Raymond James Selects Interactive Data and Dow Jones to Provide Real-Time Market Data, News and Information to 4,000 Financial Advisors

Agreement Helps Raymond James Reduce Infrastructure Costs, Improve Bandwidth
Utilization and Increase Efficiency, While Providing More Sophisticated Wealth
Management Tools and Information to Advisors
BEDFORD, Mass.--(Business Wire)--
Interactive Data Corporation (NYSE: IDC), a leading provider of financial
information, analytics and related solutions, today announced that Raymond James
Financial (NYSE: RJF) has deployed Interactive Data`s real-time browser-based
market data terminals for use by 4,000 financial advisors in their Private
Client Group.

Interactive Data`s Market-Q provides Raymond James` financial advisors access to
a broad set of high-quality financial information, including global real-time
market data, Dow Jones` real-time news and analysis, along with commentary on
companies, markets and events, as well as research from a range of sources. It
also offers sophisticated tools, such as advanced charting and other
capabilities. Market-Q can be accessed from web browsers, providing users the
flexibility to utilize its capabilities regardless of their location.

Raymond James chose to implement Market-Q as a fully hosted solution, thereby
eliminating the need for additional on-site technology infrastructure costs
associated with servers, circuits and routers, while offering complete Internet
accessibility at reduced bandwidth costs. Market-Q offers flexible conflation
settings, providing Raymond James an appropriate level of data while realizing
significant improvements in bandwidth utilization and network traffic.

Market-Q`s modular technology design and flexible deployment options enabled
Raymond James to quickly introduce this offering to their clients. After working
closely with Interactive Data`s customer support team, Raymond James has fully
deployed Market-Q in its Private Client Group.

"I believe Interactive Data`s innovative offerings provide us with the quality
and breadth of content, including access to Dow Jones news, and sophisticated
tools our financial advisors can utilize to provide their clients with highly
personalized, unbiased financial advice," said Chet Helck, chief operating
officer, Raymond James Financial. "We view Interactive Data as a trusted
partner, willing to work with us to understand our requirements, and then
provide us with solutions that address our needs and help us achieve our
business goals."

"The combination of Interactive Data`s innovative technology and market data
with Dow Jones` real-time news and commentary provides a powerful tool for
Raymond James` financial advisors," said Clare Hart, president of Dow Jones
Enterprise Media Group. "The Dow Jones/Interactive Data collaboration is
delivering news, information and research that can be easily customized to meet
advisors` needs and interests and help them provide informed advice to their
clients."

"The current market environment and focus on cost control, coupled with the
ongoing industry shift from a transaction-based model to more fee-based revenue,
lessens the need for many wealth management firms and others to maintain heavy
market data infrastructures to support both customers and advisor platforms,"
said Matt Bienfang, senior research director, TowerGroup. "The ability to deploy
and host Java-based technology can help institutions in this market to control
market data costs, freeing-up resources to focus on other critical aspects of
their businesses."

"We are delighted that Raymond James has decided to expand our long-term
relationship by selecting Interactive Data to provide real-time market data
terminals to its financial advisors," said Ray D`Arcy, president and chief
executive officer, Interactive Data Corporation. "In light of the continued
challenging financial market conditions and the changing needs of wealth
managers, Interactive Data is continuing to focus its expertise and resources on
creating an appealing range of innovative market data terminals that are
designed to provide the `right` amount of data and tools that our clients need.
With these services, we are focused on leveraging content and capabilities
across our Company to offer institutions in the wealth management market a truly
compelling alternative to their current market data terminals."

D`Arcy continued, "We look forward to continuing to work closely with Raymond
James by equipping their financial advisors with a solution that is designed to
maximize their productivity and help their clients make informed financial
decisions."

Market-Q is Interactive Data`s flexible Java browser-based real-time market data
desktop terminal for financial institutions. This comprehensive service
integrates global real-time data, news, research, key U.S. corporate actions and
dividend data, as well as sophisticated tools for advanced charting and alert
services. In addition, Market-Q components can be customized to display market
data on a hosted web site. Additional information about Market-Q is available at
http://www.interactivedata.com/marketq.

About Raymond James Financial

Raymond James Financial is a Florida-based diversified holding company providing
financial services to individuals, corporations and municipalities through its
subsidiary companies. Its three principal wholly owned broker/dealers (Raymond
James & Associates, Raymond James Financial Services and Raymond James Ltd.) and
Raymond James Investment Services Limited, a majority-owned independent
contractor subsidiary in the United Kingdom, have a total of more than 5,000
financial advisors serving approximately 1.8 million accounts in 2,200 locations
throughout the United States, Canada and overseas. In addition, client assets
are currently $164 billion, of which approximately $25 billion are managed by
the firm`s asset management subsidiaries. Additional information about Raymond
James is available at www.raymondjames.com.

About Dow Jones

Dow Jones & Company (www.dowjones.com) is a News Corporation company (NASDAQ:
NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV; www.newscorp.com). Dow Jones is a leading provider
of global business news and information services. Its Consumer Media Group
publishes The Wall Street Journal, Barron's, MarketWatch and the Far Eastern
Economic Review. Its Enterprise Media Group includes Dow Jones Newswires, Dow
Jones Factiva, Dow Jones Client Solutions, Dow Jones Indexes and Dow Jones
Financial Information Services. Its Local Media Group operates community-based
information franchises. Dow Jones owns 50% of SmartMoney and 33% of STOXX Ltd.
and provides news content to radio stations in the U.S.

About Interactive Data Corporation

Interactive Data Corporation (NYSE: IDC) is a leading global provider of
financial market data, analytics and related solutions to financial
institutions, active traders and individual investors. The Company's businesses
supply real-time market data, time-sensitive pricing, evaluations and reference
data for millions of securities traded around the world, including hard-to-value
instruments. Many of the world's best-known financial service and software
companies subscribe to the Company's services in support of their trading,
analysis, portfolio management and valuation activities. Interactive Data,
headquartered in Bedford, Mass., has approximately 2,400 employees in offices
located throughout North America, Europe, Asia and Australia. Pearson plc (NYSE:
PSO; LSE: PSON), an international media company, whose businesses include the
Financial Times Group, Pearson Education, and the Penguin Group, is Interactive
Data Corporation's majority stockholder.

For more information about Interactive Data Corporation and its businesses,
please visit www.interactivedata.com.

Interactive DataSM and the Interactive Data logo are service marks of
Interactive Data Corporation.

Interactive Data Corporation
Investors:
Andrew Kramer, 781-687-8306
andrew.kramer@interactivedata.com
or
US Media:
Brian Willinsky, 339-203-0769
brian.willinsky@interactivedata.com
or
John Coffey, 781-687-8148
john.coffey@interactivedata.com
or
European Media
Sue Mitchell, +44 (0)20 7825 8076
sue.mitchell@interactivedata.com

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