NASDAQ OMX Launches iPad App for Workspace Virtual Data Room (AcT)

NEW YORK, Oct. 3, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) has launched a new WorkSpace application for iPad, now available and accessible for download in the Apple iTunes store. The app is a state-of-the-art, mobile-optimized user experience designed to create a secure, streamlined business and document management process, while improving productivity for users.

"Mobile users demand a sophisticated solution for sharing information in real time and boosting their work flow," said Demetrios Skalkotos, Senior Vice President, Corporate Solutions, NASDAQ OMX. "We are confident WorkSpace for iPad will raise the industry bar for Virtual Data Room-related mobile solutions and allow our customers to make better business decisions."

This new IOS app allows for sharing proprietary and confidential documents, managing and supporting processes related to M&A, litigation, regulatory compliance and investor reporting. It also allows users to secure mobile access to mission-critical information at their own convenience.

The robust toolset and design features include:

• Full navigation through an entire document tree to find information in a timely manner
• Mobile access to all file types supported by the device, to allow for seamless review and decision-making
• All uploaded documents have a document name, file size, published date and download date for full transparency of uploads
• Quick access to 'Favorites' and 'Recently Added' documents
• Easy access to files with the local search, server search and in-document search capabilities.
• Ability to annotate documents and assign tasks to authorized users
• Dynamic watermarking application for all documents

WorkSpace is a secure, fully-hosted virtual data room (VDR) that safeguards all sensitive and proprietary information in real-time, both inside and outside of an organization's firewall. WorkSpace provides companies with a secure VDR for efficient and effective document sharing. For more information, please visit www.oneworkspace.com.

About NASDAQ OMX:

The inventor of the electronic exchange, The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc., fuels economies and provides transformative technologies for the entire lifecycle of a trade - from risk management to trade to surveillance to clearing. In the U.S. and Europe, we own and operate 26 markets, 3 clearinghouses and 5 central securities depositories supporting equities, options, fixed income, derivatives, commodities, futures and structured products. Able to process more than 1 million messages per second at sub-40 microsecond speeds with 99.99% uptime, our technology drives more than 70 marketplaces in 50 developed and emerging countries into the future, powering 1 in 10 of the world's securities transactions. Our award-winning data products and worldwide indexes are the benchmarks in the financial industry. Home to approximately 3,400 listed companies worth $6 trillion in market cap whose innovations shape our world, we give the ideas of tomorrow access to capital today. Welcome to where the world takes a big leap forward, daily. Welcome to the NASDAQ OMX Century. To learn more, visit www.nasdaqomx.com. Follow us on Facebook ( http://www.facebook.com/NASDAQ) and Twitter (http://www.twitter.com/nasdaqomx). (Symbol: NDAQ and member of S&P 500).

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

The matters described herein 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 WorkSpace and NASDAQ OMX's other products and offerings. We caution that these statements are not guarantees of future performance. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties or other factors beyond NASDAQ OMX's control. These factors include, but are not limited to factors detailed in NASDAQ OMX's annual report on Form 10-K, and periodic reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. We undertake no obligation to release any revisions to any forward-looking statements.

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