Live from Davos, Switzerland The NASDAQ Stock Market Opening Bell Ceremony From Outside the U.S.

NASDAQ Celebrates The World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting With a Remote Opening Bell


ADVISORY, Jan. 23, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) --



 What:    The NASDAQ Stock Market will open its market remotely from 
          outside the United States of America from Davos, Switzerland 
          at the World Economic Forum's Annual meeting.  On Thursday, 
          January 25th NASDAQ Executives along with various NASDAQ 
          listed companies will participate in the market open.   

          The Opening Bell ceremony will be simultaneously displayed 
          on the NASDAQ MarketSite Tower, NASDAQ's premier 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:     Bob Greifeld, President and CEO, The NASDAQ Stock Market;
          Bruce Aust, Executive Vice President, Corporate Client 
          Group, 
          The Nasdaq Stock Market;
          Edward Knight, Executive Vice President and General Counsel, 
          The NASDAQ Stock Market;
          Charlotte Crosswell, Senior Vice President, Head of NASDAQ 
          International;
          Bob McCooey, Senior Vice President, Capital Markets; and 
          Nasdaq listed companies including:
          Altiris Inc (ATRS) 
          Applied Materials (AMAT)
          Autodesk Inc (ADSK)
          Business Objectives (BOBJ)
          Cresud Inc (CRESY)
          E-TRADE FINANCIAL Corporation (ETFC)
          Heidrick & Struggles (HSII)
          Internet Commerce Corporation (ICCA)

 When:    Thursday, January 25th, 2006  
          NASDAQ Opening Bell Ceremony:
          6:20 a.m. P.T./9:20 a.m. E.T./2:20 p.m. G.M.T, 3.20pm 
          Switzerland. 
          to 
          6:35 a.m. P.T./9:35 a.m. E.T./2:35 p.m. G.M.T, 3.35pm 
          Switzerland.

 Where:   Waldhotel Bellevue, front lawn terrace
          Buolstrasse 3, - CH-7270 Davos Platz

 WEBCAST: A live Webcast of the NASDAQ Opening Bell will be available 
          at: http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/marketsite_about.stm   
          Scroll to the bottom of the page and click on MarketSite Web 
          Cam.

 BROADCAST:     Time:          1345-1445 GMT +1: (1445 - 1545 Davos)
                Europe
                Satellite:     EUT W1 B2 ch F
                D/L frequent:  11005.17 Vertical
       
                London
                Loc. End Nbr:  FL/GNE 5
       
                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


            

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