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HONG KONG, Sept. 6 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Global Sources Ltd. (NASDAQ:GSOL) chairman and CEO, Merle A. Hinrichs, is scheduled to present at the ThinkEquity Partners, 5th Annual Growth Conference on Tuesday, September 18th at 10:00 a.m. PT at the St. Regis Hotel in San Francisco, CA.

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Global Sources' presentation is scheduled to be webcast live and a replay of the webcast is scheduled to be available for 90 days. The link to the live webcast and replay is scheduled to be available at Global Sources' corporate website: http://www.investor.globalsources.com/ .

About Global Sources

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 provides sourcing information to volume buyers and integrated marketing services to suppliers. It helps a community of over 635,000 active buyers source more profitably from complex overseas supply markets. With the goal of providing the most effective ways possible to advertise, market and sell, Global Sources enables suppliers to sell to hard-to-reach buyers in over 230 countries.

The company offers the most extensive range of media and export marketing services in the industries it serves. It delivers information on 1.8 million products and more than 150,000 suppliers annually through 13 online marketplaces, 12 monthly magazines, over 100 sourcing research reports and nine specialized trade shows which run 22 times a year across seven cities.

Suppliers receive more than 18 million sales leads annually from buyers through Global Sources Online ( http://www.globalsources.com/ ) alone.

Global Sources has been facilitating global trade for 36 years. In mainland China it has over 1,700 team members in 44 locations, and a community of over 1 million registered online users and magazine readers for Chinese-language media.

Global Sources Press Contact in Asia:
Camellia So
Tel: +852-2555-5021
Email: cso@globalsources.com

Global Sources Investor Contact in Asia:
Eddie Heng
Tel: +65-6547-2850
Email: eheng@globalsources.com

Global Sources Press Contact in U.S.:
James W.W. Strachan
Tel: +1-480-664-8309
Email: strachan@globalsources.com

Global Sources Investor Contact in U.S.:
Moriah Shilton & Christiane Pelz
Lippert/Heilshorn & Associates, Inc.
Tel: +1-415-433-3777
Email: cpelz@lhai.com

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Source: Global Sources

CONTACT: Press contact in Asia: Camellia So, +852-2555-5021,
cso@globalsources.com; Press contact in U.S.: James W.W. Strachan,
+1-480-664-8309, strachan@globalsources.com, both of Global Sources; Investor
contact in Asia, Eddie Heng of Global Sources, +65-6547-2850,
eheng@globalsources.com; Investor Contact in U.S.: Moriah Shilton & Christiane
Pelz, +1-415-433-3777, or cpelz@lhai.com, both of Lippert/Heilshorn &
Associates, Inc., for Global Sources

Web site:

http://www.globalsources.com/
http://www.investor.globalsources.com/

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$49 Web-Resolution Image Product Opens All Collections to Online Advertisers, Marketers and Media

SEATTLE, Sept. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Getty Images, Inc. (NYSE:GYI) today announced a new $49 web-resolution product which is available across virtually all of its editorial and creative collections. The new product enables customers producing content for the rapidly expanding online market to use award-winning imagery from the broadest and highest quality collection in the world in their online media and advertising.

The rapid growth of online and mobile media uses is driving an ever- expanding appetite for fresh content. This trend is expected to grow exponentially as new media absorbs an increasing share of both customer attention and marketing spend. According to the VSS Communications Industry Forecast 2007-2011 (VSS Forecast, http://www.vss.com/forecast07), "alternative advertising and marketing will continue to spur growth in the communications industry in 2007 and through 2011" at an expected growth of 17.4 percent during that time period, with traditional advertising and marketing seeing only a 3.2 percent growth rate.

"By providing the best collections of imagery in the world at the right quality level, appropriate resolution and compelling price point, Getty Images is raising the standard of using exceptional imagery in online communications," said Jonathan Klein, CEO and co-founder of Getty Images. "Customers who once considered alternative sources of imagery for use in their online media and advertising campaigns, no longer need to sacrifice the quality of imagery. We anticipate that customers will enthusiastically embrace this product," Klein added.

Getty Images' new web-resolution product enables customers to access the entire breadth and depth of its collections -- even the premium collections -- for their online media and advertising campaigns. Additionally, Getty Images offers customers an unparalleled level of rights control and indemnification currently not found in the marketplace. Usage rights of the new web-resolution product, an image file size of 500 KB 72 dpi, will vary according to the license model. Royalty-free imagery may be licensed online today with rights-ready and rights-managed online licensing in the coming weeks.

For more information about the new web-resolution file format, or to license this new product from our rights-ready and rights-managed collections today, please contact your local Getty Images sales representative at 800 IMAGERY.

About Getty Images

Getty Images is the world's leading creator and distributor of visual content and the first place creative professionals turn to discover, purchase and manage imagery. The company's award-winning photographers and imagery help customers create inspiring work which appears every day in the world's most influential newspapers, magazines, advertising campaigns, films, television programs, books and Web sites. Headquartered in Seattle, WA and serving customers in more than 100 countries, Getty Images believes in the power of imagery to drive positive change, educate, inform, and entertain. Visit Getty Images at http://gettyimages.com/.

For more information please contact:
Cara Jacobson, Edelman Seattle, 206-268-2203, cara.jacobson@edelman.com
Molly Lohman, Getty Images, 206-925-6054, molly.lohman@gettyimages.com

First Call Analyst:
FCMN Contact: cara.jacobson@edelman.com

Source: Getty Images, Inc.

CONTACT: Cara Jacobson of Edelman Seattle, +1-206-268-2203,
cara.jacobson@edelman.com, for Getty Images, Inc.; or Molly Lohman of Getty
Images, +1-206-925-6054, molly.lohman@gettyimages.com

Web site:

http://www.gettyimages.com/

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Rated 5 out of 5, DirectControl is Ranked First in Review of 'Cross-Platform Identity Management Solutions for Single Sign-On'

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Sept. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Centrify Corporation today announced that Windows IT Pro presented Centrify DirectControl the Editors' Choice award for Cross-Platform Identity Management Solutions for Single Sign-On in the September 2007 issue of Windows IT Pro magazine. As the only solution to receive 5 out of 5 stars, DirectControl was highlighted for its ability to deliver secure access control and authentication capabilities by integrating non-Microsoft platforms with Active Directory in highly complex and heterogeneous environments. "Centrify DirectControl wins the Editors' Choice award, as it is the most robust product .... You can't go wrong if you choose Centrify," wrote reviewers Darren Ehmke and Eric Rux.

The detailed review analyzed how UNIX, Linux and Mac systems could be integrated within an Active Directory environment to enable single sign-on (SSO) and address regulatory compliance requirements around identity management in a cross-platform environment. The reviewers conferred the Editors' Choice award on DirectControl in a comparative review noting DirectControl's thorough documentation, smooth installation, and straightforward set-up wizards. They cited the sophistication of DirectControl's Group Policy support and its patent-pending Zone capability -- a means to logically group systems to simplify administration and deliver more granular access control. Additionally, the editors appreciated the comprehensive reporting capabilities and software development kit that provided additional flexibility to administrators.

"This recognition from the technical experts at Windows IT Pro reflects the same reasons that hundreds of our enterprise customers -- including over 25% of the Fortune 50-have cited when selecting Centrify DirectControl," said David McNeely, director of product management at Centrify. "Centrify DirectControl's robustness combined with its ease of use makes it their preferred solution for centrally securing their systems, applications and databases using Microsoft Active Directory."

The complete article is available at http://www.windowsitpro.com/articles/print.cfm?articleid=96592

About DirectControl

Centrify DirectControl delivers secure access control and centralized identity management by seamlessly integrating UNIX, Linux, Mac, web and database platforms with Microsoft Active Directory. DirectControl is non-intrusive, easy to deploy and manage, and is the only solution that both enables fine-grained access control through its unique Zone technology and does not require Active Directory schema extensions.

About Centrify

Centrify is a leading provider of auditing, access control and identity management solutions that centrally secure an organization's heterogeneous systems, web applications, databases and storage systems using Microsoft Active Directory. Centrify DirectControl (http://www.centrify.com/directcontrol/) secures an organization's non-Microsoft platforms using the same authentication, authorization and Group Policy services deployed for its Windows environment. Centrify DirectAudit (http://www.centrify.com/directaudit/) complements DirectControl by delivering auditing, logging and real-time monitoring of user activity on non-Microsoft systems. Together, they help organizations improve IT efficiency, better comply with regulatory requirements, and move toward a more secure, connected infrastructure for their heterogeneous computing environment. For more information about Centrify and its DirectControl and DirectAudit solutions, call +1 650-961-1100 or visit http://www.centrify.com/

Centrify is a registered trademark, and DirectControl and DirectAudit are trademarks of Centrify Corporation. Other names used in this document are trademarks of their respective companies.

First Call Analyst:
FCMN Contact:

Source: Centrify Corporation

CONTACT: Tom Cromelin of Centrify Corporation, +1-925-997-8459,
tom.cromelin@centrify.com

Web site:

http://www.centrify.com/

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NEW YORK, Sept. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Ward Media, Inc., a rapidly growing direct response advertising agency, and one of the top online lead generation media companies, today announced its inclusion as number #131 among the Inc 500 Fastest Growing Private Companies, published in the 26th annual Inc. 500 in the September 2007 issue.

"We are thrilled to be included in this year's Inc. 500, as it validates our consistent hard work, leading edge technology and total commitment to customer service," said Ward Media CEO Phil Friedman. "Our outstanding growth is most attributable to the dedicated work of our deeply talented staff and our tech department's ability to build, and routinely expand upon, our breakthrough lead-management software platform."

Since its inception, Ward Media has been successful in developing both large client and strategic vendor relationships. However, the company's three year 1,404% revenue growth arose from identifying areas in online long-form lead generation that were either underserved or unaddressed and building a bridge to the solutions through uncommon vision and its own pre-eminent yet practical technology platforms. "We can only accept this fine accolade by recognizing the strong commitment of our customers to share our vision, provide feedback and collaborate with us on how to stay focused not on where their industry is, but rather where it is headed so that we are already there focusing on the next plateau when the rest of the industry arrives," added Ward Media COO Craig P. McGuinn II.

"If you want to find out which companies are going to change the world, look at the Inc. 500," said Inc. Editor Jane Berentson. "These are the most innovative, dynamic, fast-growth companies in the nation, the ones coming up with solutions ... creating systems that let us conduct business faster and easier ... The Inc. 500 list is Inc. magazine's tribute to American business ingenuity and ambition."

About Ward Media Inc

Headquartered in New York, NY, Ward Media (www.wardmediainc.com) is a full service online advertising agency specializing in creative solutions for direct response lead generation. Through the use of the company's unique and proprietary software solutions Ward Media is able to deliver extraordinary results at a lower cost for any direct response campaign in addition to better service at both the advertiser and publisher levels. Ward Media combines comprehensive and powerful solutions using leading edge technologies and direct marketing expertise to deliver dramatically improved results for its clients.

About Inc.

Inc., http://www.inc.com/, the only major business magazine dedicated exclusively to owners and managers of growing private companies, delivers real solutions for today's innovative company builders. It provides hands-on tools and market-tested strategies for managing people, finances, sales, marketing, and technology. Inc., a Mansueto Ventures LLC publication, inspires and informs, with cutting-edge coverage that reflects our readers' energy, brashness, and imagination.

Source: Ward Media, Inc.

CONTACT: Josh Raffel, Josh.Raffel@freud.com or Alex Dubin,
alex.dubin@freud.com, both of Freud Communications, Inc., +1-212-582-9795, for
Ward Media, Inc.

Web site:

http://www.wardmediainc.com/
http://www.inc.com/

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Academic Network, LLC Ranks No. 3,216 on the 2007 Inc. 5,000, No. 58 in the Portland Metro Region with Three-Year Sales Growth of 97.2%

PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Inc. magazine has ranked Academic Network, a medical and health communications firm, No. 3,216 on its first-ever Inc. 5,000 list of the fastest-growing private companies in the country. The Inc. 5,000, an extension of Inc. magazine's annual Inc. 500 list, catches many businesses that are too big to grow at the pace required to make the Inc. 500, as well as a host of smaller firms. Taken as a whole, these companies represent the backbone of the U.S. economy. Academic Network placed No. 58 in growth for the Portland Metro Region.

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"The Inc. 5,000 provides the most comprehensive look ever at the most important part of the economy -- the entrepreneurial part," said Inc. 5,000 Project Manager Jim Melloan. "The expansion of the list has allowed us to tell the stories of larger companies, older companies, and a wealth of companies in industries like Manufacturing and Construction that are underreported in the business media.

"Academic Network is pleased with this national recognition. Now more than ever, consumer information on healthcare issues and products is vital," says the company's co-founder and chief executive officer, Kathleen A. McCarron, a 22 year veteran of healthcare management and telecommunications.

Expanding partnerships with GlaxoSmithKline, Flieshman Hillard, Boston Scientific, Campbell Soup Company, and Shaping America's Youth have accelerated the growth of Academic Network. Inc. magazine editors specifically noted the recent recognition of Academic Network as one of the top 50 diversity-owned businesses in Oregon. Business growth recently prompted a 300% increase in call center capacity. "Portland's diverse healthcare workforce has made our accelerated growth possible, "CEO McCarron stated.

Academic Network provides health care communication solutions via its call center and web-based services for pharmaceutical companies, food and beverage companies, and medical centers. The firm's health education consulting team mans a live, toll-free call center for consumer queries, helps with patient recruitment, program development and the management of governmental and health professional relations. Academic Network is also in the business of developing non-branded websites for their clients seeking to provide online resource centers on specific health and medical issues.

"The Fleishman-Hillard Clinical Trials Division and Academic Network enjoy a long-standing partnership that focuses on the development and implementation of strategic clinical trial recruitment programs. Academic Network provides compliant patient confidentiality processes, database management, trained healthcare operators, senior-level project management and strategic counsel from start to finish. Academic Network's team is consistently responsive, results-oriented, and resourceful," said Mindy Warner, Senior Vice President and Partner.

Founded and directed entirely by doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals, Academic Network speaks with authority on health and medical issues. At the helm of Academic Network, husband and wife team Kathleen McCarron and David McCarron, M.D., FACP, apply their medical research experience to effectively convey the messaging for their clients.

Academic Network and its founders the McCarrons have been instrumental in such projects , in past, as the "Milk Mustache" campaign, and most recently, GlaxoSmithKline's launch of the product, Alli, and nationally recognized Shaping America's Youth, a public / private initiative focused on addressing the public health crisis of childhood obesity.

The 2007 Inc. 5,000, as revealed online at http://www.inc.com/, reported median revenue of $9.4 million and median three-year growth of 140 percent. Complete information on this year's Inc. 5,000, can be found at http://www.inc.com/inc5000. The list features a profile for each company, almost all of them written as a result of Inc. interviews with management. In addition, the list is searchable according to numerous criteria, including industry, city, state, region, and year founded.

Hottest Industries for Fastest-Growing Businesses

The largest business category is Construction, with 561 of the fastest-growing companies in this category, followed by Manufacturing with 515 companies, IT services in third with 466 companies, Business Services with 377 companies and Advertising & Marketing with 349 companies round out the top five industries ranked on the 2007 Inc. 5,000.

Industries reporting the highest total revenue in 2006 are Construction ($27.1 billion), Manufacturing ($18.6 billion), Health ($13.1 billion), Computers & Electronics ($12.7 billion), and Financial Services ($11.8 billion).

Methodology

The 2007 Inc. 5000 list measures revenue growth from 2003 through 2006. To qualify, companies had to be U.S.-based and privately held, independent -- not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies -- as of December 31, 2006, and have had at least $200,000 in revenue in 2003, and $2 million in 2006.

Companies can apply for next year's Inc. 500 and Inc. 5,000 by registering with IncBizNet, the new social network for private companies that will launch this fall on Inc.com.

About Inc.com:

Inc.com, the Daily Resource for Entrepreneurs, delivers advice, tools, breaking news, and rich multi-media to help business owners and CEOs start, run, and grow their businesses more successfully. Information and advice covering virtually every business and management task, including marketing, sales, finding capital, managing people can be found at http://www.inc.com/.

About Academic Network, LLC: Academic Network, LLC is a leading medical and health communications company conceived by academic professionals to serve as a singular source for communicating health-related issues to consumers and health professionals. Academic Network works with leading pharmaceutical companies, healthcare organizations and food/beverage companies in developing effective communications strategies through consulting, telecommunications internet and other public media sources. The firm offers the combined technological and medical expertise necessary to meet the demands and expectations of today's health-focused public.

Contact: Claudia Johnson
Claudia@claudiajohnson.com
503.266.1776
Or
Rachel Greben
rgreben@academicnetwork.com
503.228.3217

First Call Analyst:
FCMN Contact:

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PRN Photo Desk, photodesk@prnewswire.com
Source: Academic Network, LLC

CONTACT: Claudia Johnson, +1-503-266-1776, Claudia@claudiajohnson.com,
for Academic Network, LLC; or Rachel Greben of Academic Network, LLC,
+1-503-228-3217, rgreben@academicnetwork.com

Web site:

http://www.inc.com/

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FLORENCE, S.C., Sept. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Almost daily the world is witness to catastrophic occurrences, which begs the question: What is happening? Could it be Armageddon, as prophesied in the Book of Revelation? Author Bernetha George recounts her amazing encounter with the divine, and the knowledge she received, in her new book, "Words From Awaki: The Third and Final Covenant" (published by AuthorHouse -- http://www.authorhouse.com/).

Many take for granted the litany of daily atrocities and frightful events we live amongst: war, global warming, AIDS, West Nile Virus, bird flu, salmonella in peanut butter and cantaloupes, E. coli in spinach and hamburgers, "super bugs" infecting hospitals. "Man's inhumane slaughter of man over religious ideals, greed for power and control of the earth's natural resources is our reality," George writes. "Threats of annihilation of mankind by use of nuclear technology is our reality."

But George's experience goes deeper. From Nov. 3, 1995, through May 15, 1996, a small group of people in Baltimore, Md., became witness to an unbelievable celestial phenomenon: the visitation of angels.

God's most high angel, Awaki, commandeered the body of a man named Nathaniel and spoke through him on many occasions, as would other angels. Nathaniel's cousin Thomas was charged with the task of keeping Nathaniel open to and accepting of different angels literally taking over his body. Over the course of those months, the angels visited more than 40 times and communicated with more than 50 people. "I attended one group session on March 30, 1996, and it has taken me ten years, since having had my personal experience with them, to bring forth to you all that I know about all of the sessions," George writes.

"Words From Awaki" is George's true, personal account. "Every word written from the angels is an absolute fact: every word written as a quote from them is a word that they said, exactly as they said it; incorrect English and all," George writes.

The divine message? That Armageddon has already begun, and thousands of angels are preparing the Earth for the return of Jesus.

George is a licensed physician in Baltimore, Md. She has been on a spiritual quest since becoming a physician in 1978 and discovering that science alone did not have answers to explain the fleeting existence of life. Her quest has led her to numerous workshops, seminars and lectures on spirituality, culminating in the experience that allowed her to write "Words From Awaki." More information is available at http://www.wordsfromawaki.com/.

AuthorHouse is the premier book publisher (http://www.authorhouse.com/) for emerging, self-published (http://www.authorhouse.com/GetPublished/FAQ.aspx) authors. For more information, please visit http://www.authorhouse.com/.

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First Call Analyst:
FCMN Contact:

Source: AuthorHouse

CONTACT: Promotional Services Department, +1-888-728-8467,
Fax: +1-812-961-3133, pressreleases@authorhouse.com

Web site:

http://www.authorhouse.com/
http://www.wordsfromawaki.com/
http://www.authorhouse.com/GetPublished/FAQ.aspx

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HOLLISTER, Calif., Sept. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Of the many Pinot Noirs tasted in the past year, Food & Wine Magazine has named Calera's Selleck Vineyard Mt. Harlan Pinot Noir the "Best American Pinot Noir" priced above $20. This honor is being announced in the October issue, its Annual Wine Awards issue, of this prestigious magazine.

The Selleck vineyard is one of five 'named' Pinot Noir vineyards planted over the last 32 years in the Mt. Harlan AVA by Josh Jensen, owner and winemaker at Calera. The Selleck Vineyard is planted downhill from a massive limestone deposit at 2,200 feet above sea level, in the Gavilan Mountains near Hollister, in San Benito County. It is 25 miles inland from Monterey and 100 miles south from San Francisco. Calera's other named vineyards are Jensen, Reed, Mills and Ryan -- all considered benchmark wines in American Pinot Noirs.

At only 4.8 acres, the Selleck Vineyard was one of the three parcels planted in 1975, the year Calera was founded. Jensen named this vineyard after Dr. George Selleck, a lifelong friend of Jensen's father, who had first introduced Jensen to fine wines. This vineyard is positioned on a steep, rocky slope with south/southwest exposure and cool temperatures but very little rainfall. This high mountain site produces extremely low yields, which historically have averaged a scant 1 1/2 tons per acre. As a result, the wine almost always has great fruit concentration and complexity. In the 2003 vintage there were only 207 cases produced.

After college at Yale and Oxford, Jensen traveled to Burgundy and worked as a grape picker in the 1970 and 1971 harvests. Upon his return from France in late 1971, he spent more than two years searching all over California for a limestone deposit with associated limestone-derived soils. He found this at Mt. Harlan. In fact, limestone had been quarried from Jensen's Mt. Harlan property starting around 1860; "Calera" is the Spanish word for limekiln. In 1990, the United States Government approved Jensen's application and created Mt. Harlan as an official American Viticultural Area.

In addition to Mt. Harlan Pinot Noirs, Calera grows Mt. Harlan Chardonnay and Viognier and each year purchases grapes from Central Coast vineyards to produce its popular Central Coast Chardonnays and Pinot Noirs.

First Call Analyst:
FCMN Contact:

Source: Calera Wine Company

CONTACT: Ed Schwartz of Edwin J. Schwartz Public Relations,
+1-415-663-8417, or fax, +1-415-663-8204, for Calera

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SAN DIEGO, Sept. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Author Rafal Zlak explores the level of commitment required to apprehend a psychotic ex-government operative in his first screenplay, the complex crime-based thriller "Electric Blue" (published by AuthorHouse - http://www.authorhouse.com/).

When accomplished Task Force Agent Luis Williams defies Captain Gomez's orders by setting off alone to corner criminal Calvin Kashee, Williams knows his gamble could prove to be a lethal one. After a lengthy duel, Kashee is temporarily subdued. Before he can be brought to justice, he wrests free from his handcuffs, kills Williams, and vanishes, leaving behind an eight of spades.

Williams' tragic death shakes his partner of five years, Special Agent Jack Parker, to his core. His obsession with the case is heightened during his partner's funeral, as he promises the grieving widow vengeance for her husband's death. Parker yearns to prove himself and to finally step out of Williams' shadow, but at what personal and professional cost?

Parker, a meticulous researcher, but a rookie field agent, overcomes the Captain's objections and is put on the case-but with limited agency support. Working undercover as a cowboy, Parker finally catches a break. His tip leads him to the islands of Hawaii and to a high-stakes poker game. Short on time before the next shipment of narcotics is set to leave port, Parker and company storm the manufacturing warehouse, but Kashee and his associate Alexander "X" eke out an escape. The trail then leads to a medical convention sponsored by prominent community member and respected doctor, Bing Hurst III. Hurst's public persona is at odds with his private dealings in the seedy world of gambling, but the extent of his involvement remains to be seen.

Rounding out the cast of characters is Hurst's love interest, the intriguing artist Karmen, who finds herself embroiled in a scheme involving an untraceable steroid and fixing horse races. Karmen's loyalties are tested as she must make some life-changing choices. Join this eclectic group of individuals as their paths cross in their pursuit of a former operative gone awry.

Zlak immigrated to the U.S. at the age of 3 from Warsaw, Poland. He holds a B.A. in communication from the University of Utah and an M.A. in publications design from the University of Baltimore. Zlak's support for tighter control of drug trafficking is rooted in personal experience; two friends' lives were deeply affected by drug use. He plans to release a sequel titled "Electric Green."

More information is available at http://www.electric--blue.com/ (note: two hyphens in web address).

AuthorHouse is the premier book publisher (http://www.authorhouse.com/) for emerging, self-published (http://www.authorhouse.com/GetPublished/FAQ.aspx) authors. For more information, please visit http://www.authorhouse.com/.

EDITORS: For review copies or interview requests, contact:
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First Call Analyst:
FCMN Contact:

Source: AuthorHouse

CONTACT: Promotional Services Department, +1-888-728-8467, or fax,
+1-812-961-3133, pressreleases@authorhouse.com

Web site:

http://www.authorhouse.com/
http://www.electric--blue.com/
http://www.authorhouse.com/GetPublished/FAQ.aspx

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Inc. Magazine Reveals Its Annual List of America's 5000 Fastest-Growing Private Companies

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Inc. Magazine announced its annual Inc. 5000 ranking of the fastest-growing private companies in the country today. Federal Concepts, LLC (FedConcepts) ranks No. 1397 on the overall list and 25th in the Defense Contractor industry with 256.5% growth from 2003 to 2006.

FedConcepts, a Stevensville, MD based IT Infrastructure contractor, provides solutions to multiple Government agencies including support to the Joint Strike Fighter Program, Department of Treasury and Department of Transportation. FedConcepts is focused on delivering Infrastructure and Application Solutions and Consulting to Federal Government Civilian agencies and the Department of Defense. FedConcepts' customer-focused approach to project management, design, standardization, consolidation and integration drives lower Total Cost of Ownership and supercharge system performance. FedConcepts' expertise centers on streamlining infrastructure solutions to provide the Government with secure, efficient, and robust computing networks.

"Being recognized by Inc. Magazine in the Inc. 5000 is a direct reflection of the work of our employees. This recognition is a true team effort," states Chris Sullivan, Founder and CEO of FedConcepts. "We are proud of our success and are poised to continue our forward momentum in the coming years."

More on FedConcepts, in 2007, the company won the federal Small Business Administration's Region III Subcontractor of the Year, a competition with an estimated 25 million small businesses nationwide.

Inc. 5000 Methodology

The Inc. 5,000 is ranked according to percentage revenue growth from 2003 through 2006. To qualify, companies must have been founded and generating revenue by the first week of 2003, and therefore able to show four full calendar years of sales. Additionally, they had to be U.S.-based, privately held, and independent -- not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies -- as of December 31, 2006. (Since then, a number of companies on the list have gone public or been acquired.) Revenue in 2003 must have been at least $200,000, and revenue in 2006 must have been at least $2 million.

About FedConcepts

Federal Concepts is a Premier provider of IT Infrastructure and Application Development and Integration Solutions and Consulting to the Federal Government Civilian and Department of Defense Agencies. We will drive down Total Cost of Ownership while Supercharging System performance. Our corporate Vision Statement is to be the Small Business Vendor of Choice providing Customer-Focused IT Project Management, Design, Standardization, Consolidation and Integration solutions for Federal Government customers. For more information, browse to http://www.fedconcepts.com/.

First Call Analyst:
FCMN Contact:

Source: Federal Concepts

CONTACT: Chris Sullivan of Federal Concepts, +1-202-302-4866

Web Site:

http://www.fedconcepts.com/

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OXFORD, England, September 5/PRNewswire/ -- White & Black Legal LLP, a new and dynamic law firm specialising in
corporate and technology work, announces its launch. The Oxford-based firm
brings together experts in corporate finance, venture capital and technology
law. White & Black is led by Phil Riman who was previously in-house counsel
at 3i, the world leader in private equity and venture capital.

The firm's website at http://www.wablegal.com draws upon the
striking and modern branding adopted by the firm. This branding reflects the
founders' vision of a dynamic and forward-looking law firm which is built
around the requirements of its clients. Given this approach, and the firm's
location at the heart of Europe's knowledge economy, it's not surprising that
White & Black has a strong focus on emerging businesses particularly in the
high-tech sector. This focus is reflected through its client base, with
internet stalwarts such as Netvibes (http://www.netvibes.com) and Photobox
(http://www.photobox.co.uk) featuring in its client list.

When asked what differentiated the new firm from other
regional practices, Mary-Emma Smith, partner and former in-house counsel at
Lloyd's of London commented, "One key differentiator is sector focus - we
only practice in technology and corporate law. Our clients expect us to be
leaders in our chosen field and this is only possible if you build real
expertise and specialism in that area."

The whole approach of the firm is refreshing and vibrant, from the
stylish premises in the heart of rolling countryside to the high-octane
energy of its staff. The firm's investment in technology is also apparent
throughout, from its practice management solution to its use of VOIP
telephony. Mark Hodac, another partner at White & Black explained the logic
of the approach, "We felt the time was right for a new way of working. With
the accessibility of technology, in particular recent innovations in
communications, we knew we could break away from the traditional mould of law
firms. Clients don't necessarily care if you have an EC2 post-code but they
do look for accessibility, service and quality. That's why we placed
technology at the heart of our business."

The firm has ambitious plans to expand in the coming months and, with
instructions to act on transactions with a total enterprise value of over
GBP100m, the future looks bright for White & Black!

Notes to Editors: White & Black Legal LLP is a limited liability
partnership regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority. Its
headquarters are at The Great Barn, Chalford Park Barns, Oxford Road, Old
Chalford, Oxfordshire OX7 5QR. The firm practices in mergers and
acquisitions, venture capital, private equity, corporate governance,
e-commerce, intellectual property, technology and commercial law. The firm
acts for clients across the UK, the US and continental Europe. Partner
profiles are available at http://www.wablegal.com/keycontacts.htm.

Photographs: available on request.

Contact details:

Phil Riman, Partner,
Telephone: +44-(0)845-201-3142
Fax: +44-(0)845-201-3155
Email: phil.riman@wablegal.com web:

http://www.wablegal.com

Source: White and Black Legal

Contact details: Phil Riman, Partner, Telephone: +44-(0)845-201-3142 and Fax: +44-(0)845-201-3155, Email: phil.riman@wablegal.com

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PARAMUS, N.J., Sept. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Close Up TV News recognizes Dr. David Cohen of Circulatory Care of New Jersey for his commitment to innovation and patient care.

To view the Multimedia News Release, go to: http://www.prnewswire.com/mnr/circulatorycarenj/29597/

A board certified and highly respected cardiologist for over 20 years, Dr. Cohen has been a pioneer in the use of a wide variety of new catheter-based therapies for vascular diseases. Circulatory Care of New Jersey, is fundamentally unique in that it works exclusively with both veins and arteries but does so completely non-surgically.

"We focus on a variety of symptoms patients experience as a result of varicose veins: pain, discomfort, burning, swelling, ruptured veins or ulcers," says Dr. Cohen. "These are people who've had problems for years but have never had their veins worked on. With these methods patients can walk in and walk out in a matter of an hour."

Dr. Cohen and his vascular technologists employ an extremely detailed high-tech ultra-sound mapping system to try to map out your veins. Once they find a vein that's a problem, the idea is to close them either through lasers, injections and in some cases phlebectomy.

On the arterial side of the spectrum many patients who suffer from a lot of symptoms, discomfort and risk are not given bypass surgery. Current surgical techniques simply don't serve this population. These new technologies employed offer a great new option for a lot of patients.

"People who can only walk maybe four blocks see a surgeon and the surgeon says, 'Keep walking, stop smoking, lose weight, come see me in a year.' But these patients are not happy. So they come see me and they say, 'I've seen surgeons and they don't think I'm sick enough to get bypassed, but I want to walk my dog, play 18 holes of golf,' and I can fix them in an hour in an outpatient procedure. It's painless, it's safe, and it's effective."

Close-Up TV News (http://www.closeuptvnews.com/) produces Close-Up On America's Business, the premier news magazine television program spotlighting the country's most successful businesses.

For more information call 866-211-NEWS or email info@CloseUpTVNews.com

Contact Information
Circulatory Care of New Jersey
275 Forest Avenue, Suite 205
Paramus, New Jersey 07652
Contact: Dr. David Cohen
Tel: (201)265-5300
Fax: (201)265-5350

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http://www.prnewswire.com/mnr/circulatorycarenj/29597
Source: Circulatory Care of New Jersey

CONTACT: Dr. David Cohen of Circulatory Care of New Jersey,
+1-201-265-5300, or Fax, +1-201-265-5350

Web site:

http://www.closeuptvnews.com/

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Profile: Media News

GAITHERSBURG, Md., Sept. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Heartline Fitness Systems based in Gaithersburg, Maryland, has been named one of America's entrepreneurial growth leaders by Inc. magazine, which just released its 2007 Inc. 5000 ranking of the nation's fastest growing private companies. The rankings can be found on Inc. magazine's website at http://www.inc.com/.

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Heartline achieved a 65.6% growth rate in the past three years from 2003 to 2006, and ranked 3,913 among this year's fastest growing companies. "We are excited to be recognized by Inc. for our rapid growth over the past three years, said Robert F. Burgess, Jr., President & CEO of Heartline. "It is a testament to our employee's dedication to sweating the details for our customers, our dealers, and our vendor alliance partners."

"It's been an uphill battle since 1995," says Mr. Burgess. "We purchased Heartline in 1995, and spent the better part of three years trying to figure out what we had just purchased." Heartline re-directed resources across the board from forging new vendor partnerships (Star Trac Fitness), outsourcing its manufacturing, to an overall change in strategic and market focus. "However, despite our focused efforts and hard work, a great deal of our success can be attributed to the growth of Heartline's two core market segments-middle and high school fitness and training centers, and high-rise residential and office building health clubs," according to Jason Malecki, Vice President, Commercial Sales.

According to The President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, here are the facts driving the fitness industry's growth: 1) 10% of children ages 2-5 are overweight, compared to 5% in 1980, 2) 16% of children and teens ages 6-19 are overweight, versus only 6% in 1980, or triple, 3) more than 108 million adults are either obese or overweight, and 4) Only 28% of students grades 9 through 12 participated in daily school physical education in 2006, down from 42% in 1991. "Unfortunately, the list goes on and on," says Mr. Burgess. "Heartline is determined to make a difference in the future health and well being of our society."

Since 1995, Heartline's promise has been to design, distribute and service the highest quality strength training and cardiovascular systems available. Through Heartline's dealer and direct sales network, our products are sold internationally in Europe, South America, the United States and Canada. Our clients include such high profile organizations as: Marriott Hotels, Archstone-Smith Residential, Beazer Homes, Fairfax County Public School System, and The United States Supreme Court.

Contact:
Robert F. Burgess, Jr., President
Heartline Fitness Systems
800-262-3348

http://www.heartlinefitness.com/

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Source: Heartline Fitness Systems

CONTACT: Robert F. Burgess, Jr., President of Heartline Fitness Systems,
+1-800-262-3348

Web site:

http://www.heartlinefitness.com/
http://www.inc.com/

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Profile: Media News

ICOR Partners, LLC, Ranks No. 340 on the 2007 Inc. 500 With Three-Year Revenue Growth of 802%

ARLINGTON, Va., Sept. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- ICOR Partners, LLC, announced today that Inc. magazine ranked ICOR Partners, LLC, number 340 on its 26th annual Inc. 500 list of the fastest-growing private companies in the U.S. ICOR Partners, LLC, a public-sector strategy, transformation and business improvement consulting firm headquartered in Arlington, VA, reported 802% revenue growth since 2003.

"If you want to find out which companies are going to change the world, look at the Inc. 500," said Inc. Editor Jane Berentson. "These are the most innovative, dynamic, fast-growth companies in the nation, the ones coming up with solutions to some of our most intractable ills, creating systems that let us conduct business faster and easier, and manufacturing products we soon discover we can't live without. The Inc. 500 list is Inc. magazine's tribute to American business ingenuity and ambition."

Founder and CEO of ICOR Partners Wayne Simmons credits the company's success to a unique approach. "ICOR challenges the status quo in public sector and federal government consulting," he says. "We bring fresh perspectives, new ideas and solutions that last to help our clients solve their toughest challenges. I am proud to say that ICOR Partners has built the business one client at a time, and this recognition reaffirms that we have truly become a trusted strategic partner to our clients and are making an impact in the marketplace."

The 2007 Inc. 500, as revealed in the September issue of Inc. magazine (on newsstands August 28 - October 2), reported aggregate revenue of $16 billion and median three-year growth of 939 percent. Most important, the 2007 Inc. 500 companies were engines of job growth, having created more than 64,064 jobs since those companies were founded.

Complete information on this year's Inc. 500, including company profiles and a list of the fastest-growing companies that can be sorted by industry and region can be found at http://www.inc.com/inc5000.

About ICOR Partners, LLC

ICOR Partners, LLC is a strategy, transformation, and business improvement consulting firm serving the public sector. ICOR's mission is to be the trusted advisor that helps public sector clients achieve sustainable success by solving their most important challenges. ICOR collaborates with executives and managers to help bridge the gap between strategy and execution by delivering fresh perspectives and new ideas through an integrated portfolio of management consulting services: Strategy & Transformation, Process Improvement, Program Management, IT Excellence, and Organizational Change. ICOR's clients include the Department of Homeland Security, Department of Education, U.S. Agency for International Development, U.S. Marine Corps, Department of the Treasury, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Defense, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration and the U.S. House of Representatives. Founded in 2002, ICOR is a veteran-owned small business and is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia. For more information, visit http://www.icorpartners.com/.

About Inc. magazine:

Founded in 1979 and acquired in 2005 by Mansueto Ventures, LLC., Inc. magazine (http://www.inc.com/) is the only major business magazine dedicated exclusively to owners and managers of growing private companies that delivers real solutions for today's innovative company builders. With a total paid circulation of 681,421, Inc. provides hands-on tools and market-tested strategies for managing people, finances, sales, marketing, and technology.

First Call Analyst:
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Source: ICOR Partners, LLC

CONTACT: Lauren Foote of ICOR Partners, LLC, +1-202-205-5621,
lfoote@icorpartners.com

Web site:

http://www.icorpartners.com/
http://www.inc.com/

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Profile: Media News

Recognition is latest in a series of awards and honors for fast growing custom media firm

SALEM, Mass., Sept. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Inc. Magazine ranked King Fish Media 1,848 on its first-ever Inc. 5,000 list of the fastest-growing private companies in the country. The Inc. 5,000, an extension of Inc. magazine's annual Inc. 500 list, catches many businesses that are too big to grow at the pace required to make the Inc. 500. Taken as a whole, these companies represent the backbone of the U.S. economy and represent annual revenue of $194.5 billion.

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King Fish's multi platform, Private Media(TM) approach to deliver marketing solutions focused on customer relationship management has fueled its growth. In addition, the ability to offer comprehensive turnkey solutions for print, interactive, web casting, live events and market research makes King Fish unique among custom media companies.

"This honor is testament to our employees and their focus on our customers' needs," said Cameron Brown, King Fish President and Founder. "The majority of our customers have been with us for multiple years because our private media solutions deliver on their unique marketing and sales objectives, and over-deliver on expected return on investment metrics. That business approach, in turn managed by the strongest staff available among media companies, leads to recognitions like this by Inc. magazine."

In addition to this recognition, the company was named to Entrepreneur Magazine's Hot 500 list of the fastest growing businesses in America last month. King Fish has recently been honored as a Grand Winner for the Print Excellence and Knowledge (PEAK) award in the category of Direct Mail/Loyalty for the "duckings" campaign and has also been named a finalist in MIN's Integrated Marketing Awards for "Compass on Business" in the category of Print/Online Bundle. Other finalists in the category are Allure, Business Week, Reader's Digest and Wired. The winner will be announced at the end of the month.

About King Fish Media

King Fish is the leading Private Media marketing solutions company delivering custom programs designed to spur relationship marketing and customer retention, and drive qualified leads. King Fish is a forward-looking, strategic partner with expertise in both business-to-business and business-to-consumer markets. Our Private Media services range from custom publishing (print and interactive) to webcasts, face-to-face events and market research.

Founded in 2001, King Fish consistently delivers measurable custom marketing solutions for a diverse base of clients, spanning a variety of industries -- both business to business and business to consumer. Visit www.kingfishmedia.com to view samples of our work executed for Albertsons, Affinion, CMP Media, Compass Bank, Nuance, ON24, PC Connection, Sun Trust, Verizion and others.

King Fish Media is one the fastest growing custom media and marketing companies in the US, and was recently named to the Entrepreneur Magazine Hot 500 List and the 2007 Inc. Magazine 5000 list. Additional recent awards include CPC Gold Pearl Award, nine Print Excellence and Knowledge (PEAK) awards from Print Solutions Magazine, and the Hatch Award

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Source: King Fish Media

CONTACT: Gordon Plutsky, Mkt. Director of King Fish Media,
+1-978-832-1485, gplutsky@kingfishmedia.com

Web site:

http://www.kingfishmedia.com/

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NEW YORK, Sept. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- TigerGPS.com, the leading online specialty retailer of GPS navigation solutions, announced that it has been named to Inc. Magazine's "Top 500" list of fastest-growing private companies in America. The company ranked at number 218 on the list, with revenue growth of 1,024.3% over the three years ended December 31, 2006.

"We are thrilled and honored to be part of a group of such innovative and exceptional companies," said TigerGPS.com founder and CEO Derek Kleinow. "With all the hard work we do every day to innovate and fine tune our business, it's rewarding to pause for a moment and see where it has led us. Realizing how far we've come will motivate us to keep growing."

Tiger GPS is the 9th fastest growing retailer on the list, as well as the 10th fastest growing company in New York.

How the 2007 Inc. 500 Companies Were Selected: This year's list measures revenue growth from 2003 to 2006. To qualify, companies must have been founded and generating revenue by the first week of 2003 and therefore able to show four full calendar years of sales. Additionally, they had to be U.S. based, privately held, and independent - not subsidiaries or divisions of public companies as of December 31, 2006. The minimum revenue required for 2003 is $200,000; the minimum for 2006 is $2 million. Revenue figures given in the company profiles correspond to calendar year 2006 and the number of employees listed is as of December 31, 2006. Full-time and part-time employees are included; independent contractors are not.

About TigerGPS.com, Ltd.: TigerGPS.com, Ltd., headquartered in New York, NY, is the leading online specialty retailer of GPS navigation devices made by top name brand manufacturers such as Garmin, Magellan, and TomTom. Through its web site at http://www.tigergps.com/, the company serves the automotive, outdoor, marine, and fitness markets, including a wide array of customers ranging from individual consumers to corporate and government clients. TigerGPS.com offers worldwide shipping and has done business in 127 countries to date. The company is also proud to support members of the U.S. Armed Forces worldwide.

About Inc. Magazine: Inc., http://www.inc.com/, the only major business magazine dedicated exclusively to owners and managers of growing private companies, delivers real solutions for today's innovative company builders. It provides hands-on tools and market-tested strategies for managing people, finances, sales, marketing, and technology. Inc., a Mansueto Ventures LLC publication, inspires and informs, with cutting-edge coverage that reflects our readers' energy, brashness, and imagination.

Read more about TigerGPS.com in the September, 2007 issue of Inc. Magazine.

Source: TigerGPS.com

CONTACT: Daniel Cohen of TigerGPS.com, +1-212-594-8032, or fax,
+1-509-561-6735, dan@tigergps.com

Web site:

http://www.tigergps.com/
http://www.inc.com/

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Profile: Media News

Academic Network, LLC Ranks No. 3,216 on the 2007 Inc. 5,000, No. 58 in the Portland Metro Region with Three-Year Sales Growth of 97.2%

PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Inc. magazine has ranked Academic Network, a medical and health communications firm, No. 3,216 on its first-ever Inc. 5,000 list of the fastest-growing private companies in the country. The Inc. 5,000, an extension of Inc. magazine's annual Inc. 500 list, catches many businesses that are too big to grow at the pace required to make the Inc. 500, as well as a host of smaller firms. Taken as a whole, these companies represent the backbone of the U.S. economy. Academic Network placed No. 58 in growth for the Portland Metro Region.

"The Inc. 5,000 provides the most comprehensive look ever at the most important part of the economy -- the entrepreneurial part," said Inc. 5,000 Project Manager Jim Melloan. "The expansion of the list has allowed us to tell the stories of larger companies, older companies, and a wealth of companies in industries like Manufacturing and Construction that are underreported in the business media.

"Academic Network is pleased with this national recognition. Now more than ever, consumer information on healthcare issues and products is vital," says the company's co-founder and chief executive officer, Kathleen A. McCarron, a 22 year veteran of healthcare management and telecommunications.

Expanding partnerships with GlaxoSmithKline, Flieshman Hillard, Boston Scientific, Campbell Soup Company, and Shaping America's Youth have accelerated the growth of Academic Network. Inc. magazine editors specifically noted the recent recognition of Academic Network as one of the top 50 diversity-owned businesses in Oregon. Business growth recently prompted a 300% increase in call center capacity. "Portland's diverse healthcare workforce has made our accelerated growth possible, "CEO McCarron stated.

Academic Network provides health care communication solutions via its call center and web-based services for pharmaceutical companies, food and beverage companies, and medical centers. The firm's health education consulting team mans a live, toll-free call center for consumer queries, helps with patient recruitment, program development and the management of governmental and health professional relations. Academic Network is also in the business of developing non-branded websites for their clients seeking to provide online resource centers on specific health and medical issues.

"The Fleishman-Hillard Clinical Trials Division and Academic Network enjoy a long-standing partnership that focuses on the development and implementation of strategic clinical trial recruitment programs. Academic Network provides compliant patient confidentiality processes, database management, trained healthcare operators, senior-level project management and strategic counsel from start to finish. Academic Network's team is consistently responsive, results-oriented, and resourceful," said Mindy Warner, Senior Vice President and Partner.

Founded and directed entirely by doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals, Academic Network speaks with authority on health and medical issues. At the helm of Academic Network, husband and wife team Kathleen McCarron and David McCarron, M.D., FACP, apply their medical research experience to effectively convey the messaging for their clients.

Academic Network and its founders the McCarrons have been instrumental in such projects , in past, as the "Milk Mustache" campaign, and most recently, GlaxoSmithKline's launch of the product, Alli, and nationally recognized Shaping America's Youth, a public / private initiative focused on addressing the public health crisis of childhood obesity.

The 2007 Inc. 5,000, as revealed online at http://www.inc.com/, reported median revenue of $9.4 million and median three-year growth of 140 percent. Complete information on this year's Inc. 5,000, can be found at http://www.inc.com/inc5000. The list features a profile for each company, almost all of them written as a result of Inc. interviews with management. In addition, the list is searchable according to numerous criteria, including industry, city, state, region, and year founded.

Hottest Industries for Fastest-Growing Businesses

The largest business category is Construction, with 561 of the fastest-growing companies in this category, followed by Manufacturing with 515 companies, IT services in third with 466 companies, Business Services with 377 companies and Advertising & Marketing with 349 companies round out the top five industries ranked on the 2007 Inc. 5,000.

Industries reporting the highest total revenue in 2006 are Construction ($27.1 billion), Manufacturing ($18.6 billion), Health ($13.1 billion), Computers & Electronics ($12.7 billion), and Financial Services ($11.8 billion).

Methodology

The 2007 Inc. 5000 list measures revenue growth from 2003 through 2006. To qualify, companies had to be U.S.-based and privately held, independent -- not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies -- as of December 31, 2006, and have had at least $200,000 in revenue in 2003, and $2 million in 2006.

Companies can apply for next year's Inc. 500 and Inc. 5,000 by registering with IncBizNet, the new social network for private companies that will launch this fall on Inc.com.

About Inc.com:

Inc.com, the Daily Resource for Entrepreneurs, delivers advice, tools, breaking news, and rich multi-media to help business owners and CEOs start, run, and grow their businesses more successfully. Information and advice covering virtually every business and management task, including marketing, sales, finding capital, managing people can be found at http://www.inc.com/.

About Academic Network, LLC: Academic Network, LLC is a leading medical and health communications company conceived by academic professionals to serve as a singular source for communicating health-related issues to consumers and health professionals. Academic Network works with leading pharmaceutical companies, healthcare organizations and food/beverage companies in developing effective communications strategies through consulting, telecommunications internet and other public media sources. The firm offers the combined technological and medical expertise necessary to meet the demands and expectations of today's health-focused public.

Contact: Claudia Johnson
Claudia@claudiajohnson.com
503.266.1776
Or
Rachel Greben
rgreben@academicnetwork.com
503.228.3217

First Call Analyst:
FCMN Contact:

Source: Academic Network, LLC

CONTACT: Claudia Johnson, +1-503-266-1776, Claudia@claudiajohnson.com,
for Academic Network, LLC; or Rachel Greben of Academic Network, LLC,
+1-503-228-3217, rgreben@academicnetwork.com

Web site:

http://www.inc.com/

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Profile: Media News

NEW YORK, Sept. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Thacher Proffitt & Wood LLP announced today that the 2007 edition of the U.S. Legal 500 has ranked the Firm #1 in the country in the category of Insurance and Reinsurance - Shipping. The ranking is "based on the amount of significant work carried out in the last 12 months by the Firm, and the feedback the publication received from clients and other law firms in the market." (www.legal500.com)

Partners John M. Woods, who is Chair of the Litigation & Dispute Resolution Practice Group, and Joseph G. Grasso were cited by clients for their legal counsel. To view the ranking, visit http://www.legal500.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1136&l5count ry_code=usv3_in&l5directory=us500&Itemid=634#legal500_html/us500/edit/usv3_in3 .htm.

"With nearly 160 years of experience representing clients in the maritime and insurance industries, it is an honor to be recognized for our legal counsel in that area. Much has changed since our maritime practice began in 1848, but our commitment to quality legal services for our clients remains constant," said Mr. Woods.

About Thacher Proffitt & Wood LLP

A 158-year-old law firm that focuses on the capital markets and financial services industries, Thacher Proffitt advises domestic and global clients in a wide range of areas, including corporate and financial institutions law, securities, structured finance, international trade matters, investment funds, swaps and derivatives, cross-border transactions, real estate, commercial lending, insurance, admiralty and ship finance, litigation and dispute resolution, technology and intellectual property, executive compensation and employee benefits, taxation, trusts and estates, bankruptcy, reorganizations and restructurings. The Firm has over 300 lawyers with five offices located in New York City, NY, Washington, DC, White Plains, NY, Summit, NJ and Mexico City, Mexico. The Firm was named "Best Legal Advisor for North America" by Global Finance magazine, and was ranked #1 for "Top 10 Growth Leaders" by The National Law Journal. It was named top issuers' counsel and #1 for securitizations (Thomson Financial, year-end 2006 rankings), and #1 in asset- backed securities for both issuer's and underwriter's counsel by The New York Law Journal. Thacher Proffitt is on the Web at www.tpw.com.

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Source: Thacher Proffitt & Wood LLP

CONTACT: Jessica Semon, PR & Communications Specialist of Thacher
Proffitt & Wood LLP, +1-212-912-7504, or jsemon@tpw.com

Web site:

http://www.tpw.com/
http://www.legal500.com/

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Profile: Media News

ANN ARBOR, Mich., Sept. 5 /PRNewswire/ --
Who: Judy Blume has written 22 books and has won more than 90 awards.
More than 75 million copies of her books have been sold, and her
work has been translated into 20 languages. Fans of Blume's
novels have praised her use of real-life settings, ambivalent
endings and gentle humor. Blume's books include "Are You There
God? It's Me, Margaret," "Superfudge," "Blubber" and "Forever."
Her latest book is "Soupy Saturdays with the Pain and the Great
One."

What: Blume reads and signs copies of her latest book, "Soupy
Saturdays with the Pain and the Great One."

When: Saturday, September 8 at 1 p.m.

Where: Borders
43075 Crescent Blvd
Novi, MI 48375
(248) 347-0780

Why: Fans have the opportunity to personally meet Blume and hear her
read from "Soupy Saturdays with the Pain and the Great One."
Borders is excited to welcome Blume to the Novi store.

Media
Contact: Media interested in attending this event should contact Nicole
Pagenette at (248) 651-1553 or at npagenet@bordersgroupinc.com.

Media interested in learning more about Borders should contact
Kolleen O'Meara at (734) 477-1224 or at
komeara@bordersgroupinc.com.

Additional Information:

Blume will sign copies of "Soupy Saturdays with the Pain and the
Great One" and two copies of any of her available previous
books.

Beginning September 8 at 9 a.m. tickets will be given out to
customers who would like to get copies of "Soupy Saturdays with
the Pain and the Great One" signed along with two of Blume's
previous books. These tickets will be given out on a first
come, first serve basis and will hold each person's place in
line. Line tickets will be color coded and the line will be
organized by colors. Announcements will be made when we begin
to line up each group. Borders cannot guarantee that all
customers with line tickets will have the opportunity to meet
Blume and obtain an autograph.

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About Borders Group, Inc.

Borders, Inc. is a subsidiary of Borders Group. Headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Borders Group is a $4.1 billion global retailer of books, music and movies with more than 1,200 stores and 32,000 employees worldwide. More information on the company is available at http://www.bordersgroupinc.com/.

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Source: Borders, Inc.

CONTACT: Nicole Pagenette, +1-248-651-1553,
npagenet@bordersgroupinc.com; or Kolleen O'Meara, +1-734-477-1224,
komeara@bordersgroupinc.com, both of Borders

Web site:

http://www.bordersgroupinc.com/

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'Gila Corporation Breaks into Top 2500'

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Gila Corporation, through its two business units, MSB and Gila Group, today announced that it has been awarded the prestigious honor of being recognized as one of the top 5000 fastest growing private companies in America.

Each year Inc. Magazine compiles a list of the fastest growing private companies in the US. This year, Gila made it well within the 5000 mark as it closed in the top 2500 fastest growing companies. "The plan we outlined over a year ago to solidify our executive team and expand our customer base is just now starting to pay off big for us," said Patrick J. Swanick, the Company's Chief Executive Officer.

The 2007 Inc. 5000 list measures revenue growth from 2003 through 2006. To qualify, companies had to be U.S.-based and privately held, independent -- not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies -- as of December 31, 2006, and have had at least $200,000 in revenue in 2003, and $2 million in 2006.

Gila Corporation, headquartered in Austin, Texas, is a leading provider of outsourced revenue recovery products and services. The Company provides specialized collections services for governmental entities and financial institutions nationwide.

About Gila Corporation

Founded in 1991, Gila Corporation is a leading provider of receivables management and business process outsourcing solutions. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, Gila Corporation offers outsourced collections, payment processing and call center services to governmental entities and financial institutions nationwide. Through its strategic business units, MSB and Gila Group, Gila Corporation empowers more than 280 talented employees with advanced technology, data management tools and leading edge business practices to exceed the expectations of its clients.

MSB collects delinquent court fines, fees and debts for a wide variety of governmental entities nationwide. Gila Group specializes in outsourced collections and customer service functions for financial institutions. For more information about Gila Corporation, visit http://www.gilacorp.com/ or call # 1-800-568-7004.

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Source: Gila Corporation

CONTACT: Bruce Cummings, Chief Marketing Officer of Gila Corporation,
+1-512-323-4231, Bruce.Cummings@GilaCorp.com

Web site:

http://www.gilacorp.com/

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- Advertised Vacancies rose slightly by 0.5% for the Month of August

- Healthcare professional and technical workers remain in high demand

- Ads rates remain high in the Mountain region as well as New England and the West Coast

NEW YORK, Sept. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- In August there were 4,104,800 online advertised vacancies, an increase of 20,600 or 0.5 percent from the July level, according to The Conference Board Help-Wanted OnLine Data Series(TM) (HWOL) released today. Online advertised vacancies were up (12%) over the year (August'06-August'07). There were 2.65 advertised vacancies online for every 100 persons in the labor force in August.

"The August numbers point to a continued softening in labor demand," said Gad Levanon, Economist at The Conference Board. "August is typically a month when businesses step up hiring. Although this online data series does not have enough history to seasonally adjust the monthly data, online job demand was virtually unchanged in August which is below what one would expect. While there are occupations and industries, like healthcare, where demand for labor remains high, August was a month when The Conference Board's Consumer Confidence Index also indicated that Americans were feeling the softening of general business conditions and the labor market."

THE NATIONAL PICTURE

In August, 2,780,400 of the 4,104,800 unduplicated online advertised vacancies were new ads that did not appear in July, while the remainder were reposted ads from the previous month. The 0.5 percent monthly increase in total ads reflected a 6 percent increase in new ads that offset the decline in reposted ads. Over the year (August'06 - August'07) total ads and new ads rose 12 percent and 14 percent, respectively.

Online job demand in August continued to be above last year's level in eight of the nine Census regions, but there were substantial variations from region to region. The largest over the year increases were in the West South Central region, which includes Louisiana, Texas and Oklahoma (32%), followed by the Mountain and East North Central regions (both up 24%). The Pacific and South Atlantic regions posted more modest gains (5% and 7%, respectively) while the New England region was down 6 percent from year ago levels. The New England region, however, continues to have one of the highest ads rate (3.58 ads per 100 persons in the regional labor force) exceeded only by the Mountain region (3.7 ads per 100 labor force).

The August figures reported in the Help-Wanted OnLine Data Series(TM) reflect the sum of the number of unduplicated online job ads for each day from mid-July to mid-August. This new series, which includes data from April 2005, does not have sufficient history to allow for seasonally adjusted monthly data.

STATE HIGHLIGHTS
-- Nevada posts the highest ads rate in the country in August.

-- Montana leads the nation with the lowest supply/demand rate for the
fourth month in a row.

Nevada posted 4.56 vacancies for every 100 persons in the state labor force, the highest rate in the nation moving up from second place last month. Alaska (4.46) and Montana (4.39) were close behind in the number of advertised vacancies when adjusted for the size of the state labor force. Other states in the top five included Oregon (4.33) and Colorado (4.3).

Online advertised vacancies in California, the state with the largest labor force in the nation, totaled 647,100 in August. The volume of online advertised vacancies in California was significantly above the next highest states, Texas (347,500), New York (284,200) and Florida (241,900).

"Although one cannot infer that the occupation or geographic location of unemployed persons matches the occupation or geographic location of the vacancies, looking at the number of unemployed in relation to the number of advertised vacancies provides an indication of available job opportunities for the unemployed," said Levanon. Using the latest unemployment data available from the Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and computing the supply/demand ratio (unemployed/advertised vacancies), the states with the most favorable (e.g., lowest) supply/demand rates included Montana (0.49), Idaho (0.65), Wyoming (0.77), and Utah (0.78). There were 9 states where the supply/demand rate was less than 1.0, indicating that the number of unemployed workers was fewer than the number of online job ads. For the nation as a whole the comparable supply/demand rate was 1.85 with the number of unemployed persons exceeding the number of online advertised vacancies.

States where the number of unemployed persons looking for work significantly exceeded the number of online advertised demand included Mississippi (5.13) and Michigan (4.76), Arkansas (3.40) and Kentucky (3.29).

OCCUPATIONAL FOCUS
-- Over 336,200 ads posted for healthcare practitioners and technical
occupations in August.

-- Management and Business/Financial occupations account for more than 30%
of online ads in New York and Illinois.

Healthcare practitioners and technical workers (336,200) and management positions (312,700) continue to be top occupations with a significant number of ads posted online. "These are also, on average, among the highest paying occupations," said Levanon. According to the latest federal hourly wage data, wages average above $44 an hour for management positions and about $30 an hour for healthcare practitioners and technicians.

Also in high demand are office and administrative support (271,500), business and financial occupations (261,900), and computer and mathematical (259,400) occupations.

AUSTIN, TX IN THE LEAD FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS YEAR
-- Austin ranks first with 6.26 ads per 100 persons in the labor force.

-- Salt Lake City has the lowest supply/demand ratio in the nation.

The top metro areas in August with over 6 advertised vacancies per 100 persons in the local labor force included Austin (6.26), San Francisco (6.11) and San Jose (6.10). These same metro areas are also among the top ten areas in the country where the number of unemployed persons was below the number of online advertised vacancies (supply/demand rate). Salt Lake City was number one with a 0.50 supply/demand rate. The number of unemployed persons looking for work was fewer than the number of advertised vacancies in 9 of the 52 metro areas for which data is reported separately.

Two of the nation's largest metropolitan areas, New York and Los Angeles, were first and second in the absolute volume of advertised job vacancies in August, with 291,600 and 235,100, respectively.

Note: The Help Wanted Online Data Series(TM) is a new developmental program with research and evaluation studies ongoing in a number of areas. The comparisons in the attached tables between total ads and total unemployed at the various geographic levels are overall counts and it cannot be inferred that the detailed occupation or geographic location of the unemployed matches the occupation or geographic location of the vacancy. Additionally, there may be differences in the way the unemployed person describes his occupation versus the way an employer may describe the same job. The Conference Board welcomes interested user feedback on this important new data set but also urges users to exercise caution in the analysis and interpretation of the data.

PROGRAM NOTES

The Conference Board Help-Wanted Online Data Series(TM) measures the number of new, first-time online jobs and jobs reposted from the previous month on more than 1,200 major Internet job boards and smaller job boards that serve niche markets and smaller geographic areas.

Like The Conference Board's long running Help-Wanted Advertising Index of print ads (which has been published since 1951), the new online series is not a direct measure of job vacancies. The level of ads in both print and online may change for reasons not related to overall job demand.

The Conference Board, as a standard practice with new data series, considers the estimates in The Conference Board Help-Wanted OnLine Data Series(TM) to be developmental. As a not-for-profit business research organization, The Conference Board is publishing the early years of this series for use by the media, analysts, researchers and the business community. Persons using this data are urged to review the information on the database and methodology available on our website and contact the economists listed at the top of this release with questions and comments.

Background information and technical notes on this new series are available at: http://www.conference-board.org/economics/helpwantedOnline.cfm. The underlying data for this series is provided by Wanted Technologies Corporation. CareerBuilder.com provides financial support for the series.

Additional information on the Bureau of Labor Statistics data used in this release can be found on the BLS website, http://www.bls.gov/.

The Conference Board

Non-partisan and not-for-profit, The Conference Board is the world's leading business membership and research organization. The Conference Board produces The Consumer Confidence Index and the Leading Economic Indicators for the U.S. and other major nations. These barometers can have a major impact on the financial markets. The Conference Board also produces a wide range of authoritative reports on corporate governance and ethics, human resources and diversity, executive compensation and corporate citizenship. Our conference and council programs bring together more than 10,000 senior executives each year to share insights and learn from each other. Visit The Conference Board's award-winning website at http://www.conference-board.org/.

CareerBuilder.com

CareerBuilder.com is the nation's largest online job site with more than 20 million unique visitors and over 1 million jobs. The company offers a vast online and print network to help job seekers connect with employers. CareerBuilder.com powers the career centers for more than 550 partners that include 165 newspapers and leading portals such as MSN and America Online. For more information about CareerBuilder.com products and services, visit http://www.careerbuilder.com/.

WANTED Technologies Corporation.

WANTED is a leading supplier of real-time sales and business intelligence solutions for the media classified and recruitment industries. Using its proprietary On-Demand data mining, lead generation and CRM (Customer Relationship Management) integrated technologies, WANTED aggregates real-time data from thousands of online job boards, real estate and newspaper sites, as well as corporate Web sites on a daily basis.

WANTED's data is used to optimize sales and to implement marketing strategies within the classified ad departments of major media organizations, as well as by staffing firms, advertising agencies and human resources specialists. For more information, please visit: http://www.wantedtech.com/.

First Call Analyst:
FCMN Contact:

Source: The Conference Board

CONTACT: Frank Tortorici, +1-212-339-0231, or Gad Levanon,
+1-212-339-0317, or June Shelp, +1-212-339-0369, all of The Conference Board

Web site:

http://www.conference-board.org/

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AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Not every school can afford the expensive supplies needed in today's science labs so Holt, Rinehart and Winston (http://www.hrw.com/) -- a leading publisher of textbooks, learning resources, and technology for middle and high school grades -- recently added a virtual Dissection Labs CD-ROM to its catalog of science resources. The lifelike lab dissections of six specimens give schools an alternative method for teaching anatomy and physiology.

Students begin a lab with a high-resolution image of a specimen and use their mouse to select the appropriate instrument to perform the procedure. Students can perform dissections step-by-step or in movie mode. It takes 30 steps to dissect a frog and along the way, students see their instrument peel back skin and remove organs with amazing clarity. If stuck, they select hints to help guide their scissors. Additional video clips describe and show how organs, systems and body parts function. An interactive anatomy section lets students investigate anatomy and, in the case of the frog dissection, learn tadpole development as well. The Dissection CD even offers assessment options. Students may be automatically graded on their dissection skills or take an interactive quiz.

"We realize that not every school has the facilities, money or time to allow every student to dissect actual specimens," said Allen Wheatcroft, president of Holt. "This Dissection Lab CD-ROM is designed to extend their learning opportunities and it is also a fabulous refresher tool for students who missed class or who need more study time."

Dissection Labs is available on CD-ROM and features six dissection organisms: a frog, fetal pig, earthworm, perch, crayfish, and a rat. A Web-based demonstration of the product is available at http://www.hrw.com/frog2.

About Holt, Rinehart and Winston

Holt, Rinehart and Winston is a leading publisher of textbooks and educational materials for grades six through 12 and is part of Harcourt Education, a global education provider serving students and teachers in PreK through grade 12, adult learners, and readers of all ages. The Harcourt companies are Harcourt School Publishers; Holt, Rinehart and Winston; Harcourt Assessment; Harcourt Trade Publishers; Greenwood-Heinemann; and Harcourt Connected Learning. For further information, please call (800) 992-1627 or visit http://www.hrw.com/ or http://www.harcourt.com/.

Harcourt Education is part of Reed Elsevier Group plc. (http://www.reedelsevier.com/), which is a world-leading publisher and information provider. It is owned equally by Reed Elsevier PLC and Reed Elsevier NV. The parent companies are listed on the London, Amsterdam and New York Stock Exchanges, under the following ticker symbols: London: REL; Amsterdam: REN; New York: RUK and ENL.

First Call Analyst:
FCMN Contact:

Source: Holt, Rinehart and Winston

CONTACT: Jennifer Harrison, +1-916-716-0636, jennifer@JHarrisonPR.com,
or LeighAnn Garcia, +1-512-721-7319, leighann.garcia@hrw.com, both of Holt,
Rinehart and Winston

Web site:

http://www.hrw.com/
http://www.harcourt.com/

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NEW YORK, Sept 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Tor Books, an imprint of Tom Doherty Associates, LLC -- the largest publisher of science fiction in the world -- is pleased to announce its first ever podcast from the 65th World Science Fiction Convention in Yokohama, Japan this August 30th - September 4th, 2007.

Tor Publisher, Tom Doherty, and Senior Editor, Patrick Nielsen Hayden, will podcast directly from the Nippon2007 Worldcon, marking the first time that Worldcon has ever taken place in Japan. This international podcasting event will kick off Tor's podcasting program, which will continue with regularly scheduled podcasts on September 12th.

The daily podcasts from the convention will cover the events there, as well as interviews with notable authors and editors and perhaps a few surprise guests. These podcasts will be available for download from iTunes, Yahoo and Google, through RSS -- and individuals can also tune in to them directly from the Tor website at www.tor-forge.com/podcasts.

The tor-forge.com podcast launch heralds the beginning of several exciting digital businesses that Tor will be launching in the coming months-designed to make Tor the leading online destination for the Science Fiction community.

The World Science Fiction Convention is an annual gathering of the biggest names in Science Fiction and Fantasy. Attended by authors, artists, fans, and the general public, Worldcon is also the place where the Hugo Awards, the top award for excellence in the field, are announced. For more information, please visit www.nippon2007.us.

About Tor Books

Tor Books, an imprint of Tom Doherty Associates, LLC, is a New York-based publisher of hardcover and softcover books, founded in 1980 and committed (although not limited) to SF and fantasy literature. Between an extensive hardcover and trade-softcover line, an Orb backlist program, and a stronghold in mass-market paperback, Tor annually publishes what is arguably the largest and most diverse line of science fiction and fantasy ever produced by a single English-language publisher. Books from Tor have won every major award in the SF and fantasy fields, and for the last twenty years in a row we have been named Best Publisher in the Locus Poll, the largest consumer poll in SF.

First Call Analyst:
FCMN Contact:

Source: Tor Books

CONTACT: Elena Stokes, Director of Publicity of Tor Books,
torpublicity@tor.com

Web site:

http://www.tor-forge.com/
http://www.tor-forge.com/podcasts
http://www.nippon2007.us/

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Reader poll will determine our Person of the Year for 2007

NEW YORK, Sept. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Light Reading (www.lightreading.com), the world's leading online publication for the telecommunications industry, this week revealed the finalists for its 2007 Readers' Choice Person of the Year Award, an exciting new addition to the publication's annual Leading Lights industry awards program.

The winner of this prestigious award will be chosen directly by Light Reading's audience via a poll on www.lightreading.com. Additionally, this week Light Reading published a special report highlighting all 13 of the finalists and their accomplishments throughout 2007.

To view the special report, visit:

http://www.lightreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=132369

To cast your vote for the Readers' Choice Person of the Year Award, go to:

http://www.lightreading.com/survey_page.asp?survey_id=347

The reader poll will remain open until September 28. The winner of the Readers' Choice Award will be announced at the Leading Lights awards ceremony, held during a special gala dinner on October 15, 2007, in New York City, following the opening day of Light Reading's Ethernet Expo.

For more information on Ethernet Expo, visit:

http://www.lightreading.com/ethernetexpo

For more information on attending the Leading Lights awards ceremony, please send email to events@lightreading.com.

"The finalists for this award represent a really interesting cross-section of Light Reading's worldwide audience, with service providers, equipment vendors, outsourcing firms, and Internet video pioneers all adequately represented," says Phil Harvey, Managing Editor for Light Reading. "Out of several dozen nominations, we've narrowed the list down to a compelling list of 13 people and we're looking forward to seeing who our readers think deserves this award the most."

Companies represented in our finalist list for Person of the Year include BigBand Networks Inc., BT Group plc, Ericsson AB, Infinera Corp., Juniper Networks Inc., Joost N.V., Nortel Networks Ltd., Time Warner Cable Inc., and others.

Contact:
Amy Averbook
Director of Corporate Marketing, Light Reading
averbook@lightreading.com
212-925-0020 x112
212-925-3324 (fax)

About Light Reading

Founded in 2000, Light Reading (www.lightreading.com) is the ultimate source for technology and financial analysis of the communications industry, leading the media sector in terms of traffic, content, and reputation. It reaches an extensive audience of executives and technologists within the telecom and enterprise networking communities, as well as the financial/industry analysts and investors who track these sectors. Light Reading was acquired by United Business Media in August 2005, and operates as a unit of CMP Technology.

About CMP Technology

CMP Technology (www.cmp.com) is a marketing solutions company serving the technology industry. Through its market-leading portfolio of trusted information brands, CMP has earned the confidence of more technology professionals than any other media company. As a result, CMP is the premier provider of access, insight, and programs designed to connect sellers and buyers in ways that yield superior return on investment. CMP Technology is a subsidiary of United Business Media (www.unitedbusinessmedia.com), a global provider of news distribution and specialist information services with a market capitalization of more than $3 billion.

First Call Analyst:
FCMN Contact:

Source: Light Reading

CONTACT: Amy Averbook, Director of Corporate Marketing, of Light Reading,
+1-212-925-0020 ext. 112, averbook@lightreading.com

Web site:

http://www.lightreading.com/
http://www.lightreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=132369
http://www.lightreading.com/survey_page.asp?survey_id=347
http://www.lightreading.com/ethernetexpo
http://www.cmp.com/
http://www.unitedbusinessmedia.com/

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Industry's first embeddable, open standards digital media services platform is honored by KMWorld

WESTBOROUGH, Mass., Sept. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- ClearStory Systems(R), a leading provider of digital asset management (DAM) solutions announced that Enterprise Media Server (EMS) OEM Edition has been named a "Trend-Setting Product" for 2007 by KMWorld.

EMS OEM Edition is the industry's first embeddable pure Java EE digital media services engine for software developers and software-as-a-service (SaaS) providers looking to shorten their time to market and reduce development costs. Purchased by leading advertising and video production companies, EMS has proven to allow these companies to shorten development cycles of their high-demand customer applications and Internet-based video services for a faster time-to-market.

Hugh McKellar, KMWorld editor in chief, said, "More than 650 individual products were considered by our team of editors, analysts, integrators and users. Each and every company whose products were chosen for this year's list of Trend-Setting Products is being acknowledged for its willingness to listen and serve its customers in useful and innovative ways. ClearStory has made this list for the third consecutive year, which is a reflection of its customer-focused product innovation."

A leader in providing DAM solutions to the market, ClearStory now offers EMS, which is the underlying platform for the ActiveMedia Suite, with a comprehensive software development kit (SDK), access to ClearStory resources, and dedicated technical support. This fully empowers OEM partners such as independent software vendors (ISVs), SaaS, and media service providers, to rapidly deliver and easily develop new or enhanced digital media applications on the ClearStory EMS platform. EMS allows these partners to easily embed digital asset management services into their applications, such as taxonomy management, cataloging and rendition management, media processing and transformation services, delivery services, and repository management.

"We feel strongly that EMS OEM Edition provides a compelling solution for companies seeking fast time-to-market for their specialized digital media applications. It offers an off-the-shelf media services engine designed from the ground up to support rapid application development," said Henry F. Nelson, ClearStory president and CEO. "To be by recognized by KMWorld as a trendsetter with this product offering is rewarding. To achieve this recognition for three-years running is truly an honor."

About Enterprise Media Server

ClearStory Enterprise Media Server (EMS) is a contemporary foundation for a whole new generation of digital media applications. This scalable, open-standards media services platform is the engine behind the ClearStory product suite, including ActiveMedia, our DAM solution. For custom and OEM solutions, EMS delivers the performance and reliability needed for rapid application development. This makes EMS a favorite with leading systems integrators and application developers. What's more, the modern architecture

and security model of EMS supports multi-tenancy and can be hosted-ideal for Software-as-a-Service (SAAS) business models.

About KMWorld

The leading information provider serving the knowledge management systems market, KMWorld covers the latest in Content, Document and Knowledge Management and informs more than 50,000 subscribers about the components and processes and subsequent success stories that together offer solutions for improving business performance.

About ClearStory Systems

ClearStory Systems is the leader in high-performance content management solutions for digital media communications. ClearStory software manages the enterprise digital media supply chain-from creation and collaboration, to lifecycle management and delivery-to give companies a competitive advantage, marketing agility, cost avoidance, and maximum efficiency. Backed by premier customer support and service, ClearStory award-winning products are easy to use and readily align with our customers' business objectives for both a rapid return-on-investment and low total cost of ownership. Visit us at http://www.clearstorysystems.com/.

CONTACTS:

ClearStory Systems Ripple Effect Communications
Susan Worthy Valerie Harding (Media)
sworthy@clearstorysystems.comvharding@recommunication.com
(508) 870-4225 (617) 536-8887

First Call Analyst:
FCMN Contact: sworthy@clearstorysystems.com

Source: ClearStory Syste