NEW YORK, May 16, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) announced today that trading of UBIC, Inc. (Nasdaq:UBIC), a global provider of Asian and English-language eDiscovery solutions and services, commenced on The NASDAQ Stock Market on Thursday, May 16th, 2013. UBIC is listed under the ticker symbol "UBIC".
UBIC, Inc. is a leading provider of Asian-language eDiscovery solutions and services. UBIC has extensive eDiscovery and forensic experience and expertise with information documented in Japanese, Korean, Chinese as well as English languages, and applies its expertise in connection with cross-border litigation, administrative proceedings and internal investigations, including those related to anti-trust investigations, intellectual property (IP) litigation, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and product liability (PL) investigations. UBIC serves its clients, including leading law firms, corporate legal departments and government agencies, from offices in Japan, the United States, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong and the United Kingdom.
"UBIC's solutions employ best-in-class technologies to help companies manage the increasing challenges posed by the rapid growth of corporate data and the global nature of businesses today," said Nelson Griggs, Senior Vice President, NASDAQ OMX. "Using UBIC's software, companies are now able to perform in-depth investigations despite language and character encoding barriers on confidential documents. We are happy to welcome UBIC, Inc. to The NASDAQ Stock Market and look forward to supporting them in their endeavors as a public company."
Since its foundation, NASDAQ has continuously been the exchange of choice for the some of the world's largest and most revolutionary companies. By listing with NASDAQ, UBIC joins leading software companies including Microsoft Corp., Oracle Corp., Adobe Systems Inc., Intuit Inc. and Symantec Corp. NASDAQ is home to over 73 percent of technology companies listed on U.S. exchanges.
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