Hello all,

What do you recomend as the best option for setting up MX 2.x in High Availability environment?  Using Sybase replication technology seems to be the best choice to implement, but I’m afraid of all the operations that are not logged.  Any ideas?

Thanks

Antonio

Excelian is a leading Murex, Grid and High Performance Computing consulting company providing system selection, implementation, integration and managed support services for clients in the Capital Markets and Commodities sectors.

Our proven track record of delivering successful, flexible and tailored projects has led to us becoming the UK’s first official ‘Murex Solution Integrator’ and preferred consulting partner for many of the world’s leading financial institutions.

The company has also expanded into specialist areas including Openlink technology for physical commodity trading, Reduced Carbon Computing and ISO 14001 accreditation. Our global presence has also expanded with the opening of branches in New York, Sydney and Johannesburg to service our clients with a full suite of services on a truly global basis.

Excelian prides itself on the expert knowledge of its staff, the quality of its deliverables, value-add tools, methodologies and processes and the open, honest and trusting relationships established over the years with our clients and partners alike.

These, alongside our inherent belief in true client partnership, team integration and transfer of knowledge have all become hallmarks of our unique service.

MindTree Ltd., a global IT and R&D Services Company, and Murex, the leading provider of cross-asset trading, risk management and processing solutions, today announced a strategic partnership. MindTree becomes a preferred partner of Murex for system implementation and support services and hosts the Murex Offshore Development Center (ODC) in Bangalore.

The ODC provides an extension of the new Murex division, CDS (Customer Delivery Services), and serves Murex’s technology needs in system implementation tools and technologies. The first assignments will focus on the Murex MX.3 platform upgrade program and will include report and datamart development and conversions. The current team of Murex consultants at MindTree is approximately 100 people and is expected to grow rapidly and cover the full spectrum of Murex capabilities.

“MindTree and Murex have been working together for several years, and today we’re taking our partnership to the next level,” said Philippe Helou, founding partner, Murex. “Over the course of our relationship, MindTree has demonstrated the ability to provide a talent pool that understands our solutions and we have delivered several successful engagements jointly, including those for some large European, Australian and Asian banks. Combined with our closely aligned corporate values, we feel this partnership will bring seamless professional support and reduced Total Cost of Ownership to our customers.”

Murex focuses its resources and R&D investments on providing the world’s top financial institutions with innovative integrated solutions covering all front-office, risk management and back-office operations while delivering in-depth functionalities for a wide range of asset classes – from basic to the most complex structured and derivatives products. Sell-side financial institutions, utilities, corporations, hedge funds, private banks and asset managers rely upon the Murex MX portfolio to support their capital markets activities and gain sustainable edge.
“MindTree is very excited to be embarking on the next stage of its relationship with Murex. This relationship helps to further deepen our service offerings in the Banking and Capital Markets space,” said Ashok Hegde, vice president, Capital Markets, MindTree. “Murex is a recognized global leader in the Capital Markets, and its selection of MindTree as a preferred implementation and offshore partner is an important endorsement of our industry expertise.”

MindTree’s Capital Markets offerings are structured around the derivatives practice, equity and fixed income, hedge funds, package expertise and architecting and solutions. MindTree’s Capital Markets services encompass Front Office (sales, trades, market making and repossession); Middle Office (risk management, analytics, feed services, trade and decision support); and Back Office (clearing, settlement, accounting, payment and reconciliation services – cash, trade books, and depository system management and reconciliation).

Taskforce iT Consulting, Inc. was founded in 1998 in Los Angeles, California. The company specializes in Murex Implementations, Upgrades and Integration-Projects. Recent implementations include Bankgesellschaft, ABN AMRO, Halifax Bank of Scotland (HBOS), Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), Bear Stearns, SAC and Credit Suisse where Taskforce worked on behalf of Murex Paris, Murex North America and various consulting companies (Excelian, Accenture, …). Taskforce operates world-wide. The Murex User Group is the leading community of Murex Users world-wide and was founded by Taskforce’s CEO Markus Linke. Taskforce is also the main sponsor of the Murex User Group.

Unlike many other companies who would try to attract search engines with statements like the below we actually do work hands on with the listed technologies:

“Murex is one of the market leading trading and risk management platforms used by investment banks, corporate treasuries, asset managers and hedge funds.

We can provide services required in supporting, upgrading or implementing all front to back office Murex modules at greenfield or existing project sites located in Europe, Asia Pacific and North America.”