XSP, the provider of Corporate Actions software, announced that The Center for Research in Security Prices (CRSP) at the Booth School of Business has selected the XSP v5 solution to automate its Corporate Actions processing. CRSP, a highly-specialized provider of market data to hundreds of academic, commercial and government institutions for nearly 50 years, has signed a five-year license with XSP to manage Corporate Actions data that is input to their various data aggregation and validation processes.
The XSP v5 platform is XSPs state-of-the-art solution developed to automate each step in the processing of global Corporate Actions. A Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, XSP has re-engineered its platform using advanced Microsoft technologies. The XSP v5 platform is built around a service-oriented architecture (SOA), utilizing Microsoft .NET components and Web Services for global enterprise-wide processing. Accredited with the SWIFTReady label, the XSP v5 platform is SWIFT 15022 compliant and combines cutting-edge technology with feature-rich functionality to mitigate operational risks and costs for end-to-end straight-through processing.
CRSP has launched a project to enhance our data-acquisition processes and to develop a new set of equity-based indices, says the chief operating officer of the Center for Research in Security Prices. We needed a software solution that could manage Corporate Actions data effectively. Included in the factors leading to a high score in our analysis and requirements was the comprehensiveness of the product in handling domestic and international securities along with the flexibility in the ability to manage the growing volume of Corporate Actions activity efficiently for our research staff. Their exclusive focus on the Corporate Actions automation space and their all-inclusive implementation strategy were additional factors in our selection of XSP. In addition to licensing the XSP application, CRSP will leverage the XSP teams broad business and technical expertise in developing some additional and exciting product enhancements unique to CRSPs requirements. We look forward to working closely with the XSP team to complete a smooth and successful implementation.
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