Network Services for Financial Firms

Financial services firms operate today in a world where competition is fierce. Customers are sophisticated and the marketplace is rapidly evolving. Firms must leverage all advantage at their disposal to perform at the highest levels and create sustainable value for all stakeholders. With both volumes and volatility growing in the marketplace, a flexible enterprise network infrastructure is business-critical to maintain a competitive advantage.

 

Reliance Globalcom's Ethernet-based connectivity solutions are designed with the speed, reliability and security requirements of global banks, financial exchanges, and sell-side and buy-side firms in mind. Reliance Globalcom solutions offer dynamic controls such as Yipes OnDemand bandwidth and Yipes HawkEye^SM to better manage network resources and improve agility.

 

With Reliance Globalcom on your side, you can leverage your scalable network infrastructure to enhance productivity and efficiency, reduce costs, and meet the evolving needs of your business. Financial customers around the world rely on Reliance Globalcom everyday to provide fast, secure and scalable Managed Metro Ethernet, Managed WAN Ethernet and Yipes FinancialConnect!, a low-latency managed Extranet services.

 

Low Latency
Because Reliance Globalcom's switched Ethernet service is less process-intensive than legacy routed layer 3 services and does not require protocol conversions, Ethernet networks offer a significant latency advantage over IP networks.

 

Scalability
Bandwidth is available in 1 Mbps increments, from 1 Mbps to 1 Gbps. Scale bandwidth in real-time with Yipes OnDemand, available via the YipesCARE customer portal or a call to Reliance Globalcom's Global NOC, as your bandwidth needs fluctuate.

 

Fully-Managed
Reliance Globalcom's solutions include the network, equipment, provisioning, equipment maintenance, real-time performance monitoring, and end-to-end troubleshooting. Manage all your Ethernet needs through the YipesCARE customer web portal or engage our highly-trained Global NOC personnel. Reliance Globalcom's fully-managed service allows you to focus on your business, instead of worrying about the network.

 

Simplicity
Ethernet (IEEE 802.3) is a widely-used and well-understood networking protocol that is simple, stable and easy to manage for network administrators. Reliance Globalcom supports all Layer 3 networking protocols such as IP, IPX, AppleTalk, DECnet, IP Multicast as well as routing protocols such as RIP, OSPF and EIGRP. By deploying a network based on Ethernet technology that is easy to provision and manage, financial services firms can connect with member firms and clients across town, across the country or around the globe while reducing costs.

 

Reliability
Reliance Globalcom provides industry-leading service level agreements that guarantee a high level of service for your network, ideal for electronic trading and order processing. Reliance Globalcom's Self-Healing Ethernet Network, built on proprietary technology and Ethernet Automatic Protection Switching (RFC 3619), provides sub-second re-convergence in the case of a network event. Reliance Globalcom provides 0% over-subscription for Reliance Globalcom's Managed Ethernet services. All of this with guaranteed network availability that is reliable enough to run critical enterprise applications today - and in the future.

 

Agility
Given the flexibility of Reliance Globalcom's network connectivity, advanced features such as Class of Service, backup and recovery solution, and comprehensive suite of network management tools such as Yipes HawkEye^SM can easily be rolled out. This ensures that your investment is protected and your network will evolve as your needs change over time.