NEW YORK and BOSTON, Jan. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BNY ConvergEx Group, LLC, a leading provider of global agency brokerage and investment technology solutions, today announced that Eze Castle Software has been named the top Order Management System (OMS) provider in Alpha magazine's Alpha AwardsTM. This is the second consecutive year that Eze Castle has won this award. Institutional Investor's Alpha magazine's 2008 Alpha AwardsTM sought out the top technology providers through an extensive survey that polled over 200 hedge funds and asked them to rank their order management system technology providers in three categories - Software Functionality, Support & Client Service, and Technology & Architecture. Once again, Eze Castle and the Eze OMSTM ranked highest in all three categories. "It's a true honor to be recognized as the top OMS provider by the people who know us best - our clients," says Tom Gavin, chief executive officer of Eze Castle Software. "Our goal is to be seen as a technology partner and not just a technology vendor. Both our product offering and our service model reflect this commitment to understanding our clients' business needs." "Difficult times demand dependable technology," says Michael Peltz, executive editor of Alpha. "Having a strong and reliable order management system is critical for hedge fund managers as they try to navigate markets roiled by the ongoing financial crisis." About BNY ConvergEx Group BNY ConvergEx Group, LLC provides global agency brokerage and investment technology solutions to institutional clients worldwide. The Company's key business lines - Liquidity and Execution Management, Investment Technologies and Intermediary and Clearing Services - focus on a broad array of services designed to deliver a comprehensive, integrated platform of performance-driven, global multi-asset class trading capabilities. BNY ConvergEx Group is comprised of the following businesses: BNY ConvergEx Execution Solutions LLC (member NYSE/FINRA/SIPC), LiquidPoint, LLC (member CBOE/SIPC); Eze Castle Transaction Services LLC (member FINRA/SIPC); Westminster Research Associates LLC (member FINRA/SIPC); G-Trade Services LLC (member FINRA/SIPC); BNY Jaywalk LLC; ConvergEx Global Markets Ltd. and Eze Castle Software LLC. BNY ConvergEx Group is an affiliate of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation. Additional information is available at http://www.bnyconvergex.com/. About Alpha Alpha magazine - launched by Institutional Investor magazine in June 2003 - is the world's preeminent publication dedicated to the hedge fund industry. Since Alpha's launch, the industry has grown to more than $1.5 trillion in assets, boasting an ever-growing array of complex investment strategies. The magazine reaches a broad range of financial professionals, including hedge fund managers and investors, Wall Street bankers and brokers, and investment officers at endowments, family offices, foundations and pension funds. DATASOURCE: BNY ConvergEx Group, LLC CONTACT: Elizabeth Anderson, BNY ConvergEx Group, LLC, +1-212-468-7713, Web Site: http://www.bnyconvergex.com/

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