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FutureSource/Bridge Announces Major New Release of Professional 3.0
Thu Mar 23 18:22:00 EST 2000
LOMBARD, Ill., Mar 23, 2000 (BUSINESS WIRE) --
New enhancements plus WebWatch and Internet availability put
application at the forefront of real-time analysis software
FutureSource/Bridge today announced the release of a major new upgrade of its
real-time technical analysis and charting software, Professional(TM) 3.0. This
new generation of software includes a laundry list of enhanced features and data
tools that raise the benchmark on ease of use and intelligent design for futures
and options traders. Enhancements include industry leading Time & Sales, full
support for Bridge Commodity News, Continuation charts, data table displays, and
a unique WebWatch window which puts the power of the web right into your
charting and analysis application. The 3.0 version also supports delivery of
FutureSource/Bridge data via the Internet, which will be launching within a few
weeks from our Savvis (SVVS) Co-location sites.
Professional truly represents a leap-frog in trading software compared to other
systems when you consider the features that the software offers, the quality and
reliability of the data available, and the level of support we provide,"
commented Douglas McIntyre, President and CEO, FutureSource/Bridge. "The
volatility in today's market demands a product that is not only fully featured,
but supported by institutional quality data and service so that when you need to
make a move, you are doing it with confidence in your trading tools."
Professional offers the most accurate and complete Time & Sales display in the
industry and allows users to view all trades bids and asks of an instrument in
data display. 3.0 also adds the capability to display any Bridge Fixed News
pages in addition to the availability of the full commodity news feed from
Bridge and from FWN. The new Data Table gives traders a quick and easy way to
get at the underlying data within any chart, Continuation Charts give traders
the option of adjusting when contracts roll, the Copy to Clipboard capability is
a must have for newsletter publishers and those that want to use any program
graphics in any other application, and the added CalcSource II DDE link gives
traders spreadsheet access to all their real-time data as well as full
historical data capabilities.
The WebWatch feature give the user access to any data available on the Internet
via an integrated browser window so that there is no limit to the traders reach
for data that could impact their trading decisions.
"This release brings together well over 200 total enhancements to Professional
and our MDS platform, and it paves the way for us to deliver this enhanced new
product via the Internet," added Chris Harrison, Vice President, Product
Management. "3.0 is just the first in a series of major releases we will be
doing this year as we continue to enhance the ultimate futures and options
trading platform."
Professional is driven by the Market Data Server (MDS) architecture that allows
the product to operate in a single terminal environment or a network of hundreds
of systems, and offers comprehensive historical data access, proven reliability
of data storage, and a development platform for clients back-office accounting
systems and other proprietary applications as well.
FutureSource/Bridge L.L.C. is the leading provider of real-time futures and
options data, news and analysis. FutureSource/Bridge provides institutional
traders and individual brokers and risk managers with comprehensive futures and
options data, news, and analysis tools through a series of networked,
stand-alone, and Internet delivery strategies and software applications. With
corporate offices in Lombard, Illinois, the company also has sales offices in
Chicago, New York, Houston, Miami, Los Angeles, London, Sydney and Sao Paulo,
along with reseller offices that combine to serve twenty-one countries. for more
information, visit the FutureSource/Bridge web site,
futuresource.com.
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