Latest BT News: Finextra Research

Burgundy gets connected with BT Radianz

Burgundy, a new MTF owned by Scandinavian banks and brokers that will offer trading in Nordic securities from later this year, has chosen BT to provide connectivity services.

24 March 2009

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Swift signs three-year video conferencing deal with BT

Financial messaging network Swift has signed a three-year managed services deal with BT to support the use of Cisco telepresence videoconferencing suites at five offices worldwide.

16 February 2009

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BT extends Radianz Ultra Access to Chicago

BT has extended its low latency connectivity offering, Radianz Ultra Access, into Chicago.

10 November 2008

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BT and List win e-MID IT contract

Italian bank-backed interbank deposit and swaps mart e-MID has contracted with local software house List and BT Radianz to provide the backbone for its new electronic money market platform, servicing 258 member banks in 26 countries worldwide

29 October 2008

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Euroclear signs for BT managed security services

European depository Euroclear has signed a three year deal with UK telco BT for the provision of security monitoring and management services.

29 September 2008

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Visa Europe migrates to new BT network

Visa Europe is migrating its transaction network onto BT's IP-based 21CN Global Network under a five year managed services deal.

15 July 2008

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Nationwide outsources IT networks to BT

The UK's Nationwide Building Society is outsourcing the management of its networked IT services to BT under a seven year, £160 million deal.

30 June 2008

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BT to host Turquoise trading platform

Turquoise, the multi-lateral trading facility established by nine leading European investment banks, has chosen BT to provide secure hosting for its trading platform and low-latency connectivity.

26 February 2008

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Banks failing to plan for environmental sustainability - study

A general lack of planning means UK banks are failing to use technology effectively to improve environmental sustainability, according to a study conducted by Datamonitor and commissioned by BT Global Services.

04 January 2008

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LogicaCMG rises on appointment of Andy Green as new CEO

Shares in LogicaCMG jumped 6.8% on news that the Dutch-Anglo computing group has appointed Andy Green, head of strategy and operations at BT, as its new chief executive.

09 October 2007

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BT inks Standard Chartered network services deal

Standard Chartered Bank has signed a contract with UK telco BT for the supply of network services covering its operations in 16 countries.

21 August 2007

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Dealing room refits fuel US trading technology boom - Kimsey

Expenditure on trading applications and telecoms is growing at 10% per annum in the US Tri-State region with no sign of an imminent slowdown, according to the latest report from Kimsey Consulting.

16 July 2007

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