Anyware RealTime for Excel Pipes Bloomberg Real-Time Market Data Into Microsoft Excel Faster.Business/Technology Editors WESTBORO, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 14, 2002 VistaSource plug-in gives traders using Excel added stability and reliability for sophisticated, real-time analytics VistaSource, Inc. is now shipping a version of Anyware RealTime for Excel that supports Bloomberg(R) real-time market data. Anyware RealTime for Excel is a plug-in for Microsoft(R) Excel that works in conjunction with the Anyware RealTime Engine, a middle-tier program that interfaces with a back-end Bloomberg real-time data Real-time data denotes information that is delivered immediately after collection. There is no delay in the timeliness of the information provided. Some uses of this term confuse it with the term dynamic data. distribution system. The Anyware RealTime Engine deploys data from Bloomberg and other supported distribution systems to a number of supported front-end programs including the Anyware RealTime Spreadsheet, the Anyware RealTime Websheet, and now Anyware RealTime for Excel. When combined with an Anyware RealTime Engine, Anyware RealTime for Excel establishes a reliable, high-performance connection between Bloomberg market data and an Excel spreadsheet. Created with proven VistaSource technology in use on trading floors around the globe, Anyware RealTime for Excel establishes a connection for Excel that is better able to handle high-volumes of real-time market data, resulting in greater stability and reliability of sophisticated analytics created with that data. The general availability of Anyware RealTime for Excel for Bloomberg users follows a successful beta test A test of new or revised hardware or software that is performed by users at their facilities under normal operating conditions. Beta testing follows alpha testing. Vendors of packaged software often offer their customers the opportunity of beta testing new releases or versions, and the at a client site whose traders have been using Excel spreadsheets for analytics and modeling. These traders gained significant stability and reliability advantages when Anyware RealTime for Excel was introduced. A recent survey conducted by VistaSource of over 100 traders, analysts, managers and support personnel revealed that over three-fourths use Microsoft Excel (tool) Microsoft Excel - A spreadsheet program from Microsoft, part of their Microsoft Office suite of productivity tools for Microsoft Windows and Macintosh. Excel is probably the most widely used spreadsheet in the world. Latest version: Excel 97, as of 1997-01-14. for analytics, but that they depend far less on Excel to do their work than traders using other tools designed specifically for real-time analytics(1). Anyware RealTime for Excel for Bloomberg enables Excel to become a better tool for real-time financial analytics, providing a greater return on its use in the process. Performance, reliability, and stability of analytical tools are critical in environments where buy and sell decisions are made based upon real time market data. Traders and analysts who use Excel spreadsheets in the pre-trade decision making process must have confidence that they are seeing what happens to their models in real-time. Anyware RealTime for Excel extends the power of Excel, providing a faster way to get real time data into spreadsheets, which allows Excel users in trading environments to a experience a greater level of performance, reliability, and stability. Anyware RealTime for Excel achieves superior performance by using a communications layer derived from existing, proven VistaSource technology already powering the analytics of many financial institutions. "What we saw at our beta test site is typical of what goes on at many trading organizations," states R.J. Grandpre, Vice President of Sales and Business Development for VistaSource. "Traders are making decisions and executing trades at market speed, but their supporting analytics created with Excel aren't always delivering information in real-time. Anyware RealTime for Excel improves the stability of analytics created in Excel by piping market data to them in real-time. This advantage is significant, particularly for organizations that have evolved large or complex Excel-based analytics. Our plug-in provides the organizations that use it the confidence that their analytics, when the market is very active, will yield information based on the most current market position." Anyware RealTime for Excel is available for Microsoft Excel 97, Microsoft Excel 2000, and Microsoft Excel 2002 (XP). Using Anyware RealTime for Excel, Bloomberg subscribers can integrate real-time market data with their Excel spreadsheets by simply using one new function the plug-in provides. Other functions designed specifically for manipulating real time data are also available with Anyware RealTime for Excel. Implementation of Anyware RealTime for Excel is easy and low risk. Once installed, an organization's existing analytical models function just as before without further migration, costly consulting or services. Pricing and Availability Anyware RealTime for Excel is currently available for Bloomberg users, the TIB/Rendezvous messaging system Software that provides an electronic mail delivery system. It is made up of the following functional components, which may be packaged together or independently. Mail User Agent and the Reuters Triarch SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) The leading security protocol on the Internet. Developed by Netscape, SSL is widely used to do two things: to validate the identity of a Web site and to create an encrypted connection for sending credit card and other personal data. data distribution system. For pricing or other information on the Anyware RealTime product family, please contact rtsales@vistasource.com or visit: www.vistasource.com. About VistaSource, Inc. VistaSource is the maker of the Anyware RealTime family of software products for retrieving, analyzing and publishing real-time data. Anyware RealTime Spreadsheets and Websheets are a standard on Wall Street trading floors and are used by traders and analysts around the globe to make better buying and selling decisions. Its customers include financial powerhouses such as Bear Stearns The Bear Stearns Companies, Inc. (NYSE: BSC) is the parent company of Bear, Stearns & Co. 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TIB/Rendezvous is a trademark or registered trademark of TIBCO Software Inc. All other trademarks, registered trademarks, and service marks are the property of their respective owners. (1) A copy of the VistaSource report containing the results of this survey is available from the VistaSource media representative. |
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