A-Team Insight Exchange is a new event series for 2010, which will combine A-Team’s expertise in financial markets IT with thought leadership from world-class technology innovators and practical experience from financial market practitioners.
AboveNet says it’s sold half the capacity of its new low-latency transatlantic connectivity service since it launched two weeks ago. The dark fibre provider says it now plans to establish a second 10Gigabit ethernet pipe linking London and New York, and expects to add a third within the coming year.

















Solace Systems is beta testing a version of its hardware-based Unified Messaging Platform that integrates TS-Associates’ TipOff monitoring system. The solution is aimed at helping financial firms measure and optimise latency in high-performance messaging infrastructures.
Cable & Wireless Worldwide has responded to market demand for high-speed exchange connectivity with a new configuration of its International Ethernet Private Line (IEPL) network. The company reckons the newly configured network will meet the needs of high-performance traders by delivering high speed – up to 1Gb per second – as well as predictable and secure ethernet connections.




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