TSX Datalinx expands global reach of Canadian Market Information
with SAVVIS
TORONTO, June 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Getting information on Canada's
capital markets from TSX Datalinx will be even easier thanks to a new
collaboration between TSX Datalinx and SAVVIS Communications (NASDAQ:SVVS), a
leading provider of advanced network and hosting services to the global
financial services industry. This data will be distributed through TSX
Datalinx's LinxPointOne, the platform that connects TSX Datalinx to the vendor
community.
"We continue to look at new ways to expand the distribution of equity trading
and market data from Canada," said Richard Nesbitt, President of TSX Markets. "Our arrangement provides TSX Datalinx partners with an alternative network
solution to reduce expensive telecom costs due to geography. With SAVVIS'
global IT infrastructure spanning more than 45 countries, we get instant
connectivity to more than 4,700 financial firms including many of the world's
leading banks and brokerages." As part of TSX Datalinx's ongoing efforts to provide data products and services
for the capital marketplace, the arrangement with SAVVIS strengthens the
equities distribution model by leveraging LinxPointOne to provide data from the
following: - Canadian bond prices
- Canadian corporate disclosure
- Canada's national stock exchanges "Through one connection to SAVVIS, vendors of capital market information will
gain access to our entire suite of services," said Eric Sinclair, Senior Vice
President, TSX Datalinx. "It provides the end user with a faster, simpler
portal to this critical trading information." SAVVIS provides the network and
hosting solutions for exchanges to process and distribute real-time market data
to traders and vendors.
"SAVVIS continues to grow its global presence as a proven network and hosting
service provider for a number of leading financial exchanges and liquidity
pools - NYSE, Boston Stock Exchange, Boston Options Exchange, London Metal
Exchange, Montreal Exchange, NASDAQ, Chicago Board Options Exchange, the
Philadelphia Stock Exchange, and others," said Jack Finlayson, president and
chief operating officer of SAVVIS. "We are pleased that TSX Group has chosen
SAVVIS to provide outstanding liquidity and service to its customers through
TSX Datalinx's LinxPointOne." To obtain information on TSX Datalinx data access, please contact John Andrew
at 416-947-4289 by e-mail , Michelle Tran at 416-947-4583 by e-mail or Joseph
Libecci at 646-619-1142 by e-mail About TSX Datalinx TSX Datalinx provides a broad range of data products and services, offering
both real-time and historical data to customers across Canada and around the
globe.
About SAVVIS SAVVIS Communications (NASDAQ:SVVS) is a global IT utility provider that leads
the industry in delivering secure, reliable, and scalable hosting, network and
application services. SAVVIS' strategic approach combines the use of
virtualization technology, a utility services model, and automated software
management and provisioning systems. This allows customers to focus on their
core business while SAVVIS ensures the quality of their IT infrastructure. With
its recent acquisition of the assets of Cable & Wireless America, SAVVIS
becomes one of the world's largest providers of IP computing services and the
world's third largest provider of hosting services. For more information about
SAVVIS, visit: http://www.savvis.net/. For more information about SAVVIS' end-
to-end media services platform including WAM!NET, visit:
http://www.wamnet.com/. DATASOURCE: TSX Datalinx CONTACT: Steve Kee, Director, Media Relations and Publicity, TSX Group Inc., (416) 947-4682, 1-888-873-8392, (416) 358-3714, and Andrea Kurjata, Communications Specialist, TSX Group Inc., (403) 218-2812, (403) 510-9882, . |