Our API for the Datafeed Toolbox does not impose any dependencies or restrictions for requirements for installed software. It is completely based on the licensing scheme of the provider.
Bloomberg requires the desktop access. IDC's RemotePlus and Haver also require a desktop installation.
Reuters requires some files (jar, DLL's) to be installed on the same machine, but the toolbox installation takes care of this. Moreover, their configuration usually points at a server that provides the data. This only applies to the '@reuters' functions that the toolbox provides.
'Kx kdb+' requires a jar file from the 3rd party but the kdb+ software can be running anywhere and reached from MATLAB on a different machine.
The other providers (including other Reuters sources) are all web based and can be reached from any machine with web access.
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