Organization & strategy
Dow Jones Targets ‘Unified Voice' With EMG, Consumer Combo
Dow Jones' decision to combine its Enterprise Media and Consumer Media groups, announced last week, is intended to create a single operating structure for some of its key businesses that will enable the vendor to build better technology solutions and…
StreamBase Bolsters Sales with New Hires
Complex event processing software vendor StreamBase Systems has made a number of hires in its sales organization to support increased growth and recent client wins.
STAC Readies Time-Series Group
The Securities Technology Analysis Center is setting up a working group to develop and implement benchmarks for time-series data technologies such as historical databases and tick capture and query engines.
Arcontech Adds Atradia's Anderson
David Anderson, founder of Atradia Consulting and editor of Inside Market Data Reference, has joined London-based market data platform and contributions technology vendor Arcontech as director of sales and marketing.
Morningstar to Expand LIM Coverage
Chicago-based investment research and data provider Morningstar plans to share content with energy and commodities data vendor Logical Information Machines and expand LIM's presence in-and coverage of-Europe and Asia, following last week's announcement…
Interactive Data Buys DJ Web Data Business
Interactive Data's $13.5 million purchase of Dow Jones' Online Financial Solutions, expected to close by Dec. 1, will strengthen the vendor's Managed Solutions business in North America, by which Interactive Data provides data to clients via custom Web…
Polygon Begins EquityPipe Campaign
New York-based research provider Polygon Research has begun marketing a front-end workstation to its clients via its broker-dealer business Kabrik Trading, after testing the product on its equity broker desk over the summer.
NYSE Tech Builds Asia Development Team
The Asia-Pacific business of NYSE Technologies, the data and trading technology arm of NYSE Euronext, is setting up a development team in Singapore to provide dedicated local development and support resources to serve clients throughout the region.
Equinix Builds Asian Financial Sales
Datacenter hosting and co-location provider Equinix has created a dedicated financial services sales team for its operations in Asia Pacific, to provide more focused service for its clients in the region and abroad.
Fixnetix Relocates to Support Growth
Fixnetix has moved its London headquarters to accommodate increasing staff numbers resulting from the vendor's recent expansion, officials say.
S&P Combines Quant, Fundamental Brands in Capital IQ
Standard & Poor's has rebranded its Compustat, ClariFi, SystematIQ Research and MMD Money Market Directory business lines under its Capital IQ Solutions division, to create a unified brand that reflects increased integration among the product lines over…
Equinix Eyes US Growth with $689M S&D Buy
Datacenter and hosting services provider Equinix plans to enable its clients to connect to more markets in North America and to offer more datacenter space in locations where demand is high, via additional facilities acquired through the purchase of…
CodeStreet Seeks Investor 'Consortium'
New York-based data technology provider CodeStreet is seeking more equity partners to drive its product and asset class expansion, following the sale of an undisclosed equity stake in the business to fixed income broker-dealer RW Pressprich last week.
Fixnetix Buys MST for Next-Gen Platform
UK-based low-latency data infrastructure and trading technology vendor Fixnetix has bought Boston-based feed handler and ticker plant provider Market Systems Technology, to provide the basis of Fixnetix's next-generation distributed market data platform.
Thomson Reuters Waives EU Consolidated Tape Fees
Thomson Reuters has waived the fees for its .XBO consolidated tape of European best bid and offer data to promote uptake among user firms, officials say.
New Tervela CEO Eyes Expansion
Hardware messaging provider Tervela has named Eric Schnadig as its new chief executive, replacing founder Barry Thompson, who had served as interim CEO since the departure of predecessor Bob Cramer earlier this year ( IMD , Feb. 2).