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Richard Gissing

Gissing Software …. Richard Gissing. Chief Technology Officer and Founder. A rapid overview of Gissing Software Real-time data Spreadsheet applications. Gissing Software …. Your link with the financial markets. Focus on the transforming and routing of real-time data

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Richard Gissing

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  1. Gissing Software … Richard Gissing Chief Technology Officer and Founder • A rapid overview of Gissing Software • Real-time data Spreadsheet applications

  2. Gissing Software … Your link with the financial markets • 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

  3. 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 …

  4. Gissing Software … Real time spreadsheets… Are you being served?

  5. Agenda • The evolution of the real time spreadsheet • The need for change • Options for change • The need for cost reduction • Summary • Q & A

  6. RealtimeXL Real time spreadsheet evolution

  7. 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 The real-time spreadsheet timeline 1-2-3 WingZ/Applixware DDE/Adfin/Power Plus Pro PDD/Tiblink RealtimeXL

  8. 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

  9. 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

  10. 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

  11. .NET COM RTD Publish XLA RealtimeXL architecture - evolved User Interaction User Interaction Microsoft Excel Microsoft VB, C++, C# … Subscribe XLA Engine Cache Protocol Interface Reuters Triarch TIB / Rendezvous RMDS Other Sources

  12. RealtimeXL Version 2.0 • Performance BenefitsSubscription : 400% gainPublishing : 600% gain

  13. 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)

  14. 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).

  15. RealtimeXL Version 2.0 • Other functions =RTXLhistory() =RTXLseries() =RTXLchain =RTXLdatatable() =RTXLtoday() =RTXLnow() Support for Entitlements 4 / DACS SASS3 PublishingNegative FIDS Network license server

  16. RealtimeXL – Converter Pack Publish/Subscribe Functions RealtimeXL Functions Power Plus Pro Adfin =RTXLget(() Converter Kernel TibLink =RTD() Reuters DDE =RTXLpub() • Quick Scan • Detailed Scan • Convert • Diagnose • Progress tracking • Testing • Sign-off TibCO DDE

  17. RealtimeXL – Converter Pack Publish/Subscribe Functions RealtimeXL Functions Power Plus Pro Adfin =RTXLget() TibLink =RTD() Converter Kernel =RTXLpub() Reuters DDE =RTXLupdate() TibCO DDE =RTXLseries() • Quick Scan • Detailed Scan • Convert • Diagnose • Progress tracking • Testing • Sign-off Applixware Vistasource =RTXLhistory() Rtt.Multi

  18. 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

  19. RealtimeXL - SDK COM and .NET Development libraries RealtimeXL View RealtimeXL Standard RealtimeXL Plus Subscription only functionality Full publish and subscribe functionality. Multiple data sources. COM and .NET Runtime As RealtimeXL Standard With the addition of full financial functions for Bonds and vanilla options Single data source Entry level product Spreadsheet users only RealtimeXL – Converter Pack RealtimeXL - Packaging and pricing

  20. 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

  21. Gissing Software … Your questions answered …

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