Linux ready for real-time computing in financial services
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| Vinod Kutty, the distributed computing R&D head at the Chicago Mercantile
| Exchange (CME), now the CME Group, and a conference speaker, believes that
| Linux has become more mature as a platform and is ready for mission-critical,
| financial services workloads.
|
| "I'm starting to see Linux companies focusing on enterprise customer needs"
| and beefing up their staff of talented Unix developers, Kutty said after the
| conference. "These are signs that they are ready to play in the enterprise
| market."
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http://searchenterpriselinux.techtarget.com/news/article/0,289142,sid39_gci1309650,00.html
Is Linux Ready To Hit Wall Street?
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| While a mass exodus to Linux based systems will not happen overnight, and may
| be delayed somewhat in light of the recent economic climate, we can safely
| assume that Linux will have a growing presence in the financial sector.
| Increasing up take in this sector will see the name of Linux hit the
| headlines worldwide and could possibly offer a useful way into other, more
| traditional markets.
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http://www.linuxsolutions.fr/is-linux-ready-to-hit-wall-street/
The headline is deceiving. At least 2-3 stock markets /ALREADY/ run on Linux,
including NYSE (in part).
Microsoft fails to demonstrate its lies about Linux being a just a hobby.
Related:
Linux steps up to power NZ Stock Exchange
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| The New Zealand Stock Exchange is moving to a Linux platform for its
| settlement and clearing system, replacing its existing HP NonStop platform
| and applications in order to reduce cost and increase flexibility.
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http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/news/F586239BCCA7593FCC2573F00001488E
HP Linux servers bolster NYSE trading app
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| "We favor Linux for what we do. We don't want to be beholden to any one
| [hardware or software] supplier, even if it is very good. We want the freedom
| to be vendor-independent, so Linux was a good choice," said Rubinow.
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http://searchenterpriselinux.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid39_gci1285921,00.html
Pump and dump spam comes to Europe
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| Earlier this month, the US Securities and Exchange Commission
| (SEC) had suspended trading in 35 companies that were found to
| be commonly referenced in pump-and-dump stock email campaigns.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=38607
SEC goes after stock spammers, hackers
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| The SEC action to freeze the assets is the third filed in as many
| months involving market manipulation schemes conducted through
| online account intrusions. In the past the SEC has also taken
| action against individuals who allegedly broke into financial
| news Web sites or news release services.
|
| [...]
|
| "When spam clogs our mailboxes, it's annoying. When it rips
| off investors, it's illegal and destructive," SEC Chairman
| Christopher Cox said in a statement.
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http://news.com.com/2100-7348_3-6165804.html?part=rss&tag=2547-1_3-0-20&subj=news
London Stock Exchange blames outage on Infolect
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| She said the problem appeared to lie with Infolect’s three interactive
| gateways, which send out about 10 million separate pieces of market
| information daily, including share prices, to about 100,000 terminals.
|
| Infolect was launched two years ago in place of the exchange’s London Market
| Information Link platform. It uses Microsoft .net technology and a SQL Server
| database, and runs on more than 100 Intel-based 32-bit Proliant servers.
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http://www.cio.co.uk/concern/security/news/index.cfm?articleid=2248&pagtype=allchantopdate
Open Source Slowly Gains Momentum on Wall Street
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| Customers may be comfortable using Linux for infrastructure-type
| systems but less so for business software, said Monica Kumar,
| senior director of product manager for Linux and open-source
| software at Oracle.
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http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=20569
Linux Crossing Threshold to Real Mission Critical Computing
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| ...Linux developers are steadily chipping away at the most
| significant functional gaps that limited its suitability for
| these workloads in the past, allowing it to progress far beyond the
| "edge of network" domain where it has traditionally thrived. The
| impressive wins by Novell and Red Hat prove that user perceptions
| about Linux's limitations are gradually crumbling as well.
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http://ideasint.blogs.com/ideasinsights/2007/04/linux_crossing_.html
Linux goes to Wall Street, puts on a show
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| "The Financial Services firms are leading the enterprise adoption of
| open source technology, including Linux," says Zachary. "By watching
| the consumption patterns of these firms, open source vendors can
| gain a good understanding of the types of products and services
| that are commercially viable.
|
| [...]
|
| "We see a growing role for open source software beyond Linux in
| financial services companies and that's why many companies are
| expanding the governance policies and procedures around using
| open source software."
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http://community.linux.com/article.pl?sid=07/04/22/1310216&from=rss
Next Gen, Mission-Critical Apps To Be Deployed on Linux Says Report
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| By now it should be obvious to even the most casual industry observers
| that Linux operating systems - and open source-based software in general -
| have reached critical marketplace mass. Recent Linux deals and
| announcements by Oracle and Microsoft have only reinforced the "open
| source is enterprise-grade" message that IBM, Unisys and other "Master
| Brand" hardware, software and services vendors have been preaching for
| years. In short, open source, especially Linux, is becoming "legitimized"
| by the major vendors for enterprise environments, and user executives
| are more than happy to believe them.
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http://www.linuxelectrons.com/News/RoundUp/Next_Gen_MissionCritical_Apps_To_Be_Deployed_on_Linux_Says_Report
CIO study finds Linux ready for prime-time
,----[ Quote ]
| The company predicts a steep rise: only 18 percent of businesses
| will be using Linux in business-critical roles by the end of 2007.
|
| "Linux operating systems - and open source-based software in general
| - have reached critical marketplace mass," said the study's authors,
| Bruce Guptill and Bill McNee of Saugatuck Research.
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http://www.techworld.com/opsys/news/index.cfm?RSS&NewsID=7681
NEWS: Linux Developers Make A Living
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| Yes, I said paid professionals.
|
| [...]
|
| McPherson also notes that “it’s difficult for most people to get their minds
| around competitive mass collaboration.” Indeed, this is what the freedom
| afforded by Linux is all about. People (and companies) contribute not for
| humanitarian reasons, but because they expect a benefit. Work together to
| create the best platform, openly usable by everyone, and if it still doesn’t
| meet your needs perfectly, you are free to change it accordingly. Everyone
| wins. No compromises.
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http://linuxfud.wordpress.com/2008/04/02/news-linux-developers-make-a-living/
Linux kernel developers have tripled in number
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| The Linux Foundation (LF) has published a study on Linux mainline kernel
| development. According to LF, the number of Linux kernel developers has
| tripled since 2005, with many more companies contributing to the process
| (including, potentially, the latest new LF member, Adobe).
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http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS6925891609.html
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