Borsa Italiana launches a New Joint Service Model With OMX For Its Derivatives Market

Borsa Italiana has used OMX's trading application since IDEM waslaunched in 1994. Under the terms of this new agreement, OMX willprovide the central systems infrastructure, technical operations,systems surveillance and network services. OMX will work in closepartnership with BIt Systems which will be responsible for membersconnectivity, customer support and application management.

"To be chosen to provide IT operations for Borsa Italiana'sderivatives market IDEM is an acknowledgement of our position as anexpert in the exchange industry", said Mr. Magnus Bocker, CEO of OMX."Including Borsa Italiana's derivatives market IDEM, OMX is currentlyoperating 16 exchanges, which makes us the leading exchangeoutsourcing provider."

"In 2006, IDEM is continuing to grow at fast pace trading about140,000 standard contracts or EUR 5 billion a day, a growth of 34percent compared to the same period last year. This new joint servicemodel allows Borsa Italiana to support this growth maintaining veryhigh standards of quality and efficiency for its derivatives market",said Massimo Capuano, President and Chief Executive Officer of BorsaItaliana.

About OMX - OMX is a leading expert in the exchange industry.Through the Nordic Exchange in Copenhagen, Stockholm, Helsinki, Riga,Tallinn and Vilnius, OMX offers access to approximately 80 percent ofthe Nordic and Baltic securities market. Our integrated technologysolutions span the transaction chain enabling efficient securitiestransactions for exchanges, clearing organizations, central securitiesdepositories and other financial institutions around the world. OMX islisted on the Nordic Exchange in Stockholm, Helsinki and Copenhagen.For more information, please visit www.omxgroup.com.

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