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INTERACTIVE DATA SELECTS TNS TO DELIVER MARKET DATA SERVICES OVER SECURE TRADING EXTRANET 16 October 2008 – Transaction Network Services (NYSE:TNS) today announced that Interactive Data Real-Time Services, an Interactive Data Corporation (NYSE: IDC) business, has enhanced its services to clients with fast and secure data distribution through Transaction Network Services’ extensive Secure Trading Extranet. Transaction Network Services will provide Interactive Data with resilient, scalable, fully managed connectivity that will carry its market data feeds and additional services to new and existing clients of Interactive Data. Interactive Data is a leading global provider of financial market data, analytics and related services to financial institutions, active traders and individual investors. It supplies real-time market data, time-sensitive pricing, evaluations and reference data for millions of securities traded around the world, including hard-to-value instruments. Interactive Data’s Real-Time Services business delivers low latency data on over 5 million securities from more than 450 sources around the world. David Hann, general manager, EMEA, at Interactive Data Real-Time Services, said: “TNS’ ability to offer fast, secure connections was a major factor in our decision to add TNS to our range of connectivity options. Interactive Data’s customers currently managing their own connections now have an option to upgrade to TNS which is designed to provide faster transfer of data.” Banks, brokerages and money management firms globally use Interactive Data’s PlusFeedSM, a consolidated, low latency digital datafeed to power their revenue critical market data applications. Alex Walker, senior vice president and general manager at TNS’ Financial Services Division, said: “We are pleased to welcome Interactive Data to our network and to be providing its customers with fully managed, scalable connectivity. “This connection demonstrates Interactive Data’s commitment to providing an efficient electronic data distribution environment to its customers and we are looking forward to a long relationship.” TNS’ network incorporates over 1,500 end-points, representing buy and sell-side institutions, market data and software vendors, exchanges and alternative trading venues around the world. It boasts over 120 points of presence and provides services to 28 countries across America, Europe and the Asia Pacific region, with its reach extending to many more. Financial institutions using TNS’ network can access a variety of mission critical trade-related messages, data and applications which support order routing, trade executions, direct market access and algorithmic trading. For further information about TNS log onto www.tnsfinancial.com Ends/… About Transaction Network Services Transaction Network Services (TNS) is an international communications company that enables payments, money and voices to move around the world. TNS’ mission is to enable the world to transact. It does this through a broad range of networking, communications and value added services, which it provides to many of the world’s leading retailers, banks/processors, telecommunications companies and financial markets. Since its inception in 1990, TNS has designed and implemented multiple data networks, each designed specifically for the transport of transaction-oriented data. TNS' networks support a variety of widely accepted communications protocols and are designed to be scalable and accessible by multiple methods. Today, TNS has offices throughout the world serving customers in 28 countries with the ability to provide services in other countries. For further information about TNS, visit www.tnsi.com About Interactive Data Corporation Interactive Data Corporation (NYSE: IDC) is a leading global provider of financial market data, analytics and related services to financial institutions, active traders and individual investors. The Company's businesses supply real-time market data, time-sensitive pricing, evaluations and reference data for millions of securities traded around the world, including hard-to-value instruments. Many of the world's best-known financial service and software companies subscribe to the Company's services in support of their trading, analysis, portfolio management and valuation activities. Through its businesses, Interactive Data Pricing and Reference Data, Interactive Data Real-Time Services, Interactive Data Fixed Income Analytics, and eSignal, the Company has approximately 2,300 employees in offices located throughout North America, Europe, Asia and Australia. The Company is headquartered in Bedford, Mass. Pearson plc (NYSE: PSO; LSE: PSON), an international media company, whose bu sinesses include the Financial Times Group, Pearson Education, and the Penguin Group, is Interactive Data Corporation's majority stockholder. Interactive Data Real-Time Services is a leading provider of real-time global market data to financial institutions, redistributors and online financial portals worldwide. Offerings from Interactive Data Real-Time Services include PlusFeed, a consolidated, low latency digital datafeed. Also managed as part of this business is Interactive Data Managed Solutions, a leading provider and operator of customized financial market information systems. For more information about Interactive Data Corporation and its businesses, please visit www.interactivedata.com Interactive DataSM and the Interactive Data logo are service marks of Interactive Data Corporation. PlusFeedSM is a service mark of Interactive Data Real-Time Services. Statements and information contained in our press releases and newsletters that are not descriptions of historical fact may contain forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties or other factors beyond our control, which could cause actual results to differ materially from historical results or performance and from any opinions or statements expressed with respect to future periods. www.tnsi.com For further information please contact either: Paul Rogers/Kelly Gough Clare Cockroft Beka Horton Ptarmigan Consultants TNS TNS Tel: +44 (0)113 242 1155 Tel: +44 (0)114 292 6416 +1 703 453 8432 [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sue Mitchell Interactive Data +44 (0)20 7825 8076 [EMAIL PROTECTED] [You can unsubscribe from this discussion group by sending a message to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Financial Information eXchange" group. 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