Kx Systems' lead product is our high-performance
relational database system, kdb+. The database includes a complete
programming and querying environment, implemented through the
q language. Kdb+ is available on 64-bit commodity hardware on most operating systems.
When compared with conventional relational
databases, kdb+ is: faster -
customer benchmarks typically show kdb+ to be 10 to 100 times
faster than their legacy database better -
kdb+ provides more functionality (SQL, time-series analysis,
and applications) with less overhead (kdb+ code requires
100 KB instead of 100 MB) cheaper -
with kdb+ you can be productive in days, with minimal administration,
and with cost-efficient servers and storage systems.
We also have a suite of financial industry
applications layered on kdb+: kdb+tick a
tick database kdb+tow a
fast market replay application kdb+taq a
fast loader of NYSE TAQ data into kdb+
faster -
customer benchmarks typically show kdb+ to be 10 to 100 times
faster than their legacy database