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Integrating the Trading Value Chain via .NET Framework

This paper describes how .NET Framework 2.0 was used to integrate a strategy execution management system with grid-enabled trade order analytics and financial markets data management platform. Integration details and functional overviews of respective solutions are provided.

High-Performance Excel-Based Applications in Financial Services

This paper describes a comprehensive solution based on Microsoft and GigaSpaces technologies that addresses scalability and performance challenges with Excel-based applications in securities and capital markets industry. The solution combines the latest Microsoft technologies, including Office Excel, Excel Services and Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003 with GigaSpaces eXtreme Application Platform to deliver unparalleled usability, performance, and scalability.

.NET StockTrader Sample Application

This application is an end-to-end sample application for .NET Enterprise Application Server technologies. It is a service-oriented application based on Windows Communication Foundation (.NET 3.0) and ASP.NET, and illustrates many of the .NET enterprise development technologies for building highly scalable, rich "enterprise-connected" applications. It is designed as a benchmark kit to illustrate alternative technologies within .NET and their relative performance.

MSDN Architecture Webcast: Microsoft Technologies in Capital Markets

There are several Microsoft products that are directly and closely aligned with the needs of the Financial Services industry, including BizTalk Server 2006 and BizTalk Accelerator for SWIFT 2.1, Windows Compute Cluster Server (CCS) 2003, Excel 2007 Client, and Excel Services in Office SharePoint Server 2007. This presentation will provide an overview of these products with a specific focus on the Capital Markets industry.

Source: Capital Markets Center