Winners Announced for Inaugural Buy-Side Technology Awards

After an overwhelming response of category entries for the Buy-Side technology awards 2007, buy-side technology are delighted to announce the winners.

London, UK (PRWEB) November 3, 2007 -- Buy-Side Technology (www.buysidetechnology.net), part of the Incisive Media's Financial Technology Division, has announced the winners of the publication's inaugural Buy-Side Technology Awards 2007.

The awards comprised 92 entries across 17 categories covering a range of business processes from the front to the back office. The category winners were decided by a panel of seven judges - four buy-side focused technology consultants (Catherine Doherty from Investit; Brad Bailey from The Aite Group; Paul Miller from Morse; and Mason Snyder from Deloitte & Touche LLP) - and the publication's three journalists: Victor Anderson (Editor); Stewart Eisenhart (US Editor) and Joel Clark (staff writer).

The awards ceremony is scheduled to be held on Friday November 2 at the Lanesborough in London starting at 12.30.

The final award - the best overall buy-side technology vendor for 2007 - will be presented at the awards ceremony and then released on our website at www.buysidetechnology.net/awards.

Below is a list of the Buy-Side Technology Award Winners 2007:

Best buy-side OMS - Charles River IMS

Best buy-side EMS - Fidessa LatentZero Minerva EMS

Best buy-side algorithmic/DMA product - Goldman Sachs GSAT

Best buy-side risk analytics product - Imagine Trading System

Best buy-side performance measurement & attribution product - Statpro SPA v5

Best buy-side commodities trading platform/service - Trading Technologies X_Trader

Best buy-side pricing/valuation service - Markit

Best buy-side data management product - Citadel Associates CADIS

Best data provider to the buy side - Rimes Technologies SmartFiles

Best buy-side portfolio analytics product - Sophis VALUE

Best buy-side integrated front-office platform - Charles River IMS

Best buy-side portfolio accounting platform - Advent Geneva

Best buy-side client reporting platform - Advent APX

Best broker-supplied tool/technology to the buy side - BNY Convergex APEX

Best buy-side newcomer (vendor or product) - Derivative Fitch RAP CD

Best in-house developed or proprietary technology - UBS Delta

For more information please contact:

Victor Anderson

Editor, Buy-Side Technology

+44 (0) 207 484 9799

Claire Light    

Marketing, Buy-Side Technology

+ 44 (0) 207 004 7450

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