Hugin And Dow Jones Newswires Sign Agreement To Integrate Hugin News into Dow Jones European Network For Corporate News

Oslo, Norway, Oct 17, 2007 - (Hugin via Asia Business News) - Oslo/Paris/Leipzig - 17 October 2007

Hugin, the leading pan-European corporate communications service provider, and Dow Jones Newswires have signed an agreement to extend their existing partnership giving Hugin, as the first international partner, access to their European Network for Corporate News. Clients using the Hugin straight through processing system will have the choice to send their news to this European news service of Dow Jones Newswires.

This agreement extends the existing partnership for news distribution between Hugin and Dow Jones Newswires, which began in 2001. The service gives access to more than 60 vendors who will distribute the information in various European countries. Dow Jones news reaches professional investors such as financial experts and broker firms. Approximately 60,000 terminals (not including Germany, Austria and Switzerland) are reached across Europe. The vendors include MarketXS, FactSet, FinInfo, GLTrade, Interactive Data Managed Solutions, Tenfore, Infotec.

Michael Glebke, Sales Director Germany of Dow Jones News GmbH: 'We are delighted that we have been able to win Hugin as the first international partner for the European news service of Dow Jones Newswires. We continue to have a strong good relationship with Hugin in the European market. Since 2005 already Hugin has access to our network for German corporate news (160.000 Terminals)."

Matthias Erler, Director Marketing & Partner Development at Hugin, said: "We are constantly expanding the partner network for our clients so that they get the best possible distribution reach for their company information locally, cross-border and worldwide. Dow Jones Newswires is the right partner to achieve this. More new partnerships will follow throughout the year 2007."

About Hugin Group

Hugin Group, a NYSE Euronext company, is the leading pan-European provider of innovative services and professional support for connecting communication professionals with their target audiences. At the same time, Hugin ensures compliance with market authorities' regulations.

From its start in 1995, Hugin has pioneered the regulatory and news distribution service industry, developing methods driving best practice. Hugin helps companies with their complete distribution and compliance needs. Hugin's distribution channels connect companies directly to thousands of journalists, analysts, institutional investors and their specific stakeholders.

Hugin Group is the favoured partner of Investor Relations and Public Relations Officers, offering a full range of services including: financial, regulatory and media news distribution, online services, broadcast services, learning services and client services.

Hugin Group today forms an international group present in 11 countries through 12 offices in Belgium, France, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Norway, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands and The United Kingdom. Hugin has more than 1 700 clients in 26 countries.

As well as its activities in the European countries, Hugin has also developed strategic relationships with partners in the USA and in Asia. Hugin Group allows European companies to distribute their press releases in the local language to professional investors and the media globally.

About Dow Jones

Dow Jones & Company (NYSE: DJ; dowjones.com) is a leading provider of global business news and information services. Its Consumer Media Group publishes The Wall Street Journal, Barron's, MarketWatch, eFinancialNews and the Far Eastern Economic Review. Its Enterprise Media Group includes Dow Jones Newswires, Factiva, Dow Jones Client Solutions, Dow Jones Indexes and Dow Jones Financial Information Services. Its Local Media Group operates community-based information franchises. Dow Jones owns 50% of SmartMoney and 33% of STOXX Ltd. and provides news content to CNBC and radio stations in the U.S.

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Journalist and media enquiries contact: Matthias Erler, Director Media Development & Marketing +49 89 17 95 92 93 Matthias.erler@hugingroup.com

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