BondDesk Ranks in the "2006 Fast Five and SecuritiesTech 50".

* Company experiences 154% compound annual growth in end users over the past 2 years

* Securities Industry News and Financial Insights recognize company as a leading global technology and institutional front-office technology provider

NEW YORK -- BondDesk Group, the largest electronic marketplace for retail fixed income trading in the U.S., announced today that it has been named one of the "The 2006 Fast Five" technology providers in the Securities Industry News first-ever "SecuritiesTech 50," a list of the industry's top global technology and institutional front-office providers. Compiled by Securities Industry News and Financial Insights, the Fast Five rankings are based on each company's total two-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) in end-users through the end of calendar year 2005.

As part of the 2006 Fast Five, BondDesk Group was cited for scalable technologies, customized solutions and responsive customer service. In addition, BondDesk ranked sixth overall on the SecuritiesTech 50 list, which was based on the number of desktops or seats it currently services.

Rob Slaymaker, Chief Executive Officer of BondDesk Group remarked, "Our ranking in the SecuritiesTech 50 confirms our leadership in the rapidly growing retail fixed income market. The marketplace we have created, along with the transparency and unmatched applications we provide are driving significant organic growth and attracting new clients to an electronic fixed income trading platform."

At the end of the 2005, 65,000 work stations were deployed by BondDesk and today more than 75,000 financial advisors have access to the BondDesk Alternative Trading System (ATS), which handles more than 20,000 trades daily. BondDesk ATS gives users direct order entry against live markets and allows them to participate in a competitive multi-dealer environment with visible depth of market allowing for better execution. Users of the BondDesk ATS have access to over 30,000 live taxable and tax-exempt offerings from over 90 leading dealers every day.

Since BondDesk launched MarketView and Trade Monitor System (TMS) in 2005, both offerings have achieved tremendous market penetration. MarketView is a market transparency tool that supports best execution by allowing firms greater insight in terms of prevailing market pricing and historical reported trades. TMS is a post trade exception reporting tool which flags potentially problematic trades and allows traders and supervisors to review trades and documents accordingly.

About BondDesk Group

BondDesk Group is a leading odd-lot fixed-income electronic trading platform and provider of software solutions to the securities industry. The BondDesk Alternative Trading System (ATS), run by BondDesk's broker-dealer subsidiary, BondDesk Trading LLC, connects broker-dealers through a centralized marketplace by offering a diverse pool of liquidity. With over 30,000 live taxable and tax-exempt offerings from over 90 leading dealers, BondDesk executes over 20,000 trades daily. BondDesk has over 125 employees, with key offices in California, Michigan, and New York. In August 2006, Advent International, a leading global private equity firm, acquired a majority interest in BondDesk Group. For more information, please visit www.bonddeskgroup.com

About Securities Industry News and SourceMedia, Inc.

Securities Industry News is a weekly newspaper that delivers original, time-critical news and analysis to senior decision makers in charge of operations, technology, processing services, and compliance in the global securities and financial markets. Securities Industry News and its companion site, www.securitiesindustry.com, combine to deliver a distinctive perspective on, and analysis of, the companies, trends, issues and people who are transforming the global securities market through innovations in technology, product development, front- middle- and back-office operations, buy- and sell-side trading infrastructures, risk management, and the business processes vital to regulatory and operational compliance.

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About Financial Insights, an IDC Company

Financial Insights provides independent research, custom consulting, and detailed multi client studies on the technology issues and challenges facing the financial services industry. Our global research covers topics of strategic importance to corporate and retail banks, insurance carriers, asset management firms, securities and brokerage firms. Our local practices in Asia Pacific, Europe, Latin America and Canada add an in-depth regional viewpoint. Financial Insights, an IDC company, is headquartered in Framingham, Massachusetts, USA. IDC is a subsidiary of IDG, the world's leading IT media, research, and exposition company. Visit www.financial-insights.com for more information.