Financial

Reuters 3000 Xtra Hosted Terminal Access

Get the high-end functionality of Reuters 3000 Xtra without the maintenance overhead. Using Citrix®* access infrastructure technology, Reuters 3000 Xtra is now available as a 'hosted' service.

With Reuters 3000 Xtra Hosted Terminal Access, you can:

  • Access Reuters 3000 Xtra and all the markets it covers from any business location with Internet access, whilst still using the full application suite, including Kobra, PowerPlus Pro and user-created files.
  • Always rely on quality access to the best available application with support only a click away.

Why choose Reuters 3000 Xtra Hosted Terminal Access?

  • Lightweight desktop hardware requirements and access from Microsoft, Unix, Linux and Apple client platforms with no Thomson Reuters on-site infrastructure
  • Highly secure, on-demand mobile and device-independent access (Subject to technical desktop and networking requirements)
  • Reduced TCO from extending the useful life of devices and networks with minimum in-house administrative and technical support requirements
  • Application maintenance managed centrally by Thomson Reuters including display templates, patches and version upgrades

* Citrix, Citrix ICA, Citrix MetaFrame XP Presentation Server and other Citrix product names referenced herein are registered trademarks or trademarks of Citrix Systems, Inc. in the United States and other jurisdictions.

Key features of the hosted version of Reuters 3000 Xtra:
  • No on-site infrastructure investment
  • No Reuters 3000 Xtra software installed on the desktop
  • Low bandwidth requirements (recommended minimum 32Kbps/concurrent session) over the Internet and RadianzNet
  • Enables a location-independent workforce
Reuters 3000 Xtra features not available in the hosted version:
  • Commingling of Thomson Reuters delivered data with other 3rd party or in-house data
  • Live updating (DDE) links between the desktop-resident applications and hosted Reuters 3000 Xtra
  • Custom integration of Kobra ActiveX components or Excel plug-ins
  • Local storage of Kobra and PowerPlus Pro Excel files
Minimum Hardware Requirements
  • Standard PC architecture, Pentium II Class processor or greater as required for the operating system
  • Available memory as recommended for the operating system by Microsoft
  • 50 MB available hard drive space
  • Microsoft mouse or 100% compatible pointing device
  • VGA or SVGA video adapter with minimum 2 MB or greater, 65536 colours, minimum 1024x768 resolution
  • Multi-monitor configuration: dual screens with minimum 1024x768 resolution
  • A network interface card (NIC) and the appropriate network transport software for a network connection to the Reuters Citrix® MetaFrame Presentation server. The supported connection method and network transport is HTTP/S (SSL)

Minimum Software Requirements
  • Citrix® MetaFrame ICA Client
  • Windows NT 4.0 or later, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista
  • Internet Explorer Version 5.0 or later; Netscape Navigator or Communicator Version 4.78, 6.2, or later; Mozilla Firefox 1.0 or later
  • Browser must support 128-bit encryption