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Bi-Temporal Data Boon

The new version of ISO Standard SQL is making advances in bi-temporal data possible. Michael Shashoua hears from data processing professionals about the...

Inside Reference Data | Feature | Data Management | 30 Jan 2012

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Kx Plans More STAC Benchmarks

Database technology vendor Kx Systems is to benchmark the performance of its software on different hardware configurations using standardized testing methodologies from the Securities Technology Analysis Center (STAC), to help clients make more informed...

Inside Market Data | News | Hardware & Grid | 01 Oct 2010

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WatersTech Panel: Raising the Standard for Latency Transparency

With the importance of low-latency data to algorithmic and high-frequency trading, exchanges, alternative trading venues, and market data and technology vendors have all been keen to demonstrate their performance by quoting latency statistics. But without...

Inside Market Data | Feature | Latency | 06 Aug 2010

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STAC Survey Reveals Delays in Clock-Synchronization Strategies

The Securities Technology Analysis Center (STAC) has released the results of a survey of latency monitoring solutions among the membership of its STAC Benchmark Council, showing spending trends on monitoring, where firms believe they will need to invest,...

Sell-Side Technology | News | Algorithmic Trading | 23 Jul 2010

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STAC Releases Monitoring Survey

The Securities Technology Analysis Center (STAC) has released the results of a survey of latency monitoring solutions among its membership, showing spending trends on monitoring, where firms believe they will need to invest, and new technologies being...

Inside Market Data | News | Industry Issues & Initiatives | 23 Jul 2010

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Synchronicity Gets Kicked Down the Road

A recent latency monitoring survey of the STAC Benchmark Council published by the Securities Technology Analysis Center (STAC), found that 50 percent of the respondents do not expect to have a viable time-synchronization strategy for the next two years....

Sell-Side Technology | Opinion | Algorithmic Trading | 23 Jul 2010

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STAC Unveils Tick Database Benchmarks

The Securities Technology Analysis Center (STAC) will this week unveil the first version of its M3 benchmarks around market data processing, with a set of tools for time-series database providers to benchmark their offerings. The benchmarks allow vendors...

Inside Market Data | News | Industry Issues & Initiatives | 21 Jun 2010

STAC to Expand Benchmarking Tools

The Securities Technology Analysis Center is modifying the test environment it uses to benchmark the performance of feed handlers, to enable clients to choose off-the-shelf latency measurement and time synchronization devices from multiple vendors for...

Inside Market Data | News | Data Delivery Technologies | 26 Apr 2010

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