Kx Systems today announced announced kdb+ database and application support for Mac OS X. The company says it added Mac support because of increasing requests from kdb+ developers, who work in the leading global financial firms that comprise the Kx user base. “As Apple continues to offer larger, faster servers built on Intel processors, the Macintosh is becoming an attractive alternative for financial institutions,” said Simon Garland, Kx CTO. “IT departments are looking for maintainable performance, and Macintosh servers are simple to administer. Kdb+ doesn’t need a raft of clusters and grids in order to deliver millisecond query response times. New customers are often surprised by how much they can accomplish using our software with a single processor.”