eSIGNAL ANNOUNCES WORKSTATION 2.0

eSIGNAL ANNOUNCES AN UPGRADE TO FUTURESOURCE
WORKSTATION WITH REAL-TIME EQUITIES DATA

FutureSource Workstation 2.0 Now Provides Futures Traders with
Stocks and Indices Data from Exchanges Throughout the World


HAYWARD, Calif. – May 23, 2005 – eSignal, a division of Interactive Data Corporation (NYSE: IDC) and a leading provider of streaming, real-time financial market data, news, analytics and decision support tools to professional and individual traders, today announced the immediate availability of FutureSource Workstation® 2.0. This release extends the product’s comprehensive futures, options and cash price data, news and charting analysis tools with equities data covering major global exchanges including The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (NASDAQ®; NASDAQ: NDAQ), London Stock Exchange (LSE) and The Tokyo Stock Exchange – making FutureSource Workstation 2.0 one of the most comprehensive sources of market data in the futures trading community.

“We recognized a need in futures trading for a consolidated data approach that helps investors identify interdependencies in financial markets and conduct inter-market analysis,” said Chuck Thompson, president of eSignal. “By offering data from nearly 50 exchanges located throughout the world, FutureSource Workstation 2.0 not only provides a mechanism that helps futures traders to formulate and verify positions, it does so within a comprehensive market data framework that allows investors to look at conditions across several markets at once.”

FutureSource Workstation 2.0 brings real-time, streaming futures, options, cash, foreign exchange and equities data direct to active individual, broker and professional futures traders. Designed and built on a "building block" concept, customers can take the core feature set of FutureSource Workstation 2.0 and add only the exact content and data components desired most. FutureSource Workstation 2.0 features advanced quote components including support for expressions, Greeks, copy-and-paste DDE and over 50 customizable headings. The advanced charting component includes support for overlays, underlays, chartable expressions, studies on studies and drawing tools. Tick, intra-day, daily, weekly, monthly and continuation charts are included, along with a robust list of indicators.

Add-on features immediately available for FutureSource Workstation 2.0 include items such as DDE support, Time & Sales, Foreign Exchange data, Weather, News and Charts. And, QuoTrek®, our wireless quotes, charts and news PDA software solution can be added onto any FutureSource WorkStation subscription.

Availability:

No additional hardware is needed to install FutureSource Workstation 2.0. Simply download FutureSource Workstation 2.0, run the installation, and you’re ready to experience the power of FutureSource in just minutes. FutureSource Workstation 2.0 is supported by a sophisticated CRM, offering specialized billing and reporting, which is ideal for managing and servicing corporate customers.

FutureSource Workstation 2.0 is available immediately at no cost to all registered users of FutureSource Workstation 1.0. For a complete list of FutureSource Workstation 2.0 features as well as an overview of the service, go online to http://www.esignal.com/futuresource/. For pricing, call 800.621.2628.

About eSignal:

The eSignal division (www.esignal.com) of Interactive Data Corporation (NYSE: IDC) (www.interactivedata.com) is a leading global provider of financial and business information to professional and active individual investors. Building on a 20-year legacy of delivering time-sensitive financial information, eSignal provides streaming, real-time market data, news and analytics. eSignal's suite of products includes eSignal®, Advanced GET™, QuoTrek®, FutureSourceÒ and MarketCenter LIVE™.

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Raphel Finelli
eSignal
(510) 723-3501
rfinelli@mail.esignal.com