Welcome to JBS Derivatives

Derivatives are events, observations, wit and information for our Clients, Nexus Group Members and visitors to our worldwide headquarters. They are demonstrative examples, vis-a-vis Jarvis Business Solutions' blog, of illustrating stories about the People, Ideas and Technological transformations that reflects insight.


So what is a derivative?

De*riv"a*tive\, n.

1. That which is derived; anything obtained or deduced from another.

2. (Grammar) A word formed from another word, by a prefix or suffix, an internal modification, or some other change; a word which takes its origin from a root.

3. (Music) A chord, not fundamental, but obtained from another by inversion; or, vice versa, a ground tone or root implied in its harmonics in an actual chord.

4. (Medicine) An agent which is adapted to produce a derivation (in the medical sense).

5. (Mathematics) A derived function; a function obtained from a given function by a certain algebraic process.

6. (Chemistry) A substance so related to another substance by modification or partial substitution as to be regarded as derived from it; thus, the amido compounds are derivatives of ammonia, and the hydrocarbons are derivatives of methane, benzene, etc.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998

7. (Transformation) A derived or differential benefit(s) created through refinement or implementation of services or solutions that enhances an enterprise's environment resulting into an improvement in efficiency, productivity, profitability or enhancing your competitive edge in the marketplace.

Source: Jarvis Business Solutions, LLC, © 2009, www.jbshq.com

So, what we shall write will be those benefits and results driven by derivatives of events, actions, observations or other noteworthy items that originate from our services, our clients, external events, or out-of-the-box thinking. We hope you stay tuned and watch those unfolding developments.