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Realplayer Jukebox apparently has Back Orifice 2000.
What makes you think that a lease line solution from a "brand name" leaves
you and safer if you use it as it is.
People should only use stuff with architecture that allows them to both
firewall
and sandbox effectively.
Unless, why not just email the chaps your work.
At 10:48 AM 1/17/00 -0500, Johanson, Roy wrote:
>Does Omega, or any other trading software based company for that matter,
>really think that someone who has spent countless hours on propriety
>indicators/systems will use these with an Internet client/server based
>trading platform?
>
>I seem to remember that not too long ago Real Networks was caught sucking
>information off client systems where their software was installed. They just
>happened to get caught. They will be more careful next time.
>
>It would be a trivial matter to forward any indicators/systems from the
>client system to an Internet based trading software server. Don't fool
>yourself into believing that if you "secure" your systems using the power
>editor that no one can crack your system. The token files are not compiled
>into the native machine code and if decompiled, will be 99% complete. In
>fact, if you already have the source for the compiler, reversing this
>procedure is not that difficult.
>
>As for a business venture, I have no doubt that there is money to made in
>this area because people just can't get enough of the stock market or
>Internet these days. As far as me releasing into the Internet any work that
>I've spent a lot of time on and that is profitable, I don't think so....
>
>IMO, Internet client/server based trading platforms are best used with
>generic, canned indicators/systems. Period.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: M. Simms [SMTP:prosys@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Monday, January 17, 2000 10:06 AM
> To: Ullrich Fischer; Patrick
> Cc: omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: Omega Abandons TS2000i
>
> Guys - don't get all bent out of shape here.
> Technology changes cause changes in direction.
> Omega is under severe pressure to provide an internet-based solution
>because
> several competitors are ready to do so.
>
> I doubt they will abandon TS2000i and anyway, the SP4b version seems
>to be a
> decent one (finally).
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Ullrich Fischer [mailto:uf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> > Sent: Monday, January 17, 2000 3:12 AM
> > To: Patrick
> > Cc: omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: Omega Abandons TS2000i
> >
> >
> > I agree, Patrick. Now, who knows a lawyer willing to take on the
>class
> > action suit? -uf
> >
> > At 02:01 AM 1/17/00 -0600, you wrote:
> > >Omega List,
> > >
> > >MY OPINION ON WHAT IS HAPPENING AT O.R.:
> > >I didn't put 2 and 2 together after Omega Research purchased WOW
> > and again I
> > >didn't put it together after they publicly announced they were
>abandoning
> > >SuperCharts2000. But finally I have put all the pieces together.
>Omega
> > >Research is now preparing to abandon TradeStation2000i in
>exchange for
> > >TradeStation.com. Omega Research will still sell
>TradeStation2000i until
> > >they see how customers respond to TradeStation.com, and if it is
> > successful
> > >TradeStation2000i will be dropped. The people who run Omega
> > Research have
> > >come to the conclusion that their company will not increase in
> > value if they
> > >remain a standard software company because they can not get
> > their flagship
> > >program working properly. Their only hope is to abandon the
>standard
> > >run-on-the-customers-PC-software and go with Internet software.
>Without
> > >this change OR stock will stay low and slow.
> > >
> > >
> > >WHAT THIS MEANS FOR TS2000 USERS:
> > >As we have all seen in the past, upgrades and new features
>prevent new
> > >versions of EasyLanguage code from working with the old version
>of
> > >TradeStation. This means we will still be making payments for
> > TS2000i which
> > >is made obsolete by the changes in the EasyLanguage code used
>with
> > >TradeStation.com. How long before TradeStation.com EasyLanguage
> > code is not
> > >longer compatible with TS2000i? Right from the start, six
> > months, one year?
> > >Who knows. *******Are we going to be making payments for
> > TradeStation2000i
> > >and monthly payments for TradeStation.com at the same
> > time?******* The fact
> > >that OR is switching to TradeStation.com so fast after the
>release of
> > >TradeStation2000i is starting to make me feel screwed and I am
> > probably one
> > >of Omega Research's most loyal admirers.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >My venting for the year
> > >Patrick.
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
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