The Roth 2007 OC Conference takes place Feb. 19 - 22 at the Ritz Carlton in Laguna Niguel, CA. For in-depth information about the event, visit http://www.rothconference.com/.
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| Roth 2007 OC Conference Presenter Profiles | |
| Company: | 8x8, Inc. |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | Nasdaq: EGHT |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Joan Citelli |
| Phone: | 408-687-4320 |
| Web: | www.8x8.com |
| Date of Presentation: | 22-Feb-07 |
| VoIP service provider 8x8, Inc. (Nasdaq: EGHT) offers Packet8 Internet-based telephony solutions for individual residential and business users as well as small to medium sized business organizations. In addition to low cost voice and video residential service plans, 8x8 offers the Packet8 Tango Video Terminal Adapter and DV 326 VideoPhone. Packet8 Virtual Office, 8x8's VoIP phone system for SMBs, is a hosted PBX solution that delivers powerful business class features along with unlimited U.S./Canada local and long distance calling. Since its establishment in 1987, 8x8 has contributed to the advancement of voice and video communications on both technology and service provision levels. The company holds over 65 U.S. patents with additional patents pending. | |
| Company: | Access Integrated Technologies, Inc. |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | NASDAQ: AIXD |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Suzanne Moore |
| Phone: | (973) 290-0056 |
| Web: | www.accessitx.com |
| Date of Presentation: | Feb. 20 at 11 am |
| Access Integrated Technologies, Inc. (AccessIT) is the industry leader in providing fully integrated software and services to enable the motion picture entertainment industry and all of its constituents to transition from film to digital cinema. Its studio-backed 4,000 screen ongoing deployment of digital systems is the first and the largest of its kind in the world. The company’s Theatrical Distribution System software and electronic satellite delivery services provide studios and content owners with a seamless entry into the digital era while its vendor neutral Theatre Command Center and Exhibitor Management System provide exhibitors with all the tools needed to transition to digital cinema. Access Integrated Technologies® and AccessITTM are trademarks of Access Integrated Technologies, Inc. | |
| Company: | A.D.A.M.; Inc. |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | ADAM NASDAQ |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Victor Thompson |
| Phone: | 770-321-4326 |
| Web: | vthompson@epochfinancial.com |
| Date of Presentation: | 2/20/2007 |
| A.D.A.M.;Inc. (Nasdaq: ADAM) provides high-quality health information services and benefits management solutions to healthcare organizations, insurance brokers, employers, consumers, and educational institutions. With an industry-leading employee and human resources (HR) benefits management platform and one of the largest consumer health information libraries in the world, A.D.A.M. products empower consumers to get smart about their health and wellness, manage their personal benefits and health account finances, while helping organizations reduce the costs of healthcare and benefits administration. A.D.A.M.’s products address over a $1 billion and growing consumer driven healthcare market. | |
| Company: | Adeza |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | NASDAQ: ADZA |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Brandi Floberg |
| Phone: | 310-691-7100 |
| Web: | www.adeza.com |
| Date of Presentation: | 02/20/07 at noon Pacific time |
| Adeza designs, manufactures and markets innovative products for women's health. Adeza's initial focus is on reproductive healthcare using its proprietary technologies to predict preterm birth and assess infertility. Adeza's principal product is a patented diagnostic test, FullTerm™, The Fetal Fibronectin Test, which utilizes a single-use, disposable cassette and is analyzed on Adeza's patented TLiIQ® System. This product is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use in assessing the risk of preterm birth. Adeza also markets and sells the E-tegrity® Test, an infertility-related test to assess receptivity of the uterus to embryo implantation in women with unexplained infertility. In May 2006, Adeza announced the submission of its New Drug Application to the FDA for Gestiva™, a long-acting form of a naturally occurring progesterone to prevent preterm birth in women with a history of preterm delivery. | |
| In October 2006, Adeza announced receipt of an approvable letter for Gestiva from the FDA, subject to the completion of an additional rodent study and certain other conditions. In January 2007, the Office of Orphan Products Development of the FDA granted Gestiva Orphan Drug designation. | |
| Company: | Administaff, Inc. |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | ASF - NYSE |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Douglas S. Sharp |
| Phone: | 281-348-3232 |
| Web: | www.administaff.com |
| Date of Presentation: | 20-Feb-07 |
| With 2006 revenues of $1.4 billion, Administaff, Inc. (NYSE: ASF) is the nation's leading Professional Employer Organization (PEO), serving as a full-service human resources department that provides small and medium-sized businesses with administrative relief, big-company benefits, reduced liabilities and a systematic way to improve productivity. At year-end 2006, Administaff had more than 5,500 client companies and 104,000 worksite employees. | |
| For additional information, visit the company's Web site at http://www.administaff.com. | |
| Company: | AdStar, Inc. |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | ADST Nasdaq |
| Investor Relations Contact: | RJ Falkner and Company |
| Phone: | 830 693 4400 |
| Web: | www.adstar.com |
| Date of Presentation: | 22-Feb-07 |
| AdStar provides publishers with a full suite of ad management services, driving the advertising value chain across multiple media channels – print, online, and mobile. The AdStar service manages the ad from the point-of-sale application through to the actual publishing platform. AdStar’s proprietary technology is database-driven and powers AdStar’s own web-based ad sales application, other 3rd party providers and channel managers who serve publishers. In an ever-expanding online and mobile content world, AdStar facilitates e-commerce by supplying campaign management, payment processing, trafficking, and reporting solutions in an ASP business model. The company supports online classified ad sales at 25% of the top 200 U.S. newspaper web sites and supports almost 170 publishing brands around the world. | |
| Company: | Alloy, Inc. |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | ALOY |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Gary Yusko |
| Phone: | 212-329-8431 |
| Web: | www.alloyinc.com |
| Date of Presentation: | 22-Feb |
| Alloy, Inc., under the banner of Alloy Media + Marketing, is a leading pioneer in nontraditional media and marketing services, delivering targeted consumer segments by seamlessly leveraging knowledge, content, assets and expertise. Partnering with AM+M, marketers reach consumers by tapping into AM+M's large scale networks, unique and exclusive media and promotional partnerships and expertise in interactive, social network marketing, display and school based media, direct mail, and promotional and educational programming. AM+M services over 1500 companies including half of the Fortune 200 and is currently ranked among the Top 50 Marketing Organizations by Advertising Age. | |
| For further information, please visit our corporate website at www.alloyinc.com. | |
| Company: | Alpha Pro Tech, Ltd. |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | AMEX: APT |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Brett Maas |
| Phone: | (646) 536-7331 |
| Web: | www.alphaprotech.com |
| Date of Presentation: | February 21, 2007, 1 p.m. (PT) |
| Alpha Pro Tech develops, manufactures and markets disposable and limited-use protective apparel products for some of the largest names in the industrial, clean room, medical, dental and food service markets. In addition, Alpha Pro Tech Engineered Products manufactures and develops a line of construction weatherization products, including house wrap, roof underlayment and mold resistant framing sealant. APT has four segments: Disposable Protective Apparel (shoecovers, caps, coveralls, lab coats, gowns and frocks), Infection Control (face masks and eye shields), Extended Care (Unreal Lambskin®, Medi-Pads, hospital pads, wheelchair accessories and pet beds), and Engineered Products. | |
| Company: | Alpharma Inc. |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | ALO |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Kathleen Makrakis |
| Phone: | 201-228-5085 |
| Web: | www.alpharma.com |
| Date of Presentation: | 21-Feb-07 |
| Alpharma Inc. (NYSE: ALO) is a global specialty pharmaceutical company with leadership positions in products for humans and animals. Alpharma is presently active in more than 60 countries. Alpharma has a growing branded franchise in the chronic pain market with its morphine-based extended release KADIAN® product. In addition, Alpharma is among the world's leading producers of several specialty pharmaceutical-grade bulk antibiotics and is internationally recognized as a leading provider of pharmaceutical products for poultry and livestock. | |
| Company: | American Science & Engineering, Inc. |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | ASEI |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Annemarie Sadowski |
| Phone: | 978-262-8828 |
| Web: | www.as-e.com |
| Date of Presentation: | 21-Feb-07 |
| American Science and Engineering, Inc. (AS&E) is the leading worldwide supplier of innovative X-ray inspection and screening systems. With more than 45 years of experience in developing advanced X-ray security systems, the Company’s product line utilizes a variety of technologies, including patented Z® Backscatter™, Shaped Energy™ and Radioactive Threat Detection (RTD). These technologies offer superior detection of threats including plastic explosives, plastic weapons, illegal drugs, other contraband, dirty bombs and nuclear devices. AS&E offers a complete range of X-ray inspection products including Z Backscatter screening systems, CargoSearch™, and ParcelSearch™ inspection systems, used for critical detection and security applications to combat terrorism, drug and weapon smuggling, trade fraud, and illegal immigration. | |
| Company: | Amerigon Incorporated |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | NASDAQ: ARGN |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Jill Bertotti |
| Phone: | 949-474-4300 / jill@allencaron.com |
| Web: | www.amerigon.com |
| Date of Presentation: | 2/21/2007 |
| Amerigon develops and markets products based on its advanced, proprietary, efficient thermoelectric (TE) technologies for a wide range of global markets and heating and cooling applications. Its current principal product is a proprietary seat system for automobiles that not only heats, but also actively cools seat occupants. The seat system is currently available in 20 vehicle lines by Ford, General Motors, Toyota, Nissan and Hyundai. Applications of Amerigon’s advanced TE technology are currently being developed by the Company in partnership with a number of prominent commercial partners for heating, cooling and other products for the automotive market as well as for the military, medical, industrial, consumer, scientific and telecommunications markets, the first of which could hit the market by late 2008. | |
| Company: | ANADIGICS |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | ANAD |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Kristina Panek |
| Phone: | 908-668-5000#5330 |
| Web: | www.anadigics.com |
| Date of Presentation: | 21-Feb-07 |
| ANADIGICS designs & manufactures radio frequency integrated circuit solutions for wireless and broadband communications. ANADIGICS is a pure-play RFIC Company featuring III-V GaAs, InGaP HBT and 6-inch GaAs fab and module manufacturing. ANADIGICS developed a high-quality/performance brand image and is a leader in 3G, WLAN, CDMA and GSM/GPRS Power Amplifiers, and maintains a #1 position in Cable Subscriber/Infrastructure markets. | |
| Company: | Angeion Corporation |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | Nasdaq: ANGN |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Joe Jennings |
| Phone: | 651-484-4874 |
| Web: | www.angeion.com |
| Date of Presentation: | Wednesday, February 21, 2007 |
| Founded in 1986, Angeion Corporation (www.angeion.com) develops, manufactures and markets non-invasive cardiorespiratory diagnostic systems sold under the MedGraphics (www.medgraphics.com) and New Leaf (www.newleaffitness.com) brand and trade names. Angeion systems serve the hospital, clinical research, and health and fitness market segments. The Company’s products are sold internationally through distributors and in the United States through a direct sales force that targets heart and lung specialists located in hospitals, university-based medical centers, medical clinics and physicians’ offices, pharmaceutical companies, medical device manufacturers, clinical research organizations, health and fitness clubs, personal training studios, and other exercise facilities. | |
| Company: | AspenBio Pharma Inc |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | APNB OTCBB |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Ron Both |
| Phone: | 949-574-3860 |
| Web: | www.aspenbiopharma.com |
| Date of Presentation: | Thursday 22 Feb at 12:00 |
AspenBio Pharma is a late stage bio-pharmaceutical company dedicated to the discovery, development, manufacturing, and marketing of novelpatented pharma products. The company has developed the firstblood-based test to aid in the diagnosis of human appendicitis. Preliminary results indicate that this first-generation triage test is highly effective in identifying patients with acute appendicitis. The company anticipates submitting an FDA regulatory filing for approval of the tests during the third quarter of 2007. AspenBio Pharma has also created a new class of patented recombinant single-chain DNA hormones. | |
| The company's scientists believe they can create beneficial reproduction drugs for any non-human mammal of economic importance. | |
| Company: | Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | NASDAQ: AUXL |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Jim Fickenscher, CFO |
| Phone: | 484-321-5900 |
| Web: | www.auxilium.com |
| Date of Presentation: | 20-Feb-07 |
Auxilium Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: AUXL) is a specialty biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and marketing products to urologists, endocrinologists, orthopedists and select primary care physicians. .Auxilium markets Testim(R) 1%, its topical testosterone gel, for the treatment of hypogonadism through its approximately 180-person sales and marketing team. Auxilium’s lead pipeline candidate is AA4500, an injectable enzyme, which is in Phase III development for the treatment of Dupuytren's contracture and in Phase II development for the treatment of Peyronie's disease and Frozen Shoulder Syndrome (Adhesive Capsulitis). Auxilium has options to all indications using AA4500 for non-topical formulations. For additional information, visit http://www.auxilium.com | |
| Company: | Aware, Inc. |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | AWRE (NASDAQ) |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Keith Farris, CFO |
| Phone: | 781-276-4000 |
| Web: | http://www.aware.com |
| Date of Presentation: | Wednesday, February 21, 2007 @ 4:30 |
| Aware is a leading technology supplier for the telecommunications industries. For more than ten years, Aware has pioneered innovations at telecommunications standards-setting organizations and continues to develop and market DSL silicon intellectual property and test and diagnostics products. Its StratiPHY™ IP product line supports DSL standards and has been broadly licensed to leading semiconductor companies. Telecom equipment vendors and phone companies use Aware's DSL test and diagnostics modules and Dr. DSL® software to help provision DSL circuits globally. Aware is also a veteran of the biometrics industry, providing biometric and imaging software components used in government systems worldwide since 1992. | |
| Company: | AXT, Inc. |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | AXTI |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Leslie Green |
| Phone: | 1-650-312-9060 |
| Web: | www.axt.com |
| Date of Presentation: | Feb. 21, 2007 |
| AXT designs, develops, manufactures and distributes high-performance compound and single element semiconductor substrates comprising gallium arsenide (GaAs), indium phosphide (InP) and germanium (Ge). The company's substrate products are used primarily in lighting display applications, wireless communications, and fiber optic communications. Its vertical gradient freeze (VGF) technique for manufacturing semiconductor substrates provides significant benefits over other methods and enabled AXT to become a leading manufacturer of such substrates, particularly in optoelectronics applications. AXT has manufacturing facilities in China and invests in five joint ventures producing raw materials. | |
| Company: | Basin Water, Inc. |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | BWTR |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Peter Jensen |
| Phone: | 909-481-6800 |
| Web: | Basinwater.com |
| Date of Presentation: | 21-Feb-07 |
Basin Water designs, builds and develops groundwater treatment systems based on the company's proprietary technology. By utilizing Basin Water's treatment systems, a water purveyor can convert contaminated non-usable water into a longterm reliable supply of drinking water. Increasing demand coupled with decreasing supplies of existing water sources makes for a dynamic and growing market. Basin Water presently has installed treatment capacity of over 80 million gallons per day and serves some of the largest utilities and Cities in the country. | |
| Company: | BioSphere Medical, Inc. |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | NASDAQ:BSMD |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Devin Sullivan |
| Phone: | 212 836-9608 |
| Web: | www.biospheremed.com |
| Date of Presentation: | 20-Feb-07 |
| BioSphere Medical, Inc. is a leading producer of proprietary embolic microspheres and delivery products utilized by interventional radiologists in territories including the United States, Canada, the European Union, South America, and Asia. BioSphere has a more than 70% market share in the treatment of symptomatic uterine fibroids via embolization, a procedure in which its embolics are delivered through a microcathether to block the flow of blood that feeds benign and cancerous vascularized tumors. In the United States, approximately 5 million women are afflicted with symptomatic uterine fibroids. BioSphere is also growing its international liver embolic franchise. In 2006, BioSphere received FDA clearance for three new products: Sequitor™ Steerable Guidewire, EmboCath® Plus Infusion Microcatheter, and QuadraSphere™ Microspheres. | |
| Company: | BluePhoenix Solutions Ltd |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | BPHX |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Paul Holm |
| Phone: | 212-736-9224 |
| Web: | www.bphx.com |
| Date of Presentation: | February 21, 2007 11:00AM |
| BluePhoenix (NASDAQ: BPHX) is a leading provider of value driven legacy modernization solutions. The Company’s comprehensive suite of products and services enables enterprises to improve business agility while reducing operational costs and eliminating their dependence on a shrinking pool of IT resources. | |
| BluePhoenix offers best practice domain expertise that provides organizations with renewed business capabilities and rapid return on investment. Unlike traditional migration tool companies who provide one piece of the modernization puzzle, Blue Phoenix offers customers a comprehensive solution from global asset assessment and impact analysis to implementation of a modernization roadmap that makes sense for their business. | |
| Company: | Bravo! Brands Inc. |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | BRVO (OTC BB) |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Jeff Kaplan |
| Phone: | (561) 625-1411 |
| Web: | http://www.bravobrands.com |
| Date of Presentation: | 22-Feb-07 |
| Bravo! Brands Inc. develops, brands, markets, distributes and sells nutritious flavored milk products in aseptic bottles throughout the United States and internationally. These beverages are sold under two brands, Slammers® and Bravo™. | |
| Many of Bravo! Brands' Slammers® lines of shelf-stable, single-serve milk drinks are co-branded through exclusive partnerships with Masterfoods, General Mills, Organic Valley, and MD Enterprises, providing superior name recognition packaged with quality, great-tasting drinks. | |
| On November 1, 2005, Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc. began distribution of the Slammers® Masterfoods line, as well as the Company’s Slim Slammers® and Pro Slammers™ products, under a Master Distribution Agreement with Bravo!. | |
| Company: | Callidus Software Inc. |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | CALD -- NASDAQ |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Jon Pexton |
| Phone: | 408 808 6577 |
| Web: | www.callidussoftware.com |
| Date of Presentation: | 21-Feb-07 |
| Callidus Software is the leading provider of sales performance management software and services that allow the world's largest companies to more strategically and effectively manage sales and incentive programs for employees and channel partners. Our best-in-class solutions and domain expertise across a broad range of industries enable enterprises to better align sales and incentive strategies with corporate objectives, improve sales performance, improve payment processing efficiency and increase profits. By providing executives and sales management with a very clear view of critical sales data, Callidus Software allows the connection of sales strategies with desired business outcomes. | |
| Company: | Cambridge Display Technology |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | NASDAQ:OLED |
| Investor Relations Contact: | E.E. Wang / Brandi Piacente |
| Phone: | 212-481-2050 |
| Web: | www.cdtltd.co.uk |
| Date of Presentation: | February 21, 2007 9:30AM PST |
| Founded in 1992, Cambridge Display Technology (NASDAQ:OLED) is a pioneer in the development of polymer organic light emitting diodes (P-OLEDs) and their use in a wide range of electronic display products used for information management, communications and entertainment. | |
| P-OLEDs are part of the family of OLEDs, which are thin, lightweight and power efficient devices that emit light when an electric current flows. P-OLEDs offer an enhanced visual experience and superior performance characteristics compared with other flat panel display technologies such as liquid crystal displays, and have the key advantage that they can be applied in solution using printing processes. In 2005, CDT and Sumitomo Chemical established a joint venture called Sumation® which develops, manufactures and sells P-OLED materials to the display industry. | |
| Company: | Cardium Therapeutics |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | CDTP (OTCC:BB) |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Bonnie Ortega |
| Phone: | bortega@cardiumthx.com / 858-436-1018 |
| Web: | www.cardiumthx.com |
| Date of Presentation: | February 19, 2006 at 5:00 p.m. Paci |
| Cardium Therapeutics and its subsidiaries, InnerCool Therapies and Tissue Repair Company, are medical technology companies primarily focused on the development and commercialization of novel biologic therapeutics and medical devices for cardiovascular and ischemic disease. The company recently announced that its lead product candidate, Generx is to be advanced to a Phase 3 clinical trial in women as a potential treatment for myocardial ischemia (insufficient blood flow within the heart muscle), following an end-of-Phase 2 meeting with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). | |
| Company: | Castle Brands Inc. |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | ROX |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Kathleen Heaney |
| Phone: | 203-682-8242 |
| Web: | www.castlebrandsinc.com |
| Date of Presentation: | 22-Feb-07 |
| Castle Brands is an emerging developer and international marketer of premium branded spirits within four growing categories of the spirits industry: vodka, rum, whiskey and liqueurs/cordials. Castle Brands' portfolio includes Boru® Vodka, Gosling's Rum®, Sea Wynde® Rum, Knappogue Castle Whiskey®, Clontarf® Irish Whiskey, Jefferson's(TM) and Jefferson's Reserve® Bourbon, Sam Houston® Bourbon, Celtic Crossing® Liqueur, Pallini® Limoncello(TM), Raspicello(TM) and Peachcello(TM) and Brady's® Irish Cream. | |
| Company: | Chardan North China Acquisition Corp. |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | OTC BB:CNCA |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Adam Prior |
| Phone: | 212 836-9606 |
| Date of Presentation: | 20-Feb-07 |
| Chardan North China Acquisition Corp. is a blank check company incorporated in March 2005 to acquire an operating business based north of the Yangtze River in the People's Republic of China (“PRC”). On February 2, 2006, the Company announced a definitive stock purchase agreement pursuant to which it will acquire a controlling interest in Beijing HollySys Company, Limited and Hangzhou HollySys Automation, Limited (collectively referred to as “HollySys”). HollySys has become one of the leading automation systems providers in the PRC, developing a number of core technologies and completing over 3000 projects utilizing a wide array of automation products. | |
| Company: | China Agritech |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | CAGC |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Leslie Richardson |
| Phone: | 310 477 9800, extension 122 |
| Date of Presentation: | February 20th, 2007 |
| China Agritech is engaged in the development, manufacturing and distribution of organic liquid compound fertilizers and related products in the People's Republic of China. The company has developed proprietary formulas that provide a continuous supply of high-quality agricultural products while maintaining soil fertility. The company sells its products to farmers located in twelve provinces of China including: Heilongjiang, Hebei, Liaonong, Jilin, Shandong, Inner Mongolia, Henan, Sichuan, Guangdong, Xinjiang, Yunnan and Guizhou. For more information visit http://www.chinaagritechinc.com | |
| Company: | China BAK Battery, Inc. |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | CBAK NASDAQ |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Elaine Ketchmere |
| Phone: | 310-477-9800 |
| Web: | http://www.bak.com.cn/ |
| Date of Presentation: | 20-Feb-07 |
| China BAK is one of the largest manufacturers of lithium-based battery cells in China and in the world, as measured by production output. It produces battery cells that are the principal component of rechargeable batteries commonly used in cellular phones, notebook computers, cordless power tools and portable consumer electronics, such as digital media devices, portable media players, portable audio players, portable gaming devices and PDAs. China BAK's facilities are located in Shenzhen, PRC, and have been recently expanded to produce new products. China BAK is the largest manufacturer of lithium-ion battery cells for China's cellular phone replacement battery market. | |
| Company: | China Biologic |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | GRCG.PK |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Crocker Coulson |
| Phone: | 646 213 1915 |
| Date of Presentation: | 2/21/2007 |
| China Biologic is sino-foreign joint venture company in China and is a biopharmaceutical company principally engaged in the research, production and manufacturing of plasma-based pharmaceutical products in China. China Biologic's principal products include human albumin and various types of immunoglobulin. China Biologic is headquartered in Shandong Province, China. | |
| Company: | China Biotics, Inc. |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | CHBT, OTCBB |
| Investor Relations Contact: | HC International, Inc. |
| Phone: | (858) 704-5065 |
| Web: | www.shiningbt.com |
| Date of Presentation: | 20-Feb-07 |
| Based in Shanghai, China-Biotics is an emerging leader in the research, development, production, marketing and distribution of probiotic products in the People's Republic of China. Probiotics products contain live microbial food supplements which beneficially affect the host by improving intestinal microbial balance. Currently, the Company produces and distributes proprietary probiotics in capsule form, which are approved by the Ministry of Health in China and have been tested by the Shanghai Preventive Medicine Research Institute. The Company is currently embarking on a retail strategy for its current product portfolio while initiating construction of a new bulk production facility which will significantly increase capacity. | |
| Company: | China Clean Energy Inc. |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | CCGY OTC BB |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Crocker Coulson |
| Phone: | 646-213-1915 |
| Web: | http://www.chinacleanenergyinc.com |
| Date of Presentation: | 21-Feb-07 |
| China Clean Energy is a rapidly growing producer of biodiesel fuel and specialty chemical products made from renewable resources. The Company started operations in the Fujian Province of China in 1995 and launched its biodiesel operations in December 2005. The Company is one of two publicly traded biodiesel manufacturers in China and is well positioned to take advantage of forecasted growth in biodiesel demand in the coming years. Drivers expected to support growth in Chinese demand for biodiesel, include: economic growth, the China’s need to improve energy security by reducing reliance on oil imports, as well as concern for the environment. | |
| Company: | China Expert Technology, Inc. |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | CXTI, OTCBB |
| Investor Relations Contact: | HC International, Inc. |
| Phone: | (858) 704-5065 |
| Web: | www.chinaexpertnet.com |
| Date of Presentation: | 21-Feb-07 |
| China Expert Technology, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides system integration and consultancy services to establish electronic governments, or e-Governments, for cities and municipalities within China. The Company’s product and service offering improve transparency and efficiency for government agencies and include large-scale infrastructure construction, software development, website planning and development, workflow management and computer hosting services. Post implementation, the Company provides training to government officials, along with related maintenance and support. China Expert Technology is based in Hong Kong with offices in PRC (Shenzhen and Fujian Province). | |
| Company: | China Fire & Security Group, Inc. |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | CFSG, OTCBB |
| Investor Relations Contact: | HC International, Inc. |
| Phone: | (858) 704-5065 |
| Date of Presentation: | 21-Feb-07 |
| China Fire & Security Group, Inc., is engaged in the design, development, manufacturing, installation, sale and maintenance of a variety of fire safety products for the industrial fire safety market in China. The Company markets its industrial fire safety products and systems primarily to major Chinese companies in the iron and steel, power and petrochemical industries and is currently looking to expand into new industrial sectors. China Fire is the leading domestic manufacturer of fire safety products and is the only domestic company to provide a complete end to end solution for customers. | |
| Company: | China Security & Surveillance, Inc. |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | CSCT, OTCBB |
| Investor Relations Contact: | HC International, Inc. |
| Phone: | (858) 704-5065 |
| Web: | www.csstf.com |
| Date of Presentation: | 21-Feb-07 |
Based in Shenzhen, China Security manufactures, distributes, installs and maintains security and surveillance systems for business and government customers throughout the PRC. The Company has deployed a vertically integrated strategy by utilizing its Shenzhen based manufacturing facility for production, an R&D facility supported by an exclusive collaboration agreement with Beijing University for new product development, and a sales and service network that leverages 37 different points of presence throughout the PRC. Continued secular economic growth, along with government "Safe City" initiatives, have enabled China Security to report significant growth while building a diversified customer base. | |
| Company: | Cholestech Corporation |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | NasdaqNM: CTEC |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Brendan Lahiff |
| Phone: | 415-439-4504 |
| Web: | www.cholestech.com |
| Date of Presentation: | 20-Feb-07 |
| Cholestech is committed to enabling people to lead longer, healthier and more active lives. Cholestech is a leading provider of diagnostic tools and information for immediate risk assessment and therapeutic monitoring of heart disease and diabetes. Cholestech offers efficient and economic diagnostic testing for cholesterol and related lipids, blood glucose and glycemic control, and liver enzymes at the point of care to healthcare practionioners in over 35 countries. Healthcare providers can use the CLIA-waived Cholestech LDX® System and the GDX™ System to initiate and monitor the progress of patient therapy. | |
| Company: | Cleveland BioLabs, Inc. |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | Nasdaq: CBLI |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Rachel Levine |
| Phone: | 646-284-9439, rlevine@hfgcg.com |
| Web: | www.cbiolabs.com |
| Date of Presentation: | 2/22/07 at 9:00 am PST |
| Cleveland BioLabs, Inc. is a drug discovery and development company leveraging its proprietary discoveries about programmed cell death to treat cancer and protect normal tissues from exposure to radiation and other stresses. The Company has two late-stage compounds in development: Curaxin CBLC102 for hormone refractory prostate cancer, which has commenced a Phase II trial; and Protectan CBLB502, a radioprotectant, for which the Company expects to file an NDA in late 2008 for military and defense applications. The Company has strategic partnerships with the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, ChemBridge Corporation and the Armed Forces Research Radiobiology Institute. | |
| Company: | Cognos Inc. |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | Nasdaq: COGN |
| Investor Relations Contact: | John Lawlor |
| Phone: | 613-738-3503 |
| Web: | http://www.cognos.com |
| Date of Presentation: | February 21, 2007 5:30 p.m. |
| Cognos, the world leader in business intelligence and performance management solutions, provides world-class enterprise planning and BI software and services to help companies plan, understand and manage financial and operational performance. | |
| Cognos serves more than 23,000 customers in more than 135 countries, and its top 100 enterprise customers consistently outperform market indexes. Cognos performance management solutions and services are also available from more than 3,000 worldwide partners and resellers. | |
| Company: | CollaGenex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | (NASDAQ:CGPI) |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Evan Smith |
| Phone: | 212-850-5606 |
| Web: | www.collagenex.com |
| Date of Presentation: | Wednesday, February 21st, 2007 |
| CollaGenex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a specialty pharmaceutical company currently focused on developing and marketing innovative proprietary medical therapies to the dermatology market. In July 2006, CollaGenex launched Oracea(TM), the first FDA-approved systemic product for the treatment of rosacea, and is conducting a 300-patient, Phase II dose-finding study to evaluate its second dermatology candidate, incyclinide, for the treatment of acne. CollaGenex is also conducting Phase I clinical trials to evaluate COL-118, a topical compound based on the SansRosa(TM) technology, for the treatment of redness associated with rosacea and other skin disorders. | |
| Company: | Collectors Universe |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | CLCT: NASDAQGM |
| Investor Relations Contact: | The Piacente Group |
| Phone: | Melissa Dixon, 212-481-2050 |
| Web: | www.collectorsuniverse.com |
| Date of Presentation: | 02/20/07 at 5PM |
| Collectors Universe, Inc. is a leading provider of value added services to the high-value collectibles and diamond and colored gemstones markets. The Company authenticates and grades collectible coins, sports cards, autographs, stamps currency, diamonds and colored gemstones. The Company also compiles and publishes authoritative information about United States and world coins, collectible sports cards and sports memorabilia, collectible stamps, diamonds and colored gemstones. This information is accessible to collectors and dealers at the Company's web site, www.collectors.com, and is also published in print. | |
| Company: | Columbia Laboratories, Inc. |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | Nasdaq: CBRX |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Melody Carey |
| Phone: | 917-322-2571 |
| Web: | www.columbialabs.com |
| Date of Presentation: | 2/21/2007 |
| Columbia Laboratories is a specialty pharmaceutical company dedicated to the development and commercialization of reproductive healthcare and endocrinology products that use its novel bioadhesive drug delivery technology. Columbia markets PROCHIEVE® 8% (progesterone gel) for progesterone supplementation as part of an Assisted Reproductive Technology treatment for infertile women with progesterone deficiency and PROCHIEVE® 4% (progesterone gel) for the treatment of secondary amenorrhea. The Company also markets STRIANT® (testosterone buccal system) for the treatment of hypogonadism in men. The Company recently completed enrollment in a large-scale pivotal Phase III study to evaluate the possible utility of PROCHIEVE® 8% (progesterone gel) in the prevention of recurrent preterm birth, for which there is currently no FDA-approved treatment. | |
| Company: | Commerce Planet, Inc. |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | CPNE (OTC:BB) |
| Phone: | (805) 964-9126 x 3134 |
| Web: | www.commerceplanet.com |
| Date of Presentation: | February 22, 2007 8:30am Salon 5 |
| Commerce Planet is a publicly traded, internet based media company (CPNE.OB). The Company offers online media products, lead generation services and marketing tools to its clients. Commerce Planet offers an internet turnkey solution through its network of wholly owned subsidiaries, Consumer Loyalty Group, Legacy Media, OS Imaging and Interaccurate. | |
| Each subsidiary specializes in a specific niche of the online media industry. Their combined services are designed to address all the needs of their partners including: membership loyalty programs; direct response consumer marketing; affiliate list management; email deployment, live chat services, phone sales & customer service and printing & fulfillment services. | |
| Company: | Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc. |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | CPSS - NASDAQ |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Robert E. Riedl |
| Phone: | 949-753-6800 |
| Web: | www.consumerportfolio.com |
| Date of Presentation: | 20-Feb-07 |
| Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc. is a specialty finance company engaged in purchasing and servicing new and used retail automobile contracts originated primarily by franchised automobile dealerships and to a lesser extent by select independent dealers of used automobiles in the United States. We serve as an alternative source of financing for dealers, facilitating sales to sub-prime customers, who have limited credit history, low income or past credit problems and who otherwise might not be able to obtain financing from traditional sources. | |
| Company: | Cutera, Inc. |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | NASDAQ: CUTR |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Patricia Dolmatsky |
| Phone: | (310) 954-1108 |
| Web: | www.cutera.com |
| Date of Presentation: | Wednesday, February 21 @ 3:30pm |
| Brisbane, California-based Cutera is a leading provider of laser and other light-based aesthetic systems for practitioners worldwide. Since 1998, Cutera has been developing innovative, easy-to-use products that enable dermatologists, plastic surgeons, gynecologists, primary care physicians and other qualified practitioners to offer safe, effective and non-invasive aesthetic treatments to their patients. For more information, call 1-888-4CUTERA or visit www.cutera.com. | |
| Company: | Cybex International, Inc. |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | CYBI: NASDAQ |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Art Hicks |
| Phone: | 508-533-4300 |
| Web: | www.cybexinternational.com |
| Date of Presentation: | 20-Feb-07 |
| Cybex International, Inc. is a leading manufacturer or premium exercise equipment for commercial and consumer use. The CYBEX product line includes a full range of both strength training and cardio training machines sold worldwide under the CYBEX brand. Products and programs are designed and engineered to reflect the natural movement of the human body, assisting each unique user - from the professional athlete to the first-time exerciser - to improve daily human performance. | |
| Company: | deltathree, Inc. |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | NASDAQ: DDDC |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Erik Knettel |
| Phone: | 646 - 284 - 9415 |
| Web: | www.deltathree.com |
| Date of Presentation: | 22-Feb-07 |
| deltathree (NASDAQ: DDDC) is a leading provider of hosted, Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) based VoIP products, services and infrastructure. deltathree offers high quality Internet telephony solutions that are viable, cost-effective alternatives to traditional telephone services. deltathree serves customers through its two primary distribution channels: the Service Provider / Reseller channel and the iConnectHere direct-to-consumer channel. deltathree's customized Hosted Consumer VoIP Solution offers service providers worldwide a broad range of private label VoIP products, such as PC-to-Phone and Broadband Phone, as well as a robust back-office suite of services such as billing, operations management, web development and network management. | |
| Company: | Denny's Corporation |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | DENN Nasdaq |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Alex Lewis |
| Phone: | 864-597-8532 |
| Web: | www.dennys.com |
| Date of Presentation: | 2/21/2007 |
| Denny’s Corporation owns and operates the Denny’s brand which is America’s largest family-style restaurant chain, consisting of 521 company-owned restaurants and 1,024 franchised and licensed restaurants. Denny’s restaurants operate in 49 states, the District of Columbia, two U.S. territories and five foreign countries. | |
| Denny’s restaurants are generally open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Denny’s expansive menu offers traditional American-style food such as breakfast items, appetizers, sandwiches, dinner entrees and desserts. Denny’s sales are broadly distributed across each of its dayparts (breakfast, lunch, dinner and late-night); however, breakfast items account for the majority of Denny’s sales. | |
| Company: | DG FastChannel, Inc. |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | DGIT - NASDAQ |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Joe Jaffoni |
| Phone: | 212-835-8500 |
| Web: | www.dgfastchannel.com |
| Date of Presentation: | 2/20/2007 |
| DG FastChannel provides innovative, technology-based solutions to help advertisers and agencies work faster, smarter and more competitively. DG FastChannel delivers the standard in digital media services to the advertising, broadcast and publishing industries. The Company utilizes satellite and Internet transmission technologies and has deployed a suite of digital media intelligence and asset management tools designed specifically for the advertising industry, including creative and production resources, broadcast verification, and digital asset management. The Company has an online media distribution network used by more than 5,000 advertisers and agencies, and over 21,000 online radio, television, cable, network and print publishing destinations. | |
| Company: | Diguang International Development Co. |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | DGNG (OTC BB) |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Sean Colllins, CCG Elite |
| Phone: | 310-477-9800 |
| Web: | http://www.diguang.com |
| Date of Presentation: | 20-Feb-07 |
| Diguang, through its subsidiaries, specializes in the research, development, production, sale and distribution of backlights and backlight technologies. A backlight is the typical light source of a liquid crystal display (LCD). The Company is focused on providing LED and CCFL backlights for international producers of televisions, monitors, cellular phones, digital cameras, DVDs and other home appliances. Diguang currently develops an average of approximately 50 new products per month. Diguang is a Nevada corporation with its manufacturing subsidiary located in Shenzhen, PRC, and its sales and marketing subsidiary located in the British Virgin Islands. | |
| Company: | Diomed Inc |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | DIO/AMEX |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Carney Noensie |
| Phone: | 212 213.0006 |
| Web: | www.evlt.com |
| Date of Presentation: | Wednesday, February 21, 2007 |
| Diomed develops and commercializes minimally invasive medical procedures that use its proprietary laser technologies and disposable products. Diomed focuses on EndoVenous Laser Treatment (EVLT®) for use in varicose vein treatments, photodynamic therapy (PDT) for use in cancer treatments, and dental and general surgical applications. The EVLT® procedure and the Company's related products were cleared by the United States FDA in January of 2002. Along with lasers and single-use procedure kits for EVLT®, the Company provides its customers with state of the art physician training and practice development support. Additional information is available on the Company's website, www.evlt.com. EVLT® is a registered trademark of Diomed, Inc., Andover, MA. | |
| Company: | Edgewater Foods International, Inc. |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | EDWT: OTCBB |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Thomas Bostic |
| Phone: | 800-793-0087 |
| Web: | www.edgewaterfoods.com |
| Date of Presentation: | 21-Feb |
| Edgewater Foods International Inc., is a Nevada Corporation and is the parent company of Island Scallops Ltd. ("ISL"), a Vancouver Island aquaculture company. ISL was established in 1989 and for over 17 years has successfully operated a scallop farming and marine hatchery business. ISL is dedicated to the farming, processing and marketing of high quality, high value marine species: scallops and sablefish. | |
| Scallop farming is relatively new to North America and ISL is the only producer of both live-farmed Pacific scallops and live sablefish. Given ISL's unique hatchery technology and extensive research and development, there is no existing competition for these marine species. ISL is committed to rapidly expanding production and profits while maintaining a healthy respect for the marine environment. | |
| Company: | Elite Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | AMEX: ELI |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Dianne Will |
| Phone: | 518-398-6222 |
| Web: | www.elitepharma.com |
| Date of Presentation: | February 20, 2007 , 4:00 PM |
| Elite Pharmaceuticals is a specialty pharmaceutical company engaged in the development and manufacturing of oral controlled-release products, which address therapeutic areas that include cardiovascular, pain, allergy and infection. Elite has two lead flagship opioid products under development: ELI-216, an abuse-deterrent oxycodone hydrochloride product using proprietary abuse resistant technology (ART™) and ELI-154, a once-daily oxycodone hydrochloride product. Elite also has two products currently being sold commercially and a pipeline of eight additional generic drug products under development. The addressable market for Elite's current pipeline of products exceeds $6 billion. Elite also has a GMP and DEA registered facility for research, development, and manufacturing located in Northvale, NJ. | |
| Company: | EMRISE Corporation |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | ERI |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Carmine T. Oliva |
| Phone: | 909-942-3200 |
| Web: | www.emrise.com |
| Date of Presentation: | 2/20/2007 |
| EMRISE Corporation is a multi-national manufacturer of defense, aerospace and industrial electronic devices and communications equipment. EMRISE’s electronic devices group, which consists of EMRISE Electronics Corporation and its international subsidiaries, provides power conversion, RF devices and digital and rotary switches to the North American, European and Asian electronic markets. EMRISE’s communications equipment group, consisting of CXR Larus Corporation and its French subsidiary CXR Anderson Jacobson, provides network access and timing and synchronization and communications test equipment to the North American, European and Asian communications industry. Founded in 1983, EMRISE operates out of facilities in the United States, England, France and Japan. | |
| Company: | First Consulting Group, Inc. |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | FCGI |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Michael A. Zuercher |
| Phone: | 562-624-5369 |
| Web: | mzuercher@fcg.com |
| Date of Presentation: | Feb. 21, 2007 |
| FCG is a leading provider of outsourcing, consulting, systems implementation and integration for healthcare, pharmaceutical, and other life sciences organizations throughout North America, Europe and Asia. Through combinations of onsite, offsite and offshore outsourced services, FCG provides low-cost, high-quality offerings to improve its clients' performance. The firm's consulting and integration services increase clients' operations effectiveness with and through information technology, resulting in reduced costs, improved customer service, enhanced quality of patient care, and more rapid introduction of new pharmaceutical compounds. | |
| Company: | First Look Studios, Inc. |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | FRST - OTC BB |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Reid Sullivan, CFO & Exec. VP |
| Phone: | (424) 202 - 5009 |
| Web: | http://www.firstlookstudios.com |
| Date of Presentation: | 22-Feb-07 |
| First Look Studios, Inc., led by Chief Executive Officer and President, Henry Winterstern, is a leading independent entertainment studio with a library of over 700 motion pictures and 1,800 specialty titles. The company has five key operating divisions: First Look Pictures, the U.S. theatrical production and releasing operation; First Look International, the company's international sales operation; First Look Home Entertainment, the U.S. video and DVD distribution operation; First Look Branded Content, the branded entertainment operation; and First Look Television. The company is headquartered in Los Angeles and has offices in New York and London. | |
| Company: | Focus Enhancements, Inc. |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | NASDAQ: FCSE |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Mary Magnani |
| Phone: | (415) 433-3777 |
| Web: | www.focusinfo.com |
| Date of Presentation: | Tuesday, February 20, 2007 |
| Focus Enhancements, Inc. (NASDAQ: FCSE) is a leading designer of world-class solutions in proprietary video and wireless video technologies. Its Semiconductor Group develops integrated circuits for applications in the video convergence market, including IPTV set-top boxes and portable media players. Focus Enhancements is developing a wireless IC chip set based on the WiMedia UWB standard and designed to be compatible with Wireless USB, and used in personal computer, consumer electronics, and mobile electronics applications. The company’s Systems Group develops video products for the digital media markets, with customers in the broadcast, video production, digital signage and digital asset management markets. | |
| Company: | Fuel Tech, Inc. |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | FTEK Nasdaq |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Tracy Krumme |
| Phone: | 203-425-9830 |
| Web: | www.ftek.com |
| Date of Presentation: | 21-Feb-07 |
| Fuel Tech is a fully integrated company utilizing a suite of advanced technologies to provide boiler optimization, efficiency improvement and air pollution reduction and control solutions to utility and industrial customers worldwide. | |
| The Company’s NOx reduction and urea-to-ammonia conversion technologies have established Fuel Tech as a leader in air pollution control systems, with installations on over 400 units worldwide. | |
| The Company’s FUEL CHEM® process revolves around the unique application of chemicals using TIFI™ Targeted In-Furnace Injection™ technology to control slagging, fouling, corrosion, opacity, acid plume and SO3 formation. This technology is being applied to over 50 combustion units. | |
| Company: | Full House Resorts, Inc. |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | FLL |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Andre Hilliou |
| Phone: | 702-221-7800 |
| Web: | www.fullhouseresorts.com |
| Date of Presentation: | 2/22/2007 |
| Full House Resorts, Inc. is in the business of developing and managing gaming facilities. The company was incorporated in Delaware on January 5, 1987. | |
| Full House Resorts currently manages Midway Slots and Simulcast at the Harrington Raceway in Harrington, Delaware. Midway Slots and Simulcast has approximately 1,581 gaming devices, a 450-seat buffet, a 50 seat diner and an entertainment lounge. | |
| FHR is currently developing, and will eventually manage, a casino for the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi Indians in Battle Creek, Michigan, a casino for Nambe Pueblo, New Mexico, a casino for N. Cheyenne, Montana. The company recently purchased the Stockman's Casino in Fallon, Nevada. With the recent appointment of a new management team, the company has revitalized itself to develop, acquire and manage more casino properties. | |
| Company: | Fushi International, Inc. |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | FSIN, OTCBB |
| Investor Relations Contact: | HC International, Inc. |
| Phone: | (858) 704-5065 |
| Web: | www.fushiinternational.com |
| Date of Presentation: | 20-Feb-07 |
Fushi International is the largest domestic manufacturer of bimetallic composite wire products in China, principally copper clad aluminum wires ("CCA") and copper clad aluminum magnesium ("CCA-M"). CCA is the company's core product, which is formed by covering a solid aluminum core with a seamlessly welded copper coating. These products provide full conductivity and corrosion resistance at a fraction of the price of all copper wire. Their strength and weight profiles make bimettallic an ideal substitute for a wide variety of end user applications, including cable television coaxial (CATV), telecommunication transmission lines, electrical distribution lines, and electronic instruments and devices. | |
| Company: | Gevity HR, Inc. |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | GVHR |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Anne-Marie Megela |
| Phone: | 941-741-4672 |
| Web: | www.gevity.com |
| Date of Presentation: | 02.21.07 |
| Thousands of small and mid-sized businesses nationwide leverage that flexibility and scalability of Gevity's Human Resources (HR) solution to help them maximize the return on investment in their people. Essentially, Gevity (NASDAQ: GVHR) serves as the full-service HR department for these businesses, providing each employee with support previously only available at much larger companies. | |
Gevity delivers a comprehensive solution comprised of innovative management and administration services, helping employers to sreamline HR administration, optimize HR practices, and maximize people and performance. This solution enables both businesses and their employees to achieve their full potential, giving them an edge over competitors. | |
| Company: | GigaBeam Corp. |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | NasdaqCM: GGBM |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Michael Porter |
| Phone: | 212 564 4700 |
| Web: | www.gigabeam.com |
| Date of Presentation: | 22-Feb-07 |
| GigaBeam is a provider of high-performance wireless point-to-point communications access solutions that operate in the licensed 71-76 GHz and 81-86 GHz radio spectrum bands. GigaBeam equipment operates at multi-gigabit-per-second speeds. Its WiFiber technology is similar to terrestrial fiber in terms of speed and reliability. WiFiber has a substantial advantage over terrestrial fiber because WiFiber can be rapidly deployed and costs less to deploy than terrestrial fiber. | |
| Terrestrial fiber can take months to deploy and also requires significant regulatory and environmental approvals prior to installation. | |
| Company: | Global Sources |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | GSOL : NASDAQ |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Moriah Shilton/Cathy Mattison |
| Phone: | 415.433.3777 |
| Web: | www.globalsources.com |
| Date of Presentation: | 20-Feb-07 |
| Global Sources is a leading business-to-business (B2B) media company and a primary facilitator of two-way trade with Greater China. The core business is facilitating trade from Greater China to the world, using a wide range of English-language media. The other key business segment facilitates trade from the world to Greater China using Chinese-language media. | |
| The company offers an extensive range of media and export marketing services in the industries it serves. It delivers information on 1.8 million products and more than 130,000 suppliers annually through 12 online marketplaces, ten monthly magazines, over 100 sourcing research reports and 14 trade shows, including six China Sourcing Fairs. | |
| Company: | GSE Systems, Inc. |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | AMEX: GVP |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Feagans Consulting, Inc. |
| Phone: | Neal Feagans, 303-449-1184 |
| Web: | www.gses.com |
| Date of Presentation: | 2/22/2007 |
| GSE Systems, Inc. (AMEX:GVP) is a world leader in providing real-time, high fidelity simulation and educational training solutions, primarily to the nuclear and fossil fuel (coal and natural gas) electric power industries. With over 150 new nuclear reactors planned, GSE is uniquely positioned to capitalize on this global expansion. Growing demand is also emerging for GSE’s products and services in a number of other industries including the chemical, oil and gas production, refining, water desalinization and manufacturing sectors. Headquartered in Baltimore MD, GSE has over three decades of experience resulting in over 265 installations in 25 countries. | |
| Company: | G. Willi-Food International Ltd. |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | Nasdaq: WILC |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Christopher Chu |
| Phone: | 646-284-9426, cchu@hfgcg.com |
| Web: | www.willi-food.co.il |
| Date of Presentation: | 2/20/07 at 12:00 pm PST |
| Willi-Food is one of Israel’s largest food importers and single-source supplier of one of the world’s most extensive ranges of quality kosher food products. It currently imports, markets and distributes more than 400 food products manufactured by 100 top-tier suppliers throughout the world to more than 1,000 customers. The Company excels in identifying changing tastes in its markets and sourcing high-quality kosher products to address them. | |
| Willi-Food recently accelerated its penetration of the $14 billion U.S. kosher food market with the acquisition of Laish Israeli, a U.S. importer and distributor of kosher food products to independent supermarkets and supermarket chains in the Tri-State area. | |
| Company: | Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | AMEX: HTI |
| Investor Relations Contact: | David Ramsay, CFO |
| Phone: | 858-794-8881 |
| Web: | www.halozyme.com |
| Halozyme is a biopharmaceutical company developing and commercializing recombinant human enzymes for the drug delivery, palliative care, oncology, and infertility markets. The company’s portfolio of products is based on intellectual property covering the family of human enzymes known as hyaluronidases. Halozyme's recombinant human enzymes may replace current animal slaughterhouse-derived extracts that carry potential risks of animal pathogen transmission and immunogenicity. The company has received FDA approval for two products: Cumulase, the first and only recombinant human hyaluronidase for cumulus removal in the IVF process; and Hylenex for use as an adjuvant to increase the absorption and dispersion of other injected drugs. | |
| Company: | Harbin Electric Inc. |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | HRBN |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Barry L. Raeburn |
| Phone: | 215-854-8104 |
| Web: | www.harbinelectric.com |
| Date of Presentation: | 20-Feb-07 |
Harbin Electric, Inc. designs, develops and manufactures linear motors and special electric motors. With proprietary technology and core patents, the Company builds a wide array of customized linear motors and other special motor for a variety of applications and industries. The Company currently designs and supplies its motor products and systems to numerous end users throughout the Chinese domestic market, as well as, to other industrial OEM customers overseas. Industry applications for linear motors include oilfield services, conveyor systems, factory automation, packaging equipment, as well as mass transportation systems. The Company is based in Harbin, China along with its wholly-owned subsidiaries. The Company has approximately 235 employees with approximately 200,000 square feet of state-of-the-art manufacturing space. | |
| Company: | Harris Interactive Inc. |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | HPOL (Nasdaq) |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Dan Hucko, SVP |
| Phone: | 585.214.7470 |
| Web: | www.harrisinteractive.com/ir |
| Date of Presentation: | 20-Feb |
| Harris Interactive (NASDAQ:HPOL) is the 12th largest and fastest-growing market research firm in the world. We provide innovative research, insights and strategic advice to help our clients make confident decisions to improve their performance. Widely known for The Harris Poll ® and for pioneering online market research methods, the Company has built one of the world’s largest survey respondent panels - the Harris Poll Online. We serve our global clients through our United States, Europe and Asia offices, our wholly-owned subsidiary Novatris in France, and through a global network of independent market research firms. More information: www.harrisinteractive.com/ir. | |
| Company: | Health Benefits Direct |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | HBDT.OTCBB |
| Investor Relations Contact: | The Piacente Group |
| Phone: | Melissa Dixon, 212-481-2050 |
| Web: | www.healthbenefitsdirect.com |
| Date of Presentation: | February 21, 2007 5:00PM |
| Health Benefits Direct Corporation is a contact center-based insurance agency that operates an online marketplace enabling consumers to shop for, compare, and purchase individual health and life insurance and related products for individuals and families. Health Benefits Direct's sales platform combines its proprietary, integrated online technology and dialing application to connect consumers who express an interest in purchasing health or life insurance or related products with its knowledgeable, licensed agents housed in one of its contact center locations. | |
| Company: | Hemispherx Biopharma, Inc. |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | AMEX: HEB |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Dianne Will |
| Phone: | 518-398-6222 |
| Web: | www.hemispherx.net |
| Date of Presentation: | February 22, 2007, 8:30AM |
Hemispherx Biopharma, Inc. is an advanced stage biopharmaceutical company engaged in the manufacture and clinical development of new drug entities for treatment of seriously debilitating disorders. Hemispherx’s flagship products include Alferon N Injection® and the experimental therapeutics Ampligen® and Oragens®. Alferon N Injection® is commercially available for a category of STD infection, and Ampligen® and Oragens® represent experimental RNA nucleic acids being developed for globally important acute and chronic severely debilitating and life threatening disorders. The regulatory process has been initiated with the FDA for Ampligen® to treat Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS). Ampligen® also has promising indications in broadspectrum biodefense applications including use as a vaccine adjuvant. | |
| Company: | HemoSense |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | Amex: HEM |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Brandi Floberg |
| Phone: | 310-691-7100 |
| Web: | www.hemosense.com |
| Date of Presentation: | 02/21/07 at 11:00 a.m. Pacific time |
| HemoSense is a point-of-care diagnostic healthcare company that develops, manufactures and markets easy-to-use, handheld blood coagulation systems for monitoring patients taking warfarin. The HemoSense INRatio® system, used by healthcare professionals and patients themselves, consists of a small monitor and disposable test strips. It provides accurate and convenient measurement of blood clotting time, or PT/INR values. Routine measurements of PT/INR are necessary for the safe and effective management of the patient’s warfarin dosing. INRatio is sold in the United States and internationally. For more information, visit www.hemosense.com. | |
| Company: | Hill International, Inc. |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | NASDAQ:HINT |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Devin Sullivan |
| Phone: | 212 836-9608 |
| Web: | www.hillintl.com |
| Date of Presentation: | 22-Feb-07 |
| Hill International, with 1,400 employees in 60 offices around the world, is a worldwide leader in construction project management and claims consulting. Hill’s Project Management Group has participated in more than 1,000 assignments with a total construction value in excess of $100 billion. Engineering News-Record recently ranked Hill as the 17th largest construction management firm in the United States. The September 2006 acquisition of U.K-based James R. Knowles PLC transformed Hill' s Construction Claims Group -- which has resolved over 5,000 construction disputes valued in excess of $50 billion -- into the largest construction claims firm in the world. | |
| Company: | Hythiam, Inc. |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | NASDAQ: HYTM |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Sanjay Sabnani |
| Phone: | (310) 444-5335 |
| Web: | www.hythiam.com |
| Date of Presentation: | 20-Feb-07 |
| Integrating both medical and psychosocial treatment modalities, Hythiam, Inc. provides comprehensive behavioral health management services to health plans, employers, criminal justice, and government agencies. Focusing on using the latest medical and health technology towards improved outcomes and out-patient treatment, the company manages all behavioral health disorders. The company also researches, develops, licenses and commercializes innovative and proprietary physiological, nutritional, and behavioral treatment protocols. Hythiam currently offers initial disease management offerings for substance dependence with its proprietary PROMETA® protocols for alcoholism and stimulant dependence. The PROMETA protocols integrate behavioral, nutritional, and medical components and are available through licensed treatment providers. | |
| Company: | I-Flow Corporation |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | IFLO:NASDAQ |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Berkman Associates |
| Phone: | (310) 826-5051 |
| Web: | www.iflo.com |
| Date of Presentation: | 20-Feb-07 |
| I-Flow Corporation (www.IFLO.com) designs, develops and markets technically advanced, low cost drug delivery systems and services that are redefining the standard of care by providing life enhancing, cost effective solutions for pain relief. | |
| ON-Q, I-Flow’s flagship brand, is now labeled to significantly reduce pain better than narcotics and to significantly reduce narcotics intake after surgery. ON-Q is a simple yet elegant device that consists of a small balloon pump that holds a local anesthetic (a pain-numbing medicine) and delivers it automatically through a specially designed catheter. | |
| To learn more about the benefits of ON-Q visit www.AskYourSurgeon.com. | |
| Company: | iGATE Corporation |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | igte / NASDAQ |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Michael J. Zugay, SVP and CFO |
| Phone: | 412-787-9590 |
| Web: | www.igatecorp.com |
| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania based iGATE Corporation (Nasdaq: IGTE) is the first fully integrated technology and operations firm with a global service model. iGATE Corporation, through its offshore subsidiary iGATE Global Solutions, enables clients to optimize their business through a combination of process investment strategies, technology leverage and business process outsourcing and provisioning. Services include consulting, enterprise data management and data warehousing, business intelligence and analytics, design, development, system integration, package evaluation and implementation, re-engineering and maintenance. | |
| iGATE Corporation also offers IT Professional Services in the areas of packaged application implementation, custom development, web services and business intelligence. | |
| Company: | iMergent |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | IIG |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Mary Magnani/Kirsten Chapman |
| Phone: | Alice Chen, 415-433-3777 |
| Web: | www.imergentinc.com |
| Date of Presentation: | 2/22/07, Thursday at 10am |
| iMergent provides eCommerce solutions to entrepreneurs and small businesses enabling them to market and sell their business products or ideas via the Internet. iMergent sells its proprietary StoresOnline software and training services, helping users build a successful Internet strategy to market products, accept online orders, analyze marketing performance, and manage pricing and customers. In connection with Internet software, iMergent also offers Web site development, Web hosting, marketing and mentoring products and services. iMergent typically reaches its target audience through concentrated direct marketing efforts to fill Preview Sessions, in which a StoresOnline expert reviews the product opportunities and costs. | |
| Company: | Indymac Bancorp, Inc. |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | NDE - NYSE |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Meg Wade |
| Phone: | 626-535-5905 |
| Web: | www.indymacbank.com |
| Date of Presentation: | 20-Feb-07 |
| IndyMac Bancorp, Inc. (Indymac®) is the holding company for IndyMac Bank, F.S.B. (Indymac Bank®), the 7th largest savings and loan and the 2nd largest independent mortgage lender in the nation. Indymac Bank, operating as a hybrid thrift/mortgage banker, provides cost-efficient financing for the acquisition, development, and improvement of single-family homes. Indymac also provides financing secured by single-family homes and other banking products to facilitate consumers’ personal financial goals. | |
| With an increased focus on building customer relationships and a valuable consumer franchise, Indymac is committed to becoming a top six mortgage lender in the U.S. by 2010, while maintaining annualized earnings per share growth in excess of 15 percent. | |
| Company: | InPlay Technologies |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | NPLA (NASDAQ) |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Heather Beshears |
| Phone: | 480-586-3357 |
| Web: | www.inplaytechnologies.com |
| Date of Presentation: | 2/22/2007 |
| InPlay Technologies develops, markets and licenses proprietary emerging technologies. Working with licensees and OEM customers, InPlay offers technology solutions that enable innovative designs and improved functionality for electronic products. Its MagicPoint® technology is the only digital pen-input solution for the rapidly growing tablet PC and mobile computing markets. Its Duraswitch® electronic switch technologies couple the friendly tactile feedback of mechanical pushbuttons and rotary dials with the highly reliable, thin profile of membrane switches, offering an ideal solution for a wide range of applications. InPlay is focused on further commercializing these technologies and seeking additional innovative technologies to enhance its portfolio. | |
| Company: | Integral Vision, Inc. |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | INVI |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Guerrant Associates |
| Phone: | 808-882-1467 |
| Web: | www.IV-USA.com |
| Date of Presentation: | Feb. 22, 2007 |
| Integral Vision (OTC Bulletin Board: INVI). A leading supplier of production Automatic Optical Inspection systems for the display manufacturing industry, Integral Vision designs, develops, manufacturers and markets technologically advanced, cost-effective machine vision systems and related software products. The product portfolio includes the basic IVSeeä and the high performance SharpEyeä systems, addressing the specific needs of microdisplay and flat panel technologies such as LCD, OLED, and MEMS. The systems detect, locate, and classify pixel and cosmetic defects, and perform parametric measurements such as reflectance, contrast, chromaticity coordinates, and temporal performance. Integral Vision is ISO9001 certified. | |
| Company: | Intrinsyc Software International, Inc. |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | ICS.TO |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Leanne Sievers |
| Phone: | 1.949.224.3874 |
| Web: | www.intrinsyc.com |
| Date of Presentation: | 22-Feb-07 |
| Intrinsyc is a mobility software and services company that has strategically positioned its offerings to capitalize on an increasing trend towards “digital convergence” in mobility technology. The Company’s mobile software products and engineering services expertise help service providers and equipment manufacturers deliver better products with faster time-to-market and improved development cost. Intrinsyc is the creator and licensor of Soleus™, the world's first software platform based on Windows® Embedded CE for consumer handset development. The Company’s vision is to become the leading enabler of next generation handheld products. Intrinsyc is publicly traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange (symbol: ICS) and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada with regional offices in the United Kingdom, the United States, Singapore and Barbados. | |
| Company: | ISTA Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | ISTA |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Lauren Silvernail |
| Phone: | Vince Anido, 949-788-6000 |
| Web: | www.istavision.com |
| Date of Presentation: | 20-Feb-07 |
| ISTA Pharmaceuticals is an ophthalmic pharmaceutical company. The Company’s products include therapies for inflammation, ocular pain, glaucoma, allergy, dry eye, vitreous hemorrhage and diabetic retinopathy. ISTA currently markets three products: Xibrom™ (bromfenac sodium ophthalmic solution) for inflammation and pain following cataract surgery, Istalol® (timolol maleate ophthalmic solution) for glaucoma, and Vitrase® (hyaluronidase for injection). The Company also is developing a strong product pipeline to fuel future growth. ISTA’s product development and commercialization strategy is to launch a new product every 12 to 18 months, thereby continuing its growth to become the leading niche ophthalmic pharmaceutical company in the U.S. | |
| Company: | Javelin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | Amex: JAV |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Rick Pierce, II |
| Phone: | 617-499-4703 |
| Web: | www.javelinpharmaceuticals.com |
| Date of Presentation: | 20-Feb-07 |
| With corporate headquarters in Cambridge, MA, Javelin applies innovative proprietary technologies to develop new drugs and improved formulations of existing drugs to target unmet and underserved medical needs in the pain management market. The Company has three late-stage drug candidates in clinical development. One of these Phase III drug candidates, Dyloject, is currently under review for Marketing Authorization Application (MAA) approval in Europe. Previous clinical trials have demonstrated the safety and rapid onset of action of Dyloject. For additional information about Javelin, please visit the company's website at http://www.javelinpharmaceuticals.com or contact us directly. | |
| Company: | K2, Inc. |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | NYSE: KTO |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Patricia Dolmatsky |
| Phone: | (310) 954-1108 |
| Web: | www.k2inc.net |
| Date of Presentation: | Tuesday, February 20 at 3:00pm |
| K2 Inc. is a premier, branded consumer products company with a portfolio of leading brands including Shakespeare®, Pflueger® and Stearns® in the Marine and Outdoor segment; Rawlings®, Worth®, K2 Licensed Products and Brass Eagle® in the Team Sports segment; K2®, Volkl ®, Marker® and Ride® in the Action Sports segment; and Adio®, Marmot® and Ex Officio® in the Apparel and Footwear segment. K2's diversified mix of products is used primarily in team and individual sports activities such as fishing, watersports activities, baseball, softball, alpine skiing, snowboarding and in-line skating. Among K2's other branded products are Hodgman® waders, Miken® softball bats, Tubbs® and Atlas® snowshoes, JT® and Worr Games® paintball products, Planet Earth® apparel and Sospenders® personal floatation devices. | |
| Company: | Kintera |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | NASDAQ: KNTA |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Erin Leventhal |
| Phone: | 858-795-8979 |
| Web: | www.kintera.com |
| Date of Presentation: | Feb. 21, 2006 |
| Kintera®, Inc. (NASDAQ: KNTA) provides an online solution to help nonprofit organizations deliver The Giving Experience™ to donors – including giving convenience, financial transparency, feedback about the social impact of their gifts, and a sense of belonging and appreciation. | |
| More than 15,000 accounts in the nonprofit, government and corporate sectors use Kintera’s “software as a service” innovations, including the Friends Asking Friends® fundraising program and Kintera Sphere™, an enterprise-grade software platform that provides a secure, scaleable and reliable system for social constituent relationship management (CRM), enabling organizations to drive all interactions based on comprehensive knowledge of constituents. Additionally, Kintera FundWare® provides award-winning financial management software developed for nonprofits. | |
| Company: | Lakes Entertainment, Inc. |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | Nasdaq - LACO |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Timothy J. Cope, 952-449-9092 |
| Web: | www.lakesentertainment.com |
| Date of Presentation: | 2/20/2007 |
| Lakes Entertainment, Inc. currently has development and management agreements with five separate Tribes for new casino operations in Michigan, California, and Oklahoma, a total of eight separate casino sites. In addition, Lakes has announced plans to develop a company owned casino resort project in Vicksburg, Mississippi. The Company also owns approximately 61% of WPT Enterprises, Inc. (Nasdaq: WPTE), a separate publicly held media and entertainment company principally engaged in the development, production and marketing of gaming themed televised programming including the World Poker Tour ® television series, the licensing and sale of branded consumer products and the sale of corporate sponsorships. | |
| Company: | Maxwell Technologies Inc. |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | Nasdaq: MXWL |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Mike Sund |
| Phone: | (858) 503-3233 |
| Web: | www.maxwell.com |
| Date of Presentation: | 20-Feb-07 |
| Maxwell is a leading developer and manufacturer of innovative, cost-effective energy storage and power delivery solutions. Maxwell’s BOOSTCAP® ultracapacitor products provide safe and reliable power solutions for applications in consumer and industrial electronics, transportation and telecommunications. Its CONDIS® high-voltage grading and coupling capacitors help to ensure the safety and reliability of electric utility infrastructure and other applications involving transport, distribution and measurement of high-voltage electrical energy. Its microelectronic components and single board computers incorporate high density commercial silicon for superior performance and proprietary radiation-mitigation technology for high reliability in aerospace applications. | |
| Company: | Medical Action Industries Inc. |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | NASDAQ/MDCI |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Richard G. Satin |
| Phone: | 631-231-4600 |
| Web: | www.medical-action.com |
| Date of Presentation: | Tuesday, February 20, 2007 |
| Medical Action is a diversified manufacturer of disposable medical devices. Its products are marketed primarily to acute care facilities in domestic and certain international markets. Our products are marketed through an extensive network of direct sales personnel and independent distributors. Medical Action has preferred vendor agreeements with national distributors, as well as contracts with nearly every major group purchasing alliance. The Company's common stock trades on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under symbol MDCI and is included in the Russell 2000 Index. | |
| Company: | Medifast Inc. |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | MED - NYSE |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Michael McDevitt |
| Phone: | 410-504-8106 |
| Web: | http://www.medifast1.com |
| Date of Presentation: | 2/19 - 2/22/07 |
| Medifast is the leading easy-to-use, clinically proven portion-controlled weight-loss program. Medifast has been recommended by 15,000 physicians and used by over one million customers. It is committed to enriching lives by providing innovative choices for lasting health. Medifast programs have been proven effective through studies by major university teaching hospitals. The company sells its products and programs via four unique distribution channels: 1) the web and national call centers, 2) national network of physicians, 3) medically supervised Medifast Weight Control Centers, and 4) Take Shape For Life program. In 2005, Medifast reported more than $40 million in sales, with 2006 sales expected to reach $70-$72 million. Medifast was founded in 1980 and is located in Owings Mills, Maryland | |
| Company: | Metalink Ltd. |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | NASDAQ: MTLK |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Mor Abraham |
| Phone: | +972 9 9605406 |
| Web: | http://www.metalinkbb.com |
| Date of Presentation: | Feb. 20th, 2007, 2:00 PM PST |
| Metalink Ltd. (NASDAQ: MTLK) is a leading provider of high performance wireless and wireline broadband communication silicon solutions. Metalink’s WLAN and DSL technologies are designed to enable true broadband connectivity in every home, and its products revolutionize the broadband experience by facilitating the convergence of telecommunication, networking and entertainment. | |
| Metalink’s WLANPlus™ is a high-throughput, 802.11n-draft-compliant wireless LAN technology optimized for the networked home entertainment environment. Featuring advanced MIMO technology and full support of QoS, and operating in both 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands, WLANPlus enables | |
| Headquartered in Yakum, Israel, the company has subsidiaries in Atlanta (US), South Korea, and Japan as well as an office in China. Further information is available at http://www.metalinkbb.com | |
| Company: | Merit Medical Systems, Inc. |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | Nasdaq: MMSI |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Anne-Marie Wright |
| Phone: | 801-208-4167 |
| Web: | www.merit.com |
| Date of Presentation: | February 21, 2:30 p.m. PT |
| Founded in 1987, Merit Medical Systems, Inc. is engaged in the development, manufacture and distribution of proprietary disposable medical accessories used in interventional and diagnostic procedures, particularly in cardiology and radiology. Merit serves client hospitals worldwide with a domestic and international sales force totaling approximately 85 individuals. Merit employs approximately 1,750 people worldwide, with facilities in Salt Lake City and South Jordan, Utah; Santa Clara, California; Angleton, Texas; Richmond, Virginia; Maastricht and Venlo, The Netherlands; and Galway, Ireland. | |
| Company: | Metretek Technologies, Inc. |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | MEK (Amex) |
| Investor Relations Contact: | A. Bradley Gabbard |
| Phone: | 303-785-8080 |
| Web: | abgden@aol.com |
| Date of Presentation: | Feb. 21, 2007 |
| Metretek Technologies, Inc. — a diversified provider of energy technology products, services and data-management systems to industrial and commercial users and suppliers of natural gas and electricity — has three operating subsidiaries: (i) PowerSecure, Inc. designs distributed generation systems for industrial and commercial users of electricity, and also provides a variety of energy management, engineering and consulting services; (ii) Southern Flow Companies, Inc. provides various natural gas measurement services, principally to producers and operators of natural gas production facilities; (iii) Metretek, Incorporated (“Metretek Florida”) provides remote data collection, telemetry and other types of machine-to-machine (M2M) connectivity solutions. | |
| Company: | MGP Ingredients, Inc. |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | MGPI/Nasdaq |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Steve Pickman |
| Phone: | 913-360-5236 |
| Web: | www.mgpingredients.com |
| Date of Presentation: | 21-Feb-07 |
| Founded in 1941, MGP Ingredients, Inc. is an innovative producer of specialty proteins and starches for use in a wide range of food and non-food applications, including pet and biopolymer products. The company is also a leading producer of alcohol products, including food grade alcohol for beverage and industrial applications and fuel grade alcohol, commonly known as ethanol. | |
| MGP Ingredients is headquartered in Atchison, Kansas, and also has production facilities in Pekin, Illinois, Kansas City, Kansas, and Onaga, Kansas. The company currently has annual net sales in excess of $300 million, and is listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker symbol MGPI. | |
| Company: | Microfield Group, Inc. |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | MICG.OB |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Randy Reed (503) 419-3580 |
| Phone: | Cary Halsted (408) 832-8069 |
| Web: | www.microfield.com |
| Date of Presentation: | 21-Feb-07 |
| Microfield Group combines selling wholesale services to regional power grids with traditional electrical contracting and design and integration of infrastructure for wind, solar and other distributed power systems. This combination provides the platform to be a contributor to the growing alternative energy industry and to provide business processes and software capabilities that link the adjustment of consumer energy consumption to the wholesale electric market. Microfield utilizes consumers of electricity to generate revenue from the regional grids and serves this market through proprietary software and models that enable consumers to adjust use, provide prices to determine beneficial actions, and automate all aspects of the process. Microfield is headquartered in Portland, Oregon. | |
| Company: | Monterey Gourmet Foods. Inc. |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | PSTA |
| Investor Relations Contact: | CFO Scott Wheeler |
| Phone: | 831.753.6262 x141 |
| Web: | www.montereygourmetfoods.com |
| Date of Presentation: | 2/20/2007 |
| Founded in 1989, Monterey Gourmet Foods markets gourmet food products under 7 premium brands-Monterey Pasta, Monterey Gourmet Foods, Cibo Naturals, Emerald Valley Organics, Casual Gourmet, Sonoma Foods and Isabella's Kitchen, and One-Step Gourmet, in specialty categories - pastas, sauces, dips, cheeses, prepared entrees, sausages, tamales, organic dips and salsas. MGF's refrigerated products are produced in Salinas, CA, Eugene, OR and Seattle, WA and distributed to nearly 10,000 retail and club stores in the US, Canada, the Caribbean, Latin America and Asia Pacific. | |
| Company: | Natus Medical Incorporated |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | BABY - Nasdaq |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Steven J. Murphy |
| Phone: | 650-802-0400 |
| Web: | http://investor.natus.com |
| Date of Presentation: | 20-Feb-07 |
| Natus is a leading provider of healthcare products used for the screening, detection, treatment, monitoring and tracking of common medical ailments such as hearing impairment, neurological dysfunction, epilepsy, sleep disorders, newborn jaundice and newborn metabolic testing. Additional information about Natus Medical can be found at www.natus.com. | |
| Company: | Neogen Corporation |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | NEOG, Nasdaq |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Terry Maynard |
| Phone: | 800-234-5333 x280 |
| Web: | www.neogen.com |
| Date of Presentation: | Wednesday, February 21, 2007 |
| Neogen Corporation develops and markets products dedicated to food and animal safety. Founded in 1982, Neogen employs approximately four hundred and forty people worldwide. The company is headquartered in Lansing, Michigan, with additional facilities in Kentucky, Wisconsin and Florida, and overseas locations in Scotland, Germany and China. | |
| Neogen’s Food Safety Division markets dehydrated culture media, and diagnostic test kits to detect foodborne bacteria, natural toxins, genetic modifications, food allergens, dairy antibiotics, drug residues, plant diseases, and sanitation concerns. Neogen’s Animal Safety Division markets a complete line of diagnostics, veterinary instruments, veterinary pharmaceuticals, nutritional supplements, disinfectants, and rodenticides. | |
| Company: | NEUROMetrix, Inc. |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | NURO |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Brad Smtih |
| Phone: | 781-314-2741 |
| Web: | www.neurometrix.com |
| Date of Presentation: | 2/20/2007 |
| NEUROMetrix is a medical device company that designs, develops and sells proprietary products used to help physicians diagnose neuropathies. Neuropathies are diseases of the peripheral nerves and parts of the spine that frequently are caused by or associated with diabetes, low back pain and carpal tunnel syndrome, as well as other clinical disorders. | |
| The NC-stat System has been on the market since May 1999 and is used in over 4,500 physician's offices, clinics and other health care facilities in the United States. Diabetic retinopathy is a common neurovascular complication of diabetes and the leading cause of blindness among working age adults. | |
| Company: | Nevada Gold & Casinos Inc. |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | (UWN) AMEX |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Dara Campion |
| Phone: | (203) 682-8265 |
| Web: | www.nevadagold.com |
| Date of Presentation: | Tuesday, Feb 20, 2007 |
Nevada Gold & Casinos, Inc. of Houston, Texas is a developer, owner and operator of gaming facilities and lodging entertainment facilities in Colorado, California, and New York. The Company owns a 43% interest in the Isle of Capri-Black Hawk LLC, which owns Isle of Capri-Black Hawk and Colorado Central Station, both of which are in Black Hawk, Colorado. Colorado Grande Casino in Cripple Creek, Colorado is wholly owned and operated by Nevada Gold. The Company owns a 34.3% interest in the Tioga Downs Racetrack & Vernon Downs Racetrack in New York State and has a management contract for both facilities. The Company also works with Native American tribes in a variety of capacities. | |
| Company: | Novelos Therapeutics, Inc. |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | NVLT OTCBB |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Stephen Lichaw |
| Phone: | 212-541-3743 |
| Web: | www.novelos.com |
| Date of Presentation: | 22-Feb-07 |
| Novelos Therapeutics, Inc. is a biotechnology company commercializing oxidized glutathione-based compounds for the treatment of cancer and hepatitis. NOV-002, the lead compound currently in Phase 3 development for lung cancer under a SPA and Fast Track, acts together with chemotherapy as a chemoprotectant and an immunomodulator. NOV-002 is also in Phase 2 development for chemotherapy-resistant ovarian cancer and early-stage breast cancer, and is in addition being developed for acute radiation injury. NOV-205 acts as a hepatoprotective agent with immunomodulating and anti-inflammatory properties. NOV-205 is in Phase 1b development for chronic hepatitis C non-responders. Both compounds have completed clinical trials in humans and have been approved for use in the Russian Federation where they were originally developed. | |
| Company: | Oakley, Inc. |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | OO-NYSE |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Lance Allega |
| Phone: | 949-672-6985 |
| Web: | www.oakley.com |
| Date of Presentation: | 20-Feb-07 |
| Oakley is a worldwide leader in performance optics including premium sunglasses, goggles, and prescription eyewear. Headquartered in Southern California, the company’s optics brand portfolio includes Dragon, Fox Racing, Mosley Tribes, Oliver Peoples, and Paul Smith Spectacles. In addition to its worldwide wholesale business, the company operates retail locations including Oakley Stores, The Optical Shop of Aspen, and Sunglass Icon, the second largest sunglass specialty chain in the United States. The company also offers a wide selection of Oakley-branded apparel, footwear, watches and accessories. Additional information is available at www.oakley.com | |
| Company: | Obagi Medical Products, Inc. |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | NASDAQ: OMPI |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Patricia Dolmatsky |
| Phone: | (310) 954-1108 |
| Web: | www.obagi.com |
| Date of Presentation: | Wednesday, February 21 at 11:30am |
| Obagi Medical Products is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the aesthetic and therapeutic skin health markets. The company develops and commercializes prescription-based, topical skin health systems that enable physicians to treat a range of skin conditions, including pre-mature aging, photodamage, hyperpigmentation (irregular or patchy discoloration of the skin), acne and soft tissue deficits, such as fine lines and wrinkles. Obagi markets and sells physician-dispensed skin care systems directly to plastic surgeons, dermatologists and other physicians who are focused on aesthetic and therapeutic skin care. Obagi products are dispensed throughout the United States and in more than 35 other countries. | |
| Company: | Origin Agritech Limited |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | NASDAQ:SEED |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Devin Sullivan |
| Phone: | 212 836-9608 |
| Date of Presentation: | 20-Feb-07 |
| Founded in 1997, Origin specializes in the research, development, production, sale and distribution of hybrid corn, rice, cotton and canola in China. The Company owns or leases facilities in, among other locations, Beijing, Gansu, Henan, Helongjiang, Liaoning, Jilin, Hainan, Sichuan, Hebei, Yunnan, Jiangsu, Shanxi, Guizhou, Hubei, Anhui, Guangxi, Hunan and Jiangxi provinces. Origin launched its first entirely internally developed seed in 2003. As of 2006, Origin had introduced ten new proprietary corn hybrids, six new proprietary rice hybrids and two new proprietary canola hybrids to the market. | |
| Company: | Oculus Innovative Sciences, Inc. |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | OCLS (NASDAQ) |
| Investor Relations Contact: | John Quirk / Sara Ephraim |
| Phone: | 646-536-7029 / 646-536-7002 |
| Web: | www.oculusis.com |
| Date of Presentation: | Wednesday, February 21, 2007 |
| Oculus Innovative Sciences, a specialty pharmaceutical company, is focused on the development, manufacture and marketing of products based on its principal platform, Microcyn Technology. Microcyn is a potent broad-spectrum antimicrobial designed to treat a wide range of pathogens including viruses, fungi, spores and antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria such as Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE), or bleach-resistant bacteria, all of which cause disease or inhibit the healing in both acute and chronic wounds. Chronic and acute wound care represents an aggregate $9.6 billion market in global product sales: approximately $3.3 billion for the treatment of skin ulcers; $1.6 billion to treat burns; and $4.7 billion for the treatment of surgical and trauma wounds. | |
| Company: | Osteotech, Inc. |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | OSTE / NASDAQ |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Mark Burrough, EVP, CFO |
| Phone: | 732-542-2800 |
| Web: | www.osteotech.com |
| Date of Presentation: | Wednesday, February 21, 2007 |
| Osteotech, Inc. is a global leader in providing osteo-biologic solutions to surgeons and patients for the repair of the musculoskeletal system through the development of innovative therapy-driven products that alleviate pain, promote biological healing and restore function. Utilizing the current technology platform and future technologies, including products under development, Osteotech is driving to create procedure specific solutions for orthopedic, spinal, neurological and oral/maxillofacial surgeons to repair and replace bone loss caused by trauma or disease states, augment prosthetic implant procedures, facilitate spine related procedures and replace damaged ligaments and tendons. | |
| Company: | Overhill Farms, Inc. |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | OFI (AMEX) |
| Investor Relations Contact: | John Steinbrun |
| Phone: | 323.582.9977 |
| Web: | www.overhillfarms.com |
| Date of Presentation: | 22-Feb-07 |
| Overhill Farms is a leading value-added manufacturer of high quality, prepared frozen food products for branded retail, private label, food service and airline customers. Our product line includes entrées, plated meals, bulk-packed meal components, pastas, soups, sauces, poultry, meat and fish specialties, as well as organic and vegetarian offerings. Our research and development efforts, combined with proprietary recipes and flexible manufacturing capabilities, provide customers with a one-stop solution for new product ideas, formulations and product manufacturing, as well as precise replication of existing recipes. Our capabilities allow customers to outsource product development, product manufacturing and packaging thereby avoiding significant fixed-cost and variable investments in resources and equipment. | |
| Company: | PAR Technology Corporation |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | NYSE: PTC |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Christopher R. Byrnes |
| Phone: | 315-738-0600 ext. 226, cbyrnes@partech.com |
| Web: | www.partech.com |
| Date of Presentation: | 02/21/2007 at 8:00 a.m. PST |
| PAR Technology Corporation is a leading provider of professional services and enterprise business intelligence software and hardware to the hospitality industry. PAR develops, markets and supports hardware and software products that improve the ability of hospitality business professionals to make timely, fact-based business decisions. The Company is a premier provider of I/T management solutions to hotel and restaurant companies, with over 45,000 installations worldwide in 105 countries. PAR is a leader in providing computer-based system design and engineering services to the Department of Defense and Federal Government Agencies. PAR Technology Corporation's stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol PTC. For more information visit the Company’s website at www.partech.com. | |
| Company: | People's Liberation, Inc. |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | OTC: PPLB |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Patricia Dolmatsky |
| Phone: | (310) 954-1108 |
| Web: | www.peoplesliberation.com |
| Date of Presentation: | Thursday, February 22 at 12:00pm PT |
| Based in Los Angeles, People's Liberation, Inc. designs, markets and sells premium contemporary apparel under the brand names People's Liberation and William Rast. The clothing consists of premium denim, knits, wovens, and outerwear for men and women. In the United States, the Company distributes its merchandise to better department stores and boutiques, including Nordstrom, Bloomingdales, Neiman Marcus, Atrium and Fred Segal. Outside the U.S., the Company sells its products directly and through distributors to better department stores and boutiques, such as Mitsukoshi in Japan, TNT in Canada, Jades in Germany and Sears in Mexico City. For more information, visit www.PeoplesLiberation.com and www.WilliamRast.com. | |
| Company: | PHC, Inc. |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | OTC BB: PIHC |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Brett Maas |
| Phone: | (646) 536-7331 |
| Web: | www.phc-inc.com |
| Date of Presentation: | February 22, 2007, 9:30 a.m. (PT) |
| PHC, Inc. is a national healthcare company, providing behavioral health services and products through contracts with government agencies, national insurers, as well as transportation and gaming companies. The Company operates under three complimentary business operating units: 1) hospital and clinical services, 2) integrated delivery services, and 3) clinical research through its Pivotal Research Centers subsidiary. PHC currently maintains operations in five states and covers more than 1 million lives, including substance abuse treatment facilities, and outpatient psychiatric facilities, as well as an inpatient psychiatric facility in Michigan. Through its Wellplace division, PHC offers Internet- and telephonic-based referral services. | |
| Company: | PlanetOut Inc. |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | (Nasdaq: LGBT) |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Kevin Nyland |
| Phone: | ir@planetoutinc.com, 415-834-6479 |
| Web: | www.planetoutinc.com |
| Date of Presentation: | Feb. 20, 2:30 p.m. |
| PlanetOut Inc. is the world’s leading media and entertainment company exclusively focused on the gay and lesbian market. | |
| PlanetOut’s flagship brands include: Gay.com, the company’s premiere social networking site; The Advocate and Out magazines, the two highest paid-circulation gay-focused magazines in the United States; and RSVP Vacations, a leading gay and lesbian travel and events marketer. | |
| PlanetOut utilizes its broad and deep network of consumers as a vehicle to market its own products on a local, national or international level, as well as those of advertisers looking to reach this demographic and its estimated $641 billion annual buying power. | |
| Company: | PokerTek, Inc. |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | PTEK, Nasdaq |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Eric Lederer |
| Phone: | 704-849-0860, ext 114. |
| Web: | www.pokertek.com |
| Date of Presentation: | 2/20/2007 |
| PokerTek, Inc. (NASDAQ: PTEK), headquartered in Charlotte, NC, develops and markets PokerPro®, an automated poker table and a suite of software applications. PokerPro was developed to increase casino revenue, reduce expenses and attract new players into poker rooms. Currently available is PokerPro, the ten-seated table and PokerPro® Heads-Up™, a two-seated table that allows casinos to offer the heads-up poker format. PokerPro tables are located in the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, South Africa and several major cruise lines. | |
| Company: | Puda Coal |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | PUDC |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Crocker Coulson |
| Phone: | 646 213 1915 |
| Date of Presentation: | 2/21/2007 |
| Puda Coal, through its affiliates and controlled entities, supplies premium grade coking coal to the steel making industry for use in making coke. The Company currently possesses 2.7 million metric tons of annual coking coal cleaning capacity, and management believes it is the largest coking coal cleaning company in terms of capacity in Shanxi Province, China. Shanxi Province provides 20-25% of China's coal output and supplies nearly 50% of China's coke. | |
| Company: | QPC Lasers, Inc. |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | QPCI.OB |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Marie Dagresto |
| Phone: | 323.468.2300 |
| Web: | www.qpclasers.com |
| Date of Presentation: | February 22, 2007 @ 11:00am |
| QPC Lasers, Inc. (QPC), or Quintessence Photonics, is a world leader in the development and commercialization of high brightness, high power semiconductor lasers serving the Defense/Homeland Security, Industrial, and Medical markets. QPC’s cutting edge products are producing a groundbreaking change in laser technology comparable to the evolutionary shift from mainframe computer systems to laptop PCs; the company has developed a next-generation patented technology platform that dramatically miniaturizes the size and reduces the cost of commercial lasers while significantly increasing both efficiency and capability. The company recently announced a partnership with Northrop Grumman Space Technology Cutting Edge Optronics. | |
| Company: | Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | QSC |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Eric Liebler |
| Phone: | 510-400-0740 |
| Web: | www.questcor.com |
| Date of Presentation: | 21-Feb-07 |
| Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc.® (AMEX: QSC) is a specialty pharmaceutical company that develops and commercializes novel therapeutics for the treatment of neurological disorders. Questcor currently markets H.P. Acthar® Gel (repository corticotropin injection), an injectable drug indicated for the treatment of exacerbations associated with multiple sclerosis and Doral® (quazepam), that is indicated for the treatment of insomnia characterized by difficulty in falling asleep, frequent nocturnal awakenings, and/or early morning awakenings. For more information, please visit www.questcor.com. | |
| Company: | Radyne Corporation |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | RADN |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Malcolm Persen |
| Phone: | 602-889-3226 |
| Web: | www.radn.com |
| Date of Presentation: | Wednesday, February 21, 2007 |
| Radyne Corporation designs, manufactures, sells, integrates and installs products, systems and software used for the transmission and reception of data and video over satellite, microwave and cable communication networks. The Company, through its Tiernan subsidiary, is a supplier of HDTV and SDTV encoding and transmission equipment. The Xicom Technology subsidiary is a producer of high power amplifiers for communications applications. Radyne is headquartered in Phoenix and has manufacturing facilities in Arizona and California, and sales offices in Singapore, Beijing, Jakarta and the United Kingdom. The Company also has sales and/or service centers in Sao Paulo, Bangalore, Shanghai and Moscow. | |
| Company: | Rentcash Inc. |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | TSX: RCS |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Michael Thompson |
| Phone: | (613) 371-4093 |
| Web: | www.rentcash.ca |
| Date of Presentation: | 20-Feb-07 |
| Rentcash is the only payday advance broker in Canada publicly traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX:RCS). Rentcash operates 428 stores across Canada under three banners: The Cash Store, Instaloans and Insta-rent. The Cash Store and Instaloans act as brokers to facilitate payday advance services to income-earning consumers and provide two private-label debit cards to those who may not be able to obtain them from traditional banks. Insta-rent rents brand-name furniture, appliances, electronics and computers, with our without an option to purchase. Insta-rent operates primarily in The Brick and United Furniture Warehouse locations, which are part of The Brick Group, one of Canada's largest volume retailers of furniture, appliances and home electronics. Rentcash employs 1800 associates and is headquartered in Edmonton, Alberta. | |
| Company: | Rentrak Corporation |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | RENT Nasdaq |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Ron Parham |
| Phone: | 503-297-0202 |
| Web: | www.rentrak.com |
| Date of Presentation: | February 20, 2007 9:30am |
| Rentrak Corporation, based in Portland, Oregon, is an information management company serving clients in the media, entertainment, retail, advertising and manufacturing industries. The company’s near-term focus centers on its Entertainment Essentials™ suite of services that is redefining measurement in the digital media era. Available by subscription, each Entertainment Essentials service provides customers with near-real-time, actionable insight into performance of content distributed over a wide variety of modern media technologies allowing executives to analyze detailed industry-wide and title-specific data to make decisions that enhance the bottom line and provide competitive advantage. | |
| Company: | Salix Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | SLXP NASDAQ Global |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Michael Freeman |
| Phone: | 919 862-1031 |
| Web: | www.salix.com |
| Date of Presentation: | Feb. 21, 11:00 a.m. |
Salix Pharmaceuticals is a specialty pharmaceutical company dedicated to acquiring, developing and commercializing brand name, prescription pharmaceutical products used in the treatment of a variety of gastrointestinal diseases. The Company’s objective is to maximize shareholder value by reducing the risk, time and capital commitment typically associated with the research and early development phases of pharmaceutical products. The Company does not do any basic research – instead Salix engages in product “search and development” efforts. Salix’s strategy is to identify and acquire late-stage proprietary pharmaceutical products for the treatment of gastrointestinal disease, and to apply the Company’s regulatory, product development, and sales and marketing expertise to commercialize these products. | |
| Company: | SCOLR Pharma, Inc. |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | DDD |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Mr. Kevin McGrath |
| Phone: | Cameron Associates, 1 (212) 245-4577 |
| Web: | http://www.scolr.com/ |
| Date of Presentation: | February 22, 2007; 8:00 AM PST |
SCOLR Pharma, Inc. is a specialty pharmaceutical company. Our corporate objective is to build a significant and novel pharmaceutical, over-the-counter (OTC), and nutritional product portfolio using our formulation expertise and patented CDT® platform. Wyeth has licensed CDT for global sustained release ibuprofen applications and we have partnered in the U.S. with Perrigo to commercialize sustained-release nutritional products. Our CDT platform is based on four recently patented drug delivery technologies for the programmed release of solid oral medications and nutritional products. For more information on SCOLR, please call (425) 373-0171 or visit http://www.scolr.com/. | |
| Company: | ShengdaTech |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | SGAT |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Crocker Coulson |
| Phone: | 646 213 1915 |
| Date of Presentation: | 2/21/2007 |
ShengdaTech is engaged in the business of manufacturing, marketing and selling a variety of nano-precipitated calcium carbonate ("NPCC") products and coal-based chemicals for use in various applications. The Company converts limestone into NPCC using its proprietary technology. The unique chemical and physical attributes make NPCC a valuable ingredient in tires, paints, polyvinyl chloride ("PVC") building materials and other products. It enhances the durability of many products by increased strength, heat resistance, and dimension stabilization. The Company is also engaged in the manufacture and sale of coal-based chemical products namely ammonium bicarbonate, liquid ammonia, melamine and methanol. The Company markets and sells its coal-based products mainly for chemical fertilizers and raw materials in the production of organic and inorg | |
| Company: | Shoe Carnival, Inc. |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | Nasdaq: SCVL |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Kerry Jackson EVP-CFO |
| Phone: | 812-867-4034 |
| Web: | www.shoecarnival.com |
| Date of Presentation: | 20-Feb-07 |
| Shoe Carnival, Inc. is one of the nation’s largest family footwear retailers. We offer customers a broad assortment of moderately priced dress, casual and athletic footwear for men, women and children with emphasis on national and regional name brands. We differentiate ourselves from our competitors by our distinctive, highly promotional in-store marketing effort and large stores that average 11,500 square feet, generate an average of approximately $2.5 million in annual sales and house an average inventory of approximately 30,000 pairs of shoes per location. We operate 271 stores in 24 states in the Midwest, South and Southeast regions of the United States | |
| Company: | Shoe Pavilion, Inc. |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | SHOE |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Steve Teng |
| Phone: | 818-907-9975 x227 |
| Web: | www.shoepavilion.com |
| Date of Presentation: | 2/20/2007 |
| Shoe Pavilion is an independent off-price footwear retailer with locations in the Western and Southwestern United States. We offer a broad selection of women’s, men’s and children’s designer label and name brand footwear, typically at 20% to 60% below department store regular prices for the same shoes, in a convenient self-service store format. Today, we operate 108 stores located throughout California, Washington, Oregon, Nevada, Arizona, Texas and New Mexico. More information on Shoe Pavilion can be found by visiting our web site at www.shoepavilion.com. | |
| Company: | Sino Gas International Holdings |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | SGAS OTC BB |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Crocker Coulson |
| Phone: | 646-213-1915 |
| Web: | http://www.sino-gas.com |
| Date of Presentation: | 21-Feb-07 |
| Sino Gas is an emerging developer of natural gas distribution systems and distributor of natural gas to residential, commercial and industrial customers in China. It started operations in 2003, when the Chinese Government liberalized the natural gas distribution market to attract private investment and accelerate the development of China’s natural gas distribution infrastructure. During 2005 Sino Gas had revenues of $10.9 million and net profits of $5.7 million, up 153% and 324% respectively over 2004. It currently operates exclusive gas distribution concessions in 23 cities with approximately 63,000 connected households and a market opportunity in excess of 642 thousand households. | |
| Company: | Sirenza Microdevices, Inc. |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | NASDAQ: SMDI |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Jodi Bochert |
| Phone: | 303-327-3193 |
| Web: | www.sirenza.com |
| Date of Presentation: | 20-Feb-07 |
| Sirenza Microdevices is a supplier of radio frequency (RF) components. Headquartered in Broomfield, Colorado, with operations in China, Germany and the U.S., Sirenza Microdevices and its subsidiary Premier Devices design and develop RF components for the commercial communications, consumer, and aerospace and defense equipment markets. Sirenza's integrated circuit (IC), multi-chip module and passive product lines include amplifiers, power amplifiers, cable TV amplifiers, circulators, isolators, mixers, splitters, transformers, couplers, modulators, demodulators, transceivers, tuners, discrete devices, signal source components, government and military specified components, and antennae and receivers for satellite radio. | |
| Company: | SkyePharma PLC |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | NASDAQ SKYE; LSE SKP |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Seth Lewis, Trout Group |
| Phone: | + (1) 617 583 1308 |
| Web: | www.skyepharma.com |
| Date of Presentation: | Wednesday, February 21, 2007 |
| Using its proprietary drug delivery technologies, SkyePharma develops new formulations of known molecules to provide a clinical advantage and life-cycle extension. The Company has nine approved products in the areas of oral, inhalation and topical delivery that are marketed throughout the world by leading pharmaceutical companies. For more information, visit www.skyepharma.com. | |
| Company: | SM&A, Inc. |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | Nasdaq: WINS |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Doug Sherk, EVC Group |
| Phone: | 415-896-6820 |
| Web: | www.smawins.com |
| Date of Presentation: | 2/21/2007 |
| SM&A is the world's foremost management consulting firm providing leadership and mentoring solutions to PLAN for business capture, WIN competitive procurements and profitably PERFORM on the projects and programs won. Our proven processes, people and tools have delivered significant top-line and bottom-line growth across markets, products and services. From the largest aerospace and defense contractors, through the major software providers, to healthcare and financial/audit service providers, SM&A is the partner many companies turn to WHEN THEY MUST WIN. | |
| Company: | Solar Power, Inc. |
| Investor Relations Contact: | HC International, Inc. |
| Phone: | (858) 704-5065 |
| Web: | www.solarpowerinc.net |
| Date of Presentation: | 21-Feb-07 |
Based in the U.S., Solar Power (SPI) is a fully integrated manufacturer, marketer and installer of photovoltaic (PV) modules and complete solar systems to both residential and commercial customers throughout the United States. The company maintains its own manufacturing facility in Shenzen, China, and is implementing both a company direct and franchise model to facilitate sales and installations throughout key regions in the US. | |
| Company: | Sona |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | SNMB - OTC |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Jon Avidor |
| Phone: | 415 445 3234 |
| Web: | www.sonamobile.com |
| Date of Presentation: | 2/22/2007 |
| Sona Mobile Inc. is a leading provider of secure mobile solutions for gaming and entertainment applications as well as access to financial and enterprise information. Sona's technology delivers a rich client experience without compromising performance or security. Sona's key differentiator is the innovative Sona Wireless Development Platform (SWP) and 3D mobile methodology. The SWP architecture works across a wide range of mobile devices and operating systems, including Research In Motion's BlackBerry® and Microsoft Corp's Windows Mobile® lines. Sona's global strategic alliance with Shuffle Master, Inc. utilizes the SWP to provide users with wireless in-casino gaming. | |
| Company: | Spartan Motors, Inc. |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | Nasdaq: SPAR |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Ryan McGrath |
| Phone: | 616-233-0500 |
| Web: | www.spartanmotors.com |
| Date of Presentation: | Feb. 21, 2007 |
| Spartan Motors, Inc. (www.spartanmotors.com) designs, engineers and manufactures custom chassis and vehicles for the recreational vehicle, fire truck, ambulance, emergency-rescue and specialty vehicle markets. The Company’s brand names – SpartanTM, Crimson FireTM, Crimson Fire AerialsTM, and Road RescueTM – are known for quality, value, service and being the first to market with innovative products. The Company employs approximately 900 at facilities in Michigan, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and South Dakota. Spartan reported sales of $343.0 million in 2005 and is focused on becoming the premier manufacturer of specialty vehicles and chassis in North America. | |
| Company: | Specialized Health Products Int'l, Inc. |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | SHPI (OTC BB) |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Sean Collins |
| Phone: | 310-477-9800 |
| Web: | http://www.shpi.com |
| Date of Presentation: | 21-Feb-07 |
| Specialized Health Products International, Inc. (“SHPI”) is a leading manufacturer and marketer of proprietary disposable medical products for clinician and patient safety. SHPI has developed multiple safety needle products based upon a broad intellectual property portfolio that applies to virtually all medical needles used today. SHPI is the market leader in safety Huber needles, with four complementary product offerings. SHPI has licensed or supplies other products to leading global healthcare companies, including Tyco Healthcare, Bard Access Systems, and BD Medical. For more information about SHPI, visit the Company’s website at www.shpi.com. | |
| Company: | SPSS Inc. |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | SPSS |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Janine Warell |
| Phone: | 312-261-6535 |
| Web: | www.spss.com |
| Date of Presentation: | Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2007 |
| SPSS Inc. (NASDAQ: SPSS) is a leading worldwide provider of predictive analytics software and solutions. The company's predictive analytics technology connects data to effective strategic action by drawing reliable conclusions about current conditions and critical future events. More than 250,000 commercial, academic, and public sector customers rely on SPSS technology to help increase revenue, reduce costs, improve important processes, and detect and prevent fraud. More than 95 percent of the Fortune 1000 companies are SPSS customers. Founded in 1968, SPSS is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. For additional information, please visit www.spss.com. | |
| Company: | STAAR Surgical Company |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | Nasdaq: STAA |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Doug Sherk, EVC Group |
| Phone: | 415-896-6820 |
| Web: | www.staar.com |
| Date of Presentation: | 2/20/2007 |
| STAAR Surgical is a leader in the development, manufacture and marketing of minimally invasive ophthalmic products employing proprietary technologies. STAAR's products are used by ophthalmic surgeons and include the Visian ICL, a tiny, flexible lens implanted to correct refractive errors, as well as innovative products designed to improve patient outcomes for cataracts and glaucoma. STAAR's ICL is approved by the FDA for use in treating myopia, has received CE Marking and is approved for sale in 43 countries. More than 65,000 ICLs have been sold worldwide. | |
| Company: | Stratagene Corp. |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | Nasdaq: STGN |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Doug Sherk, EVC Group |
| Phone: | 415-896-6820 |
| Web: | www.stratagene.com |
| Date of Presentation: | 2/21/2007 |
| Stratagene is a developer, manufacturer and marketer of specialized life science research and diagnostic products. The Company's life science research unit supports advances in science by inventing, manufacturing and distributing products that simplify, accelerate and improve research. The Company's diagnostic unit develops and manufactures products for urinalysis as well as high quality automated instrument and reagent systems that use blood samples to test for more than 1,000 different allergies and autoimmune disorders. By combining its expertise in diagnostics and molecular biology with its experience with FDA regulatory procedures, the Company is pursuing opportunities to expand its product portfolio to include molecular diagnostic kits and instrumentation. | |
| Company: | Strategic Diagnostics, Inc. |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | NASDAQ: SDIX |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Brett Maas |
| Phone: | (646) 536-7331 |
| Web: | www.sdix.com |
| Date of Presentation: | February 21, 2007, 9:30 a.m. (PT) |
| Strategic Diagnostics Inc. (SDI) develops, manufactures and markets biotechnology-based detection solutions to a diverse customer base across multiple industrial and human health markets. SDI possesses expertise in immunology, proteomics, bio-luminescence and other bio-reactive technologies with core competencies in assay development. SDI produces unique, sophisticated diagnostic testing and reagent systems generating a quantifiable return on investment by reducing a customer’s time, labor, and/or material costs. Recent innovations in high-throughput production of antibodies from genetic antigens will complement SDI’s established leadership in commercial and custom antibody production for the Research, Human/Animal Diagnostics, and Pharmaceutical industries. | |
| Company: | Supertex, Inc. |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | NASDAQ: SUPX |
| Investor Relations Contact: | William Koo |
| Phone: | 408-222-4887 |
| Web: | www.supertex.com |
| Date of Presentation: | 2/21/2007 |
| Supertex is a mixed signal semiconductor manufacturer that is focused on high voltage products used in the medical ultrasound, imaging, telecom/networking, and consumer/industrial markets. Founded in 1976, Supertex is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, with a foundry in San Jose, California, and sales offices throughout the world. By focusing on their HVCMOS, BiCMOS, and DMOS process technologies, Supertex is able to deliver a diversified product mix of integrated circuits (ICs) and MOS field effect transistors (FETs) and arrays. The company invests aggressively in research and development and continues to introduce new products into high growth markets. Supertex’s ICs are used by and targeted for first tier companies building medical ultrasound machines, cellular phones, and LCD TVs. | |
| Company: | Syntax-Brillian Corporation |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | BRLC - NASDAQ |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Linda Chen |
| Phone: | 602-389-8626 or 909-859-8426 |
| Web: | www.syntaxbrillian.com |
| Date of Presentation: | 21-Feb-07 |
| Syntax-Brillian Corporation (www.syntaxbrillian.com) is one of the world's leading manufacturers and marketers of LCD and LCoS™ HDTVs, digital cameras, and microdisplay entertainment products. | |
| The company's lead products include its Olevia™ brand (www.olevia.com) high definition widescreen LCD and LCoS™ televisions — one of the fastest growing global TV brands — and Vivitar® brand (www.vivitar.com) digital still and video cameras. Syntax-Brillian has built an Asian supply chain coupled with an international manufacturing and distribution network to support worldwide retail sales channels and position the company as a market leader in consumer digital entertainment products. | |
| Company: | Taleo Corporation |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | TLEO |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Jon Avidor |
| Phone: | 415-445-3234 |
| Web: | www.taleo.com |
| Date of Presentation: | 2/21/2007 |
| Taleo (NASDAQ: TLEO) delivers on demand talent management solutions that enable organizations of all sizes, around the world, to assess, acquire, develop, and align their workforce for improved business performance. More than 850 organizations use Taleo to recruit and retain top talent with 805,000 users processing 50 million candidates from 100 countries. For more information visit www.taleo.com. | |
| Company: | The Inventure Group, Inc. |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | SNAK (Nasdaq) |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Steve Weinberger |
| Phone: | 623.932.6200 |
| Web: | www.poorebrothers.com |
| Date of Presentation: | 21-Feb-07 |
| With facilities in Indiana and Arizona, The Inventure Group is a marketer and manufacturer of Intensely Different™ snack foods under a variety of owned or licensed brand names, including T.G.I. Friday’s®, Tato Skins®, Poore Brothers®, Bob’s Texas Style® and Boulder Canyon Natural Foods™. | |
| The Inventure Group's presentation is scheduled to begin at 10:30 AM PST on Wednesday, February 21st. Eric J. Kufel, President and Chief Executive Officer will discuss the Company’s recent operating results and future plans. Mr. Kufel also plans to be available to meet with interested investors. | |
| Please visit our website at www.poorebrothers.com for more information. | |
| Company: | The Knot, Inc. |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | KNOT NASDAQ |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Vicki Weiner & Sylvia Dresner |
| Phone: | 212-616-6161 |
| Web: | www.theknot.com |
| Date of Presentation: | 21-Feb-07 |
| The Knot is a leading lifestage media and services company. The nation's leading wedding resource, The KNOT reaches over 1 million engaged couples each year through the web, newsstands, bookstores, national television and more. Its wedding websites, TheKnot.com and WeddingChannel.com are the most-trafficked online wedding destinations for information and registry gifts. The Company also offers a video on demand service (VOD) through Comcast Cable and content distribution partnerships with MSN, Scripps Howard, and McClatchy. Several other brands are targeted before and beyond the wedding day, including newlywed resource The Nest (www.thenest.com) and a localized information resource for parents, "the lilaguide." | |
| Company: | Think Partnership Inc. |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | THK - AMEX |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Liolios Group |
| Phone: | 949.574.3860 |
| Web: | www.ThinkPartnership.com |
| Date of Presentation: | 2/20/2007 |
| Think Partnership is a leader in interactive performance-based marketing. The company assists merchants and advertisers in driving quality traffic to their sites, obtaining high volume leads and increasing conversions through a set of scalable technologies and a network of affiliates and publishers. | |
| Think also operates several direct-to-consumer services including online dating, online education, and home business opportunities. | |
| The company’s high-profile brands include the ValidClick (TM) pay per click search network, the PrimaryAds (TM) CPA affiliate network, KowaBunga!® affiliate tracking and management solutions, Second Bite™ abandoned shopping cart recovery and MarketSmart traditional and interactive marketing agency. For more information, visit www.thinkpartnership.com. | |
| Company: | Trintech Group plc |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | TTPA NASDAQ |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Valerie Ivers |
| Phone: | 1.13531E+12 |
| Web: | www.trintech.com |
| Date of Presentation: | 20-Feb-06 |
| Trintech, a leading Transaction Process Management company, provides financial software and services specializing in reconciliation workflow, revenue enhancement, transaction risk management and compliance to financial departments seeking greater insight into critical transaction processes in the commercial, financial and healthcare markets. Trintech delivers a configurable, highly scalable platform that incorporates a company’s unique business processes, enabling managers to obtain greater visibility and more efficiently manage risk throughout the transaction lifecycle. Approximately 65% of the Company’s revenue is recurring from a customer base of 450 industry leaders, including 54 of the Fortune 500.Trintech will present at the Roth conference on February 20. | |
| Company: | UCN, Inc |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | UCNN |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Scott Liolios |
| Phone: | (949) 574-3860 x103 |
| Web: | www.ucn.net |
| Date of Presentation: | 12:30 to 1pm 2/21/07 |
| UCN products enable customers to improve the quality of their customer contact experience without adding complexity to their IT infrastructure. With inContact® from UCN, customers have access to both core contact handling technologies and measurement tools that support a continuous improvement process. Features include self-service IVR, intelligent routing (ACD), integration with your database/ CRM, workforce forcasting and scheduling, automated customer satisfaction surveys. Unified reporting, monitoring and recording available across all locations. Supports both traditional TDM or VOIP connectivity options Pay by-the-month. Scale capacity up or down to meet seasonal fluctuations or business spikes. Unique, visual, drag-and-drop programming tool, for custom development. | |
| Company: | Urban Outfitters, Inc. |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | URBN NASDAQ |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Meredith L. Boice |
| Phone: | 215.454.4726 |
| Web: | www.urbanoutfittersinc.com |
| Date of Presentation: | 21-Feb-07 |
| Our established ability to understand our customers and connect with them on an emotional level is the reason for our success. | |
| The reason for this success is that our brands - Urban Outfitters, Anthropologie and Free People - are both compelling and distinct. Each brand chooses a particular customer segment, and once chosen, sets out to create sustainable points of distinction with that segment. In the retail brands we design innovative stores that resonate with the target audience; offer an eclectic mix of merchandise in which hard and soft goods are cross merchandised; and construct unique product displays that incorporate found objects into creative selling vignettes. The emphasis is on creativity. | |
| Company: | USA TECHNOLOGIES |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | USAT |
| Investor Relations Contact: | GEORGE R. JENSEN, JR. |
| Phone: | 610-989-0340 |
| Web: | USATECH.COM |
| USA Technologies, Inc. (Symbol: USAT) is a leading supplier of networked devices and associated wireless noncash payments, including intelligent vending, as well as energy management products. Its products enable the owners and operators of distributed assets, such as vending machines, personal computers, copiers, faxes, kiosks, and laundry equipment the ability to remotely monitor and control, as well as the ability to offer their customers alternative cashless payment options. The Company’s energy management products reduce the power consumption of various types of equipment, such as refrigerated vending machines and glass front coolers. The Company has 65 patents. | |
| Company: | Vignette Corporation |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | VIGN |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Karen Newell |
| Phone: | 512.741.4300 |
| Web: | www.vignette.com |
| Date of Presentation: | 21-Feb-07 |
| Vignette helps organizations improve interactions with customers and prospects by delivering highly personalized, interactive online experiences. Our early content management and delivery tools laid the groundwork for some of the Web’s most popular sites. Today, our award-winning solutions power some of the world’s most powerful online brands and enable organizations to have more meaningful interactions with their customers. Vignette is headquartered in Austin, Texas with operations worldwide. | |
| Company: | VirtualScopics, Inc. |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | NASDAQ: VSCP |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Tim Ryan, Trout Group |
| Phone: | 646/378-2924 |
| Web: | www.virtualscopics.com |
| Date of Presentation: | 22-Feb-07 |
| VirtualScopics, Inc. is a leading provider of imaging solutions to accelerate drug and medical device development. VirtualScopics has developed a robust software platform for analysis and modeling of both structural and functional medical images. In combination with VirtualScopics’ industry-leading experience and expertise in advanced imaging biomarker measurement, this platform provides a uniquely clear window into the biological activity of drugs and devices in clinical trial patients, allowing sponsors to make better decisions faster. For more information about VirtualScopics, visit www.virtualscopics.com. | |
| Company: | Winner Medical Group Inc. |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | WMDG.OB - OTCBB |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Kathy Price or Annie Chen |
| Phone: | (646) 284-9400 - OR - +86 (755) 2806 6858 |
| Web: | www.winnermedical.com |
| Date of Presentation: | 21-Feb-07 |
| Winner Medical Group Inc. engages in the manufacture, commercialization and marketing of high-quality cotton medical dressings and medical disposables. Its product offerings include surgical dressings, dressing packs, wound care dressings, protective products, medical instruments, dental products, hygiene products and home care products. The Company sells its products through a network of original equipment manufacturers, distributors, wholesalers and manufacturers’ representatives in approximately 80 countries, including Japan, Germany, United Kingdom and the United States. Winner Medical is one of very few Chinese companies licensed by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration to ship finished sterilized products directly to the United States. | |
| Company: | Wonder Auto Technology |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | WATG |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Mark Collinson |
| Phone: | 310 477 9800, extension 117 |
| Date of Presentation: | 2/21/2007 |
| Wonder Auto, through its subsidiary, Jinzhou Halla Electrical Equipment Co., Ltd., designs, develops, manufactures, and sells automotive electrical parts and is the second largest seller of automotive alternators and starters in China. The Company's products are suitable for various types of automobiles and industrial vehicles. Most of its products are used in cars in the sedan category, especially cars with smaller engines with displacements below 1.6 liters. Wonder Auto's customers include Beijing Hyundai, LDV Group Limited, Doosan Infracore Co. Ltd., SW-Tech Corporation, Shenyang Aerospace Mitsubishi, Harbin Dong'an Mitsubishi, and Dongfeng Yueda Kia Motor Co., Ltd. Wonder Auto is a Nevada corporation with its manufacturing subsidiary Halla and its corporate headquarters located in Jinzhou City, Liaoning, China. | |
| Company: | WPT Enterprises, Inc. |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | NASDAQ: WPTE |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Patricia Dolmatsky |
| Phone: | (310) 954-1108 |
| Web: | www.worldpokertour.com |
| Date of Presentation: | Thursday, February 22 at 9:30am PST |
| WPT Enterprises, Inc. is a company engaged in the creation of internationally branded entertainment and consumer products driven by the development, production, and marketing of televised programming based on gaming themes. WPTE is the creator of the World Poker Tour®, a television show based on a series of high-stakes poker tournaments that airs on the Travel Channel in the United States and more than 150 markets globally. With the WPT in its fifth season, WPTE has launched a second series on the Travel Channel, the Professional Poker Tour™, which focuses on the play of poker’s leading stars. WPT also operates a real-money online gaming website, www.wptonline.com, which prohibits wagers from players in the U.S. and other restricted jurisdictions. | |
| Company: | YP Corp |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | YPNT OB |
| Investor Relations Contact: | John Evans |
| Phone: | 480-324-2580 |
| Web: | http://www.snl.com/irweblinkx/corporatep |
| Date of Presentation: | Thursday, February 22, 2007 |
| YP.Com, is a leading independent provider of Online Business Listings. Our advertising solutions offer businesses a simple and affordable way of creating a web presence and avenues to market their products and services to local online audiences. Our product packages provide advertisers preferred placement in our yellow page search results and their own Mini Webpage.™ YP.Com provides a complete range of web advertising packages that will help our customers reach potential customers. YP.Com's yellow pages can be accessed via desktop computer or laptop computer at yp.com, yp.net or yellow-page.net, and via PDA or cellular phone at m.yp.com or mobile.yp.com. | |
| Company: | Yucheng Technologies Limited |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | YCHTF.OB & OTCBB |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Wei Peng |
| Phone: | 86-10-6442 0533 |
| Web: | www.yuchengtech.com |
| Date of Presentation: | February 21st, 2007 |
| Yucheng Technologies Ltd.(YCHTF.OB) is a leading provider of IT solutions and services to the banking industry in China and is the leader in key areas such as online banking solutions and risk management applications. Currently, 70% of all users banking online are doing so on Yucheng's application platform. With 12 out of 15 top tier Chinese banks as its customers, Yucheng offers a comprehensive suite of IT solutions and services, ranging from system integration and IT consulting, to software solutions and platforms, as well as outsourced operations. | |
| Company: | ZENN Motor Company |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | ZNN – TSX Venture Exchange |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Ian Clifford |
| Phone: | 416-535-8395 ext. 202 |
| Web: | www.ZENNcars.com |
| Date of Presentation: | 11 am on Thursday February 22 2007, Ritz Ballroom – Salon 4 |
| ZENN Motor Company is committed to being a market leader in the emerging high-growth market for purely electric-powered vehicles. ZMC’s initial offering, the Low Speed Vehicle ZENN (Zero Emission No Noise) is uniquely positioned to fill the growing demand from consumers and fleet operators for clean, quiet, non-polluting, inexpensive transportation. | |
| ZMC holds certain exclusive rights to a breakthrough new battery technology via EEStor, Inc. that, should it reach production, has the potential to totally revolutionize the auto industry. This energy storage breakthrough is one of the catalysts for ZMC to manufacture and distribute higher speed, longer range, highway capable, fully electric vehicles. | |
| Company: | Zhongpin |
| Ticker Symbol & Exchange: | ZHNP OTCBB |
| Investor Relations Contact: | Leslie Richardson |
| Phone: | 310-477-9800 |
| Web: | www.zpfood.com |
| Date of Presentation: | 20-Feb-07 |
| Zhongpin, Inc. is a meat and food processing company that specializes in pork and pork products, and fruits and vegetable in the Peoples Republic of China (PRC). The Company is developing a nationally recognized high quality brand for meats and food products. Zhongpin sells its products domestically through its Zhongpin speciality stores, food retailers, foodservice distributors, restaurant operators and noncommercial foodservice establishments. The Company also has established strategic partnerships with leading supermarket chains for exclusive branded counters and major catering companies in the PRC. Zhongpin exports its products to the European Union, Southeast Asia, Russia and South Africa. | |
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