In the second of a series of challenging soak tests the Merlin Commissions module successfully handled over 5 million trades during a single simulation session. The test again involved IBM WebSphere®, a Sun® Solaris platform and an Oracle® database.

Commenting on the results of the larger and most recent test Phil Reed, Rolfe & Nolan`s Chief Technology Officer, commented that: `This second soak test provided added validation of the powerful design concepts integral to Merlin. This is a further example of the rigorous design-and-test regime that is part of Merlin, our comprehensive next generation processing solution.”

Merlin is Rolfe & Nolan`s suite of state-of-the-art modules that are platform independent, standards-based and cross-asset capable. Merlin`s architecture is a culmination of extensive trading workflow analysis, industry input, and detailed technical design. Merlin modules, covering a broad range of key business processes (e.g. margin, commissions), provide best-of-breed functionality and operate seamlessly with the Merlin architecture to provide efficient, real time, exception-based trade processing.