Vendors

 - 2010 Calypso User Survey reveals implementation quality and costs as top success factor for projects

Eagle Investment Systems LLC, a leading provider of financial services technology and a subsidiary of BNY Mellon, today announced Marc Firenze has been appointed chief technology officer. A 20-year veteran in financial services technology, Firenze is responsible for setting the strategy, technology development, architecture and growth around Eagle’s investment management product suite.

Iridium Consulting, the first Murex integrator in North America, and Murex S.A.S., the leading provider of cross-asset trading, risk management and processing solutions, today announced that Iridium has joined the Murex Partnership Programme as a Solution Integrator and Alliance Partner.

The Murex Partnership Programme creates a new level of cooperation with system integrators by setting up a collaborative framework ranging from solution design to implementation and support services.

Domain expertise is increasingly critical to IT services vendors. Aite Group urges vendors to take advantage of the recession to boost their talent bench.

Brady plc (BRY.L), the leading supplier of trading and risk management solutions for metals and commodities, announced today that derivatives process expert Bob Watson is joining the company to head the ongoing LME operations and settlement development. Prior to joining the specialist trading and risk provider, Watson was Director of Base Metals Integration at UBS AG Ltd.

Report Published by Celent

The need for greater transparency in pricing and valuation functions is increasing. Celent urges firms and solution providers to re-examine their piecemeal approach to implementing pricing analytics and models in order to reduce 'weak links' in the overall process.

- Independent research firm examines the financial impact of Calypso on one of the largest U.S. banks

- Study reveals significant financial benefits including cost savings in labor and infrastructure

NumeriX, the independent and leading analytics provider for structuring, pricing and valuation of derivatives and structured products, today announced an extended integration partner agreement with Calypso Technology, Inc., a leading global software provider of an integrated trading application suite to the capital markets. As a result of this expanded agreement, Calypso users will now have access to NumeriX’s pricing and risk analytics software.