Right now I pay $30.00 per month for Alphatrade's data. It is Java based. You get real time streaming quotes, charts, Level 2 and news. Once I log on, I am left with a small Java menu that loads the applications. Then I open a new browser window to get here. Right now I have 3 windows open. The small Java window, a streaming portfolio, and Ihub. I can and have opened several applications at once. For instance, I open a portfolio, a chart, level 2 screen, Ihub, my broker, and another Java based news streamer from Knobias.com. All this on a Dial-up connection with no problems or slow page loads.