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Thomson Reuters Readies ‘Re-Platformed' Services
Thomson Reuters is changing its service model to support new products and services being rolled out over the coming weeks and months, and to respond to evolving client needs resulting from changes in the financial markets since the credit crunch and…
SunGard Debuts Brass Successor
JERSEY CITY, N.J.-As part of a global rollout of a new integrated software and execution services suite, Valdi, SunGard officials announced today, April 19, the general availability of the vendor's next-generation multi-asset order management system (OMS…
TSE Arrowhead Targets Algo Flow
The operators of the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) began this year with the deployment of a next-generation equities matching engine, Arrowhead, for equities trading. DWT European reporter Tanzeel Akhtar speaks with Yoshinori Suzuki, senior executive…
Quick Adds Multi-Asset Fixings to Icap Deal
Japanese market data vendor Quick has extended its partnership with interdealer broker Icap to include redistribution rights for the Icap FIX data service, which the broker launched at the end of last year to meet demand for its data services, driven by…
IPC Upgrades Toronto PoP
TORONTO-Financial services communications provider IPC Systems has upgraded the Toronto point of presence (PoP) serving its Electronic Connectivity Services (ECS) and Enhanced Voice Services (EVS) for the Canadian market, officials announced today, April…
GigaSpaces Brings Cloud to the Grid
NEW YORK-Grid-enabling platform provider GigaSpaces Technologies has released version 7.1 of its eXtreme Application Platform (XAP), which is designed to make data and application scaling simpler, according to vendor officials.
Robeco Cuts Costs with Infomatch ASP
Dutch asset manager Robeco has migrated to a hosted version of the Infomatch market data inventory management software from Dutch vendor Screen Consultants, in a bid to trim the firm's overall cost of supporting the software.
Algo Technologies Launches First Deliverables
LONDON-Trading infrastructure start-up Algo Technologies has debuted its new matching engine offering today, April 19, officials tell DWT .
Nascent Cloud Security Drives Hybrid Strategies
NEW YORK-While compute clouds promise inexpensive and plentiful computing resources, the lack of standard security practices has led many users in the financial services industry to adopt a hybrid public-private cloud strategy, according to members of…
Options IT Revamps Pipe-Lines
Infrastructure-as-a-service vendor Options IT has re-architected the network links between its European datacenters and exchanges to support higher message rates and the low-latency needs of high-frequency traders.
FSMLabs Updates TimeKeeper Monitoring Tool
FSMLabs, a provider of real-time software and operating system management technology, has released version 3.0 of its TimeKeeper server-clock synchronization product for applying accurate timestamps to data being distributed between low-latency trading…
Trayport Docks Gateway System at CME Globex Markets
LONDON-Commodities trading system provider Trayport is launching a new connectivity option to certain CME Globex markets in its Trader Gateway system by incorporating systems from Australian trading infrastructure provider Object Trading, officials tell…
Interxion Stockholm Center Key to Lower Latency
Stockholm-European datacenter provider Interxion has inked an agreement with Stockholm-based Nordic Growth Market (NGM) to locate NGM's matching engine at Interxion's Stockholm datacenter.
Options IT Reduces Latency in Fragmented Europe
LONDON-Infrastructure as a service (IaaS) provider Options IT has lowered the latency of its Options Pipe Velocity market connectivity service for major European trading venues by an average of 200 microseconds among all European markets, vendor…
Atrium Opens EU Access to Nasdaq US Feeds
London-based network connectivity provider Atrium Network has begun distributing direct feeds of US market data from Nasdaq OMX to clients across Europe and North America, who can access the data via any of the vendor's network points of presence (PoPs),…
29West Preps Gateway Messaging Upgrade
Messaging technology provider 29West, which was recently acquired by Calif.-based integration software vendor Informatica, is planning to release a new version of its Gateway message routing product to early adopters this quarter, which will include a…
Credit Data Vendors Focus on Liquidity Metrics
Liquidity analytics are becoming increasingly important to the process of risk management and for understanding price formation in the credit markets, according to credit data providers with liquidity management tools.
CarryQuote Boosts Asia-Pac Presence
Zug, Switzerland-based desktop and mobile data vendor CarryQuote has expanded its Hong Kong office with new hires to help support and grow its footprint in the region.
SunGard Opens MarketMap Display to US
SunGard's Global Trading division is planning to create links between its MarketMap data terminal product and data from products within its other business lines, as part of an initiative to roll out MarketMap in the US.
YCharts Investment to Fund Tech Hires
Chicago-based fundamental data analysis provider YCharts is planning to beef up its technology group to accelerate development of its Web-based fundamental analysis platform, using funds acquired via a recent Series A financing round.
Turquoise Set to Finish MillenniumIT Migration Before LSE
LONDON-Multilateral trading facility (MTF) Turquoise, owned by London Stock Exchange (LSE) operator LSE Group, is aiming to complete migration to LSE-owned MillenniumIT technology by mid-September, Turquoise officials tell DWT .
29West Preps Gateway Upgrade
New York-Messaging technology provider 29West, which was recently acquired by California-based integration software vendor Informatica, is planning to release a new version of its Gateway message routing product to early adopters this quarter, which will…