Platts, one of the world's foremost providers of energy and metals information, today announced it is expanding its suite of spot price assessments in global metals to include steel exported from China, specifically hot-rolled coil (HRC) and concrete reinforcing bar (rebar).

ARRIS today announced that it has concluded a series of interoperability test activities with advertising technology companies to help accelerate progress surrounding the SCTE 130 (DVS 629) interfaces and to define the cable industry's addressable Advertising Insertion standard and solutions.

Diagnostic Health Corporation (DHC), an independent provider of diagnostic imaging services, has announced the appointment of Robert E. Gontarek as its chief operating officer effective Monday, May 19, 2008. In this role, Gontarek will oversee the operations of DHC's more than 45 diagnostic imaging centers across the country.

With price declines hurting home sellers and real estate commissions taking another 6% of a home's value, homeowners should consider Fizber.com (http://www.fizber.com/) to sell their homes and save a substantial amount of money on commissions. As the real estate market tightens across the U.S., Fizber.com, a for-sale-by-owner website, is now offering free home listings to help home sellers save money in a down real estate market.

InkSure Technologies Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: INKS) , a leading provider of covert machine-readable security solutions for the prevention of counterfeiting, fraud and diversion, today reported its operating results for the three months period ended on March 31, 2008.

Sonic Foundry, Inc. , the recognized market leader for rich media webcasting and knowledge management, today announced the winners for its fourth annual Rich Media Impact Awards program. The winners were recognized at a special awards dinner during UNLEASH 2008, the second annual Mediasite user conference.

American Diabetes Wholesale (ADW), a discount provider of diabetic supplies, is proud to launch its new affiliate program on the Performics network. ADW hopes to expand its online reach and strengthen its brand with this new endeavor. ADW will pay its affiliate partners a percentage of every sale they refer. Commissions will vary based upon amount of sales. "We see our affiliate program as a great way to cultivate an online sales team while strengthening our brand. We looked at this as something we must do if we want to continue to grow online," said Chris Maguire, Vice President of American Diabetes Wholesale

announces its newest program, the Zootoo to the Rescue Sweepstakes (http://www.zootoo.com/rescues). First prize in the sweepstakes is $10,000. The runner-up will win $3,000 and 13 other Rescue Groups will win $1,000 each.

MedQuist Inc. (Pink Sheets: MEDQ), the leading provider of clinical documentation workflow technology and services, and StructuRad LLC, an innovator in radiology reporting solutions, announced today they have agreed to integrate and use StructuRad's radiology reporting content "macros" in MedQuist's SpeechQ for Radiology(TM) speech recognition solution product.

Gehry Technologies is among the 2008 recipients of the prestigious Building Information Model (BIM) Awards, given by the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Technology in the Architectural Practice Knowledge Community (TAP). Gehry Technologies (GT) received the award for "Design / Delivery Process Innovation Using BIM" for One Island East, a 70-storey commercial office tower in Hong Kong.

Sigue's money transfer services continued uninterrupted domestically and internationally today despite a fire in one of its offices located in San Fernando, California. The fire, which seriously damaged Sigue's administrative headquarters, began at approximately 1:30AM Wednesday. Sigue Management promptly invoked its Disaster Recovery/Business Continuity Plan while the fire still burned. By 5AM, at the opening of business, the fire was completely contained and there was no affect on business operations.

Education leaders joined at the inaugural ED in '08 Blogger Summit today calling on the presidential candidates to address education reform and give students the skills they need to compete in a global economy. The unlikely team, former DNC Chairman Roy Romer and former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, crossed political lines to encourage the audience to continue using the internet and grassroots organization to change the discourse on education reform. Content from the ED in '08 Blogger Summit is available at http://www.edin08.com/bloggersummit.

PolyOne Corporation , a leading global provider of specialized polymer materials, services and solutions, announced that shareholders at today's annual meeting elected the following directors to serve on the board until the 2009 annual meeting: Stephen D. Newlin, J. Douglas Campbell, Dr. Carol A. Cartwright, Gale Duff-Bloom, Richard H. Fearon, Robert A. Garda, Gordon D. Harnett, Edward J. Mooney and Farah M. Walters.

The Illinois Employee Confidence Index bounced back after reaching an unprecedented low in March, increasing 6.1 points to 44.5 in April, according to the latest Spherion(R) Employment Report. The monthly survey of Illinois workers, conducted by Harris Interactive(R) on behalf of Spherion Corporation, indicates that more workers are confident about finding a new job and more are feeling secure about the future of their current employer.

The national law firm of McKool Smith is announcing a $21 million patent infringement verdict in favor of Tyler, Texas-based Anascape Ltd. against Redmond, Wash.-based Nintendo of America Inc., a subsidiary of Japan's Nintendo Co. Ltd. (NTDO.Y).

CEVA Logistics, the fourth largest supply chain management company in the world, was recently recognized as "Transportation Partner of the Year" by Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc. (FCPA). For the second year in a row, CEVA has emerged as the most valued supply chain partner for one of the world's leading suppliers of innovative computer products.

National Real Estate Information Services (NREIS), one of the country's largest, privately-held vendor management companies, introduces F.R.E.D., its "Fast, Reliable, Electronic Data" interactive web portal. This new service provides mortgage originators of any size the ability to order automated valuation models (AVM's) through a self service website.

The Silicon Valley Association of Startup Entrepreneurs (SVASE) today announced it received 266 presentation submissions for the eagerly sought after 30 speaking slots identified for companies to demo new products at "Launch: Silicon Valley 2008." This year's submissions were up 50% over last year's event, resulting in an extremely rigorous and difficult selection process identifying the most outstanding companies to present.

Uni-Pixel, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: UNXL) , the developer of a color display technology called Time Multiplexed Optical Shutter ("TMOS"), today announced that it will showcase its TMOS display prototypes at SID's DisplayWeek 2008, to be held May 19 through 23, marking the company's first public demonstration of the TMOS flat panel display prototypes.

An Oregon man pleaded guilty today to selling counterfeit computer software with a retail value of more than $1 million, in addition to aggravated identity theft and mail fraud, announced Assistant Attorney General of the Criminal Division Alice S. Fisher and Karin J. Immergut, U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon. This case is part of the Justice Department's initiative to combat online auction piracy.

Multiplied Media Corporation is pleased to announce they have signed an agreement with t-info to provide local search in Germany. t-info is a joint venture between Deutsche Telekom Medien GmbH (DeTeMedien) and directory publishers in Germany.

Environmental Operating Solutions, Inc. (EOS) announced today that the company has been selected to present at the upcoming Dow Jones Environmental Ventures Conference in San Mateo, California on May 21, 2008. The presentation will be given by Eric Stoermer, President and Chief Executive Officer.

Mikros Systems Corporation (BULLETIN BOARD: MKRS) , announced today the results of the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2008. The Company reported revenue for the period of $651,282 and net income of $10,753. During the period, the Company experienced delays in subcontractor services and materials delivery resulting in a $143,668 decrease in revenues during the quarter. Based on current activity, the Company expects increased material and subcontractor costs throughout 2008 to support anticipated ADEPT deliveries.

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Objet Geometries Ltd. (http://www.2objet.com), the innovation leader in 3-D printing, today announced that its revolutionary Connex500(TM) system has been recognized with the red dot award (http://www.red-dot.de), one of the highest and most coveted honors for product design and innovation worldwide. The Connex500(TM) is the first-ever system to allow printing of several materials with different mechanical and physical properties simultaneously.

Tralliance Corporation and EXPOTUR announced a partnership with the launch of EXPOTUR.TRAVEL. As the first major travel and tourism event to be officially named .travel, EXPOTUR and Tralliance Corporation formally addressed the travel and tourism community in San Jose, Costa Rica today.

More than 150 industry, government and academic energy experts will gather together to debate how to best harness sustainable energy and information technology to solve the country's energy needs during ConnectivityWeek 2008 at the Santa Clara Convention Center from May 20 - 22.

Casino players across North America will soon be competing for more life-changing jackpots due to the fact that TableMAX Holdings LLC has received GLI certification for its Caribbean Stud(R) poker electronic table game, the second-most popular proprietary table game ever introduced to the gaming market.

the Trimble(R) GeoExplorer(R) 2008 series. As one of three models available, the new GeoXH(TM) handheld is setting a new mapping and Geographic Information System (GIS) industry standard with real-time decimeter (10 centimeter) level positioning accuracy. With high-accuracy GIS data collection capabilities, field workers can easily perform effective mapping of infrastructure and more accurate asset inventories. Because high accuracy positioning is available in real-time, utility workers, public works personnel, and others who locate buried and hidden assets can more easily excavate cables and pipes without the risk of damaging nearby assets. In addition, back-office data processing is eliminated, streamlining asset inventories and as-built mapping jobs.

Saucehead.com, which offers one of the broadest online collections of famous barbecue sauces and marinades, is gearing up for Father's Day with more new sauces, including the Jardine's line. The website, known as "The Greatest Place in The World to Buy BBQ Sauce," celebrated its first year in business on April 19, 2008.

Gameloft(R), a leading global publisher and developer of video games for mobile phones and consoles, today announced an agreement with the National Basketball Association (NBA) to develop and publish two NBA games for mobile phones. The first game scheduled is NBA Smash!, an arcade-style 2-on-2 street basketball game to be released in May. A second NBA game, a 5-on-5 simulation style game, is scheduled to launch in September 2008.

Dramatic legal action against auction site software pirates was announced today by the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) and the Department of Justice. SIIA filed nine new lawsuits against individual sellers of pirated software on eBay, bringing its year-to-date total to 26 cases. Meanwhile a guilty plea was entered by Jeremiah Mondello, one of the most notorious sellers of pirated software on eBay.

STMicroelectronics , a world leader in protection devices, has introduced the SMM4F family of unidirectional Transil(TM) voltage surge-suppression diodes, which improves performance in three key areas by delivering high protection within a small footprint, reducing leakage current for low losses, and raising maximum junction temperature for enhanced reliability.

Today at the American Institute of Architects' 2008 National Convention and Design Exposition, Z Corporation will make the first public demonstration of the STL Exporter for the Revit platform for building information modeling (BIM). Developed by Autodesk with support from Z Corporation, this new software utility lets architects, engineers and designers easily and affordably "3D print" physical models of buildings and projects created in the Revit platform for BIM.

The Ohio Resource Center (ORC) for Mathematics, Science, and Reading has received a $58,000 grant from the Verizon Foundation to train teachers throughout the state to use thousands of free educational resources available on Thinkfinity.org in partnership with Ohiorc.org.

Vendormate, Inc., the leading provider of business-credentialing and compliance-monitoring solutions to help companies distinguish safe from risky vendors, completes its tenure at Georgia Tech's Advanced Technology Development Center today. The ATDC is a nationally-recognized science and technology incubator that helps Georgia entrepreneurs launch and build successful companies.

Plexus Corp. , today announced it will webcast its investor relations presentation at the Nasdaq OMX 21st Investor Program in London on May 20, 2008 at 2:15 p.m. British Summer Time (BST).

The movie won't hit theaters for another week, but fans don't have to wait any longer to get a taste of the adventure Indiana Jones(TM) has to offer. Microsoft Corp. and LucasArts are debuting an exclusive playable demo of the upcoming Games for Windows-branded "LEGO(R) Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures" on the official Games for Windows Web site, which can be reached by visiting http://www.lucasarts.com/games/legoindianajones/de mo or http://www.gamesforwindows.com/. The official Games for Windows Web site is the only place to experience the game on any platform before the release of the new Indiana Jones movie.

Handleman Company (Pink Sheets: HDLM), http://www.handleman.com/ , today announced that it has entered into a sixth amendment to its credit agreements that, based on its recently completed fiscal year 2009 business plan, establishes financial covenants and reduces the size and cost of its credit facility without impacting liquidity. The size of the revolving credit facility has been reduced from $223 million to $163 million, reflecting Handleman's projections in its fiscal 2009 budget for significantly lower borrowings.

Steven Rouse, chief operating officer of Boise, Idaho-based Kount Inc., has been invited to participate in a global, round-table discussion regarding emerging online fraud and online fraud control technology at the Direct Response Forum Europe 2008 Annual Conference in Brussels, Belgium, May 18-20 at the Metropole Hotel.