Profile of Melanie Rodier

Senior Editor and Head of Video Member Since: 5/8/2014
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Melanie Rodier has worked as a print and broadcast journalist for over 10 years, covering business and finance, general news, and film trade news. Prior to joining Wall Street & Technology in April 2007, Melanie lived in Paris, where she worked for the International Herald Tribune, and Rome, where she wrote for Reuters and Screen International, a film trade publication. Melanie was born in London, and graduated from Oxford University where she studied Spanish and Italian. She is also a fluent French speaker.

Global Trading Technology Spend Reached $45.8 billion in 2007

12/20/2007
Global spend on trading and related technology and services reached an estimated USD$45.8 billion in 2007, according to a new report from Somerset, UK-based Kimsey Consulting.

U.S. Banks Are Targets in 60 Percent of Worldwide Phishing Attacks

12/19/2007
Phishing Attacks target U.S. institions most, according to the RSA's Anti-Fraud Command Center.

SEC's Old Computer System Is Hampering Efforts to Stop Insider Trading

12/18/2007
A new report found that deficiencies in the SEC's computer system are hampering the watchdog's efforts to thwart insider trading and spot other regulatory violations...

Wall Street Firms Increasingly Adopt Web 2.0

12/18/2007
Financial firms increasingly are adopting Web 2.0 technologies to give customers the collaborative tools they've come to expect online. But traditional firms still have to catch up with the new generation of online brokers, and security remains a major concern.

Financial Industry’s Pandemic Exercise Gets Mixed Results

12/17/2007
2,775 firms took part in the three-week long exercise, which allowed enough time to simulate a full pandemic wave.

Saxo Bank CEO Says Second Life is Good for Communications and Fun

12/17/2007
Although it still is too early to tell how companies ultimately will leverage Second Life to gain strategic business advantage, the financial services industry continues to expand in the virtual world as it grows more and more popular.

Agito Networks Releases RoamAnywhere Mobility Router

12/12/2007
The router is a platform for mobile convergence with which an enterprise can leverage its WiFi networks for in-building mobile voice and data services.

L’Huillier Named CTO at Project Turquoise

12/12/2007
Former Boston Stock Exchange CIO moves to head technology at Project Turquoise.

Vhayu Co-Founder Chadha Heads to Nirvana Financial

12/12/2007
Chadha aims to enable the provider of technology for global hedge funds to take full advantage of available global market data while minimizing latency.

Data Breaches Costly For Financial Firms

12/12/2007
Data breaches are costly for any company, but according to a 2007 study by the Ponemon Institute the average total cost for an incident is much higher in the financial sector.

iPhone Gets Secure VPN Solution

12/11/2007
In a bid to turn Apple's iPhone into a business tool, Astaro, a unified threat management solution maker, announced it will now provide the device's users with virtual office capabilities...

Data Analysis Demand Spurs Need For Business Intelligence, Says American Century's Gudrun Neumann

12/7/2007
Keeping up with all the advances on the trading end also is important, as is the greening of IT, says Gudrun Neumann in a Wall Street & Technology podcast. We expect questions from potential customers along the lines of how green our data centers are.

Intelligence Chief Warns Banks of Chinese Espionage threat

12/3/2007
UK intelligence network MI5 has contacted 300 chief executives and security experts at leading British financial institutions, warning them that Chinese state organizations may be spying on them...