Financial Executives International to Ring the NASDAQ Stock Market Closing Bell


MEDIA ADVISORY, June 15, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) --



 What:
 Members of Financial Executives International's Committee on
 Finance & Information Technology will preside over the closing bell.
 Committee members include Chairman Taylor Hawes, Controller Global
 Platforms & Operation, Microsoft Corporation, Vice Chairman
 Greg Adams, Chief Operating Officer & CFO, EDGAR Online Inc.,
 Vice Chairman Bill Overell, President, Overell Solutions,
 Vice Chairman Garry Lowenthal, Chief Financial Officer, Viper
 Motorcycle Company, Michael Cangemi, President, Cangemi Company LLC,
 Earl Schell, Director Business Development, Triplefin, Mahesh Shetty,
 Chief Financial Officer, North American Technologies Group Inc.,
 Bob Shultz, Vice President of Finance, Hewlett Packard,
 Margaret Yocher, Program Management Officer, Carrier-UTC,
 Bill Sinnett, Director of Research  FEI Research Foundation,
 Maria Zadravac, Manager Meetings and Administration, FEI

 Where:
 NASDAQ MarketSite -- 4 Times Square -- 43rd & Broadway --
 Broadcast Studio

 When:
 Friday June 16th, 2006 at 4:00 p.m. EDT

 Contacts:
 Maria Zadravac
 973-765-1039
 mzadravac@fei.org

 NASDAQ MarketSite:
 Stephanie Lowenthal; 646-441-5220

 Feed Information:
 The closing bell is available from 3:50 p.m. to 4:05 p.m. on uplink
 IA-6 C-band/transponder 17.  The downlink frequency is 4040 Vertical;
 Audio 6.2-6.8  The feed can also be found on Waterfront fiber 1623.
 If you have any questions, please contact Stephanie Lowenthal at
 (646) 441-5220.

 Photos:
 To obtain a hi-resolution photograph of the Market Close, please go
 to http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/marketsite_events.stm and click on
 the market close of your choice.

About Financial Executives International & FEI's Committee on Finance and Information Technology (CFIT):

Financial Executives International (FEI) is the leading advocate for the views of corporate financial management. Its 15,000 members hold policy-making positions as chief financial officers, treasurers and controllers. As a national committee of FEI, CFIT addresses the needs and interests of financial executives as strategic leaders, as they strive to realize measurable and sustainable performance improvements while maintaining financial control. Top CFIT initiatives include XBRL, IT controls and 404 and Business Performance Management. FEI enhances member professional development through peer networking, career management services, conferences, teleconferences and publications. Members participate in the activities of 85 chapters, 74 in the U.S., 11 in Canada. In 2006, FEI celebrates is 75th Anniversary, having been established in New York City in December 1931 as The Controllers Institute of America.