NEW YORK, Oct. 31, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) announced today that trading of Criteo (Nasdaq:CRTO), a leading global technology company that specializes in performance display advertising, commenced on The NASDAQ Global Select Market on Wednesday, October 30.
Criteo enables companies to engage and convert their customers online whether they are on a desktop, laptop, tablet or smartphone. Through its proprietary predictive algorithms, Criteo delivers performance- based online display advertising on real-time consumer data. Founded in 2005 in Paris, Criteo now employs more than 700 people across its 15 offices throughout the United States, Europe, Asia and Australia, serving more than 4,000 leading e-commerce companies across 37 countries globally.
"Criteo enables e-commerce companies to effectively engage and convert consumers across all devices by leveraging insights from observing billions of dollars of sales events," said Bob Greifeld, CEO of NASDAQ OMX. "Criteo embodies the innovative and progressive drive that is characteristic of NASDAQ-listed companies. We are proud to welcome Criteo to The NASDAQ Stock Market."
Since its inception, NASDAQ OMX has been the exchange of choice for some of the world's most innovative and progressive technology companies. NASDAQ is home to over 74 percent of technology companies listed on U.S. exchanges.
About CRITEO [CRTO]
Criteo is a leading global technology company that specializes in performance display advertising, working with over 4,000 ecommerce companies around the world. Criteo has over 700 employees in offices across the U.S., Europe and Asia serving more than 35 countries.
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