IPC Wins Two SBR Technology Excellence Awards 2019

SINGAPORE – May 30, 2019 –  IPC, a leading global provider of secure, compliant communications and networking solutions for the financial markets community, today announces the win of two awards in the Singapore Business Review Technology Excellence Awards 2019.

Best Connectivity for Financial Services – Connexus Cloud earned IPC the award for “Connectivity for Financial Services”. IPC’s Connexus Cloud is a high-performance financial markets cloud solution for data, voice and enterprise communications and compliance. Connexus Cloud helps firms trade faster, scale with greater ease, and achieve greater agility, productivity and efficiency, resulting in a significant competitive advantage.

Best Infrastructure Technology for Financial Services – IPC’s Unigy platform was named the winner of the “Infrastructure Technology for Financial Services” category. Unigy, IPC’s flagship solution, has been recognized globally for years as the industry’s dominant trading and communications platform. It is a widely adopted, secure, compliant, end-to-end solution purpose-built to address the specific needs of the global regulated financial markets community.

“We are excited by the success and recognition of Connexus Cloud and Unigy in the Asia Pacific market” said Bruce Maslen, Vice President of APAC sales at IPC. “We will continue to deliver our promise of excellent service, thereby enabling companies in the financial sector to mitigate risks, diversify and protect their assets, and seize opportunities to build wealth for their customers.”

To express its appreciation for innovative technological solutions with a wide-ranging influence, Singapore Business Review (SBR) pays tribute to firms that have launched extraordinary products, services, and strategies in the past two years. To be recognized at the SBR Technology Excellence Awards 2019, nominees have to meet the criteria of uniqueness and innovation, effectiveness and impact, and dynamism, which are essential elements of success in the digital era.

The inaugural awards ceremony was held on May 30, 2019 at the Conrad Centennial Singapore.

 This year’s nominations were judged by a panel consisting of Cheang Wai Keat, Head of Advisory of Ernst & Young LLP; Darwin Thio, Director, Cybersecurity & Technology Services of Nexia TS; KPMG Head of Cybersecurity Daryl Pereira; Evelyn Lim, Executive Director, Tax Advisory of BDO LLP, and; Jonathan Kok, Co-Head of Technology, Media & Communications Industry Group of RHTLaw Taylor Wessing LLP.

 About IPC

IPC is a technology and service leader powering the global financial markets. We help clients anticipate change and solve problems, setting the standard with industry expertise, exceptional service and comprehensive technology. With a customer-first mentality, IPC brings together one of the largest and most diverse global financial ecosystems spanning all asset classes and market participants. As the enabler of this ecosystem, IPC empowers the community to interact, transact and react to market changes and challenges, and we collaborate with our customers to help make them secure, productive, compliant and connected. Visit IPC.com and follow us on Linkedin and Twitter (@IPC_Systems_Inc).

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Safeguarding FX Operations

By Tim Carmody, Chief Technology Officer, IPC

In every industry, there are movements and shifts to public cloud. Amazon, Google and Microsoft are taking the lead, moving significant amounts of computing requirements  to cloud services, and a significant portion of the marketplace is adopting noticing and following suit. In this article, I will discuss the role of public and private cloud in the FX trading environment, and how firms can ensure they are adequately protected.

There are a lot of advantages to using the public cloud, namely increased flexibility and simplicity. However, it also generates a number of inherent risks for FX traders. Indeed, what happens if there is a public cloud outage? In July 2018, Google experienced an outage to its public internet Global Load Balancers that impacted Spotify, Snapchat and other popular services, whilst the AWS S3 storage system suffered an outage in February 2017 leading to hundreds of websites, including Slack, Docker and Soundcloud, being affected. The reputational and, most importantly, financial impact of these outages was viewed as significant. According to a Lloyds of London report last year, the impact of a cloud outage at one of the major cloud providers could result in a loss of up to $19bn – an amount that could potentially cripple a huge number of businesses.

Utilising private connectivity

Unsurprisingly, outages are a legitimate concern for anyone putting business critical applications and data onto public cloud servers. The public cloud may be convenient, but in many cases it doesn’t meet privacy or performance requirements desired by most trading companies. Enterprises need to have faith that trades can be made and deals closed securely wherever or whenever they are trading.

In addition, firms often need computing resources co-located at major FX venues and command-and-control capabilities for management. Coupled with sensitive data and intellectual property of algorithms, this drives a use for hybrid clouds which leverage public cloud and private computing.

To remain competitive, FX traders need to be able to collaborate, share corporate resources and applications, and connect multiple business locations around the globe. Indeed, with trading books spanning multiple time zones over the course of a day, FX firms need performance guarantees that applications and services can be accessed and relied on as markets open and close around the world.

Firms are subsequently choosing to use private network connections as Cloud Connect and co-located algos to provide a holistic model with reliable, seamless access to business-critical services, mixed with applications housed in the cloud. Private clouds and connections not only safeguard corporate data, helping traders protect confidential information and meet stringent regulatory requirements, but they also optimise infrastructure Return on Investment (ROI), making it much more efficient and cost-effective. By lowering operational costs, FX traders are able to focus on their key business.

Furthermore, by locating resources at FX venues and using private connectivity, organisations are able to scale easily by adjusting bandwidth and modifying capacity on demand. Indeed, traffic is always inconsistent, with market trends and rapid volume swings.  Having the ability to manage burst traffic is therefore incredibly important for FX traders who require a reliable connection at all times.

Reliable, secure access and eco-system

IPC’s Connexus ecosystem is uniquely positioned to deliver access to the public cloud via its private cloud. For instance, firms can get to over 550 Cloud Service Providers (CSPs) and public clouds by using one secure connection to IPC. Connexus Hub provides a flexible model for co-locating resources at premier FX locations with global access for synchronisation and command-and-control.

The Connexus suite is a fully managed Network as a Service (NaaS) with Points of Presence in over 130 locations globally. Using its MPLS backbone, IPC can establish private network capabilities at any location around the world, and use those connections to provide access to public cloud providers, including AWS, Google Cloud and Microsoft Azure. Connexus Extranet, IPC’s Layer 3 extranet solution, has been built to the specifications of capital markets participants, as have all of IPC’s industry-leading solutions.

According to Gartner, about five percent of enterprise public cloud connections avoid using the public cloud in favour of private connectivity, and this number is expected to rise over the next decade. As businesses increasingly move their mission-critical applications to the cloud, network security and performance are becoming increasingly crucial. For FX traders, taking advantage of direct WAN cloud connectivity is the natural progression in ensuring their trades, communications and resources are sufficiently protected, whilst also delivering a high quality, seamless service.

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IPC Renews Partnership with Ellevate Network In Support of Inclusion and Professional Opportunities for Women

NEW YORK – May 15, 2019 –  IPC, a leading global provider of secure, compliant communications and networking solutions for the financial markets community, today announces the renewal of its partnership with Ellevate Network, the leading network for professional women, to expand professional development and networking opportunities for IPC’s female employees.

“Greater opportunities for women foster greater opportunity for all of IPC by enriching our entire workforce,” said Eileen Timmins Ph.D., Chief Human Resources Officer, IPC. “IPC is committed to fully supporting the inclusion of women, as we believe that a culture of diversity is an asset, generating greater ideas and innovation. We are continuing to support the development of our female leaders at IPC, and all whom we recruit, and hire. The partnership with Ellevate is a significant component in our global initiative.”

IPC has more than 1,100 employees in all major financial hubs. Through this partnership, IPC’s female employees will have the opportunity to form meaningful connections with other professional women within the Ellevate Network, gain access to Ellevate’s tools and resources, including webinars, articles, and podcasts, and build and hone their business development skills to advance their individual professional growth and careers. IPC will also co-host an event for employees and Ellevate members in their Jersey City Harborside office.

“We are very pleased to continue our corporate partnership with IPC,” said Kristy Wallace, CEO of Ellevate Network. “Their commitment to providing diverse talent with career opportunities and embracing an innovative culture driven by an inclusive workplace aligns with Ellevate Network’s mission to advancing women in the workplace.”

This initiative is part of IPC’s global Diversity and Inclusion Program, which focuses on fostering a greater sense of diversity and inclusiveness, and aligns with IPC’s ‘CORE4’ values. Learn more here.

About Ellevate Network

Ellevate Network is a community of professional women committed to helping each other succeed. We believe that when ambitious professional women get more opportunity — to have a voice in important conversations, to have a seat at the table where decisions are made, to steer our collective economic power towards that which we care about — it ultimately benefits everyone, and leads to a more equal world. Ellevate also works with companies committed to diversity and inclusion and has a proven track record of changing business culture from the inside out.

About IPC

IPC is a technology and service leader powering the global financial markets. We help clients anticipate change and solve problems, setting the standard with industry expertise, exceptional service and comprehensive technology. With a customer-first mentality, IPC brings together one of the largest and most diverse global financial ecosystems spanning all asset classes and market participants. As the enabler of this ecosystem, IPC empowers the community to interact, transact and react to market changes and challenges, and we collaborate with our customers to help make them secure, productive, compliant and connected. Visit IPC.com and follow us on Linkedin and Twitter (@IPC_Systems_Inc).

About Diversity & Inclusion at IPC

IPC is a global company operating in over 60 countries and is comprised of a culturally diverse employee team. In order to continuously attract, retain and nurture the best talent in our industry, IPC commits to promoting diversity across our workforce and fostering a sense of belonging within our team. IPC’s Diversity & Inclusion Program focuses on actively engaging employees by improving support and development with no prejudice as to characteristics such as gender, race, ethnicity, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, culture, language or physical and cognitive disabilities. The program will leverage and celebrate individual differences to achieve greater success for employees and our company goals.

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IPC Wins ‘Best Infrastructure Provider to the Sell-Side’ at Waters Sell-Side Technology Awards 2019

NEW YORK AND LONDON – April 15, 2019 – IPC, a leading global provider of secure, compliant communications and networking solutions for financial market participants, today announced its Unigy platform was named the winner in the “Best Infrastructure Provider to the Sell-Side” category at the Waters Sell-Side Technology Awards 2019. This marks the fourth time Unigy has been selected for these prestigious awards.

“Year after year the industry recognizes that Unigy is the best solution for serving regulated users in their mission-critical communication and transactional needs,” said Bob Santella, Chief Executive Officer of IPC. “Unigy helps make sell-side firms more efficient, flexible, and productive through its services-oriented architecture.”

Unigy, IPC’s flagship solution, has been recognized globally for years as the industry’s dominant trading and communications platform. It is a widely adopted, secure, compliant, end-to-end solution purpose-built to address the specific needs of the global regulated financial markets community, and has experienced robust growth in installations over the past year. Unigy seamlessly interoperates with IPC’s network community of over 6,400 customer locations in 700 cities throughout the world, and also benefits from IPC’s other product areas.

“The fact that IPC’s Unigy platform has now won a total of four Sell-Side Technology Awards is remarkable, given the intense competition in this space,” said Victor Anderson, editor-in-chief of WatersTechnology. “This sustained success is testament to the quality of IPC’s technology, its ability to address its clients’ evolving needs, as well as the firm’s vision.”

Unigy features one of the industry’s largest, most diverse portfolios of PC, endpoint device, and mobile applications, accessible across the entire trading workflow for the greatest collaboration benefits. IPC’s IQ/MAX Touch endpoint has an intuitive, highly flexible touch screen interface with multiple ways to continually inform, shorten steps, and accelerate workflows. For trading fluidity throughout an enterprise, the compact Pulse endpoint provides instantaneous, seamless access to help reduce risk and ensure compliance.

About the Sell-Side Technology Awards

Hosted by Waters magazine, WatersTechnology and Sell-Side Technology, the Sell-Side Technology Awards recognize the leading technologies and third-party vendors in their area of expertise, through an auditable and transparent methodology developed and managed by WatersTechnology’s senior journalists, headed up by editor-in-chief Victor Anderson.

About IPC

IPC is a technology and service leader powering the global financial markets. We help clients anticipate change and solve problems, setting the standard with industry expertise, exceptional service and comprehensive technology. With a customer-first mentality, IPC brings together one of the largest and most diverse global financial ecosystems spanning all asset classes and market participants. As the enabler of this ecosystem, IPC empowers the community to interact, transact and react to market changes and challenges, and we collaborate with our customers to make them secure, productive, compliant and connected. Learn more at https://www.ipc.com/

Certain statements contained in this press release may be forward-looking statements. These statements may be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “should” or “will” or similar terminology. Any forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections. Such forward looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control. Actual results may differ materially from any future results expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.

IPC partners with Cosmos Business Systems marking a push into the Greek, Cypriot and Balkan market

LONDON, March 28, 2019 – IPC, a leading global provider of secure, compliant networking solutions and communications for global financial market participants, has announced a partnership with one of the largest IT and telecommunications companies in Greece and Cyprus, Cosmos Business Systems, to extend IPC’s product suite into the region.

The new collaboration is set to capitalize on the upward trajectory of the Greek financial sector. S&P’s recent EMEA Financial Institutions Monitor views the economic risk trend in Greece as positive. The global ratings agency expects Greece’s GDP to grow around 2.4 percent from 2018 to 2021, and that stable economic growth coupled with improving investor confidence in Greece could translate into a more supportive environment for the banking sector.

“Having access to liquidity and trading venues is vital for financial services anywhere in the world. IPC’s technology and the connected global ecosystem it provides is unique,” said Elias Rizos, Telecom Division Director at Cosmos Business Systems. “With 20 plus years’ experience in the Greek and Cypriot markets, we’re excited to combine our local experience with IPC’s state-of-the-art communications technology to boost access to financial services in the region.”

The partnership has already proven successful in Cyprus with Cosmos Business Systems recently onboarding RCB Bank. The customer, one of the largest financial institutions in Cyprus, upgraded its IPC Alliance solution to IPC’s Unigy platform for unified communications.

 “As a bank, connectivity, communication and compliance are always at the forefront of our mind and with employees becoming increasingly mobile it is vital that solutions are easy to use,” said Christos Demosthenous, Head of Payments & AML Systems – IT Manager at RCB Bank. “Cosmos Business Systems has installed and managed IPC’s Unigy technology across our offices, and we are delighted with the flexibility and accessibility is has provided us to date.” 

 IPC’s unified communications platform – Unigy – gives financial organisations greater control, flexibility and a fully functioning integrated communications solution. It provides an array of capabilities for monitoring, managing and maintaining a firm’s trading communication infrastructure. The broad range of market participants relying on IPC’s solutions has become an integral part of one of the world’s largest and most diverse financial ecosystems, which provides reliable, secure access interconnecting global financial centers and allowing connectivity between more than 6,400 market participant locations across 750 cities in more than 60 countries.

“Europe has always been a very dynamic financial market, by teaming up with best-of-breed partners across the region IPC technology can reach further than ever before connecting financial market participants from across the globe,” said Maria-Angelica Latorre, Global Head of Channel Management at IPC. “We’re thrilled to work with a partner that reflects our own customer-first mentality and we’re looking forward to seeing the development across the region.”

About Cosmos Business Systems

Cosmos Business Systems Group is one of the largest leading IT and Telecommunications technology groups in Greece and Cyprus. Its aim is to cover the needs of Private and Public Enterprises, as well as specific Vertical Sectors and to provide superior quality “Turn Key Solutions“.

The company’s objective is to offer integrated Turn-Key Solutions in IT Infra­structure, Telecommunications Services, Software and Consulting to the Greek In­dustrial and Commercial Markets and to Business Professionals – focusing mainly on the middle and large corporations of the Private Sector, Public Sector, Banking and Telecoms. CBS provide to its customers, superior quality technology products, services and solutions in order to maximize productivity and competitiveness.

About RCB Bank

RCB Bank Ltd – a European bank with over 20 year history. The Bank operates a universal banking model and serves thousands of local and international clients. The Bank’s network includes branches in Nicosia, Limassol, Larnaca, Pafos and Luxembourg and Representative Offices in London and Moscow.

About IPC

IPC is a technology and service leader powering the global financial markets. We help clients anticipate change and solve problems, setting the standard with industry expertise, exceptional service and comprehensive technology. With a customer-first mentality, IPC brings together one of the largest and most diverse global financial ecosystems spanning all asset classes and market participants. As the enabler of this ecosystem, IPC empowers the community to interact, transact and react to market changes and challenges, and we collaborate with our customers to help make them secure, productive, compliant and connected. Visit ipc.com and follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter (@IPC_Systems_Inc).

Certain statements contained in this press release may be forward-looking statements. These statements may be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “should” or “will” or similar terminology. Any forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections. Such forward looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control. Actual results may differ materially from any future results expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.

IPC and Omniex Announce Strategic Partnership That Will Enable Trading of Crypto-Assets

NEW YORK – March 21, 2019 – IPC, a leading global provider of secure, compliant communications and networking solutions for the financial markets community, announces that institutional investors can now access an array of crypto-asset exchanges and OTC providers through the IPC Connexus Cloud, thanks to a new partnership with Omniex, an institutionally focused investment and trading platform for digital assets. The strength of the companies’ joint end-to-end solution security protocols, combined with the expanse and composition of IPC’s institutional community of over 6,400 global financial market participants, represents a groundbreaking milestone in the digital asset trading arena.

“IPC is about access, community, and intelligence — exactly what institutional investors want and need from digital assets,” said Bob Santella, CEO of IPC Systems. “The interest, technology, and customers are robust, but until now, securely connecting all three has been a challenge for the market. Through our Connexus extranet ecosystem, the Omniex platform can provide the groundbreaking, secure, intelligent channel for cryptocurrency trading that the financial community has been clamoring for, including the vast number of major financial institutions IPC touches around the world.”

Transforming the Digital Asset Marketplace

In the last two years there has been intense anticipation over the possibility of institutional investment flowing into crypto-assets. The infrastructure for institutional-grade solutions has been rapidly developing, and security is a primary concern for institutional investors accessing any new or existing asset class.  IPC already has a robust community comprised of the world’s top financial institutions, which rely on IPC’s network for orders, intelligence, and other mission-critical resources.

Moreover, this network is protected by Connexus’ robust extranet, keeping essential financial transactions secure and private, be they crypto assets or otherwise.

Omniex, meanwhile, is a complete investment and trading platform for institutional investors to seize the opportunities of the capital markets’ newest asset class, crypto. Recently named the first ever “Best Crypto Trading Platform” by Fund Technology and WSL Award for 2019, the Omniex platform provides portfolio and risk management, trade execution, investment operations, and compliance solutions for institutions.

“Omniex partnering with IPC Systems is a win-win for institutional investors,” said Omniex co-founder and CEO Hu Liang. “Omniex was purpose-built to provide comprehensive order management and execution capabilities for investors to access crypto-assets.  With the established and comprehensive financial ecosystem accessible through IPC’s Connexus extranet, institutions can now easily and confidently make the leap into digital assets. As the sophistication level of investors increases, we strongly believe IPC’s Connexus network along with Omniex’s robust platform provide the right solution with the proper level of security for those institutional clients.”

About IPC

IPC is a technology and service leader powering the global financial markets. We help clients anticipate change and solve problems, setting the standard with industry expertise, exceptional service and comprehensive technology. With a customer-first mentality, IPC brings together one of the largest and most diverse global financial ecosystems spanning all asset classes and market participants. As the enabler of this ecosystem, IPC empowers the community to interact, transact and react to market changes and challenges, and we collaborate with our customers to help make them secure, productive, compliant and connected. Visit ipc.com and follow us on Linkedin and Twitter (@IPC_Systems_Inc).

 

About Omniex

Omniex is a front-to-back office investment and trading platform for institutional investors to access the crypto-asset markets. Recently named the first ever “Best Crypto Trading Platform” by Fund Technology and WSL Award for 2019, Omniex’s purpose-built technology provides portfolio and risk management, trade execution, investment operations and compliance solutions to buy-side, market-making and broker-dealer institutions. It was founded in the fall of 2017 by an experienced team of technologists, financial executives and crypto pioneers, and is backed by leading investors including Wicklow Capital, Jump Capital, Digital Currency Group, Sierra Ventures, Clocktower Technology Ventures, ThirdStream Partners and Alan Howard of Brevan Howard.  https://omniex.io

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IPC Systems and emagine Partner for End-to-End Trusted Time Stamping Solution

LONDON – March 14, 2019 – IPC, a leading global provider of secure, compliant communications and networking solutions for the financial markets community, announced today here at EMEA Trading Conference 2019 that it is partnering with analytics trailblazer emagine Consulting to deliver a comprehensive end-to-end solution for trusted time stamping and clock synchronization for financial market participants, further augmenting IPC’s robust Connexus Chrono offering.

Connexus Chrono, IPC’s leading turnkey clock synchronization and time stamping service engineered to deliver high-precision time feeds globally, will benefit from emagine’s Time Suite Explorer (TsEX), a full-stack enterprise analytics solution that links end-to-end metrics, increasing performance and optimizing event-driven transactions. emagine’s next-generation synchronization and monitoring platform enables full diagnostics, compliance and reporting of your timing system. The combination of IPC and emagine technologies means financial-market participants can be assured the entire life of a transaction will be captured to the nanosecond.

“To meet the wide breadth of financial markets time-stamping requirements, from varying regulatory jurisdictions to trade strategies, financial firms need a service that delivers precise, synchronized, and traceable time feeds,” said David Brown, Chief Operating Officer at IPC Systems. “With the emagine partnership, IPC’s Connexus Chrono accelerates its technological lead over other offerings. Now, no matter where a transaction happens in the financial markets, customers can know and prove when it happens as well because of this unique collaboration.”

Time-as-a-Service (TaaS) has become a necessity in large part due to regulatory compliance with MiFID II RTS-25, SEC Rule 613, which created the Consolidated Audit Trail, and similar statutes placing strict requirements on the accuracy of time stamps and the maximum divergences of the clock from which they are read. Time becomes vital when examining potential violations like insider trading and front-running, for example. Compliance, however, is not the only reason for TaaS, as clock synchronization and time stamping solutions enhance performance visibility, risk mitigation, digital forensics, and accurate financial reporting and auditability.

Underpinning IPC’s and emagine’s solution is leading-edge time stamping technology using atomic clocks synchronized to UTC to ensure the same time is available globally. IPC’s Connexus Chrono is delivered from 10 state-of-the-art facilities around the world at adjustable levels of accuracy ranging from one to 250 microseconds, and is able to expand to nearly any data center globally. Meanwhile, emagine’s Time Suite Explorer platform utilizes machine learning-powered performance analytics to identify and pre-empt potential inefficiencies and inaccuracies, providing uniformed synchronization of system clocks with full traceability and granularity, making time monitoring and management simple, with rich global reports only one click away.

“Time-as-a-Service enables flexible, highly scalable deployments, and our joint solution with IPC blankets the markets in terms of the time stamping and synchronization capabilities,” said Alex Visram, Managing Director of emagine Consulting. “There is no other offering out there that can better keep financial firms focused on running smoothly and profitably instead of watching the time.”

About IPC

IPC is a technology and service leader powering the global financial markets. We help clients anticipate change and solve problems, setting the standard with industry expertise, exceptional service and comprehensive technology. With a customer-first mentality, IPC brings together one of the largest and most diverse global financial ecosystems spanning all asset classes and market participants. As the enabler of this ecosystem, IPC empowers the community to interact, transact and react to market changes and challenges, and we collaborate with our customers to help make them secure, productive, compliant and connected. Visit ipc.com and follow us on Linkedin and Twitter (@IPC_Systems_Inc).

About emagine Consulting
emagine Consulting is a global leader in delivering consultancy and innovative technology solutions to the Financial Services market. Using our expertise and geographical reach we support leading industries with their business challenges. emagine provides next-generation performance analytics powered by hyper accurate traceable time and machine learning. Our scalable SaaS solution enables rapid deployment, greater cost management and flexibility over data governance in this global ecosystem. The Time Suite explorer is a module of the wider NeEX platform for full troubleshooting, root cause analysis and performance monitoring fully synchronised to within nanosecond accuracy to UTC.

Certain statements contained in this press release may be forward-looking statements. These statements may be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “should” or “will” or similar terminology. Any forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control. Actual results may differ materially from any future results expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.

IPC to Sponsor and Speak at the 2019 World Exchange Congress

BEIRUT, LEBANON — February 25, 2019 — IPC, a leading global provider of secure, compliant communications and networking solutions for global financial market participants, announced today that it will attend the 14th annual World Exchange Congress at the Phoenicia Hotel in Beirut, Lebanon February 26-27. Ganesh Iyer, IPC Vice President, Global Marketing, will speak at the conference at 9:30 a.m. EET on February 27, sharing his insights on cloud connectivity and infrastructure and why it matters more than ever for exchanges.

The conference will bring together over 400 exchange CEOs and senior executives from around the world – from Tier One to frontier exchanges, cryptocurrency exchanges to clearing houses, capital markets organizations to alternative trading venues. Through a series of keynote speeches by industry leaders and networking sessions, participants will have the opportunity to discuss how exchanges are reinventing themselves as data owners and innovative technology companies, as well as the profound effect this has on how exchanges operate, collaborate and prepare for growth.

The World Exchange Congress 2019 is a two-day in-depth conference and technology exhibition consisting of six tracks of curated content spanning new technology, new customers, new revenue streams, the exchange revolution, regional collaboration and cybersecurity.

Market participants interested in speaking to IPC’s subject matter experts can schedule a meeting with us at the event or email us. They can also stop by the IPC booth #7. We also encourage you to follow us on Twitter @IPC_Systems_Inc and LinkedIn.

About IPC

IPC is a technology and service leader powering the global financial markets. We help clients anticipate change and solve problems, setting the standard with industry expertise, exceptional service and comprehensive technology. With a customer-first mentality, IPC brings together one of the largest and most diverse global financial ecosystems spanning all asset classes and market participants. As the enabler of this ecosystem, IPC empowers the community to interact, transact and react to market changes and challenges, and we collaborate with our customers to help make them secure, productive, compliant and connected. Visit ipc.com and follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter (@IPC_Systems_Inc).

 Certain statements contained in this press release may be forward-looking statements. These statements may be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “should” or “will” or similar terminology. Any forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections. Such forward looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control. Actual results may differ materially from any future results expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.

Saudi Ericsson, Axede and KDDI named as IPC’s top channel partners of 2018

NEW YORK, February 25, 2019 – IPC, a leading global provider of secure, compliant communications and networking solutions for financial market participants, today announced that Saudi Ericsson in Saudi Arabia, Axede in Colombia and KDDI in Japan have taken the top spots as IPC’s best channel partners of 2018.

“We’re very proud of our partners and it is great to see so many that epitomize and emulate our customer-first attitude and company values,” said Bob Santella, CEO of IPC. “Partners are integral to IPC and we view our business and theirs as two sides of the same coin; we provide top-of-the-line products and services while they provide critical local knowledge and expertise in their respective domains. Congratulations to the three winners of this year’s top spots.”

IPC’s global channel partner program was launched three years ago. Since then, the initiative has matured and now consists of 71 carefully vetted, specialist channel partners. Regular communication and tailored partner strategy realignment have contributed to the continual success of the program. All channel partners must adhere to program requirements maintaining up-to-date knowledge of IPC offerings, as well as regular due diligence reporting to meet IPC’s high standards and ensure the best service to customers around the globe.

IPC brings together one of the largest and most diverse global financial ecosystems spanning all asset classes and market participants. It connects financial market participants to liquidity venues in countries comprising over 80 percent of the global GDP, including access to emerging and frontier markets. Combining the channel partners’ local knowledge and expertise and IPC’s award-winning solutions means that IPC’s network extends into 56 countries across the globe. Specialist channel partners become an extension of the IPC organization, providing the latest products, consultancy and customer support.

To select this year’s award winners, IPC’s channel management team rigorously evaluated every IPC channel partner against the following criteria:

  • Customer-first mentality – ensures every end user on the IPC network receives the highest levels of customer care and access to the latest information about IPC offerings
  • Exceptional levels of service, efficiency, and agility –ensures the best delivery and management of IPC products whatever the location
  • Innovation-Focus – regularly engages with IPC and customers to relay feed back and queries to help improve relationships
  • Alignment with IPC’s Core 4 Values:
    • Be the Best You to Create the Best Us
    • Work Smarter
    • Inspire… Aim Higher
    • Embrace the Customer and the Change They Create
  • Growth acceleration and increased revenue

Saudi Ericsson

Founded on July 1, 1980, Saudi Ericsson provides state of the art telecom, physical and cybersecurity, information and communication technology (ICT) solutions in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with over 35 years of experience in the market. With three branches of over 250 employees, Saudi Ericsson is committed to the highest levels of customer service, going above and beyond to offer their customers the very best quality products and most innovative solutions, as well as pre- and post-sale professional services. Saudi Ericsson continuously embraces new product technology and offerings to keep pace with the latest in technology and standards. Their robust portfolio includes top global vendors in the field of data networking, unified communications, security, fiber optics networks, mobile radio communications, and trading communication solution.

“We’re thrilled to be included among IPC’s best partners of 2018,” said Mr. Ramzi Louza, Managing Director at Saudi Ericsson. “Our customer extensive experience and best-of-breed technology services are deeply compatible with IPC’s partner program and ecosystem. Our continued partnership with IPC supports us in our mission to provide top of the range products and services to customers across the Saudi market.”

Axede

Based in Colombia, Axede is a leading company in technology solutions, unique in the development of applications from its R&D department, integrating communications solutions (with more than 50 years of experience) and software (with more than 20 years of experience), delivers solutions that impact the strategy of its customers with productivity. Axede has four strategic offices in Colombia located in Bogotá, Medellín, Cali and Barranquilla; delivering local engineers and experience where necessary while maintaining the highest levels of satisfaction in the market.

“With our deep knowledge of the Colombian market and communications sector, and IPC’s commitment to partners and the industry, it made sense for us to collaborate,” said Liliana Carreño CEO at Axede. “This award reflects our hard work and years of investment in the region, as well as our continued commitment to our customers. We’re thrilled to be a part of the customer-oriented program and to connect Colombia with IPC’s global ecosystem.”

KDDI

A titan in the telecommunications business, KDDI is headquartered in Tokyo with around 38,000 employees. As experts in fixed-line phones, mobile phones and infrastructure, KDDI strives to provide ambitious and innovative state-of-the-art services to its customer base.

“From the beginning, KDDI has been about connecting customers across Japan using the best technologies available. Partnering with IPC has enabled us to continue the highest levels of service, connecting customers with financial market participants all over the world,” said Tomohiro Nishiyama, Head of IP communication at KDDI. “We’re honored to accept this award and strive to continue delivering the best service and generating value to all of our customers.”

About IPC

IPC is a technology and service leader powering the global financial markets. We help clients anticipate change and solve problems, setting the standard with industry expertise, exceptional service and comprehensive technology. With a customer-first mentality, IPC brings together one of the largest and most diverse global financial ecosystems spanning all asset classes and market participants. As the enabler of this ecosystem, IPC empowers the community to interact, transact and react to market changes and challenges, and we collaborate with our customers to help make them secure, productive, compliant and connected. Visit ipc.com and follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter (@IPC_Systems_Inc).

Certain statements contained in this press release may be forward-looking statements. These statements may be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “should” or “will” or similar terminology. Any forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections. Such forward looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control. Actual results may differ materially from any future results expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.

IPC to Offer ICE Data Services’ Cryptocurrency Data Feed on the IPC Connexus Cloud

NEW YORK, February 20, 2019 — IPC, a leading global provider of secure, compliant communications and networking solutions for global financial market participants, announced it will include ICE Data Services’ Cryptocurrency Data Feed on the IPC Connexus Cloud. The ICE Cryptocurrency Data Feed streams real-time and historical data for the most actively traded digital currencies globally. This current offering further enhances IPC’s Connexus Cloud as a high-performance financial markets cloud solution for data, voice, and enterprise communications and compliance.

“The cryptocurrency market continues to make inroads with global investors, who rely on timely and robust pricing data to help with their critical investment decisions,” said Mike Smith, Director Global Exchange Relations Management at IPC.  “With the vast ICE Cryptocurrency Data Feed now accessible by Connexus Cloud users, we continue to bring customers the vital information needed in this emerging and growing market.” 

IPC Connexus Cloud customers using the ICE Cryptocurrency Data Feed can access real-time and historical data for 60+ digital currencies from 30+ global trading venues, markets and exchanges around the world, including Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Dash, EOS, Ethereum Classic, Litecoin, Monero, NEO, OmiseGo, Qtum, Ripple, Stellar, Tether and Zcash. The data is captured and normalized into an easily consumable data model for market depth, quotes and trades.  Key fields include venue attribution indicating where a price event occurred and basic pricing fields such as quantity, price, currency and timestamp.  Other features include:

  • Calculated crosses between the digital currencies
  • Three years of Bitcoin (XBT) history
  • An average of over 20 million updates per day on XBT/USD
  • Over 200 million updates daily across all digital pairs
  • Level 2 venue-specific orderbooks in market-by-price format

Connexus Cloud can help firms trade faster, scale rapidly, achieve greater agility, productivity and efficiency, resulting in a significant competitive advantage.  The dynamic Connexus Cloud integrates sell-side and buy-side firms, inter-dealer brokers, liquidity venues, energy firms, trade lifecycle services, market data and clearing/settlement firms, connecting more than 6,400 capital market participants across 750 cities in 60 countries across the globe. It provides connectivity to liquidity venues in countries comprising over 80 percent of the global GDP, including access to emerging and frontier markets such as China, Russia, Turkey, South Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam and the United Arab Emirates.

ICE Data Services is part of Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE) and offers a broad range of data solutions including pricing and analytics, indices and exchange data via secure flexible connections. These services help customers address their investing, trading, compliance and risk management requirements across a broad range of asset classes.

 About IPC

IPC is a technology and service leader powering the global financial markets. We help clients anticipate change and solve problems, setting the standard with industry expertise, exceptional service and comprehensive technology. With a customer-first mentality, IPC brings together one of the largest and most diverse global financial ecosystems spanning all asset classes and market participants. As the enabler of this ecosystem, IPC empowers the community to interact, transact and react to market changes and challenges, and we collaborate with our customers to help make them secure, productive, compliant and connected. Visit ipc.com and follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter (@IPC_Systems_Inc).

 Certain statements contained in this press release may be forward-looking statements. These statements may be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “should” or “will” or similar terminology. Any forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections. Such forward looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control. Actual results may differ materially from any future results expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.