IPC Expands Global Network Coverage with Dubai Point of Presence

New Point of Presence at Dubai International Financial Centre Enables Direct
Connectivity between Leading Financial Centers in Dubai, Europe and
Asia-Pacific

JERSEY CITY, N.J., Oct. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- IPC Systems, the leading provider
of indispensable communications solutions to financial services firms, today
announced that it has expanded its global network coverage with the addition
of a new direct point-of-presence (POP) in Dubai. Located at the Dubai
International Financial Centre (DIFC), this new POP facility enables IPC
Dubai-based clients to dramatically reduce the installation time to connect
with trading venues across Europe and Asia-Pacific. Today's news follows IPC's
recent announcement of its further expansion into the region through the
direct delivery of its services into Bahrain as well as the completion of
multiple network capacity upgrades worldwide.

The Dubai POP is located at the crossroads of the major international capital
markets of London and Singapore, enabling IPC's on-net community comprising
more than 3,600 locations to connect more rapidly to trading partners in Dubai
across a resilient and diverse network dedicated to traders. The Dubai site
increases IPC's global network presence and provides direct connectivity to an
increasingly market-moving financial centre.

"These are challenging times in the financial sector; however, IPC is
accelerating our plans to provide connectivity solutions to our customers that
enable them to reach more markets quickly, securely and reliably," said Dave
Brown, senior vice president, Network Services Operations, IPC Systems. "We
are committed to invest in growth areas such as Dubai to help our global
on-net community connect to new pools of liquidity and execution. This
important network upgrade will support voice and data services trading firms
rely to compete effectively in today's marketplace."

IPC partnered with Interoute, who is providing infrastructure over their
state-of-the-art fiber optic network. Interoute is the owner operator of
Europe's most advanced and densely connected voice and data network.

Jens Leuchters, Country Manager at Interoute for Germany and Austria
commented: "We are pleased to provide bandwidth and collocation services to
Dubai for IPC, a fast growing company which has for long been committed to
providing superior service and support to its customers around the world. The
agreement with IPC once again shows our competency as a global player in
delivering bandwidth in the Middle East."

The Dubai POP will serve as the Middle East hub connecting Europe and Asia
with an ultra-resilient, secure global financial network supported by IPC's
unmatched 24/7/365 proactive service management to facilitate high-performance
trading on a global scale.

About IPC

IPC is a leading provider of indispensable financial trading communications
solutions to the world's leading financial services firms and global
enterprises. With 35 years of expertise and innovation, IPC provides its
customers with global systems and solutions, as well as a suite of products
and enhanced services that includes advanced Voice-over-IP technology and
integrated network and 24x7x365 management services in more than 60 countries.
Based in Jersey City, N.J., IPC has approximately 900 employees throughout the
Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific regions. For more information, visit
www.ipc.com.

Media Contacts
Cliff Fox Matt Pennachio
IPC Systems, Inc. Ruder Finn for IPC
+1 201-253-2291 +1 212-715-1613
cliff.fox@ipc.com pennacchiom@ruderfinn.com

SOURCE IPC

Cliff Fox, IPC Systems, Inc., +1-201-253-2291, cliff.fox@ipc.com; or Matt
Pennachio, Ruder Finn for IPC, +1-212-715-1613, pennacchiom@ruderfinn.com