The 3000 Xtra system was first released in 1999, but in many ways was a continuation of previous Reuters products that included Equities 2000 (released in 1987),
Dealing 2000-2 (released in 1992), 3000 Series (released in 1996) and "Advanced Reuters Terminal" (released in 1986). It inherited a lot of design features such as much of the
user interface from those earlier systems that were developed in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
Thomson Reuters began decommissioning Reuters 3000 Xtra in 2013, replacing it by the newer
Thomson Reuters Eikon platform. ==Architecture==