The key characteristics of the technology are:

• It uses web technology… which is is different than its being web-based.
  With this particular technological grounding, TTooL:kit uses a browser on the customer workstation, IIS web servers centrally, and IP as the network transport.
• It is built using Microsoft technologies.
  It is an inevitable consequence of this approach that the Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE) is the web browser supported by TTooL:kit products. Netscape Navigator is explicitly not a supported platform, though it may work in certain situations and circumstances.
• The system relies upon central servers hosted at Tullett Prebon’s premises, and a private IP network from there to the various customer sites.
  Having said this, the system can be used via the public Internet should a customer require this. The fact that most customers use the private Tullett Prebon’s IP network is due to the security policies of our customer firms. This tendency to use private networks is not based upon any specific TTooL:kit security concern or performance issues relating to the use of the public Internet.

Market:marker Platform Technology

TTooL:kit does not present itself directly to customer end-users, though the products constructed from it manifest themselves in three visibly different ways. All of the implementations are based upon the same central architecture and systems. Generally speaking, the total TTooL:kit system is constructed in three clearly defined tiers. The system will scale to arbitrary size, and is tailored on a product-by-product basis to deliver the performance requirements demanded by each particular Tullett’s product.

Level 1
ActiveX Documents in a Visual Basic Container

Level 2
ActiveX Documents in a Browser

Level 3
Browser-only (Used by Data:marker)
In its simplest form, a “TTooL:kit system” appears within a “standard” Internet Explorer web browser and utilises Java applets for real-time price delivery.