NASDAQ OMX Nordic Welcomes Net Entertainment NE AB

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Jan 13, 2009 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX News Network) -- NASDAQ OMX Nordic, part of the NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ), announces today that trading in Net Entertainment NE AB shares commences on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm. Before moving its listing to NASDAQ OMX Nordic, Net Entertainment was listed on NGM. This marks the 18th switch from NGM to NASDAQ OMX Nordic.

Net Entertainment is a world leading company within the development and licensing of digitally distributed systems for Internet gaming. Its core gaming product platform, CasinoModule, is used by more than 60 operators around the world. The company's clientele includes leading gaming companies. Net Entertainment AB was founded in 1996, is based out of Stockholm and currently has more than 100 employees. Net Entertainment's objective is to continue its strong growth with high margins.

"Net Entertainment is a prime example of a company that will truly benefit from the increased visibility that comes with a listing at NASDAQ OMX," said Jenny Rosberg, Senior Vice President NASDAQ OMX. "As a company with a globally recognized brand and strong customer-base, Net Entertainment will now have increased exposure to international investors, supporting continued growth of its business. Net Entertainment joins the NASDAQ OMX Information Technology sector, which today is the largest in the world."

"We are confident that our decision to move to NASDAQ OMX will result in a higher level of investor awareness, and thus also more liquid trading of our shares," said Johan Ohman, President and CEO at Net Entertainment. "In addition to NASDAQ OMX's listing services, we are taking advantage of their news distribution and IR services, enabling efficient media outreach and IR data management."

Net Entertainment NE AB, whose short name is NET B, is a small-cap company in the Information Technology sector.

About the NASDAQ OMX Group

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 3,900 listed companies. NASDAQ OMX Group offers multiple capital raising solutions to companies around the globe, including its U.S. listings market, NASDAQ OMX Nordic, NASDAQ OMX Baltic, including First North and the U.S. 144A sector. The company offers trading across multiple asset classes including equities, derivatives, debt, commodities, structured products and ETFs. NASDAQ OMX Group 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 Group exchanges in Helsinki, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Iceland, Tallinn, Riga, and Vilnius. For more information about NASDAQ OMX, visit http://www.nasdaqomx.com.

About NASDAQ OMX Nordic

NASDAQ OMX Nordic serves as a central gateway to the Nordic financial markets, offering listing and trading services for among others: issuers, bank and brokers and market data vendors. NASDAQ OMX Nordic comprises over 730 companies including its alternative market First North and offers trading in equities, derivatives, fixed income and more. NASDAQ OMX Nordic is not a legal entity but describes the common offering from NASDAQ OMX exchanges in Helsinki, Copenhagen, Stockholm and Iceland. For more information, please visit www.nasdaqomxnordic.com.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

The matters described herein contain forward-looking statements that are made under the Safe Harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements include, but are not limited to, statements about NASDAQ OMX's products and offerings. We caution that these statements are not guarantees of future performance. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties or other factors beyond NASDAQ OMX's control. These factors include, but are not limited to factors detailed in NASDAQ OMX's annual report on Form 10-K, and periodic reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. We undertake no obligation to release any revisions to any forward-looking statements.

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