XBRL for Banking, Insurance and Securities Industries Expanding Globally

Business Wire, June 24, 2009

"DTCC and SWIFT's leadership on this issue will enhance the overall adoption of XBRL in the U.S. and dramatically improve the corporate actions process throughout the U.S. financial supply chain and, ultimately, in the global marketplace," said Mark Bolgiano, President and CEO, XBRL US. "This initiative builds on our unified digital dictionary built around US GAAP and it leverages XBRL’s momentum in the U.S. financial markets."

Additional 19th XBRL International Conference news:

• XII announced the appointment of three more members to its global Board of Directors.
• XBRL Europe announced its newest member, the European Federation of Financial Analysts Societies (EFFAS), bringing its membership to 12 jurisdictions and organizations.
• Several technology companies demonstrated XBRL implementations with their clients to show measurable benefits of using XBRL tools and solutions.
• XBRL for non-financial reporting was also featured by experts in sustainability reporting, ESG (environmental, social and governance) reporting, corporate governance, KPIs and wealth reporting.

For more information about conference program or speakers, visit http://conference.xbrl.org/.

About XBRL International, Inc.

XBRL International, Inc. (XII) is a global consortium using a cooperative effort to create a common business reporting language based on XML. This Web protocol is being developed and promoted by an international, not-for-profit consortium of more than 650 major international companies, associations and government agencies. For more information about XBRL International, please visit www.xbrl.org.