TNS Enchances Latin American Reach with Connection to CMA

RESTON, Va.--(Business Wire)--
Transaction Network Services (NYSE:TNS) has joined forces with Brazil`s dominant
market data and trading solutions provider CMA, to provide its clients with
access to real time global financial data via TNS` Secure Trading Extranet.

As a result of the deal, CMA`s direct and broker clients in Brazil, Chile,
Argentina and Colombia will also benefit from fast and convenient access to the
multitude of other trading and market data organizations that comprise TNS`
global community of interest. Similarly, TNS`s community will be able to gain
access to CMA`s extensive broker clients throughout Central and South America,
in order to trade securities in those markets.

Established in 1973, CMA is recognized globally as one of the leading specialist
providers of integrated technology solutions for the financial markets,
providing EMS/OMS Systems (Execution and Order Management Systems), DMA (Direct
Market Access) Systems, Financial Connectivity Network and real time market data
coverage of stocks, bonds, currencies, commodities and futures.

CMA currently has clients in 35 countries across the globe, along with 12
subsidiaries, including offices in the United States, Spain, Portugal,
Argentina, Uruguay, Chile, Mexico and Colombia.

Romualdo Salata, General Director at CMA said, "Our mission is to provide the
very latest technology solutions, communication networks and information systems
for our clients, offering them the best possible service and a competitive edge
in the marketplace. We aim to help them increase productivity, strengthen
operational reliability and control risk, while offering the most cost effective
solution for their connectivity requirements".

"By connecting to TNS, our clients will benefit from a low latency, robust and
reliable service, along with quick and easy access to a wide range of market
leading potential clients and partners across the globe."

Alan Schwartz, Executive Vice President, North American Sales, Transaction
Network Services said: "CMA has been a trading solutions and market data
provider in Brazil for over 20 years and commands an outstanding reputation
throughout Latin America. By connecting to our market leading Secure Trading
Extranet, their enhanced connectivity capabilities truly reflect that reputation
and make a highly compelling proposition to clients.

"For TNS, this deal means further expansion of our network coverage, which works
to the benefit of our entire global client base."

TNS` Secure Trading Extranet connects over 1,500 financial community end-points,
representing buy-side and sell-side institutions, market data and software
vendors, exchanges and alternative trading venues. It boasts over 120 points of
presence and provides services to clients in over 28 countries across America,
Europe and the Asia Pacific region, with its reach extending to many more
countries.

For further information about TNS log onto www.tnsfinancial.com

About Transaction Network Services

Transaction Network Services (TNS) is an international data communications
company that enables payments, money and voices to move around the world.

TNS` mission is to enable the world to transact. It does this through a broad
range of networking, communications and value added services, which it provides
to many of the world`s leading retailers, banks/processors, telecommunications
companies and financial markets.

Since its inception in 1990, TNS has designed and implemented multiple data
networks, each designed specifically for the transport of transaction-oriented
data. TNS' networks support a variety of widely accepted communications
protocols and are designed to be scalable and accessible by multiple methods.
Today, TNS has 32 offices across 28 countries with the ability to provide
services in other countries.

For further information about TNS, visit www.tnsi.com.

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Ptarmigan Bell Pottinger
Paul Rogers / Kelly Gough
Tel: +44 (0)113 237 2821
paulr@ptarmiganpr.co.uk
kelly@ptarmiganpr.co.uk
or
TNS
Clare Cockroft
Tel: +44 (0)114 292 6416
ccockroft@tnsi.com

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