S&P announces data management agreement

Standard & Poor'sannounced today a new global agreement with data management systems provider, Soliton Inc., to manage the acquisition and integration of S&P's securities data and reference data for financial clients. The agreement enables Standard & Poor's clients to automate the acquisition, integration, and management of Standard & Poor's securities and reference data, through Soliton's TimeSquare data platform. "By offering our clients a cost-effective solution to integrate and manage our data, our customers will be able to take full advantage of the breadth and quality of our securities data coverage", said S&P Senior Vice President Frank Ciccotto.