Data Delivery Technologies
Avelacom Shaves Latency Off ‘Flagship' London-Moscow Route
Market makers, hedge funds, brokers and investment banks will now be able to trade between London and Moscow faster than before.
NovaSparks Expands NovaTick Market Coverage
The new additions covering Asia-Pacific, Scandinavia and Canada bring NovaSparks' total coverage to more than 50 markets worldwide.
FX Feeds’ Sudden Evolutionary Leap
Firms' best execution requirements and desire to expand strategies into FX markets are creating demand for a new breed of high-performance FX datafeeds.
Seaborn Preps Ultra-Low Latency NJ-Brazil Connectivity for 2017
Seaborn has already manufactured the cable for the project, and will lay it between the US and Brazil in Q1 2017.
CJC Assembles MosaicOA Infrastructure Visualization Tool
The vendor enters the big data space with tool for visualizing IT Operations Analytics.
Nasdaq Phases Out ‘Insecure' ISE FTP Protocols
Nasdaq is recommending that ISE members upgrade to a different form of file transfer protocol to address security concerns.
360T Taps MDX for Banks to Post Prices from Excel
Officials say the move will make it easier for banks' clients to trade with them via the 360T platform.
Network Hardware Vet Houssein to Fire Up Solarflare Marketing, Strategy
Houssein has 20 years' experience in the semiconductor and data networking hardware and software industry.
Barchart Upgrades Data Portal
The website includes more data and charting, plus better navigation across all devices, officials say.
Connamara Orders a Curry
Curry has more than 20 years' experience in data technology sales and business development roles.
McKay Brothers Expands Into Asia With Tokyo-Singapore Route
A hybrid of undersea fiber and microwave connectivity is enabling McKay to deliver the lowest-know latency between Tokyo and Singapore.
Exegy Sets Up Managed Services Support in London
The vendor says the move is in response to increased and anticipated demand for its solutions in the region, delivered as managed services.
Vela Taps Cassin, Cadman for Product Strategy
The long-standing data execs will help the vendor work more closely with clients and develop future strategies.
West Highland Debuts Systems Overview Dashboard
The dashboard will provide a high-level view for managers to monitor cost and performance, from where they can access more data in West Highland's underlying platforms.
Open Platform: ‘Open’ Season: The Case for Cloud Web Containers in Fintech
Xinfinit's Alan Hutton outlines the argument for why open-source and cloud can and will replace traditional approaches to building data displays.
Cloud Vendor GTT Buys Hibernia Networks for $590M
Hibernia's low-latency undersea cable between the UK and North America will soon be under GTT's ownership.
Metamako Unveils Filtering Device, Speeds Metamux Switch Latency
The new MetaFilter device has numerous applications when used in conjunction with Metamako's Metamux switches.
Intercontinental Exchange Hires Ex-S&P Chief Data Officer Reeve
Reeve will lead the exchange's Connectivity and Consolidated Feed business, which combines assets from its NYSE and Interactive Data acquisitions.
Exegy Hires Tech Sales Vet Santivenere
New accout manager Steve Santivenere has spent 20 years in trading and trading technology sales roles.
As MiFID 2 Looms, TMX, NPL Begin Trials of Managed Timestamping Service
The fully managed timing service from TMX and NPL will enable firms to ensure compliance with MiFID 2's timestamping requirements, and to optimize their systems.
Perseus Debuts Self-Service Performance, Procurement Portal
The portal will enable clients to do online anything they can do via a salesperson, and to obtain more detailed usage and performance metrics.
Vela Adds to Global Feed Handler Tally, Ups Asia Markets Coverage
The new feed handlers bring the total number of venues supported by Vela to more than 250.
Kx Sets New Performance Record for STAC-M3 Analytics Benchmarks
Kx's Kdb+ tick database outperformed previous versions, even against a larger dataset.
CFN Services Creates ‘UltraFast' Cloud Data, Rebrands as Apcela
The new service will provide data to the increasing number and variety of infrastructures and applications being hosted in cloud environments.