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Interactive Data Corporation (NYSE: IDC), a leading provider of financial market data, analytics and related services, today announced that its Real-Time Services business will provide a wide-range of low-latency data to General Welfare Group. By integrating Interactive Data�s PlusFeedSM into their proprietary trading applications, General Welfare Group will have seamless access to low latency data from the North American financial markets. This data can help support General Welfare Group as they design, develop and implement their innovative trading strategies. General Welfare Group is a financial research and development firm providing specialized, portable solutions designed to deliver high-alpha returns for clients in the global investment community. �We made the decision to switch from our previous data provider because of the speed, data coverage and flexibility offered by Interactive Data�s PlusFeed,� said Richard H. Cooper, managing director, General Welfare Group. �We are very happy to be working with Interactive Data and believe that their low latency data can help us work towards our objective of delivering high-alpha returns for our clients.� �By investing in our data collection and delivery capabilities, we can offer a broad range of financial institutions a compelling option for their real-time data needs,� said Mark Hepsworth, president of Interactive Data Real-Time Services. �We are pleased that General Welfare Group has decided to utilize PlusFeed, and we are confident that Interactive Data�s low latency data can help them to optimize their algorithmic trading applications.� PlusFeed is a low latency consolidated real-time digital datafeed that is designed to deliver low latency data from more than 450 sources and exchanges worldwide, covering in excess of 3.4 million securities. In addition to real-time quote and trade data for equities, derivatives, fixed income, foreign exchange, commodities and funds, PlusFeed delivers a wide range of other information including reference data, fundamental data, historical data and financial news. PlusFeed is designed to power mission critical electronic market data applications, including algorithmic trading engines, where speed is crucial. About General Welfare Group General Welfare Group is a financial research and development firm providing specialized, portable solutions designed to deliver high-alpha returns for clients in the global investment community. The GWG investment team of financial scientists includes leading researchers from diverse fields such as physics, quantum analytics, statistics and engineering. Using their world-class mathematical and analytical skills, these experts have developed investment models that break the mold of the efficient markets approach and can deliver portable high alpha returns. Using behavioral finance theory, the GWG team has developed an array of advanced algorithmic models that are highly scalable as well as applicable to global markets. GWG provides access to its existing models or works with clients to develop new approaches such as custom overlay solutions. About Interactive Data Corporation Interactive Data Corporation (NYSE: IDC) is a leading global provider of financial market data, analytics and related services to financial institutions, active traders and individual investors. The Company's businesses supply time-sensitive pricing, evaluations and reference data for more than 3.5 million 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. Through its businesses, Interactive Data Pricing and Reference Data, Interactive Data Real-Time Services, Interactive Data Fixed Income Analytics, and eSignal, the Company has approximately 2,200 employees in offices located throughout North America, Europe, Asia and Australia. The Company is headquartered in Bedford, Mass. 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. Interactive Data Real-Time Services is a leading provider of real-time global market data to financial institutions, redistributors and online financial portals worldwide. Offerings from Interactive Data Real-Time Services include PlusFeed, a consolidated, low latency datafeed. Also managed as part of this business is Interactive Data Managed Solutions, a leading provider and operator of customized financial market information systems. 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.