London, July 01, 2009 - IPC Systems, the leading provider of indispensable communications solutions to financial services firms and producer of the IQ/MAX turret, has been selected by Waters Rankings as "Best Trading Turret" provider for the fifth time in the award's seven-year history.

"The readers of Waters clearly think of IPC when it comes to delivering mission-critical trading trading turrets to investment firms on the buy side and the sell side. If there is a phone system on a trader's desk, it's very likely an IPC model," says Phil Albinus, editor of Waters.

IPC's flagship turret, the IQ/MAX, brings together intuitive design and the latest in Voice over IP technology to deliver maximum clarity, speed, control and power to a trader's fingertips. IQ/MAX represents the ultimate in high-performance trading communications, enhancing collaboration across the trading desk and heightening the trader's own intuitive skills.

At the forefront of trading communications technology, IPC also offers the MAXaccess 1000™, an innovative mobility solution that maximises trader access to customers and liquidity by extending the turret capabilities to the desktop of any PC. Now, wherever an Internet connection and phone exist, traders can leverage the power of their turret in order to maximising productivity and customer care.

"Built specifically for the trading environment, our turret solutions combine multiple communications channels and applications to help traders manage communications, workflow and to organise and process information critical to decision-making," said Maurizio Capuzzo, vice president, Marketing, IPC Systems. "Winning this award for the fifth time in six years validates the successful evolution of the IQ/MAX platform. It also underscores our team's expertise and commitment to helping provide our customers with top-notch service and a competitive advantage."

The Waters Rankings are the annual readers' choice awards of Waters magazine, which recognise the combined leadership of technological capabilities and human expertise in each category. Qualified voters hail from buy- and sell-side firms as well as exchanges and brokerages. More than 1,000 voters chose the best financial IT solution and services in the seventh annual Waters Rankings.

About Waters
Each month, Waters reports and analyses the practical implementation of financial technology in the wholesale banking and securities industry. 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.

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 for more than 40 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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