, and application solution advisers for banking and other integrated or related system technologies. We have developed a system and methodology, and maintain a database offline that is full of the sort of core banking market data that can only be identified, interpreted and turned into intelligence through analysis by real consultants active in the field. This has enabled us to become core banking market intelligence providers from the information technology (IT) perspective, with a growing practice and recognition amongst forward-thinking banking and finance technology sector people from banks, the consulting firms and system integrators (SI's) servicing the sector, and the vendors. Many have valued our knowledge-based insights, and we are often surprised by who contacts us next as a result of the 'word' being passed on. Surprise us. First time visitors tell us a a good place to start is with the online information resources index and directory page to what we present online | remember, what is visible above the surface (online) is just the tip of the iceberg.