eSignal, a division of Interactive Data Corporation (NYSE: IDC) and a leading provider of streaming, real-time financial market data, news, analytics and decision-support tools for professional and individual traders, today announced an official reseller arrangement with Oval Next Corp., a specialist in Japanese commodities and news.
Under terms of the agreement, Oval Next is licensed to resell eSignal's FutureSource Workstation, LiveCharts, Market-QSM and QuoTrek services in Japan. The eSignal-Oval Next partnership will provide users of these offerings in Japan with sales and support services in their local language for eSignal's products.
"eSignal is a global leader in providing financial market information, and we are proud to represent the FutureSource Workstation, LiveCharts, Market-Q and QuoTrek products in Japan," said Oval Next Corp. president Shuji Sakamoto. "This relationship should not only benefit each of our companies but the Japanese trading community that we serve."
"Oval Next has more than 25 years of success in providing market data in the vibrant Japanese market," said Chuck Thompson, president of eSignal. "We look forward to working with Oval Next to take advantage of the strong demand for international market data and related technical analysis tools in the world's second largest economy."
eSignal's innovative suite of products provides Japanese traders with tools and resources designed to help traders as they seek to successfully navigate the world's financial markets. FutureSource Workstation supplies the commodities, financial futures and foreign exchange trading community with real-time market data and decision support tools. LiveCharts is an easy-to-use, java-based application that provides a window into financial markets by presenting streaming charts, portfolios and real-time news on any Web browser. Market-Q is a powerful desktop workstation that delivers quotes, charts and news to financial professionals. QuoTrek delivers global, real-time quotes, charts and news to a software application that users can download to their wireless, Internet-ready PDAs, such as Palm, Pocket PC, BlackBerry and smart phones.
"The agreement with Oval Next Corp. greatly enhances our ability to provide highly relevant, localized sales and support services to users in Japan," added Thompson. "This relationship represents an important step in our strategy to expand our business outside of North America by enabling us to cost-effectively deliver a broad range of global market data products and services in Japan."