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News archive for October 2008

31 October 2008
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Creditex and Markit Announce Successful Completion of Four North American and European Cds Portfolio Compression Cycles This Week
Cognotec releases version 3.0 of the Cognotec RealStream Margin Trading Platform, designed for today’s market place
TriOptima CDS compression cycles help industry eliminate $24.5 trillion notional principal
Wipro BPO to set up Business Shared Services Centre in Curitiba, Brazil for AmBev - the largest brewery company in Latin America
Nedbank Investor Services Embraces HiPortfolio/3
Barra Optimizer to be Offered on ClariFI’s ModelStation
Accuity Releases a Comprehensive Screening Solution to Support Changing Industry Needs
BNY ConvergEx Group Ranked Number One in NYSE Euronext Trading Volume in October
Former Reagan Advisor Joins Portfolio Optimization Software Board
OrderBooks – helping SME’s turn the corner
30 October 2008
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Bell ID Signs Contract With ICICI Bank in India
Repliweb Co-sponsors Aberdeen Group Study on Managed File Transfer
Bottomline Technologies Executive Recognized Among Most Influential People in International Treasury and Cash Management
CSC Announces New China Delivery Center
Bell ID Signs Contract With ICICI Bank in India
Globalplatform Launches Universal Integrated Circuit Card Configuration
Quadriserv, Inc. and Cinnober advance development of the AQS(TM) Securities Lending Platform
Credit Agricole Titres Implements Actimize
ImageNow® Voted Compliance Product of the Year at the DM Awards 2008
Reval Wins Treasury & Risk's 2008 Alexander Hamilton Award for Technology of the Year
Temenos bolsters global retail banking strategy with senior appointment
Atos Worldline selects Integri for complete automated EMV testing of Banksys payment terminals
Version One Wins Again at Document Manager Awards 2008
FEA Introduces Major New Product Enhancements for Energy Markets Including Joint Optimization of Storage and Transportation
Saxo Bank Launches SaxoMobileTrader for iPhone(TM)
Advent Software Achieves Record Quarterly Revenue of $65 Million, a 17% Increase Over Prior Year
Nirvana Solutions Publishes 'A Guide to Overcoming the Operational Challenge of Multi-Prime'
Kentucky Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company Deploys Guidewire Claimcenter
SunGard’s Fame Market Data, News and Alerting Available to NYSE Issuers
Insurance Technologies Launches VisibleChoice™, a Multi-Carrier Annuity Sales Platform
New Report from Aite Group Looks at Trends in the Bank Teller Solutions Market and Profiles Leading Vendors
First Hawaiian Bank Renews Commitment to ACI Online Banking Product
29 October 2008
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Managed Funds Association Hosts Forum with Mr. Tony Lomas, Administrator, Lehman Brothers international Europe (lbie) Insolvency
Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board Goes Live with OpenLink's Findur
U.S.-based Hedge Funds to Cut Total IT Spending by 40% in 2009 to $882 Million, Says New TABB Study
Leading Companies See Value in SAS and Teradata Partnership
Provinzial NordWest Decides in Favor of the Leading Economic Scenario Generator by DFA
Research spots trend toward globally managed sustainability programs
BOC Credit Card International Selects Trustwave for PCI DSS Validation
Social Media Redefining Retail Financial Services Web Experience
e-MID Selects Technology Provider List to Deliver its New Global Electronic Trading Platform for Money Markets
SoftSolutions! Best-X! is the answer
SAS® early-warning analytics help manufacturers catch product defects, contain scrap costs
Yieldbroker and Omgeo Partner to Bring End-to-end Fixed Income Platform to Market
Sword Achiever Launches Governance Risk and Compliance Suite for Content Management Users Around the Globe
DHL to eliminate 6 million paper invoices per year with e-Billing from Accountis
Small and midsized firms hot for SAS® Analytics
SunGard Announces New Solution for Corporate Payments
Broadridge Financial Solutions Receives ISO 27001 Certification for Information Security Management Systems
New Report from Aite Group Examines the Rise of Unstructured Data in Electronic Trading
Envision Financial Services Releases Performance Study
Envision Financial Systems Named One of Orange County’s Fastest Growing Technology Companies in Deloitte’s Technology Fast 50 Program
Bedford Hospital NHS Trust Improves Forecasting and Aids Service-line Reporting with COA Solutions' Collaborative Planning
ASG’s metaCMDB™ Named One of Top 10 Products Exhibited at Gartner ITxpo
FundWorks signs training partnership agreement with Contrast Training
Bravura Solutions delivers compliant storage with StorLife
Algorithmics Extends Middle East Presence with New Office in Dubai
Point Nine expands Middle and Back Office Services into the Middle East
Barclays chooses KANA to provide UK customers with safe, secure online communication
Cadis wins Buy-Side Technology Award 2008 for "Best Buy-Side Data Management Product" for 2nd consecutive year
Ilog Named As Business Rule Management Systems Market Leader by Leading Market Research Firm
West Sussex chooses Capgemini for service transformation programme
Complinet Tracker gains further market traction: Expands compliance technology reaching 115 regulators in 23 countries
Complinet’s Tracker is highly commended for Product Development of the Year at the annual Data Publishers Association Awards
Dubai Silicon Oasis to deploy SmartPaper
Austock Treasury Selects Reval for Hedge Accounting and Derivative Valuations
VantageILM Launches Major Enhancement of Integrated Lender Management Platform
EDGAR Online Reports Third Quarter 2008 Results
Web 2.0 and Retail Banking: Less Hype Equals Opportunity
Gigamon Leapfrogs Itself, announcing the GigaVUE® 2404 High Density Data Access Switch For 10G Networks
Gigamon Data Access Network Architecture Provides Assured Remedy For SOX/HIPAA Compliance
BridgePortfolio® Announces Partnership and Integration with Redtail Technology
Barrie & Hibbert Supports Future Talent
FRSGlobal comments on the FSA closing in on £100m in fines
28 October 2008
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InteDelta launches benchmarking review of the Counterparty Risk Management Policy Group’s report on Containing Specific Risk
US to "beef up" mortgage fraud investigations
NYSE wins approval for trading system changes
AurionPro Solutions Ltd. and IP Commerce today announced they are forming a joint venture to build payment-enabled applications tailored to the needs of small and medium businesses in the U.S.
Fusion Al Services Ltd rebrands as FusionExperience
Vantage Reporting changes name to Vantage Software; hires David Sayles as Director of Sales and Client Service to support the company’s continued growth
Brandes Investment Partners implement TLM Reconciliations
NYSE Arca Options to list ISE FX Options
Trayport and 3i Infotech share technology to minimise risk
Notion Capital to Fund, Advise and Grow UK Businesses
SunGard Enhances WealthStation Financial Planning to Help Advisors Guide Clients Through Uncertainty
Besins Healthcare Selects IT2
EFG Eurobank Ergasias S.A. Selects SS&C's Zoologic Learning Solutions
Asset Control Launches New Desktop Front-End for Data Management
GSS urges firms to check regulations before hopping on board the Microsoft Azure bandwagon
Firms shift execution venues during turbulent September
Strategic Thought granted patent for Active Risk Manager in the United States
Rapid Addition Chairman Re-elected to Fix Protocol Global Technical Committee
UCITS III Set to Dominate Future Fund Structures
Integri launches new corporate brand identity
Thales joins PCI Security Standards Council as newest Participating Organisation
Howard Tolman appointed CEO of Beta-Gamma Research Ltd
Petra Financial Integrates Power Payments Technologies’ E&I solution to deliver functionality to all banks; and put exceptions management in the hands of corporate clients
As Financial Sector Losses Mount, Embedding Erm Intobusiness Practices Remains a Challenging Mission for Insurers According to Towers Perrin Survey
New Invesco PowerShares ETF launched on Xetra
ILOG Rules for .net Business Rule Management System Certified by Microsoft Corp.
Police charge gang with laundering $38m online
TEMENOS and IBM prove scale of support for retail banking operations
SMA Financial completes preparation for Euroclear’s CCI Migration testing
PIC Solutions Launches Enhanced CollectSmart 4.0
Investor Analytics and Alphasimplex to Offer Advanced Risk Analyses for the Hedge Fund Industry
Top-Tier Swiss Investment Bank goes live with CDO Software’s Management Platform
Panopticon Appoints Technologies + Finance as New Partner in French-Speaking Europe for Treemap and Heatmap Data Visualization Software
NIPA Announces Distribution Administrator Certificate Program
27 October 2008
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In order to meet its further expansion, BSB Luxembourg moves to a 1400m² surface area building in the Industrial Park of Bourmicht
NumeriX Releases NumeriX 7.2 with New Models & Methods For Credit, Inflation and Hybrid Derivatives
Standard & Poor’s SecurityMaster Services Delivery Platform Expands Offerings
ESP Technologies Corp. Ranked Number 41 in Deloitte's Technology Fast 50 Program for New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut
ACTIV Financial and Marco Polo Network Unite To Simplify and Speed Inter-Market Trading in Brazil
Eagle Sees Increased Demand for Data Management Due to Recent Market Turmoil
Omgeo Adds Leader in Relationship Management to Board of Managers
Instinet Canada Introduces BrokerShare
Guido Reynaerts to head Orange Business Services - Trading Solutions, Northern Europe
Trade Finance: Servicing an Evolving Global Economy
Morgan Benjamin is top of the class at IBM Cognos
Innovative Solutions from RSA Provide Organisations with Increased Ability to Minimise Business Risk Associated with Identity Impersonation and Inappropriate Account Use
RSA Entitlements Policy Manager Enables Enterprises to Protect Sensitive Information by Providing Users with the Right Access to the Right Applications, Web Services and Documents
World Financial Elite Expect Global Recession
Greater Oversight and Innovation to Shape Post-crisis Trading Community
Credit Crisis Produces Increased Demand for Sound Governance, Risk and Compliance Solutions
Algorithmics Achieves a Top Ranking in Chartis Risk Tech100
First ASP clients live on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) with GL TRADE ASP
More countries apply for IMF aid
Thomson Reuters Launches Low-Latency Hosted OPRA Feed
Quantifi Named to Deloitte's Technology Fast 50 for New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut
Fix Flyer Experiences Rapid Growth for Allocations
Northern Trust adds new messaging format enabling straight through processing for new OTC derivative trades
BridgePortfolio® Announces Partnership and Integration with PIEtech’s MoneyGuidePro
25 October 2008
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Stone & Youngberg Renews Agreement with Xtiva
24 October 2008
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Horizon Software a New Visual Identity
Dramatic rise in ShockVaR this week anticipated Tokyo's dramatic market decline today
BI-SAM and Altran Switzerland announce a strategic partnership
ACI News Release: ACI Worldwide Partners with Bellevue University for Employee Education Program
Bailout anger to generate "wave" of indictments
As markets slide, Greenspan admits "flaw" in philosophy
Treasury 'lining up investment in more banks'
Credit Suisse hit by $1.1bn third quarter loss
ADA announces fully provisioned hosted ERP solution
German Banking Giant NORD/LB Signs Technology Services Agreement With IBM
VocaLink and BGC win ‘Innovation in Outsourcing’ Award
SmartCo is enhancing its range of financial products to cover credit derivatives, commodities and volatility surfaces
Openpages Ranks High in Chartis Research Risktech 100 Annual Survey
TienPhongBank, Vietnam launches ElectraCard Services Solution
Markit and Creditex Announce Final Results of Washington Mutual Credit Event Auction
Screen event and INFOmatch International User Group Meeting Amsterdam
International Derivatives Clearinghouse, LLC selects RAZOR
23 October 2008
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Bottomline Technologies Reports First Quarter Results
Citizens Business Bank Selects ACI Enterprise Banker to Boost Business Sales, Drive Strategic Growth
Barrington Partners is preparing a report on Middle Office Outsourcing Vendors. Report due early 2009.
Sybase: Liquidity in Crisis Poll Results
SimCorp wins Vendor of the Year award for XpressInstruments
Cyrus Innovation Selected As Best Practice Finalist
Standard & Poor’s Launches Investor Analytics Initiative
Basware’s Interface Solution Receives SAP Certification
Developments in Liquidity Management: Seeking New Working Capital Solutions
Kyriba Corporation Opens Hong Kong Offices to Support APAC Expansion
Charles River IMS Wins Buy-Side Technology Awards 2008 for "Best Buy-Side OMS" and "Best Integrated Front-Office Platform" for 2nd Consecutive Year
Interactive Data Reports Third-quarter 2008 Results
Emxco and FundSettle Further Automate Cross-border Flows in UK Funds
Monetech Becomes Globalplatform’s Latest Consultant Member
IBM Expands Services to Lenders
Oceanwood Capital Goes Live on Capstone to Boost Front Office
ISACA Signs License Agreement With USC Marshall Institute to Develop a Definitive Information Security Model for Businesses
Lyris enables trusted email for marketing teams of any size
Documation awarded UKOUG PeopleSoft Partner of the Year 2008
Pegasus Software Launches Opera II Version 6.50
Riskdata Publishes Var for HFR Indices
AIMA’s New ‘One Stop Shop’ Website for Hedge Fund Industry
B2N – Best of Breed Order Book Message Format
Swinton Insurance picks SAS to grow customer base
Wachovia unveils losses of $23.9bn
Financial institutions adapt trading strategies to new market environments using GL STREAM
New Report from Aite Group Looks at Futures Trading Platforms and Trends in Futures Execution
EDS, an HP company, appoints new head of operations in Australia and New Zealand
22 October 2008
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Schwab Upgrades Risk Management Tools for Active Traders
Shoreline Trading Group in Alpha Magazine Prime Broker Survey
Fiserv Insurance Solutions Survey Identifies Administrative Efficiency as Insurance Carriers’ Top Business Need
Charles River Development's 9th Annual Client Conference Showcases Technology Solutions for Market Challenges
Banks must overhaul risk management, says Fed governor
Phishing 'explosion' sparked by banking chaos
UK Treasury backs warning of "serious threats" to international finance
StatPro Appoints New CEO For Australian Office
Bottomline Technologies Receives U.S. Patent for Automated Invoice Validation Capability
Visual Numerics JMSL Library Integrated into RiskMetrics Group’s Portfolio Pilot
Centaur Services deploys ITESOFT.FreeMind for Invoices to automate invoice processing in to SAP®
Celo V2.0 Launched to Offer Greater End User Flexibility
BondDesk Group LLC Announces Partnership with IDC Financial Publishing, Inc.
Banco Guipuzcoano France chooses the Viveo group to manage its SEPA payment instruments.
CGI Helps Banks Manage Mortgage and Home Equity Losses and Foreclosures with Enhanced Collections Offering
BATS Europe, Chi-X Europe and NASDAQ OMX Europe Collaborate to Form Single Symbology for European Stock Trading
Korean broker Shinyoung to provide DMA to Korean market using RTS technology solutions
Leading Examination Board to Transform Accounts Payable by Electronically Processing over 250,000 Documents Each Year
S&P Boosts Structured Finance Transparency With Free 'Triggers ' Analytical Tool for Market Participants
STORM Networks Collaborates with Major Financial Institutions to Launch New Online Application Service Platform for Corporate Bank Loan Market
Serisys Solutions selected by ValidSoft to offer VALid® Multi-Factor Authentication and Transaction Verification to Greater China market
Top 100 risk technology vendors are ranked by Chartis Research; ‘Category Winners’ are announced
Evident Europe announces partnership with Butler McKenzie
Callataÿ & Wouters Teams with BearingPoint to Deliver Thaler Direct Savings Bank in Germany
Mervyn King, the governor of the Bank of England says recession likely
NS Solutions Corp and Misys extend strategic alliance to offer leading post-trade services to Japanese market
African Banking Corporation selects BankWorld
NASDAQ OMX Completes Acquisition of Nord Pool International
GFI and Thomson Reuters extend data partnership
Progress Launches Apama Capital Markets Framework for Delivering Trading, Risk and Compliance Applications
SR Labs Connects to Lime
FlowTracker Analytics Reveals New Way of Looking at Bank Customer Relationships
MindTree and Murex Announce Strategic Partnership; Open Offshore Development Center in Bangalore
21 October 2008
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NumeriX and R2 unveil NxR2 to address valuation and pricing in the credit markets
Pioneering Financial Software Developer Scoops Technology Award
Unified Software Enhances BankVal Package
Capnetix Announces the Release of Fundix™ 2.0
STA Elects 2009 Governors, Officers
SAS top pick for firms fighting money laundering
SAS ranks first in two categories of Chartis RiskTech 100 report
AIMCo Selects SimCorp Dimension as Enterprise Solution
Bell ID Signs With Top 10 North American Bank
StreamBase Appoints Financial Industry Veteran as Director of Product Management
Leading Logistics Company Improves Efficiency and Reduces Environmental Impact with COA Solutions' Electronic Payslips
SICOM's New Trading System from NASDAQ OMX Launches Successfully
SWIFT Appoints Eileen Dignen to Head of Banking Initiatives - Americas
WIPRO recognizes Innovation champions
Reval’s Jiro Okochi Presents on FAS 157 at This Year’s Annual Association of Finance Professional’s Conference in Los Angeles
Colorado Capital Bank Selects Fundtech’s CASHplus®
Mazda Motor Logistics Selects Wallstreet Treasury ASP
Eurobase Banking Solutions hires new Technology Director
SpeechStorm Partner, eircom, Wins Prestigious Inspired IT Award
Financial organisations under pressure to ensure the robustness and transparency of their ERM strategy
Thomson Reuters Expands its Mobile Information Service for Farmers in India to the Punjab State
Client Retention Elevates to Top of Mind with HNW and UHNW Investment Firms
Fernbach-Software Joins Banking Industry Architecture Network (BIAN)
Alexander Forbes first offshore wrap platform to join the EMX Message System
COA Solutions offers customers financing solution with smartfundit.com
Coral8 Unveils Next Generation CEP Platform That Brings Continuous Intelligence to the Enterprise
Asian operation of leading European bank selects TLM Corporate Actions
MSCI Barra Named Best Provider of Benchmark Indices
QuantHouse announces QuantLINK, the first global fiber optic based trading infrastructure linking exchanges in Chicago, New York, London, Paris and Frankfurt
Algorithmics comments on Incremental Risk in Basel II – and its implications for future capital management
US looks to 'drive consolidation' with bank bailout
New Access launches Luxembourg activities
PIC Solutions Celebrates its 10th Year of Industry Leadership
Texert Announces US$3 Million Series A Investment From New Venture Partners
Kyriba Corporation Goes Live with SWIFT Connectivity for Corporates
Cogency Releases Full Multi-Currency Support on Version 3.5
DBFS announced today that RAB Capital has chosen DBFS Asset+ platform to manage their Fund of Hedge Fund portfolios.
BNY ConvergEx Group’s Eze Castle Software Appoints Ralph Lafferty Head of Sales for Western US and Canada
Diebold Delivers Revolutionary Currency-Exchange Solution to Russian Financial Institution
Marketcetera Extends Open Source Trading Capabilities To the Back Office
Tagetik Opens French Office and Industry Veteran Bruno Leblanc Named Vice President and General Manager of Tagetik France
TELEINVEST launches new securities master file system
MEGA positioned in the leaders quadrant in business process analysis tools report
20 October 2008
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Barrie & Hibbert Launch New Product Risk Service Supporting Clients with their Approach to Treating Customers Fairly
SunGard’s WealthStation Integrates Financial Planning Content to Help Advisors Improve Sales and Client Relationships
Poll of European Banks Shows Widespread Progress on Projects to Address New Payment Services Directive
India tables new anti-money laundering bill
FBI 'struggles with wave of white-collar crime'
One in five aware of 'confidential data loss'
Bank of New York Mellon licenses GFI FENICS® FX
FIS and Actimize Collaborate on Delivering an Enterprise Fraud Management Solution
New Report from Aite Group Looks at Compliance Challenges Facing Money Transmitters
Reval Announces Version 8.1 of HedgeRx® with New Structured Interest Rate Product Module, Continuing its Breadth of Coverage Across Multi Asset Classes
Wallstreet Treasury Software as a Service ("SaaS") model launched at a fixed monthly subscription fee with a new partner network
Sentronex joins Exponential-e’s Financial Exchange Community
Instinet’s Global Liquidity Now Available through Charles River Investment Management System
Fundtech’s ACHplus™ On a Roll with Nine New Sales
Eagle’s Investment Accounting Solution Supports New Federal Mandate on Cost Basis Reporting
OneMarketData Appoints Richard J. Chmiel As Vice President of Sales and Marketing
New online solution from Misys for boosting foreign exchange and money market trade automation
Eurobase Banking Solutions hires new Technology Director
Caixa d’Estalvis del Penedès Selects SunGard’s Adaptiv for Risk Management and Straight-through Processing
Markit Launches New iTraxx Europe Total Return Indices
EDS, an HP Company, Expands its UK Mortgage Loans Processing Services Portfolio
Victoria Commercial Bank selects Neptune’s Rubikon to replace its banking platform
Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Welcomes Bonhams Backing of Regulation
Cyber-Ark launches a new Digital Vault Solution for the safe exchange of valuable and highly sensitive information
Euroclear Belgium’s Capitrack Level 2 attracts market support
Level Four Launches BRIDGE:test 2.10
Barclays Capital selects Caplin Trader for online fixed income trading
FFastFill announces new contract with NYSE LIFFE
Sinara/LSE provide early-morning critical trading data
NET2S and Fortinet Partner to Address Latency and Security Challenges Within Finance Sector
Atrium Network appoints Kirsten English Non-Executive Board Director
Kurt Viermetz resigns from his office as Deutsche Boerse Supervisory Board member
Credit Crunch drives shoppers to use cash on-line instead of credit cards
OptionsCityTM Now A Certified CFE Vendor; OptionsCity Metro Trading Platform Offers Users Trading and Market Making Capabilities on the CBOE Futures Exchange (CFE)
PRICE Systems Becomes a Third Year Recipient of an Internal Revenue Service Contract
Lewtan Technologies Expands Credit Surveillance Group
eLeader ranked among the TOP 15 companies in the recent Deloitte Technology Fast 50 CE report
ING, Dutch government agree 'bailout' deal
17 October 2008
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ATSC Announces Appix Cash Certified for Fedwire Funds Services
Lombard Risk Announces Reconciliation Module As Key Component of Industry Leading Collateral Management Solution
IT firm faces charges after Lehman collapse
CVC linked to RBS insurance bid
UK banks to face 'tougher regulation'
Parallel Petroleum Chooses Triple Point’s Solution for Fair Value Disclosure
Chesapeake System Solutions Offers Outsourced Unclaimed Property Service
John Kemp joins Reuters as commodities columnist
Bank of Shanghai goes live with TEMENOS T24 to support retail banking operations and 11 million accounts
Cahoot hit by Spanish power cut
Advans Ghana goes live with Neptune’s Orbit
Purepay’s Auto Messaging Tool Effectively Addresses the FTC’s ‘Red Flags’ Rules for Financial Institutions and Creditors
Purepay Rebrands Flagship Payments Processing Platform
Purepay Expands Relationship with Bank of Nevada; Announces Homeowners Association Processing Services
Creditex and Markit Announce Successful Completion of Second North American CDS Portfolio Compression Run
Experts Present ABA Plan to Strengthen Fight Against Financial Crime
TradeTech Consulting Strengthens Strategic Offering
16 October 2008
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Quadriserv, Inc. Appoints Securities Industry Veteran Thomas J. Perna as Chief Executive Officer
Idea Group selects the EGP/Financial Tradeware communications infrastructure for ViaNova ISO20022-based messaging solutions to the Pensions industry
Tibco Leads Fast-Growing CEP Space, Says Leading IT Analyst Firm
The Bank of New York Mellon’s Pershing Unit Enhances Global Execution Capabilities for Trading Equities
Nasdaq OMX moves into European clearing
London Capital Group “Goes Live” with MarginTrac from Financial Software Systems
Access Supply Chain Ltd joins smartfundit.com partner programme
CGI Announces Availability of Web Promises™ for Customer-Driven, Online Collections Activity
Experian’s CreditExpert Helps Consumers Tackle Credit Crunch Online with Transversal
PayEase Obtains PCI DSS Compliance Validation for Payment Security Services
Broadridge Announces the Contribution of its Draft Extensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) Taxonomy for Proxy Statements to XBRL US, Inc.
Automobile Club of Southern California Deploys Guidewire ClaimCenter
AXA Framlington go live with LIBRIS Financial - Portfolio Reporting From Exact Consultancy
Steve Steinberg Joins CheckFree Investment Services as Director of Trading Solutions
Lightstreamer 3.5 To Be Presented at the AJAXWorld
Instinet Europe Set to Begin Trading on BATS Europe at Launch
The UnRisk consortium takes UnRisk 3 to financial institutions, to quickly analyse a broad variety of deal types of Equities, FX and Interest Rates
Demands for Knowledge Transfer as Outsourcing Predicted to Rise
Basware Continues Strong Growth in Profitability in the Third Quarter
FFastFill chosen by Mint Equities
MFA wants frozen Lehman assets released
Red Herring selects ReadiMinds as a finalist for 'Leader in Transactional Security & Financial Fraud Prevention Software'
DBFS Successfully Optimises Overnight Batch
Inside Enters Contactless Payments Market In Brazil
Asentinel Customers Receive Faster Implementation and Increased Savings According to Aberdeen
EPAM Systems continues European expansion with new Nordic operation
15 October 2008
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Demand Growing for Faster Options Trading Technology, Says New TABB Report
Legacy Reserves Selects Triple Point to Ensure FAS 157 Compliance
Spreadsheet error blights Barclays Lehman deal
Investors 'expecting recession'
PLUS enjoys strong growth in small and mid-cap admissions and fundraising
Novia Launches New Wrap Platform to the IFA Market
Montgomery General Hospital Expands Payments Fraud Detection Capabilities with Bottomline Solution
Toyota Bank and Mellon Poland cooperation going strong for two consecutive years
Financial Technologies acquires UK-based Audit Control & Expertise Global Limited (ACE) Group
JustSystems and EDGAR Online Team Up to Deliver XBRL to the Desktop
Vhayu Partners with Alphacet to Increase Speed and Transparency of Alpha Generation
TwoFour Processes 3900 Transactions Per Second
UIB Go-Live: Another successful implementation by Path Solutions
Chi-X Europe Extends Trading Services to Italian Stocks
Euroclear UK & Ireland and EMXCo go ‘live’ with Cash Settlement for UK Funds
Bank PKO Warsaw selects Surecomp’s integrated trade finance solution
Banque de Luxembourg enhances data processing into Avaloq via GAIN GoldenMaster
GlobeOp Financial Services Makes Interim Management Statement
City Financials signs DKSH, a significant Asian based services company
Success continues for ASP solution at City Financials
Wallstreet Launches Electronic Settlement Network to Drive Down Cost Per Trade from $25 to Under $1
Interactive Data Reports Preliminary Third-quarter 2008 Results
Schroders (Singapore) selects FundReports for client reporting
EDS, an HP Company, Collaborates with University of Technology, Sydney on Global Innovation Project
Keross Announces Senior Appointment
Guaranteed Payments by ACH or Overnight Check Payment Delivery Enhance NetTeller Bill Pay Solution with Unique Expedited “Pay-Anyone” Services
Bank of China USA Selects Open Solutions’ Imaged-Based Item Processing
EU leaders to discuss banking sector
Inflation reaches 16-year high
14 October 2008
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EBRD Goes Live with Market Risk Solution from QuIC Financial Technologies
US government to invest in banks
Over $12 Million Benchmarked As Cost of Manual Processing of Separately Managed Account Trade-aways
Payvision Teams Up with Trustwave
SuperDerivatives upgrades FX tools to support traders in volatile market conditions
Interactive Data Enhances Probate Valuation Service
Microgen Signs with Swiss Re
First Coverage Announces Two Executive Hires
RBC Correspondent Services Uses SunGard’s Protegent to Deliver Compliance and Surveillance Services to Retail Brokers
Firms to Provide Messaging Infrastructure to Banking and Finance Sectors
GE Capital Licenses Principia
New Study Illustrates the Dynamics of Budgeting & Planning Within European Companies
VocaLink appoints Alan Scutt as UK Managing Director to strengthen senior team
SmartStream TLM Corporate Actions selected for global roll out
FolioDynamix and Bonaire Software Solutions Partner on Billing Portal for Fee-Based Accounts
Turquoise selects Corvil for low latency electronic trading infrastructure assurance
SAS and Teradata Unveil Advantage Programme to Bring Powerful In-Database Solutions and Services to Customers
Temenos and Metavante sign EverBank as first joint T24 marketing client to increase scalability of its World Markets business
Perfect Information Signs Three Year Global Deal to Provide Law Firm's Financial Data
Santander announces £1 billion boost
BoE loan for Icesave
Quantifi Releases Version 9.1
Interactive Data’s PlusFeed available through Atrium Network
Ravenpack Strengthens Management Team With New Appointment
Distra Switch is officially certified as PABP compliant
DBFS Consultancy arm continues to expand
Beacon Consulting Group Opens Canadian Practice
Leading Belgian payments processor goes live with Optial Business Intelligence
13 October 2008
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Japanese shares rally following international intervention
Britannia confirms merger talks
UK banks in £37 billion bailout
Fidessa adds global trading service to US hosted platform
xkoto Partners with Triton Consulting to Provide Continuous Availability and Disaster Recovery Solutions
Axial Investment Management Selects Eagle’s Performance Measurement Solution
ANDiS4EMV supports Domestic Debit application in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Euroclear Bank extends market coverage
Reliance Globalcom Appoints Mark Thompson President of New Data Business Unit
SunGard Launches New Ambit Anti-Money Laundering Solution
Level Four Partners with Ascert to Deliver a Comprehensive ATM Testing Offering
SimCorp Increases Singapore Professional Services Team
COA Solutions Shortlisted for Accountancy Age Awards
Creditex and Markit Announce Final Results of Lehman Credit Event Auction
FFastFill launches new STP service for LME Select
Algorithmics Signs Hermes and Enters into Development Partnership
TSYS Appoints Director of Business Expansion for Austria and CEE
Allianz Expands Online Services with SOA Presentation Layer from edge IPK
NET2S Partners with SeaNet Technologies Inc. to offer real time latency measurement solutio
Emergency Euro meeting proposes rescue measures
MUFG redefines Morgan Stanley deal
Thomson Reuters Launches Base Metals Market Community
Payment Matching has been Added to Bonaire Software Solution’s Payment & Collections Platform
10 October 2008
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FRSGlobal makes risk and regulatory platform available to regulators at no charge
Enterprise Selects Triple Point to Manage FAS 133 Compliance – Marks Milestone as 50th Hedge Accounting Client
GoldenSource Expands Leadership Team
CME Group and Thomson Reuters to Close FXMarketSpace Joint Venture
Tbricks to offer trading access to the new alternative market BATS Europe
Embrace CREST or risk CashPlus failure stockbroking conference told
Daniel Steeves joins Mastek as Business Solutions Director
PLUS volumes soar to record highs
Nikkei suffers record falls
Nationalisation of Kaupthing confirmed
Bonaire Software Solutions, LLC Announces Release 7.0 of REVPORT™
Fidelity National Information Services Brings Red Flag Compliance to Banks and Credit Unions Through Innovative New Service
Assurity Life Selects Illustration Solution from Fiserv Insurance Solutions
The Bank of New York Mellon Names Eric Kamback to Head Treasury Services
Lincoln College Cuts Invoice Approval by Four Days and Reduces Carbon Emissions with Version One
CPI Card Group Receives Dual Interface MULTOS Card Manufacturing Certification
9 October 2008
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Unit Corp Selects Triple Point’s FAS 133 Hedge Accounting Software
Vermeg's Settlement and Corporate Action Systems Achieved 2008 Swiftready Label Accreditation
direct legal & collections selects TietoEnator to provide an integrated solution
Elavon and Trustwave Align to Provide PCI DSS Merchant Program
Riskdata now providing free access to daily shockVaR and long term VaR indicators for major equity indices
Northern Rail Streamlines Purchase to Pay Process with Advanced Invoice Processing Solution from ITESOFT
Mindwell and Calypso strengthens collaboration around integration services
New IBM Servers to Power Merrill Lynch
NorthStar Roundtable at Inaugural Wealth Management Congress Reveals Key Strategies for Winning in Tough Financial Climate
New European Representative for Barrie & Hibbert
Aptivaa voted the most preferred Basel II Consultant
Securities Lending Innovator Quadriserv, Inc. Announces Plans to Launch Centralized Securities Lending Marketplace
Tadhamon International Islamic Bank signs historic software agreement with Path Solutions
Digiterre's dCRM Helps Hedge Funds Meet Liquidity Framework Recommendations of the HFWG
Xenomorph and Microsoft ease strain on financial markets with HPC offering
BI-SAM Announces Appointment of Steven Shefras
QINVEST Goes Live on Path Solutions’ iMAL in record-breaking implementation
The Viveo group and GFI Informatique join forces to meet the new challenges of Iberian banks.
Methodware Releases Updated Version of Enterprise Risk Assessor
DBFS successfully deliver software solutions with major time and cost savings
Murex award for Best Credit Derivatives Trading software
AAA Northern of California, Nevada and Utah Selects ResponseTek CEM for Voice of the Customer Program
Sogeti Group Acquires Vizuri and Expands UK Operations in Testing Market
RCI Financial Services signs three year managed services contract with Attenda
Paulson leaves door open to bank recapitalisations
PIC Solutions Develops Scoring Solutions for Absa Bank
Buy Side Compliance Validations and Advisory Order Routing released in MetaBit’s intuitive XiliX DMA-Trading Platform
ITG launches Flexible Participation Algorithm across Asia
Celent Launches Commodities Research Service
Tata Consultancy Services To Acquire Citigroup Global Services for $ 505 million
8 October 2008
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Advisors Maintain Asset Allocations During Turbulent Third Quarter
Openlink Financial to Support Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta's Loan Processing Operations
Pershing and iNautix employ Actimize compliance solutions
Linedata and FXall Partnership Offers Enhanced FX Trading, Provides Fully Integrated Fx System in Longview Oms
Kamakura Expands Transaction-Level Views of Liquidity Risk, Credit Risk, and Market Risk
Archway Technology Partners Selects Interactive Data for Daily Pricing Information and Evaluations
The George Washington University Selects Bottomline’s Capabilities for Electronic Remittance Delivery
Structured Products Magazine Names NumeriX ‘Technology Provider of the Year’ in Asia
Marketcetera Appoints Roy Agostino CMO
Principal Financial Group extends FINEOS Claims® to Group Disability Insurance
IMF releases gloomy report on global GDP growth prospects
Cuts to interest rates imposed by central banks
Western Kentucky University Selects SS&C's Zoologic Learning Solutions
Arrowgrass Adopts Imagine Software’s Risk and Portfolio Management Service
Eurobase wins eFX Gateway project with Rand Merchant Bank
SAFE Toolbar® Tackles List Management Challenge
Wegelin & Co. Privatbankiers goes live with new AIM Software’s GAIN|APSYS interface
ValueLink Wins 2008 Inside Market Data Award
The specialists of the Forbis Company have introduced a new solution of electronic management of treasury financial instruments
QuantHouse releases ultra low latency market data feed for Turquoise and signs up first customer
Migratory brings Reuters RMDS feeds to Apple iPhone
Comarch Starts Cooperation with Link 4 Life
UK banks 'part-nationalised' as government announces share plan
Fundtech Acquires Synergy, UK - to Become Largest SWIFT Service Bureau Provider
Blue Mobile™ Extends Reach for Multilateral Trading Faciliities
China Merchants Bank selects Temenos' US Model Bank to support New York operations
JD Group selects ACET Processing
Wipro among the first SAP partners to adopt Run SAP Methodology
Keross in Cooperation with Grant Thornton and CASCOM
Wipro appoints Country Head for France
New Levels of Competition Will Lead to a Rapid Transformation of Equity Trading Across Europe, Says TABB Group
Prodiance Announces General Availability of Enterprise Spreadsheet Manager v5.3
STAC Announces Cisco as Innovation Sponsor
7 October 2008
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Latest Software for Financial Planners and Investment Advisors - Windham Financial Planner®
Trust Builders, Inc. Introduces Patent Pending Tax Wise Distribution Strategy
Jack Henry Associates Announces Gladitor Enterprise Security Monitoring (ESM) Solution
OptionMetrics Leverages SpryWare FASTOR for Intelligent and Accurate Market Data
InfoComp expands its UK team
BI-SAM opens US and Asia Operations
Aetna Selects Chesapeake’s T-Recs Enterprise for Global Treasury Operations
Proposed Changes to Accounting Rules May Signal Demise of Asset-Backed Securitization Market and Tighter Consumer Credit
Mobile Banking Poses Fraud and Money Laundering Threats for Financial Institutions
INSIDE Debuts MicroPass Contactless Stickers
Iceland's government intervenes over banking meltdown
UK government 'negotiates with banks over cash injection'
Fed ponders debt buy-up plan
BIDS Trading Signs Sponsor Agreement with Industry Leading Minority Investment Banking (MBE) Firm Melvin & Company
Interactive Data Delivers Real-time Data from BATS Trading to Clients
eSecLending Selects Asset Control for Data Management
Chi-X Europe Granted FSA Approval to Offer Sponsored Access
CSC Named ‘Best Technology Firm’ by Leading Global Insurance Magazine Poll
NumeriX Bolsters AsiaPac Leadership Team with Promotion of Yukiko Nakamura to Managing Director, Tokyo
Senior Actuarial and Banking Professionals Establish SolveXia
Cordys Launches On-Demand BPM
Barrie & Hibbert Expands into Asia Pacific
SAP warning drives market dive
Dresdner Van Moer Courtens Goes Live with Thaler Wealth Management
Actimize, a NICE Systems Company, Delivers Proven ATM and Debit Fraud Prevention Capabilities to MasterCard
Actimize, a NICE Systems Company, Unveils ATM and Debit Fraud Analytics Technology and Now Owns Consortium Data with Billions of Transactions
Companies risk inadequately protecting themselves from litigation by flaws in their email archival policies
Bell ID has continued to expand its team with the appointment of a new Marketing Manager, Andre Stoorvogel
TOPEX joined the Corporate communication system event through its Ukrainian partner, A-KOM
Fidessa LatentZero leads the way with 20 brokers’ algos
Buford C. Alexander joins Cordys Board of directors as a non-executive Director
Pictet latest fund manager to join the EMX Message System
Euroclear Bank launches first ECP benchmarks
b-next Engineering GmbH Expands Office Locations
3i Infotech wins MiFID Development Award
ILOG and Sodifrance Collaborate on Joint Solution for Legacy Modernization
Indian Bank upgrades to FRSGlobal latest compliance platform for regulatory reporting
HML provides first class customer service with Thunderhead
Shares fall sharply as investor confidence erodes
BT to Provide Resilient Access to NYSE Euronext in London and Paris
So Fun Wong joins ORTEC Finance
Quartet Financial Systems inks partnership with FastConnect to keep up with the high demand of its ActivePivot component software
Bonaire Software Solutions, LLC REVPORT Product Releases an Additional Sarbanes (SOX) Compliancy Report
ZE PowerGroup Inc. Unveils ZEMA 3.5 – An even more Powerful Market Analyzer
MyFundFinder.com Launches Unique Online Community to Connect Hedge Funds with Investors
Instinet Names Jonathan Kellner President of U.S. Business
Markit and Creditex Announce Final Results of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Credit Event Auctions
Data Explorers launches Stock Lending Index
Tervela Announces Integrated Options Market Solution to Address Volatile, High-Volume Trading Conditions
DBFS, deliver additional bespoke solutions to leading Fund Administration Client
InvestEdge Expands Compliance Solution to Meet Growing Demand for Streamlined Review Processes
6 October 2008
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Fiorano aids Atypon to power ahead in Publishing
Fermat and Platform Computing Partner to Optimise Risk Management Processes
ICAP to extend premium connectivity service to Equinix London data centre
SunGard’s Protegent Assists Financial Services Firms in Managing New SEC Short Selling Rules
Speranza Joins SWIFT Business Development Group Defining Standard for Electronic Bank Account Management
ICAP Selects OpenPages ORM to Support Global Operational Risk and Compliance Initiatives
Eze Castle Integration Launches Professional Services Group to Deliver Consulting and Software Development Services to Investment Firms
Markit Announces Roll of Markit CDX Indices
Pivot and Marco Polo Network Partner to Accelerate Global Trading
Banks battle over Wachovia
BNP Paribas scoops Fortis operations
SunGard Wins Special Recognition for SOA Achievements
Interactive Data Introduces Fair Value Information Service Covering International Equity Index Futures and International Equity Options
Exact acts fast to help SMEs fight weak economy
FinTRACE awarded with SWIFTNet Exceptions and Investigations
DIA Overhauled spending processes using ExpenseWatch as the foundation for success
Major US Exchange confirms deal with ITRS
Corporate Actions Risks Highlighted in Latest B.I.S.S. Benchmarking Report
Mastek appoints Geoff Marchant to its UK Insurance sales team
IFDS appoints Richard Barrett in operations role
NET2S to Offer Data Governance Solution to Capital Markets
RiskMetrics Group Acquires Applied4 Technology
Dealers to meet NY Fed reconciliation requirements as TriOptima captures over 50% of collateralised OTC derivative transactions
BNY ConvergEx Group Deploys StreamBase for U.S. Trading Operations
Fixnetix launches new sub-millisecond data feed connectivity to NASDAQ OMX Europe
United Arab Bank (UAE) signs up for Clear2Pay’s Diagram eBanking solution
Hypo rescued, Germany guarantees deposits
SIGMA Financial Services, Inc. Selects BridgePortfolio to Provide Back Office Solution
Horizon Software : 10 years of growth and innovation
3 October 2008
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The SIS companies have new names
AXS-One Third Quarter Contract Wins Demonstrate Continued Growth of New License Revenue
EU and US slam Chinese export taxes
California 'might need an emergency loan'
Japanese Lehman staff to lose jobs under Nomura
SS&C Announces Two Senior Appointments
Markit LCDX Index Roll Postponed
Industrial Bank of Korea Upgrades to IBM System z10
Focus launches Guided Sales version of focus:360°
FFastFill Announces Connectivity with BGC US Treasury Markets
FinAnalytica Focuses on Downside Risk Budgeting with New CognityFoF Release
BNY ConvergEx Group Announces the Launch of No Fee Electronic Options Routing
Creditex and Markit Announce Final Results of Tembec Credit Event Auction
Ullink wins Best New Vendor Solution award
Eurofinance Survey Reveals Bullish Sentiment Among European Firms
OTC markets successfully handle increased demand in September
House votes on amended plan
2 October 2008
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eXludus Technologies Introduces New Vice President, Engineering
IBM launches Cognos 8 V4 - new business-driven performance management software
Axioma Launches Global Risk Models
Portware Named Best Electronic Trading System for Second Consecutive Year
Andrew Davidson & Co., Inc. Offers Breakpoint Analysis to Measure the Risk of Mortgage Portfolio Losses during Complicated Times
Bottomline Appoints Managing Director for Banking in Europe
BATS Europe to use Fixnetix sub-millisecond data feeds for real time European equity data feeds
Utilisoft Announces New Trading Settlements Solution
Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management (UK) Ltd. Goes Live With SimCorp Dimension in 6 months
Markit Presents Initiatives to Reinforce OTC Market Transparency and Resilience
J.P. Morgan Expands Euro and Sterling Commercial Cards
J.P. Morgan Treasury Services to Offer IBAN Conversion Across 31 Countries
Qualys Announces QualysGuard PCI 3.0 with Web Application Scanning
Russia hit hard by global credit crisis
SEC extends shorting ban
Buffett comments on economic 'fear'
Senate votes for rescue plan
Wallstreet Selects Reval as its Preferred Partner to Extend Hedge Accounting Offering
ICAP wins two Financial News Awards for IT Excellence
Deutsche Boerse Group launches six new Lyxor ETFs on Xetra
Tullett Prebon Information Announces Multi-year Agreement with Korean Data Vendor, Koscom Corporation
Misys voted No.1 for risk management in 2008 Asia Risk Technology Survey
Advent Completes Acquisition of Tamale Software
SS&C Acquires the Business of Micro Design Services, LLC
ReD Featured in the Sunday Times Tech Track 100 for Outstanding Revenue Growth
Connotate Intelligent Software Agents Provide Enterprise Solution that Mitigates Financial Risk and Amplifies Employee Productivity at MassHousing
OneShield Strengthens Client Services Team
OneShield and BlueWave Technology Announce Alliance and Partnership
Farmer’s Alliance Companies Launch OneShield Dragon
Over 100,000 Companies Trust Two Step Software with Their Capitalization Information
Deutsche Boerse Group finds number of trades on Xetra up 69 percent in September Orderbook with turnover up 19 percent
Financial News honours the winners of its Awards for Excellence in IT Europe 2008
smartfundit.com introduces new DealRescue service to ease month end pressures
DBFS growth continues over Q3 2008
1 October 2008
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How Borrowers Can Protect Their Funding Availability
SunGard Completes Acquisition of Majority Interest in GL TRADE
RBS Launches Maxtrad Express and Expands Availability of Maxtrad
CGI Joins Banking Industry Architecture Network (BIAN)
Technology vendors rise to the Retail Distribution Review challenge
Aconite adds further international consulting and sales expertise to meet market demand
GFI Group Inc. acquires minority interest in Argentina inter-dealer broker
Fiat Finance Selects SunGard for Multi-National SWIFT Payment Connectivity
PRICE Systems Launches Enhanced Training Website with Courses Newly Approved by Project Management Institute (PMI)
I-FINANCIAL ANNOUNCES NEW DEVELOPMENT CENTRE IN VIETNAM
InvestTech Systems Consulting to Launch Eagle Performance for $28B Institutional Pension Plan and Investment Management Firm
Bonaire Software Solutions Announces 12 New REVPORT License Agreements for REVPORT in the First Three Quarters of 2008
GSS says Oracle's Cloud Computing move needs to be viewed with caution
Leading Analyst Firm Rates Norkom’s Solutions for Enterprise Fraud Management ‘Excellent’ in New Research Report
Allianz Adopts SOA Leader edgeConnect for Legacy Modernization
AIM Software’s GAIN GoldenCopy solution selected by European Fund Administration
Hitachi Data Systems and Hitec Offer Integrated Content Archiving Solution
DBFS release the latest version of Utopia, Scripting Solution
Italy's biggest bank under threat, Euro contagion spreads
Worsening of consumer credit crunch predicted by experts
Bailout plan goes before Senate
UBS 'plotting further job cuts as crisis worsens'
Virgil announce increased client engagement and employee efficiency with Virgil's One™ version 3.6
actant appoints Michele Fitzpatrick to Board of Directors
Swiss Medical Group Selects Ilog Jrules to Streamline Claims Processing
Leading Swedish securities firm expands Orc Trading platform
OTC Val and PRMIA Announce Global Survey Results on the Transparency and Independence of Derivative Valuations
Generic Network Systems Designated as one of Advent’s Premier Managed Services and Hosting Providers
Julius Finance Advocates 'Banker Proof' CDO Valuations Ahead of Possible Bailout
Saxo Bank Specialist – “We are very much afraid the worst is not over yet”
iPipeline™ Leverages On-Demand Software Adoption in the Insurance Industry to Rank in the Philadelphia 100® and Inc. 5000
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Top contributing vendors

1
bobsguide.com
2
SunGard
3
Temenos
4
Standard & Poor's
5
SWIFT
6
SS&C Technologies Inc.
7
Solace Systems Inc.
8
Nomura Research Institute (NRI)
9
Distra
10
Thomson Reuters
*Top contributing vendors are calculated from news postings within the last 7 days