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Industries:

  • Financial Services

Offering Groups:

  • UNIX Servers
  • Computing Products

Solution Areas:

  • Systems & Network Management

Regions:

  • Japan

Challenges:

  • Increase processing power and performance of UNIX system for internet trading
  • Secure higher reliability of hardware

Benefits:

  • Improved reliability and performance of UNIX system
  • Improved quality of service to customers

Nomura Securities Co., Ltd.


Nomura Securities Choses Fujitsu's "PRIMEPOWER" for their UNIX based Trading Systems

Today, with interest rates being kept so low, corporations and individuals alike face the task of making the best use of their assets. Securities transactions through online trading over the Internet are now gaining in popularity as a means of asset utilization accessible to everybody. As well as seeing high value in putting transactions online, securities companies are also adopting a systematic approach to business. Both measures have a direct impact on improved quality of service.

Nomura Securities Co., Ltd., the largest securities company in Japan, has a better than average record of early development and deployment of such systems. Within their group, the Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. (NRI), plays an active role in their ability as an early adopter. In particular their pioneering and progressive approach to the introduction of advanced security transaction systems and related business is highly regarded in this industry sector.

Nomura Securities has also taken another step in securing the reliability of its system, hat of effectively processing the ever-growing volume of securities transactions. To do so, the company took the traditional and standard approach of enhancing its computer hardware performance to both increase its processing power and secure higher reliability in its UNIX environment. The server that met and was chosen for Nomura's requirements was a PRIMEPOWER server from Fujitsu Ltd.


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