XenoNews - October 2008 Newsletter
Spain v. France at the Intel Faster Risk, Data and Analytics event
After another week of sub-prime gloom and doom around 100 people from Banks and Vendor institutions gathered for the Intel Faster Risk, Data and Analytics event to mix business with pleasure.
Interspersing presentations with a panel discussion, the evening culminated in a Chief Wine Officer reception pitting Spain against France in a fairly even contest.
Several themes were explored during the evening including the need for reliable, clean data and how this is key to the effective management of risk; the issues of increasing data volume and speed and the role of technology to assist in its effective management.
Speakers comprised: Andrew Parry, JP Morgan; Prof. Vassil Alexandrov, Reading University; Brian Sentance, Xenomorph and Boris Lipianen, Thomson Reuters.
To listen to the presentations go to:
http://www.intelfasterfs.com/category/podcasts/fasterfs-podcasts/
To view the slides which accompany Brian's presentation on accelerating data and analytics management, please click here (ppt).
Xenomorph Diary
US party
Xenomorph Inc. is hosting a party to beat the sub-prime blues on Wednesday November 12th at the stylish Classic Car Club, Manhattan. With a great evening's entertainment, fantastic prizes and top notch refreshments, this promises to be a party to remember. Admission will be by invitation only. For more information or to request an invitation contact .
Cutter Associates' Technology Council
We are delighted to have the opportunity to meet with members of Cutter Associates' Technology Council in London (21 Nov) and New York (2 & 3 Dec) when we exhibit at their research meetings reviewing data management solutions and risk management systems.
RiskMinds 2008
Xenomorph is sponsoring the welcome drinks at Risk Minds, which runs from 10th -12th December at the President Wilson Hotel, Geneva.
RiskMinds is the most comprehensive risk management event worldwide, offering the latest advances in credit, market, liquidity & operational risk management, measurement, modelling & capital allocation. To view the full agenda go to:
www.icbi-riskminds.com
To enjoy a 25% discount off the standard delegate rate, simply quote the following code KR2187XENMS when you register.
For all event registrations, please contact the ICBI RiskMinds 2008 Team on:
Tel: +44 (0)20 7017 7200
Fax: +44 (0)20 7017 7807
Email: info@icbi.co.uk
Web: www.icbi-riskminds.com
If you are attending RiskMinds and would like to set up a meeting with Xenomorph, please email: .
News in Brief
The development team has been busy preparing the release of TimeScape Version 3.2 for the end of October 2008. New functionality includes:
- TimeScape Data Broadcast Services
Provides services for managing the broadcast of stored and calculated data to external systems. - TimeScape Tick Capture Services
Enhanced to support the ability to perform tick snapshots at predefined intervals and times. - Multi-User Data Validation
Properties can now be configured which require two users to independently approve data. Multi-user validation also includes full audit event information for data points, new access permissions for approvers and locking of approved data values. - Database Templates
New administration tools for defining and manipulating database structures as template document files. - Fine-Grained Database Permissioning
Allowing enhanced user access control down to a category, property and data source level within a TimeScape database.
If you require any more information on this latest product release, please contact your Account Manager, or email info@xenomorph.com.
Xenomorph in the News
In the September edition of Wilmott, Brian Sentance, CEO Xenomorph, speaks to Eileen Lee about what looms on the technological horizon
http://www.xenomorph.com/news/inthepress/2008/sep/wilmott/
Carla Mangado, Inside Reference Data, 15 September 2008, explores what XBRL means to the reference data industry and canvasses industry experts for their views.
http://www.xenomorph.com/news/inthepress/2008/oct/XBRL-Marks-the-Spot.pdf
XenoInsider
Here's a roundup of the titles of the latest blog postings. Piqued your interest? Take a look at the full posting and post a comment here.
20 Oct 08 Unstructured Data Management Anyone?
17 Oct 08 Regulators and the law of unintended consequences
12 Oct 08 Sue the VaRists!
08 Oct 08 Time for system regulation?
06 Oct 08 Transparency for troubled times
01 Oct 08 Here today. Where tomorrow?
25 Sept 08 Bankers playing computer games?
24 Sept 08 Solid State Drives - the promise of a free lunch?
17 Sept 08 Independent no more?
11 Sept 08 'Inaction speaks louder than words'
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