IMD: "CEP vendors call for standard benchmarks"

CLICK TO READ: Inside Market Data, 19 Nov 07

"[Aleri CEO, Don] DeLoach says vendors should look to independent third parties, such as STAC, which can analyze competing products side-by-side using control datafeeds comprising the same data sources, with standard hardware,...."  "Rival Coral8 also believes there is a need for benchmarks. 'We would be in favor of that-in fact, we've already done some internal work with STAC,' says John Morrell, director of product marketing at the vendor."