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SOA Makes Strides Down Under
SYDNEY-Financial firms in Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) are leading their regional counterparts in Asia-Pacific in terms of adopting service-oriented architecture (SOA), according to research firm Springboard Research.
Thomson Reuters Seeks DLA Mergers
Thomson Reuters has begun contacting exchanges to consolidate the data license agreements (DLAs) previously held by Thomson Financial and Reuters into a single contract with each exchange for the merged vendor.
NYSE Euronext Preps New Feeds
NYSE Euronext is preparing to launch a common feed architecture for data from all its European markets, using technology from recently acquired subsidiary Wombat Financial Software, and is readying a new, low-latency feed of US data, officials tell…
Sybase Unveils Market Data Platform
Database and technology vendor Sybase will this week launch its RAP (Real-time Analytics Platform) Trading Edition platform, which combines management of market data at three levels-low-latency data for automated trading applications, real-time data for…
Chi-X Readies Data for Smart Order Routing
European multilateral trading facility Chi-X is preparing to roll out a smart order-routing service that uses market data consolidated from multiple exchanges and trading venues as the basis for trading decisions, to help customers comply with the best…
Infront Develops Derivatives Module
Norwegian data and trading technology vendor Infront has developed a new derivatives data display module for its Web-based Online Trader data display and trading application, officials say.
SR Labs Preps Feed Expansion
SR Labs, a New York-based provider of technology for processing direct feeds for algorithmic trading applications at exchange co-location facilities, is in the midst of a second round of feed handler development to broaden the range of venues that the…
Panel: Lack of Data Hampers Valuations
A lack of timely and consistent data is compounding the difficulty of valuing illiquid structured credit instruments during the ongoing credit crisis, according to an industry panel hosted by Thomson Reuters in London last week.
Gissing to Power Wombat Excel Add-in
Gissing Software, the price contributions software vendor acquired by Reuters at the start of this year ( IMD , Jan. 4), has entered into an OEM (original equipment manufacturer) licensing agreement with NYSE subsidiary Wombat Financial Software.
Wall Street Systems Acquires AGB
NEW YORK-Taking its finger out of the wholesale banking pie, complex event processing (CEP) technologies provider Aleri sold off its Aleri Global Banking (AGB) unit to Wall Street Systems (WSS).
Grid Winners Announced
There was cause for celebration in the New York grid computing community last week as sibling publication Waters announced the winners of the first annual Global Grid Awards, or Griddies, after the second annual Street#Grid event in lower Manhattan.
Industry Launches SOA Association
LONDON-A group of banks, financial firms and vendors have founded the Banking Industry Architecture Network (BIAN), an association aimed at helping banks to move to a service-oriented architecture (SOA) by sharing technical and domain expertise, say…
Options Trading Goes Ballistic
As asset managers and hedge funds continue to grow their appetite for listed equities options, a number of new firms are springing up to handle the special needs associated with institutional orders. DWT editor Rob Daly sits down with Ballista's CEO Rob…
GL Readies Thin Client Update
PARIS-By the fourth quarter, exchange connectivity and trading platform provider GL Trade plans to release version 8.0 of its thin-client trading workstation that will sport new order execution functionality as well as updated back-end routing technology…
Infront Develops Options Module for Orc Display
LONDON-Norwegian trading technology and market data vendor Infront has developed a new derivatives module for its Web-based Online Trader data display and trading application, according to vendor officials.
Tibco to Take Rendezvous Hybrid
PALO ALTO, CALIF.-Messaging provider Tibco plans to release its first hardware-based messaging appliance by the year-end that will improve latency performance for its Rendezvous messaging platform.
Panel: Holistic Risk Analysis Needed
LONDON-The days of calculating risk exposure divorced from operational risk are over, say industry insiders.
Broadridge Targets Front Office
LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y.-Financial technology outsourcing provider Broadridge Financial Solutions will introduce products for the front office as part of its new Ascendis product group, DWT has learned.
IBM Buys InfoDyne in Latency Play
Technology giant IBM last week snapped up Chicago-based feed handler and ticker plant vendor InfoDyne, in a bid to accelerate its low-latency data platform, WebSphere Front Office for Financial Markets.
CA Cheuvreux Plans Crossing Engine
PARIS-Global agency broker, a member of Crédit Agricole (CA) Cheuvreux, is planning to launch its own internal dark pool crossing engine at the end of the summer, officials tell DWT .