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Imation Corp. (NYSE:IMN) announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Imation will acquire the assets of IronKey's secure data storage hardware business. The two companies also announced a strategic partnership whereby Imation will receive an exclusive license from IronKey for its secure storage management software and service, and a license to use the IronKey brand for secure storage products. IronKey will partner with Imation to provide its online cloud-based security services.

Imation Corp., together with its subsidiaries, provides data storage and security products, and electronics and accessories.

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Oracle Corporation (NASDAQ:ORCL), an enterprise software company, develops, manufactures, markets, distributes, and services database and middleware software, applications software, and hardware systems worldwide. Oracle Corporation was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in Redwood City, California. Oracle Corporation is the world's most complete, open, and integrated business software and hardware systems company.



Oracle Corporation yesterday announced fiscal 2012 Q1 GAAP total revenues were up 12% to $8.4 billion, while non-GAAP total revenues were up 11% to $8.4 billion. Both GAAP and non-GAAP new software license revenues were up 17% to $1.5 billion. GAAP software license updates and product support revenues were up 17% to $4.0 billion, while non-GAAP software license updates and product support revenues were up 16% to $4.0 billion. Both GAAP and non-GAAP hardware systems products revenues were down 5% to $1.0 billion. GAAP operating income was up 40% to $2.7 billion, and GAAP operating margin was 32%.

Non-GAAP operating income was up 21% to $3.6 billion, and non-GAAP operating margin was 42%. GAAP net income was up 36% to $1.8 billion, while non-GAAP net income was up 16% to $2.5 billion. GAAP earnings per share were $0.36, up 34% compared to last year while non-GAAP earnings per share were up 14% to $0.48. GAAP operating cash flow on a trailing twelve month basis was $12.8 billion, up 46% from last year. In addition, Oracle also announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.06 per share of outstanding common stock. This dividend will be paid to stockholders of record as of the close of business on October 12, 2011, with a payment date of November 2, 2011.

For more information about Oracle, please visit www.oracle.com

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Global Hunter (GBLHF.PK)

Copper is derived from a Latin word cuprum. Copper has a melting point of 1083.4 +/- 0.2°C, boiling point of 2567°C, specific gravity of 8.96 (20°C), with a valence of 1 or 2. Copper is reddish colored and takes a bright metallic luster. It is malleable, ductile, and a good conductor of electricity and heat. It is second only to silver as an electrical conductor.

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MedCath Corporation (Nasdaq:MDTH) announced that O. Edwin French will retire as president, Chief Executive Officer and as a member of the Board of Directors effective Friday, September 23, 2011. Art Parker will become Chief Executive Officer after serving as Chief Financial Officer, and MedCath Controller Lora Ramsey will become the new Chief Financial Officer. Parker joined MedCath in 2001 after serving in various positions with Bank of America, and he became Executive Vice President and CFO in 2009. Ramsey has served as served as MedCath's Vice President Controller since 2006.

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Community Bank Shares of Indiana, Inc. (Nasdaq:CBIN) announced that it received $28 million in new capital through the United States Department of the Treasury's Small Business Lending Fund program (SBLF). The funds were authorized by the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 and are intended to help community banks increase lending to small businesses so they can expand operations and create jobs. The new capital will enhance the Company's already strong capital base. The initial dividend rate is five percent but may be reduced based on the Company's growth in qualified small business lending.

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IXYS Corporation (NASDAQ:IXYS) announced the release of its 2nd generation IXOLAR™ SolarBIT products, which are made of high-efficiency monocrystalline solar cells. The IXOLAR™ SolarBITs are ideal for charging many types of battery-powered off the grid products. The products are offered as a component so customers can assemble them at ease to incorporate solar charging into their products.

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Acxiom Corporation (Nasdaq:ACXM) announced that the International Association of Privacy Professionals has named Acxiom's Jennifer Barrett Glasgow as the winner of IAPP's Privacy Vanguard Award. The IAPP Privacy Vanguard Award honors the privacy professional who has demonstrated outstanding leadership, knowledge and creativity in privacy and data protection, whether through spearheading projects or programs that positively impact the privacy profession or through achievements over the course of an entire tenure or career. The IAPP Board of Directors' Executive Committee selects the recipient from a distinguished list of nominees.

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Crown Equity Holdings Inc. (CRWE)

Crown Equity Holdings Inc., together with its digital network, currently provides electronic media services specializing in online publishing, which brings together targeted audiences and advertisers.
Crown Equity Holdings Inc. offers internet media-driven advertising services, which covers and connects a range of marketing specialties, as well as search engine optimization for clients interested in online media awareness.

Traditional buyers of advertising have been conditioned in a certain fashion and have come to understand advertising in a certain way.

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Sigma Designs,Inc. (Nasdaq:SIGM) announced that the Company's SMP8670 provided a competitive advantage for one of its key partners by helping Dune HD win the coveted Connected TV of the Year award from ConnectedWorld.TV. The winning product was the Dune HD TV-101 from Dune HD, the European Union and CIS leader in media players. The award was presented at the ConnectedWorld.TV Awards in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. "From an illustrious list of well-known brands, the readers of ConnectedWorld.TV selected the Dune HD TV-101 as the Connected TV of the Year," said Neil Nixon, managing editor of ConnectedWorld.TV, the industry's leading portal for the multi-screen video environment.

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Human Genome Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:HGSI) announced that its presentation at the UBS Global Life Sciences Conference will be webcast and may be accessed at www.hgsi.com. A member of Human Genome Sciences' senior management team will present a corporate overview on Wednesday, September 21, 2011, at 11:30 AM Eastern time. Investors interested in listening to the live webcast should log on before the start time in order to download any software required. The archive of the webcast will be available for several days after the live event.

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Human Genome Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:HGSI) announced that its presentation at the UBS Global Life Sciences Conference will be webcast and may be accessed at www.hgsi.com. A member of Human Genome Sciences' senior management team will present a corporate overview on Wednesday, September 21, 2011, at 11:30 AM Eastern time. Investors interested in listening to the live webcast should log on before the start time in order to download any software required. The archive of the webcast will be available for several days after the live event.

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Crown Equity Holdings Inc. (CRWE)

If you've ever tried making heads or tails of your monthly phone bill, you quickly realized that the phone company nickel and dimes you for everything under the Sun and varies how much they charge per call based on which calling area the recipient is in. This sort of nonsense is great for the phone company but makes it difficult to gauge what your monthly bill is going to be in order to make projections for down the road. By using Voice over Internet Protocol service for out-of-area calling, you get to enjoy the simplicity and lower overall cost that comes with paying a flat fee. This is one of the biggest benefits of switching to VoIP since it can relieve quite a few headaches and significantly impact a company's bottom line.

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Crown Equity Holdings Inc. (CRWE)

Crown Equity Holdings Inc., together with its digital network, currently provides electronic media services specializing in online publishing, which brings together targeted audiences and advertisers.

Crown Equity Holdings Inc. offers internet media-driven advertising services, which covers and connects a range of marketing specialties, as well as search engine optimization for clients interested in online media awareness.

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Global Hunter (GBLHF.PK)

Copper corrodes only slowly in moist air-much more slowly than iron rusts. First it darkens in color because of a thin layer of black copper oxide, CuO. Then as the years goes by it forms a bluish green patina of basic copper carbonate, with a composition usually given as Cu2(OH)2CO3. (The carbon comes from carbon dioxide in the air.) This is the cause of the green color of the Statue of Liberty, which is made of 300 thick copper plates bolted together. Without traveling to New York you can see this color on the copper roofs of old buildings such as churches and city halls.

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Johnson Controls, Inc. (NYSE:JCI) announced that its annual New York institutional investor day will be Wednesday, October 12, 2011 at The Times Center. At the event, Johnson Controls Chairman and CEO Steve Roell and the company's executive management team will provide an in-depth review of the company's 2012 market forecasts as well as its growth strategies, opportunities and financial expectations. Presentations will begin at 8:30 a.m. Eastern. Presentations by: Steve Roell, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer. Alex Molinaroli, Vice President and President, Power Solutions. Beda Bolzenius, Vice President and President, Automotive Experience, Dave Myers, Vice President and President, Building Efficiency, Bruce McDonald, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.

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HealthSpring, Inc., (NYSE:HS) announced that it has been ranked No. 71 by Fortune magazine's list of the nation's 100 fastest-growing companies. The rankings were judged by revenue and earnings-per-share growth and annualized total return, all over a three-year period. "We're delighted to be awarded this honor," Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Herb Fritch said. "As we plan for the future, growth remains a priority, both through acquisitions and organic opportunities. This award serves as a testament to the success of our innovative model and our dedication to strategically expanding the business with the goal of creating shareholder value."

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Pentair, Inc. (NYSE:PNR) will participate in the 2011 Citi Global Industrials Conference held in Boston on Wednesday, September 21. The presentation and comments by Pentair's Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer John Stauch will begin at approximately 11:20 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time. A live audio webcast of the presentation can be accessed at www.pentair.com.

Pentair, Inc. operates as a diversified industrial manufacturing company worldwide. The company Water segment offers products and systems for use in the movement, storage, treatment, and enjoyment of water.

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American Electric Power (NYSE:AEP) has been named one of the most adoption-friendly workplaces by the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption.AEP reimburses employees up to $3,000 per child for eligible adoption-related expenses and provides up to 40 hours of paid leave for new adoptive parents. Since early 2007, AEP has assisted its employees with more than 60 adoptions. "We recognize the value of offering family-friendly programs to our employees and are pleased to support them by helping to defray the costs of adopting children," said Curt Cooper, AEP's director of employee benefits. "It is an honor to receive the Dave Thomas Foundation award for the fifth straight year."

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Crown Equity Holdings Inc. (CRWE)

Crown Equity Holdings Inc., together with its digital network, currently provides electronic media services specializing in online publishing, which brings together targeted audiences and advertisers.

Online Marketing involves different business models. One is direct selling to buyer, another by generating leads to websites and even a model called affiliate marketing in which product is developed by one person and sold by another with an arrangement for profit sharing.

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The Williams Companies, Inc., (NYSE:WMB) will host its annual Analyst Day tomorrow that will feature an in-depth presentation on the company's transformation into a high-dividend, high-growth energy infrastructure company. In addition to the strategic and financial overview, Analyst Day will feature in-depth presentations on the Williams Partners L.P. (NYSE:WPZ) midstream and gas pipeline businesses, as well as Williams' midstream Canada and olefins business.

The Williams Companies, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in finding, producing, gathering, processing, and transporting natural gas primarily in the United States.

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Western Gas Partners, LP (NYSE:WES) announced a registered underwritten public offering of 5,000,000 common units representing limited partner interests. Western Gas Partners (the "Partnership") will grant the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to 750,000 additional common units. Net proceeds from the offering, including any net proceeds from the underwriters' exercise of their option to purchase additional common units, are expected to be used for general partnership purposes. Pending the use of proceeds for other purposes, the Partnership may apply some or all of the net proceeds to reduce outstanding borrowings under its revolving credit facility.

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Harvard Bioscience, Inc. (Nasdaq:HBIO) announced that its President, David Green, will present at the UBS 2011 Life Sciences Conference on Tuesday, September 20, 2011 at 2:30 p.m. local time at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York. To hear a live webcast of our presentation, visit the "Events and Presentations" tab on our Company website at www.harvardbioscience.com.

Harvard Bioscience, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, and markets specialized products, primarily apparatus and scientific instruments used to advance life science research at pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, universities, and government laboratories worldwide.

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Landec Corporation (Nasdaq:LNDC) announced that it will report financial results for the fiscal year 2012 first quarter ended August 28, 2011, after market close on Tuesday, October 4, 2011. The news release will be followed the next morning, Wednesday, October 5, 2011, by a teleconference and webcast open to all interested parties at 8:00 a.m., Pacific Time. The teleconference can be accessed by calling 866-238-1665 or 703-639-1164. Please log in 5 - 10 minutes prior to the beginning of the call.

Landec Corporation designs, develops, manufactures, and sells polymer products for food and agricultural products, medical devices products, and licensed partner applications incorporating patented polymer technologies.

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Majestic Gold Corp. (MJGCF.PK)

Majestic Gold Corp. engages in the acquisition, exploration, and mining of precious metals in China. The company primarily explores for gold deposits. It holds interest in the Song Jiaguo Property located on the Jiaodong Peninsula in Muping County, the Shandong Province. The company is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

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EXFO Inc. (Nasdaq:EXFO) announced that DNA has placed an order with EXFO for the BrixHawk SA Service Assurance Solution to expand its 3G monitoring, analytics and reporting capabilities to include 4G LTE for voice and roaming services with focus on operational efficiency that translates into significant OPEX savings. In 2010, DNA selected EXFO's BrixHawk SA, formerly known under the name BrixMobile, to monitor its IP-based, circuit-switched 2G/3G mobile network. Due to its satisfaction with EXFO's products and services, and as it grows its network to 4G LTE, DNA wants to continue using EXFO Service Assurance products to expand 3G reporting capabilities and monitor 4G LTE. The scalable and flexible architecture of BrixHawk SA was the crucial factor in DNA's choice of a service assurance solution.

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Global Hunter (GBLHF.PK)

Global Hunter's focus is on strategic and base metals, with an advanced stage copper oxide project in Chile and a highly prospective molybdenum property in British Columbia, Canada. GBLHF teams are working on developing the Corona de Cobre property in Chile and the Rabbit south property in British Columbia.

Global Hunter Corp. (GBLHF.PK) is pleased to announce initial assay results from its previously announced surface sampling program. The results are encouraging with new gold showings as well as very positive copper oxide assays over wide-spread areas.

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BioLineRx Ltd. (NASDAQ:BLRX) announced that its Chief Executive Officer, Kinneret Savitsky, Ph.D., and its Chief Financial and Operating Officer, Philip Serlin, will be presenting at the 2011 UBS Global Life Sciences Conference in New York. Dr. Savitsky and Mr. Serlin are currently scheduled to present at 9:30 a.m. ET on Wednesday, September 21st. The presentation will be broadcast over the Internet as a "live" listen only Webcast. To listen, please go to http://www.biolinerx.com/default.asp?pageid=63&itemid=89. An archive of the event will also be available for those unable to listen live.

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Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc. (Nasdaq:QTWW) announced that it exhibited its F150 Plug-in Hybrid Electric (PHEV) pickup truck at the CleanTech OC 2011 Conference and Expo in Irvine, California, on September 12, 2011. The Quantum Ford F150 PHEV is powered by Quantum's "F-Drive" parallel hybrid drive system developed specifically for light duty truck applications. The substantially increased fuel economy of the Quantum F150 PHEV, combined with less maintenance cost, results in significant reduction of operating costs for the fleet operators without sacrificing reliability. CleanTech OC is a collaborative, multi-disciplinary trade association that seeks to promote economic growth in the Orange County clean technology industry, which is likely to be one of the most significant engines for job growth in Southern California over the next decade.

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Cleantech Transit Inc. (CLNO)

Bioenergy is energy contained in living or recently living biological organisms, a definition which specifically excludes fossil fuels. Plants get bioenergy through photosynthesis, and animals get it by consuming plants. Organic material containing bioenergy is known as biomass. Humans can use this biomass in many different ways, through something as simple as burning wood for heat, or as complex as genetically modifying bacteria to create cellulosic ethanol. Since almost all bioenergy can be traced back to energy from sunlight, bioenergy has the major advantage of being a renewable energy source.

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Hansen Medical, Inc. (NASDAQ:HNSN) announced that President and CEO Bruce Barclay is scheduled to present at the UBS Global Life Sciences Conference. The conference is being held September 19-21, 2011 at the Grand Hyatt New York in New York City. Hansen Medical is scheduled to present on Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time. Hansen Medical will provide a live webcast of the audio presentation. Interested parties may access the live webcast by visiting the investor relations section of Hansen Medical's web site at www.hansenmedical.com.

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