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Interactive Data Corporation (NYSE: IDC), a leading provider of financial market data, analytics and related services, today announced that its Pricing and Reference Data business is providing bond evaluations to Pictet & Cie, one of Switzerland�s largest private banks and a leading independent asset management bank in Europe. Prior to the successful migration of Pictet�s core banking system, Interactive Data provided its bond evaluations service via a third party. Pictet now uses the Avaloq Banking System in conjunction with GAIN Data Management from AIM Software, with whom Interactive Data (Europe) Ltd has a long-standing relationship. This new platform enables Pictet to access more up-to-date and much wider coverage of bond evaluations, which are delivered via FTSSM, Interactive Data�s securities administration service. Michel Mermoux, head of Market Data, Pictet & Cie, commented: �The integration of the bond evaluations service into GAIN Data Management gives us direct access to a large universe of bond evaluations from Interactive Data. We currently subscribe to over 3,000 bond evaluations on a daily basis, primarily mortgage-backed securities, but also municipal bonds and other fixed income securities.� Brendan Beith, sales director, Interactive Data (Europe), added: �We are pleased that we are now able to supply our daily bond evaluations directly into Pictet�s multi-feed solution, and by doing so help to achieve more efficient data management. This direct feed allows Pictet to benefit from our wide range of fixed income evaluations and will also enable Pictet to subscribe to our evaluations of other asset types.� Interactive Data, through its Pricing and Reference Data business, is a leading independent provider of daily evaluations for fixed income securities. With over 30 years of experience, Interactive Data�s teams of evaluators operating in three major time zones evaluate approximately 2.5 million fixed income issues every day. Over 5,000 financial institutions worldwide, ranging from central banks to large investment banks, subscribe to Interactive Data�s bond evaluations. 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 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. 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 2,300 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 Pricing and Reference Data provides global securities pricing, evaluations and reference data designed to support financial institutions� and investment funds' pricing activities, securities operations, research and portfolio management. Interactive Data Pricing and Reference Data collects, edits, maintains and delivers data on more than 6 million securities, including daily evaluations for approximately 2.5 million fixed income and international equity issues. Interactive Data Pricing and Reference Data specialises in �hard-to-get� information and evaluates many �hard-to value� instruments. Pricing, evaluations and reference data are provided in the US through Interactive Data Pricing and Reference Data, Inc. and internationally through Interactive Data (Europe) Ltd. and Interactive Data (Australia) Pty Ltd. For more information about Interactive Data Corporation and its businesses, please visit www.interactivedata.com. About Pictet & Cie Pictet & Cie was founded in Geneva in 1805 and is today one of the largest private banks in Switzerland and a leading independent asset manager worldwide, with more than USD 378bn under management and custody at 31 December 2007. The Bank is owned and managed by eight general partners with unlimited liability for the Bank�s commitments. The Pictet Group, headquartered in Geneva, employs more than 2,700 staff. The Group has offices in the following cities: Lausanne, Z�rich, London, Frankfurt, Paris, Luxembourg, Madrid, Barcelona, Milan, Florence, Rome, Turin, Dubai, Montreal, Nassau, Hong Kong, Singapore and Tokyo.