TNS APPOINTS TOM WHEELER TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS
3 December 2009 –Transaction Network Services, a leading provider of business-critical, cost-effective data communications services has appointed telecommunications expert Thomas E. “Tom” Wheeler to its board of directors.
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HONG KONG MERCANTILE EXCHANGE CONNECTS TO TNS
2 December 2009 – Asia’s much anticipated and newest exchange, the Hong Kong Mercantile Exchange, is set to boost its global launch with a connection to Transaction Network Services’ (NYSE:TNS) Secure Trading Extranet.
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DIGITAL CONCEPTIONS CHOOSES TNS TO POWER CALLING NAME SERVICES FOR MULTIPLE CANADIAN CARRIERS
19 November 2009 – Transaction Network Services (NYSE:TNS) has been selected by Digital Conceptions, a Canadian telecommunications service provider, to be its wholesale provider of Calling Name or CNAM database services.
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ELX FUTURES CONNECTS WITH TNS
4 November 2009 – Global Trading firms can now access ELX Futures, L.P. (ELX Futures) via Transaction Network Services’ (NYSE:TNS) Secure Trading Extranet, after a connection to the new fully regulated electronics futures exchange was established this month.
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KEY SENIOR APPOINTMENT STRENGTHENS TNS PAYMENTS TEAM
29 October 2009 - Payments industry veteran John M. Perry has joined Transaction Network Services’ (NYSE:TNS) Payments division as General Manager of the Americas.
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KOSCOM SELECTS TNS FOR GLOBAL MARKET DATA DISTRIBUTION
26 October 2009 – KOSCOM, a leading IT services provider has connected to TNS’ Secure Trading Extranet. This connection will help KOSCOM to enhance its connectivity and support its international growth objectives.
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MOTILAL OSWAL SECURITIES STRENGTHENS CONNECTIVITY WITH TNS
22 October 2009 – Indian Financial Services firm Motilal Oswal Securities is strengthening its appeal to global buy-side organisations after signing a deal with Transaction Network Services (NYSE:TNS).
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CAVALIER AWARDS NEW, EXPANDED SS7 SERVICES AGREEMENT TO TNS
14 October 2009 – Transaction Network Services (NYSE:TNS) has been selected by Cavalier, a leading provider of competitive telecommunications services throughout the eastern United States, to be its exclusive supplier of SS7 network and database services.
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TNS SECURES BROADBAND FUTURE FOR AUSTRALIAN BUSINESSES’ EFTPOS AND ATM COMMUNICATIONS NEEDS
7 October 2009 –Transaction Network Services (NYSE:TNS) is launching a new broadband EFTPOS and ATM solution in the Australian market called TNSLink™ that will significantly reduce day to day operational costs associated with retail EFTPOS and ATM terminals.
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TNS ANNOUNCES CONNECTION TO SFTI EUROPE
16 September 2009 – Transaction Network Services (NYSE:TNS) has extended its presence in Europe by connecting to NYSE Euronext’s Secure Financial Trading Infrastructure® (SFTI®) network in Europe.
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TRANSACTION NETWORK SERVICES SETS ITS SIGHTS ON CANADIAN ATM MARKET
8 September 2009 – Transaction Network Services (NYSE:TNS) is significantly increasing its focus on the Canadian ATM marketplace by leveraging the capabilities it assumed from Calypso Canada’s global ATM processing business earlier this year, and becoming a member of the Interac Association through its newly formed entity Transaction Network Services Canada, Inc. (TNS Canada).
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IUSACELL SELECTS THE TNS GLOBAL ROAMING CONSORTIUM FOR CDMA ROAMING HUB SERVICES
3 September 2009 – Iusacell, one of Mexico’s leading mobile operators, has selected Transaction Network Services (NYSE:TNS) to provide a full suite of roaming services.
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CO-OP SHARED BRANCHING LINKS WITH TNS TO ENHANCE SERVICE TO MEMBERS
12 August 2009 – CO-OP Shared Branching has signed up to use Transaction Network Services’ (NYSE:TNS) TNSLink solution to provide a more robust communications infrastructure to participating credit unions, in turn enhancing service to members.
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TNS PROVIDES LOW LATENCY LINK TO QUOTE MTF
15 July 2009 – Financial market participants can now easily connect to Europe’s multi-lateral trading facility (MTF), Quote MTF, after Transaction Network Services (NYSE:TNS) signed a deal to become its main connectivity provider.
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CALYPSO CANADA EMV CERTIFICATION ALLOWS UPGRADE OF THOUSANDS OF ATMS TO BEGIN
11 June 2009 - Owners, operators and deployers of ATM estates across Canada can now begin upgrading their terminals in line with the new Interac Association CHIP requirements, after Calypso Canada was awarded certification for its INTERAC EMV CHIP platform.
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TNS EXPANDS EASTERN EUROPEAN REACH WITH CONNECTION TO BUDAPEST STOCK EXCHANGE
26 May 2009 – Transaction Network Services (NYSE:TNS) has been appointed as the first ever extranet provider to support the Budapest Stock Exchange (BSE) with client connectivity services, following its recent connection to TNS’ Secure Trading Extranet.
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TNS GOES LIVE WITH NASDAQ OMX EUROPE
18 May 2009 – Transaction Network Services’ (NYSE:TNS) Secure Trading Extranet now offers connectivity to NASDAQ OMX Europe.
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CAIXANOVA IMPROVES PAYMENT CAPABILITIES WITH TNS
14 May 2009 - Spanish Savings Bank Caixanova is strengthening its payments capabilities after signing a deal with Transaction Network Services (NYSE:TNS) for network connectivity and monitoring services.
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TNS LAUNCHES ATMASTER AT EUROPEAN ATM CONFERENCE 2009
11 May 2009 – Transaction Network Services (NYSE:TNS) is launching its new ATM real-time monitoring system, ATMaster, at this year’s European ATM Conference. TNS is now offering ATMaster in addition to its existing range of managed payment solutions, to help ATM deployers and operators maximise ATM availability.
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TNS ENHANCES LATIN AMERICAN REACH WITH CONNECTION TO CMA
11 May 2009 – Transaction Network Services (NYSE:TNS) has joined forces with Brazil’s dominant market data and trading solutions provider CMA, to provide its clients with access to real time global financial data via TNS’ Secure Trading Extranet.
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TNS, INC. CLOSES ACQUISITION OF COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES GROUP FROM VERISIGN, INC.
4 May 2009 – TNS, Inc. (NYSE: TNS), a leading provider of business-critical, cost-effective data communications services for transaction-oriented applications, has closed its acquisition of the Communications Services Group (“CSG”) from VeriSign, Inc. (Nasdaq: VRSN). The purchase price paid to VeriSign, Inc. was approximately $226 million in cash, subject to post-closing working capital adjustment, and was funded by TNS through the proceeds from a new $230 million Term Loan Facility.
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TNS, INC. NAMES MICHAEL ROBINSON TO HEAD TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES DIVISION
4 May 2009 – TNS, Inc. (NYSE: TNS), a leading provider of business-critical, cost-effective data communications services for transaction-oriented applications, has named telecommunications industry veteran Michael Robinson, 55, to head its Telecommunication Services Division (TSD). Mr. Robinson joins TNS from Leadergy Catalyst, an executive advisory firm he founded.
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TNS PARTNERS WITH CITIC 1616 TO DELIVER MOBILE ROAMING AND CLEARING SOLUTIONS TO HIGH-GROWTH ASIA PACIFIC REGION
1 May 2009 – Transaction Network Services (NYSE:TNS) a leading provider of mobile roaming services in North America, and CITIC 1616, a leading telecom services hub in Asia, announced an alliance that enables both companies to jointly deliver valuable roaming and clearing services to Asian operators.
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BURGUNDY SELECTS TNS AS CONNECTIVITY PROVIDER FOR LAUNCH
30 April 2009 – Nordic multi-lateral trading facility, Burgundy, has selected Transaction Network Services’ (NYSE:TNS) Secure Trading Extranet to provide essential connectivity services to its clients, supporting the flow of orders and market data between the MTF and its trading participants.
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TNS AND SEMTEK PARTNERSHIP PROVIDES MANAGED END-TO-END ENCRYPTION FOR MERCHANTS AND ACQUIRERS
20 April 2009 – Transaction Network Services (NYSE:TNS) has joined forces with Semtek to provide managed decryption and communication services as part of a comprehensive end-to-end card processing encryption solution for the payments industry.
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WAY SYSTEMS AND TNS ADD PIN DEBIT CAPABILITIES FOR SYNAPSE CUSTOMERS
15 April 2009 - Transaction Network Services (NYSE:TNS) has teamed up with WAY Systems to offer PIN Debit capabilities to mobile merchant customers via Synapse, TNS’ wireless payment gateway.
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TNS SECURES CONTRACT TO SUPPORT GEMALTO’S TERMINAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
2 April 2009 - Transaction Network Services (NYSE:TNS) has been appointed by Gemalto, the world leader in digital security, to provide communications and hosting support for its UK Terminal Management System (TMS), supporting in excess of 140,000 Point of Sale terminals.
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LAUNCH OF FUSIONPOINT LITE SOLUTION SIGNALS END OF DIAL-UP ERA FOR AUSTRALIAN RETAILERS
1 April 2009 - Transaction Network Services (NYSE:TNS) is launching a new dial EFTPOS to broadband connection solution, called FusionPoint Lite, in the Australian market.
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TNS, INC. TO ACQUIRE COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES GROUP FROM VERISIGN, INC. FOR $230 MILLION IN CASH
2 March 2009 – TNS, Inc. (NYSE: TNS), a leading provider of business-critical, cost-effective data communications services for transaction-oriented applications, has entered into a definitive agreement with VeriSign, Inc. (Nasdaq: VRSN) to acquire its Communications Services Group (“CSG”) for $230 million in cash.
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TNS PROVIDES EXTRANET CONNECTIVITY TO BATS EUROPE
18 February 2009 – Transaction Network Services (NYSE: TNS) has been selected by BATS Europe, the highly efficient, low latency multilateral trading facility, to provide client connectivity services.
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ALPHA TRADING SYSTEMS SECURES MARKET POSITION WITH TNS
7 January 2009 – Alpha Trading Systems (Alpha), the latest ATS to launch in Canada is already laying strong foundations and targeting growth in a competitive marketplace, after establishing a connection to Transaction Network Services’ (NYSE:TNS) extranet.
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TELESPREE SELECTS TNS FOR SS7 SIGNALING SOLUTIONS
5 January 2009 - Telespree Communications, a leading provider of on-device self-service solutions for wireless carriers, has selected Transaction Network Services (NYSE:TNS) to provide a full suite of SS7 signalling services and hosting solutions.
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