When the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) came into force on 1 November 2007, it affected nearly every firm active in the financial services and commodity derivatives markets with customers and counter parties in the European Economic area. David Cotterell, CEO of SQS UK, looks at the implications compliance has had on a corporation’s IT infrastructure and what solutions are on offer.

The Quality Assurance role has existed for as long as software itself. While “bugs” have evolved from real bugs eating away on vacuum tubes to much more difficult to identify typos and oversights in code, the need to identify and stamp out these bugs as quickly as possible remains as important as ever...

As more and more vendors of embedded systems and software expand globally with specialised or niche-targeted products, user-friendly licensing combined with software piracy prevention has become essential for success...

As the information technology infrastructure in the retail industry matures, the store of the future will include a plethora of devices that enable retailers to better service and target their customers.  The challenge for retailers will be to incorporate all these new devices into their infrastructure to enable seamless end to end connectivity...

The initial focus of WLAN 802.11 was on computer to computer connectivity, and a wireless replacement for wired Ethernet networking. The technology is widely adapted to M2M applications, especially in industrial environments...

Leviton Manufacturing dates back to the dawn of the electrical era in 1906. Originally engaged in the fabrication of mantle tips for gas lighting, the company quickly saw the potential in the newly harnessed source of energy and converted to production of an electrical pull-chain lampholder...