Papers and presentations:
  Papers, articles, slides, and interviews
  Third-party papers and slides

Technical documents:
  Technical docs
  API reference

 

 
papers, articles, slides, and interviews
Lightstreamer Data Sheet

PDF (1.9 MB, 4 pages)

  The official data sheet (brochure).
 
Lightstreamer Slides

PDF (0.2 MB - 18 pages)

  An introduction to the Real-Time Web paradigms and to Lightstreamer.
 
Changing the Web Paradigm

PDF (0.4 MB - 6 pages)

  Moving from traditional Web applications to a new streaming-Ajax style. An introduction to Lightstreamer technology and its relation to the Ajax and Comet paradigms.
 
Lightstreamer White Paper

PDF (0.9 MB - 32 pages)

  A technical white paper regarding the history of push technology and the innovations of Lightstreamer.
 
Interview with Alessandro Alinone

video (7'12")

  An interview given by Alessandro Alinone (CTO at Lightstreamer) to Jeremy Geelan (Conference Chair of AJAXWorld) in September 2007.
 
Next Generation Push: a viable technology for web-based FX market data delivery

HTML or PDF
(0.3 MB - 3 pages)

An article written for e-Forex magazine that highlights how the maturity of AJAX and Comet finally permits the push of live FX market data via the Internet to any browser with low latency and high reliability.
[Both HTML and PDF versions are available from the links to the left]
 
Lightstreamer MEFTEC Slides

PDF (0.7 MB - 23 pages)

  The slides of the seminar held at MEFTEC: The Benefits of Pushing Real-Time Market Data via a Web Infrastructure.
 
Other documents are available in Italian language.
 
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third-party papers and slides
Next Generation Trading and Lightstreamer

PDF (1.0 MB - 4 pages)

  A paper by SUN Microsystems regarding Lightstreamer in the context of next-generation financial trading technology.
 
The Buy Side Trading Technology Revolution

PDF (0.3 MB - 5 pages)

Next Generation Trading

PDF (5.2 MB - 26 pages)

  A paper and a presentation by SUN Microsystems where several technologies for NGT (Next Generation Trading) are described.
 
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technical docs
Getting Started (Lightstreamer Moderato)

TXT

  Get Lightstreamer Moderato up and running quickly.
 

Getting Started (Lightstreamer Allegro/Presto/Vivace)

TXT

  Get Lightstreamer Allegro/Presto/Vivace up and running quickly.
 

"Hello World" Tutorial

HTML

  Article available from Comet Daily with a step-by-step explanation on how to create a simple Data Adapter (in Java) and a Web Client.
 

"Hello World" for .NET Tutorial

HTML

  Second part of the article above, where the Data Adapter is developed in C# and VB .NET.
 

Developer's Guides

PDF

  Several developer's guides are available with Lightstreamer distributions.
 
Support Forums

HTML

  You can freely browse the Lightstreamer Support Forums to find out technical details, post your questions, or share your experience.
 
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api reference
Client APIs
Lightstreamer Web Client: JavaScript API Reference

HTML

  The jsdoc for the Lightstreamer Web Client API.
 

Lightstreamer Flash/Flex (JS Bridge) Client: ActionScript & JavaScript API Reference

HTML

  The jsdoc/asdoc for the Lightstreamer Flash/Flex (JS Bridge) Client API.
 

Lightstreamer Flash/Flex (Native AS) Client: ActionScript API Reference

HTML

  The asdoc for the Lightstreamer Flash/Flex (Native AS) Client API.
 
Lightstreamer Java SE Client: Java API Reference

HTML

  The javadoc for the Lightstreamer Java SE (Standard Edition) Client API.
 
Lightstreamer Java ME Client: Java API Reference

HTML

  The javadoc for the Lightstreamer Java ME (Micro Edition) Client API.
 
Lightstreamer .NET Client: .NET API Reference

CHM (160 KB)

  The chm file for the Lightstreamer .NET Client API.
Note: If .chm file cannot be displayed properly under Windows XP or 2003, remember to unblock it: 1. save the file to disk; 2. right-click on .chm file; 3. select 'Properties'; 4. click 'Unblock' button.
 
Adapter APIs
Lightstreamer Adapters: Java API Reference

HTML

  The javadoc for the Lightstreamer Java Adapter API.
 
Lightstreamer Adapters: .NET API Reference

CHM (155 KB)

  The chm file for the Lightstreamer .NET Adapter API.
Note: If .chm file cannot be displayed properly under Windows XP or 2003, remember to unblock it: 1. save the file to disk; 2. right-click on .chm file; 3. select 'Properties'; 4. click 'Unblock' button.
 
Server APIs
Lightstreamer Server JMX: Java API Reference

HTML

  The javadoc for the Lightstreamer Server JMX MBeans.
 
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