IPC Adds CME Group's New York Mercantile Exchange to Growing Network of Liquidity and Execution Venues

IPC Adds CME Group's New York Mercantile Exchange to Growing Network of
Liquidity and Execution Venues
Secure, Low-Latency, Dedicated Connectivity Circuits Provide Access to
Real-Time Electronic Trading and Execution Capabilities

JERSEY CITY, N.J., Nov. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- IPC Systems, Inc., a leading
provider of indispensable trading communications solutions to the world's
leading financial services firms and global enterprises, today announced that
IPC has added the CME Group's New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) to its
growing network of liquidity and execution venues through its ECS Xchange(TM).
This new service offers the opportunity for firms to take advantage of IPC's
inherent low-latency, high-capacity network infrastructure to provide a
scalable connectivity solution for extreme trading environments.

IPC's ECS Xchange is designed specifically for electronic trading, allowing
traders to select from a wide range of scalable connections ranging from 1MB
to 1GB. Today, financial market participants are coping with increasing market
complexities, fragmentation, accessing multiple markets directly, trading
multiple asset classes as well as deploying advanced trading applications. In
addition, retaining a competitive advantage in the global marketplace requires
processing more sophisticated data streams on the fly and ensuring the lowest
possibly turnaround time when executing trades. ECS Xchange provides secure,
dedicated connectivity which market participants can leverage to support their
increasing electronic trading requirements, as well as delivering a scalable
platform for the future.

"ECS Xchange has been specifically developed to provide the vital speed,
dedicated connectivity and scalability firms require to accommodate the
demands of electronic trading," said Michael Speranza, senior vice president,
Global Product Management, IPC Systems. "With the addition of the New York
Mercantile Exchange to IPC's ECS Xchange, market participants can ensure that
they are able to leverage a reliable, scalable, and truly real-time platform
that offers uninterrupted electronic access to critical markets and associate
services therefore assuring themselves of retaining their competitive edge."

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.

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

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Pennacchio, Ruder Finn for IPC, +1-212-715-1613, pennacchiom@ruderfinn.com