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Non-Tech : DATEK Market Maker -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: INFO_DART who wrote (9)	8/20/1998 4:03:00 AM
From: Rene Madsen	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 48

There is a BIG difference in what platform your software runs on though. Datek uses NT based computers and I can tell you from personal experience (I am a computer consultant specializing in Internets for large companies) that NT is VERY sluggish, slow and although theoretically you can just "add more machines" it just doesn't work in real life. One requirement to get quick fills is serious processing power and the WinTel platform is just not able to provide this. But don't just take my word for that; ask a reputable consultancy company such as Gartner Group, they will confirm this (I have recently discussed the issue with their specialist). Also, don't believe everything you read in magazines. The biggest ones are owned at least partially by Microsoft, so you know they're biased.