Platform Computing is working to expand the grid computing market. The provider has developed grid capability for Microsoft Excel. The Adapter for Microsoft Excel is now a standard feature of Platform Symphony Suite, which includes software that accelerates online and batch operations for business-critical financial services applications. This new feature enables the supercharged processing of compute-intensive Microsoft Excel spreadsheets by distributing transparently the calculations through Platform Symphony to any number of internal compute clusters, rapidly decreasing calculation time while increasing server utilisation and guaranteeing trader service levels.