NCSA Chooses Windows HPC Server for Supercomputing
This brief video examines the speed and ease-of-use required for new users of supercomputing technologies in Financial Services and other industries
NCSA Chooses Windows HPC Server for SupercomputingThis brief video examines the speed and ease-of-use required for new users of supercomputing technologies in Financial Services and other industries
Wall Street’s Search for Transparency and Analytics Corporate data standards and a sharper focus on analytics could have prevented some of the melt-down on Wall Street. As a result, capital markets firms are starting to view their data as a board-level responsibility. 
CA Inc. CEO John Swainson discusses the Economics of ITEnterprise software management company CA Inc., CEO John Swainson discusses the Economics of IT, challenges facing the industry and how IT can help companies succeed in tough times.
- NCSA Chooses Windows HPC Server for SupercomputingThis brief video examines the speed and ease-of-use required for new users of supercomputing technologies in Financial Services and other industries
- Wall Street’s Search for Transparency and Analytics Corporate data standards and a sharper focus on analytics could have prevented some of the melt-down on Wall Street. As a result, capital markets firms are starting to view their data as a board-level responsibility.
- CA Inc. CEO John Swainson discusses the Economics of ITEnterprise software management company CA Inc., CEO John Swainson discusses the Economics of IT, challenges facing the industry and how IT can help companies succeed in tough times.
Achieving Low Latency with Private Networks Financial firms of all sizes are installing private fiber optic networks to meet increasing capacity demands, lower costs, improve ultra low latency in their search for liquidity, and transmit information in native formats. 
World-Class Risk Management Architecture The current economic crisis has brought financial institutions back to the basics of generating revenue while mitigating risk. A unified network architecture maximizes computing efficiencies without impacting sophisticated risk analysis. 
Aleri, Coral8 Executives Explain Their MergerDon DeLoach, CEO of Aleri, and John Morrell, vice president of product marketing at Coral 8, share with us the reasons behind their merger and what it means for Wall Street customers.
Top Data Center ChallengesData centers for the capital markets still need to be located near the traditional market centers, such as New York or Chicago. However, the need for close proximity limits power availability options and is more expensive, notes Larry Tabb.
IT Cost Efficiency During an Economic CrisisNasdaq CIO Anna Ewing talks to Wall Street & Technology about maintaining cost efficiency during an economic crisis without sacrificing technology innovation.
SIFMA: Performance Measurement Key During CrisisWith the markets down, managers are focusing on performance measurement to figure out how they can increase their alpha.
Microsoft's Capital Markets Partner EcosystemIt's mind-boggling to think about the challenges facing today's capital markets: Increased information and data volumes, continual and growing product complexity, subsecond decision making (on trades as well as risk). Firms have to manage all of this
Daily Video Reporting from SibosGreg MacSweeney, Editor in Chief of Wall Street & Technology welcomes you to the first of a series of video reports that we will be filming at the Sibos financial securities conference...
Sibos Video Preview: Risk Management Takes Center StageDuring the Sibos conference, Dushyant Shahrawat of TowerGroup is looking forward to hearing more about how the Asian economies are faring better than those of the U.S. and Europe, he said at the Camino-TowerGroup reception on the eve of Sibos 2009.
SIBOS Day 1: Payments Mkt Sees Impact of Global Finan CrisisAccording to the findings in the 2009 Global Payments Report from the Royal Bank of Scotland and Capgemini, the global financial crisis has caused a decline in the overall global payments volume. Also, an IBM and S.W.I.F.T. study finds that risk mana
Sibos Day 2: Typhoon and Crowd SourcingAt the Sibos conference in Hong Kong Typhoon Koppu was the talk of the show. Also, Chris Skinner, chair of the Financial Services Club, discusses the future of crowd sourcing in financial services.
Sibos Video Wrap Up: Risk, Central Clearing and Efficiency As Sibos 2009 closes, experts discuss some of the trends at the show, including the future of central clearing, risk management and how new applications can further increase efficiency in financial service.
The State of Algorithmic Trading Dr. John Bates discusses the expansion of algorithms into profit-seeking “high frequency trading” (HFT) strategies, as well the extension of algorithms beyond equities into new asset classes. 
M&A: Cost Savings Through Rapid IntegrationBanks have combined over the years hoping to find the perfect match of clients, staff, and technology. Too often technology is never integrated. Integrating technology from two companies is no easy task, but cost and operating savings can be enormous
Martin Wolf unpluggedMartin Wolf, Chief Economics Commentator at the Financial Times, speaks about the current state of the financial industry. Mr. Wolf also talks about his concerns, predictions, and what we can expect in the months to come. 
Client Acquisition & Retention: Transparency, TransparencyNot only have financial firms been hammered by losses due to risky investments, they are also losing clients to competitors as well. Research shows that firms couldn't have kept their clients by simply providing a few answers - something very....
New Products at Sibos: SmartstreamAt the Sibos conference, dozens of new financial services products are released. Smartstream’s CEO discusses his company’s take on the 2009 Sibos conference as well as his firm’s new product releases.
How Technology Is Changing Corporate TreasuryThe Financial Crisis has dramatically changed the landscape for Corporate Banking, and posed new challenges for corporate Treasurers. Technology innovations are revolutionizing the corporate banking, treasury, and cash management functions.
10.20.09 Capital Markets Outlook 2010Capital markets firms will start hiring again and firms could seize the opportunity to make massive technology infrastructure investments in 2010, according to Larry Tabb, founder and CEO of Tabb Group.
Client Acquisition and Retention in BankingNot only have financial firms been hammered by losses due to risky investments, but they are losing clients to competitors as well.
12.01.09 Impact of SEC Dark Pool ProposalIn this video, Larry Tabb, CEO and Founder of TABB Group discusses how he believes the SEC's new proposal on dark pools will affect the market, buy siders and the dark pool operators.
Regulation and Its Impact on Client Acquisition in BankingKeeping a client informed through good communication seems like one of the most basic things that a financial firm can do to improve customer relationships. But, more often than not, they don’t do a good job with client management.
Risk Management: The Role of TechnologyHow did the financial services industry collectively get to where it is today, with politicians making examples of every bonus, and regulators threatening new restrictions on everything from executive pay to flash orders?
Insider Trading: How Can Financial Firms Stop it?Senior Editor Melanie Rodier spoke with Larry Tabb, founder and CEO of Tabb Group, and Yvonne Pytlik, managing partner, Global Compliance Risk Management Corp about what processes and technology financial firms can use to thwart insider trading.
12.10.09 BlackRock's Top Lessons From the Credit CrisisIn this video, BlackRock’s CIO Tom Fortin sheds light on why Wall Street firms had trouble valuing complex debt securities.
12.10.09 Derivatives DebateAs derivatives legislation is reviewed by the House, Larry Tabb, founder of the Tabb Group, ponders its implications.
Top Strategies in Risk ManagementOne financial services discipline that has taken a lot of heat has been risk management. Some experts say the beginnings of the financial crisis were allowed to form because firms didn’t practice risk management correctly.
12.22 Lack of Liquidity, Transparency Top Trading ConcernsTABB Group's latest annual Institutional Equity Trading Report finds that lack of transparency and liquidity fragmentation continue to stir concern in the trading community, says Larry Tabb, CEO and founder of TABB Group.
0119 Nasdaq's Efficiency DriveIn this video clip, Wall Street & Technology Senior Editor Melanie Rodier speaks to Eric Noll, Head of Nasdaq Transaction Services, about Nasdaq's drive to make the markets more effective for institutional investors as well as high-frequency users.
01.22.10 SEC Debates Sponsored AccessThe SEC recently debated banning Sponsored, or Naked Access. In this video clip, Larry Tabb, CEO and founder of TABB Group, talks to Advanced Trading Editor-in-Chief Kerry Massaro about the implications of banning this practice.
IBM Stream ComputingIBM's Kevin Pleiter and Nagui Halim talk to Fritz Nelson about stream computing.
IBM Tackles The Challenges of Economic ConstraintsTackling the challenge of derivative platform concerns while under increasing budgetary constraints.
Operations Monitoring for Derivatives Processing IBM provides visibility across front, middle and back-office derivatives processing for both equities and fixed income, enabling financial markets firms to improve the trade lifecycle. 
Accelerated Financial Analytics with PowerXCell IBM’s cell technologies provide the computing power needed for complex analytical applications yet integrate with existing hardware and software infrastructures to supply accelerated analytics cost effectively. 
Revolutionary Data Center Economics IBM has been successful in delivering the energy efficiency and density of BladeServers on a platform that costs 25 to 30 percent less by eliminating redundancy in features such as power supplies, fans, and systems boards. 
Business Intelligence and Performance Management IBM Cognos has enabled thousands of business users from top financial market firms to access the data they need to make better and faster business decisions. Based on a unified SOA platform, Cognos can be deployed for a multitude of applications. 
Ultra Low Latency Messaging IBM WebSphere MQ Low Latency Messaging enables financial firms to process high volumes of market and transaction data with extremely low latency and high availability. It provides an end-to-end environment for equity stock trading.
Enhanced Virtualization IBM’s innovative z/VM platform enables financial markets firms to create new virtual servers cost effectively and at a rapid rate. Provisioning multiple servers on a larger machine enables firms to more quickly implement and change applications.
Market Data Delivery Low latency messaging and dramatically increased throughput is available through the WFO Direct Exchange Feed and native InfiniBand platform, providing financial markets firms with enterprise-wide messaging solutions at a lowered cost of ownership. 
Reinventing Enterprise Storage IBM’s XIV Storage Systems has made enterprise storage faster, less expensive and more green by applying grid computing to storage, splitting standard legacy storage controllers into components. 
Wealth Management Technology The aging of financial advisors’ existing client base is changing the wealth management industry. Advisors need to attract younger clients and then use Web 2.0 tools to meet their expectations for self-service and collaboration.