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InfoNgen Aims Tags at Broker Research
Web-based content aggregator InfoNgen is launching a campaign to encourage sell-side research providers to adopt its Intelligent Research Tags, developed for tagging news content with metadata about stories and the companies and subjects mentioned, to…
Caplin Systems 'Flexes' its Data Infrastructure
UK-based data and trading technology vendor Caplin Systems is adding more adapters to its Caplin Platform data infrastructure to support integration with display applications built in newer programming environments, such as Microsoft Silverlight and…
MSCI Barra Expands Historical Data
Index and risk software provider MSCI Barra has expanded the amount of monthly historical data available via its Gem2 (Global Equity Model) product for more detailed portfolio attribution and back-testing, and is planning to increase the amount and…
XtremeData Bows Database Analytics System
Schaumburg, Ill.-based database analytics appliance vendor XtremeData will this week introduce dbX, a hardware-accelerated appliance that enables users to run ad hoc queries across large datasets.
FTIL Takes Aegisoft for FIX Testing
NEW YORK-Multi-asset exchange platform provider Financial Technologies India Ltd. (FTIL) has adopted the FIX messaging simulator from FIX validation vendor Aegisoft to test and support FTIL's FIX-based trading gateway, vendor officials announced today,…
XtremeData Debuts High-Performance Database Appliance
SCHAUMBURG, ILL.-Hardware-based analytics accelerator platform provider XtremeData has released a new database product for analytic queries, dubbed dbX Analytics System, today, Monday, July 27.
Equiduct Gains Citadel Cash, Eyes Retail Flow
LONDON—Citadel Securities, an arm of alternative asset manager Citadel Investment Group, has taken a majority stake in Equiduct Trading, a move that should transform the multilateral trading facility (MTF) after a slow start in the European market, say…
AboveNet Grows U.K. Network
LONDON-Global network service provider AboveNet is expanding its fiber-optic network to meet increasing demand for direct fiber connectivity to a growing numbers of exchanges and multilateral trading facilities (MTFs) located in and around the City of…
AMD to Round Out Istanbul Family with Cloud Offering
NEW YORK-On the heels of last month's introduction of the six-core version of its Opteron processor line, chip maker Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) expects to add an Extremely Efficient (EE) line of processors tailored to the needs of high-density and…
BOX to Add Block Trading in 2010
BOSTON—Operators of the Boston Options Exchange (BOX) expect to roll out a block trading platform early next year, pending regulatory approval, DWT has learned.
Marco Polo to Own Exchange Gateways
NEW YORK-In order to offer its clients better and more secure access to emerging markets, FIX-enabled trading network provider Marco Polo Network is working to establish its own gateways into local exchanges, DWT has learned.
Kyte Group Plans Asia-Pacific Connectivity
LONDON–U.K.-based prime broker Kyte Group will connect to Asian derivatives exchanges later this year, officials tell DWT.
Pipeline Rolls Out European Business
LONDON-Officials at crossing network provider and agency brokerage Pipeline Financial Group, the European business of U.S.-headquartered Pipeline Trading Systems, are in the process of gradually introducing platform functionalities as well as onboarding…
Orc Software Readies Orc Trading Beta
LONDON-Trading platform and market connectivity provider Orc Software will start beta testing the latest version of its electronic trading platform, Orc Trading, in the next few weeks, in preparation for an October launch, according to officials.
Essex Radez Grows NY4 Data Footprint
Essex Radez, a Chicago-based market maker and provider of data and trading technology, has expanded its presence in Equinix's NY4 datacenter in Secaucus, NJ, with the addition of extra rack space for client co-location, connections to the firm's other…
Priory Taps Muzinic for Financial Play
London-based Priory Solutions, a provider of software for monitoring electronic information content usage by legal firms, is bringing its Research Monitor products to the financial services industry, to monitor usage of non-real-time research and…
LSE Continues Data Re-org, Cuts Siracusano
The London Stock Exchange continues to flatten reporting lines for its information services division and has reshuffled responsibilities within the group, as part of a management reorganisation initiated by chief executive Xavier Rolet.
SpryWare Preps NY4 Ticker Plants
Chicago-based low-latency data software provider SpryWare is deploying its Market Information Server (MIS) ticker plant technology into Equinix's NY4 datacenter, to support clients that need low-latency, direct connections to datafeeds from exchanges and…
CMA Adds Asian Cut of DataVision
Credit Market Analysis, a subsidiary of CME Group, is preparing to launch a third update time to its DataVision daily credit default swap pricing service, to reflect prices at the close of Asian market trading.