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SUSE Linux to speed up real-time trading
Jun. 23, 2007

Novell this week announced that it has entered into an agreement with server and storage switch vendor Voltaire on a joint software package -- featuring real-time SUSE Linux -- that improves performance of real-time trading applications in the financial markets.

The new software, which takes advantage of InfiniBand interconnectivity, reduces latency bottlenecks on both the operating system level and the data center fabric, a Voltaire spokesperson said from the company headquarters in Billerica, Mass.

In addition, the software features comprehensive support for both the operating system and InfiniBand capabilities, allowing customers to take advantage of improved performance and the highest levels of availability, the spokesperson said.

The combined hardware/software package consists of SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time, Voltaire Grid Backbone InfiniBand-based switching hardware, OpenFabrics Enterprise Edition 1.2 InfiniBand software and additional enterprise-focused functionality from Voltaire.

SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time is designed for a broad range of business applications, including financial trading, telecommunications, modeling, simulation, data acquisition, industrial control and medical imaging systems.

Voltaire provides 10 or 20 GB/ps bandwidth, utilizing InfiniBand and RDMA technology to deliver superior message delivery rates and significantly lower latency and CPU overhead, the spokesperson said.

The solution addresses one of financial services firms' key information technology challenges: achieving faster speeds for market data and trading applications. Competitive advantage in the financial services industry is dictated by the ability to process as many messages per second as possible and at the lowest latency, the spokesperson said.

The solution integrates the industry-standard, open source OFED 1.2 InfiniBand software deep into the SUSE operating system to increase messages per second and reduce overall system latency for faster data processing, the spokesperson said.

The Voltaire solution is also available for Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 for customers who do not require real-time capabilities in the operating system but still need high throughput.

Availability

The package will become available when Novell releases its maintenance upgrade to SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time in July, a Novell spokesperson said.


--Chris Preimesberger




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