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To: Frank A. Coluccio who wrote (31492)	9/25/2009 12:37:44 PM
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So much for limiting "low latency" trading, eh? I guess some trends in finance are just unstoppable. Jim

To: Frank A. Coluccio who wrote (31492)	9/29/2009 12:49:32 PM
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AboveNet announces ultralow latency guarantees across metro services portfolio Sep 29, 2009 \| Lightwave The program, called the Agility Guarantee, will offer customers ultralow-latency performance across the entire array of metro wave and Ethernet services that AboveNet provides in the top 15 U.S. markets. lw-media.com [ fac: it seems we've got a latency war going on here. Cf #msg-25971293 ] ------

To: Frank A. Coluccio who wrote (31492)	10/4/2009 2:31:26 PM
From: Frank A. Coluccio	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 46821

More on the latency wars over high-freq/algorithmic trading; this time its RCN weighing in; still waiting for VZ, TW and others to speak. -- Fiber Network Just For Connecting Exchanges and Data Centers in NY, NJ Soon to Launch Shane Kite \| Information Management Online \| Sep 25, 2009 RCN Metro is laying fiber for a low-latency co-location and exchange-only network connecting the major bourses and data centers in the New York and New Jersey financial hubs, according to John Romagnoli, senior manager of product development at RCN Metro. The firm will deploy services on the network by year end, he said, eventually offering speeds up to 100 gigabytes per interface. The project will be “100 percent complete” in six months, he said. Cont.: bit.ly See similar claims from Lexent #msg-25971293 and Abovenet #msg-25979309 ; I still think there's something to the microwave radio approach.... now, if someone would explain to RCN the difference between megabits and MegaBytes, that would be nice, too ... ------

To: Frank A. Coluccio who wrote (31492)	10/11/2009 3:02:17 AM
From: Frank A. Coluccio	Respond to of 46821

[Latency Testing] Correlsense Offers Latency Monitoring Free for A Year By Penny Crosman \| Wall Street & Technology \| Oct 07, 2009 Like the Experience Manager from OpTier we wrote about last week, Correlsense has software called SharePath RUM for managing and tracking business transactions through applications; the firm announced this morning its plan to offer the software free for one year, including support and maintenance (although, it says, some professional services fees may be required). Cont.: wallstreetandtech.com ------