IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE), a leading global exchange operator and over-the-counter (OTC) energy marketplace, announced today that upon the close of business on January 18, 2008, ICE's primary trade matching engine for all OTC and futures products will migrate permanently from Atlanta to the company's Chicago data center location.
The state-of-the-art hosting facility includes expanded co-location capabilities and will provide the physical space, electric power, and bandwidth necessary to accommodate continued growth in ICE's messaging traffic, trading volume and customer base. The current Atlanta-based data center will become the disaster recovery (DR) site for the ICE trade matching engine.
The systems being relocated provide support for ICE's global electronic markets, which include ICE OTC, ICE Futures Europe, ICE Futures U.S., and the Winnipeg Commodity Exchange (WCE will transition to the ICE platform on December 10, 2007).
Customers currently using one of ICE's connectivity solutions such as co-location, data hub, point-to-point, or a managed network provider, will have continued access to the Chicago data center without disruption and without the need for additional circuits. All customer connections will be automatically routed to the Chicago data center and customers will not be required to make any network or connection configuration changes. Please reference the following IP/connection guidelines for further information on the complete list of required IPs: www.theice.com/publicdocs/technology/WebICE_Firewall_Proxy_Requirements.pdf
ICE will perform Chicago data center connection testing for customers on Saturday, January 5, and Saturday, January 12, from 9 a.m. ET to 1 p.m. ET. ICE strongly suggests that all customers validate connectivity to the Chicago data center during these testing periods. ICE Help Desk staff will be available on these days to address connection issues. Additional information will be provided in mid-December.
Customers interested in dedicated access to the new Chicago data center via co-location, point-to-point, or hub connections are encouraged to contact the ICE via email at network@theice.com.
About IntercontinentalExchange
IntercontinentalExchange(R) (NYSE: ICE) operates global commodity and
financial products marketplaces, including the world's leading electronic
energy markets and soft commodity exchange. ICE's diverse futures and over-
the-counter (OTC) markets offer contracts based on crude oil and refined
products, natural gas, power and emissions, as well as agricultural
commodities including canola, cocoa, coffee, cotton, ethanol, orange juice,
wood pulp and sugar, in addition to foreign currency and equity index futures
and options. ICE(R) conducts its energy futures markets through ICE Futures
Europe(sm), its London-based futures exchange, which offers the world's
leading oil benchmarks and trades nearly half of the world's global crude
futures in its markets. ICE conducts its soft commodity, foreign exchange and
equity index markets through its U.S. futures exchange, ICE Futures U.S.(sm),
which provides global futures and options markets, as well as clearing
services through ICE Clear U.S.(sm) In August 2007, ICE acquired the Winnipeg
Commodity Exchange Inc., the leading agricultural futures exchange in Canada.
ICE's state-of-the-art electronic trading platform brings market access and
transparency to participants in more than 50 countries. ICE was added to the
Russell 1000(R) Index in June 2006 and the S&P 500 Index in September 2007.
Headquartered in Atlanta, ICE also has offices in Calgary, Chicago, Dublin,
Houston, London, New York, Singapore and Winnipeg. For more information,
please visit www.theice.com.
