more'). 'It also gave us flexibility for the future and sophistication for new instrument handling,' he added. Following the success of the project, the company's Asian hub in Singapore has undertaken a similar implementation of Dimension and some other applications, including Fundworks, leveraging substantial parts of the London architecture.
Oakeley hoped that all this put Schroders ahead of the game. 'We get regular attention from our competitors approaching us for reference calls for packages we've already installed. So they must be thinking of implementing solutions in the same space,' he observed. 'That implies that we are a good few years ahead.'