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Transaction Network Services’ Secure Trading Extranet is now offering low-latency connectivity through Equinix’s International Business Exchange data centers in Australia and Singapore.

 

This announcement follows TNS deployments in Chicago, New York, London and Frankfurt, enhancing TNS’ position as a key connectivity provider for the global Equinix (News - Alert) trading community.

 

Officials with Equinix said that the Asia-Pacific market presents significant growth potential to the electronic trading community as Asian exchange volumes continue to grow and as demand for interconnecting multiple venues, participants and geographies accelerates.

 

Company officials said that TNS’s (News - Alert) network at Equinix data centers helps to connect a global financial community of interest, including buy and sell-side firms, hedge funds, execution venues and suppliers of market data and trading technologies.

 

According to company officials, the participants of Equinix’s financial community will benefit from TNS' global network infrastructure, which provides services to over 40 countries around the world and 1,600 end-points on its Extranet. Both companies’ financial sector expertise and the presence of an extensive trading community at IBX facilities will support TNS’ objective of rapidly enabling new entrants with an easier access into the Asia markets, as well as connectivity to other markets worldwide.

 

“Supported by TNS’ connectivity, our facilities in Australia, Hong Kong and Singapore become an even stronger platform for both new and current financial participants to build in and use for accessing Asia-Pacific markets,” said John Knuff, general manager, Equinix Financial Services, in a statement.

 

Knuff said that the company’s IBX clients can benefit from this new high-performance, low latency infrastructure in addition to Equinix’s broad range of offerings, other financial participants and technologies.

 

Equinix, Inc. provides global data center services that ensure the vitality of the information-driven world.

 

Global enterprises, content and financial companies, and more than 575 network service providers rely upon Equinix’s insight and expertise to protect and connect their most valued information assets. Equinix operates 87 data centers across 35 metro regions in North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific.

 

Alan Schwartz, president for TNS’ Financial Services Division, said that the presence of a robust electronic trading ecosystem within Equinix will allow the company to increase its connectivity and build on the growing client base.

 

“We believe our joint clients will greatly benefit from this new low latency network connectivity, enabling them to capitalize on the improved speed and reliability that is key to today’s electronic trading,” said Schwartz.

 

Transaction Network Services (News - Alert) is a global provider of data communications and interoperability solutions.