Cisco (CSCO) to Ring The NASDAQ Stock Market Closing Bell


ADVISORY, March 31, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --

What:

Marthin De Beer, senior vice president of the Emerging Technologies Business Group for Cisco (CSCO) and Thomas Wyatt, vice president of the Digital Media Systems business unit for Cisco, will visit the NASDAQ MarketSite in New York City's Times Square and preside over the NASDAQ Closing Bell.

NASDAQ and Cisco will unveil the newly designed NASDAQ Marquee in Times Square with a ribbon-cutting ceremony prior to the close at 3:15 p.m. (EDT). Cisco Digital Signs, part of the Cisco Digital Media Suite (DMS), will be utilized to manage and schedule the content being displayed on the NASDAQ Marquee sign. 

Where:

NASDAQ MarketSite – 4 Times Square – 43rd & Broadway – Broadcast Studio

When:

Thursday, April 1, 2010 at 3:45 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. EDT   

Cisco Contact:

Jacqueline Roy
(408) 505-4969
jpigliuc@cisco.com

NASDAQ MarketSite:

Jolene Libretto
(646) 441-5220
Jolene.Libretto@NASDAQOMX.com

Feed Information:

The Closing Bell is available from 3:50 p.m. to 4:05 p.m. on AMC-3/C-3 (ul 5985V; dl 3760H). The feed can also be found on Ascent fiber 1623. If you have any questions, please contact Jolene Libretto at (646) 441-5220.

Radio Feed:

An audio transmission of the Closing Bell is also available from 3:50 p.m. to 4:05 p.m. on uplink IA6 C band / transponder 24, downlink frequency 4180 horizontal. The feed can be found on Ascent fiber 1623 as well.

Facebook and Twitter:

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Webcast:

A live webcast of the NASDAQ Closing Bell will be available at:
http://www.nasdaq.com/about/marketsitetowervideo.asx

Photos:

To obtain a high-resolution photograph of the Market Close, please go to http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/marketsite_events.stm and click on the market close of your choice.

About Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO):  

Cisco (Nasdaq:CSCO), the worldwide leader in networking that transforms how people connect, communicate and collaborate, this year celebrates 25 years of technology innovation, operational excellence and corporate social responsibility. Information about Cisco can be found at www.cisco.com for ongoing news, please go to http://newsroom.cisco.com

About NASDAQ OMX:

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. is the world's largest exchange company. It delivers trading, exchange technology and public company services across six continents, with approximately 3,700 listed companies. NASDAQ OMX offers multiple capital raising solutions to companies around the globe, including its U.S. listings market, NASDAQ OMX Nordic, NASDAQ OMX Baltic, NASDAQ OMX First North, and the U.S. 144A sector. The company offers trading across multiple asset classes including equities, derivatives, debt, commodities, structured products and exchange-traded funds. NASDAQ OMX technology supports the operations of over 70 exchanges, clearing organizations and central securities depositories in more than 50 countries. NASDAQ OMX Nordic and NASDAQ OMX Baltic are not legal entities but describe the common offering from NASDAQ OMX exchanges in Helsinki, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Iceland, Tallinn, Riga, and Vilnius. For more information about NASDAQ OMX, visit http://www.nasdaqomx.com. *Please follow NASDAQ OMX on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/pages/NASDAQ-OMX/108167527653) and Twitter (http://www.twitter.com/nasdaqomx).

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