NASDAQ OMX Corporate Solutions Introduces Leading Board Portal to Iberian Market

8/8/2012 8:02 AM EST

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc.
Press release

NASDAQ OMX Corporate Solutions Introduces Leading Board Portal to Iberian Market

LISBON, Portugal, 2012-08-08 14:02 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NASDAQ OMX
Corporate Solutions announced today that Brisa, one of the largest tolled
motorway operators in the world, will be the first company in Portugal and the
Iberian market to implement Directors Desk, one of the world's leading board
portals. 

Directors Desk offers a comprehensive solution designed to improve board
communications and effectiveness, while relieving corporate executives of the
paperwork and time involved in keeping boards informed. Since 2007, Directors
Desk has been trusted by Fortune 500 companies, private and public companies,
hospitals, universities, and startups around the world to simplify and secure
boardroom procedures. 

Brisa is the largest transport infrastructure company in Portugal and is part
of Euronext 100 and the FTSE4Good, the reference index for social
responsibility. Brisa plans to utilize Directors Desk to more securely and
efficiently manage its boardroom proceedings and will be using the leading
board portal for multiple boards. 

Demetrios Skalkotos, Senior Vice President, NASDAQ OMX Corporate Solutions,
stated: "NASDAQ OMX Corporate Solutions is excited to introduce Directors Desk
to this important community and echo the considerable success we have witnessed
in the Northern European market. We are motivated by a strong desire to
introduce efficacy into the time-consuming boardroom process and help companies
in the Iberian market, like Brisa, stay informed with secure, real-time,
comprehensive information." 

NASDAQ OMX Corporate Solutions leads the industry with innovative products and
services that power global business communications for today's forward-thinking
public and private companies. NASDAQ OMX is the first and only exchange company
dedicated to owning and operating a core platform of products that help
companies minimize risk, maximize efficiency, and increase transparency. For
more information on NASDAQ OMX Corporate Solutions, please visit
http://www.nasdaqomx.com/services/corporatesolutions. 

Recently, NASDAQ OMX Corporate Solutions announced significant enhancements to
Directors Desk HD, the Directors Desk iPad app. New capabilities include notes
and annotations, portrait orientation, presentation mode for exhibits and
documents and synching with iCloud. For more information on Directors Desk and
Directors Desk HD, please visit:
http://www.nasdaqomx.com/services/corporatesolutions/governance/directorsdesk. 

About NASDAQ OMX Group

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The matters described herein may contain forward-looking statements that are
made under the Safe Harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995. These statements include, but are not limited to,
statements about NASDAQ OMX Corporate Solutions, Directors Desk and other
NASDAQ OMX products and offerings. We caution that these statements are not
guarantees of future performance. Actual results may differ materially from
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detailed in NASDAQ OMX's annual report on Form 10-K, and periodic reports filed
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release any revisions to any forward-looking statements. 

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