fasterFS events headed to one of London’s most famous landmarks, the Tate Modern, on Tuesday 11 December. This podcast covers the UK launch of the new Intel ‘Harpertown’ 45Nm technology, the latest quad-core Intel® Xeon® processor 5400 series that is groundbreaking in performance and lower energy consumption.

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2007 has been an exciting year for technology developments impacting the financial services industry – from the first quad-core processors through to breaking the silicon barrier with 45 nanometer technology. The year has seen FSI take to the seas with our partners as part of Sail Intel – won by Capital Markets Technologies, host over 400 guests at fasterFS events on both sides of the Atlantic and launch new products to market that have taken the industry’s quest for speed and performance with energy saving and flexibility to the next level.

Gary Thall Financial Services Director US Intel

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MiFID is a marathon not a sprint, and the rules of the race are becoming clear as we cross the start line. Eighty percent of the commercial market is now playing by a new set of rules and investment firms need to clear three main hurdles:

PJ Di Giammarino CEO JWG-IT Group Ltd

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Calculating risk has quickly emerged as the newest “low latency” financial application on Wall Street. And with good reason. In today’s volatile markets, measuring risk in near-time is simply not fast enough. The firms of tomorrow will need to invest vast sums in the technologies that help them manage ever-sophisticated risk management requirements.

Larry Tabb Founder & CEO TABB Group

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Many financial institutions think of multi-core processing as simply a means of increasing the performance, reliability and cost-efficiency of their enterprise applications and databases. But it’s time for them to think again. Multi-core technology is set to revolutionize the world of risk management.

Ken Roller Fellow - Traveler Business Development Manager Intel

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This quarter brought the arrival of Intel’s latest microarchitectural enhancement. Codenamed “Penryn”, the new core and corresponding family of 45nm processors represent a significant advancement in Intel’s microprocessor portfolio in terms of both microarchitecture and manufacturing process technology.

Dimitrios Ziakas Enterprise Architecture Manager Intel

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A look at today’s passage of goods from supplier to buyer in exchange for payment – via the banking infrastructure – is literally riddled with inefficiency and unnecessary costs. So how can technology prompt an evolution in centuries-old practice?

Nigel Woodward Financial Services Director UK Intel

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