Global Crossing Tunes its Converged IP Suite for Financial Firms

Global Crossing introduced an IP Convergence Solutions Suite designed for the data security and privacy requirements of the financial services industry. The company said its new IP services suite support mission-critical applications and transport IP data seamlessly throughout key financial centers worldwide.



Global Crossing's MPLS-based IP VPN provides three classes of service (CoS) with differentiated QoS, enabling financial firms to simultaneously run multiple applications, including IP turrets, instantaneous trading and multicast services with guaranteed performance.



In addition to the Converged IP Solutions announced today, Global Crossing has been serving the financial services industry with a set of customized applications for the investment trading community for more than eight years. Global Crossing's Hoot and Holler network carries real-time news and market commentary to trading floors and offices worldwide. The company's Trader Voice capability provides instant voice messaging for the trading community, while its Financial Extranet allows customers to connect, communicate and transact by linking global data providers and trading partners. http://www.globalcrossing.com/