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Computerworld: Nasdaq CIO Confirms Move to Open-Source Instinet Apps

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Web Webster
Web Webster
May 18, 2005

“Nasdaq Stock Market Inc.’s CIO said last week that the exchange
will scrap its proprietary SuperMontage order entry and execution
system in favor of an open-source system from electronic broker
Instinet Group Inc., which Nasdaq agreed to acquire last month.

“The move to switch systems is a key part of Nasdaq’s effort to
integrate its technology with that of Instinet and Brut LLC, which
it bought from SunGard Data Systems Inc. for $190 million
[€150.3 million] last fall…”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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