GetIT Ready to Trade: Meeting the Information Technology Requirements Specified by the NSE

May 7, 2012 - PRLog -- Ikeja, Lagos – Vicinity Limited presented GetIT Ready to Trade: Meeting the Information Technology requirements specified by the Nigerian Stock Exchange for Dealing Members which took place at Rodizzio Restaurant Banquet Hall, 29 Isaac John Street, GRA, Ikeja, Lagos on 26th April 2012. Mr. Oscar N. Onyema, Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Stock Exchange was invited as the Keynote Speaker but could not attend the event.

Vicinity Limited is an Information Technology (IT) service firm with a strong track record in delivering quality professional IT support and maintenance services. Vicinity Limited was established in 2001 to meet the IT needs of Small-to- Medium businesses in Nigeria. Vicinity Limited brought GetIT Ready to Trade to CEOs, Heads of Admin., and Heads of IT of capital market firms of the Nigerian Stock Exchange.

GetIT Ready to Trade was designed to help dealing members meet the Information Technology requirements specified by the Nigerian Stock Exchange in a document published by Broker Dealer Regulations. NSE’s requirements amongst other things include IT requirements to successfully handle the demands of the financial sector concerned with dealing, brokering, and market making. As a company dealing on the Nigerian Stock Exchange, dealing members IT equipment must be able to handle Information Security deployment for intrusion prevention and detection and must include secure connectivity/telecomms server, router, switches, firewall and broadband. Dealing members IT infrastructure must be adequately enabled for high performance and superfast information processing; and there must be an effective business continuity plan. Get IT Ready to Trade brought together experts in IT who proffered the most cost-effective solutions that helped meet ALL NSE’s IT requirements in the following areas:
•   Software (Microsoft)
•   Hardware (HP)
•   Connectivity (Swift Networks)
•   Systems Networking (Cisco)
•   Installation and Maintenance services (Vicinity Limited)
‘Dealing members of the NSE don’t have to break the bank to meet these requirements; there are proven cost-effective solutions with great Returns-on-Investment and long-term benefits.’ – said Aide Ojigbede (Managing Director, Vicinity Limited), Small Business Specialist and IT Consultant to various capital market firms; at a press conference given recently by the company. Also present at the press conference:  Mr Ipo Morakinyo (Channel Sales Manager HP); Paul Adigu (Partner Manager, Microsoft); Mr. Femi Osadare (Business Development Executive/Technical Support, Swift Networks) and Cisco Partner Manager.

Vicinity Limited is a Microsoft Certified Mid-Market Solutions Provider and Microsoft Certified Small Business Specialist. Also partners with Cisco and HP Nigeria. With experience in rendering IT services to capital market firms; Vicinity Limited has a proven track record in proffering solutions specific to capital market operators.
Event partners included Microsoft, HP Nigeria, Cisco Systems, and Swift Networks.
The event was by invitation; dealing members of the NSE who attended the event registered on the event site. Visit http://www.vicinitylimited.com/events/ for more details.


Contact:
Vicinity Limited
Sola Sorinmade
0802 777 4188
solas@vicinitylimited.com