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Oslo, Norway – November 28, 2023 – Smartoptics, a leading provider of optical networking solutions, today announced that IPC Systems, a provider of secure, compliant communications and multi-cloud connectivity solutions for global financial markets, has selected Smartoptics to meet high-performance customer requirements for electronic trading. The Smartoptics solution offers low latency combined with simple management, short lead times and competitive pricing.

LONDON AND NEW YORK – November 21^st, 2023 – IPC, a leading provider of electronic trading, trading communications and ‘as a service’ infrastructure solutions, has added a European derivatives exchange to its expanding portfolio of connected exchanges and trading venues.

IPC customers using Connexus Extranet can now access market data across Fixed Income, Equities, Equity Indices, ETF/ETCs, FX and Crypto. Firms such as market makers, high frequency trading firms, quant and program trading firms requiring ultra-low latency data delivery and distribution can further benefit from data server co-location within IPC’s Equinix FR2 data center facilities. Businesses located in other major financial data centers can access market data through IPC’s global connectivity and colocation ecosystem.

In line with its focus on simplifying global financial markets connectivity and normalizing multi-source market data, IPC customers can access market data from multiple liquidity venues through a single API, with minimal incremental charges and without the need to manage myriad Exchange Mandated Changes. Further, on-net connectivity to global exchanges can be achieved in just days, subject to exchange and trading venue approvals.

IPC’s continuously expanding, electronic trading network seamlessly connects more than 75 exchanges and trading venues with more than 7,000 diverse capital market participants and 200,000 individuals in 60 countries worldwide.

Performance engineered specifically to support electronic trading, Connexus Extranet facilitates interconnectivity and communications between capital market participants, application vendors, liquidity venues and content providers. A single API connection to the Connexus Extranet ecosystem links all connected parties together for efficient communications, transactions, and market data (and information) distribution.

John Owens, Director of Global Exchange Relationship Management, of IPC Systems said: “This addition to our expanding portfolio of market data brings significant cost savings and faster time to market for our customers. Through a single connection, firms can connect directly with more than 75 global exchanges and trading venues and hundreds of trading counterparties within our secure, compliant, and fully managed service. Alongside data management workflow efficiencies, trading participants further benefit from reducing both capital expenditures (CapEx) and operational expenditures (OpEx).”

This expanded coverage follows IPC’s recent partnership with Celoxica to deliver a low latency normalized multi-venue and asset market data service through a single API, in fully hosted CoLo or customer-specified data center locations.

We are delighted and very proud to announce that Marie Reece, VP, Customer Success and Revenue Operations, has triumphed in this year’s Markets Media Markets Choice Women in Finance US Award. In recognition of her many achievements in a 20-year career with IPC. Marie was awarded for Excellence in Operations at an awards ceremony held in New York on November 16, 2023.

Marie’s award-winning accomplishments include putting in place and leading multiple teams and processes to support business transformations, including sales data management, business process re-engineering and executive level program management, in line with IPC strategy. Most recently, her role was expanded to manage IPC’s global Customer Success Team where she leads a team dedicated to delivering value and strategy to IPC’s 7,000+ customers, driving effective customer adoption of IPC technologies to achieve desired business outcomes.

Congratulating Marie on this outstanding industry accolade, Bob Santella, CEO said: “This well-deserved award recognizes Marie’s long-standing commitment to IPC and a constant focus on delivering business and product-wide operational efficiencies.  Her undoubted talents as a business leader and operations manager have made a direct contribution to the efficient development, implementation and ongoing operational management of many significant IPC key projects and solution deliveries.”

In accepting this Award, Marie said: “I am honored and flattered to have been chosen as the winner of this prestigious industry award. When I joined IPC in 2000 as a business manager in the global sales team, I could not have imagined that I would be able to make such a direct and positive contribution to so many business areas, from business process management to revenue optimization.  While my roles may have evolved and changed, the one constant has been, and remains, a laser focus on delivering enhanced customer value and success. I hope that this award – and my own IPC ‘success story’ will serve as an inspiration to women in the financial industry.” 

New York and London – November 15^th, 2023 – IPC Systems, a leading provider of trading communications, electronic trading and infrastructure solutions for global financial markets, is excited to announce the launch of OneView Portfolio, a new service to integrate multiple trading workflows seamlessly with the most complex trading and cross-enterprise environments. The Portfolio comprises the new OneView Device and Workspace representing the next stage in trading technology and enabling unprecedented integration of voice with third-party applications and enterprise workflows.

IPC’s OneView Portfolio brings together a combination of IPC’s high-touch communication capabilities via an open, application-forward architecture, and a new application enabled hardware device. This further optimizes integration with enterprise collaboration tools and third-party desktop applications, providing a single, high-touch experience for users and gives organizations the ability to easily integrate, modify and add workflows.

Resolving a core challenge in the financial trading environment, the OneView Portfolio facilitates efficient management of fragmented and often disconnected trading workflows that run in and across multiple applications and platforms. With the ability to natively access and run both IPC and third-party applications, as well as seamlessly integrate with OpenFin enabled desktops, IPC’s OneView Portfolio ushers in a new generation of trading performance.

“Built on the foundation of IPC’s unrivalled expertise in trading communications, connectivity and platform integration, IPC’s OneView Portfolio provides a ‘next generation’ trading experience to traders and firms alike,” added Bob Santella, CEO, IPC Systems.

“IPC’s OneView Device and Workspace satisfy growing industry demand for a more robust, optimized and integrated voice user experience,” says Tim Carmody, CTO, IPC Systems. “The launch of the OneView Portfolio expands our open platform strategy, by focusing on one touch and single view access for IPC’s customers to a suite of IPC and third-party trading communication and application services. Along with IPC’s Touch Turret, Unigy Soft and Mobile Client and OpenFin integration, the new OneView Portfolio focuses on ease of integration within adjacent workflows, and seamless interoperability with other trading applications and operations.”

NEW YORK, 25^th October 2023 – IPC is pleased to announce that CEO Bob Santella has been named the ‘Ops Business Person of the Year’ at the 2023 FTF News Technology Innovation Awards. The prestigious award recognizes his significant contributions to financial technology innovation and his unwavering dedication to IPC’s customers and partners. Under his guidance, IPC continues to invest in cutting-edge technologies, ensuring a seamless user experience and maintaining stability in the global financial markets.

As a veteran in financial and capital markets, Santella’s drive for innovation continues to fuel IPC’s efficiency, revenue growth, cost reduction, and enhanced security and regulatory compliance. From remote solutions and global connectivity to regulatory adherence, Mr. Santella’s unwavering focus remains on providing IPC customers with the access, community, and intelligence necessary to excel in the dynamic and ever-evolving financial markets.

With over three decades of experience in the financial markets, he has extensive experience across asset classes, ecosystem participants and front-, middle-, and back-office trade lifecycle workflows and systems. Mr. Santella holds a BS in Economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

“I am deeply honored and accept this award on behalf of IPC’s exceptional global team,” expressed Bob Santella upon receiving the recognition. “This achievement is a testament to the collective dedication and unwavering commitment of the entire IPC family to our valued customers and partners.”

New York, NY (October 4, 2023) – Newsweek today announced their annual rankings for the Top 100 Most Loved Workplaces® list, and IPC was ranked #86. The 2023 Top 100 Most Loved Workplaces® are the result of a collaboration with the Best Practice Institute (BPI), a leadership development and benchmark research company. The results were determined after surveying more than 2 million employees from businesses with workforces varying in size from 50 to more than 100,000. The list recognizes companies that have created a workplace where employees feel respected, inspired, and appreciated and are at the center of the business model.  

The key areas included in the analysis are based on how well companies demonstrate the areas within the Spark Model as defined by BPI. Employee sentiments and emotions indicating how engaged employees are, how positive they feel about their workplace, and how committed they are to the organization’s success were analyzed to identify the Top 100 Most Loved Workplaces.  

“Inclusion in Newsweek’s Top 100 Most Loved Workplaces® for 2023 is a testament to IPC’s unwavering commitment to our employees’, comments Meeghan Salcedo, Chief People Officer, IPC Systems. We have cultivated a workplace where respect, inspiration, and values are at the forefront. Our journey, guided by the Spark Model, centers on Systemic Collaboration, a Positive Vision of the Future, Alignment of Values, Respect, and Killer Achievement. We extend our heartfelt thanks to Newsweek and the Best Practice Institute for this honor, and we remain resolutely committed to investing in our employees, celebrating their achievements and solidifying our position as a ‘Most Loved Workplace.” 

“With the rapidly changing workplace and competition for top talent, more companies are recognizing the importance of employee engagement and commitment”, said Nancy Cooper, Global Editor in Chief, Newsweek. “The workplaces that have demonstrated a commitment to their employees in 2023 are more likely to attract the best talent and deliver strong business outcomes.”  

“Fully understanding and acting upon employee sentiment, emotion, and recommendations continues to be a challenge and top priority of executive leadership,” said Louis Carter, CEO of Best Practice Institute. “The companies on this list have committed to listening carefully to their employees to create a workplace employees love.”  

For the full Newsweek list of 2023’s Most Loved Workplaces, please visit: UK’s 100 Most Loved Workplaces 2023 (newsweek.com) 

Methodology 

To identify the top 100 companies for the Newsweek ranking, companies were evaluated and scored as follows: 35 percent of the initial score was based on employee survey responses; 25 percent was derived from analysis of external public ratings from sites such as Comparably, Careerbliss, Glassdoor, Indeed and Google; and 40 percent came from direct interviews with and written responses from company officials. Newsweek then conducted additional research into every company on the list, as well as the top runners up, to determine the final list of 100 companies and their ranking. (The list includes both U.S. firms and companies with a strong U.S. presence that are based overseas.) 

About IPC Systems  

A specialist technology and service leader powering global financial markets for over 50 years, IPC Systems is at the forefront of electronic trading connectivity and state-of-the-art cloud communications, setting the standard for exceptional service, innovation, and expertise. IPC’s customer-first approach is bolstered by an extensive and diverse financial ecosystem that spans all asset classes and connects market participants anywhere in the world for enhanced communication, collaboration, and compliance. Global services include electronic trading, trading communications, and infrastructure-as-a-service solutions. IPC is ideally positioned to anticipate change and remain aligned with rapidly transforming markets, and to empower customers to adapt to change, now and in the future.  To learn more, visit www.ipc.com, explore our Insights page and follow us on LinkedIn.  

About Newsweek 

Newsweek is the modern global digital news organization built around the iconic, over 85-year-old American magazine. Newsweek reaches 100 million people each month with its thought-provoking news, opinion, images, graphics, and video delivered across a dozen print and digital platforms. Headquartered in New York City, Newsweek also publishes international editions in EMEA and Asia.  

About Best Practice Institute 

Best Practice Institute is an award-winning leadership and organization development center, benchmark research company, think tank, and solutions provider. BPI is the certifying body for Most Loved Workplace® and conducted the original research to create the model and criteria for becoming a Most Loved Workplace®. BPI’s research proves that Most Loved Workplaces® produce 3-4 times better customer service, employee performance, and retention than companies not loved by their employees.