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ICE Clear US deploys Micro Design Services post trade management system

The Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) Clear U.S. has deployed the new electronic Post Trade Management System (PTMS) for ICE trades that was designed and developed by Micro Design Services.

21 December 2007

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Department of Justice investigates Diebold

As announced on October 2, 2007, Diebold, Incorporated (NYSE: DBD) has been engaged in an ongoing discussion with the Office of the Chief Accountant (OCA) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regarding the company's prior, discontinued practice of recognizing certain revenue on a "bill and hold" basis.

21 December 2007

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ACI gets non-compliance notice from Nasdaq

ACI Worldwide (NasdaqGS:ACIW) (the "Company") today announced that on December 19, 2007 it received a written Staff Determination notice from the NASDAQ Stock Market ("NASDAQ") stating that the Company is not in compliance with NASDAQ's Marketplace Rule 4310(c) (14) because it did not timely file its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2007.

21 December 2007

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NetEconomy adds FircoSoft technology to AML system

NetEconomy, the global leader in financial crime management and compliance solutions, and a business unit of Fiserv (NASDAQ:FISV), today announced that it has signed a strategic OEM agreement with FircoSoft, the leading provider of watchlist filtering solutions.

21 December 2007

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TSX Datalinx to distribute Chi-X Canada market data

TSX Datalinx, a division of TSX, is pleased to announce that it will distribute Instinet's Chi-X Canada ATS (alternative trading system) order and trade data.

21 December 2007

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Protiviti adds Fenech, Iyer and Mason to financial services industry team

Protiviti, a leading independent risk consulting firm, has strengthened its UK Financial Services Industry (FSI) practice with three significant appointments.

21 December 2007

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Thailand's Bank of Ayudhya implements Fermat for Basel II compliance

Fermat Private Limited, a leading independent provider of risk and performance management solutions to the global banking industry, today announced that it has successfully implemented Fermat's CAD Basel II (RWA & Reporting) for Bank of Thailand (BoT) at Bank of Ayudhya Public Company Limited (BAY), in a record of five months, which is among the fastest implementations anywhere in Asia Pacific for a bank of this asset size.

21 December 2007

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TrygVesta renews CSC IT outsourcing deal

Computer Sciences Corporation (NYSE:CSC) today announced that it has signed a five-year, $192 million information technology (IT) outsourcing contract renewal with TrygVesta, the second-largest insurance company in the Nordic region.

21 December 2007

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Dubai Financial Services Authority recognises CME

CME Group, the world's largest and most diverse exchange, announced today that the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) has granted CME, a CME Group Company, the status of a Recognized Body within the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC).

21 December 2007

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