JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, March 22, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- IPC Systems, Inc., a leading provider of indispensable trading communications solutions to the world's top financial services firms and global enterprises, today announced the launch of its new One Management System, a secure web-based tool, for managing system information and providing increased visibility into a user's accounts. IPC's One Management System, the latest Alliance version 16, features enhanced security based on a hardened Just Enough Operating System (JeOS) platform and a highly secure authorization and authentication process meeting the most stringent security requirements.

The One Management System serves as a secure portal for administrators and system technicians for system management and configuration of the Alliance trading communications platform. It provides the ability for greater self service, provisioning and control capabilities through an intuitive web-based, user interface. The new system also creates enhanced visibility by facilitating access to detailed reports and administrator-generated alarms on specific activities.

With improved speed and adaptability, One Management System allows traders, administrators and technicians to achieve faster system load times, allowing for enhanced productivity and resiliency. Built on IPC's innovative Alliance platform, the new One Management System allows for lower operating expenses by integrating disparate software and hardware elements providing a solution that administrators can leverage for secure insight into their accounts and transactions.

We are continually listening to our customers to ensure our products remain at the forefront of the latest technological innovations, therefore, maximizing our customers' productivity, security and return on investment, said Jonathan Morton, vice president, Product Management, IPC Systems. One Management System creates hardware independence, tightened security, database integrity checking and minimizes conflicts between software applications. These upgrades offer our customers proven quality, reliability and security they've come to expect from IPC.

IPC's One Management System now serves as the core management interface for IPC's suite of products, including IQ/MAX turrets and MAXaccess 1000, Nexus Suite, Enterprise IPVR, the Alliance switch and its integration with Enhanced Voice Services (EVS). These solutions provide a cost-effective, converged and streamlined means to meet the trading communication requirements of the world's largest firms.

IPC's award-winning flagship turret, the IQ/MAX, brings together intuitive design and the latest in Voice over IP (VoIP) technology to deliver maximum clarity, speed, control and power to a trader's fingertips. A web-based solution facilitating anytime, anywhere trading, MAXaccess 1000 translates the essential functionality of the IQ/MAX trading turret to any desktop PC with broadband access by replicating the key components of a trading turret on a computer screen. Furthermore, IPC's Nexus Suite provides an open, flexible, end-to-end communications platform for the trading floor that unifies communications technology in real time. Using IPC's One Management System, today's trading administrator can manage workflow across these innovative solutions to increase productivity, resiliency and security for their trading communications environment.

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 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 http://www.ipc.com.

Media Contacts Cliff Fox Matt Pennacchio IPC Systems, Inc. Ruder Finn +1-201-253-2291 +1-212-715-1613 cliff.fox@ipc.com pennacchiom@ruderfinn.com

SOURCE: IPC Systems

CONTACT: Cliff Fox, IPC Systems, Inc., +1-201-253-2291, cliff.fox@ipc.com;or Matt Pennacchio, Ruder Finn, +1-212-715-1613, pennacchiom@ruderfinn.com