Real-Time Data Delivery Infrastructure FAQ’s(Q1) What is the Real-Time data delivery infrastructure desgned to be used for? (A) The DTS-RT platform is a suite of software applications for the delivery and display of real-time market data which has been designed to optimize delivery with low latency. An example of the use of the Real Time Data Transfer Platform can be seen on our home page where we have added a sample quote applet where delayed realtime F/X data is being displayed. (A) We have developed a range of feedhandlers that can take data from many of the well known real-time data feeds that will work with our solution. Development of new feedhandlers can be arranged on request and can usually be achieved on a very timely basis. In addition our solution will interface with your own real-time or delayed data feeds as well as other API's enabling you to provide a complete real-time market data distribution solution both internally but also to your clients and prospects. (Q3) What application clients can you supply that will work with your solution? (A) We have developed a range of application clients that we can supply to be used with our Real-Time Data Delivery Infrastructure. These include:
(Q4) Is there a database solution as part of your infrastructure? (A) Absolutely. We have a range of database solutions that allow you to store the real-time input data in any form that you require. If you look at the example Multiple Java Charting examples you will see in the menu setting for "TimeScale" examples of different time periods that we have chosen to store for these charts. They include real-time tick data, delayed data, 1 minute intervals, 5 minute intervals all the way up to annual time intervals. These Timescales can be changed to suit your particular needs. (A) Yes, we use SSL encryption to ensure that the data is kept secure. (Q6) How do you control access to data to avoid unauthorised use of 3rd party real-time data? (A) As part of the overall Real-Time Data Delivery Infrastructure we have incorporated a full permissioning module that enables administrators to determine who has access to what data and to moitor their use of that data. Individuals can be permissioned to see single data elements or blocks of data depending on the license restrictions imposed by the data intiators. (Q7) Do you have a compliance module to provide reports to 3rd party vendors to show who is using their data and how often? (A) As mentioned in the answer to question #6 we have a full permissioning module that enables administrators to determine who has access to what data and to moitor their use of that data. As part of that module we are are in the process of designing reporting tools that can be provided to 3rd party data vendors to show who has access to which elements of their data and how frequestly they are accesing the data. This will help reduce the time and cost associated with any data audits as well as help the data budgeting department to determine whether the correct licenses are being paid for. In many cases we have found that this in fact helps to reduce data costs as it helps to identify users that could have been set up with lower cost alternatives for the data they require. (Q8) Does your solution work with multiple core processors? (A) Yes, we offer efficient multi-threaded server architecture with multi-core CPU optimizations. (Q9) I assume that your solution works across LAN's, Intranets as well as the Internet. Can you confirm this is the case? (A) As our Real-Time Data Delivery Infrastructure uses standard IP for data transfer it will work on LAN's, Intranets as well as over the Internet. |
