OANDA collaborates with Equinix to broaden global
technology footprint
technology footprint
SINGAPORE, [24 January 2017] – A global
leader in online multi-asset trading services, OANDA has further demonstrated their
commitment to providing clients with ultra low
latency trading opportunities on their award-winning trading platform and world-class customer
support by extending their global partnership with Equinix, the world’s
leading interconnection and data centre provider, to Singapore. OANDA now
houses part of its mission critical IT equipment inside Equinix’s new SG3 facility in Singapore, which is its
largest data centre in Asia Pacific.
leader in online multi-asset trading services, OANDA has further demonstrated their
commitment to providing clients with ultra low
latency trading opportunities on their award-winning trading platform and world-class customer
support by extending their global partnership with Equinix, the world’s
leading interconnection and data centre provider, to Singapore. OANDA now
houses part of its mission critical IT equipment inside Equinix’s new SG3 facility in Singapore, which is its
largest data centre in Asia Pacific.
“The decision to move our servers to Equinix in
Singapore was easy,” explains Courtney Gibson, Chief Information Security
Officer with OANDA (pictured below). “Having
enjoyed a strong working relationship with Equinix
in the US, Canada and Japan, we wanted to extend that commitment to clients
throughout Asia, further broadening our global technology footprint.”
Singapore was easy,” explains Courtney Gibson, Chief Information Security
Officer with OANDA (pictured below). “Having
enjoyed a strong working relationship with Equinix
in the US, Canada and Japan, we wanted to extend that commitment to clients
throughout Asia, further broadening our global technology footprint.”
Gibson continues, “We originally chose Equinix because of the
robust ecosystem and interconnected financial services partners that exist
inside their data centres, which ensures high performance, network reliability,
redundancy, and low latency, potentially increasing trading opportunities for
our clients. However the decision to move our servers to their SG3 facility
will further cement our footprint within the Asia-Pacific region.”
robust ecosystem and interconnected financial services partners that exist
inside their data centres, which ensures high performance, network reliability,
redundancy, and low latency, potentially increasing trading opportunities for
our clients. However the decision to move our servers to their SG3 facility
will further cement our footprint within the Asia-Pacific region.”
“We’re delighted to be extending our working
relationship with OANDA here in Asia Pacific,” said Clement Goh, managing
director of Equinix South Asia. “The move demonstrates the rich financial ecosystem and interconnection capabilities of our data centres and how
we are well equipped to help businesses such as OANDA expand their global
footprint. All of this is made possible through our dynamic ecosystems of
business partners, networks and carriers for business growth.”
relationship with OANDA here in Asia Pacific,” said Clement Goh, managing
director of Equinix South Asia. “The move demonstrates the rich financial ecosystem and interconnection capabilities of our data centres and how
we are well equipped to help businesses such as OANDA expand their global
footprint. All of this is made possible through our dynamic ecosystems of
business partners, networks and carriers for business growth.”
Globally, Equinix connects 8,000
companies directly to their customers and partners inside the world’s most
interconnected data centres, which link more than 1,400 network service
providers together. Enterprise, cloud, networks, digital media and financial
services companies can leverage its range of services in 40 strategic markets
across the Americas, EMEA and Asia Pacific to interconnect one another – over
146 data centres globally, with 29 in Asia-Pacific.
companies directly to their customers and partners inside the world’s most
interconnected data centres, which link more than 1,400 network service
providers together. Enterprise, cloud, networks, digital media and financial
services companies can leverage its range of services in 40 strategic markets
across the Americas, EMEA and Asia Pacific to interconnect one another – over
146 data centres globally, with 29 in Asia-Pacific.
OANDA’s US
servers are already located at the Equinix
NY4 data centre in New York, which serves many of the world’s top financial
markets including the Chicago Board Options Exchange, while their Toronto
servers are housed in Equinix’s state-of-the-art TR2 data centre, providing
direct access to TorIX, the largest Internet Exchange Point in Canada. The
company also recently moved their servers in Japan to the Tokyo TY4 facility.
servers are already located at the Equinix
NY4 data centre in New York, which serves many of the world’s top financial
markets including the Chicago Board Options Exchange, while their Toronto
servers are housed in Equinix’s state-of-the-art TR2 data centre, providing
direct access to TorIX, the largest Internet Exchange Point in Canada. The
company also recently moved their servers in Japan to the Tokyo TY4 facility.
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About OANDA
A global leader in online multi-asset trading
services, OANDA combines
award-winning technology and institutional-grade execution across a wide range
of asset classes, enabling clients to trade global market indices, commodities,
treasuries, precious metals and currencies on one of the world’s fastest
platforms. The company also offers OANDA Rates™, a corporate solution that
helps the world’s leading audit firms, taxation authorities and
MNCs mitigate currency risk, improve efficiencies and optimise working
capital. Established in 1996, OANDA has offices in the world’s most active
financial markets including New York, London, Singapore, Tokyo, Toronto and
Sydney and is fully regulated by seven major authorities. For more information
please visit oanda.com. For more information, please visit oanda.com or follow us on Twitter, Facebook or YouTube.
services, OANDA combines
award-winning technology and institutional-grade execution across a wide range
of asset classes, enabling clients to trade global market indices, commodities,
treasuries, precious metals and currencies on one of the world’s fastest
platforms. The company also offers OANDA Rates™, a corporate solution that
helps the world’s leading audit firms, taxation authorities and
MNCs mitigate currency risk, improve efficiencies and optimise working
capital. Established in 1996, OANDA has offices in the world’s most active
financial markets including New York, London, Singapore, Tokyo, Toronto and
Sydney and is fully regulated by seven major authorities. For more information
please visit oanda.com. For more information, please visit oanda.com or follow us on Twitter, Facebook or YouTube.
About Equinix
Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX) connects the world’s leading
businesses to their customers, employees and partners inside the most
interconnected data centres. In 40 markets worldwide, Equinix is where
companies come together to realize new opportunities and accelerate their
business, IT and cloud strategies. http://www.equinix.com/.
businesses to their customers, employees and partners inside the most
interconnected data centres. In 40 markets worldwide, Equinix is where
companies come together to realize new opportunities and accelerate their
business, IT and cloud strategies. http://www.equinix.com/.
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include, but are not limited to, the challenges of acquiring, operating and
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services; unanticipated costs or difficulties relating to the integration of
companies we have acquired or will acquire into Equinix; a failure to receive
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centres; failure to complete any financing arrangements contemplated from time
to time; competition from existing and new competitors; the ability to generate
sufficient cash flow or otherwise obtain funds to repay new or outstanding
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