Yusi
what is difference between NOW and NEST and NEAT. There is so much confusion with this. Someone recently told me NOW is same as NEST (developed by Omnesys). On some website, NOW is described as acronym of NEAT on Web.
So, what is it actually and how far are you able to automate things in it?
NEAT is the NSE terminal that uses VSAT, etc., lines. I do not know much more about it; but some folks who use it say it is clunkier to use than its internet based counterpart.
Both NOW and NEST have been developed by Omnesys. NOW was developed first, and under contract from DotEx International; DotEx being the data assimilation and distribution arm of NSE. Omnesys, in turn, took some underlying code (will not go into that) and built on it for NSE specifics. Consequently, NOW is NSE specific and aimed to be the NEAT on Web.
NEST (full form is Next Generation Electronic Securities Trading System, as users are told when it crashes) branched out beyond DotEx / NSE guidelines, caters to other exchanges, white-labelled for brokers, gave freedom to Omnesys. The underlying code appears the same but much more has been built in it both for flexibility and features -- a superset you might say. But to do more is different from doing more equally well and I get the feeling that they have not got there yet. As someone said (specifically for auto manufacturing) : The convergence of the assembly line, and the divergence of user choice.
As regards automation is concerned, the poor man will make do with what he gets. If you are thinking of getting into it using NEAT/ NOW/ Nest, I would suggest that you wait another six months till more maturity is built-in. In any case, it is very early in that curve.
