XIGNITE TO OFFER LIVE FINANCIAL DATA IN MICROSOFT OFFICE ...



Media Contacts: Landon LongXignite650.655.3700llong [at] XIGNITE TO OFFER LIVE FINANCIAL DATA IN MICROSOFT OFFICE, VISUAL STUDIO AND SQL SERVER Investors, Finance Professionals and Application Developers to Get Built-In Access to Real-Time Financial Data through Microsoft’s DataMarket in the Windows Azure Marketplace San Mateo, CA—October 28, 2010—Xignite, Inc., the leading cloud services provider of on-demand data distribution technologies, today announced signing a joint agreement with Microsoft Corp. to deliver financial market data as part of Microsoft’s DataMarket cloud service in the Windows Azure Marketplace. Individual investors and finance professionals will soon have the ability to pull financial market data such as real-time stock quotes directly from DataMarket into Microsoft Office applications like Excel and Access directly over the Internet. Additionally, application developers will be able to integrate financial market data directly into their applications and websites through Microsoft development software, such as Microsoft Visual Studio and Microsoft SQL Server.“With the DataMarket initiative, Microsoft has created a cloud service that anyone and everyone can use to realize very tangible benefits,” said Stephane Dubois, CEO of Xignite. “We’re pleased to be working with Microsoft to simplify and democratize access to valuable financial market information.”DataMarket is a new service allowing developers and information workers to easily discover, purchase and manage premium data subscriptions in the Windows Azure platform. DataMarket is an information marketplace that brings data and real-time web services into a single location that is easily accessible through applications like Microsoft Office and Microsoft SQL Server. DataMarket also offers application programming interfaces (APIs) for software developers to power their applications with instant access to financial data delivered in real-time over the Internet.“Xignite is helping lead the way in data delivery via cloud services,” said Moe Khosravy, Microsoft product unit manager of the DataMarket initiative. “Customers in any industry would be hard-pressed to find a company with as much experience and success in offering on-demand data through cloud services and open standards. We’re excited to be working with a proven leader in this rapidly emerging space.”Microsoft and Xignite are working closely to integrate Xignite’s on-demand data with DataMarket. Xignite’s web services currently offer a wide variety of financial market data covering a wide range from stock quotes, forex currencies and mutual funds to company research, fixed income, commodities and more. About XigniteXignite is the market leader in on-demand financial market data distribution—fulfilling more than 3.5 billion web service requests monthly. Xignite’s market data cloud offers the industry’s broadest selection of on-demand financial data covering global equities, funds, forex, futures, options, fixed income, reference data, historical data and news. More than 800 global clients use Xignite’s solutions in mission-critical applications for front, back and mid-office, e-commerce, mobile, and web apps, including Citi, GE, Wells Fargo, BNY Mellon, Dow Jones, , Computershare, ExxonMobil, Starbucks and Coca Cola. The XigniteOnDemand platform also powers market data clouds for leading stock exchanges, brokers and data providers including the CME Group, NASDAQ OMX, BgCantor and Pearson. For more information, please visit or call 1-866-XML-SOAP. ................
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