Data Delivery Technologies
The Next Big Lift?
Tim Bourgaize Murray explores opportunities for brokers to take on more of buy-side firms' data management burden.
MDX Broadens Data Distribution With MDXT Connect V4
The new version of the vendor's data distribution platform allows users to distribute and receive data over the internet and mobile apps, and to capture data from Thomson Reuters' Enterprise Platform.
Thomson Reuters Taps Malhotra for Toronto Tech Center
The former Intel and Altera exec will head the center, which will ultimately house 1,500 engineers.
BT Launches Radianz FX Express Network
BT's new network connects five FX hubs with a focus on reliability to meet demand from a growing number of buy-side firms entering the FX market.
ADVFN Adds TradeIt In-App Trading to Mobile Data Apps
The integration will allow ADVFN clients to trade with their brokers directly from the vendor's mobile app.
McKay Launches Osaka-Singapore Microwave Data Service
The service allows Singapore-based traders to access data from the Osaka Securities Exchange in less than 31.5 milliseconds.
TMX Sells Atrium Network to Intercontinental Exchange
ICE will use the acquisition to expand the reach of its SFTI network, while TMX can pursue its new focus of investor analytics rather than infrastructure.
Colt Hires BT Vet Housden in Capital Markets Drive
Housden will be responsible for growing Colt's capital markets vertical with major financial clients in Europe, Asia and North America.
Quandl Integrates ICE Treasury Pricing
The partnership will ultimately expand to cover agency and corporate bonds, plus EMEA and Asian securities.
Activ, Big XYT Unveil Online Tick Data Store
The platform will open Activ up to new users and use cases, by enabling easier access to datasets via multiple delivery mechanisms.
Qineqt Hires Former Dataminr Exec Budnik to Head Delivery, Analytics
Budnik's experience includes spending 27 years at IBM in various software engineering roles.
McKay Sells Minority Stake to HFT Firm Tower Cap
The microwave network provider has sold 25 percent of its business to raise funding over the past six months to continue reducing network latency.
IPC Debuts Precision Timing Service for Finance
The service will provide accurate and consistent time data that will also help firms comply with new regulatory requirements.
CEIC Data Bows Next-Gen Economic Data Platform, Website
The vendor offers three plans for accessing its economic data online, including one that offers unlimited access to its data.
McObject Unveils V.7.1 of eXtremeDB Financial Edition to Tackle Regulatory Data Demands
The enhancements in version 7.1 position McObject as a provider of underlying technology to help firms meet MiFID II's best execution requirements and the demands of FRTB.
MT Newswires Debuts ‘Ask Alyce' Chat-Based News
The news provider has recruited former MNI Chicago bureau chief Alyce Andres-Frantz to launch the service.
Datawatch Taps AquaQ for Panopticon-Kdb+ Integration
The agreement will make it easier for firms to visualize tick data from the Kdb+ database in Panopticon.
Xignite Hires Data, Finance Execs to Boost Sales in 2017
Since October, the vendor has hired a trio of execs, kicking off expansion plans for the coming year.
EDI Makes Data Available Via The Beast Cloud Apps
EDI partners with The Beast to supply corporate actions, closing prices and reference data services via cloud apps.
Visible Alpha Acquires ONEaccess
ONEaccess’ sell-side tools will be integrated into Visible Alpha's platform to improve workflow for discovering, tracking and valuing all sell-side interactions.
Colt Grows IQ Network Service in Singapore, Hong Kong
The expansion is part of Colt's plan to invest significantly in Asia over the next three years.
S&P Sells QuantHouse Back to Founder
The deal marks another about-face on real-time data for S&P, which sold Comstock in 2003, then re-entered the space by buying QuantHouse in 2012.
FXecosystem Furthers Asia Expansion with Equinix HK PoP
The vendor already has a presence in Equinix's SG1 datacenter in Singapore.
Colt/Celent Report: Cloud Data Use to Balloon by 2020
Alsmost all data storage will be cloudbased by 2020, the report predicts.