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 Introduction
DataVista Explorer™ is
a Java™ applet that is ideal for the display
and analysis of a wide range of numerical data.
It is particularly well-suited for displaying
hierarchical data sources such as those commonly
found in financial services and telecommunications
applications
For example, suppose that you have data relating to the performance of several portfolios and their constituent assets. DataVista Explorer allows you to view the data at a portfolio level, while providing the facilities for drilling down to the asset level. Other common applications for DataVista Explorer include portfolio analysis, risk management and the monitoring of market conditions. The applications of DataVista Explorer are not limited to those within the financial arena: it is also adept at monitoring network conditions and web-site statistics.
DataVista Explorer supports a pluggable data architecture, enabling the display of any proprietary data source in addition to JDBC and data stored within its open, XML-based configuration file. |
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Features
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DataVista Explorer
Benefits
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Reduced Total
Cost of Ownership through thin-client
implementation |
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Improved decisions
reducing waste, errors and costly delays |
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Dynamic data
handling to ensure decisions reflect
current conditions |
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Easy integration
into your systems with reduced maintenance
and implementation costs |
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Hierarchy Navigation
The user navigates through the data hierarchy by interacting with a familiar
tree-based browser on the left side of the applet, or by interacting
with the visualization tool located to the right. Drilling down or aggregating
up is as simple as a single mouse click on the tree or chart object.
Data aggregation is achieved through the application of one of several
built-in formulae (including summation, averaging, net and gross returns)
or through an extremely flexible pluggable interface. In this way, all
possible aggregation algorithms can be readily implemented. |
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Visualization Tools
A wide range of charting tools enhances the user's ability to display and
understand data. These tools include the following:
The hierarchy map visualization tool is a very powerful means of displaying a large quantity of data in an intuitive, compact format. As displayed in the figure below, the size of a box is proportional to market value whereas the color of the box is proportional to the return. In this way, market trends and patterns come to light immediately. |
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Dynamic Data
DataVista Explorer also provides a powerful framework for monitoring dynamic
data sources. The Internet has significantly increased the necessity
for quick reactions to rapidly changing conditions. This is particularly
the case in financial, network and web site monitoring applications.
DataVista Explorer enables the display of a high-level view of current
conditions while leaving open the option to drill into information to
obtain a detailed picture of the causes driving macroscopic conditions. |
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Data Access
| DVE may obtain its data from one of three sources,
ensuring that it can seamlessly integrate into
most enterprise architectures. The first source
is an open, XML-based format, compatible with
many of the emerging XML-aware applications.
Secondly, data may be imported from any JDBC-compliant
data source (which includes all ODBC data sources
through a JDBC-ODBC bridge). Lastly, a pluggable
architecture allows any Java™ object implementing
a simple, well-documented interface to serve
as a data source. |
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of the hierarchy tree. This enables heterogeneous
data sources to be included within the same interface,
thereby providing a single interface to enterprise-wide
data. |
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Brochure
You may download a PDF brochure for DataVista Explorer here. |
