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VSS Improves Microburst Management
BURLINGAME, CALIF.-Latency monitoring and technology provider VSS Monitoring has added a microburst detection feature, dubbed vCapacity, to its VSS Distributed Taps network traffic capture platform line.
DexRex Debuts Social Media Archiving
CAMBRIDGE, MASS.-Officials from compliance platform provider DexRex Gear have rolled out version 2.2 of the vendor's ChatSync platform, which incorporates archiving capabilities for the major social networking sites, sources said today, May 3.
TXC Completes Global Co-Lo Strategy
JERSEY CITY, N.J.-High-frequency trading hosting provider Trading Cross Connects US (TXC) went live with its Tokyo co-location facility on April 15, using a network and datacenter facilities from Tokyo-headquartered KVH.
ITRS, 29West Ally for Messaging Monitoring
UK-based real-time systems monitoring software vendor ITRS and messaging technology provider 29West-recently acquired by Calif.-based integration software vendor Informatica-are developing an adapter that will enable clients to monitor the performance of…
Fidessa Adds US Options Data to EMS
Market data and trading technology provider Fidessa has added US equity options data to its hosted EMS Workstation for buy-side traders, as part of a drive to provide multi-asset class support across its products in response to growing client interest in…
Connors Group Powers Up 'The Machine'
Financial information and commentary portal provider Connors Group has rolled out its Web-based analytics platform, The Machine, including a new tool aimed at investment advisers for building quantified portfolios.
LSE Chief Urges Review of Data Regs
The European Commission should address the costs and inefficiencies associated with a fragmented European trading and market data landscape as part of its review this year of the current Markets in Financial Instruments Directive regulation, London Stock…
CME Adds New IDs to FAST Data Messages
CME Group will release version 2.0 of its FIX FAST market data messaging format in June, in a bid to make it easier for firms' data and trading systems to identify data updates for specific traded products among messages distributed by the exchange.
MDSL Grows 'Expert' Services
Market data usage monitoring and contract reconciliation software vendor MDSL has expanded the range of services provided by its MDX (Market Data Expert) outsourced management service, where MDSL's in-house consultants use the vendor's market data…
Exegy Update Boosts Ticker Plant Performance
St. Louis, Mo.-based hardware ticker plant vendor Exegy will this week release version 3.0 of its ticker plant, featuring lower latency, higher capacity and more interfaces for connection to other systems, to meet client demand, as well as new…
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…
Thomson Reuters Preps Elektron Stream
Thomson Reuters' new Elektron global data network, which the vendor plans to roll out by July, will be key to sourcing data from markets and broker contributors and distributing it to applications, third parties and consumers in future.
Markit Readies Enhanced ETF Data
UK-based data vendor Markit is launching a new set of exchange-traded fund data services, dubbed ETF Services, as a result of adding more content to its legacy ETF Hub feed product recently.
Winterflood Elects IFS as TCA Provider
LONDON-U.K. broker Winterflood Securities has begun using the LiquidMetrix transaction cost analysis (TCA) platform from London-based vendor Intelligent Financial Systems (IFS) to benchmark the performance of its Winner electronic market-making platform.
Icap Adds Japanese Data to TR Deal
Icap has extended its redistribution agreement with Thomson Reuters to allow clients to distribute market data from Totan Icap-a joint venture data provider formed by Icap and Japanese broker Totan Capital Markets-within their firms via Thomson Reuters'…
Fidessa EMS Gains U.S. Options Support
NEW YORK-Market connectivity and trading platform provider Fidessa has integrated real-time market data and trading capabilities for U.S. options into its global EMS Workstation, vendor officials announced today, April 26.
Russell Vet Forms Index-ETF Startup
Two index industry veterans are setting up a new index venture that will create new types of indexes and exchange-traded funds, Inside Market Data has learned.
Swift Signals Five-Year Tech Plan
NEW YORK-During its recent Swift Operations Forum-Americas (SOFA), held in Manhattan, industry messaging cooperative Swift laid out its five most important technology focuses for its five-year business strategy, dubbed Swift 2015.
Informatica Eyes Virtual Databases
NEW YORK-Data integration software vendor Informatica is planning to expand the "virtual database" capabilities of its Informatica 9 data integration platform in 2011, vendor officials tell DWT .
Winterflood Deploys IFS BestEx Analytics
UK stockbroker Winterflood Securities has begun using the LiquidMetrix transaction cost analysis platform from London-based vendor Intelligent Financial Systems to benchmark the performance of its Winner electronic market making platform by comparing…