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I originally signed up with DBC/BMI to get their SDK for the
original Signal feed - then they changed everything that I have to
go thru the DBC DataMgr on Windows as they do not supply
technical info for working with the BMI box.
I tried to use the damn DataMgr v1, then v1.1 then vXYZ -
it just does not work. I asked why the ticks are coming in late,
they refuse to acknowledge there is problems in using their
DataMgr. In fact, it does not work as it eats all the memory and
cycle thru the serial port like hell => 100% cpu usage all the time.
Data are not sent to client programs on time - it send them in a batch :)
Then they figure people do notice the difference, then they scamble
a TCP server protocol stuff ... and you have to be a "commercial"
vendor to use this "new" technology. Then another "patch up" to
work things with ESignal ... I wonder if they know how their own
program works :)
Yeah, I switched to UMDS, rewrite the connection in 5 days,
and no more problems :)
maybe PC Quote or SP Comstock with UMDS is already a great
replacement for CQG!
What the hell, lets release a dirt cheap charting package with power
for UMDS to turn these bad vendors' business upside down :)
-Lawrence Chan
----- Original Message -----
From: Mark Brown <markbrown@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Hello TradeWynne,
>
> >> Also, how is it possible that DTN can provide substantially
> >> the same service (i.e. RT sat) for around $1k/yr =less= than
> >> DBC? TIA
>
> Tac> James:
>
> Tac> I can't say about all this, but from talking to both for some time I
> Tac> would say the corporate culture @ DBC/BMI is Lie, Deny, Do As
> Tac> Little as Possible.
>
> I can tell you plenty about DBC/BMI problems. Its their upper
> management thats the problem. I personally called Brad LaForce and
> Bret Charlesworth myself and asked to get a SDK for the E SIGNAL
> online service and they said they would have someone contact me.
>
> That person was Sheennan Showers Manager of Business Development.
> Well they seem to be all upset that Omega is entering the data feed
> business and will be competing against them. So It seemed that they
> were interested in TW hooking up to E-Signal. See they like
> FutureSource are up the creek without Omega and they know it. They
> will never be a serious data vendor without a serious software package
> to hook up to. Look at CQG they would own the data feed business IF
> they had a good software package that you could actually "seriously"
> program. I have done nothing but run into brick walls with DBC,
> DTN, CQG, PC Quote, FutureSource.
>
> The opinions are all my personal and in no way reflect the attitude of
> those around me. Mark Brown
>
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