Latest Sun Microsystems Inc News: Finextra Research

Sun to host MasterCard SecureCode; Visa contracts with BT for IT management

MasterCard has elected to run its SecureCode hosted credit card fraud service on Sun Fire servers running Java technology and the Solaris operating platform.

10 September 2003

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Thomson strikes Sun FIX alliance and market data deals with FTSE and GL Trade

Thomson Financial's order routing network AutEx is to be made available to users of FIXedge, the FIX engine brought to market by B2bits and Sun Microsystems.

17 June 2003

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ACI Worldwide and Sun partner for Java payments products

ACI Worldwide is teaming with Sun Microsystems to develop and market Java-based e-payment solutions for the global financial services industry.

04 June 2003

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eBucks deploys GemStone data solution on Sun servers

South Africa-based eBucks, the online banking arm of FirstRand Bank, is implementing an integrated data mangement solution from Oregon's GemStone Systems and Sun Microsystems.

29 May 2003

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Belgian government begins Java card trials

The Belgian government has begun a six-month pilot of a project that aims to provide every citizen over 12-years old with a multi-application personal ID card based on Java card technology.

10 April 2003

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Sun technology to underpin Cbot Liffe Connect platform

Sun Microsystems is to supply the infrastructure and managed services to support the implementation of the Liffe Connect platform from London-based Euronext.liffe at the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT).

04 April 2003

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Sun signs 78 to Kirchman's Bankway

Sun Microsystems says it has signed up 78 mid-market banks in the US to Kirchman Corporation's Bankway product in the last 90 days.

01 April 2003

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Morgan Stanley advances Linux migration

Morgan Stanley is running two years ahead of schedule in its ambitious Unix-to-Linux migration programme says Jeffrey Birnbaum, managing director and head of enterprise computing at the Wall Street bank's institutional securities division.

23 January 2003

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Sun Microsystems announces buy-now-pay-later scheme

Sun Microsystems has launched Simply Deferred, a financing scheme for UK customers to purchase its mid-range servers now but pay later.

22 November 2002

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Sun and Algorithmics strengthen risk alliance

Sun Microsystems and Toronto-based Algorithmics have announced plans to strengthen their relationship in a bid to assist financial firms in complying with the forthcoming Basel II regulations on risk management.

21 November 2002

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Misys and Sun in bank messaging pact

Misys International Banking Systems has signed a porting and marketing deal with Sun Microsystems for the development of a global messaging hub for international banks.

24 October 2002

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Visa EU creates consumer data warehouse

Visa EU is to create one of Europe's largest data warehouses in a bid to provide banks with detailed, up-to-the-minute information on consumer spending patterns.

21 October 2002

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