Many of you will know about the huge benefit of Excel Services in the Financial Services Sector - fancy knowing more then check out this paper from HCL about their plans around Excel Services for Financial customers - great for use in a clustered environment too!

“Within Financial Services and other industries, Excel is the glue that links the
majority of the business processes of an organisation together. However, it has been
the curse of the compliance department. Excel Services is now redefining the way
that financial services companies build solutions and manage their compliance
requirements, making like easier for the industry “, says James Burns, CTO Financial
Services, Microsoft UK.

http://www.hcltech.com/pdf/Enabling%20Compliance.pdf

Enjoy!