Private Network

Customers have a choice of how to connect to RI3K - the public Internet or RI3K’s own private network (RI3KNet), provided by NTT Europe. As opposed to the Internet, which is a free public service, the traffic on RI3KNet is specific to RI3K usage. It’s like having the Internet with only one web site on it.

What’s the benefit to users?

The effect of such low traffic is that the pages and files load much more quickly and users get a greatly enhanced service and experience. During peak seasons, the volumes of RI3K log-ons, big files and RI3K page downloads will not suffocate the access to other Internet sites.

What’s the benefit to companies?

Using a private network makes the data and sessions that take place on RI3KNet invisible to hackers and electronic spy-ware. Whilst all data passed from RI3K sessions is already carefully secured through encryption, this extra layer of security is seen as Best Practice in other major financial services sectors, which all offer private networks to their traders.

How does it work?

Your company will need a private link to RI3K’s service. That means that all activity between your company’s users and RI3K can then be directed to take place over that single secure, private line. No other traffic, apart from RI3K-related business, will pass over that line.

Is it difficult to implement?

RI3K will organise the service for you. You need to agree the contract terms and then NTT Europe, RI3K’s service provider, will contact you to arrange a date for the connection. This will require a router to be installed at your company and the corporate firewall to be amended to switch all RI3K traffic to the new line. Most companies already have private lines in place, and understand the relatively simple process of implementation. RI3K’s Help Desk is the point of contact for ongoing support.