AUSTIN, TX — (Marketwire) — 12/05/11 — ® today announced that time synchronization software and the Solarflare® SFN5322F Dual-Port 10GbE Precision Time Synchronization Server Adapter were benchmarked with time distribution accuracy as precise as 300 nanoseconds. Three separate, logged, multi-hour runs were performed by FSMLabs in response to a request by a high-frequency trading and hedge fund firm. The test was run using Precision Time Protocol in a plug-and-play mode with no special configuration.
“For high-frequency trading, a variance of a microsecond in time accuracy can be an operational risk issue that destroys competitive advantage,” said Cort Dougan, chief technology officer of FSMLabs. “The test with Solarflare was required by a highly competitive firm, and these results clearly support their trading strategies. TimeKeeper provides many additional benefits to trading operations, including fastest time delivery into application software, multi-time source management, and performance logging across the network. But time precision in the sub-microsecond range is the foundation requirement, and this is unquestionably available in this configuration.”
“Solarflare enables its customers to build the highest-performance, lowest-latency, and most scalable 10GbE networks in the industry. For aggressive trading firms using every technological advantage, our SFN5322F and its onboard Stratum 3 clock are best in class for data transport with high-precision synchronized clocking,” said Bruce Tolley, Solarflare-s vice president of solutions marketing. “We are pleased to have worked with FSMLabs to deliver this breakthrough solution for the distribution of high-precision time. We look forward to partnering together with common customers in the trading and financial services markets.”
Solarflare support is available now in TimeKeeper. For more information or a demonstration of TimeKeeper 5.0 with any hardware, network and software configuration, contact FSMLabs at .
Solarflare is a leading provider of application-intelligent networking I/O products that bridge the gap between applications and the network, delivering improved performance, increased scalability, and higher return on investment. The company-s solutions are widely used in scale-out server environments such as high frequency trading, high performance computing, cloud, virtualization and big data. Solarflare-s products are available from leading distributors and value-added resellers, as well as from Dell, IBM, and HP. Solarflare is headquartered in Irvine, California and has an R&D site in Cambridge, UK.
FSMLabs is a technology development company specializing in time-related innovation. The firm-s latest product is TimeKeeper, the software solution of choice for a growing number of high-speed trading firms for high-precision synchronization of time data from reference clocks to the application layer in networked environments. FSMLabs has more than 12 years experience in real-time operating systems and software for industries such as finance, avionics and robotics, where time is a mission-critical resource. The company is privately held and headquartered in Austin, Texas. For more information, visit .
Contact:
Kathleen Hawk for FSMLabs
Clearview PR
847-687-2222
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