Thomson Reuters and CME Group to Combine Instant Messaging Networks

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Thomson Reuters and CME Group announced today that they have agreed to implement connectivity between their instant messaging networks, Thomson Reuters Eikon Messenger and CME Pivot Instant Messaging, to support open and compliant cross-industry communication for financial and commodities markets.

Seamless Communications

The combined service which will be available in late Q3 2016 will enable over 300,000 current market participants using the respective messenger services to communicate seamlessly across platforms. 

Both companies saw a surge in new instant messaging account registrations in June. This coincided with Yahoo’s decision to discontinue support for legacy versions of its instant messaging service, as well as the ... (read more)