Annual Changes to the NASDAQ Internet Index
GlobeNewswire 2010-03-15
NEW YORK, March 15, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc.
(Nasdaq:NDAQ) announced today the results of the annual evaluation of
the NASDAQ Internet Index, which will become effective with the market
open on Monday, March 22, 2010.
As a result of the evaluation, the following 13 securities will be
added to the Index: AOL Inc. (NYSE:AOL), Art Technology Group, Inc.
(Nasdaq:ARTG), drugstore.com, inc. (Nasdaq:DSCM), Internet Brands, Inc.
(Nasdaq:INET), Limelight Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq:LLNW), LogMeIn, Inc.
(Nasdaq:LOGM), LivePerson, Inc. (Nasdaq:LPSN), ModusLink Global
Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq:MLNK), OpenTable, Inc. (Nasdaq:OPEN), Orbitz
Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:OWW), RealNetworks, Inc. (Nasdaq:RNWK), Terremark
Worldwide, Inc. (Nasdaq:TMRK), and Vitacost.com, Inc. (Nasdaq:VITC).
The Index is designed to track the performance of the largest and most
liquid U.S.-listed companies engaged in internet-related businesses and
that are listed in the U.S. The NASDAQ Internet Index is evaluated
annually in March. For more information about the NASDAQ Internet
Index, including detail eligibility criteria, visit
https://indexes.nasdaqomx.com/.
As a result of the evaluation, the following 11 securities will be
removed from the Index: Ariba, Inc. (Nasdaq:ARBA), AsiaInfo Holdings,
Inc. (Nasdaq:ASIA), DivX, Inc. (Nasdaq:DIVX), GigaMedia Limited
(Nasdaq:GIGM), China Finance Online Co. Limited (Nasdaq:JRJC),
Liquidity Services, Inc. (Nasdaq:LQDT), Marchex, Inc. (Nasdaq:MCHX),
SkillSoft PLC (Nasdaq:SKIL), SonicWALL, Inc. (Nasdaq:SNWL), S1
Corporation (Nasdaq:SONE), and Websense, Inc. (Nasdaq:WBSN).
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