Thomas Aubrey, Investment Management Director, Thomson Financial commented: "We appreciate the need for continued investment to support Thomson Datastream's market leading position as clients, especially in investment management and the hedge fund communities, rely on this solution to underpin their investment philosophies. The new, intuitive interface and enhanced functionality is in direct response to client feedback following extensive user research and testing. We have a strong understanding of our clients' requirements and these enhancements will have a tangible impact in helping improve their productivity and efficiency".

The investment in Thomson Datastream includes the following new interfaces, integration and content enhancements:

• New interface - to facilitate access to full breadth and depth of Thomson Datastream content, with direct links to more-intuitive series search facilities reducing the number of clicks needed to access required content
• Enhanced integration with Microsoft Office - to deliver greater flexibility when manipulating Thomson Datastream content in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint, such as the facility to re-edit transferred charts
• Improved data integration in Excel - to increase the speed of refresh by up to five times, in response to increasing use of Thomson Datastream by clients to drive complex financial models
• Further integration into the Thomson ONE for Investment Management - to enable a common look and feel, along with the sharing of index as well as equity symbols between the Datastream and Thomson ONE pages
• Additional content - including extensive Credit Default Swaps coverage, drawing on over 7,500 securities, as well as the whole range of iTraxx CDS indices