Swissrisk partners with CONET Services

Swissrisk, the European financial software specialist, announced today that CONET Services has become an official Swissrisk hosting partner for the company's market making and trading solutions in Germany.

Swissrisk Financial Systems partners with CONET Services in Germany

Frankfurt, 18.08.2009 - Swissrisk, the European financial software specialist, announced today that CONET Services has become an official Swissrisk hosting partner for the company's market making and trading solutions in Germany. Both companys now offer low-latency connectivity for different stock exchanges, hosting of Swissrisk's I-Trader and other market-making applications. Four clients have already signed up for these services and many more have indicated interest.

The core competences of CONET Services AG are the data centre provision for IT-solutions, especially the hosting of low-latency trading systems in proximity centers, as well as related consulting.

Commenting on the new partnership, Franz Pepelnik, General Manager of CONET Services, said: "Swissrisk's solutions complements CONET Services' existing portfolio, providing proven and state of the art proximity and low-latency exchange connectivity to our customers. These established solutions deliver manifold functionalities, can be easily integrated into other systems and can be individually configured to our customers' specific needs. With this strategic partnership, we are ready to offer more services to financial institutions to optimize their hosting and housing needs."

Buncak Saykam, Head of Sales and Markting Germany at Swissrisk, commented: "Swissrisk knows the importance of working with partners who understand the needs of local firms and have a strong track record in delivering in delivering successful hosting services. The partnership with CONET Services will support Swissrisk to further penetrate the trading and market making markets in Central Europe."

About Swissrisk Financial Systems - Swissrisk Financial Systems is a European banking software specialist with 4 regional sales and delivery offices - Frankfurt, London, Luxembourg and Madrid.
The business is divided into two distinct business divisions and has over 25 years supporting dealing rooms and traders at key institutions within financial markets. Swissrisk also has the ability to provide bespoke client solutions together with a proven approach to successful project implementations.

About CONET Services AG - The core competences of CONET Services AG are the data centre provision for IT-solutions as well as the inherent consulting. The spread services provided by the new subsidiary of the CONET Group range from conception, to the installation as well as the operation of IT-systems and applications, which are designed especially for financial service providers with special requirements towards the stability and availability of IT-Systems.

Business Contact
Franz Pepelnik, General Manager

CONET Services AG
Goetheplatz 4
60311 Frankfurt am Main
Germany

Phone: +49 (0)69 297 2345 500
E-Mail: fpepelnik@conet-services.de

CONET Services AG

Die CONET Services AG bietet ihren Kunden ein breites Portfolio an IT-Lösungen, die auf die individuellen Bedürfnisse von Finanzdienstleistern, Börsenunternehmen und Wertpapierhandelsbanken ausgerichtet sind. Den Schwerpunkt des Leistungsspektrums bildet der Rechenzentrumsbetrieb von IT-Lösungen als Software as a Service, Platform as a Service und Infrastructure as a Service bis hin zu umfassenden Cloud-Angeboten im eigenen, ISO-zertifizierten Rechenzentrum in Frankfurt am Main. Ergänzt werden diese Dienste durch die Konzeption, Implementierung und Administration von IT-Systemen und Anwendungen, die den täglichen Geschäftsbetrieb optimal unterstützen und den stets wachsenden Anforderungen an IT-Sicherheit, Systemstabilität und Verfügbarkeit gerecht werden.

Die CONET Services AG ist ein Unternehmen der CONET Group, die mit derzeit rund 400 Mitarbeitern an acht Standorten in Deutschland jährliche Umsätze von mehr als 50 Millionen Euro erwirtschaftet.

Kontakt

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Simon Vieth
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Theodor-Heuss-Allee 19
D-53773 Hennef

Tel.: +49 2242 939-246
Fax: +49 2242 939-333
E-Mail: presse@conet.de