About Street#Grid

Investment banks and other financial firms are increasingly looking towards grid computing, virtualization and innovative HPC technology to leverage existing IT resources and gain a competitive edge for their business lines. Street Grid and City Grid are the leading industry forums for Chief Architects, Grid Programme Managers and other senior IT executives responsible for grid computing and HPC. The Grid event series examine the latest IT innovations, business challenges, and applications for this rapidly evolving technology.

Hosted by DWT and Waters magazine, STREET#GRID will bring together the leading global investment banks, asset managers, brokers and securities firms to share their experiences and discuss the key challenges in deploying the latest grid computing and virtualization technology within their businesses.

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Waters

Since its launch in 1993, Waters has been relied on by financial technology professionals worldwide for focused, in-depth coverage of financial market data and technology.

The financial services industry spends more on technology than any other. Banks and investment banks - whether global or regional - rely on technology to help keep their traders ahead of the competition. As firms trade up their systems, Waters defines the challenges that the top global financial services confront, be they old school issues like trading room systems and operations or new business propositions like consortia portals and e-commerce spin-offs.

Waters also examines fundamental issues like talent retention and compensation (see our annual salary benchmark every December in our careers issue). Regular contributions from industry experts provide exclusive insights from some of the world's most highly respected IT professionals, allowing readers to hear from those making the decisions on how technology is changing the world of financial services. Waters also profiles the financial services firms who are breaking in new technologies, as well as new vendor solutions which could provide the next big leap.

Monthly special reports offer additional in-depth coverage of market specific IT initiatives including fixed income, equities, derivatives and FX as well as strategic enterprise-wide initiatives like ASP's and eCRM.

DWT

Dealing with Technology (DWT) is a weekly news service that delivers up-to-date news, analysis and reports of how the world's sell-side financial trading markets are leveraging the latest IT innovations, plus the key technology issues from the major financial centers.

Each issue reports on user firms and their implementations of new systems and third-party products as well as in-depth reporting on how they're staying ahead of the competition via their IT strategies. Plus the latest on trade-critical IT functions, emerging technologies, the individuals pushing for change and the strategies that IT professionals need to stay ahead of the curve.