Genesis is an investment technical analysis charting system for Windows 95/98/NT/2000 platforms providing a complete set of models charting features, with real-time feed support and automatic chart updates for non real-time data (e.g database or file), spreadsheet-like capabilities, built in SQL query builder, fully customisable charts layouts for later reuse, chart saving as bitmaps, printing capabilities. and no restrictions to data sources or number of instruments that can be analysed simultaneously. Ths system can also be used to easily detect and clean data graphically - very useful for large data warehouses that support ODBC. Genesis is part of Microsoft's MSDN Finance initiative, was part of Microsoft's SQL Server 7.0 Banking 2000 launch and Reuters third party show.