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Richard Gissing
Chief Technology Officer and Founder
Gissing Software …
• A rapid overview of Gissing Software
• Real-time data Spreadsheet applications
Gissing Software …
• Focus on the transforming and routing of real-time data
• Growing client list of top tier financial institutions
• More than 40 installations worldwide
• A byword in the industry for performance and reliability
• Established in 1991 and growing ever since
• Offices in London and New York
Your link with the financial markets
Multi contribution systems and data feed handlers
• ConteX MCS
• EBS Market Rates Feed Handler
Trade data capture and integration
• ConteX Trade Capture
• Bloomberg Trading Integration
Market aggregation gateways to single trader console
• Electra
Real-time data solutions for Microsoft Excel
• RealtimeXL
Our products …
Real time spreadsheets…
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Gissing Software …
Agenda
• The evolution of the real time spreadsheet
• The need for change
• Options for change
• The need for cost reduction
• Summary
• Q & A
RealtimeXL
Real time spreadsheet evolution
The real-time spreadsheet timeline
200520042003200220012000199919981997199619951994
1-2-3
WingZ/Applixware
DDE/Adfin/Power Plus Pro
PDD/Tiblink
RealtimeXL
Today’s issues
• Migration from Tib and Triarch to RMDS
• Migration to Windows XP and Office 2003
• Introduces changes to Excel threading model
• Older products already having problems
• Demand for more efficient contributions
• Need for new applications with modern architecture to reflect these major changes
• Cost reduction
Market requirements
• Greater performance
• Combined with better reliability
• Connectivity to more data sources
• More flexibility and choice
• Faster and more reliable contributions
• Strong international support
• Better value
Gissing’s response
• Low impact, high performance family of plug-ins for Microsoft Excel
• Custom application support via COM and .NET
• Reduced network traffic and market data consumption
• Vendor independence
• Fast, efficient contributions. ConteX MCS integration.
• Product roadmap and development plan
• Clear and simple migration strategy from older tools
RealtimeXL architecture - evolved
Microsoft Excel
User Interaction
Microsoft VB, C++, C# …
Publish XLA
Engine Cache
RTD
Reuters Triarch TIB / Rendezvous RMDS Other Sources
COMSubscribeXLA
Protocol Interface
User Interaction
.NET
RealtimeXL Version 2.0
• Performance Benefits
Subscription : 400% gainPublishing : 600% gain
RealtimeXL Version 2.0
• Subscribe functions:
=RTD("RTXLRTD.Server",,"RSF.REC.EUR=.NaE","BID")
=RTDGet(TEST,”RSF.REC.EUR=.NaE”,”BID”)
=RTXLGet(TEST,”RSF.REC.EUR=.NaE”,”BID”)
=RTXLGetExtract(TEST,”RSF.PAGE.FXFX.NaE”,”ROW_1”,10,5)
RealtimeXL Version 2.0
• Publish functions
=RTXLpub(“profile”,”record name”,”field1”,”field2”)
Contribution throttling via Profile option.
Publish directly to Gissing’s ConteX MCS (multi contribution system).
RealtimeXL Version 2.0
• Other functions
=RTXLhistory()
=RTXLseries()
=RTXLchain
=RTXLdatatable()
=RTXLtoday()
=RTXLnow()
Support for Entitlements 4 / DACSSASS3 PublishingNegative FIDSNetwork license server
RealtimeXL – Converter Pack
RealtimeXL Functions
=RTXLpub()
=RTXLget(()
=RTD()
Publish/Subscribe Functions
• Quick Scan• Detailed Scan• Convert• Diagnose• Progress tracking• Testing• Sign-off
Power Plus Pro
Adfin
TibLink
Reuters DDE
TibCO DDE
ConverterKernel
RealtimeXL – Converter Pack
RealtimeXL FunctionsPublish/Subscribe Functions
=RTXLupdate()
=RTXLseries()
=RTXLhistory()
=RTXLpub()
=RTXLget()
=RTD()
• Quick Scan• Detailed Scan• Convert• Diagnose• Progress tracking• Testing• Sign-off
Power Plus Pro
Adfin
TibLink
Reuters DDE
TibCO DDE
ConverterKernel
Applixware Vistasource
Rtt.Multi
Cost Savings – The key driver
• It is possible to improve performance and reliability AND cut cost at the same time
• It has already been done
• A major European bank has replaced Power Plus Pro with RealtimeXL
• Those users who did not use Power Plus Pro’s Financial functions were immediately converted to RealtimeXL. Ultimately 3500 users in 23 locations.
• Monthly savings of up to 65% were achieved and the resulting spreadsheets worked faster and more reliably
RealtimeXL - Packaging and pricing
RealtimeXL Standard
Full publish and subscribe functionality.
Multiple data sources.
COM and .NET Runtime
RealtimeXL View
Subscription only functionality
Single data source
Entry level product
Spreadsheet users only
RealtimeXL Plus
As RealtimeXL Standard
With the addition of full financial functions for Bonds and vanilla options
RealtimeXL – Converter Pack
RealtimeXL - SDK COM and .NET Development libraries
Summary
• New highly efficient product architecture
• Performance benefits over older products
• Produced by well respected company with a reputation for quality and support
• RealtimeXL has a development road map ahead of it unlike other mature products
• Deployed globally by a major European bank with substantial cost savings benefits
Your questions answered …
Gissing Software …