October 19, 2005 12:00 ET

50 Largest U.S. City CIOs to Ring The NASDAQ Stock Market Closing Bell

-- (MARKET WIRE) -- October 19, 2005 --

What:

The NYC Commissioner of the Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications/CIO, Gino Menchini, along with other CIOs from the 50 largest U.S. cities will preside over the closing bell.

Where:

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

When:

Thursday, October 20th, 2005 at 4:00 p.m. EDT

Feed Information:

The closing bell is available from 3:50 p.m. to 4:05 p.m. on uplink IA-6 C-band/transponder 17. The downlink frequency is 4040 Vertical; Audio 6.2-6.8. The feed can also be found on Waterfront fiber 1623. If you have any questions, please contact Stephanie Lowenthal at (646) 441-5220.

Photos:

To obtain a hi-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.