public static ItemValue[] Read(int size, IntPtr dataPtr, IntPtr errorsPtr)
        {
	        try
	        {
		        var position = 0;
                var dataPtrAsLong = dataPtr.ToInt64();
                var result = new ItemValue[size];
                for (var i = 0; i < size; i++)
		        {
			        // ReSharper disable UseObjectOrCollectionInitializer
			        result[i] = new ItemValue();
			        // ReSharper restore UseObjectOrCollectionInitializer

			        // uint hClient;
			        result[i].ClientId = Marshal.ReadInt32(dataPtr, position);
			        position += sizeof (int);

			        // FILETIME ftTimeStamp;
			        var time = Marshal.ReadInt64(dataPtr, position);
			        result[i].Timestamp = DateTime.FromFileTimeUtc(time);
			        position += sizeof (long);

			        // ushort wQuality;
			        result[i].Quality = Marshal.ReadInt16(dataPtr, position);
			        position += sizeof (short);

			        // ushort wReserved;
			        position += sizeof (short);

			        // VARIANT vDataValue;
                    var variant = new IntPtr(dataPtrAsLong + position);
		            if (variant != IntPtr.Zero)
		            {
                        result[i].Value = Marshal.GetObjectForNativeVariant(variant);
                        NativeMethods.VariantClear(variant);
                    }
			        position += NativeMethods.VariantSize;

                    result[i].Error = Marshal.ReadInt32(errorsPtr, i * sizeof(int));
		        }

		        return result;
	        }
	        finally
	        {
				Marshal.FreeCoTaskMem(dataPtr);
                Marshal.FreeCoTaskMem(errorsPtr);
	        }
        }
        public static ItemValue[] Read(int[] clientIds, IntPtr values, short[] qualities, long[] timeStamps, int[] errors)
	    {
            var result = new ItemValue[qualities.Length];

            var position = 0;
            var valuesAsLong = values.ToInt64();
            for (var i = 0; i < clientIds.Length; i++)
            {
                var variant = new IntPtr(valuesAsLong + position);
                position += NativeMethods.VariantSize;

                result[i] = new ItemValue
                {
                    ClientId = clientIds[i],
                    Timestamp = DateTime.FromFileTimeUtc(timeStamps[i]),
                    Quality = qualities[i],
                    Value = Marshal.GetObjectForNativeVariant(variant),
                    Error = errors[i],
                };
            }

            return result;
	    }
        public static ItemValue[] Read(int[] clientIds, IntPtr values, short[] qualities, long[] timeStamps, int[] errors)
        {
            var result = new ItemValue[qualities.Length];

            var position     = 0;
            var valuesAsLong = values.ToInt64();

            for (var i = 0; i < clientIds.Length; i++)
            {
                var variant = new IntPtr(valuesAsLong + position);
                position += NativeMethods.VariantSize;

                result[i] = new ItemValue
                {
                    ClientId  = clientIds[i],
                    Timestamp = DateTime.FromFileTimeUtc(timeStamps[i]),
                    Quality   = qualities[i],
                    Value     = Marshal.GetObjectForNativeVariant(variant),
                    Error     = errors[i],
                };
            }

            return(result);
        }