Blog Archive

This is an archive of my-Channels' blog posts (also available via RSS):

How to build a Web Interface to an MQTT device with webMethods Nirvana Messaging
In addition to our own wire protocols, webMethods Nirvana Messaging can accept native MQTT connections out of the box. This allows developers to leverage our broad range of language APIs and protocols to communicate with MQTT devices. Today we’ll look at how … Continue reading →

webMethods Nirvana Messaging 7.0 Released
We are happy to announce today that version 7 of Nirvana is now available. Since our last post on this blog, my-Channels has been acquired by Software AG. This is good news and we are excited about Nirvana finding a … Continue reading →

ITRS Geneos reaches Monitoring Nirvana
We’ve been working with some of the guys at ITRS over the past few weeks, as they have been developing a Nirvana plugin for their real-time performance monitoring tool, Geneos. The plugin is now available in beta form and Ivan Sattergood … Continue reading →

MQTT support in Nirvana 7
my-Channels has introduced support for MQTT version 3.1 in version 7.0 of the Nirvana realm server. In addition to our own wire protocol, Nirvana is now also capable of accepting MQTT connections via TCP sockets and connections over SSL/TLS for … Continue reading →

Nirvana 7 Early Access: Multicast, MQTT and Even Faster Performance
We are very pleased to announce the early access release of my-Channels Nirvana 7. Nirvana 7 EA1 builds on the successes and features of Nirvana to offer significantly improved performance, enhanced functionality and additional support for industry standards. Here is … Continue reading →

Introducing the Nirvana Python API
We recently released our Nirvana Python API; our implementation approach made use of our Nirvana C++ API along with Boost.Python. We chose to keep our Python API as simple as possible whilst maintaining all core Nirvana functionality. To demonstrate the … Continue reading →

Eddie McDaid, my-Channels COO, Interviewed in eFOREX
The January 2012 issue of the popular eForex magazine has arrived and includes a new FastTrack interview feature, the first of interview which is with our own COO, Eddie McDaid. During his interview Eddie discusses streaming middleware solutions, their adoption … Continue reading →

Nirvana in Market Risk Architecture
An interesting day yesterday at the European Trading Architecture Summit in London’s Canary Wharf. my-Channels was an event sponsor and Nirvana was featured in a presentation delivered by Lab49′s CTO Matt Davey – Market Risk Architecture: Challenges & Perspectives. The … Continue reading →

Streaming Data To Windows Phone 7 Using Nirvana
We are pleased to announce a Windows Phone 7 Nirvana client! If you are familiar with the .NET & Silverlight Nirvana Client API, porting your software to the Windows Phone will be trivial as the Nirvana client API is unchanged. … Continue reading →

my-Channels featured in e-Forex magazine
This quarter’s edition of e-Forex features an excellent article by Roger Aitken entitled “Improving real-time response rates to FX Trading opportunities”. Our own Eddie McDaid and Paul Brant are both quoted in the article and give insights into the use … Continue reading →

Nirvana .NET : Publishing Data Groups with Reactive Extensions
So a while ago, I demonstrated how you can easily query DataGroups using Rx. What I didn’t discuss was how we could use Rx to model DataGroups on the service / data publishing side. We also had a scenario that … Continue reading →

Nirvana 6.0 Released
We released Nirvana 6.0 into production recently. Here is a quick summary of what’s new in 6.0, along with a few links to relevant blog posts and documentation: DataStreams and DataGroups Microsoft .NET Rx Extension API and Reactive Framework HTML5/JavaScript … Continue reading →

Nirvana .NET : DataGroups and Rx Clients
In my last post I introduced the new and improved Nirvana .NET API featuring the MyChannels.Nirvana Namespace. Today we’re going to play with DataGroups, the new messaging construct in Nirvana, and see how to stream DataGroups messages using Reactive Framework queries. … Continue reading →

Nirvana .NET: Introducing the MyChannels.Nirvana Namespace
Over the past three months we have been working on some significant changes to the .NET API for Nirvana. Our aim was to render the API more conventional in terms of .NET. The original API was ported from Java and … Continue reading →

DataGroups: A Comparison With Existing Nirvana Functionality
A second Early Access version of Nirvana 6.0 has just been made available, and the final release is imminent. The EA2 release of Nirvana 6.0 contains the following changes: Javascript & Flex API Support for DataGroups .NET & Silverlight Extension … Continue reading →

Single Dealer Platforms: The Motivation For DataGroups
We recently announced a new event delivery feature called DataGroups, and feedback received to date has been very encouraging. Thank you to Matt Davey and Olivier DeHeurles, both of whom have written excellent blogs on their thoughts about DataGroups, and … Continue reading →

Nirvana 6.0 Early Access
The last few weeks of 2010 have been a busy time at my-Channels, with preparations for an early access release of Nirvana 6.0. Nirvana 6.0 represents a significant advancement in streaming middleware technology. Besides including a number of exciting enhancements … Continue reading →

Nirvana 5.5 Released
Nirvana 5.5 introduces a range of new features and enhancements. Whether you are a web developer looking for the latest in RIA streaming technology or an enterprise architect looking for the most powerful solution on the market, Nirvana 5.5 will … Continue reading →

Using Nirvana Clusters for Failover and High Availability
Nirvana Realms can be clustered together to form a single distributed system. This system provides valuable resilience and load balancing features which would otherwise have had to be implemented at the application level. Realms within a cluster are usually connected … Continue reading →

Using Stomp with Nirvana
Stomp is a very simple bi-directional text-based messaging protocol that was originally implemented by the ActiveMQ team. While text-based wire protocols such as Stomp do not provide the same levels of performance or low latency as Nirvana’s own binary protocols, … Continue reading →

Eurobank Powers Credit Systems With Nirvana
Eurobank, one of the largest retail banks in Greece, has deployed a solution that streamlines all incoming consumer loans and credit card applications. The solution provides advanced transactional and flow control semantics between the online application website, the back office … Continue reading →

WebSocket : A Streaming Technology for Browser Scripting
Recently there has been much interest in the emergence of the HTML5 WebSocket protocol, and what it will mean for the real-time web. It is clear that WebSockets will represent a huge leap forward for JavaScript developers who wish to … Continue reading →

Single Dealer Platform Nirvana
Euromoney recently published an interesting article describing its view of developments within the online FX trading community. Euromoney’s article includes the result of a poll that lists the leading platforms by trading volume and resulting market share. The top two … Continue reading →

Nirvana for Compact Framework Released
In February 2010, in line with our recent push into mobile territory, we ported our C# .NET API to support mobile devices via the .NET Compact Framework. Our Nirvana Compact Framework API is the result of these efforts. Nirvana now … Continue reading →

Real Time Location Sensitive Filtering with Nirvana
Location aware computing has become increasingly mainstream, and many mobile consumer devices now include GPS technology as standard. Vendors provide sophisticated location-based APIs to enable applications to be aware of their physical location, and their proximity to other users, devices … Continue reading →

Nirvana for Android Released
In December 2009, we enhanced our Nirvana Enterprise Java API to fully support the Android platform. This enhancement extends Nirvana’s mobile reach to Android, iPhone, BlackBerry and J2ME devices. Nirvana on the AndroidTM platform will provide the proven robust features … Continue reading →

Mobile Access to Single Dealer Portals
Recently I sat and listened to a webcast, the subject of which was “Buyers’ market – Single Dealer Portals and courting the online client“. During the webcast, the delivery of SDPs (Single Dealer Portals) to mobile devices was discussed. The … Continue reading →

My-Channels Presents at Silverlight 3: See the Light
Microsoft Greece has invited our own Alex Kritikos to present at this year’s second developers event, entitled Silverlight 3: See the Light. The event took place at Microsoft’s offices in Athens on Thursday November 5th, and offered a full overview … Continue reading →

New iPhone API Released
Nirvana’s complete C++ implementation has now been ported to the iPhone platform. Nirvana for iPhone delivers an integrated real time push capability and enables the bi-directional exchange of data between the iPhone and all other supported Enterprise, Web and Mobile … Continue reading →

Nirvana 5.5 Released | Jul 2012
The world's most advanced internet streaming server delivers a host of new features

Mobile Access to Single Dealer Portals | Apr 2011
Paul Brant discusses the benefits of native versus browser applications when delivering real-time data to Mobile devices.

Real Time Location Sensitive Filtering with Nirvana | Mar 2011
Nirvana includes full support for location-based filtering. Learn how to use client-supplied coordinates to subscribe to geographically-tagged data.

Mobile Access to Single Dealer Portals | Mar 2011
Paul Brant discusses the benefits of native versus browser applications when delivering real-time data to Mobile devices.

my-Channels presents at Silverlight 3: See the Light | Mar 2011
Microsoft Greece has invited our own Alex Kritikos to present at this year's second developers event, Silverlight 3: See the Light.

Nirvana 6.0 Early Access | Dec 2010
Early Access Version of Nirvana 6.0 Released

Use Nirvana Clusters for Failover and High Availability | Jun 2010
Nirvana's built-in support for Active/Active Clusters provides seamless failover and load balancing for your applications.

Using Stomp with Nirvana | Apr 2010
Learn how to build a simple Stomp client that publishes and subscribes to a Nirvana Realm.

Eurobank Powers Credit Systems With Nirvana | Apr 2010
Eurobank deploys Nirvana to streamline loan and credit card operations.

WebSocket - A Streaming Technology for Browser Scripting | Mar 2010
Find out our take on the pros and cons of WebSockets in a real-time messaging environment.

Single Dealer Platform Nirvana | Mar 2010
Leading Single Dealer Platforms choose Nirvana for Real-Time Messaging.

Nirvana for Compact Framework Released | Feb 2010
Nirvana ported to Microsoft .NET Compact Framework in addition to Android, iPhone, BlackBerry and J2ME.

Nirvana for Android™ Released | Dec 2009
Nirvana's mobile reach extended to Android, iPhone, BlackBerry and J2ME.

New iPhone API released | Jul 2009
my-Channels release complete push capability for the iPhone.

UBS Selects Nirvana for New B2C Foreign Exchange Platform | May 2009
In April 2009, UBS selected Nirvana for its B2C foreign exchange platform.

Optimize Latency with Nirvana Direct | May 2009
Nirvana Direct enables applications to talk directly to Nirvana, bypassing network overhead.

Tullett Prebon Streams Prices to Blackberry Users with Nirvana | May 2009
In April 2009, Tullett Prebon Plc selected Nirvana for the delivery of live market data to Blackberry users.

Microsoft Silverlight API Released | May 2009
In January 2009, we released our Nirvana Silverlight API, allowing developers to create Nirvana Publish/Subscribe browser applications and RIAs using Microsoft Silverlight.

Blackberry and J2ME API Updated | Feb 2009
In February 2009, we released our latest version of the Nirvana Blackberry & J2ME API.

Adobe Flex API Released | Dec 2008
Just before Christmas 2008, we released our Nirvana Flex API, allowing developers to create Nirvana Publish/Subscribe browser applications and RIAs using Adobe Flex.

Tradespace Application released to showcase Nirvana | Dec 2008
In December 2008, we released our Tradespace showcase appication. Tradespace has been developed on web, mobile and enterprise platforms to demonstrate Nirvana's Unified Middleware credentials.