Kanetix is a source of insurance information and quotations from more than 30 top Canadian insurance providers, says Q9, allowing customers across the country to purchase property, auto and life policies online.

"Our Web-based services are focused on the Canadian market, which makes it critical that we are part of a capacity-rich Canadian network provider like Q9," says George Small, co-founder of Kanetix. "Q9's substantial base of tier-one Canadian customers and reputation for providing quality service, gives us the peace of mind that our site will be available 24 hours a day, seven days a week."

Q9 says it delivers an extensive suite of customer care products, including a Web-based portal providing complete visibility into customer equipment and Q9 services. All Q9 and customer systems are constantly monitored from the company?s NOC.

"This agreement further validates our understanding of the financial industry's unique Internet infrastructure requirements," says Osama Arafat, CEO, Q9 Networks. "Organizations such as Kanetix choose Q9 because of our ability to deliver cost-effective solutions that genuinely address the needs of high-availability, mission-critical Web applications."