ePulse Messenger live with Wocu, World Currency Unit
May 11, 2010
Following the recent launch of the ePulse Web Messenger product, the
company is pleased to announce the sublicense of this technology to the WDX
organisation which has gone live with the Wocu Messenger application.
"This application is specifically designed to help WDX grow the Wocu,
the World Currency Unit community" said Barry Patel Managing Director of ePulse.
"In addition to a functionally rich web based instant messaging platform, we are
also pleased to announce our first implementation of the WDX streaming prices
adapter. This will provide the WDX community with streaming Wocu spot rates and
cross rates as part of the Wocu messenger offering allowing clients to carry out
efficient pre-trade conversations and price discovery on an OTC basis. We also
hope to add further order management plug-ins to provide powerful electronic
order processing and news dissemination capabilities", he
added.
"In return,
Michael King Managing Director of WDX said, “We are pleased to be using ePulse
Web Messenger. ePulse understands markets and technology, a somewhat rare
combination. Wocu streaming prices using the Web Messenger provides powerful
Wocu facilities”.
ePulse is a City of
London based
software business that specialises in delivering innovative and customized
instant messaging solutions to businesses and financial institutions alike. Its
flagship product OTCtrader is profitably used by many commodities trading houses
world-wide. Other products the company markets include Web Messenger, Audit
Logger and new generation market data portals and streaming software. These
products were developed through in-depth understanding of front, middle and back
office needs of financial institutions.
The WDX Organisation
has developed a currency-basket instrument called the Wocu; available for
commercial use from 1st January 2010, the same day WDX launched its commercial
reference data products. The WDX Institute
independently monitors the application of the underlying Wocu
Algorithm sponsored by the WDX Organisation. It will dictate its revision and
its constituents. The Institute has formal terms of reference. The WDX Institute
is also a research body and will further academic research about World Currency
Baskets and their application; in particular the idea of a World Currency
Unit.
Barry Patel