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NEWS RELEASE
28 September 2001
Contact: Cuan White
(212) 564-7774
Cresta Testing releases FIXtester™, the optimal automated FIX testing application.
Cresta Testing Inc. is pleased to announce the release of FIXtester™. FIXtester™ tests FIX systems accurately and efficiently, ensuring cost-effective, timely deployment.
Integrating FIX systems can be fraught with difficulties and risks. FIX administrators are tasked with ensuring compatibility between parties, guaranteeing messages are routed and processed correctly and maintaining the system standards under load.
FIXtester™ is designed to meet the testing requirements of integrating FIX systems and verifying the quality thereof prior to deployment. This reduces risk of system failures, which reduces support costs and maximizes productivity.
FIXtester™ ensures the investment in the FIX system outweighs the cost in less time.
The challenge facing FIX users is ease of connectivity. When two firms agree to exchange FIX messages, they both need to: build or buy a FIX engine, integrate it with their trading systems, and test, monitor and maintain the connection at the trading system, FIX and network levels. FIXtester™ is the essential tool for firms to use to face this challenge.
Through a joint initiative with a large Wall Street firm, Cresta developed FIXtester™. To maintain and build upon a market leadership position and provide enhanced functionality to existing customers, Cresta is furthering the development of the application with its full time development capability in New York and London.
FIXtester™ is 100% Java-written. It verifies functionality and scalability of a FIX interface. A customizable three tier architecture provides component flexibility, allowing you to define how FIXtester™ should work and operate within your environment.