Hardware & Grid
After contentious Opra upgrades, vendors brace for a faster future
Upgrades to the datafeed widely used to gauge the current market price for options contracts went into effect in February after three separate delays, which market participants say were caused by persistent bandwidth issues at some important recipients.
XTRD Takes Avelacom for High-Speed Crypto Networks
The physical infrastructure will enable faster connectivity to global locations.
Another World: Virtual and Augmented Reality Infiltrate Trading Floors
Banks and exchanges turn to new technologies to enhance workflows, but it's still early days for the virtual trading floor.
Waters 25: A Look Back on the Last Two Decades
Waters examines some of the most important events in financial technology of the past 25 years.
IHS Markit Overhauls Derivatives 'Nerve Center' with TradeServ Launch
MarkitSERV plans to retire DSMatch and fold MarkitWire and other products into cloud-based platform.
Exegy, FIF Reboot MarketDataPeaks.com with Capacity Info
Exegy and FIF relaunch MarketDataPeaks.com using upgraded Exegy technology to bring greater accuracy and precision to real-time market data monitoring.
Code Red: Trading Firms Turn to AI for System Stability
As IT systems are buckling under the pressure of modern day trading volumes and regulatory requirements, some firms are turning to AI to predict and minimize outages.
IMD Hall of Fame: Ben Mendoza, Chairman, MDSL
IMD/IRD Awards 2018
Metamako Buys xCelor’s Hardware Ops to Grow Switch Business
Officials say the deal will allow xCelor to focus on its network applications business, while Metamako will take over the provision of underlying switching technology, expanding its own FPGA switch business. Wei-Shen Wong reports.
QuasarDB Uses Funding to Open New York Office
The new office follows a recent $2.5 million funding round to expand its US operations.
APFIC 2017: Cloud’s Data Potential Increases as Industry Evolves
Cloud offers benefits for data suppliers seeking more distribution channels, as well as advantages around usage monitoring and control, panelists said.
Quantum Computing: Beyond Zeros and Ones
Traditional computers as we know them are reaching a fundamental barrier where they will not be able to solve certain problems or go any faster—enter quantum computing.
IBM Debuts Full Encryption with z14 Mainframe Release
IBM Z will allow for full encryption without performance disruptions to service-level agreements, IBM's Nick Sardino says.
A New Day, An Old Bug: Linux At Risk from ‘glibc' Vulnerability
The bug has existed since 2008.
A New Day, An Old Bug: Linux At Risk from ‘glibc' Vulnerability
The bug has existed since 2008.
Cloud as a Business Enabler
The cloud has been around the capital markets for some time, and while it might be the delivery mechanism of choice for all applications and services in the future, the industry is still coming to grips with what’s possible, feasible, cost-effective, and…
UPDATE: Solarflare Fires Up Second-Gen Network Adapter
The new adapter features a smaller FPGA card that will enable it to fit in more servers and attract a wider audience.
Tough Time: MiFID II Clock Synchronization Proposals Seen as Too Harsh
Jock Percy, founder and CEO of managed services provider Perseus, says the Mifid II requirements to sync industry clocks go too far.
Thomson Reuters Adds OPRA Support to FPGA Feed, Begins Europe Rollout
The service will provide improved latency and reduced hardware footprint for OPRA data subscribers.
Update: Bloomberg Cites Hardware, Software Failures for Terminal Network Outage
Vendor apologizes to clients for network failure that left thousands without data.
Velocimetrics Integrates AHA Accelerated Data Compression with TipOff Latency Tech
More efficient data capture, compression and storage will help reduce datacenter costs.