IPC Partners with Rashed Al Makhawi Enterprises to Connect Traders in Middle Eastern Region

Exclusive customer driven event highlights strategic partnership to deliver mission critical trader voice solutions to key financial firms within the gulf countries.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, December 15 - IPC Systems, the leading provider of indispensable trading solutions to
financial services firms, in partnership with the Al Makhawi group, will hold
an exclusive customer event on December 15, 2009 at the iconic Burj Al Arab
Hotel in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, to formally announce the launch of IPC
network services in the Middle Eastern region. The strategic partnership
allows IPC regional customers the opportunity to connect to all major trading
locations across the Gulf Corporation Council (GCC) countries. This follows
the recent announcement (www.ipc.com/repository/document/419.pdf) of
IPC's new Dubai point-of-presence (POP) installation located at the Dubai
International Financial Centre (DIFC), enabling IPC Dubai-based clients to
dramatically reduce the installation time to connect with trading venues
globally.

Building on its existing and successful partnership, IPC worked closely
with Al Makhawi to design, develop and implement a network service solution
for the provision of trader voice services within the middle eastern region,
meeting customer requirements for improved network resilience, efficiency and
flexibility. Al Makhawi's comprehensive regional knowledge, technical
expertise and excellent understanding of the mission critical nature of
financial services delivery, was crucial to this successful network
deployment.

"The customer event will host senior representatives from many of the
leading local and international banking and financial institutions and we are
delighted to use this opportunity to highlight our partnership," said Vivek
Raghavan, general manager, Rashed Al Makhawi Enterprises L.L.C. "We look
forward to working with IPC to provide the highest levels of service and
support for all regional trading system and network installations."

Al Makhawi and IPC will now be able to manage and maintain its Middle
Eastern network more effectively through a combination of 24/7 pro-active
network management provided by IPC's Global Solutions Operations Centre
(GSOC) and in-country service support provided by Rashed Al Makhawi
Enterprises. This will allow customers the opportunity to continue to build
stronger relationships and trade effectively in this fast growing region.

"IPC has had a long and productive relationship with Rashed Al Makhawi
Group and I am delighted that this partnership has now been formally extended
to provide the highest levels of service to support our Trader Voice
services," said Paul Tonks, vice president, Trading Systems Operations, IPC
Systems. "As part of this strategic partnership, we are proud to co-host this
exclusive customer event to highlight our Middle Eastern expansion and extend
a suite of network connectivity services to our customers."

About Rashed Al Makhawi Enterprises

Rashed Al Makhawi Enterprises L.L.C. was formed in 1989 in the UAE. Over
the years, it has risen to the status of a leading, trusted and well known
mission-critical technology solutions provider in the ME region. With a
strong customer focus, its solutions are backed-up with unmatched after-sales
support and service which is a benchmark in the industry. The company has its
own in-house dedicated, qualified, factory trained and certified technical
team which works on a 24×7 basis. It reaches out to its clients through
offices in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Bahrain and Qatar. More information about the
company is available at www.makgroup.ae

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 24×7x365 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

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