Open for tradingWiden your opportunities with Open Communications Solutions for Trading

Communication for the open-minded

Siemens Enterprise Communicationswww.siemens-enterprise.com/open

Dynamic trading markets demand fast, accurate and informed decisions from the traders who deal in them. And these traders rely on a host of separate voice, non-voice and data streaming applications to help them avoid costly mistakes.

Open Communications Solutions for Trading is a high performance communication system that seamlessly brings together these diverse applications to create a streamlined and totally efficient platform through which traders can act more quickly and with greater confidence. The easy-to-use windows interface makes using the technology simple, and users can work through either a soft or hard turret.

Open Communications Solutions for Trading uses Siemens’ Open Communications Architecture, so it can be integrated into existing systems, customized to meet precise needs and upgraded easily and affordably as those needs evolve. Both TDM and IP versions work together, so Open Communications Solutions for Trading will take you from where you are now to wherever you want to go, without tying you into proprietary hardware.

It’s a superior, more flexible solution that will revolutionize trading floors and give users a real business edge.

“Using the Siemens trading system, operating expenses are clearly lower than those for our former solution.” Jan Schneider, Project leader, HSH Nordbank

Better decisions, fewer risksFor the trader, Open Communications Solutions for Trading convergence technology puts an end to trading desk clutter and opens up greater profit-making opportunities.

Integration brings immediate benefits. Diverse applications that supply trading data, market forecasting, customer information, phone, email, voice recording playback and streaming news (RSS) can now be brought together in a single network. Each trader can customize their turret in the way that allows them to work with maximum efficiency.

Traders can also view buddy lists and workgroup presence, initiating a workgroup conference at the touch of a button. While SIP-enabled mobility allows team members to stay in touch with major deals whether they are down the hall or half way around the world.

Integration lowers risk too, as a fully integrated system makes it quicker to identify mistakes, retrieve voice-recordings and put right any issues.

Greater productivityOpen Communications Solutions for Trading brings an explosion in productivity. Business critical applications like CRM and voice recording can now be integrated with the back office bringing greater speed, accuracy and efficiency to the workplace without disrupting existing infrastructure or working processes.

The open application programming interfaces creates a wealth of opportunity to integrate all sorts of realtime applications such as presence driven, on demand video conferencing or Instant message application that make communications more effective.

Protecting your most valuable resources – security and business continuityThe advanced networking capabilities of Open Communications Solutions for Trading offers key disaster recovery benefits. Distributed server architecture hosted in secure and hardened data centers limit the damage that can be caused by catastrophic incidents or unforeseen failures.

The separation of the data center, hosting key data and user information, from the trading floor delivers a flexible architecture on which to build robust remote working and business continuity plans that can be easily implemented in times of need. Open Communications Solutions for Trading breaks the dependency between the trader and their traditional trading desk.

If a workstation fails, the user can switch to another position. If a location fails, another will take over. Data and individual preferences remain protected at all times and sensitive information is protected by voice encryption.

Multiple access points for global free seatingProductivity benefits also flow from the unlimited networking capability of Open Communications Solutions for Trading.

As well as being scaleable to over 1000 users, Open Communications Solutions for Trading allows users to log in at any configured pc workstation in their corporate network. This means global free seating, which minimizes workspace and maximizes workflow. What’s more, whenever a user logs in, their preferences will automatically appear.

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The new Open Communications Solutions for Trading Platform is the first pure IP trading system on the market and best in class of its kind in the world. There are now more than 10,000 Open Communications Solutions for Trading users in over 30 countries.

Open Communication Solutions for Trading V4 is developed to address the dynamic nature of Traders and the Trading Floor to optimize Total Cost of Ownership.

Through our unique system architecture you will be able to:

Reduce service costs

Reduce energy consumption

Reduce complexity

Reduce administration costs

The modular design of Open Communications Solutions for Trading (OCS4 Trading) means moves, add-ons and changes can be centrally administered and implemented simply and at minimal cost.

Other cost advantages accrue from the fact that users are not tied in to proprietary hardware and can evolve their system as the need arises. While Linux-based servers ensure reliability.

All of these benefits optimizes Total Cost of Ownership, before the substantial productivity improvements Open Communications Solutions for Trading enables are taken into account.

…and optimize Total Cost of Ownership

An integrated multimedia communication solution for traders

Linux-based servers scaleable to over 1,000 users and 8,000 lines

Use of industry-standard hardware components for servers

Open system architecture for tailoring to your existing communications platforms

Reduction of the number of hardware components needed

Simple migration from TDM to SIP for a future-proof solution

Our Trading soft client appliance, is an easy-to-use, context-sensitive, Windows based GUI with fully customizable application that can be configured individually for each trader.

Traders can choose their favorite language, number of handsets and headsets, and define their keys individually. The Turret application provides 60 buttons per page with up to 100 pages for a total of 6,000 function or line softkeys.

The electronic telephone directory allows Traders fast and intuitive search of contacts, to use them and add new ones – for personal and group contacts.

The IP soft client can run on industry-standard hardware as workstations with touchscreens, Laptops, Tablet PCs or Thin clients.

OpenStage Xpert, the state of the art IP hard turret range, is designed to minimize desktop footprint and maximize communication efficiency.

… and convenience and flexibility for the Trader

OpenStage Xpert 6010p is an high end communications turret designed to support fast and efficient communications in high pressure environments.

The Trading Floor is provided with soft clients which can be used with hard turrets or on PCs.

The advanced IP hard turret, OpenStage Xpert 6010p, is the new touch screen, hard turret for trading that radically raises the bar in multimedia communication platforms.

Now, by integrating your most important applications through a single screen, each trader on your floor can access the diverse applications they

rely on to make their decisions, from phone to instant messaging to market data, CRM, video and beyond.

By simplifying access to key information, OpenStage Xpert 6010p helps traders make the right decisions, faster. And because the system also facilitates back office collaboration, the entire trading process becomes quicker and more efficient, with far less likelihood of errors being made.

Open technology for today, tomorrow and the future of Trading

With OpenStage Xpert 6010p each of your traders can access every information source they call upon to make their decisions via a 10.4” inch screen.

Programmable keys allow short cuts and macros for key functions, while each trader can also customize their device by adding extra modules, including:

Up to 4 handsets Up to 16 speaker channels per turret Gooseneck (for hands-free talking) Headsets Audio Monitoring and voice detection Broadcasting and Intercom

OpenStage Xpert 6010p

Turret solution – VoIP and TDM ready

True workflow integration

Easy voice playback

Open technology for tailoring to your existing communications environment

Hoot and holler, intercom and broadcast

Barge-in and line conferencing

Touch screen and hard keys

Supports migration from TDM to SIP architecture

Your world on one screen

The result is the perfect work tool, revolutionizing a trader’s access to information and streamlining business-critical processes through enhanced collaboration.

OpenStage Xpert, the state of the art IP hard turret range, is designed to minimize desktop footprint and maximize communication efficiency. The turret has a 10” screen as standard (OpenStage Xpert 6010p) but other touch screens are also available in 12, 14 & 15“ variants.

OpenStage Xpert 6010p

standard features include:

Multifunctional, modular terminal

Two redundant LAN connections

Integrated Intel Celeron Processor

Windows XP embedded

High contrast 10.4” Touch screen

No fan for reliability and silent operation

Six USB v2.0 connectors

Two built in loudspeakers

Adjustable viewing angle (20° to 60°)

20 configurable hard keys

No Hard Disk for increased security

Video Ready

Silent, secure and clutter-free

The OpenStage Xpert 6010p unit is ergonomically designed for ease of use, and offers both touch screen and hard keys. It also boasts excellent fail-safe features as it contains no fan or hard disk.

A choice of trading solutionsOpen Communications Solutions for Trading is constantly developing, and users can choose from a number of versions, all of which can integrate with your existing systems.

Our latest version, Open Communications Solutions for Trading V4, is the world’s first pure IP Trading System, offering unparalleled workflow integration benefits.

Whichever version of Open Communications Solutions for Trading you choose, our system architecture will allow you to upgrade seamlessly and affordably, ensuring you have a highly-effective and future proof trading system.

How currently available Open Communications Solutions for Trading systems compare:

Feature HiPath Trading V3 OCS 4 Trading V4

IP architecture 8 4

Voice encryption for security 8 4

One wire to the desk 8 4

Voice given priority by LAN to maintain quality 8 4

Linux based SIP Server 8 4

Application Interface 8 4

Voice recording playback at turret 8 4

Freely programmable keys 4 4

Standard pc-based soft client 4 4

Free seating 4 4

Hoot and Holler integration 4 4

Integration with TDM architecture 4 4

OpenStage XPERT 6010p compatable 4 4

Integrated Intercom 4 4

Migration Path V3 to V4

HiPath Trading V3 OCS4 Trading V4

TDM

TDM

Trading Database Server

IP SIP Trading Database Server

TRIMY

SLMY

SLMY

Multiplexer MUXY

Interface OCTI

Switch/ Router

Switch/ Router

USB

USB

Analog

TDM User Terminal IP User Terminal

IPIP

Monitoring Loudspeaker

Monitoring Loudspeaker

Handset & Cradle

Handset & Cradle

SIP Gateway

OCS4 Trading V4 DPC(Dispatch Controller)

SIP switch & gateway

Features at a glance

Call identification, with name and directory number (ISDN)

Call forwarding of one or more lines

Call queue, with prioritization

Presence list

Mailbox

Commentary line

Announcement to external users

Announcements with in teams

Electronic Telephone Directory

Dialpad / digit dialing

Speakerphone mode and open listening

Graphical user interface:

– 100 levels, with a maximum of 60 fields each, are freely programmable as line, repertory or feature keys

– Toolbar

– Display of date and time

– Choice of languages for the user interface (German, English, French, Italian, Russian and Polish)

– Graphical status signalling on line keys

– Clear key labelling

– The color settings of the keys can be freely programmed

– Keys can be moved, copied, and deleted

Group-wide repertory dialing information per key on incoming call

Hold, manual or automatic

Handset with integrated lockable talk key; can be set as ‘push-to-mute’ or ‘push-to-talk’

Intercom

Key and multi-line functionality

Easy connection for outgoing calls (automatic connection of a line when dialing with the dialing keypad)

Easy connection for incoming calls by lifting the handset (with cradle)

Conference

Context-sensitive help

Concentrated querying and display of incoming and parked calls (call queue)

Logon / logoff procedures

Toggling on all lines

Macro function

Connection to Hoot & Holler rings

Privacy

Re-ring on leased / dedicated lines

Networking (ISDN)

Visual identification of the active monitoring channels

Password-protected individual terminal configurations

Password hierarchies on the Administration PC

Programming of devices via the menu interface

Consultation

Callback

Call journal (outgoing and incoming calls)

Variably and individually programmable ringing tones

5 repertory keys available in logged-off status, e.g., for emergency call police, etc.

Blocking of outgoing calls (dialing block)

Speech monitoring for up to 16 lines

Speech recording, centralized or decentralized

Disconnect all calls on own telephone

TAPI interface

TV sound or radio (connecting a speech signal to the loudspeaker)

Different hold functions

Last number Redial/Saved Number Redial

Hayes SAZ and HTE protocol, optionally via COM or LAN interface, 1st and 3rd party CTI interface

Free selection of workstation (free seating)

Forced release of a busy line (Kill Line)

Meet individual Trader’s needsOur Trading soft client application is an easy-to-use, context-sensitive, Windows compatible GUI that can be configured individually for each Trader. This can be used with hard turrets or on PCs. Traders choose their favorite language, number of headsets and handsets and define their keys to suit their own needs.

The turret application provides 60 buttons per page – with up to 100 pages available this allows a total of 6,000 function or line softkeys.

The electronic telephone directory allows Traders fast and intuitive access to search, use and add contacts – personal or group.

Communication for the open minded

Siemens Enterprise Communicationswww.siemens-enterprise.com/open

Siemens Enterprise Communications is a premier provider of end-to-end enterprise communications solutions that use open, standards-based architectures to unify communications and business applications for a seamless collaboration experi-ence. This award-winning “Open Communications” approach enables organizations to improve productivity and reduce costs through easy-to-deploy solutions that work within existing IT environments, delivering operational efficiencies. It is the foundation for the company’s OpenPath commitment that enables customers to mitigate risk and cost-effectively adopt uni-fied communications. This promise is underwritten through our OpenScale service portfolio, which includes international, managed and outsource capability. Siemens Enterprise Communications is owned by a joint venture of The Gores Group and Siemens AG. The joint venture also encompasses Enterasys Networks, which provides network infrastructure and security systems, delivering a perfect basis for joint communications solutions.

For more information about Siemens Enterprise Communications or Enterasys, please visit www.siemens-enterprise.com/open or www.enterasys.com

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