In January 2007, Deutsche Börse IT was voted the “Best Corporate IP Network” in Germany for the new design of its network. The award was given from the German subsidiary of Cisco International. The Cisco Networkers Innovation Awards are a major initiative honoring outstanding achievement and network designs, rewarding organizations that embrace new and advanced technology.
As part of an initiative to update and upgrade its technical infrastructure Deutsche Börse IT re-designed its backend network by the end of 2006 introducing MPLS (multi-protocol-label-switching) technology. MPLS offers multi-client network services. The implementation of this innovative design will deliver the next generation of extensible and high-availability network to Deutsche Börse Group’s customers and partners. It will leverage the existing infrastructure and apply leading edge technology to achieve higher flexibility in deployment of higher bandwidths as well as lowest latency for the trading applications Eurex and Xetra as well as for network services provided to third parties.
“Deutsche Boerse is a prime example for innovation and advancement in Germany. The award reflects the importance of the network as the platform for the success as well as the product and service quality of companies”, said Michael Ganser, Vice President and Managing Director Cisco Germany.
“We are very pleased to have been awarded and consider this as recognition for our ongoing development of technology to meet our customers' needs”, said Matthias Kluber, Head of Network and Infrastructure Operations at Deutsche Börse IT.
The new network of Deutsche Börse will be based on the Cisco Catalyst 6500 series and 10 Gigabit Ethernet technology. The new design was developed working closely together with Cisco as the market leader in network technologies. During the implementation process Deutsche Börse IT will be supported by Cisco’s Advanced Services Group. Deutsche Börse IT together with Cisco is aiming to implement the new network until end of Q3 2007.
