Waters Rankings 2013 ─ All the Winners

Earlier tonight (July 18) at the 20th floor rooftop gardens of 230 Fifth lounge in midtown Manhattan, Waters unveiled this year's Waters Rankings winners.
Over the course of a month, end-users making up a large swath of the capital markets cast thousands of votes for their favorite technology providers across 26 categories. Below is a list of this year's winners and the categories they emerged top in.
We would like to thank our readers for sharing their expertise in determining this year's winners, as well as everyone who attended the event.
The August issue of Waters will feature write-ups of the winners, explaining their strengths in the categories they won. To view last year's winners, please click here.
TRADING
Best Full-Service Brokerage
JPMorgan
Best Crossing Network Provider
NYSE Euronext
Best Sell-Side Clearing Provider
Goldman Sachs
Best Exceptions and Reconciliation Management Provider
Omgeo
TRADER SOFTWARE TOOLS
Best Sell-Side Order Management System (OMS) Provider
Bloomberg
Best Buy-Side Order Management System (OMS) Provider
Eze Software Group
Best Portfolio Management System Provider
Bloomberg
Best Execution Management System (EMS) Provider
Eze Software Group
DATA MANAGEMENT
Best Enterprise Data Management (EDM) Systems Provider
Markit Enterprise Data Management
Best Reference Data Provider
Thomson Reuters
Best Corporate Actions Solution Provider
Markit Corporate Actions
Best Low-Latency Data Feed Provider
Thomson Reuters
Best Complex Event Processing (CEP) Solution Provider
Tibco StreamBase
Best Big Data Technology Provider
IBM Platform Computing
COMPLIANCE / RISK MANAGEMENT
Best AML Compliance Solution Provider
SAS
Best Counterparty Risk Management Provider
Calypso
Best Market Risk Solution Provider
SunGard
Best Credit Risk Solution Provider
Numerix
Best Risk Analytics Provider
Numerix
Best Market Surveillance Provider
Nasdaq OMX
CONNECTIVITY
Best Trading Floor Communication System Provider
IPC Systems
Best Data Center Provider
Equinix
Best Network Provider
IPC Systems
Best Mobile Solutions Provider
Morningstar
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