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London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) today announces that three exchanges on three continents, Borsa Italiana, Johannesburg Stock Exchange and Mongolian Stock Exchange have, within the last month, successfully migrated to the Group’s ultra-low latency, high performance trading platform, Millennium Exchange.

TradingScreen (TradingScreen), the leading independent provider of liquidity, trading and investment technology via SaaS, today announced that it has signed a partnership agreement with IlliquidX, an innovative independent financial services boutique specialized in providing prices and liquidity for illiquid fixed income securities in various markets. Under the terms of the deal, IlliquidX, using TradingScreen technology, will give buy-side clients access to more than 5,500 distressed securities.

ADVA Optical Networking announced today that NYSE Euronext, a leading global provider of financial markets and innovative trading technologies, has deployed the ADVA FSP 3000 in its new Secure Financial Trading Infrastructure (SFTI) access center. SFTI, owned and operated by NYSE Euronext, is a dedicated backbone for the securities markets and is used by the financial community for trading, market data and colocation access. Already deployed in some of theworld's largest financial networks, the ADVA FSP 3000 was specifically chosen because of its extensive certifications, proven low-latency capabilities and small footprint.

DealHub (Option Computers) today announced that it is implementing its eFX solution at Royal Exchange (TEG Capital), enabling complete automation of the trade lifecycle, from liquidity sourcing through price construction and distribution, to execution and hedging.

SunGard and RBS Markets & International Banking, the UK-based investment bank, have collaborated to implement SunGard's Valdi Trader Lite exchange traded derivatives trading workstation. This platform supports RBS’ global expansion of its futures and options business and is part of a long-term relationship with SunGard that gives RBS clients access to major exchanges and listed contracts around the world. SunGard supports access to more than 70 derivatives exchanges worldwide.

Thomson Reuters, the world’s leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of the shares of FXall for $22 per share in cash. FXall, is the leading independent global provider of electronic foreign exchange trading solutions to corporations and asset managers. Under the agreement, Thomson Reuters will launch a tender offer, which is subject to standard regulatory approvals, for the acquisition in the coming days. The FXall Board has unanimously resolved to recommend that all shareholders tender their shares into the offer.

ENYX, designing and delivering the future of trading technology; adds key US markets decoders for its FPGA based Trading Platform.

Equinix, a provider of global data center services, and BATS Global Markets (BATS) today announced that Equinix will offer its customers connectivity to BATS’ secondary data center facility in Chicago.

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Cielo Networks, the world's leading provider of ultra-low latency (ULL) optimized digital microwave solutions for trading network applications, today announced the availability of SkyLink Mercury, the world's first dynamically adaptive microwave radio IF repeater system. When deployed with Cielo Networks' SkyLink CG ULL microwave terminals, the Mercury system provides repeater site latencies of less than 200 nanoseconds, dramatically reducing the end to end latency of microwave based trading networks. Unlike standalone static RF or IF repeater systems, the Mercury system is fully integrated with the SkyLink CG system operating firmware.

Hibernia Atlantic, a provider of global capacity services, announces today the expansion of Hibernia's Global Express Platform into the Equinix TY2 Tokyo International Business Exchange (IBX) data center. This extends Hibernia's low latency network from other key Equinix locations such as Chicago, Secaucus, and Slough, offering Hibernia's clients, including exchanges, banks, execution venues, hedge funds and market data providers, ultra low latency trading between Tokyo and other key cities.

Portware, the leading provider of global, multi-asset trading solutions, today announced significant enhancements to its FX trading platform. Clients can now take advantage of Portware’s cloud-based FX trading solution for fast deployment and streamlined connectivity to all global liquidity providers, including banks, ECNs and interdealer trading platforms. Portware has also enhanced its FX transaction cost analysis (TCA) service, adding additional reporting and analytics options that give traders greater insight into their execution performance. Portware’s FX business continues to expand rapidly, driven by global asset managers and pension funds seeking improved FX execution quality and advanced toolsets to manage institutional order flow.