ADVISORY, March 2, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) --
What: Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation (Nasdaq:CTSH),
a leading provider of IT and business process outsourcing
services, will ring the NASDAQ opening bell remotely from
the Company's Chennai, India techno-complex on March 5th
at 9:30 a.m. (EST). In addition, NASDAQ, Cognizant and
Rajiv Khanna, President, India-America Chamber of
Commerce will co-host a reception from the NASDAQ
MarketSite in Times Square where the live Opening Bell
from India will be viewed.
The NASDAQ Opening Bell ceremony will be displayed from
NASDAQ's seven story Tower and broadcast studio in Times
Square.
The Opening Bell is a ceremonial event that represents
The NASDAQ Stock Market's virtual market model. As a
result, NASDAQ can be opened from any location bringing
together investors and market participants from around
the world to mark the beginning of the trading day.
Who: Lakshmi Narayanan, Vice Chairman, Cognizant
Francisco D'Souza, President and CEO, Cognizant
Charlotte Croswell, President of NASDAQ International
When: Monday, March 5th, 2007 at 9:30 a.m. ET
NASDAQ Opening Bell Ceremony:
8 p.m. (Indian Standard Time)
Where: Viewing from NASDAQ MarketSite - 4 Times Square - 43rd &
Broadcast Studio
Live from Cognizant Techno-complex
5/535, Old Mahabalipuram Road
Okkiam Thoraipakkam
Chennai 600 097
India
Webcast: A live Webcast of the NASDAQ Opening Bell will be
available at:
http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/marketsite_about.stm
Broadcast: India
The entire NASDAQ Opening Bell ceremony live from India
can be made available to all local and regional broadcast
outlets from 9:00 a.m. (EST) to 9:45 a.m. (EST) on INSAT
2E/L10 (83 Deg E)/ Downlink frequency 3845 mhz vertical /
Symbol rate: 26.043 / Fec 3/4. The feed can also be found
on Ascent Media fiber 1623.
New York
The opening bell is available from 9:20 a.m. to 9:35 a.m.
on uplink IA6 C band / transponder 24, downlink frequency
4180 horizontal. The feed can also be found on Waterfront
fiber 1623.
RSVP: Please RSVP by contacting Harriet Benson on +44 77 67 308
359 or at harriet.benson@nasdaq.com or Jolene Libretto on
+1 646 441 5220 or at Jolene.libretto@nasdaq.com