NEW YORK – December 5, 2017 –IPC, a leading global provider of secure, compliant communications and networking solutions for the financial markets community, today announced that its Unigy platform has won the 2017 American Financial Technology Awards (AFTAs) “Best Communications Infrastructure Provider” honor for the second year in a row. This recognition is bestowed to the firm that provides the most innovative communications infrastructure to the capital markets.
“The aptitude to integrate communications into any infrastructure while also ensuring your firm stays compliant with the fast-changing pace of today’s regulatory landscape is critical for today’s financial markets firms,” said Bruce Bolcer, director of product management at IPC Systems. “AFTA’s recognition of IPC’s Unigy platform is testimony to its strength in meeting the mission-critical communication and collaboration needs of users and regulatory and compliance needs of firms.”
IPC’s Unigy utilizes the latest standards-based technology and a services-oriented architecture to bring flexibility and scalability to financial organizations. The unified communications-based platform is designed specifically to make the entire trading environment more productive, intelligent and efficient. Unigy enables financial organizations to enhance IPC applications or develop their own to work on the platform, giving them greater control through a fully integrated communications solution.
“Waters Magazine has recognized IPC for the second year in a row in the best communications infrastructure provider category for its ability to provide an integrated and innovative communication platform, positioning the firm as one of the leaders in this increasingly competitive space,” said Victor Anderson, editor-in-chief of Waters magazine and WatersTechnology.
Hosted by Waters magazine and WatersTechnology.com, the AFTAs recognize excellence in the deployment and management of financial technology within the asset management and investment banking communities.
About IPC
IPC is a technology and service leader that powers financial markets globally. We help clients anticipate change and solve problems, setting the standard with industry expertise, exceptional service and comprehensive technology. With customers first and always, we collaborate with each to understand their individual needs to help make them secure, productive and compliant within our connected community. Through service excellence, long-developed expertise and a focus on innovation and community, we provide agile and efficient ways for our customers to accelerate their ability to adapt to the ever–changing requirements for advanced networks, compliance and collaboration with all counterparties across the financial markets. www.ipc.com
About Waters
Each month, Waters reports and analyzes the practical implementation of financial technology in the wholesale banking and securities industries. Since its launch in 1993, financial IT professionals worldwide have relied on the magazine for its focused, in-depth coverage of financial market data and technology as well as the human issues of talent management, staff retention and compensation within the financial services community. With more than 10,000 subscribers, Waters readers enjoy the insights of CIOs and CTOs from the global capital markets. Waters is published by Incisive Media Plc. For more information, please visit www.watersonline.com and www.incisivemedia.com.
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