Pico Introduces First Pure Optical Backbone Network Connecting Key Financial Market Data Centers in New Jersey

Capable of delivering up to 10Tbps of backbone capacity and 100Gbps of client access capacity

New York, London: October 8, 2019 ‒ Pico, a leading provider of technology services for the financial markets community globally, is pleased to announce the launch of an optical dark-fiber network with capacity of up to ten terabits per second (Tbps), initially connecting Wall Street liquidity centers Equinix NY4 (Secaucus), Nasdaq (Carteret), Intercontinental Exchange NYSE (Mahwah), and Cyxtera NJ2 (Weehawken).

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Pico Announces New Managed Hosting Services at Borsa Italiana

Delivering low-latency hosting services with direct connectivity in the exchange colocation facility

New York, London, Milan – October 1, 2019 – Pico, a leading provider of technology services for the financial markets community globally, today announced the latest extension to its European network of exchange colocation facilities with the addition of hosting services at the Borsa Italiana exchange colocation facility in Milan.

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Pico Appoints Former ITG CEO, Francis J. Troise, to its Board of Directors

Role to support Pico as it accelerates and leads the next phase of transformation in capital markets technology services sector

New York, NY – September 17, 2019 – Pico, a leading provider of technology services for the financial markets community globally, today announced the appointment of Francis J. Troise to its Board of Directors supporting the firm’s growth and innovation trajectory. 

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Pico to acquire Corvil, creating the new benchmark for technology services in financial markets

Combines world-class providers of Infrastructure-as-a-Service and real-time performance analytics to unlock a new era of transparent and on-demand global fintech services

New York, London, Dublin – July 9, 2019 – Pico, a leading provider of technology services for the global financial markets community, today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Corvil, a market leader in real-time analytics and machine intelligence products for financial markets infrastructure performance and operations.

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Pico Names Emma Wheeler New Chief Commercial Officer, EMEA

New York, NY – June 18, 2019 – Pico, a leading infrastructure, connectivity, cloud technology, data and analytics services provider to the financial services industry, today announced the appointment of Emma Wheeler as Pico’s Chief Commercial Officer for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) starting this July. She joins Pico as a member of the global senior executive team, reporting to Pico CEO Jarrod Yuster and working closely with Pico Global Head of Sales Michael Verkuijl and Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) Marc Hineman.

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Pico Launches Low-Latency Global Connectivity Ring, Expanding PicoNet to the World’s Major Financial Data Centers

New York, NY – June 04, 2019 – Pico, a leading infrastructure, connectivity, cloud technology, data and analytics services provider to the financial services industry, today announced the launch of its global connectivity ring, expanding the PicoNet backbone to the major financial data centers in North America, Europe and Asia. PicoNet is Pico’s private, proprietary network that enables clients to excel in today’s competitive markets by providing low-latency and reliable connectivity to hundreds of liquidity sources, information providers and counterparties.

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Pico Extends Global Buildout with Strategic New Hires, Additional Offices and Increased Data Center Presence in Asia Pacific (APAC)

March 12, 2019

NEW YORK / SINGAPORE – Pico, the leading infrastructure, connectivity, data and cloud technology provider to the global financial services community, is pleased to announce its continued global expansion into the world’s major financial markets with several strategic new hires, additional offices and increased data center presence in Asia Pacific (APAC).

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Pico Appoints Jason Emerson as Chief Operating Officer

January 24, 2019 10:03 AM Eastern Standard Time

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Pico, the leading infrastructure, connectivity, data and cloud technology provider to the global financial services community, today announced the appointment of Jason Emerson as Chief Operating Officer. Jason brings more than two decades of financial and operational experience to the role, most recently serving as Chief Financial Officer of Dynasty Financial Partners and, before that, Chief Operating Officer of Convergex.

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Pico Appoints Michael Verkuijl as Global Head of Sales and Marketing

NEW YORK, Nov. 27, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Pico, the leading infrastructure, connectivity, data and cloud technology provider to the global financial services community, today announces the appointment of Michael Verkuijl as Global Head of Sales and Marketing. In this role, Michael joins as a member of Pico’s executive team, reporting to Jarrod Yuster, CEO.

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Pico Selects Zayo for Global Network Backbone

Solution to provide connectivity to key financial markets

March 21, 2018 

BOULDER, Colo.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Pico, a leading financial infrastructure services provider, has selected Zayo Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: ZAYO) for a low-latency global backbone network. Pico’s extensive evaluation process culminated with the selection of Zayo and the design of a solution that includes two diverse rings connecting major financial markets for Pico in the U.S., Europe and Asia, with fully diverse subsea, terrestrial systems and cable landing stations.

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Juniper Networks’ Expanded Portfolio Makes Enterprises Multicloud-Ready

Expanded Portfolio in the Data Center, Campus, Branch and Cloud Simplifies the Journey to a Secure and Automated Multicloud

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Feb. 15, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Juniper Networks (NYSE:JNPR), an industry leader in automated, scalable and secure networks, today introduced an expanded portfolio of offerings that will bring businesses closer to a secure and automated multicloud environment. Adding to its robust portfolio of data center, campus, branch and cloud networking solutions, Juniper Networks is providing the infrastructure solutions organizations need to become multicloud-ready.

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