NASDAQ Welcomes CyrusOne to the NASDAQ Global Select Market

Jan 18, 2013

NEW YORK, Jan. 18, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today announced that the trading of CyrusOne, (Nasdaq:CONE) commenced on the NASDAQ Global Select Market on January 18, 2013. CyrusOne, formerly a wholly owned subsidiary of Cincinnati Bell (NYSE:CBB), will begin trading under the ticker symbol "CONE".

CyrusOne is an owner, operator and developer of enterprise-class, carrier-neutral data center properties. CyrusOne specializes in highly reliable enterprise data center colocation, engineering facilities with the highest power redundancy (2N architecture) and power-density infrastructure required to deliver excellent availability. The company has designed data centers across the United States, Europe, and Asia that give customers the flexibility and scale to perfectly match their specific growth needs. The company's customers include nine of the Fortune 20 and more than 100 of the Fortune 1000.

"NASDAQ is thrilled to welcome CyrusOne, a widely recognized provider of colocation services and highly renowned customer service provider, to The NASDAQ Stock Market," said Bob McCooey, Senior Vice President, NASDAQ OMX Corporate Client Group. "We congratulate CyrusOne on their successful spinoff and initial public offering and look forward to an enduring partnership with the company and its shareholders."

Since its inception, NASDAQ OMX has consistently been the exchange of choice for the world's most innovative and progressive data companies including CyrusOne [CONE], Equinix [EQIX] and Frontier Communications [FTR].

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