NASDAQ OMX and Oppenheimer Host 14Th Annual Israeli Equities Conference

NASDAQ OMX and Oppenheimer Host 14th Annual Israeli Equities Conference

NEW YORK, Feb 22, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX News Network) -- The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) and Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. today announced they will host the 14th Annual Israeli Equities Conference on February 23-24, 2010, at The Oppenheimer Executive Conference Center, 300 Madison Avenue, 3rd Floor, in New York City.

This two-day conference will bring together more than 20 of Israel's leading companies representing a variety of industries and a range of market capitalization. The format will consist of investor presentations, one-on-ones, and small group meetings. This setting offers both investors and company management opportunities for intimate discussions on the business environment in Israel and globally.

"NASDAQ OMX is proud to serve as a capital formation engine for the dynamic Israeli economy," said Asaf Homossany, Managing Director Europe, NASDAQ OMX. "This event is part of a tradition which demonstrates NASDAQ's strong commitment to the Israeli market as it offers U.S. and international investors a platform to engage with many of the top companies from Israel."

The participating companies are Radware Ltd. (RDWR), Ceragon Networks Ltd. (CRNT), Retalix Ltd. (RTLX), Ness Technologies, Inc. (NSTC), Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (CHKP), RADVision Ltd. (RVSN), TAT Technologies Ltd. (TATT), Given Imaging Ltd. (GIVN), Mellanox Technologies (MLNX), Zion Oil and Gas (ZN), CEVA, Inc. (CEVA), Fundtech Ltd. (FNDT), DSP Group Inc. (DSPG), RRSat Global Communications (RRST), NICE-Systems (NICE), Alvarion Ltd. (ALVR), Orbotech Ltd. (ORBK), AudioCodes Ltd. (AUDC), ClickSoftware Technologies Ltd. (CKSW), Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (TEVA), and Comverse Technology Inc. (CMVT).

Sixty-five Israeli companies with a total market capitalization of over $50 billion are listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market, an exchange of NASDAQ OMX. These companies represent 90% of the total number of Israeli companies listed on a U.S. exchange.

To access the agenda and to view the live and on-demand webcast of the conference, please visit: www.opco.com/conferences/israeli10 and enter Source Code: feb10.

For more information and to register for the conference, please contact Jacquelyn Orchard, NASDAQ OMX, at [email protected]

About Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. (in conjunction with its affiliate Oppenheimer Israel Ltd.) is a leading provider of U.S. brokerage and investment banking services to the Israeli market. In 2009, Oppenheimer continued to be a leading market maker in Israeli equities traded in the U.S. We make a market in 65 Israeli-related shares traded on the NASDAQ OMX. For 28 of those, Oppenheimer is the No. 1 market maker; in 52, we consistently rank among the top three leading market makers. Oppenheimer also provides a full range of products and services, including public and private equities, strategic advisory and M&A. Oppenheimer has completed over 100 financings and M&A transactions totaling over $11 billion for Israeli companies. Years of continuous activity in Israel, through down and up markets, have established Oppenheimer's commitment and leadership in the Israeli market. Oppenheimer looks forward to building on this record for many years to come.

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 over 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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SOURCE: The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc.

CONTACT: The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. Media Contacts: Marisha Chinsky +1.646.441.5258 [email protected] Jolene Libretto +1.646.441.5220 [email protected]

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