IPC Extends Enterprise Voice Services to Hong Kong and Singapore

IPC Delivers Instantaneous and Resilient Trader Communications for Global
Financial Hubs

JERSEY CITY, N.J., July 14 /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
service availability of its Internet Protocol (IP)-based Enterprise Voice
Service (EVS) in Hong Kong and Singapore. EVS enables uninterrupted delivery
of trader voice services to a single or multiple trading floors and
facilitates interoperability with existing services at trading counterparties.

IPC customers can implement resilient delivery options to a single site, or
take advantage of simultaneous circuit presentation to multiple sites to
satisfy business continuity planning and disaster recovery connectivity
requirements. Delivered across IPC's intelligent global network, this service
offering provides IP-based Automatic Ring Down (ARD), Open Wire / Hoot &
Holler and Manual Ring Down (MRD) services that are engineered for superior
quality, security and rapid availability. Additionally, IPC's ever growing
on-net community comprising more than 3,500 locations can connect more rapidly
to trading partners and take full advantage of the benefits of IP within their
trading network.

IPC's new EVS service enhancements in Hong Kong and Singapore represents
another step forward in IPC's commitment to deliver trader productivity and
drive operational efficiencies throughout the Asia market.

"The introduction of EVS in Hong Kong and Singapore is the second phase of a
broader deployment of our advanced technology solutions in the region," said
Larry Ng, IPC Network Services sales vice president. "EVS extends the same
level of protection we built across our backbone to the local access element
of our services. IPC is dedicated to helping our customers throughout the Asia
region achieve maximum business advantage by supplying and managing a suite of
resilient and scalable communications that enable them to compete in today's
local and international marketplace."

IPC's IP Network infrastructure is fully redundant and engineered for high
performance. Additionally, IPC customers can depend on the company's Global
Solutions Operations Centre to proactively monitor the network 24x7x365,
ensuring availability and reliability. EVS in now available in 9 financial
hubs globally, and will grow to 12 by the end of the calendar year.

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

Maurizio Capuzzo Carol Edwards
IPC Systems, Inc. Ruder Finn for IPC
+1 201-253-2025 +1 212-593-5858
maurizio.capuzzo@ipc.com edwardsc@ruderfinn.com

SOURCE IPC Systems, Inc.

Maurizio Capuzzo of IPC Systems, Inc., +1-201-253-2025,
maurizio.capuzzo@ipc.com; or Carol Edwards of Ruder Finn, for IPC,
+1-212-593-5858, edwardsc@ruderfinn.com