Posted on December 1st, 2007
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.
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Gary Thall
Financial Services Director US
Intel |
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Posted on December 1st, 2007
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:
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PJ Di Giammarino
CEO
JWG-IT Group Ltd |
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Posted on December 1st, 2007
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.
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Posted on December 1st, 2007
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.
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Ken Roller
Fellow - Traveler Business Development Manager
Intel |
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Posted on December 1st, 2007
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.
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Dimitrios Ziakas
Enterprise Architecture Manager
Intel |
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Posted on December 1st, 2007
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?
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Nigel Woodward
Financial Services Director UK
Intel |
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