14 DAY TRIAL // Microsoft has applauded with little modesty the fact that its technology has moved to the core of the database solution deployed by the ING Investment Management Americas, the U.S. arm of ING Group. With Microsoft SQL Server 2005, .NET Framework 2.0 and ASP.NET at the basis of a Relative Value Application, ING will use the Windows Server System solutions to evaluate securities in order to determine investment strategies. Developer efficiency, performance and scalability enhancements have been among the reasons why ING built its framework for the Relative Value Application on SQL Server 2005.
"Retrieving high-quality, up-to-the-minute reference data from multiple sources is crucial to the success of trading institutions," said Brian Timberlake, senior analyst for the quantitative risk management division of ING Investment Management. "We needed to create a clear and concise solution for retrieving and analyzing business data from multiple sources, without sacrificing our robust reporting capabilities. We were able to meet these increasing demands by deploying the innovative and scalable Microsoft technology."
Via the Relative Value Application, ING Investment Management now has access to a centralized mechanism that gathers investment data from a variety of sources. In essence, the Relative Value Application delivers a way for applying computational analysis to financial processes.
"Financial institutions such as ING Investment Management are increasingly adopting real-time, scalable risk and analytic business intelligence solutions for getting timely and accurate data," said Craig Saint-Amour, industry solutions director of the U.S. capital markets industry at Microsoft. "By using next-generation features provided by the Microsoft Windows Server System family, ING Investment Management demonstrates tremendous thought leadership, and is providing its employees with versatile, intuitive tools to improve customer service."