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ClearSight Scraps Cronos 2.0 Development
FREMONT, CALIF.-Network monitoring technology provider ClearSight Networks has scrapped plans to finish developing the second phase of its Cronos product, according to vendor officials.
Chi-X, TS-A Prep Latency Management Tools
Multilateral trading facility Chi-X Europe is preparing to deploy peer-to-peer latency monitoring technology from TS-Associates to enable its trading members to receive market data and order confirmation messages time-stamped with nanosecond granularity,…
IP Trade Expands Asia Business
NEW YORK-In order to expand its business into new markets, Internet protocol- (IP)-based trading communications platform provider and turret vendor IP Trade will open a new office in Asia later this summer, DWT has learned.
FFastFill Expands Asia-Pacific Markets Footprint
LONDON-To deliver better performance to its customers in the Asia-Pacific (Asia-Pac) markets, electronic-trading software provider FFastFill plans to add three new datacenters in the region that will host its software-as-a-service (SaaS) offerings.
TNS Preps New Canadian PoP
TORONTO-Telecommuni- cations network and services provider Transaction Network Services (TNS) is in the process of relocating one of its two Toronto points of presence (PoPs) to a new facility, DWT has learned.
Alpes Broadens Apama CEP Use for Risk
SÃO PAULO-To aid in its entrance to high-frequency trading on the Brazilian BM&FBovespa electronic exchange, local broker-dealer Alpes Corretora de Câmbio, Títulos e Valores Mobiliários plans to develop post-trade risk management strategies using complex…
BOX Moves into Equinix Datacenter
The Boston Options Exchange has signed a four-year contract to host its primary matching engine and data distribution technologies in a Secaucus, NJ-based datacenter operated by Equinix.
Fitch Upgrades Research Site for Public Users
Fitch Research, the Web-based subscription service from ratings agency Fitch, will this week migrate all of its public Website users onto a new site that was originally developed to support paying subscribers.
BATS Readies Options Data
BATS Exchange is developing variations of its Level 2 Multicast PITCH and Level 1 TOP datafeeds to carry data from its BATS Options market, which is scheduled for launch in the first quarter of 2010.
Capital IQ Extends Functionality
Standard & Poor's Capital IQ division has rolled out a new release of its desktop platform with features that allow users to incorporate its data into their workflow more easily.
Statpro Targets Euro Data Market
UK-based buy-side technology and data vendor Statpro plans to expand its end-of-day and intraday pricing business in Europe and broaden its coverage of index data to support its performance attribution analytics.
Alpes Broadens Apama CEP for Risk Analytics
Brazilian broker-dealer Alpes Corretora de Câmbio, Títulos e Valores Mobiliários, is seeking to extend its deployment of Progress Apama's complex event processing technology to develop risk management analytics that support its move into high-frequency…
GigaSpaces Technologies Debuts XAP Upgrade
HERZLIYA, ISRAEL-In a bid to improve application scalability, grid computing vendor GigaSpaces Technologies plans to announce this week the availability of version 7.0 of its eXtreme Application Platform (XAP), officials tell DWT .
BOX Relocates New Jersey Datacenter
BOSTON-The Boston Options Exchange (BOX) has signed a four-year contract to host its primary matching engine and data distribution technologies in a Secaucus, N.J.-based datacenter operated by Equinix, according to exchange officials.
Bats Exchange Looks to Trade Options From 2010
KANSAS CITY, MO.-After several months of research and planning, operators of the Bats Exchange plan to file rule changes around the end of August with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to commence options trading in 2010.
AOL Pulls Plug on Relegence Business
Internet service provider AOL is closing the Relegence news analytics business that it acquired in 2006 ( IMD , Nov. 13, 2006). Commercial operations in New York and London will be closed on July 15, though AOL will continue to support the Relegence…
ICE Boosts Impact with Options, Implied Prices
Atlanta-based IntercontinentalExchange (ICE) is enhancing its Impact Multicast feed to enable it to carry more content, including options data and implied prices.
ISE Readies Level 1 Direct Datafeed
The International Securities Exchange is preparing to roll out a direct feed of Level 1 data, which is due to enter testing later this month and is expected to go into full production in August.
Interactive Data Eyes Global DirectPlus
Interactive Data is laying the groundwork to expand its DirectPlus direct feeds service outside North America, and is evaluating client demand for access to data from exchanges and trading venues in other regions worldwide, officials say.