NEW YORK, Aug. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Sourcefire Inc. will replace ADPT Corp. in the S&P SmallCap 600 index after the close of trading on Wednesday, August 4. NASDAQ is delisting ADPT from the NASDAQ Global Market on or about that date because the company no longer meets listing requirements.
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Sourcefire provides data center input/output solutions. Headquartered in Columbia, MD, the company will be added to the S&P SmallCap 600 GICS (Global Industry Classification Standard) Systems Software Sub-Industry index.
Following is a summary of the change: S&P SMALLCAP 600 INDEX - August 4, 2010 GICS ECONOMIC GICS SUB- COMPANY SECTOR INDUSTRY Information Systems ADDED Sourcefire Technology Software ----- ---------- ----------- -------- Computer Information Storage & DELETED ADPT Technology Peripherals ------- ---- ------------ ------------ About S&P Indices
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