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CALYPSO CANADA EMV CERTIFICATION ALLOWS UPGRADE OF THOUSANDS OF ATMS TO BEGIN

11 June 2009 - Owners, operators and deployers of ATM estates across Canada can now begin upgrading their terminals in line with the new Interac Association CHIP requirements, after Calypso Canada was awarded certification for its INTERAC EMV CHIP platform. 

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TNS EXPANDS EASTERN EUROPEAN REACH WITH CONNECTION TO BUDAPEST STOCK EXCHANGE

26 May 2009 – Transaction Network Services (NYSE:TNS) has been appointed as the first ever extranet provider to support the Budapest Stock Exchange (BSE) with client connectivity services, following its recent connection to TNS’ Secure Trading Extranet.

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TNS GOES LIVE WITH NASDAQ OMX EUROPE

18 May 2009 – Transaction Network Services’ (NYSE:TNS) Secure Trading Extranet now offers connectivity to NASDAQ OMX Europe.

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CAIXANOVA IMPROVES PAYMENT CAPABILITIES WITH TNS
14 May 2009 - Spanish Savings Bank Caixanova is strengthening its payments capabilities after signing a deal with Transaction Network Services (NYSE:TNS) for network connectivity and monitoring services.

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TNS LAUNCHES ATMASTER AT EUROPEAN ATM CONFERENCE 2009

11 May 2009 – Transaction Network Services (NYSE:TNS) is launching its new ATM real-time monitoring system, ATMaster, at this year’s European ATM Conference. TNS is now offering ATMaster in addition to its existing range of managed payment solutions, to help ATM deployers and operators maximise ATM availability.

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TNS ENHANCES LATIN AMERICAN REACH WITH CONNECTION TO CMA

11 May 2009 – Transaction Network Services (NYSE:TNS) has joined forces with Brazil’s dominant market data and trading solutions provider CMA, to provide its clients with access to real time global financial data via TNS’ Secure Trading Extranet.

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TNS, INC. CLOSES ACQUISITION OF COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES GROUP FROM VERISIGN, INC.  

4 May 2009 – TNS, Inc. (NYSE: TNS), a leading provider of business-critical, cost-effective data communications services for transaction-oriented applications, has closed its acquisition of the Communications Services Group (“CSG”) from VeriSign, Inc. (Nasdaq: VRSN). The purchase price paid to VeriSign, Inc. was approximately $226 million in cash, subject to post-closing working capital adjustment, and was funded by TNS through the proceeds from a new $230 million Term Loan Facility.

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TNS, INC. NAMES MICHAEL ROBINSON TO HEAD TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES DIVISION 

4 May 2009 – TNS, Inc. (NYSE: TNS), a leading provider of business-critical, cost-effective data communications services for transaction-oriented applications, has named telecommunications industry veteran Michael Robinson, 55, to head its Telecommunication Services Division (TSD). Mr. Robinson joins TNS from Leadergy Catalyst, an executive advisory firm he founded.
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BURGUNDY SELECTS TNS AS CONNECTIVITY PROVIDER FOR LAUNCH

30 April 2009 – Nordic multi-lateral trading facility, Burgundy, has selected Transaction Network Services’ (NYSE:TNS) Secure Trading Extranet to provide essential connectivity services to its clients, supporting the flow of orders and market data between the MTF and its trading participants.

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TNS AND SEMTEK PARTNERSHIP PROVIDES MANAGED END-TO-END ENCRYPTION FOR MERCHANTS AND ACQUIRERS

20 April 2009 – Transaction Network Services (NYSE:TNS) has joined forces with Semtek to provide managed decryption and communication services as part of a comprehensive end-to-end card processing encryption solution for the payments industry.

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WAY SYSTEMS AND TNS ADD PIN DEBIT CAPABILITIES FOR SYNAPSE CUSTOMERS

15 April 2009 - Transaction Network Services (NYSE:TNS) has teamed up with WAY Systems to offer PIN Debit capabilities to mobile merchant customers via Synapse, TNS’ wireless payment gateway.
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TNS SECURES CONTRACT TO SUPPORT GEMALTO’S TERMINAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

2 April 2009 - Transaction Network Services (NYSE:TNS) has been appointed by Gemalto, the world leader in digital security, to provide communications and hosting support for its UK Terminal Management System (TMS), supporting in excess of 140,000 Point of Sale terminals.

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LAUNCH OF FUSIONPOINT LITE SOLUTION SIGNALS END OF DIAL-UP ERA FOR AUSTRALIAN RETAILERS

1 April 2009 - Transaction Network Services (NYSE:TNS) is launching a new dial EFTPOS to broadband connection solution, called FusionPoint Lite, in the Australian market.

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TNS, INC. TO ACQUIRE COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES GROUP FROM VERISIGN, INC. FOR $230 MILLION IN CASH

2 March 2009 – TNS, Inc. (NYSE: TNS), a leading provider of business-critical, cost-effective data communications services for transaction-oriented applications, has entered into a definitive agreement with VeriSign, Inc. (Nasdaq: VRSN) to acquire its Communications Services Group (“CSG”) for $230 million in cash.

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 TNS PROVIDES EXTRANET CONNECTIVITY TO BATS EUROPE

18 February 2009 – Transaction Network Services (NYSE: TNS) has been selected by BATS Europe, the highly efficient, low latency multilateral trading facility, to provide client connectivity services.

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ALPHA TRADING SYSTEMS SECURES MARKET POSITION WITH TNS

7 January 2009 – Alpha Trading Systems (Alpha), the latest ATS to launch in Canada is already laying strong foundations and targeting growth in a competitive marketplace, after establishing a connection to Transaction Network Services’ (NYSE:TNS) extranet.
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TELESPREE SELECTS TNS FOR SS7 SIGNALING SOLUTIONS

5 January 2009 - Telespree Communications, a leading provider of on-device self-service solutions for wireless carriers, has selected Transaction Network Services (NYSE:TNS) to provide a full suite of SS7 signalling services and hosting solutions. 

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