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June 30, 2005

The National Homeland Security Knowledgebase, www.NationalHomelandSecurityKnowledgebase.com, Features Directory of Homeland Security Stocks

National Homeland Security Knowledgebase, www.NationalHomelandSecurityKnowledgebase.com, (NHSK) features a directory of public companies participating in the Homeland Security sector.

Point Roberts, WA (PRWEB) June 30, 2005 -- The National Homeland Security Knowledgebase, www.NationalHomelandSecurityKnowledgebase.com, (NHSK) features a directory of public companies participating in the Homeland Security sector. The National Homeland Security Knowledgebase also includes comprehensive Homeland Security information resources, Homeland Security news, directories, newsletter, investment research, technology sectors, a Homeland Security marketplace, and a collection of links on Homeland Security related topics.

Current list of Homeland Security Stocks: http://www.nationalhomelandsecurityknowledgebase.com/research/HSStocks.htm

The NHSK (http://www.NationalHomelandSecurityKnowledgebase.com) was acquired by www.HomelandDefenseStocks.com (HDS), a global investor and industry news and research portal for Homeland Security stocks and the Homeland Security sector. HomelandDefenseStocks.com is an investor and industry news portal for the homeland defense and security sector. The HDS website does not make recommendations, but offers a unique free information portal to research news, exclusive articles, interviews, investor conferences and a growing list of participating public companies in the sector.

Featured HDS Companies: Aethlon Medical, Inc. (OTCBB: AEMD), CryoPort, Inc. (OTC.PK: CYRX) http://www.cryoport.com, Cyberlux Corporation (OTCBB: CYBL) http://www.cyberlux.com/, Gateway International Holdings, Inc. (OTC.PK: GWYI) http://www.gwyi.com/, Harrington Group Ltd. (HGRLF.PK) http://www.hgrltd.com/, Law Enforcement Associates (OTCBB: LENF) http://www.leacorp.com/, MDM Group Inc. (OTC.PK: MDDM) http://www.mdmgroupinc.com/, Markland Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: MRKL) http://www.marklandtech.com, OnScreen Technology, Inc. (OTCBB: ONSC) http://www.onscreentech.com/, Sniffex, Inc. (OTC.PK: SNFX) http://www.sniffex.com/, Technest Holdings Inc (OTCBB: THNS) http://www.genextech.com/

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MDM Group, a Security, Biodefense, Law Enforcement and Homeland Security Company Reports on Progress and Provides Update

MDM Group, Inc. (OTC.PK: MDDM) www.mdmgroupinc.com advises on progess with ShockRounds(TM) and provides updates for the Company's Australian listed subsidiary, Harrington Group Limited (OTC BB: HGRLF) (Australia:HGR.AX), http://www.hgrltd.com on their recent accomplishments.

SANTA CLARA, CA (PRWEB) June 30, 2005 -- MDM Group, Inc. (OTC.PK: MDDM) www.mdmgroupinc.com advises on progess with ShockRounds(TM) and provides updates for the Company's Australian listed subsidiary, Harrington Group Limited (OTC BB: HGRLF) (Australia:HGR.AX), http://www.hgrltd.com on their recent accomplishments.
Highlights include:

Dr. Ed Stephen, head of the MDM's Biodefense Division, this week returned from a month-long trip to Russia where he spent extensive time visiting with the Company's research institute partners through the ISTC Program (http://www.istc.ru), which is part of a U.S. Department of State program to support the nonproliferation of nuclear, biological and chemical Weapons of Mass Destruction.

Following this successful trip the Company expects to be entering into several development relationships over the coming months where ISTC can play a significant role.

During the course of the week ended 24 June, 2005, the Company's Australian listed subsidiary, Harrington Group Limited (OTC BB: HGRLF (Australia:HGR.AX), commenced a program to establish investor awareness among the Australian brokerage community through a series of broker presentations both in Sydney and in Melbourne. The presentation can be accessed at the Harrington website http://www.hgrltd.com under News - Company Announcements.

ShockRounds(TM) have received recent press coverage in The New Scientist and the Substance Abuse Testing technology (being licensed to Harrington Group subject to shareholder approval) in the Melbourne Age and in the Herald Sun. Links to these articles can be accessed under News -Media Coverage at www.hgrltd.

The Company expects to report on the ShockRounds(TM) prototype testing during the course of the week.

Harrington Group director and COO, Taylor Fogelquist, and Dr Allen Bain of the Harrington Advisory Board last week participated in the International Law Enforcement Forum 2005 in Ottawa, Canada. The focus of the Forum was on Minimal Force Options, which included discussion of ShockRounds(TM) and other technology. The Forum was attended by
approximately 80 police and industry experts from the USA, Canada, Great Britain, Europe and the Middle East.

MDM Group is a development stage Company focused on the Security, Biodefense, Law Enforcement and Homeland Security industries. See: www.mdmgroupinc.com.

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The information in this release, other than historical information, may be considered forward-looking statements within the provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Projection and other forward-looking statements and management expectations regarding future events and/or financial performance of the Company -- although given in good faith -- are inherently uncertain and actual events and/or results may differ materially.

For further information see: http://www.mdmgroupinc.com.

Source: MDM Group, Inc.

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Hispanic Youth Soar to New Heights with Southwest Airlines

Southwest Airlines is the official airline of the Hispanic Heritage Youth Awards.

Dallas, TX (PRWEB) June 29, 2005 -- Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) -- the official airline of the Hispanic Heritage Youth Awards -- continues helping Hispanic youth achieve educational success. As part of Southwest's sponsorship, Southwest Airlines flies the national winners of the Hispanic Heritage Youth Awards, along with their parents, to the National Youth Awards Ceremony in Miami and the Hispanic Heritage Awards in Washington, D.C., in September. Additionally, the winners will receive a trip home on behalf of Southwest during their first year in college.

"What better way to honor the students' success than by flying them and their parents to the celebrations," said Laura Lopez, Senior Multicultural Promotions Specialist. "Southwest enjoys recognizing these outstanding students as they takeoff to pursue their college education."

The carrier supports the Hispanic Heritage Youth Awards' mission to identify and celebrate the next generation of role models by promoting academics and community involvement. Each year, regional and national winners are selected in six categories: Academic Excellence, Journalism, Healthcare, Community Service, Engineering and Mathematics, and Sports. Southwest Airlines serves 11 cities where the regional winners are selected.

Recently, Southwest Airlines announced the "Dandole Alas a Tu Exito/Giving Flight to Your Success," the first college student travel award program, in partnership with the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU). Through this new initiative, Southwest Airlines will provide tickets for distribution to students with socio-economic need and who travel away from home to pursue a higher education. Each student will be eligible for the Lanzate! Premio Universitario/Take Off! Higher Education Award consisting of up to two (2) roundtrip tickets for the student and/or parent traveling to/from the university. To be eligible, the student must apply online at http://www.hacu.net and meet the following criteria:

* Must be a student in good standing at a two- or four-year college or university;
* A 2.5 or higher GPA;
* All majors are eligible to apply;
* Applications must be completed online by July 15, 2005; and
* 300-500 word essay using good writing skills to answer one or more of the following questions:
-- What are your challenges in working toward higher education?
-- If you could have someone travel with you to your college or university, who would that be and why?
-- How do you believe that obtaining air travel to the university would benefit you and your family?

Southwest Airlines was recognized by HISPANIC Magazine for the 2005 Hispanic Corporate 100. The award focuses on Southwest Airlines' Leadership in providing opportunities for Hispanics and for supporting recruitment, scholarships, minority vendor programs, and Hispanic organizations.

Southwest Airlines, the nation's largest carrier in terms of domestic passengers enplaned, currently serves 60 airports in 31 states. Based in Dallas, Southwest currently operates nearly 3,000 flights a day and has 31,000+ Employees systemwide.

http://www.southwest.com

Contact:
Public Relations of Southwest Airlines
+1-214-792-4847

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Kathy Hirtz, M.D. turned aerobatic pilot, chooses Clarity Aloft™ Aviation Headset for safety and comfort

Kathy Hirtz, M.D. turned aerobatic pilot, chooses Clarity Aloft™ Aviation Headset for safety and comfort. Dr. Hirtz selected Aloft Technologies after experiencing the hearing protection and lightweight design of the Clarity Aloft headset at an air show in Puyallup, Washington.

(PRWEB) June 29, 2005 -- Kathy Hirtz, M.D. turned aerobatic pilot, chooses Clarity Aloft™ Aviation Headset for safety and comfort. Dr. Hirtz selected Aloft Technologies after experiencing the hearing protection and lightweight design of the Clarity Aloft headset at an air show in Puyallup, Washington.

Dr. Hirtz began her flying career as an aerobatic pilot in 2001 at the age of 48, and founded Wing Over Aerobatics, LLC, in Eugene, Oregon, offering aerobatic flights to students and the general public. In her Pitts S-2B, Dr. Hirtz endures positive six to negative three G forces when performing impressive gyroscopic maneuvers. She found that the Clarity Aloft headset offered the stable, lightweight design she needed when performing, and stated, “I feel like I don't have a headset on at all; it is a very free feeling.”

"We are happy to help Kathy Hirtz in her endeavors as a premier aerobatic pilot,” says Bill Waterman, President of Aloft Technologies. “Kathy knows how complex maneuvers in flight can affect her ability to hear accurately and move freely”

Dr Hirtz advocated that the Clarity Aloft headset’s passive noise reduction performed very well against the high-noise environment of her Pitts Special. “The noise reduction works very well. The engine noise is reduced but the sound quality is not changed like my active noise reduction (ANR) set,” Kathy reported, adding, “What I hear now sounds like a running engine not just noise.”

Kathy Hirtz can be seen performing with the Clarity Aloft Headset in her Pitts S-2B at the Northwest EAA Fly-In in Arlington, Washington, July 6 through July 10, and at other air shows in the Northwest this year. Representatives from Aloft Technologies will also be at the fly-in to demonstrate the headset.

Aloft Technologies has merged the most advanced technologies from the fields of hearing science, aviation communications, and audio performance into one aviation headset design. The Clarity Aloft Headset has performed beyond the expectations of aviation enthusiast’s worldwide and is considered the next generation of lightweight, noise canceling headset design.

Contact:
Aloft Technologies
612-747-3197
www.clarityaloft.com

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June 29, 2005

New Blogging Site Launched that Reveals Naked Truth about the Travel Industry

PR Travel.com is an original new blogging site that was created with the intent of acting as a communication medium to connect all those individuals around the country and the world that are in some way involved in the travel industry. From the general traveling public and small town travel agents, to large travel agency owners and the airlines, cruise lines, resorts, and other industry vendors they serve, PR Travel.com offers a user friendly and anonymous environment where registered bloggers can post stories, articles, ideas, suggestions, and other personal experiences to be viewed by other readers who share the same interest in travel that they do.

(PRWEB) June 29, 2005 -- PR Travel.com is an innovative new website aimed at bringing the entire travel industry community together via a unique combination of interactive blog postings and daily news updates.

Readers from all facets of the travel industry, as well as the general public, now have one single place they can go to chat with industry colleagues, share their own personal vacation stories and experiences, post news articles and other information that will be helpful to the traveling American public, as well as gain a rare insight into the inter-workings of the travel industry itself.

PR Travel.com is an independent organization composed of a small group of travel industry veterans that simply wanted to create an outlet for those working in the industry and the general traveling public alike to come together and share their personal thoughts, stories, and experiences.

“The purpose of PR Travel.com is to give the millions of people around the country that are either directly or indirectly involved in the travel industry a chance to come together and share their ideas and experiences, both good and bad, with others that are interested in the same things they are,” said Michael Marshall, Chief Technology Officer of PR Travel.com. “Like all those individuals that will be visiting our site, we all have a passionate love for travel. PR Travel.com brings together a diverse group of people who share this same love, and gives them an outlet to speak freely and openly about whatever they wish.”

In the interest of being as user friendly as possible, PR Travel.com is divided into four main areas, depending upon which general area of the travel industry you fall under. Those wishing to make blog posts can register in the Travelers, the Agents, the Agency Owners, or the Vendors section.

The Travelers blog is intended for the use of absolutely anyone visiting PR Travel.com. Once the very quick and simple registration process is completed, visitors can post comments, suggestions, reviews, stories, articles, or anything else they wish relating to any kind of travel.

The Agents blog is for the use of registered travel agents only. Since only verified agents can use or view this area of the site, travel agents are free to share their own personal stories, experiences, sales tips, and more with fellow agents from all across the country that they would probably never have the opportunity to meet otherwise.

The Agency Owners blog is provided for the sole use of travel agency owners. As with the Agents Blog, only verified agency owners can post in or view the contents of this particular section. This area of PR Travel.com gives agency owners from all areas of the industry a chance to communicate with other agency owners around the Unites States about everything from fun stories, business strategies, and sales figures, to their personal and business relationships with each other and their subsequent vendors.

In the Vendors blog, all travel vendors, including airlines, cruise lines, land resorts etc., are given their own area to discuss amongst themselves a wide array of topics including advertising strategies, travel statistics, client/agency relationships, and more.

PR Travel.com is proud to finally offer a “global café” of sorts for all those individuals that make up the extraordinary and ever-changing landscape of the travel industry. As one of the fastest growing industries in the nation and the world, travel will certainly only continue to evolve and become even more exciting, and PR Travel.com will be here to document it all.

For more information, or to register and begin posting your own stories, comments, articles, and more, visit PR Travel.com.

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Customers Speed Development With Kozio’s kDiagnostics Software in AMCC’s New PowerPC® 440EP Evaluation Kit - New Evaluation Platform Embeds Kozio's kDiagnostics

Kozio, Inc., a leading developer of embedded systems software, today announced that Applied Micro Circuits Corporation’s (AMCC) [NASDAQ:AMCC] newly introduced PowerPC 440EP evaluation kit will include Kozio's kDiagnostics software. kDiagnostics is a suite of advanced processor and board diagnostics used to perform in-depth testing of processors and evaluation boards. The software will be ROM resident on the "Yosemite" evaluation board custom designed by Embedded Planet, LLC for AMCC’s new 440EP kit. To reduce time-to-market, customers can license kDiagnostics.

Longmont, CO (PRWEB) June 29, 2005 -- Kozio, Inc., a leading developer of embedded systems software, today announced that Applied Micro Circuits Corporation’s (AMCC) [NASDAQ:AMCC] newly introduced PowerPC 440EP evaluation kit will include Kozio's kDiagnostics software. kDiagnostics is a suite of advanced processor and board diagnostics used to perform in-depth testing of processors and evaluation boards. The software will be ROM resident on the "Yosemite" evaluation board custom designed by Embedded Planet, LLC for AMCC’s new 440EP kit. To reduce time-to-market, customers can license kDiagnostics.

“Our goal is to provide our customers with the best tools available in the market,” said Charlie Ashton, director of PowerPC software at AMCC. “With Kozio’s leading diagnostic software our customers can more efficiently test the 440EP processor and board to speed their overall development times.”

AMCC’s 440EP kit provides users with a comprehensive set of resources, including a custom-designed evaluation board, industry-standard software development tools, sample applications, system-level benchmarks and hardware design files. Kozio’s kDiagnostics, included in the kit, will perform a comprehensive evaluation of the 440EP processor and board, allowing users to leverage the base hardware/software in order to develop new products.

“We build our knowledge base by working with the latest processor reference designs from AMCC and other processor companies,” notes Kozio President Joseph Skazinski. “This expertise is then built into our finely architected library system, allowing the completed solution to be delivered in a matter of days or hours. Working with AMCC has been great, and we look forward to continued collaboration.”

Based on the PowerPC 440 superscalar core, AMCC's 440EP is targeted at networking and communications applications. The PowerPC 440EP offers increased processor speed, memory performance and integrated dual fast Ethernets. Ideal for line card, system control and multi-radio devices, the PowerPC 440EP operates at a clock frequency of up to 553 MHz.

For developers of AMCC 440EP-based products and a wide range of other processor families from leading manufacturers, Kozio provides a completely integrated diagnostics solution, including drivers for peripherals, as well as turnkey test suites for Ethernet, I2C, USB, HSS and other features provided through the core processor architecture. Kozio also leverages its extensive hardware expertise to provide professional services, supporting boot loader and OS integration to custom platforms.

A similar evaluation kit will be available for AMCC's PowerPC 440GR processor early next quarter. The 440GR will include the same set of resources found in the 440EP, including Kozio kDiagnostics, plus a "Yellowstone" evaluation board designed for AMCC by Embedded Planet, LLC.

Kozio delivers a complete diagnostics and functional test solution for hardware board bring-up, manufacturing test and production-ready power-on self-test through its products: kDiagnostics for system-level diagnostics of embedded designs; kMfgTest for automated embedded manufacturing and functional test; and kPOST for off-the-shelf Power-On Self-Test (POST). All products are delivered as pre-built binaries fully ported to custom hardware. For more information on Kozio products and free evaluation kits, visit www.kozio.com. For more information on AMCC’s PowerPC 440EP and its evaluation kit, please visit www.amcc.com.

About AMCC
AMCC provides the essential building blocks for the processing, moving and storing of information worldwide. The company blends systems and software expertise with high-performance, high-bandwidth silicon integration to deliver silicon, hardware and software solutions for global wide area networks (WAN), embedded applications such as PowerPC and programmable SOC architectures, storage area networks (SAN), and high-growth storage markets such as Serial ATA (SATA) RAID. AMCC's corporate headquarters are located in San Diego, California. Sales and engineering offices are located throughout the world. For further information regarding AMCC, please visit at http://www.amcc.com.

About Kozio, Inc.
Kozio, Inc. develops software solutions that verify design and validate hardware for embedded single-board computer systems used in products such as ADSL gateways, wireless access points, network routers, voice solutions, security and test equipment, and aerospace systems. Kozio's products provide comprehensive test solutions, including diagnostics for board bring-up, automated manufacturing test, and built-in self-test software for manufactured products. Kozio's customers design, develop and manufacture boards used in computer-based electronic systems for the aerospace, networking, defense, test and wireless industries. Kozio products ease many embedded systems development challenges, from design through manufacturing and support, saving customers time and money. Kozio also provides custom software services leveraging its extensive knowledge of numerous semiconductor technologies. The company is privately held and based in Longmont, Colorado, and counts ADI Engineering, Intel and IBM among its major customers and partners. For more information, visit www.kozio.com.

kDiagnostics, kMfgTest, kPOST and Flash-N-Run are registered trademarks of Kozio, Inc. AMCC is a registered trademark of Applied Micro Circuits Corporation. PowerPC is a registered trademark of the International Business Machines Corporation. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.

Contact: Joseph Skazinski, Kozio, Inc., (303) 776-1356, e-mail protected from spam bots, or Brad Shannon, Shannon Marketing Communications, (970) 461-4906, e-mail protected from spam bots.

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Southwest Airlines Expands Code Share With ATA Airlines to Include Las Vegas

Las Vegas, NV (PRWEB) June 28, 2005 -- Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) is expanding its codeshare agreement with ATA Airlines, with new connecting service through Las Vegas. Southwest will offer connecting flights via ATA Airlines in Las Vegas to Honolulu from Albany, Amarillo, Hartford, Kansas City, West Palm Beach, Phoenix, Reno, San Antonio, Seattle, Tulsa, and Tucson.

Service is available for booking now at http://www.southwest.com or through Southwest Airlines reservations at 1-800-I-FLY-SWA. Flights start Aug. 4, 2005, and a range of fares is available, from low advance purchase fares to unrestricted walkup fares.

The codeshare means that Southwest and ATA Airlines will exchange passengers and their checked baggage at Las Vegas McCarran Airport, with a single ticketing option through either airline. For example, a Customer who wishes to travel from Albany to Honolulu will now have the flexibility of booking the connecting service through either carrier. The flight from Albany to Las Vegas will be on Southwest Airlines, and then the Customer will connect to ATA Airlines service at Las Vegas (and baggage will be transferred there as well by the airlines' Employees) for the continuation to Honolulu.

Southwest Airlines started the codeshare service with ATA Airlines in February by first offering connecting service in Chicago. That relationship was further expanded to include codeshare service through Phoenix. Southwest has estimated that the codeshare will generate $50 million in additional revenue for the airline this year.

Southwest Airlines, the nation's largest carrier in terms of domestic passengers enplaned, currently serves 60 cities in 31 states. Based in Dallas, Southwest currently operates nearly 3,000 flights a day and has 31,000+ Employees systemwide.

http://www.southwest.com

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Media Contact:
Public Relations of Southwest Airlines
+1-214-792-4847
Customers:
+1-800-I-FLY-SWA or +1-800-435-9792
en Espanol:
+1-800-VAMONOS or +1-800-826-6667

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Southwest Airlines Responds to a Press Release Issued by the Air Travelers Association Today Regarding the Organization’s Support For The Repeal of the Wright Amendment

Southwest Airlines is pleased to have the support and backing of the Air Travelers Association in the ‘war of independence for airline passengers’ through the repeal of the Wright Amendment.

DALLAS (PRWEB) June 28, 2005 -- “Southwest Airlines is pleased to have the support and backing of the Air Travelers Association in the ‘war of independence for airline passengers’ through the repeal of the Wright Amendment. As advocates for the consumer, the Air Travelers Association is clearly bringing back into focus the real purpose and intent of the Wright Amendment battle: to allow all Americans, including those in North Texas, the benefit of low fares resulting from unfettered competition.”

“Southwest Airlines thanks the Air Travelers Association and welcomes them in the fight to Set Love Free.”

To learn more information about the Hensarling-Johnson Bill to Repeal the Wright Amendment, which is currently in legislation, please visit www.setlovefree.com.

www.southwest.com

Southwest Airlines Public Relations:
214-792-4847

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June 28, 2005

QAD expands e-Learning offerings with IntraLearn XE Company chooses IntraLearn to address increased customer and employee training needs

IntraLearn Software Corporation, the world’s leading supplier of Microsoft technology-based e-Learning software applications, announced today an agreement with QAD Inc., a leading provider of enterprise applications for global manufacturers, to license IntraLearn XE. QAD chose IntraLearn XE to help them address increased customer and employee demand for a centralized e-Learning system that could measure and track user progress and course completion.

Northboro, MA (PRWEB) June 28, 2005 -- IntraLearn Software Corporation, the world’s leading supplier of Microsoft technology-based e-Learning software applications, announced today an agreement with QAD Inc., a leading provider of enterprise applications for global manufacturers, to license IntraLearn XE. QAD chose IntraLearn XE to help them address increased customer and employee demand for a centralized e-Learning system that could measure and track user progress and course completion.

In looking for an e-Learning system, it was important that the system not be a hosted solution, be highly scalable and feature rich and be able to manage content that was self-created, imported or repurposed from multiple sources. IntraLearn offered that in a single, turn-key system that was less expensive than other systems.

“Many of our customers needed to be able to verify training, so we needed to provide better tracking to support their needs” said Jim Kirkley, QAD’s Chief Technology Officer. “IntraLearn’s architecture supported multiple portals, which is important to us since we plan to offer customers the option to have their own custom portals.

“Our customers need to establish that users of our software are certified for compliance purposes, they also ask us to customize our existing eLearning courses so they can provide more relevant training. IntraLearn’s architecture supported multiple portals, which allowed us to provide custom learning environments to our customers, while keeping things simple from a system management perspective. The flexibility of the IntraLearn system has allowed us to attach a number of specialized reports to the system that provide our executives with the real time status of internal and external learning initiatives.”

Evan Lenson, IntraLearn Software Corp. vice president of business development said “We are very pleased to have been chosen by QAD to give them the e-Learning infrastructure that can manage the training needs of their employees, business partners and customers.”

About QAD:
QAD is a leading provider of enterprise applications for global manufacturing companies. QAD applications provide critical functionality for managing manufacturing resources and operations within and beyond the enterprise, enabling global manufacturers to collaborate with their customers, suppliers and partners to make and deliver the right product, at the right cost and at the right time. Manufacturers of automotive, consumer products, electronics, food and beverage, industrial and medical products use QAD applications at approximately 5,200 licensed sites in more than 80 countries and in as many as 26 languages

About IntraLearn:
IntraLearn Software Corporation of Northboro, MA is the leading provider of turnkey e-Learning applications for the corporate enterprises, academic institutions and non-profits. Along with operations in the UK, Brazil, Singapore and India, IntraLearn software is distributed worldwide through authorized IntraLearn resellers and Learning Service Providers to more than 1,300 major organizations in 17 international languages. IntraLearn is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner with both ISV and Microsoft Business Solutions proficiencies.

Contact:

Peter Banhazl – Executive Vice President
IntraLearn Software Corporation
508.393.2277

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Southwest Airlines to Serve Fort Myers, Florida

Airline adds sixth Florida city to its route map.

Dallas, TX (PRWEB) June 27, 2005 -- Southwest Airlines, the low-fare leader, solidified its Florida presence today by announcing service to Fort Myers, Fla., from Southwest Florida International Airport beginning in October 2005. Fort Myers will be Southwest's sixth Florida city. Fares and flight schedules will be announced next month.

"Fort Myers is a great addition to the Southwest Airlines Family, not only from a business standpoint, but from a Southwest Florida Customer standpoint as well," said Gary Kelly, Southwest's Chief Executive Officer. "Now, our Southwest Florida Customers have to look no further than their own backyard for Southwest's legendary low fares and great Customer Service."

With this announcement, Southwest Airlines continues to expand its commitment to the state of Florida. Southwest Florida International Airport will become Southwest's 61st airport systemwide. In Florida, Southwest currently serves Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood, Jacksonville, Orlando, Tampa Bay, and West Palm Beach. Southwest Airlines is the largest intra-Florida carrier and transported more than 5.7 million Floridians in 2004.

"We are very excited about Southwest Airlines' decision to inaugurate service at Southwest Florida International Airport," said Robert M. Ball, A.A.E., Executive Director of the Lee County Port Authority. "We have been working closely with Southwest for many years and are pleased they have selected Southwest Florida as their newest destination. We are confident this partnership will be successful and know travelers will enjoy this exciting new service option."

Historically, when Southwest enters a new city, fares drop dramatically and demand for travel increases. The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) in a 1993 study described the phenomenon as the "Southwest Effect." Statistics from Southwest's newest cities, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh are a perfect example:

* Since Southwest Airlines entered the Philadelphia market in May 2004, total Philadelphia traffic has increased nearly 30 percent.
* In just one year, Southwest Airlines has grown to capture nearly 10 percent of the Philadelphia market share.
* In the third quarter of 2004, the average one-way fare between Philadelphia and Chicago Midway fell 46 percent, while traffic increased by 137 percent. In addition, the average one-way fare between Philadelphia and Chicago O'Hare (an airport that Southwest Airlines does not serve) fell 44 percent, while traffic increased by 28 percent, showing that Southwest Airlines' arrival in new markets benefits sister airports and other airlines.
* Since Southwest Airlines entered the Philadelphia market, one-way fares between Philadelphia and Raleigh-Durham, N.C., have dropped 74 percent; one-way fares between Philadelphia and Phoenix have dropped 33 percent; one-way fares between Philadelphia and Los Angeles have dropped 33 percent; one-way fares between Philadelphia and Las Vegas have dropped 27 percent; and one-way fares between Philadelphia and Tampa Bay have dropped 20 percent.
* Southwest, which began service from Pittsburgh on May 4 with 10 daily nonstop flights to Chicago, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, and Orlando, had a total of 57,260 passengers, accounting for six percent of the passengers at Pittsburgh International Airport, in its first month of operations. Southwest was the fourth busiest airline at Pittsburgh behind US Airways (570,168), Delta (65,228), and United (60,931) for May 2005.

"Southwest is thrilled to begin operating out of a new, state-of-the-art facility," Kelly said. "The new terminal will be a great home for Southwest, and Fort Myers will be a fantastic addition to our strong 61 city network."

For more than 34 years, Southwest has been in the business of connecting people -- whether they are business executives looking to "close the deal" or loved ones gathering for a special occasion. Southwest boarded more than 70 million Customers in 2004 on its young fleet of Boeing 737s.

Southwest has reported 32 consecutive years of profitability, and earlier this month celebrated its 34th year in business. Based in Dallas, Southwest operates a fleet of 432 Boeing 737s with an average age of nine years -- among the youngest pure jet fleets in the domestic airline industry. Southwest Airlines, the nation's largest carrier in terms of domestic passengers enplaned, currently serves 60 airports in 31 states. Based in Dallas, Southwest currently operates more than 3,000 flights a day and has 31,000+ Employees systemwide.

http://www.southwest.com

Note to Editors: Photos of Southwest aircraft and CEO Gary Kelly are available free to media via www.swamedia.com . This release, as well as past news releases on Southwest, are available online at www.southwest.com . News media also can access an online press room via www.southwest.com . Just go to "About SWA" and "Media Relations."

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Media Contact:
Public Relations of Southwest Airlines
+1-214-792-4847
Customers:
+1-800-I-FLY-SWA or +1-800-435-9792
en Espanol:
+1-800-VAMONOS or +1-800-826-6667

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June 27, 2005

TFI Strategic Roadmapping White Paper Now Available

Technology Futures, Inc., announces the publication of a new white paper describing how to create roadmaps for long-range planning that target the right approach, involve the appropriate group intelligence, and provide a specific level of detail. Authored by David Smith, TFI Vice President, "Strategic Roadmapping" addresses these issues in a practical way by using an analogy to travel maps.

Austin, TX (PRWEB) June 26, 2005 -- Roadmapping to show the path to the future is presently the hot approach for long-range planning. However, to achieve success, roadmaps must target the right approach, involve the appropriate group intelligence, and provide a specific level of detail. Technology Futures, Inc. (TFI) has a new white paper, "Strategic Roadmaps," by David Smith, TFI Vice President, that addresses these issues in a practical way by using an analogy to travel maps. The white paper is available as a PDF with this press release. It is also available to you and your readers at http://www.tfi.com/pubs/white.html.

Roadmaps and the roadmapping process serve as excellent communications tools--an effective means to link strategic operations, collaborative ventures, and business plans. If you believe your readers would be interested in learning more about this subject, we would be happy to have this material reviewed by your publication and/or Mr. Smith would be pleased to be interviewed on the subject.

Mr. Smith has been actively involved in technology management and forecasting for more than 30 years. Since joining TFI in 1996, he has assisted in creating and implementing plans for such organizations as Boeing, CIA, Coca-Cola, Department of Defense, Embraer, Hughes, Intel, Compaq, Kodak, Kyocera, Lockheed Martin, National Security Agency, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, and Sun Microsystems.

His work includes co-leading the first SIA National Technology Roadmap; establishing the framework and process for In-Q-Tel, the intelligence communitys research and development solution; authoring Research and Technology Grand Challenges 2030 for the image and geospatial community; and producing technology roadmaps for many organizations, including Hughes Space & Communications.

Recent national and international presentations include Keynote Speeches for the U.S. Senate Conference on Emerging Technology, Information Management Forum, Kodak's Global Leadership Forum, the Photography & Imaging Manufacturing Association (PIMA), 7-11, and the Society of Telecommunications Consultants (STC) Conference.

Mr. Smith's views on technology trends have been prominently featured in "Business Week" and "American Demographics," among other publications. Many of his citations and activities can be found under TFI News at http://www.tfi.com/pressroom/tfinews.html. His full biography can be found at http://www.tfi.com/staff/bios/smithd.html.

For more than 25 years, TFI has helped organizations plan for the future by offering outstanding technology forecasting, strategic planning, trend analysis, and strategic market research services in high-technology and telecom technologies. Drawing on proven, quantifiable forecasting methods and strategic applications, we combine the vision of the futurist with the down-to-earth judgment of the technologist. Let us be "Your Bridge to the Future."

Press Contact: Please contact Ms. Carrie Vanston by telephone at (800) TEK-FUTR, (512) 258-8898, or by email with questions or comments or to arrange an interview with Mr. Smith, or other experts at TFI. We are always happy to comment on the subjects of technology and telecom trends. We welcome you to visit our website at http://www.tfi.com and our "Press Room" at http://www.tfi.com/pressroom/index.html.

June 2005
Technology Futures, Inc.
13740 Research Boulevard, Building C
Austin, TX 78750
(800) 835-3887 or (512) 258-8898
Fax: (512) 258-0087
www.tfi.com

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INUS Technology Begins Shipping rapidformXO Verifier, New 3D Scan-Based Inspection Software

INUS Technology Begins Shipping rapidformXO Verifier, Powerful New 3D Scan Based Inspection Software

Seoul, South Korea (PRWEB) June 25, 2005 -- INUS Technology announced today that it has begun shipping rapidformXO Verifier to customers around the world, bringing a new level of functionality and automation to 3D scan based inspection systems. rapidformXO Verifier (XOV) is the first software on the market designed to completely automate the verification of part geometry using 3D digitizing/scanning technology.

Using rapidformXO Verifier along with a 3D scanner, virtually any object can be digitized and verified for first article inspection, tooling wear analysis, in-line and next-to-line inspection and sample check analysis. With the ability to examine tens of millions of data points for a single part, rapidformXO Verifier can automatically compare the part to a CAD design model or another scanned object, resulting in color deviation maps in 3D or in 2D sectional views. XOV can also automatically perform extensive geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) on parts. All of the inspection results can then be shared with colleagues, suppliers and customers via an incredibly intuitive reporting interface.

As the next generation in 3D scanning software, XOV offers unique advantages, including complete inspection process automation without the use of macros, blazing fast processing speeds, unmatched data handling capacity and a sophisticated new interface that makes the software a pleasure to use. INUS Technology has worked closely with a number of major automotive, electronics and other manufacturers during the development of XOV, building the product to meet the most stringent demands of today's quality assurance professionals.

"Through our broad base of existing RapidForm customers, we have been able to gain unique insight into manufacturers' needs for 3D scan based quality inspection systems," said Seockhoon Bae, CEO of INUS Technology. "Because we've built XOV new from the ground up, we have made a product that meets or exceeds these tough requirements, without being limited by legacy software constraints. The flexibility that the software offers is unparalleled."

As a completely new product, XOV takes advantage of the latest innovations in 3D scanning, including real-time inspection results with liveInspect™, and it can easily handle the increased data densities provided by new 3D scanners. The software's geometric calculation engine has been certified by the PTB and tested by NIST for accuracy. And, crucially, rapidformXO Verifier's entire architecture is designed around one key concept: systematic inspection processing. With a specialized interface and completely parametric architecture, each inspection project is easily managed and fully repeatable for systematic, uniform results every time.

XOV also includes features that make it easy for CMM operators to begin using 3D scanning for inspection. Wolfram Kleuver of CMM maker Heinrich Schneider Messtechnik GmbH remarked "This is the software we've been waiting on for years. rapidformXO Verifier has included all the features we need. The most interesting point is how XOV automatically finds matching geometries between the CAD and scan data, which solves the major problem in point cloud measurement."

Availability
rapidformXO Verifier is immediately available through authorized RapidForm resellers and INUS Technology offices around the world. Free trial versions of XOV and live product demonstrations are available at www.rapidform.com or through any authorized RapidForm representative.

About INUS Technology, Inc.
INUS Technology develops some of the world's most advanced 3D scan data processing software. The company's software solutions are the most popular products for reverse engineering and inspection of 3D scan data worldwide. RapidForm makes 3D scanning an extremely powerful tool for a variety of applications and is used in manufacturing, R&D, quality inspection, medical research, civil engineering and more. More than 2,000 organizations including
Sony, Toyota, Honda, Alcoa, Samsung, Stanford Medical School, and Bridgestone use RapidForm's advanced technology to innovate throughout their research, design, manufacturing and quality control processes.

For more information, and to download free trial versions of any of our products, visit www.rapidform.com

Contact information:
Global Contact:
Kate Lee
INUS Technology
601-20 Yeoksamdong Gangnamgu
Seoul 135-080, Korea
Tel: +82.2.6262.9916
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North American Contact:
Tom Charron
INUS Technology
3003 North 1st Street
San Jose, CA 95134
+1.408.232.5443
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Symmetricom to Acquire Agilent Technologies' Frequency and Time Standards Product Line

The acquisition enhances technology leadership in high-precision timing with acquisition of Agilent's Cesium Frequency Standards.

SAN JOSE and PALO ALTO, CALIF. (PRWEB via PR Web Direct) June 24, 2005 — Symmetricom, Inc. (NASDAQ: SYMM), a worldwide leader in precise time and frequency products and services, and Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement pursuant to which Symmetricom would purchase Agilent’s Frequency and Time Standards product line. Under the terms of the proposed transaction, Symmetricom will pay approximately $8.0 million in cash. The acquisition is expected to close in several weeks.

Agilent’s Frequency and Time Standards product line includes the 5071A Primary Frequency Standard, one of the highest-performing commercial cesium standards available for timekeeping. The cesium clock, accurate to one second every 162,000 years, is used in government laboratories worldwide. Customers include national time authorities and measurement institutes, such as the U.S. Naval Observatory and the world’s time authority, BIPM, in France (BIPM provides the internationally recognized definition of a second of time). The U.S. government also uses Agilent’s precision timing instruments for satellite communication ground stations and precision navigation.

“The acquisition of Agilent’s cesium products strengthens our technology leadership in high-precision timing,” said Thomas Steipp, chief executive officer of Symmetricom. “Having the high-performance products and expertise will allow us to leverage our R&D investments in cesium for the benefit of both Agilent and Symmetricom customers. We are committed to further advancing cesium atomic oscillator technology to serve our customers’ full range of requirements for precise time and frequency.”

“For more than 40 years, scientists and technicians around the world have trusted Agilent’s atomic cesium clocks, and we believe that they are the most precise cesium-based timing tools commercially available,” said Bob Burns, vice president and general manager of Agilent’s Nanotechnology Measurement Division. “As Agilent focuses on new market areas, we are pleased to transition this important world-leading and historic product line to Symmetricom, where our customers will find continuity with a company that understands their needs and can provide them with strong worldwide support.”

Burns added that Agilent and Symmetricom are working closely to ensure a smooth transition for the product line’s customers and employees.

Cesium standards are mission-critical frequency references used in government timekeeping, communications and satellite applications, and aerospace and telecommunications networks worldwide. Agilent (then part of Hewlett-Packard Company) pioneered the cesium standard in 1964 and has historically addressed the high-performance end of the market, including timekeeping for the United States as well as for official time authorities and measurement institutes throughout the world.

Symmetricom pioneered the use of cesium atomic clocks on board the Global Positioning System satellites, enabling full operational capability of GPS in April 1995. The precision and stability of cesium atomic clock technology is the enabling element in GPS's precision navigation accuracy. The evolution of GPS-based systems has resulted in worldwide access to precision signals, which are used in navigation, telecommunications, safety of life and rescue, surveying, agriculture and a myriad of other applications. Symmetricom has also been a leading provider of cesium solutions for the world’s telecommunications markets.

Symmetricom has made job offers to all of the Santa Clara, Calif.-based Agilent employees who support the product line. Manufacturing will move to San Jose, Calif., following a transition period.

Symmetricom Safe Harbor Statement
This press release contains forward-looking information within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is subject to the safe harbor created by those sections. These forward-looking statements include statements concerning our ability to leverage our R&D investments in cesium for the benefit of both Agilent and Symmetricom customers, and our ability to further advance cesium atomic oscillator technology to serve our customers’ full range of requirements for precise time and frequency. Symmetricom’s actual ability to do these things could differ materially from those suggested in these forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause our ability to differ materially from what is suggested by such forward-looking statements include: our ability to integrate the new product line, including our ability to retain qualified personnel and duplicate the manufacturing process, reduced rates of demand for telecommunication products or test and measurement products, our customers’ ability and need to upgrade existing equipment, our ability to negotiate contracts with our customers, our ability to maintain gross margins, timing of orders, cancellation or delay of customer orders, loss of customers, difficulties in manufacturing products to specification or customer volume requirements, challenges in integrating businesses, customer acceptance of new products, geopolitical risks such as terrorist acts and the risk factors listed from time to time in Symmetricom's reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2004, and subsequent Form 10-Q and Form 8-K filings.

Agilent Technologies Forward-Looking Statements
This news release contains forward-looking statements as defined in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and is subject to the safe harbors created therein. The forward-looking statements contained herein include, but are not limited to, information regarding the closing of the transaction, benefits and continuity for Agilent and Symmetricom customers and the location of the manufacturing that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause Agilent's results to differ materially from management's current expectations. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to risks associated with the ability to effectuate the merger on a timely basis and risks associated with changes in demand for Agilent’s Frequency and Time Standards products. In addition, other risks that Agilent faces in running its operations include the ability to execute successfully through business cycles while it continues to implement cost reductions; the ability to meet and achieve the benefits of its cost-reduction goals and otherwise successfully adapt its cost structures to continuing changes in business conditions; ongoing competitive, pricing and gross margin pressures; the risk that our cost-cutting initiatives will impair our ability to develop products and remain competitive and to operate effectively; the impact of geopolitical uncertainties on our markets and our ability to conduct business; the ability to improve asset performance to adapt to changes in demand; the ability to successfully introduce new products at the right time, price and mix and other risks detailed in Agilent's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended Oct. 31, 2004, and our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended April 30, 2005. Forward-looking statements are based on the belief and assumptions of Agilent's management and on currently available information. Agilent undertakes no responsibility to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement.

About Agilent Technologies
Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) is the world’s premier measurement company and a technology leader in communications, electronics, life sciences and chemical analysis. The company’s 28,000 employees serve customers in more than 110 countries. Agilent had net revenue of $7.2 billion in fiscal year 2004. Information about Agilent is available on the Web at www.agilent.com.

About Symmetricom, Inc.
As a worldwide leader in precise time and frequency products and services, Symmetricom provides “Perfect Timing” to customers around the world, including communication service providers, network equipment manufacturers, U.S. Department of Defense (DOD), aerospace contractors, enterprises, governments and research facilities. Since 1985, the company’s timing, frequency and synchronization solutions have helped define the world’s standards, delivering precision, reliability and efficiency to wireless and wireline networks, instrumentation and testing applications and network time management. Deployed in more than 90 countries, products include atomic clocks, cesium and rubidium standards, VME, crystal oscillators, PCI cards and Global Positioning System (GPS) solutions for instrumentation applications, as well as network time servers for Network Time Protocol (NTP) synchronization and time synchronization solutions. In 2002, Symmetricom acquired TrueTime and Datum, enhancing its position in the world time and frequency markets. Symmetricom is based in San Jose, Calif., with offices worldwide.

For more information, visit www.symmetricom.com.

Symmetricom:
Bill Slater
Chief Financial Officer
(408) 428-7801

or

Ellen Brook
Stapleton Communications Inc.
(650) 470-0200

or

Agilent:
Janet Smith
(970) 679-5397

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June 24, 2005

Webcast ONE™ Video Player Selected by Partsbase.com for Online Video Presentations

Partsbase.com, the web’s leading aviation products and services directory, has announced its selection of the Webcast ONE™ Video Player to instantly play video presentations on its website as well as its associated clients’ websites.

Boca Raton, FL (PRWEB) June 24, 2005 -- Partsbase.com, the web’s leading aviation products and services directory, has announced its selection of the Webcast ONE™ Video Player to instantly play video presentations on its website as well as its associated clients’ websites.

"The Webcast ONET Video Player is a truly remarkable new technology that instantly plays video content on a webpage with virtually no waiting time, unlike other video players which require lengthy streaming times. Says Rick Waters, CEO of Webcast 1, Inc., "There is no special software to download.

Another distinguishing factor is that viewers can click on the video itself to order the product or visit the client's website. We are thrilled with our association with Partsbase because it expands our new technology into the aerospace, airline and defense industries."

PartsBase.com is the world's leading parts and overhaul capabilities locator service and government logistics data provider for the aviation, aerospace, and defense industry. The service is populated by more than 12,000 end users representing more than 3,500 member companies.

Webcast 1, Inc. is a developer of web technology and web marketing services for companies worldwide. with corporate offices in Boca Raton, Florida.

For more information on the Webcast ONE™ Video Player, visit www.webcastone.com and www.webcast1.com.

Contact:
Rick Waters, CEO
Webcast 1, Inc.
561-392-2202
http://www.webcast1.com

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Intelligent Production Machines and Systems Conference 2005 will take place July 4 to 15

IPROMS 2005 is an online web-based conference organized by the EU-funded FP6 IPROMS Network of Excellence. IPROMS 2005 allows people across the world to register as guest delegates and view paper abstracts and presentations and take part in online discussions.

(PRWEB) June 24, 2005 -- As a contribution to advancing research in the field of manufacturing, the Network of Excellence for Innovative Production Machines and Systems (IPROMS), funded under the EU Sixth Framework Programme, is organizing an IPROMS 2005, an International Virtual Conference on Intelligent Production Machines and Systems, for July 4 to July 15.

To deliver increased competitiveness for manufacturing in 2020, there is a need to focus research on advanced production machines and systems that meet dynamic business and value drivers. Emerging soft computing and intelligent systems techniques can provide tools to help enterprises achieve goals widely regarded as critical to the future of manufacturing, including rapid shifts in production from one product to another; faster implementation of new concepts in products; faster delivery of products to customers; streamlining of operations to focus on essential business needs and elimination of unnecessary and wasteful activities.

IPROMS 2005 provides a platform for presenting, discussing and disseminating research results contributed by scientists and industrial practitioners active in the area of intelligent systems and soft computing techniques and their application in different areas of manufacturing. During the conference, people across the world will be able to register as guest delegates and view paper abstracts and presentations and take part in the online discussions via the conference Web site http://conference.iproms.org

The conference proceedings will be published as a book and a CD-ROM by Elsevier Limited. In addition to the free services mentioned above, registered users can order the conference proceedings plus the CD by filling in the registration form and pay the conference fees. This will also allow them to view/download the full papers during the conference.

For more information see the conference Web site: http://conference.iproms.org

IPROMS 2005 is sponsored by the Welsh Development Agency, the Institution of Mechanical Engineers and Springer-Verlag.

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'Dandole Alas a Tu Exito/Giving Flight to Your Success' With Southwest Airlines and the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU)

Southwest Airlines and HACU launch first travel award program for college students.

San Antonio, TX (PRWEB) June 23, 2005 -- Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) is proud to announce the first travel award program in partnership with The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU). Through this new initiative, Dandole Alas a Tu Exito/Giving Flight to Your Success, Southwest Airlines will provide tickets for distribution throughout our 60 cities to students with socio-economic need and who travel away from home to pursue a higher education.

"We are committed to forming strategic partnerships which benefit Hispanic students on the road to higher education success," said Antonio Flores, HACU's President and CEO. "From our internship program, the largest of its kind in the United States, to our scholarship program, to this new initiative with Southwest Airlines; we believe any support we give to our students benefits their futures."

Each student would be eligible for the Lanzate! Premio Universitario/Take Off! Higher Education Award consisting of up to two (2) roundtrip tickets for the student and/or parent traveling to/from the university. To be eligible, the student must apply online at http://www.hacu.net and meet the following criteria:
* Must be a student in good standing at a two- or four-year college or university;
* A 2.5 or higher GPA;
* All majors are eligible to apply;
* Applications must be completed online by July 15, 2005; and
* 300-500 word essay using good writing skills to answer one or more of the following questions:
* What are your challenges in working toward higher education?
* If you could have someone travel with you to your college or university, who would that be and why?
* How do you believe that obtaining air travel to the university would benefit you and your family?

Travel award recipients will be notified the week of August 1, 2005.

"Southwest Airlines recognizes the need for college students to maintain close family ties while also obtaining an education," said Christine Ortega, Southwest's Hispanic Community Affairs Manager. "With our purpose of connecting people and maintaining relationships, Southwest wants students to remain in contact with their family through this travel award."

According to a report by the Pew Hispanic Center, experts on Hispanic college students believe attainment levels would improve if students were more willing to travel long distance to colleges well suited to meet their needs.

"We are thrilled to partner with the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities in furthering educational opportunities and retention of Hispanic students," Ortega added.

HACU, which has its national headquarters in San Antonio, represents more than 400 colleges and universities, including Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs), which collectively serve more than two-thirds of all Hispanic higher education students in the United States. HACU's international membership includes leading higher education institutions in Latin America and in Spain.

Southwest Airlines was recognized by HISPANIC Magazine for the 2005 Hispanic Corporate 100. The award focuses on Southwest Airlines' leadership in providing opportunities for Hispanics and for supporting recruitment, scholarships, minority vendor programs, and Hispanic organizations.

Southwest Airlines, the nation's largest carrier in terms of domestic passengers enplaned, currently serves 60 airports in 31 states. Based in Dallas, Southwest currently operates nearly 3,000 flights a day and has 31,000+ Employees systemwide.

Additional information regarding the travel award program from Southwest Airlines and HACU can be found at http://www.hacu.net or contact Lorena Blanco, HACU Director of Development and Marketing, at (210) 576-3224 or e-mail protected from spam bots .

Contact:
Edna Ruano of Southwest Airlines
+1-214-792-4847 or e-mail protected from spam bots
http://www.southwest.com

Lorena Blanco of Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities
+1-210-576-3224 or e-mail protected from spam bots

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June 23, 2005

Scifeye LLC Establishes Management Team

Company led by experienced business, marketing and engineering professionals

Cincinnati, OH (PRWEB) June 23, 2005 -- Scifeye LLC today introduced its management team that will help market and commercialize the company’s patent-pending Scifeye™ CMOS Imaging Sensor. The company’s technology, which will be displayed at the 2005 Greater Cincinnati Inventor’s Fair, can be used to solve a variety of asset tracking problems, including as a complement or alternative to radio frequency identification (RFID). The management team consists of Chris Komnick, president, Darryl Dieckman, vice president of engineering, and an advisory board that includes Dr. Fred Beyette and Dr. Philip Wilsey, two of the original designers of the Scifeye technology.

“Out of the gate, it is critical that we have the right people and advisors in place, and although we are a small team, we have started with the right mix of business, marketing and technology expertise to help get this project off the ground,” said Komnick. “Three of the original developers of Scifeye are part of the company, and will continue to provide support as we work to introduce Scifeye to the market and establish the appropriate partnerships. Scifeye has been in development for the past two years, and has the potential to significantly enhance current asset tracking and security monitoring systems. In addition to a talented pool of potential employees, Cincinnati offers an excellent proving ground for Scifeye, with a number of organizations that can benefit from our technology.”

Komnick has more than 17 years of experience working with various software and hardware technology businesses, from startups to public companies. Prior to founding Scifeye, Komnick worked as vice president of business development for Schema Software until its acquisition by Apple in February 2005. From 1997-2002, Komnick served as director of engineering and vice president of business development for Stellent Corporation where he performed a wide-array of business development and strategic planning activities for the company’s OEM technologies group. Prior to Stellent, he was president of Group 42, a company he founded in 1994 and sold in 1995.

Komnick earned a bachelor’s degree from Purdue University, a master’s degree in business administration from Miami University, and has completed post-graduate work at the University of Chicago. He is a faculty member of the Graduate Business School for the University of Phoenix and frequently serves as a guest lecturer and mentor for both the Thomas C. Page Center for Entrepreneurship and the Buck Rodgers Business Leadership Program at Miami University.

Dieckman has more than 14 years of experience designing and implementing complex software and hardware systems. He has a broad range of electrical and software engineering experience, including designing circuits, circuit boards, and embedded systems and architecting and developing mission critical enterprise software systems. Prior to joining Scifeye, Dieckman played key roles in many development projects at Clifton Labs, a Cincinnati-based electrical and computer engineering research and development firm. For the past two years, Dieckman has served as the lead engineer on the development of the PHOCI™ sensor, now owned by Scifeye. Dieckman earned a bachelor’s of science degree in electrical engineering from the University of Cincinnati.

Drs. Wilsey and Beyette, professors at the University of Cincinnati, are Scifeye cofounders, and helped conceived and design the current Scifeye technology. They will work as advisors to the company, including helping with ongoing technology and business development efforts.

About Scifeye LLC
Founded in May 2005, Scifeye is a privately owned technology company based in Cincinnati, Ohio. The company’s patent pending technology can be leveraged to solve problems in a variety of areas such as optically based networking, motion capture, vehicular control systems, interactive kiosks, and controlled broadcasts of consumer interest information. In June 2005, Scifeye introduced the Scifeye™ CMOS Imaging Sensor, which can be used to solve a variety of asset tracking problems. With Scifeye’s sensor, digital video cameras can capture both the visual imagery of a scene while simultaneously receiving data from object tags that communicate via high-speed pulses of infrared light. Scifeye is currently funded through an SBIR grant and Ohio Research Commercialization Grant. For more information on Scifeye, visit www.scifeye.com.

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HomelandDefenseStocks.com Announces New Featured Profiled Company: Cyberlux Corporation

Cyberlux lighting products a necessity as hurricane season approaches – new technology addresses emergency scenarios, such as power outages or critical security lighting needs

POINT ROBERTS, WA (PRWEB) June 23, 2005 -- HomelandDefenseStocks.com Announces New Featured Profiled Company: Cyberlux Corporation Creators of Breakthrough Emergency Scenario Lighting Technology

Cyberlux lighting products a necessity as hurricane season approaches – new technology addresses emergency scenarios, such as power outages or critical security lighting needs

www.HomelandDefenseStocks.com (HDS), an investor news portal for the Homeland Defense sector reports that Cyberlux Corporation (OTCBB: CYBL), a provider of energy efficient and cost effective lighting technology is a new featured profiled company.

Cyberlux Corporation has created breakthrough lighting technology that provides the most energy efficient and cost effective lighting solutions available today. Several products are designed to address emergencies such as power outages or critical security lighting needs. Cyberlux uses solid-state semiconductors, trademarked as its diodal(tm) lighting elements, which consume 92 percent less energy than incandescent elements and perform for over 20 years in contrast to 750 hours for traditional bulbs.

HomelandDefenseStocks.com is an investor and industry news portal for the Homeland Defense sector. The HDS website does not make recommendations, but offers a unique free information portal to research news, exclusive articles, interviews, investor conferences and a growing list of participating public companies in the defense sector.

Featured Company: (HDS is compensated for Featured companies on portal)
Cyberlux Corporation (OTCBB: CYBL) is a Nevada corporation that was incorporated on May 17, 2000. Cyberlux, “cyber” for advanced state and “lux” the Latin word for light, is engaged in the development, manufacture and sale of general lighting, long-term interim emergency lighting and other special lighting products which use solid state diodal™ lighting elements instead of bulbs or tubes.

The Company’s ReliaBright products address the long-term blackout emergency lighting needs with battery powered (60 hours) lighting solutions for hotels, hospitals, adult care centers and high-rise apartments, and long-term evacuation lighting solutions for commercial buildings. In addition, the ReliaBright portable perimeter lighting systems for military and commercial use are designed to provide security illumination of large land areas with lightweight, portable, energy-efficient lighting units. The Aeon™ “Task & Accent” lighting products address commercial and residential task and accent lighting such as interior lobby accent lighting and under cabinet counter lighting as heatless long-term (75,000 hours of life) lighting solutions for the building management and homeowners. This unique lighting resource for cabinetmakers, contractors and do-it-yourselfers offers three levels of light from soft white diodal™ elements that are cool to the touch and easy to install.

The residential Aeon closet, cabinet and counter lighting was unveiled at the Kitchen & Bath Industries Trade Show in Las Vegas, NV on May 10, 2005. The Company’s general lighting technology will provide a 40 to 60 percent reduction in maintenance costs for property managers through replacement of walkway, corridor or landscape lighting elements and 68 percent reduction in energy costs for those fixtures.

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Southwest Airlines Responds to DFW Minority Chambers of Commerce

Dallas, TX (PRWEB) June 22, 2005 -- Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) has received a few questions from people who are confused about why six chambers representing minority-owned businesses in our area would support a position that protects a high-fare monopoly at DFW Airport, suppresses the area economy, and is anti-competitive in nature. We are a bit taken aback ourselves.

The North Dallas Chamber of Commerce bravely set the pace for repealing the Wright Amendment early on in this debate when it said the area's "aviation assets (should be) managed locally to encourage the competition that will result in maximum benefit to the taxpayers, the region and the traveling public." This is a position we assumed other business people, including those represented by the DFW minority chambers of commerce, would embrace.

We know a number of these chambers' constituents are loyal Southwest Airlines Customers who value our commitment to low fares with a high level of Customer Service. We know these business people would benefit greatly from low fares to destinations outside of the current Wright Amendment bubble. We know these businesses also would benefit greatly from the increased travel and tourism that would be generated by repealing the Wright Amendment.

DFW Airport, and more specifically, a man in charge of the contracts awarded there, hosted today's press conference. We certainly don't blame the DFW minority chambers for trying to protect these contracts. It just shows that DFW Airport is fighting this battle with dollars and cents while all Southwest Airlines has on its side is truth, right, and justice.

Note: For the 2003-04 term, Dallas Love Field awarded a third of its airport concessions and nearly 40 percent of its construction and professional services to "Disadvantaged Business Enterprises" (DBE).

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June 20, 2005

The Tungsten Fabrication Experts

For over a decade, the “Tungsten Electrode Experts” at DGP have lead the welding industry in the precise manufacture of tungsten electrodes. However, DGP’s capabilities do not end with tungsten electrodes! With their state-of-the-art equipment and experienced staff, DGP is also an industry leader in the grinding and CNC machining of tungsten for any number of applications. DGP offers unmatched quality and capability at the lowest prices. DGP provides precise and consistent CNC parts from low volumes prototype to high-volume production and from the simplest rods to complex fabrications with the strictest tolerances

Newbury Park, CA (PRWEB) June 20, 2005 -- For over a decade, the “Tungsten Electrode Experts” at DGP have lead the welding industry in the precise manufacture of tungsten electrodes. However, DGP’s capabilities do not end with tungsten electrodes! With their state-of-the-art equipment and experienced staff, DGP is also an industry leader in the grinding and CNC machining of tungsten for any number of applications. DGP offers unmatched quality and capability at the lowest prices. DGP provides precise and consistent CNC parts from low volumes prototype to high-volume production and from the simplest rods to complex fabrications with the strictest tolerances.

For more information, to get a quote, or to speak with a trained DGP representative, contact us today at 1-805-498-3837 3-7867, e-mail e-mail protected from spam bots, or take a look at recent jobs at www.diamondground.com.

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Environmentally Friendly Cleaning with Light Reduces Costs

The innovative laser cleaning systems produced by Cleanlaser Systems from Germany, come to the UK. Used throughout the world for industrial and restoration cleaning, the equipment offers power and versatility, uses no water or chemicals and has the lowest cleaning running costs.

(PRWEB) June 17, 2005 -- CIProcess Ltd, the UK-based, innovative Cleaning and Process Systems company, announces that it is the exclusive distributor in the United Kingdom of laser cleaning systems produced by Clean Laser Systems in Aachen, Germany.

Developed over the last 10 years, the innovative laser cleaning systems combine power and versatility, with the lowest operating cost of all industrial cleaning methods. They offer a safe cleaning method and are environmentally friendly, using no water or chemicals and producing no effluent.

Primarily used for industrial cleaning and surface treatment, renovation and paint removal applications they also remove contaminants, production residue and coatings without damaging the substrate. Metallic and reflective surfaces are ideal although other substrates can be addressed.

Operating costs are reduced, through downtime minimization, low running costs and life span extension, with ROI paybacks of fewer than 12 months often achieved. They are easy to automate and can be integrated into existing manufacturing lines, to be used on-line and in-place without damaging equipment or requiring machine dismantling.

In use with leading companies and governments throughout the world, there are over 65 Cleanlaser systems in operation. Standard units are available in 120-W and 500-W versions, in portable or stationary versions, and special designs are also available.

Dave Adams, the technical director of CIProcess, reports "Laser cleaning is a precise, cost-effective method for cleaning when traditional methods fall short. Cleaning lasers are adept at removing additives, colorants, grease, rust, and other contaminants, while also minimizing abrasion and heat build-up.”

The Nd:YAG pulsed, solid-state lasers direct a high precision programmable scanning beam of up to 0.5mm diameter. The cleaning surface reflects laser energy and is minimally affected, however, any contaminants on the surface absorb the laser energy and are quickly vaporized, with any fumes or particulates removed by an in-built filter.

The cleaning stops when the contaminant is consumed, and consequently there is a minimal heat build-up, avoiding the microscopic roughening and cracking of metal surfaces that can be present when using traditional cleaning methods.

Cleanlaser systems are currently in use in the automobile, aerospace, bakery, food, electronics, restoration and other industries. New applications are constantly emerging and clients are invited to discuss their applications and submit their products and processes for testing in Cleanlaser’s laboratories.

The Cleanlaser systems are part of CIProcess’s extensive range of innovative cleaning and processing equipment including CIP/COP systems, innovative blast cleaning systems, skids, electrical and hygienic installations.

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Historic Aircraft Returns Home to Prestwick for Ayr 800

The next event in Ayr 800 – the year-long calendar of activities to mark the 800th anniversary this year of Ayr being granted Royal Burgh status – will be a celebration of an important date in Ayrshire’s history that takes place on Saturday, June 25 to mark the golden jubilee of the first flight of the Twin Pioneer airliner in 1955.

(PRWEB) June 19, 2005 -- The next event in Ayr 800 – the year-long calendar of activities to mark the 800th anniversary this year of Ayr being granted Royal Burgh status – will be a celebration of an important date in Ayrshire’s history that takes place on Saturday, June 25 to mark the golden jubilee of the first flight of the Twin Pioneer airliner in 1955.

The 16-passenger Twin Pioneer was designed and built at the Scottish Aviation factory at Prestwick Airport with a requirement to have short take-off and landing characteristics, so that it could be used in remote parts of the world with small and very basic airfield facilities.

Some of the stories covering the design and operation of Twin Pioneers in civil and RAF service will be recounted at a conference on the aircraft to be held at the Marine Hotel in Troon on 25 June, the 50th anniversary date.

The anniversary weekend will also be marked by the return of a Twin Pioneer to Prestwick Airport. It is scheduled to touch down at Prestwick Airport at 1600 hours on Friday, June 24, 2005.

Owned by Air Atlantique of Coventry and the sole operational example in the world, Twin Pioneer G-APRS will offer historic pleasure flights on Saturday 25 and Sunday, June 26, from Orangefield, off Monkton Road, Prestwick.

The Twin Pioneer had its origin in the smaller Prestwick Pioneer designed to an Air Ministry requirement for a single-engine communications aircraft able to operate from confined landing strips.

First flown in 1947, and in its developed Mark 2 form in 1950, the Prestwick Pioneer became famous for its ability to fly at very low speed and for demonstrations of its very short take-off and landing runs. This performance was due in large measure to the high lift devices, the flaps and slats, with which its wings were fitted.

It was in Malaya that the unique characteristics of the Pioneer were first put to great use by our armed services in the campaign against communist guerrillas, acting in a supply role to jungle forts with only tiny airstrips in the middle of dense jungle.

So effective was the four-passenger Prestwick Pioneer that a need for a larger aircraft with similar performance became apparent, and design work was put in hand by Scottish Aviation on the twin-engine aircraft that became the 16-passenger Twin Pioneer, later nicknamed the “Twin Pin.”

To give the necessary short take-off and landing characteristics the wings of the Twin Pioneer were fitted with the same flap and slat high lift devices as the Prestwick Pioneer.

The prototype of the new aircraft made its first flight from Prestwick Airport on 25 June 1955. By the time production ceased in 1962, 87 Twin Pioneers had been built, finding their way into civilian and military service and operating in most continents of the world.

Like their smaller sisters the Prestwick Pioneers, Twin Pioneers were put to work in Malaya by the RAF and also the Royal Malaysian Air Force. Other tours of military duty for the Twin Pins were in the baking hot desert area round Aden and in various parts of Africa, equipped to carry out many different roles though acting mainly as a light transport.

Civilian aircraft operated in many countries - including Australia, Kuwait, Indonesia, Borneo, Iran, Iraq, Canada, Nepal, Morocco and Sierra Leone, and some Twins even ended up in Vietnam and Cambodia.

One of the most interesting aircraft was G-AOER fitted with large wing-tip magnetometers and a large camera hatch for the Rio Tinto geophysical survey. The last major operator of the Twin Pioneer, Flight One, used them in the surveying role until 1991.

More than nine Twin Pioneers still exist, probably the most important being G-APRS still earning its keep with Air Atlantique as the only flying example in the world.

Permanently in Scotland, the former Flight One Twin Pioneer G-BBVF is displayed at the Museum of Flight at East Fortune Airfield east of Edinburgh.

At the RAF Museum at Cosford west of Birmingham one of the ex-78 Squadron machines is currently in storage, pending construction of a new display building.

Of the other remaining Twin Pins, two are in museums in Malaysia, two are in more or less airworthy condition in Australia, with a third under restoration for the Australian Aviation Museum, and one is in Switzerland.

And one even turned up in Baghdad at the end of the recent Iraq war.

In its 70-year history, the aircraft factory at Prestwick Airport has sent over one thousand new aircraft of five different types into the skies - the Prestwick Pioneers, Twin Pioneers, Bulldogs, and most recently the Jetstreams.

It is a remarkable aviation heritage to which the Twin Pioneer made a significant contribution. The weekend of 25 June will be a unique occasion to hear about the Twin Pioneer, to see it in the skies, and even to fly in it.

The Twin Pioneer conference and the visit by G-APRS to Prestwick have been arranged by the Prestwick Branch of the Royal Aeronautical Society. The Prestwick Branch of the Society is greatly indebted to Glasgow Prestwick International Airport, Air BP and South Ayrshire Council for their support towards bringing the Twin Pioneer back to Prestwick for the anniversary weekend.

Pleasure flight departures will be from near McIntyre Avenue, Orangefield, approached from Monkton Road, Prestwick. For advance bookings for flights (price £50 per person) phone Air Atlantique on 08703 304747. For further local information on the Twin Pioneer conference in Troon or on flights phone 01292 477796 or 01292 476032.

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About Ayr 800:
In 2005 the historic town of Ayr in Scotland marks the 800th anniversary of King William the Lion of Scotland signing a Charter in 1205 proclaiming Ayr to be a Royal Burgh.

Ayr Guildry, an association of local business people which itself dates back to 1325, is currently organizing Ayr 800, a 12 month long calendar of events to celebrate the anniversary throughout the year.

Brian Martin of Ayr Guildry said: “It seems fitting and appropriate to celebrate 800 years of Ayr’s history in as many different ways as possible.

“Since the inception of this project, I have been amazed to discover the number and diversity of clubs, associations and groups that flourish in our town. Ayr 800 provides them all with a magnificent opportunity to play a prominent part in our year of celebrations.

“For people and businesses in the hospitality and tourism industry, Ayr 800 offers the chance to attract visitors who might otherwise not have come to our town in 2005.

“And Ayr 800 provides an additional platform for local businesses to promote their products, skills and services to the world.”

Brian Martin concluded: “Regular updates to the calendar of events will be posted on the Ayr 800 website at http://www.ayr800.co.uk

“All businesses, clubs, societies and individuals who would still like to take part in this great celebration of our town’s history will be most welcome, and should get in touch with us as soon as possible.”

Enquiries:
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John Hay, Clerk to Ayr Guildry. Telephone: +44 (0)1292 264091.
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Sniffex, Inc. Announces Positive Response to Presentation at Commercial Information Technology for Military Operations

Sniffex, Inc. (OTC.PK: SNFX), in its first major conference presentation since Sniffex, Inc. announced its hand held bomb detection device earlier this month, the inventor, Yuri Markov presented Sniffex and its capabilities at the Commercial Information Technology for Military Operations (CITMO) (http://www.citmo.net)

Irving, TX (PRWEB) June 18, 2005 -- Sniffex, Inc. (OTC.PK: SNFX), in its first major conference presentation since Sniffex, Inc. announced its hand held bomb detection device earlier this month, the inventor, Yuri Markov presented Sniffex and its capabilities at the Commercial Information Technology for Military Operations (CITMO) (http://www.citmo.net) International Workshop in Plovidiv, Bulgaria. The company stated that the response to the product was overwhelmingly positive and that numerous new potential customer and sales agents for the product were identified. The conference is sponsored by the US Army Research Laboratory and the US Office of Naval Research and held under the auspices of the Ministry of Defense of Bulgaria.

"The reaction to Sniffex was overwhelmingly positive," stated Mr. Markov. "We are fortunate to have been able to present this new technology to an international group of experts in the field of military technology that immediately recognized Sniffex's enormous potential as a new tool in the worldwide war against terrorism."

As a result of the introduction of the Sniffex technology at CITMO, the company stated it received invitations to present the product and its capabilities from several European countries and initiated discussions with other companies in the field of explosives detection that could serve as distributors for Sniffex in Europe and Asia.

"This is the beginning of a worldwide effort to introduce governments and private organizations to Sniffex and its unique capabilities," stated Paul Johnson, President and CEO of Sniffex. "We are thrilled with the response we have received thus far and look forward to having that interest turn into a solid stream of sales for the company in the near future."

About Sniffex
Sniffex (http://www.sniffex.com) was formed in November of 2004 to bring to the market a new generation of electronic detection systems. It has established its corporate office in Irving, Texas and named Paul Johnson, an entrepreneur who has started and developed numerous technology companies, as President. In addition, the Company has formed a partnership with Yuri Markov, a noted Bulgarian engineer, to lead the design and development of its products.

Safe Harbor Act Disclaimer: This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and as such, may involve risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements, which are based on certain assumptions and describe future plans, strategies, and expectations, are generally identifiable by the use of words such as "believe," "expect," "intend" "anticipate," "estimate," "project," or similar expressions. These forward- looking statements relate to, among other things, expectations of the business environment in which the Company operates, projections of future performance, potential future performance, perceived opportunities in the market, and statements regarding the Company's mission and vision. The Company's actual results, performance, and achievements may differ materially from the results, performance, and achievements expressed or implied in such forward-looking statements due to a wide range of factors which may or may not be in the company's control.

Source: Sniffex, Inc.

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June 17, 2005

Flight Experts to Corral Safety in Cowtown

International experts in aircraft accident investigation will convene in 2005 in Fort Worth, Texas, to discuss flight safety. Technological advances in flight safety and flight accident investigation will be presented.

(PRWEB) June 17, 2005 -- They will come from as far away as the land “down under”, representing four continents. They are detailed folks, familiar with herding minuscule clues amidst mud, muck, and, often, macroscale misery. Gathering together from more than 30 countries, flight experts of the International Society of Air Safety Investigators (ISASI) will head to Fort Worth, Texas, “Cowtown”, this September 12 -16 to discuss the latest technical advances in flight accident investigation and exchange information about flight safety.

Aircraft accident investigators perform a painstaking job, outposts of mainstream aerospace employees. They work in dust, downbursts, and debris, or in front of computers and in labs. By the end of the trail, they will have rustled through thousands of small innocuous pieces of rubble, sheriffs of every detail. Their job is more than a duty—they consider it a moral obligation to the aeronautical community and the public: Make sense of aircraft accidents so that mistakes are not repeated.

The roundup of worldwide investigators fulfills a primary mission of ISASI, to promote aviation safety by improving the accident investigation process. This year’s seminar will highlight relevant topics using the theme “Investigating New Frontiers in Safety” (www.ISASI2005.com).

Keynote speaker for the meeting is John Goglia, former board member of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and the first member of the board to hold an FAA aircraft mechanic certificate. During his tenure, Goglia raised awareness of the increasing significance that aircraft maintenance plays in aviation accidents.

Speakers lined up for the meeting are experts in accident investigation, and many of them hold flight safety positions on government regulatory boards. Main topics slated for presentation include a review of recent investigations, accident data analysis, sharing industry information, managing post-accident stress, and crewmember perspectives of accidents.

According to Curt Lewis, president of the DFW ISASI chapter and seminar chair, air safety investigators train in proper investigation procedures, biohazards, interview and photography techniques, crash site survey, human factors, and engine mechanics—along with a slew of other specialized areas.

“We are a diverse organization, but our members share one goal. We all believe that air safety is practicable and sustainable. With continuing technological advances and training, we believe we can consistently achieve safer air travel,” Lewis said.

That claim is backed by statistics compiled from international regulatory transportation safety boards, insurance companies, and regional news media, which show a consistent decrease in fatal passenger flight accidents in the last decade. From a passenger’s standpoint, 2004 was the safest year in aviation since World War II.

And so it seems fitting that these probing pioneers of aircraft accident investigations will head to Fort Worth, a city whose roots are emblazoned in frontier heritage.

ISASI, headquartered in Sterling, VA, was founded in 1964 with 140 charter members. Today, ISASI includes seven international societies, 12 U.S. chapters, 10 Committees, and nine Working Groups. Members represent more than 64 countries, including government safety boards, airlines, and crewmember organizations. http://ISASI.org

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The American Small Business Coalition and Network Referral Group Form Strategic Alliance

New Alliance Will Support Member Companies Engaged in Federal Contracting; Combined Organizations Represent Over 1,300 Businesses in 17 States and Four Countries

Ellicott City, MD and Columbia, MD (PRWEB) June 17, 2005 -- Network Referral Group (NRG), one of the largest Mid-Atlantic business networking organizations, and The American Small Business Coalition (The ASBC), a membership-based networking and support organization that assists small businesses in the acquisition of relationships and business intelligence in the Federal sector, today announced the formation of a strategic alliance.

Together, NRG and The ASBC represent more than 1,300 businesses in 17 states and four countries. NRG will operate under the name NRG Government which was established for this alliance. Early joint activities will include establishing government meeting groups where members can begin to exchange information specific to Federal contracting and developing strategies and teams.

“After sitting down with The ASBC and understanding their business model and philosophy, there was an obvious synergy,” said Michael Weiner, president and founder of Network Referral Group. “As we continued to delve into the needs of our members, it came to our attention that many of our members are involved in Federal contracting, and NRG needed to find a solution to help them expand their market share within the government. The relationship with The ASBC will allow our members more access and awareness to Federal business opportunities.”

The ASBC will focus on providing a broad level of understanding about doing business in the federal arena and developing market research. To that end, The ASBC has signed preliminary agreements with a company that provides information services specific to government acquisition programs. This will represent just one example of the many tools used to assist members with their business research and development activities.

“There are many organizations involved in trying to change legislation related to Federal contracting, small businesses and the socio-economic groups recognized by the U.S. Government – that’s not where we saw a need," said Guy Timberlake, CEO and Chief Visionary Officer of The American Small Business Coalition. “We focus on helping small businesses utilize the resources around them to further their ability to capture mindshare and contacts which can lead to qualified business relationships and opportunities.”

About Network Referral Group
NRG, headquartered in Ellicott City, Maryland is a networking organization committed to helping companies grow their business that brings together owners, entrepreneurs and selling professionals to develop business through leveraged referrals. The NRG team functions much like a board of directors working with its members to create a dynamic synergy to help them develop and retain clients. NRG brings together companies to help develop business through leveraged referrals, and quarterly Summits. Positioned as a referral group and not a traditional leads exchange program, NRG has a membership base of approximately 1,000 throughout the Mid-Atlantic region. For additional information on Network Referral Group, visit their website at: http://www.networkreferralgroup.com or contact Roxann Gardner at 443.280.2110.

About The American Small Business Coalition
The American Small Business Coalition, headquartered in Columbia, Maryland was established as a non-partisan organization focusing its efforts on programs and procurements within the Federal government and working within the construct of current U.S. acquisition regulations and small business size standards. The membership consists of small, medium and large companies working in a collaborative environment to foster team-building and the exchange of information related to business opportunities with the United States Government. Members of The ASBC are provided information, education and training by industry professionals and former government employees and executives. To learn more about The ASBC, visit: http://www.theasbc.org
or call 410.381.7378.

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The National Homeland Security Knowledgebase (www.NationalHomelandSecurityKnowledgebase.com) Index of Directories Includes Section for Non- Profits

Site Features Homeland Security Resources, News, Technology Sectors, Directories, Newsletter, Marketplace, Research, Homeland Security Advisory System

Point Roberts, WA (PRWEB) June 17, 2005 -- The National Homeland Security Knowledgebase, www.NationalHomelandSecurityKnowledgebase.com, (NHSK) recognizes the efforts of Non Profits in dealing with the end results of terrorism, war and poverty and has created a new section for Non Profits to be featured at no charge.

More Info: www.NationalHomelandSecurityKnowledgebase.com/directories/non_profit.html
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The National Homeland Security Knowledgebase also includes comprehensive Homeland Security information resources, Homeland Security news, directories, newsletter, investment research, technology sectors, a Homeland Security marketplace, and a collection of links on the topic of Homeland Security related topics.

The National Homeland Security Knowledgebase currently holds a Top 6 ranking on major search engines (Yahoo! and Google) using the search phrase "homeland security". The National Homeland Security Knowledgebase is the Internet's most comprehensive resource portal focused on the topics of homeland defense, counter-terrorism, emergency management, disaster preparedness, critical infrastructure protection, and increasing the public's overall level of situational awareness and readiness. The newly added critical content enhances and expands the benefits previously offered to visitors following the Homeland Security sector.

The National Homeland Security Knowledgebase domains: www.NationalHomelandSecurityKnowledgebase.com, www.HomelandSecurityKnowledgebase.com, www.TwoTigersOnline.com/resources.html

Additional Features:
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Add the Homeland Security Advisory System Alert to Your Website: http://www.twotigersonline.com/hs_advisory.html NHSK features banners that will automatically update to reflect changes in the Homeland Security Advisory System threat condition.

The NHSK (http://www.NationalHomelandSecurityKnowledgebase.com) was recently acquired by www.HomelandDefenseStocks.com (HDS), a global investor and industry news and research portal for Homeland Security stocks and the Homeland Security sector.

HomelandDefenseStocks.com is an investor and industry news portal for the homeland defense and security sector. The HDS website does not make recommendations, but offers a unique free information portal to research news, exclusive articles, interviews, investor conferences and a growing list of participating public companies in the sector. Click here for a partial list of companies involved in homeland defense and security technology and solutions in: Airport Security, Biodefense, Biometrics, Defense, Internet Security, Integrated Security, Military, Border and Port Security: www.HomelandDefenseStocks.com/Companies/HomelandDefense/Stock_List.asp

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Law Enforcement Associates Announces Filing of Patent Application for World's First Infrared Battlefield Surveillance Shells

Law Enforcement Associates Corporation (OTCBB: LENF), a surveillance and security technology company, today announced that it has filed a patent application for the world's first infrared battlefield surveillance shells.

Youngsville, NC (PRWEB) June 17, 2005 -- Law Enforcement Associates Corporation (OTCBB: LENF), a surveillance and security technology company, today announced that it has filed a patent application for the world's first infrared battlefield surveillance shells. The infrared surveillance shells will allow the military to observe enemy troop and equipment movements at night on otherwise unlighted battlefields and areas of operations. The infrared shells can be used by Special Forces and other troops to pin point military targets for aerial assaults without remaining to train lasers on the targets. The infrared surveillance shells allow troops, police and attack helicopters with infrared viewing equipment (nightvison) to view locations of enemy personnel, weapons, vehicles, unlighted buildings and surrounding areas. The shell illumination is undetectable to enemy troops and/or hostage takers without night vision or other special infrared viewing equipment. A typical application for law enforcement would be in the event of a hostage situation, infrared shells could be shot into a house through window openings, thus allowing law enforcement personnel with night vision to be able to see what is happening inside a darkened house without the hostage taker being made aware that he/she has been illuminated.

Law Enforcement Associates Corporation has also filed patents on a radio surveillance shell that can be used clandestinely to listen in on possible hostage situations.

Commenting, Paul Feldman, President of Law Enforcement Associates and the primary inventor of the shells, stated "I am proud of Law Enforcement Associates Corporation's engineering team for this ground breaking achievement". Law Enforcement Associates Corporation has already manufactured the illumination and radio circuits. These proprietary shells will see wide application in urban policing and warfare.

During hostage situations and military assaults, the infrared illuminating shells will allow troops and officers to enter unlighted buildings using nightvision having an advantage over the enemy and/or hostage takers who will operating in the dark. Law Enforcement Associates Corporation is proud to add another high margin proprietary product to its already extensive line of police and military equipment."

About Law Enforcement Associates Corporation
Law Enforcement Associates, Inc. (LENF.OB), headquartered in Youngsville, N.C., manufactures and markets a diverse line of undercover surveillance products including a complete line of audio and video surveillance equipment, under-vehicle inspection systems (UVI) and less than lethal stun pistols (Stun Pistol(TM)). LEA currently markets to the Military, law enforcement, security and corrections personnel throughout the world, as well as governmental agencies, multinational corporations and non-governmental organizations. For more information on LEA, visit www.leacorp.com.

Forward-Looking Information
The statements in this news release contain forward-looking information within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements involve certain risks, assumptions and uncertainties, including the inability to generate and secure the necessary product sale, or the lack of acceptance of the company's products by its customers. In each case actual results may differ materially from such forward-looking statements. The company does not undertake to publicly update or revise its forward-looking statements even if experience or future changes make it clear that any projected results (expressed or modified) will not be realized.

Source: Law Enforcement Associates Corporation

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Praxis High Integrity Systems and Esterel Technologies Commit to Integrate SPARK and SCADE Suite for Rapid Development Compliant with Def. Stan. 00-56 Requirements

Praxis High Integrity Systems—a world-leading company providing products and services for the engineering of high integrity systems—and Esterel Technologies—a world-leading supplier of model based-design, validation, and verification tools for safety-critical embedded software applications—today announced their collaboration to combine the SPARK toolset from Praxis HIS with the SCADE Suite toolset from Esterel Technologies.

Bath, UK / Elancourt, France (PRWEB) June 17, 2005 -- Praxis High Integrity Systems—a world-leading company providing products and services for the engineering of high integrity systems—and Esterel Technologies—a world-leading supplier of model based-design, validation, and verification tools for safety-critical embedded software applications—today announced their collaboration to combine the SPARK toolset from Praxis HIS with the SCADE Suite toolset from Esterel Technologies.

This tool integration will combine SCADE Suite's safe design capture, simulation, formal design verification, with the widely used SPARK programming language and associated analysis tool, the SPARK Examiner. By combining the best in modelling, code generation and language-based analysis, this integration will effectively enable rapid development that is in full compliance with Defence Standard 00-56 objectives and other demanding standards.

“Given the rapidly growing market share of SCADE in both Europe and the United States, Praxis HIS is delighted to collaborate with Esterel Technologies on this tool integration. It will allow our joint customers to benefit from both Esterel Technologies and Praxis HIS experience in safety- and reliability- critical systems, in particular for those designing systems that must comply to Defence Standard 00-56” said Peter Amey, Praxis's Chief Technical Officer.

“As we are deploying SCADE towards same market and customers as Praxis HIS with SPARK, it was an obvious move, for the best interest of our respective customer base, to cooperate with Praxis and combine ourtechnologies and skills better to address specifics of safety critical systems. In particular we are very pleased to be able to provide a consistent flow to UK military accounts, with a fully compliant Def. Standard 00-56 design flow” said Eric Bantegnie, the Esterel Technologies' CEO.

The SPARK language and supporting tool set provide the most precise environment for the implementation and verification of high-integrity software. The SPARK Examiner allows vital safety and security properties of the implementation to be rigorously demonstrated and provides an industrial-strength technology for proving that all potential run-time errors have been eliminated.

SCADE Suite, a design environment for safety-critical embedded software applications, provides graphical specification capture and simulation, along with the capability to check safety properties at the model level. In addition, the SCADE KCG qualified code generator has achieved compliance with the highest safety standards,IEC 61508 and RTCA DO-178B, enabling rapid deployment of SCADE-generated designs.

About Esterel Technologies
Esterel Technologies' tools create unambiguous specifications that produce correct-by-construction, automated implementation in software and/or hardware. Today, SCADE Suite™ is the standard for the creation of RTCA DO-178B, EUROCAE ED-12B, and IEC 61508 safety-critical embedded software in the civilian avionics and transportation industries. SCADE Drive™ is the emerging standard for the creation of safety-critical embedded software in the automotive industry. Esterel Studio™ enables electronics hardware designers to create golden specification models that can be automatically implemented in RTL or C.

Esterel Technologies is a privately held company with headquarters in Mountain View, California, USA, and Elancourt, France, with direct sales offices in Germany, the United Kingdom, and China. For additional information, visit the Esterel Technologies website at http://www.esterel-technologies.com.

About Praxis High Integrity Systems
Praxis High Integrity Systems has developed a global reputation in the fields of systems and requirements engineering, software development, safety assurance, information security and risk management and works with many of the leading aerospace companies and other organizations. The Company's roots are in the application of sound engineering principles to the development of high-integrity software systems whether safety-, business- or security-critical. Its unique approaches, tools and products have evolved from practical experience in the most effective approaches to developing such systems. The Company has now diversified into several new markets including financial services, telecommunications, utilities and automotive. For more information, please visit http://www.praxis-his.com.

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June 16, 2005

Professional Instrument Courses, Pioneer of the 10-Day Instrument Rating Course, Celebrates Its Twenty-fifth Anniversary

Professional Instrument Courses, Inc. of Essex, Connecticut, is celebrating its twenty-fifth anniversary in the year 2005. Founded in 1980, P.I.C. is best known for its personalized 10-day instrument rating course presented at the student's location anywhere in the United States.

(PRWEB) June 16, 2005 -- Professional Instrument Courses, Inc. of Essex, CT, is celebrating its twenty-fifth anniversary in the year 2005. Founded in 1980, P.I.C. is best known for its personalized 10-day instrument rating course presented at the student's location anywhere in the United States.

P.I.C. sends a professional instructor with a portable flight simulator to the pilot. The instructor gives ground school and simulator lessons in the pilot's home and accelerated flight training from a local airport. The instructor stays in a local motel, tailoring the eight hour daily schedule to the client's convenience. Thanks to the carefully organized curriculum and experienced professional teachers, most clients receive their instrument rating in only ten days.

With a staff of over 60 full time professional instructors, equipped with simulators, criss-crossing the nation, P.I.C. has trained more than ten thousand private instrument pilots. There are P.I.C. "graduates" in every corner of the country, in all 50 states, several territories and some foreign countries.

When P.I.C. was founded in 1980, most private instrument training occurred on an informal basis over many months. Intensive training was viewed with suspicion. Training was done mostly in the airplane and many pilots did not believe in simulator training. This was despite the fact that professional pilots, military and civilian, were trained on a full time basis, with heavy flight simulator use.

Since then, attitudes about instrument training changed and training methods evolved. Now there is hardly a pilot who does not recognize the value of the simulator and of full-time intensive training. It is widely accepted that this approach saves time and money and improves the efficiency of the instrument training.

Also, more and more pilots recognize the instrument rating as a practical necessity.

More pilots today use their airplanes for necessary transportation. They have lost their willingness to sit out weather delays in airport motel rooms. Consequently, there has been a continuing rise in the number of instrument rated private pilots – Pilots trained to fly under Instrument Flight Rules or IFR weather conditions. As that training "consumer" has become more educated the demand has grown for high quality, efficient, professional level IFR training.

P.I.C. has been able to grow with these trends and to emerge as one of the leaders in its field.

According to Tom Seymour, P.I.C. Vice President, the company has been successful thanks to a strategy of specialization and good service. "Our courses are efficient and professionally conducted, and they are convenient for the client. We go to his or her home base, anywhere in the United States," he says. "We feel a lot of satisfaction at seeing general aviation adopt the attitudes towards instrument training that the professional pilot has had for many years."

All P.I.C.'s accelerated IFR training programs involve instrument or type training at the client's location. The company offers a Refresher course for instrument pilots and insurance company approved Type-Training courses for a wide variety of aircraft, including cabin-class twins.

The Instrument Flight Training Manual, based on the P.I.C. course and published by Aviation Book Company, has become the standard guidebook for new and experienced instrument pilots. The recently released Third Edition is available from the company and also through popular catalogues.

For more information, call John O'Brien at P.I.C's toll-free number 800-435-9437 or visit their web site at www.IFlyIFR.com

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Family Court Demonstration

Non-custodial parents plan Family Court D-Contamination

Birmingham, AL (PRWEB) June 16, 2005 -- The Alabama Coalition for Fathers and Children’s (ALCFC) elite Family Court D-Contamination Unit will return to action Friday June 17, 2005 from 11:00am until 1:00pm at the Jefferson County Family Court located at 120 2nd Court North in Birmingham. The D-Con Unit in full biohazard costumes will symbolize the clean up and neutralization of the poisons spread to Alabama families by a terribly flawed court system.

The ALCFC, now well known in Alabama for their tactics of high profile protests modeled after international civil rights organization Fathers-4-Justice, plans to increase public awareness to the negative effects that Alabama family law has on parents and children.

Alan Rusmisel vice-president of ALCFC added, “This is an on going campaign to provide awareness and educate the public to the abuse by a judicial system that seems to be dedicated to the destruction of families and the separation of children from their parents. We are spreading a message through peaceful direct actions mixed with a bit of fun and humor.”

Previous direct actions by the ALCFC have been Grim Reapers visiting Jefferson County Domestic Relations Court symbolizing that to fathers and children the real house of horrors is the court, Two Santas with helpers visiting the same court in an attempt to “Save Father Christmas” and a April Fool’s Day demonstration with numerous characters made the point “If a father expects equal treatment in domestic court April Fools.

The Alabama Coalition for Fathers and Children is comprised of parents, children and grandparents who have been victimized by the Domestic Relations Courts. We promote, support and engage in peaceful direct action that focuses attention on the atrocities committed by Domestic Relations Judges who use the divorce industry against parents, children and grandparents. ALCFC needs the support of people who want to change the system and are willing to make the sacrifices necessary to bring about change. After all aren't our children worth it.

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SEA Releases National Schedule for Supplier Development

SEA’s schedule for the startup of conversion operations beginning in Q2 and Q3 of 2005. Certifications for consultants interested in supporting the SEA conversion will become available in July 2005. California - Open Now Connecticut - Open Q2 2005 New York - Open Q3 2005 Texas - Open Q3 2005 Florida - Open Q3 2005

(PRWEB) June 16, 2005 -- SEA is Open for Business. The Supplier Excellence Alliance (SEA) announces its national rollout schedule for its industry-wide conversion effort. Why is this effort so important? According to Ken Marcia of United Technologies, and President of SEA:

“It amazes me that most Aerospace and Defense suppliers don’t fully and aggressively embrace Lean. The industry is changing. It’s a question of survival. I don’t know how a supplier will ever maintain or grow market share without Lean. Our greatest challenge in SEA is convincing suppliers that this statement is true.”

Tom Plungis, of Lockheed Martin, and Vice President of SEA, adds:

“Our industry is suffering from ‘crossfire.’ We have many fine resources helping us to implement lean. The problem is that each has a different terminology, a different roadmap, and a different focus. And the question is, at the end of the day, will we all wind up in the same place?”

The SEA Lean Enterprise System (LES) has been developed to address these two concerns. It’s a collaborative model adopted by SEA members – the leading aerospace and defense primes. It’s a business system that leverages lean across a supplier organization’s entire enterprise. It’s the definitive roadmap that gets all suppliers heading in the same direction and aligned with the new, emerging needs of the new supply chain.

SEA will provide conversion assistance in 20 states by the end of 2006. Supplier outreach will take place through Executive Briefings, available in each state. For more information on Executive Briefings near you, please call 949 476-1144 X339.

SEA is the alliance of leading aerospace, defense and space prime contractors whose purpose is to accelerate supply chain performance.

Visit the SEA website for more information at http://www.seaonline.org

For Executive Briefing schedules visit http://www.seaonline.org "Briefings" tab.

Download free supplier Case Studies and the SEA Technology Guide.

To find out more about SEA or to participate in its supplier development program, contact Ms. Mickey Wiebe, Executive Director, at 949-476-1144 ext 307.

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Ness Technologies Strengthens Management Team

Ness Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: NSTC), a global provider of IT services and Solutions, today announced the appointment of Sudhir Saran Singh as Vice President – Human Resources – Ness MSS India. The appointment signifies a milestone in Ness Technologies growth plans

(PRWEB) June 16, 2005 -- Ness Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: NSTC), a global provider of IT services and Solutions, today announced the appointment of Sudhir Saran Singh as Vice President – Human Resources – Ness MSS India. The appointment signifies a milestone in Ness Technologies growth plans.

Sudhir joins the Executive Management team of Ness Technologies from Flextronics Software Systems (FSS) where he served as Director – Human Resources. He has been credited with being the youngest Director in the Human Resources Department at FSS and has several years of diverse international business experience spanning Information Technology, Engineering disciplines and Advertising.

He will be responsible for Ness Technologies Human Resources, Recruitment and Training initiatives in India and will direct and oversee the complete spectrum of Human Resources and Training concerns of the company including talent acquisition, development and retention.

Sudhir had worked with companies like Eicher, Good Earth. Maadhyam Advertising, Tality Corporation and Virage Logic International.

In his most recent position with FSS, Sudhir guided the company and ensured it placed amongst the list of India’s Best Employers and was instrumental in implementing e-enabled Human Resources Systems, creatively guiding campus road shows, enhancing employee integration programs, introducing wide ranging mentor programs and the concept of an – ‘Individual Road Map.’

Sudhir holds a Graduate Degree in Engineering from IIT-Rourkee; a keen sportsperson, his hobbies include mountaineering, photography and theatre.

Commenting on the appointment, Mr. Satyajit Bandhopadhyay – Chief Delivery Officer – Ness India said - “We are delighted to have a proactive and seasoned Human Resources Professional as Sudhir, join our Executive Management team. We are confident that Sudhir will leverage his vast experience to ensure that we continue performing excellently, even as the organization follows an aggressive growth path.”

Sudhir commented on his new role – “I chose Ness Technologies because of its strong management team, diverse client base, planned goals and unified vision of becoming the leading provider of IT Solutions and Services globally. I look forward to leveraging my skills in the interests of the company and taking it to greater heights.”

The appointment signifies Ness Technologies aggressive growth plans and initiatives to ramp up recruitment training initiatives and employee base.

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Law Enforcement Associates Receives Contract for Eight Under-Vehicle Surveillance Systems

Law Enforcement Associates Corporation (OTCBB: LENF), a surveillance and security technology company, today announced that it has received an order for eight permanent mount in ground Under Vehicle Surveillance systems.

Youngsville, NC (PRWEB) June 16, 2005 -- Law Enforcement Associates Corporation (OTCBB: LENF), a surveillance and security technology company, today announced that it has received an order for eight permanent mount in ground Under Vehicle Surveillance systems. The units are being purchased and installed by U.S. Government security contractor, Simplex Grinnell. The UVI systems will be used to protect assets and entrance and exit of personnel at this major U.S. naval base. Paul Feldman, President of LENF, commented, "Law Enforcement Associates is pleased to once again demonstrate that our UVI systems continue to be a key element in the protection of American assets and personnel worldwide." Mr. Feldman added, "Law Enforcement Associates will continue to be a leading manufacturer and supplier of Electronic Surveillance Equipment, Homeland Security Products and Less Lethal Weapons to law enforcement and governmental agencies worldwide." Law Enforcement Associates' Under Vehicle Surveillance systems are currently in use as part of overall security in place at the U.S. Open Golf Championship being held in Pinehurst, North Carolina.

About Law Enforcement Associates Corporation
Law Enforcement Associates, Inc. (LENF.OB), headquartered in Youngsville, N.C., manufactures and markets a diverse line of undercover surveillance products including a complete line of audio surveillance equipment and Homeland Security Products. LEA currently markets to the military, law enforcement, security and corrections personnel throughout the world, as well as governmental agencies, multinational corporations and non-governmental organizations. LEA has a history of enhancing security at major events including the Summer Olympics, Democratic National Convention, Super Bowl, Winter Olympic Games and Centennial First Flight Celebration and will be a key security element for the 2005 US Open Golf Championship. The company's technology is also used as prevention and detection solutions at military bases, nuclear facilities, embassies, government installations, oil refineries, and United Nations and NATO locations throughout the world. For more information on LEA, visit www.leacorp.com.

Forward-Looking Information
The statements in this news release contain forward-looking information within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements involve certain risks, assumptions and uncertainties, including the inability to generate and secure the necessary product sale, or the lack of acceptance of the company's products by its customers. In each case actual results may differ materially from such forward-looking statements. The company does not undertake to publicly update or revise its forward-looking statements even if experience or future changes make it clear that any projected results (expressed or modified) will not be realized.

Source: Law Enforcement Associates Corporation, Inc.

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June 15, 2005

Pentagon Hosts Book Signing Event for Author, Paul Lawrence Vann

On Monday, June 20, Paul Lawrence Vann returns for a tour of duty in the Pentagon, however this time he will be signing his book, “Living on Higher Ground,” How to live with passion, motivation, and joy – A salute to the military life.

Washington, DC (PRWEB) June 15, 2005 -- The Pentagon welcomes Paul Lawrence Vann, author, motivational speaker, and chairman of Laurel Wreath Publishing located in Maryland.

Paul Lawrence Vann will be autographing Living on Higher Ground, Monday, June 20 between 11AM and 2 PM in the Pentagon Concourse.

This book signing event is a homecoming for Paul Lawrence Vann, Lieutenant Colonel, USAF (Ret). The author served over twenty-years of service in the United States Air Force, with over twelve consecutive years in the Pentagon during his career.

Paul Lawrence Vann states, “Serving in the Pentagon for over twelve consecutive years was the highlight of my military career, because it gave me an opportunity to serve my country which is what I am most proud of.”

Mr. Vann admits he doesn’t miss the long hours or hard work and all of the meetings, but he does miss his colleagues and friends he worked with in organizations such as the Air Force, Air National Guard, National Guard Bureau, and sister services during his tenure in the building.

Vann’s book, Living on Higher Ground provides a behind the scenes look at the call of duty and lifelong rewards of the military experience. This inspirational book helps people see beyond their current circumstance; recognize the defining moments in their life; make every decision count; build a legacy of friendship wherever they go; and believe in something greater than themselves--and serve it.

This book includes twenty-six quick step action plans for living with passion and purpose in your life.

Mr. Vann will be conducting book signings at the Andrews Air Force Base, Base Exchange (BX) during Father’s Day Weekend. Momentum from the Andrews AFB, book signing will undoubtedly carry over to the Pentagon, thus he is encouraging people to purchase Living on Higher Ground because it will make a great Father’s Day gift.

To view the author’s schedule, please search his book website at www.livingonhigherground.com. You will be able to discover when, where, and how to purchase his book and meet Paul Lawrence Vann in the coming months.

Paul Lawrence Vann is a professional member of the National Speakers Association and the Publishers Marketing Association. He travels from the metropolitan Washington, DC area in support of speaking engagements and book signing events throughout the United States.

Contact:
Laurel Wreath Publishing
Attn: Marites Vann, EVP
938 Swan Creek Road E. #144
Fort Washington, MD 20744
1-800-476-8976

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CIProcess Mixes it Up

CIProcess Ltd, the UK-based, innovative Cleaning and Process Systems company, offer a complete range of hygienic and sterile tanks, vessels and mixers to the United Kingdom and Irish market.

(PRWEB) June 15, 2005 -- CIProcess Ltd, the UK-based, innovative Cleaning and Process Systems company, combine forces with a major European manufacturer to offer a complete range of hygienic and sterile tanks, vessels and mixers to the United Kingdom and Irish market. Offered in capacities from 1 to 300,000 litres, they are designed to be used in the Pharmaceutical, Biotech, Healthcare, Food, Dairy, Beverage and associated industries.

The vessels, available in Stainless Steel, Hastalloy and other exotic metals, are offered in both standard designs and as customised, bespoke units. Both atmospheric and pressure vessels are available, with jackets, limpet coils and fitments for most applications.

Dave Adams, CIProcess’s Technical Director, explains: ‘These tanks, vessels and mixers compliment our other products and offer a cost effective, specialist and above all top quality solution to storage and mixing requirements. Our standard, lower cost units are designed to be suitable for many uses, but we also have the capabilities to offer, one off specials for the most demanding application’.

In addition to special mixing and blending tanks, we also offer a range of agitators and mixers, which have been developed over the last 50 years. Using state of the art laboratories and computer simulations, the correct profile and configuration can be applied to the agitator design to ensure the optimum results. Clients can submit new products for testing in complete confidence, for analysis in the laboratories. This service is designed to ensure the correct agitator types are selected for every project.

The tanks, vessels and mixers are part of CIProcess’s extensive range of innovative cleaning and processing equipment including CIP/COP systems, innovative blast cleaning systems, skids, electrical and hygienic installations.

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June 14, 2005

Southwest Airlines Unveils Maryland One, Southwest's Newest Specialty Aircraft; Airline Honors the State of Maryland on Flag Day

Baltimore, MD (PRWEB via PR Web Direct) June 14, 2005 -- Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) today showed the State of Maryland a symbol of true "LUV!" The airline unveiled Maryland One, a 737 emblazoned with an artist's rendering of the Maryland flag. Southwest Airlines' top leadership celebrated today with the State of Maryland and the Maryland Aviation Administration. For aircraft photo, click: http://www.southwest.com/about_swa/press/050614_maryland_one.html

"We are thrilled to honor Maryland with this beautiful aircraft; it is truly a testament to the great relationship we have developed with our Baltimore/Washington Customers and a tribute to our Employees," said Colleen Barrett, Southwest Airlines President. "Our pride for Maryland will now fly high over the 60 cities Southwest serves."

Since beginning service to Maryland at Baltimore/Washington International Airport in 1993, Southwest Airlines has grown from eight to 164 daily nonstop departures. As Southwest Airlines has increased its flights, it also has increased its need for space. Last month, Southwest celebrated the opening of BWI's newest terminal, Terminal A/B. The new terminal not only offers brand new gates, it also offers a state-of-the-art baggage system, 11 security lanes dedicated solely to Southwest Airlines, a new ticket counter, and new concessions.

"Southwest's success at BWI would not have been possible without the sum of many parts, and this beautiful aircraft is a result of our collective hard work," said Gary Kelly, Southwest's Chief Executive Officer. "We have a great partnership with the State of Maryland and the Maryland Aviation Administration. Together we have all given our Maryland Customers a high-quality travel experience and low fares."

Barrett and Kelly hosted more than 200 community leaders today, including Maryland's Governor Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr., Maryland's Secretary of Transportation Robert L. Flanagan, and Maryland Aviation Administration Executive Director, Paul Wiedefeld. Attendees waved Maryland flags, took photos with historical impersonators, and watched Maryland One make its first fly-by at Baltimore/Washington International Airport. Gov. Ehrlich, Gary Kelly, Colleen Barrett, and Southwest Executive Chairman Herb Kelleher closed the event by christening the aircraft and leading the attendees in a champagne toast.

"Maryland One truly showcases the tremendous partnership that our State continues to have with the Southwest family," said Governor Ehrlich. "It is a testament to the quality service that Southwest Airlines has provided Maryland for the past 12 years."

"This day is a source of pride for all of us at BWI," said Paul J. Wiedefeld, Executive Director of the Maryland Aviation Administration. "We stand together with the employees of Southwest Airlines to celebrate our continuing relationship and growth."

Maryland One joins ten other 737s in Southwest's fleet that carry a unique paint scheme: Arizona One, California One, Lone Star One (Texas), Nevada One, New Mexico One, three Shamu aircraft (Sea World), Silver One (celebrating Southwest's 25th anniversary), and Triple Crown One (recognizing Southwest's top rankings for ontime performance, baggage handling, and Customer satisfaction).

Baltimore/Washington International Airport is Southwest's third largest operation in terms of daily departures. The airline is currently hiring ramp and provisioning agents for its BWI operation. Southwest Airlines, the nation's largest carrier in terms of domestic passengers enplaned, currently serves 60 airports in 31 states. Based in Dallas, Southwest currently operates nearly 3,000 flights a day and has 31,000+ Employees systemwide.

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JobsForUSCitizens.com Launches Revamped Employment Web Site

The site connects qualified U.S. Citizens with employers in federal and defense-related industries.

Fremont, CA (PRWEB via PR Web Direct) June 13, 2005 -- MSys Inc., a leading IT and e-commerce company, today announced the launch of its revamped Web site www.JobsForUSCitizens.com. The site is a job portal for qualified U.S Citizens looking for employment in federal, state, county, army, navy, air force, defense and security-related industries. Searching the site is free for employment seekers, and for a limited time, employers may post free job offerings.

With a new, user-friendly interface, the site offers extensive search facility for employment opportunities in a variety of fields. In addition, users may now receive automated emails about new jobs or resume postings. The site also has excellent security features and allows only authorized employers to search posted resumes.

"This site has been very helpful to the site visitors," stated Raj Thiyagarajan, president Of MSys Inc. "We have received lot of positive feedback from employees and employers. Within a short time, we have seen a three-fold increase in traffic. Our agreements with many state and county employment agencies give flexibility to our users. At JobsForUSCitizens.com, users can go to a single Web site and search all government (both federal and local) jobs."

The site maintains relationships with many government agencies and leading public companies to post job announcements for qualified employees. The site will prove especially useful to U.S. citizens who are looking for federal jobs or defense-related jobs; since most government and defense jobs are rarely sent offshore, JobsForUSCitzens.com provides U.S. citizens with an added advantage in their search for a well-paid and stable job.

About JobsForUSCitizens.com
JobsForUSCitizens.com is owned and operated by AmTek Systems (owners of MSys Inc.). MSys Inc. has been in business for the last 10 plus years, operating many B2B and B2C web sites. MSys Inc. specializes in IT consulting and e-commerce solutions to Fortune 500 companies. For more information, please visit www.JobsForUSCitizens.com.

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June 13, 2005

Markland Subsidiary EOIR Technologies Inc. Selected as SeaPort-e Contractor by US Navy

Markland Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: MRKL), a defense and homeland security company transforming advanced laboratory technology into real-world products, announced today that its subsidiary EOIR Technologies, Inc. (EOIR) has been awarded a SeaPort Enhanced (SeaPort-e) Multiple Award Contract (MAC).

Ridgefield, CT (PRWEB) June 12, 2005 -- Markland Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: MRKL), a defense and homeland security company transforming advanced laboratory technology into real-world products, announced today that its subsidiary EOIR Technologies, Inc. (EOIR) has been awarded a SeaPort Enhanced (SeaPort-e) Multiple Award Contract (MAC).

The SeaPort-e contract is designed to provide a full-range of support services for all phases of weapon systems acquisition and life-cycle support including research & development support, prototyping, acquisition logistics, modeling, test & evaluation trials, and engineering support for the Naval Sea Systems Command, Naval Air Systems Command, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command, Naval Supply Systems Command, Military Sealift Command, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Strategic Systems Programs, and the United States Marine Corps. The award was made in the SeaPort-e Zone 2 (National Capitol Region), which includes the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD). EOIR is currently supporting a large system integration effort for NSWCDD.

The U.S. Navy is awarding indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity multiple award contracts to 503 contractors under this procurement program. The Government estimates a maximum of $5.3 Billion of services will be procured per year via orders issued under the SeaPort-e multiple award contracts amongst the group of contractors. The awards have a four-year base period with one five-year award term and one additional one-year award term. Contract funds will be obligated at the time of task order award and as such, multiple funding types (with varying expiration dates) may be used, consistent with the purpose for which the funds were originally appropriated by Congress.

"This award is another important step toward the goal Markland has established of extending its customer base within the Navy in general, and within NSWCDD in particular," said Robert Tarini, Markland CEO and Chairman. "We firmly believe this is the beginning of a long and successful relationship between Markland and NSWCDD. Markland is poised to provide its talents to the Navy and feel it is an honor to serve the country by providing this meaningful support."

About Markland Technologies:
Markland Technologies, Inc. is committed to setting next-generation standards in defense and security through the provision of innovative emerging technologies and expert services. The Company is engaged in the identification of advanced technologies currently under development in laboratories, universities and in private industry, and in the transformation of those technologies into next-generation products. Markland's solutions support military, law enforcement and homeland security personnel to protect the nation's citizens, borders and critical infrastructure assets from the threat of terrorism and other dangers. Through strategic development, Markland focuses on the creation of dual-use technology and products with applications in both the defense market and civilian homeland security and law enforcement fields. The Company is a Board Member of the Homeland Security Industries Association, and is a featured Company on HomelandDefenseStocks.com; additional details can be viewed at http://www.homelanddefensestocks.com/Companies/MarklandTech. For more information about the Company and its products, please visit the Markland home page at http://www.marklandtech.com.

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Investors are cautioned that certain statements contained in this document as well as some statements in periodic press releases and some oral statements of Markland Technologies officials during presentations about Markland Technologies, are ``forward-looking'' statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the ``Act''). Forward-looking statements include statements which are predictive in nature, which depend upon or refer to future events or conditions, which include words such as ``expects,'' ``anticipates,'' ``intends,'' ``plans,'' ``believes,'' ``estimates,'' or similar expressions. In addition, any statements concerning future financial performance (including future revenues, earnings or growth rates), ongoing business strategies or prospects, and possible future actions, which may be provided by management, are also forward-looking statements as defined by the Act. Some of the factors that could significantly impact the forward-looking statements in this press release include, but are not limited to: a reduction in order rates from the Army's Night Vision and Electronic Surveillance Directorate, difficulties integrating our acquisition of EOIR, insufficient cash flow to continue to fund the development and marketing of the Company's products and technology; a rejection of the Company's products and technologies by the marketplace, and; disputes as to the Company's intellectual property rights. Forward-looking statements are based upon current expectations and projections about future events and are subject to risks, uncertainties, and assumptions about Markland Technologies, its products, economic and market factors and the industries in which Markland Technologies does business, among other things. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and Markland Technologies has no specific intention to update these statements. More detailed information about those factors is contained in Markland Technologies filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Markland Technologies, Inc. is a featured Company on http://www.HomelandDefenseStocks.com, a service for which Markland compensates the provider.

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Airbus Gets a New Nose from Sacmi

Electronic olfactory systems developed by the Sacmi Group to be used for air quality monitoring on airliners

(PRWEB) June 11, 2005 -- The “electronic noses” developed by Sacmi will soon be used to monitor the interior of the Airbus airliner to detect the presence of dangerous, flammable or explosive substances. The European consortium that produces these airliners is working together with Sacmi on European project Nanos4 (Nano-structured solid state gas sensors with superior performance), one of the STRP (Strategic Targeted Research Projects) programs financed by the European Union as part of the 6th Research Plan.

The purpose of the 3-year project, launched in 2004, is to develop new gas sensors and electronic olfactory devices to monitor air quality inside airliners. While the focus is on potentially inflammable or dangerous substances, the research is also aimed at the detection of ozone in meteorological applications, the measurement of emissions from industrial plants with a high olfactory impact and the detection of gas emitted by combustion processes.

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June 10, 2005

Cowboys – Need Not Apply; Teaching the Right Stuff – for Hostile Conditions

HCT (Hostile Control Tactics, LLC) meets growing need for training PMCs (Private Military Contractors) and security personnel for Middle East and Iraq.

Fairfax, VA (PRWEB via PR Web Direct) June 9, 2005 -- Since 9-11, the rules of war have changed and so has the composition of the security forces. There are over 250 private military security firms (PMCs) that provide personnel to protect VIPs, dignitaries, corporations, and government vital interests in the Middle East. With the increased kidnappings and attacks by insurgents the demand for qualified personnel continues to grow.

What determines if someone has the “right stuff” to be a PMC? And where outside the military can they get the training, knowledge and experience to be successful in this dangerous career? The answer is combat training from companies like Hostile Control Tactics, L.L.C (HCT), headquartered in Virginia, which provides combat training, pre-employment screening and tactical skill assessment evaluations for PMCs who send security personnel to the middle-east.

“We are not looking for cowboys or reactionary musclemen,” explains CEO Kevin James, a former Navy Seal and martial arts expert. “The best men and women for these jobs are those who have the physical skills, think tactically, and can handle the pressure. We are equipping professionals to succeed in hostile environments.”

All HCT instructors are former U.S. Special Operations military personnel, which insures that the training is intensive, realistic and the most thorough available. HCT's courses and assessments are only available to those with prior military service, law enforcement, private security or a tactical background.

The training is conducted on a 92 acre secure remote facility that includes protective security detail operations, close quarters battle, hostage rescue, kidnap recovery, vehicle escort and other high risk techniques. “Our mission is two-fold, we evaluate a participant's current skill level and as well as train them to deal with worst-case scenarios, ” states James. HCT also provides training for Military Special Forces Groups, Police departments, SWAT teams and private security personnel.

“No crybabies and no excuses” is a combat motto. The HCT faculty takes their job very seriously as lives depend upon it. The HCT standards are so tough that over one-third of students do not pass the first level. For those that do, there are many jobs waiting especially for those who display strong leadership capabilities. HCT assists in placement of its graduates as personnel with PMCs where the starting salary ranges from $500-1,500 a day depending upon experience.

As the withdrawal of conventional military forces from Iraq accelerates and the terrorist actions against non-military persons increase, the projected employment opportunities multiply. HCT graduates are trained to understand the weight of responsibility they carry. “To succeed in a war zone, security personnel must know more than how to load a machine gun,” James adds, “HCT graduates understand their role both as protector and ambassador of peace.”

The next HCT monthly training will be June 20-24th. For more information on the school contact Kevin James 703.987.3110 and visit www.hctactics.com.

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Homeland Integrated Security Systems, Inc. Signs Exclusive Marketing Agreement for the Cyber Noze

Device Considered the Next Generation in Portable Explosive Detection

Asheville, NC (PRWEB via PR Web Direct) June 9, 2005 -- Homeland Integrated Security Systems, Inc. (Pink Sheets: HISC) announced today that it has signed an exclusive marketing agreement for the Cyber Noze, “The Next Generation in Portable Explosive Detection.” The product is now available for the Homeland Security market.

Homeland Integrated Security Systems has the rights to distribute the Cyber Noze, which was developed in conjunction with the US Navy. The device is capable of detecting trace amounts of most commercial and military explosives. The Cyber Noze offers non-contact, real-time explosive trace detection.

As part of the agreement, Homeland Integrated Security Systems will be responsible for the marketing and distribution of The Cyber Noze. The Cyber Noze employs a novel technology for the detection of explosive vapors that is more sensitive than existing devices. The advanced technique detects the presence of parts per trillion (ppt) of explosive molecules, without physical contact and in real time. The Cyber Noze has a unique “tornado” sample acquisition system which collects samples, ionizes them, and identifies the sample for an explosive. If the explosive is present, the LCD screen will display and identify the explosive and an alarm will sound.

Homeland Integrated Security Systems anticipates receiving purchase orders for the Cyber Noze in the next few weeks and will announce those orders as they come.

About Homeland Integrated Security Systems
Homeland Integrated Security Systems owns proprietary technology and has the rights to use patents to some of the most innovative and sophisticated security products. One of the key target markets is the 361 commercial seaports in the US which are vulnerable to criminal penetration. Other products include the Cyber Tracker, a portable family detection device designed to provide real-time GPS tracking of vehicles, people or other mobile or movable objects. The company is now accepting pre-orders for its Limited Edition Cyber Tracker at www.hissusa.com.

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Protonex Increases Second Round Funding to $11 Million-Portable Fuel Cell Company Also Adds Board Members

Protonex Technology Corporation, a leading manufacturer of high performance fuel cell power systems for portable and remote applications, announced that it has increased its previously announced second round of institutional funding from $9 million to $11 million. The additional $2 million in funding was provided by Venture Capital Fund of New England (VCFNE), Yellowstone Energy Ventures, L.P. and Parker Hannifin Corporation; Parker Hannifin also participated in the initial $9 million round that closed on April 1, 2005.

Southborough, MA (PRWEB) June 9, 2005 -- Protonex Technology Corporation, a leading manufacturer of high performance fuel cell power systems for portable and remote applications, announced that it has increased its previously announced second round of institutional funding from $9 million to $11 million. The additional $2 million in funding was provided by Venture Capital Fund of New England (VCFNE), Yellowstone Energy Ventures, L.P. and Parker Hannifin Corporation; Parker Hannifin also participated in the initial $9 million round that closed on April 1, 2005.

Scott Pearson, CEO, Protonex, stated, "Being oversubscribed for this round allowed us to be selective in choosing our new investment partners, all of whom bring more than money to Protonex."

Mr. Pearson also announced that Akbar Naderi, Group Vice President, Parker Hannifin, and John Berger, Managing Director, Contango Capital Management, have joined the Board of Protonex, bringing the total number of directors to seven.

About Protonex Technology Corporation
www.protonex.com. Protonex is a privately held, venture-backed company based in Southborough, MA. The company manufactures high performance, long duration fuel cell systems for portable and remote applications. Protonex provides complete power solutions in the 10 to 500 Watt power range to OEM customers for off-grid applications underserved by existing battery, generator, solar and other power technologies. The company's innovative fuel cell products also complement existing power technologies and are utilized in hybrid designs for customer applications.

For more information about Protonex, please contact:
Protonex Technology Corporation
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June 09, 2005

The National Homeland Security Knowledgebase Adds Homeland Security Research Pages

The National Homeland Security Knowledgebase, www.NationalHomelandSecurityKnowledgebase.com, (NHSK) announces the addition of new research pages as part of the ongoing expansion of content related to homeland security.

(PRWEB) June 9, 2005 -- The National Homeland Security Knowledgebase (www.NationalHomelandSecurityKnowledgebase.com) Adds Homeland Security Research Pages

Areas Covered: Homeland Security Budgets / Funding, Companies, Homeland Security Contracts & Procurement, Homeland Security Experts, Homeland Security Jobs, Nuclear Safety, Homeland Security Stocks, Homeland Security Technologies, Trade Shows and Conferences, Industry Associations, Venture Capital Investing and Funding

POINT ROBERTS, Wash.; June 7, 2005, The National Homeland Security Knowledgebase, www.NationalHomelandSecurityKnowledgebase.com, (NHSK) announces the addition of new research pages as part of the ongoing expansion of content related to homeland security. The National Homeland Security Knowledgebase also includes comprehensive Homeland Security information resources, Homeland Security news, directories, newsletter, investment research, technology sectors, a Homeland Security marketplace, and a collection of links on Homeland Security related topics.

The National Homeland Security Knowledgebase currently holds a TOP 6 ranking on major search engines (Yahoo! and Google) using the search phrase "homeland security". The National Homeland Security Knowledgebase is the Internet's most comprehensive resource portal focused on the topics of homeland defense, counter-terrorism, emergency management, disaster preparedness, critical infrastructure protection, and increasing the public's overall level of situational awareness and readiness. The newly added critical content enhances and expands the benefits previously offered to visitors following the Homeland Security sector.

Current Homeland Security Research Pages:
- Homeland Security Budgets / Funding
- Homeland Security Companies
- Homeland Security Contracts & Procurement
- Homeland Security Experts
- Homeland Security Jobs and Careers
- Homeland Security Nuclear Safety
- Homeland Security Stocks / Investment
- Homeland Security Technologies
- Homeland Security Trade Shows and Conferences
- Homeland Security and Security Industry Associations
- Venture Capital Investing and Funding in Homeland Security & Defense Technologies

The National Homeland Security Knowledgebase domains: www.NationalHomelandSecurityKnowledgebase.com, www.HomelandSecurityKnowledgebase.com, www.TwoTigersOnline.com/resources.html

Additional Features:
The Homeland Security Newsletter: www.TwoTigersOnline.com/newsletter.html

Add the Homeland Security Advisory System Alert to Your Website: http://www.twotigersonline.com/hs_advisory.html NHSK features banners that will automatically update to reflect changes in the Homeland Security Advisory System threat condition.

The NHSK (http://www.NationalHomelandSecurityKnowledgebase.com) was recently acquired by www.HomelandDefenseStocks.com (HDS), a global investor and industry news and research portal for Homeland Security stocks and the Homeland Security sector. HomelandDefenseStocks.com is an investor and industry news portal for the homeland defense and security sector. The HDS website does not make recommendations, but offers a unique free information portal to research news, exclusive articles, interviews, investor conferences and a growing list of participating public companies in the sector. Click here for a partial list of companies involved in homeland defense and security technology and solutions in: Airport Security, Biodefense, Biometrics, Defense, Internet Security, Integrated Security, Military, Border and Port Security: www.HomelandDefenseStocks.com/Companies/HomelandDefense/Stock_List.asp

Related Portals: www.BorderAndPortSecurity.com, www.NonLethalStocks.com, www.BiodefenseStocks.com

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HomelandDefenseStocks.com Announces New Featured Profiled Company: Sniffex,

HomelandDefenseStocks.com Announces New Featured Profiled Company: Sniffex, Unique Explosives Detection Technology Vastly Expands Range and Effectiveness

Point Roberts, WA (PRWEB) June 9, 2005 -- www.HomelandDefenseStocks.com, an investor news portal for the Homeland Defense sector reports that Sniffex, Inc. (OTC.PK: SNFX), a provider of affordable handheld explosive detection technologies is a new featured profiled company.

Sniffex is the manufacturer of a pocket-sized, hand held explosives detection device which operates through its ability to detect the presence of Nitro Oxide ions (free radicals) within its effective range. Typically, most existing and emerging detection systems are excessively expensive and require proximity placement within 2 to 3 feet of the explosives for detection to take place. The Sniffex technology utilizes a unique detection approach: the interference between the magnetic field of the earth, the explosive and the device itself. This unique technology allows the device to penetrate and locate even small amounts of explosives through concrete and metal barriers. Unlike other devices, Sniffex can locate and find explosives from 10-100 feet, depending on the size of the explosive and the weather conditions, even when the explosive is hidden in buildings or in vehicles.

HomelandDefenseStocks.com is an investor and industry news portal for the Homeland Defense sector. The HDS website does not make recommendations, but offers a unique free information portal to research news, exclusive articles, interviews, investor conferences and a growing list of participating public companies in the defense sector.

Featured Company: (HDS is compensated for Featured companies on portal)

Sniffex, Inc. (OTC.PK: SNFX) was incorporated in Nevada in October, 2004, for the express purpose of manufacturing, marketing, and selling of Sniffex, a handheld bomb detection device. Sniffex, Inc has acquired a license to produce and sell Sniffex in the Americas and in selected locations throughout the rest of the world.

The Company has witnessed a high demand for portable, explosives detection devices, which until now has been relatively untapped. Sniffex aims to provide their explosives detection device to all potential global markets, focusing on market awareness and the creation of proper distribution channels. Sniffex is focused on the development of relationships and sales channel networks with established larger companies who have a strong explosives detection (and related areas) market presence. The development of these new networks will provide additional sales channels for Sniffex’s products and services.

Sniffex, Inc. plans to develop their business primarily around the Sniffex product line, but also intends to add additional products and services as market demand dictates. The Company expects that through sales of Sniffex it will reach buyers who have related needs, for which the company can develop new technologies and applications, including new generations of explosives detection products and “for fee” support services to train and assist in the use of such devices. Currently the company is working on improving the sensitivity and life of the Sniffex device.

The Sniffex Device in Use
Sniffex is made up of two components: a signal generator module and a detection module. In operation, the source generator is activated to emit an energy signal of a target material's characteristic frequency. The power level of the energy source will activate the electrons of nitro-based materials that have the characteristic frequency generated. Once the target material is activated, it too will begin to emit a signal having the characteristic frequency of the signal generator.

The detection module is moved through a range between the source module and the target material. When the detection module encounters the highest energy line between the source module and target material, which is the shortest line between the two energy sources, the Sniffex antenna will rotate to designate that the line has been crossed.

As the antenna continues to move through a range it will continue to point in the direction of the source module and the target material. Once a set of co-ordinates for the target material have been generated, then the exact location of the target can be calculated. Two or three measurements from different directions are required for precise location of a target. If a particular location is suspect, as in a suitcase, Sniffex can be used to detect if a target material is in that location.

Management Profile: http://www.homelanddefensestocks.com/CO/SNFX/ManagementProfile.asp

Corporate Profile: http://www.homelanddefensestocks.com/CO/SNFX/CorporateProfile.asp

News Releases: http://www.homelanddefensestocks.com/CO/SNFX/NewsReleases.asp

Our Current list of Homeland Defense stocks:
HomelandDefenseStocks.com includes a growing list of public companies in the sector. Click here for a partial list of companies involved in homeland defense and security technology and solutions in Airport Security, Biodefense, Biometrics, Defense, Internet Security, Integrated Security, Military, Border and Port Security. http://www.homelanddefensestocks.com/Companies/HomelandDefense/Stock_List.asp

Read the exclusive InvestorIdeas.com Feature "The Insiders Corner", a weekly feature by well-known financial writer and author Michael Brush. http://investorideas.com/insiderscorner/

Additional HDS Homeland Security Web Sites:
www.NationalHomelandSecurityKnowledgebase.com: including comprehensive Homeland Security information resources, Homeland Security news, Homeland Security marketplace, directories and a collection of links on Homeland Security related topics.
www.BorderAndPortSecurity.com
www.NonlethalStocks.com
www.BiodefenseStocks.com
www.RFIDInvesting.com

Disclaimer: ECON Investor Relations Inc is the owner of the domain www.HomelandDefenseStocks.com. Our site does not make recommendations, but offers a unique information portal to investors to research news, articles, and recent research. Nothing on our sites should be construed as an offer or solicitation to buy or sell any specific products or securities. All investments involve risk. Although we attempt to research thoroughly, we offer no guarantees as to the accuracy of any information presented. We encourage all investors to use our sites only as a resource to further their own research. All information relating to featured companies is sourced from public documents and/ or the company and is not the opinion of ECON or its related web sites. The site is currently compensated for by its "featured companies.” Sniffex, Inc. - Five thousand dollars per month. Featured Company on HomelandDefenseStocks.com. www.InvestorIdeas.com/About/Disclaimer.asp ;

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June 08, 2005

United Kingdom's National Physical Laboratory Deploys Symmetricom Timing Solutions for Critical Accuracy

The UK's national standards organizations trusts the precision of a Symmetricom hydrogen maser clock, NTP Time Servers and Domain Time II Time Synchronization software to provide official, critically accurate time.

San Jose, CA (PRWEB via Overdrive) June 8, 2005 -- Symmetricom (NASDAQ:SYMM), a worldwide leader in precise time and frequency products and services, today announced National Physical Laboratory (NPL), the United Kingdom's national standards organization that maintains the nation's standards for time, deployed Symmetricom's Domain Time II software to monitor the time servers for complete redundancy, reliability and critical accuracy in reporting time to the general public. They also rely on a wide range of Symmetricom precise timing solutions, including their hydrogen maser clock for maintaining standard time as well as four Symmetricom time servers for distributing time across its internal network.

“Our internal clocks and the Symmetricom time servers are as reliable as any time devices in the world, but given the fact that businesses rely on us for providing time, we needed an absolute guarantee of 100-percent accuracy and 24x7 access,” commented Peter Whibberley, senior research scientist for NPL. “Since our international reputation is at stake every time someone requests time from us, we wanted to build an extra level of redundancy into the system. Domain Time II time synchronization software monitors the time servers.”

NPL successfully maintains time with a Symmetricom maser clock and distributes time to the general public via radio signals and dial-up connections. After receiving multiple requests to provide time over the Internet, the organization converted two of the Symmetricom NTP (Network Time Protocol) time servers, giving the general public access to obtain the time.

NPL sought a redundancy solution that would inform them immediately if any problems occurred in the system as well as giving them total control as not to have to rely on any outside sources such as GPS (global positioning system). Having successfully utilized Symmetricom's hydrogen maser clock, as well as two TymServe 2100s and two NTS-200s network time servers, NPL's selection of Domain Time II time synchronization software to monitor the time servers came easy.

"National Physical Laboratory’s measurement research and innovation are respected around the world and play a key role in supporting the competitiveness of UK companies,” commented Paul Skoog, product marketing manager for Symmetricom. “With the high stakes of accuracy, it is critical they maintain precise, accurate and reliable time, with Symmetricom's timing solutions as the most reliable in the world.”

For a complete case study on how National Physical Laboratory turned to Symmetricom when they needed to deploy a new methodology for providing time please visit or click on the following URL: www.npl.symmttm.com">www.npl.symmttm.com

About National Physical Laboratory

NPL is the United Kingdom's national standards laboratory, an internationally respected and independent centre of excellence in research, development and knowledge transfer in measurement and materials science. For more than a century we have developed and maintained the nation's primary measurement standards - the heart of an infrastructure designed to ensure accuracy, consistency and innovation in physical measurement. For more information, visit www.npl.co.uk.

About Symmetricom, Inc.

As a worldwide leader in precise time and frequency products and services, Symmetricom provides “Perfect Timing” to customers around the world, including communication service providers, network equipment manufacturers, U.S. Department of Defense (DOD), aerospace contractors, enterprises, governments and research facilities. Since 1985, the company's timing, frequency and synchronization solutions have helped define the world's standards, delivering precision, reliability and efficiency to wireless and wireline networks, instrumentation and testing applications and network time management. Deployed in more than 90 countries, products include atomic clocks, cesium and rubidium standards, VME, crystal oscillators, PCI cards and Global Positioning System (GPS) solutions for instrumentation applications, as well as network time servers for Network Time Protocol (NTP) synchronization and time synchronization solutions. In 2002, Symmetricom acquired TrueTime and Datum, enhancing its position in the world time and frequency markets. Symmetricom is based in San Jose, Calif., with offices worldwide. For more information, visit www.symmetricom.com.

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HR.BLR.com Survey Finds Two New Areas of Military Leave Compliance are Tripping up some HR Managers

Human resource managers don’t completely understand how to comply with military leave under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act. A new HR.BLR.com survey finds that two new provisions of the law are not being followed by a small, but significant percentage of employers.

Old Saybrook, Conn. (PRWEB) June 8, 2005 -- The nation’s human resource managers are finding it difficult to comply with military leave under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act. HR.BLR.com, “Making State HR Compliance Easier”, reports that a small but significant number of firms are in non-compliance on two new areas of military leave compliance – posting notice, and continuation of health care benefits.

Most firms (92%) in BLR’s online survey conducted in May 2005 reported that they are in compliance with the new posting requirement from the Department of Labor, effective since March 10, 2005. But 57 companies, or 8%, have not provided employee notice of their rights under USERRA, and are, therefore, in violation of its notice requirements.

Employers, which previously were required to offer continuation of health care benefits for up to 18 months, now must offer it to those on military leave and dependents for 24 months. Most (88%) reported that they offer the right to continue in the group health plan for up to 24 months. But 12% are not in compliance with USERRA on this issue.

Susan Prince, senior legal editor at Business & Legal Reports, which operates HR.BLR.com, commented on the results: “It’s clear that our citizen soldiers being on duty in Iraq and Afghanistan is having an effect on HR professionals as they attempt to understand and comply with USERRA.”

“It also”, she continued, “highlights the overall complexity of military leave compliance as it interplays with FMLA and state leave laws.”

More than 750 HR professionals responded, representing businesses of various sizes and industries across the United States.

Seventy-three percent of respondents reported that the issue of military leave has gained more importance to them in the past year.

The survey also reported on the number of employees out on military leave, pay issues, and military leave discrimination claims. BLR offers a free download,“An Employer’s Guide to Military Leave,” which includes both state and federal military leave law at http://www.blr.com/82008400/PRS20.

About BLR:
Old Saybrook, Conn.-based BLR produces plain-English compliance and training resources for HR, compensation, safety, and environmental managers. For more information, call 800-727-5257 or visit www.BLR.com.

Contact:
HR.BLR.com Managing Web Editor Kevin Flood
860 510-0100x2283

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Gateway International Holdings Featured in Orange County Business Journal

Gateway International Holdings, Inc. (OTC.PK: GWYI) announced today that the Company is the subject of a featured article in the Orange County Business Journal on Monday June 6, 2005. The Orange County Business Journal has a distribution network covering most of Southern California.

Anaheim, CA (PRWEB) June 8, 2005 -- Gateway International Holdings, Inc. (OTC.PK: GWYI) announced today that the Company is the subject of a featured article in the Orange County Business Journal on Monday June 6, 2005. The Orange County Business Journal has a distribution network covering most of Southern California.

The article is currently available online free of charge to OCBJ print subscribers and for a $3.00 fee to non-subscribers at http://www.ocbj.com/industry.asp?cID=d. The article will be available free of charge on Gateway International's website, www.gwyi.com as soon as it becomes available.

For additional information, a downloadable Investor Fact Sheet for Gateway International Holdings is available at http://www.firstcapitalinvestors.com/factsheets/gwih.pdf.

About Gateway International Holdings, Inc.
Gateway International Holdings, Inc. (OTC: GWYI) is a vertically integrated, publicly traded holding company that operates through its wholly owned subsidiaries. The company currently has 8 subsidiaries in operation including: Eran Engineering, Elite Machine Tool Company, All American CNC Sales, Spacecraft Machine Products, ESK, Nu-Tech Industrial Sales, Accurate Technology and A-Line Capital Corporation.

"Safe harbor" Note:
Certain statements contained herein constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about the Company's industry, management's beliefs and certain assumptions made by management. Readers are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Since such statements involve risks and uncertainties, the actual results and performance of the Company may turn out to be materially different from the results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Given these uncertainties, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. Unless otherwise required by law, the Company also disclaims any obligation to update its view of any such risks or uncertainties or to announce publicly the result of any revisions to the forward-looking statements made herein; however, readers should carefully review reports or documents the Company files from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Source: Gateway International Holdings, Inc.

Gateway International Holdings is a featured Company on HomelandDefenseStocks.com

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Southwest Airlines and Campbell-Hill Introduce Study on Consumer Benefits

Campbell-Hill study illustrates the consumer penalty imposed by the Wright Amendment.

Dallas, TX (PRWEB) June 7, 2005 -- Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) today released results of a three-month study by an outside commercial aviation consulting firm that said the gain to local economies should the Wright Amendment be repealed would be at least $4.2 billion annually. To view the entire study, please click on this link: http://www.southwest.com/about_swa/press/050607_wright_amendment.pdf

Using a list of 15 potential new nonstop markets from Love Field, the study found that:

-- North Texas would reap an additional $1.7 billion in economic activity annually due to increased air travel to the region.
-- 3.7 million more passengers would travel in the 15 markets annually due to new competition and lower fares.
-- Passengers would save nearly $700 million annually compared to airfares charged by American Airlines at DFW International.
-- The total Wright Amendment burden on passengers, North Texas, and cities beyond the seven-state perimeter exceeds $4 billion per year.

Southwest hired Campbell-Hill Aviation Group to demonstrate the "Southwest Effect" in real numbers. Campbell-Hill used data readily available to the public, such as passenger traffic figures from the Department of Transportation (DOT) and current air service as published in the Official Airline Guide (OAG). The Washington, D.C. consulting firm has done work for the DOT and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), in addition to working with such airports as Baltimore/Washington International, DFW International, the Houston Airport System, and Pittsburgh International.

"There have been many attempts to confuse or scare the consumer into thinking that the best course of action is to do nothing about the Wright Amendment. This issue is about the fares and the cost of doing nothing is just too great," said Gary Kelly, Southwest's CEO, at today's press conference.

Southwest said it wished to answer a question that had not been addressed in the seven months the Wright Amendment has been making headlines. Communities all over its 60-city network report record traffic figures and airfare savings for consumers, but in the 26-year reign of the Wright Amendment over the Dallas area, a comprehensive look at the positive economic impact to be gained from repealing the Wright Amendment had not been done.

"Unlike others, this story can have a happy ending," Kelly said. "It's about unrealized potential; money that could be going to area businesses; money that travelers to and from the Dallas area could be saving on airfares; and how much the entire region stands to gain in additional tourism, convention, and business travel-related dollars."

The Campbell-Hill study considered what destinations from Dallas could look like by studying Southwest's operations in similar markets. Eighty-five percent of the U.S. population lives outside the restricted seven-state Wright Amendment zone. The study assumed Southwest could add 15 new nonstop destinations from Dallas, not currently allowed by the Wright Amendment. Using Southwest's average fares to markets on a like-mile basis, C-H determined consumers would have saved $397 million in airfares from the Metroplex area alone in 2004, just in those 15 markets.

"We must never forget that it is the consumer who is penalized by the status quo and who must be set free. It is the consumer who pays the greatest price to maintain corporate bottom lines and ancient history," said Herb Kelleher, Southwest's Executive Chairman, also onhand for the Dallas press conference.

Southwest is well known for expanding markets due to its lower airfares and frequent service. Through a price elasticity model validated by the FAA, C-H determined that just these 15 new destinations from Love Field would produce 3.7 million more passengers to those markets to and from the Dallas area.

Increased air travel also generates enormous positive impact on the economies of the cities and regions involved. Philadelphia recently credited Southwest for saving citizens there about $1.2 billion on an annual basis in Southwest's first year of service in that city. C-H determined that the economic impact of allowing competitive service from Love Field in just the
15 new markets studied would provide a $1.7 billion annual gain to the Dallas-area economy. C-H estimates a 46 percent gain in new passenger traffic from nonresidents visiting the Metroplex.

"Dallas' Love Field Airport is an underutilized facility and the wobbly wheel of the economic engine which is the entire transportation infrastructure in North Texas," Kelleher said. "You might not know that Love Field is now Southwest's eighth-largest airport in terms of departures, but it is only 17th-largest in terms of passenger traffic. Dr. Campbell's view would pump much-needed air into a flattening tire for a much smoother ride overall."

"It's foolhardy to argue with prosperity," said Dr. Brian Campbell, chairman of Campbell-Hill Aviation Group." Hotel occupancy in Dallas declined drastically by 22 percent from 1996 to 2003. For a city its size, Dallas cannot afford to ignore this issue and not actively market itself to the rest of the country through healthy airline competition."

It appears that lawmakers are listening. Texas Congressmen Jeb Hensarling and Sam Johnson recently introduced "The Right to Fly Act" to immediately repeal the Wright Amendment. Kelleher praised the leadership and vision shown by that effort. The bill now has seven co-sponsors: Congressmen Jeb Bradley (NH), Lee Terry (NE), Jim Cooper (TN), Joe Wilson (SC), Butch Otter (ID), and Texans Ron Paul and John Culberson. Kelleher said he looks forward to a similar effort in the Senate.

The Nevada State Senate and the Salt Lake City Chamber of Commerce are the latest in a string of community efforts and editorial positions to support repeal of the Wright Amendment, including the North Dallas Chamber of Commerce, the Wall Street Journal, Houston Chronicle, Tampa International Airport Authority, and a growing list of Dallas-area economists and academics who say the competition presented by an unfettered Love Field would lower airfares within the region.

Southwest Airlines launched a web site, http://www.setlovefree.com , as part of its education campaign. The site received thousands of registrations within the first few days. The site provides information on the Dallas Love Field Master Plan, the benefits of state-of-the-art aircraft operated by Southwest, illustrates the fare premium charged to Dallas-area travelers as a result of the Wright Amendment, and Southwest's business reasons for not choosing DFW International Airport as its next new start-up.

"Herb and Colleen (Barrett) set the pace at the beginning, and Southwest Airlines has remained steadfast, in its mission of low costs, high productivity, great Customer Service, and low fares. It's why repealing the Wright Amendment is so important," Kelly said.

Southwest Airlines, the nation's largest carrier in terms of domestic passengers enplaned, currently serves 60 airports in 31 states. Based in Dallas, Southwest currently operates nearly 3,000 flights a day and has 31,000+ employees systemwide.

http://www.southwest.com

Editors' Advisory:
This event was Web Cast. To view a replay: http://www.videonewswire.com/event.asp?id=29245
B-Roll will be made available via satellite:
Tuesday, June 7th, 2005
* 5:45 - 6:00 p.m. EDT (4:45 - 5:00 p.m. CDT)
KU ANALOG, AMC -9, TR 18, DL 12060V
**Also booked in C-Band**
* 5:45 - 6:00 p.m. EDT (4:45 - 5:00 p.m. CDT)
IA 5, C-Band, TR 14, DL 3980H
* 7:45 - 8:00 p.m. EDT (6:45 - 7:00 p.m. CDT)
IA 5, C-Band, TR 14, DL 3980H
Wednesday, June 8th, 2005
* 3:00 - 3:15 a.m. EDT (2:00 - 2:15 a.m. CDT)
IA 5, C-Band, TR 7, DL 3840V/

Contact:
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June 07, 2005

AdvancedIO Systems Announces 10 Gigabit Ethernet and RapidIO Connectivity and Packet Switching Functionality for Embedded Applications

AdvancedIO Systems Inc. announced the industry's first configurable 10 Gigabit solution bridging parallel RapidIO® interconnect architecture and 10 Gigabit Ethernet at SUPERCOMM today: the V1010™ Switched Mezzanine Card (XMC) module.

Chicago, IL (PRWEB via PR Web Direct) -- AdvancedIO Systems Inc. announced the industry's first configurable 10 Gigabit solution bridging parallel RapidIO® interconnect architecture and 10 Gigabit Ethernet at SUPERCOMM today: the V1010™ Switched Mezzanine Card (XMC) module. The V1010 module's industry standard I/O can be used in existing systems, and is aimed at embedded systems providers serving defense, aerospace and telecom markets.

The V1010 module enables equipment such as EO/IR sensors, high resolution image sensors, and RADAR antenna arrays to connect to high performance embedded multicomputers using a well-established standard. Functionality from this equipment can be offloaded to the V1010 module to significantly increase overall system performance and allow system-level enhancements. Initial V1010 product development and verification has been done on a Mercury Ensemble AdvancedTCA system.

“Mercury is excited about the innovative contributions AdvancedIO is making to embedded computing,” said Mark Skalabrin, VP and General Manager of Mercury Computer Systems' OEM Solutions Group. “Mercury sees the ability to efficiently bridge between RapidIO architecture and 10 Gigabit Ethernet as an enabling technology that will dramatically improve the performance of data-intensive embedded applications.”

“We are pleased to work closely with Mercury and look forward to being an important part of Mercury's advanced embedded computing platforms,” commented Mohammad Darwish, President and CEO of AdvancedIO Systems Inc.

AdvancedIO provides a range of software and hardware solutions, and offers consultation for Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) application development. AdvancedIO's experienced FPGA design engineers can help customers design and optimize FPGA logic and interfaces, saving valuable time. In addition to processing packets at 10 Gigabits per second, AdvancedIO's solutions can include complex algorithms such as up/down conversion, FFT, encryption/decryption and packet classification algorithms.

The V1010 module is part of a growing family of 10 Gigabit solutions that feature a variety of form factors, such as Advanced Mezzanine Card (AMC), and other switched fabrics, such as Serial RapidIO and PCI Express®. The V1010 XMC module is in production and available for order today.

About AdvancedIO Systems Inc.

AdvancedIO is a design and manufacturing company committed to the delivery of advanced connectivity and packet switching solutions for embedded application needs. More information on AdvancedIO Systems is available at www.advancedio.com

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MEDIA ADVISORY: Southwest Airlines and Campbell-Hill Release Study on Consumer Benefits

Campbell-Hill study illustrates the consumer penalty imposed by the Wright Amendment.

Dallas, TX (PRWEB) June 6, 2005 --

WHO: Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV)
* Herb Kelleher, Executive Chairman
* Gary Kelly, Chief Executive Officer
* Colleen Barrett, President
* Ron Ricks, Senior Vice President of Law, Airports, and Public Affairs
Campbell-Hill Aviation Group, Inc.
* Dr. Brian M. Campbell

WHAT: Campbell-Hill explains the consumer penalty imposed by the Wright Amendment and the positive economic impact to be gained from its repeal.

WHEN: Tuesday, June 7
* 1:00 p.m. CDT - Copies of the study will be presented to the media in attendance. (Lunch will be provided.)
* 2:00 p.m. CDT - Dallas press conference begins. The complete study will soon be available at http://www.setlovefree.com

Web Cast
2:00 p.m. CDT - Please visit http://www.videonewswire.com/event.asp?id=29245 to view.

B-Roll Package
Tuesday, June 7th, 2005
* 5:45 - 6:00 p.m. EDT (4:45 - 5:00 p.m. CDT)
KU ANALOG, AMC -9, TR 18, DL 12060V
**Also booked in C-Band**
* 5:45 - 6:00 p.m. EDT (4:45 - 5:00 p.m. CDT)
A 5, C-Band, TR 14, DL 3980H
* 7:45 - 8:00 p.m. EDT (6:45 - 7:00 p.m. CDT)
IA 5, C-Band, TR 14, DL 3980H

Wednesday, June 8th, 2005
* 3:00 - 3:15 a.m. EDT (2:00 -2:15 a.m. CDT)
IA 5, C-Band, TR 7, DL 3840V

WHERE: Wyndham Anatole Hotel Tower
2201 Stemmons Freeway, Dallas
(Coronado/Cortez rooms, in the tower, West Wing), parking is in LOT 4

WHY: The Wright Amendment imposes an economic cost on travelers and communities throughout the U.S. by prohibiting competition from Dallas Love Field in air travel between North Texas and any point outside a seven-state perimeter.

CONTACT:
Public Relations of Southwest Airlines
1-214-792-4847
http://www.southwest.com

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June 06, 2005

Beyond The Stun Gun: The Growing Demand For Alternative Less Lethal Weapons

Police departments all over the country are using less lethal weapons designed to stop an offender without killing him. However, a rash of controversial incidents has increased the media and public scrutiny of certain less lethal force options. Critics allege that Tasers have caused the deaths of a number of suspects and are prone to abuse situations. Amnesty International claims to have catalogued 103 cases in which the targeted person has later died. While these instances usually involved drug intoxication or pre-existing heart conditions, growing concerns remain.

(PRWEB) June 4, 2005 -- The use of lethal force is becoming socially and politically unacceptable in many of the confrontations faced by police and the military today. Law Enforcement personnel are continuously faced with lawsuits for wrongful deaths and unintentional injuries resulting from use of force. This has led to the development and use of “less lethal” force options, like the Taser.

Police departments all over the country are using less lethal weapons designed to stop an offender without killing him. However, a rash of controversial incidents has increased the media and public scrutiny of certain less lethal force options. Critics allege that Tasers have caused the deaths of a number of suspects and are prone to abuse situations. Amnesty International claims to have catalogued 103 cases in which the targeted person has later died. While these instances usually involved drug intoxication or pre-existing heart conditions, growing concerns remain.

“The market for stun guns could be on the verge of collapse,” says Barry Lamperd, president and founder of Lamperd Less Lethal, a certified supplier of less lethal guns for the United States, Canada, and NATO law enforcement forces. “The demand is rapidly growing for alternative less lethal weapon systems. We have developed a wide variety of less lethal arms designed to temporarily incapacitate, confuse, delay, or restrain an adversary in a variety of situations.”

Lamperd Less Lethal currently manufactures more than 250 products, with more in development. One of their most recent products is a rubber-like projectile that is lead-free and stays soft, even in freezing temperatures. Two years in the making, this projectile has won numerous awards in North America. Lamperd develops and manufactures various ammunitions, rubber projectiles, shields, sock rounds, distraction rounds, numerous accessories and training products. They also offer tactical training programs for law enforcement personnel and stand by their trainees. “If we trained you, and you followed department policy and procedure, we will go to court with you,” says Lamperd.

Along with the constant threat of lawsuits, today’s world has its own unique set of challenges for military and law enforcement officers. New technology is needed to assist air marshals on board our commercial airlines and for our troops in Iraq, who deal with unruly crowds on a regular basis. Lamperd Less Lethal strives to meet the needs of peacekeepers all over the world. Their products have been used successfully in riots, prison disturbances, suicide interventions, and even hostage rescue situations.

For more information or to set up an interview with Barry Lampert for a story, please contact Jay Wilke at 727-443-7115, ext. 223.

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Exclusive Video Salute to Veterans

For all of you historical buffs, sports fans, or researchers, here is exclusive home video of some of the most amazing events from around the nation and across time. This week, the featured movies all focus on military service.

(PRWEB) June 4, 2005 -- To commemorate the Memorial Day, Home Movie Depot will be posting exclusive private footage of different events throughout military history on the Home Movie Depot website, www.homemoviedepot.com.

Several Home Movie Depot customers have volunteered their films to be featured on the website. The movies will be featured from Monday, May 30 through Monday, June 6, then subsequently catalogued for further viewing by customer permission.

These amateur films document such things as decommissioned naval ships and offices and areas from overseas military bases. The 8mm films date back to the 1960s, making them upwards of 40 years old.

“Our goal is to help people have fun with their memories. I think that these film will be very interesting to both veterans and historians” says Gerald McKinney, Home Movie Depot President.

Home Movie Depot specializes in the transfer of 8mm film, super8 film, 16mm films, camcorder tapes, and video tapes to DVD. Home Movie Depot is located in Ashland, MO and accepts both walk-in and online customers.

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Gateway International Holdings Adds Analyst Coverage to Website

Gateway International Holdings, Inc. (OTC.PK: GWYI) announced today that it has expanded the investor information section of its website to include Analyst Coverage.

Anaheim, CA (PRWEB) June 4, 2005 -- Gateway International Holdings, Inc. (OTC.PK: GWYI) announced today that it has expanded the investor information section of its website to include Analyst Coverage. Information on the securities analysts, and in some cases access to the individual research reports, can now be found under the "Investors" tab on the website at www.gwyi.com.

The first research report available under the new Analyst Coverage tab is from Dan Wise, Chief Analyst at Uptick.com. The report is available for download at http://www.gwyi.com/analysts.php.

Gateway International is preparing to submit their delinquent SEC filings and return to the OTC Bulleting Board. Based on a number of recent requests for fundamental information, in additional to a number of management interviews, Gateway expects several additional analysts to begin covering the stock upon submission of its SEC filings.

Gateway currently has a BarChart.com rating of "BUY" for its Short Term, Medium Term and Long Term indicators. Shares of GWYI also have a TrendSpotter(TM) rating of "Buy." Additional technical and fundamental information on GWYI can be researched at: http://quote.barchart.com/texpert.asp?sym=GWYI.

For additional information, a downloadable investor fact sheet on GWYI is available at www.firstcapitalinvestors.com/factsheets/gwih.pdf.

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June 03, 2005

International Biometric Group to Host Teleconference on June 9, 2005 at 1 p.m. ET/ 10 a.m. PT

IBG will host a free teleconference focusing on mobile biometric devices.

(PRWEB) June 3, 2005 -- International Biometric Group (IBG) extends as invitation to participate in IBG's monthly teleconference series on June 9, 2005 at 1 p.m. ET/ 10 a.m. PT.

IBG will reveal the answers to the following questions:
- What are the newest mobile biometric devices on the market?
- How can biometrics be combined with technologies such as RFID and Bluetooth for more convenient and secure authentication?
- What are the implications of these developments for private and public sector deployers?

This month’s installation of IBG’s monthly teleconference series will provide an overview on the latest mobile biometric devices and their applications.

Mobile biometric solutions provide deployers with the capability to remotely process individuals for access control and identification purposes. Recently developed mobile biometric devices have the potential for mitigating many of the privacy concerns that are associated with the use of biometrics, as the biometric matching and template storage functions can be wholly executed within a portable device. Furthermore, vendors are producing innovative new products that combine biometrics with other related technologies such as RFID, Bluetooth, and GPS.

Joseph Kim, IBG’s Associate Director of Consulting, will discuss the newest generation of mobile biometric devices, and the implications of these developments for both private and public sector deployers.

There is no fee to participate in IBG's teleconference series. Visit www.biometricgroup.com/webconferences.html to log in and for further details.

About International Biometric Group:
Founded in 1996, International Biometric Group, LLC is the biometric industry's leading independent integration and consulting firm. IBG has extensive hands-on experience with every biometric technology, including fingerprint, face, hand, iris, voice, and signature.
Working on behalf of private and government clients, IBG evaluates, designs, and integrates biometric solutions for Internet applications, public sector programs, network security, point of sale applications, and physical access systems. Learn more at http://www.biometricgroup.com.

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Staffcentrix Unveils New Virtual Careers Training Program

Part of the Growing Homeshoring Trend, Home-Based Career Development Program™ will Teach Participants to Find Legitimate Telework and Freelance Jobs Online

Woodstock, CT (PRWEB) June 3, 2005 –– Staffcentrix, a leading provider of virtual careers training and related resources to the Armed Forces and other clients, has announced the launch of its Home-Based Career Development Program™, the latest in its series of virtual careers training programs. The new 6-hour program will teach participants to find legitimate home-based employment and freelance opportunities on the Internet.

The training in its pilot phase will be facilitated by Staffcentrix and hosted by Army base Ft. Sam Houston in San Antonio, Texas, and will be given June 9 at the base’s Army Community Center (ACS). The workshop will be open to everyone eligible to receive career development services from the ACS, and is given at no cost to attendees.

“The Home-Based Career Development Program™,” says Staffcentrix COO Michael Haaren, “is founded in large part on expertise Staffcentrix developed in researching and publishing the ‘Rat Race Rebellion,’ our weekly bulletin of screened telework and freelance jobs. Unfortunately, the home-based jobs arena is littered with scams, and our researchers must eliminate approximately 30 leads for every one we publish. In our new program, we show people how they themselves can find that needle in the haystack, so they can enjoy the family-friendly and environmental benefits of home-based work with a bit more peace of mind.”

"The homesourcing or homeshoring trend goes far beyond call centers," notes Staffcentrix CEO Christine Durst. "The true revolution, and the much larger story, is in how home-based independent contractors in particular function as cost-optimal growth agents for small business and microenterprise."

The new program will also include information on how to find companies that routinely hire home-based workers; how to customize resumes to make them more attractive to remote or virtual employers; how to work effectively with children in the house; and how to understand the difference between working as an employee and as an independent contractor.

About Staffcentrix
Staffcentrix is a leading advocate of home-based, virtual careers as a platform for stronger family life, and a leading provider of virtual work solutions and publications. Its Portable Career & Virtual Assistant Training Program for Military Spouses™ is now available at over 40 US military bases internationally, and its co-founders, Christine Durst and Michael Haaren, authored the first mainstream book on Virtual Assistants, “The 2-Second Commute,” due from Career Press in July 2005.

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Sniffex, Inc. Announces Results of Testing of Bomb Detection Device

Sniffex, Inc. (OTC.PK: SNFX), announced today results from field tests of Sniffex, its explosives detection device, performed by the Energetic Materials Research and Testing Center (EMRTC), an internationally known explosives test center.

Irving, TX (PRWEB) June 3, 2005 -- Sniffex, Inc. (OTC.PK: SNFX), announced today results from field tests of Sniffex, its explosives detection device, performed by the Energetic Materials Research and Testing Center (EMRTC), an internationally known explosives test center. The Company stated that several of the tests showed that Sniffex was able to detect nitro-based explosives from behind walls and inside cars from distances of 10 to 30 feet. In addition, Sniffex was able to detect and localize explosives in open terrain, even when hidden under rocks. The findings also showed that Sniffex was effective even with relatively small amounts (l lb) of explosives, and was successful with a variety of explosive types including TNT, C-4 and artillery shells. Excerpts from the report are available on the Company's website at http://www.sniffex.com/excerpts_from_emrtc.pdf.

EMRTC's facilities are used by numerous US government agencies including the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Defense. It is also used by other countries around the world for training and explosives testing purposes and is considered one of the best testing facilities in the world.

"This is our first generation product and this report, as well as other supporting tests, demonstrate that Sniffex is a highly capable tool in the war on terror," stated Paul Johnson, President of Sniffex, Inc. "The results were impressive, but they also showed that we have work ahead of us to continue to make the product easier to use and more effective. With our planned research and development team, we expect to be able to announce many improvements over the next few years that will keep Sniffex at the forefront of explosives detection technology."

In addition to the announcement of test results at EMRTC, the company stated that tests of Sniffex have been successfully completed in other countries as well and those countries have shown interest in acquiring Sniffex for military and civilian uses.

About Sniffex
Sniffex (http://www.sniffex.com) was formed in November of 2004 to bring to the market a new generation of electronic detection systems. It has established its corporate office in Irving, Texas and named Paul Johnson, an entrepreneur who has started and developed numerous technology companies, as President. In addition, the Company has formed a partnership with Yuri Markov, a noted Bulgarian engineer, to lead the design and development of its products.

Safe Harbor Act Disclaimer: This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and as such, may involve risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements, which are based on certain assumptions and describe future plans, strategies, and expectations, are generally identifiable by the use of words such as "believe," "expect," "intend" "anticipate," "estimate," "project," or similar expressions. These forward- looking statements relate to, among other things, expectations of the business environment in which the Company operates, projections of future performance, potential future performance, perceived opportunities in the market, and statements regarding the Company's mission and vision. The Company's actual results, performance, and achievements may differ materially from the results, performance, and achievements expressed or implied in such forward-looking statements due to a wide range of factors which are set forth in our annual report on Form 10-KSB on file with the SEC.

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June 02, 2005

Zensah™ Tactical Apparel Unveils Revolutionary Tactical Gear at Special Forces Exhibition

Seamless Tactical shirts keep special forces soldiers cool, light and dry. Sophisticated camouflage allows soldiers to adapt to their environments for undetected concealment.

Miami, FL (PRWEB) June 2, 2005 -- Zensah™ Tactical Apparel (www.zensah.com) the originator of seamless tactical apparel, will be unveiling innovative tactical apparel and cloaking camouflage at Zensah™ booth # 1714 at the USSOCOM SOF week exhibition held at the Tampa Bay Convention Center from June 7-9, 2005.

Zensah™ Tactical apparel supports special operators in their mission to evade the enemy and move at will. Zensah™ help soldiers focus on the mission at hand, and not on their gear.

The SOCOM exhibit will allow special operations command units such as the Navy SEAL’s, Marine Recon, Green Berets, and other Special Forces units to see first hand Zensah™ Tactical technology for the soldier of the 21st century. Zensah™ Technology has also been adopted by elite units of the Israel Defense Forces.

Zensah™ Tactical apparel provides a number of benefits for the elite tactical soldier:
• Seamless Construction: eliminates chafing providing comfort to soldiers
• Silver Ions: reduce bacteria, and helps eliminate odor which is critical when behind enemy lines
• Zensah Fabric: provides superior moisture management keeping soldiers cool, light and dry
• Anti-Thermal Properties assist in evasion and concealment

Mark Devine, a US Navy SEAL reserve officer, and the founder of NavySEALS.com (www.navyseals.com) stated “The Zensah™ Tactical shirt is an exceptional product, one which should be utilized by special operators, and law enforcement personnel. The shirts wick sweat away and interestingly does not hold body odor.”

Zensah™ Tactical Apparel has also created a library of true to life camouflage based upon various terrain around the world. The Zensah™ camouflage patterns were developed by Zensah™ proprietary technology using sophisticated algorithms to create a stealth effect for infantry soldiers, and military property.

About Zensah Tactical Apparel™
Zensah™, the originator of seamless tactical gear, is dedicated to designing and developing the most advanced tactical gear for military and law enforcement personnel. For more information please visit www.zensah.com/tactical

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Enviro.BLR.com poll of Environmental Professionals Finds American Participation in the Kyoto Global Warming Protocol a Non-issue

It’s ironic, but a majority of environmental professionals said in a recent Enviro.BLR.com survey that the U.S. should have signed the Kyoto global warming treaty after all.

Old Saybrook, CT (PRWEB) June 2, 2005 -- Environmental professionals, whose employers are being “protected’ by the American decision not to ratify the Kyoto treaty decision on global warming, think that the United States should have ratified the Protocol. That was the result in a recent online poll by Enviro.BLR.com, Making State Environmental Compliance Easier, a Business & Legal Reports, Inc. website.

BLR’s poll asked, “Should the U.S. have ratified the Kyoto Protocol?” Fifty-seven percent of respondents felt that the U.S. should have ratified the treaty. President Bush argued that the Protocol’s requirements would be overly burdensome for the economy, that the exclusion of developing countries like China and India would make greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reductions ineffective, and that it would tilt the economic playing field against U.S. industry.

In the poll conducted in May 2005 the remaining 43 percent of the 134 respondents agreed that the U.S. made the right decision in opting out.

“American participation in the Kyoto agreement could be viewed as a non-issue,” commented Steve Quilliam, managing editor of Enviro.BLR.com – “Greenhouse gas emission reduction is a global movement. Large U.S. companies will have to comply with it in their overseas operations anyway, and to be consistent they will eventually apply the same standards everywhere, including the U.S.”

The Kyoto Protocol Climate Change Treaty went into effect on February 16, 2005, ratified by 55 nations representing 55 percent of all global GHG emissions. U.S. facilities can choose to undertake a voluntary program to address all or part of the Kyoto requirements. The federal Voluntary Reporting of Greenhouse Gases Program (VRGGP) helps to ensure that current emissions reductions won’t be forgotten under any future mandatory actions.

BLR’s environmental editors recommend these tips for a voluntary GHG program:
· Perform a baseline GHG emissions inventory.
· Explore solutions to reduce GHG emissions now.
· Register as certifiably reducing GHG emissions through the California Climate Action Registry or other state or local body.

For more information on the Kyoto Protocol, download Enviro.BLR.com’s free white paper, “Understanding the Kyoto Protocol in Action,” at http://www.blr.com/80502500/PRS16

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Contact:
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NAVSYS CEO Named Honorary Fellow of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge

Dr. Alison Brown is the first of Sidney Sussex’s women alumni to be named as an honorary Fellow to Sidney Sussex, in recognition of her distinguished technical contributions.

Colorado Springs, CO (PRWEB) May 2, 2005 -- NAVSYS Corporation, a GPS technology company, announced today the appointment of Dr. Alison Brown, the company’s founder, president, and chief executive officer, as an Honorary Fellow of Sidney Sussex College at Cambridge University. Dr. Brown was an undergraduate at Sidney Sussex in 1976, studying Engineering. This was the first year that women were accepted to Sidney Sussex, 280 years after the college was founded by Lady Frances Sidney, Countess of Sussex. Dr. Brown received a First Class degree with Distinction from Cambridge in 1979. She subsequently received a Masters degree from MIT and a PhD from UCLA.

Sidney Sussex is known for many of its pioneering alumni, which reach back to Oliver Cromwell and earlier, Sidney was also the first previously all-male college to appoint a female Master, Dame Sandra Dawson, who is also the head of Cambridge's prestiguous Judge Institute School of Management. Dr. Brown is the first of Sidney’s women graduates to be awarded the honor of becoming an Honorary Fellow. “So many of Sidney’s fellows have received world recognition for their work that I am humbled now to be part of this august group”, stated Dr. Brown.

Dr. Brown is pictured below at Sidney Sussex with two other Fellows of the college, Keith Glover, now Head of Engineering at Cambridge University, who taught her Control systems engineering, and Donald Green, her Director of Studies while she was an undergraduate.

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The National Homeland Security Knowledgebase (www.NationalHomelandSecurityKnowledgebase.com) Features Homeland Security Directories

National Homeland Security Knowledgebase, www.NationalHomelandSecurityKnowledgebase.com, (NHSK) is expanding its content and services daily and now features a growing list of Homeland Security directories.

Point Roberts, WA (PRWEB) May 2, 2005 -- The National Homeland Security Knowledgebase, www.NationalHomelandSecurityKnowledgebase.com, (NHSK) is expanding its content and services daily and now features a growing list of Homeland Security directories. The National Homeland Security Knowledgebase also includes comprehensive Homeland Security information resources, Homeland Security news, newsletter, investment research, technology sectors, a Homeland Security marketplace, and a collection of links on Homeland Security related topics.

The National Homeland Security Knowledgebase currently holds a TOP 6 ranking on major search engines (Yahoo! and Google) using the search phrase "homeland security". The National Homeland Security Knowledgebase is the Internet's most comprehensive resource portal focused on the topics of homeland defense, counter-terrorism, emergency management, disaster preparedness, critical infrastructure protection, and increasing the public's overall level of situational awareness and readiness. The newly added critical content enhances and expands the benefits previously offered to visitors following the Homeland Security sector.

Current Homeland Security Directories: (regularly updated and expanded upon)
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Additional Features:
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The NHSK (http://www.NationalHomelandSecurityKnowledgebase.com) was recently acquired by www.HomelandDefenseStocks.com (HDS), a global investor and industry news and research portal for Homeland Security stocks and the Homeland Security sector.

About HomelandDefenseStocks.com: an investor and industry news portal for the homeland defense and security sector. The HDS website does not make recommendations, but offers a unique free information portal to research news, exclusive articles, interviews, investor conferences and a growing list of participating public companies in the sector. Click here for a partial list of companies involved in homeland defense and security technology and solutions in: Airport Security, Biodefense, Biometrics, Defense, Internet Security, Integrated Security, Military, Border and Port Security: www.HomelandDefenseStocks.com/Companies/HomelandDefense/Stock_List.asp

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Law Enforcement Associates Awarded $773,320.00 Contract with Two One-Year Options from the United States Government

Law Enforcement Associates Corporation (OTCBB: LENF), a surveillance and security technology company, today announced that it has been awarded a contract for $773,320.00 with two one-year options.

YOUNGSVILLE, NC (PREWB) June 2, 2005 -- Law Enforcement Associates Corporation (OTCBB: LENF), a surveillance and security technology company, today announced that it has been awarded a contract for $773,320.00 with two one-year options. The contract was placed by an agency of the United States Government for LEA Wireless Video Kits. Paul H. Feldman, LEA president, stated, "Due to the sensitive nature of the video equipment purchased by the U.S. Government, no other details of this sale will be made available."

About Law Enforcement Associates Corporation
Law Enforcement Associates, Inc. (LENF.OB), headquartered in Youngsville, N.C., manufactures and markets a diverse line of undercover surveillance products including a complete line of audio and video surveillance equipment, under-vehicle inspection systems (UVI) and less than lethal stun pistols (Stun Pistol(TM)). LEA currently markets to the Military, law enforcement, security and corrections personnel throughout the world, as well as governmental agencies, multinational corporations and non-governmental organizations. For more information on LEA, visit www.leacorp.com.

Forward-Looking Information:
The statements in this news release contain forward-looking information within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements involve certain risks, assumptions and uncertainties, including the inability to generate and secure the necessary product sale, or the lack of acceptance of the company's products by its customers. In each case actual results may differ materially from such forward-looking statements. The company does not undertake to publicly update or revise its forward-looking statements even if experience or future changes make it clear that any projected results (expressed or modified) will not be realized.

Source: Law Enforcement Associates Corporation

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June 01, 2005

Dimensions International Inc. Named Company of the Year by Black Enterprise Magazine

Dimensions International Inc., a 20-year-old technology and airspace company in Alexandria, VA, was named by Black Enterprise magazine as the 2005 Company of the Year. The company made $100 million in sales last year.

Alexandria, VA (PRWEB) May 1, 2005 -- Dimensions International, Inc. (DI), an Alexandria, VA-based technical services company was named the 2005 Company of the Year by Black Enterprise magazine at its 10th Annual Entrepreneurs Awards Gala Dinner on May 21, the culmination of a five-day entrepreneurs’ conference in Dallas, Texas.

“We are pleased that Black Enterprise has recognized DI’s services and our pursuit of excellence at various levels, which have allowed us to grow in the past 20 years, and especially now, as we are celebrating our 20th anniversary,” said Russell T. Wright, DI chairman and CEO. “The company and its employees have done a tremendous job in the areas of IT, logistics, airspace management, and technology integration. This award is not just for the Wright family but for the entire DI family.”

Ranked number 35 on Black Enterprise’s BE 100s companies, DI bested the competition and cinched the prestigious honor after spearheading the largest deal in the history of its firm, when it acquired SENTEL Corp., under Wright’s leadership. By acquiring SENTEL, a former BE 100s company that provides engineering and software services, DI put itself in the enviable position of having greater ability to pursue multimillion-dollar government contracts. BE 100s companies are judged on how fit, fast and inventive they are to not only survive but to thrive. Wright, who assumed the reins of the company from his father Dr. Robert L. Wright, two years ago, managed the company in grossing nearly $100 million in sales last year. Besides SENTEL, DI is also known for the wholly owned subsidiary, Flight Explorer, an Internet-based global tracking system used by the government to track commercial aircraft.

With this award, Russell T. Wright has raised his profile even further, after having been named Entrepreneur of the Year by Black Engineer magazine in February, and Entrepreneur of the Year by the Virginia Minority Supplier Development Council in December 2004.

Wright added that he is humbled by the award from Black Enterprise. “However, I am not one to rest on my laurels,” Wright explained. “I see this honor as encouragement for us to continue in excellence with the work we have been doing, and that we will continue to do for the next 20-30 years and for generations to come.”

About Dimensions International, Inc.
Dimensions International’s core business areas include Information Technology, Integrated Logistic Support and Air Traffic Control Systems providing advanced technology in command and control systems, electronic commerce/electronic data interchange, radar global positioning systems, warehouse management and material distribution systems to government and commercial clients. DI continues to provide innovative solutions to its clients that include the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, U.S. Marine Corps, Coast Guard and other Department of Defense Agencies, FAA, USAID and the District of Columbia Government. DI is on the Web at www.dimen-intl.com.

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Plus Sizes and Rhine Studded Tanks for Trendy Moms and Moms-to-Be

Maternity Wear Must-Have Fashion Trend by CryBaby Maternity. Plus sizes, tanks and tees for edgy, trendy, pregnant women can be purchase with the click of a button.

Tampa, FL (PRWEB) June 1, 2005 -- CryBaby Maternity, one of the newest and most cutting edge maternity wear companies, is adding plus sizes to their collection of edgy, trendy maternity logo tees. Plus-sized pregnant women, there is no need to look any farther. This Internet-based company has enough attitude and sass to keep you looking and feeling fantastic throughout your entire pregnancy.

CryBaby Maternity specializes in selling attitude. With catchy phrases such as Future MILF and Knocked Up, this company is cutting edge. The size ranges are from Small-3X and come in t-shirts and (being added within the next two weeks) tank tops. Contraception Malfunction and Sex-Ed Dropout in rhine studs are being added by June 15. “Our mission is to help women keep their attitudes throughout their pregnancy. Edgy is what is selling the best so that is what we are creating more of,” said Jen Pascual, the owner of CryBaby Maternity. “Now, we want to let plus-sized women get in on the action.” Because of the high demand for these sizes, they are adding them.

If edgy is what you want, we have got it. If attitude is what you want, we have that, too.

For more information on CryBaby Maternity, please contact:
Jen Pascual
Owner/Designer
CryBaby Maternity
www.crybabymaternity.com
(727) 692-7736

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Historic Warship USS LST-325 Making Three Ports of Call in Massachusetts

This decorated veteran of the D-Day and Italian invasions is making three ports of call in Massachusetts in celebration of the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II. She will escort the USS Constitution on a harbor turnaround and will be open to the public for tours.

Buzzard’s Bay, MA (PRWEB) June 1, 2005 -- USS LST-325, a World War Two amphibious vessel known as a “Landing Ship, Tank,” will pull into port Friday evening at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy as part of its East Coast Celebration Tour. The ship will later join the USS Constitution and the WWII destroyer USS Cassin Young (DD-793) at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston on June 8, followed by a final stop at Gloucester, Mass. on June 20. She recently spent the Memorial Day weekend at Alexandria, Va., attracting many visitors.

This proud veteran warship participated in the invasions of Sicily and Salerno, and made 44 round-trips between England and Normandy during the D-Day invasion, earning two battle stars during her World War Two service.

The ship attracted national attention in January 2001 when a crew of 28 veterans, whose average age was 72 years old, brought her home to the U.S. from Greece. They braved a 6,500-mile voyage through the wintertime Mediterranean and the North Atlantic to bring the ship, built in 1942, home to the U.S. as a memorial.

Public tours will be conducted each day while in port, except when involved in special events. Hours are from 9:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m., and the admission is $10.00 for visitors 18 and older, $5.00 for children over five and a special family rate of $20.00.

The planned events include a harbor turnaround with the USS Constitution on June 11 and participation in the Department of Defense Tribute to World War II Veterans on June 18.

The ship and crew’s mission is to increase public awareness of the role and history of the LST in World War II, Korea and Viet Nam, as well as to provide a memorial to those that sailed, fought and died on them. The 328-foot vessels were designed specifically to land directly on enemy shores with mission-ready tanks, troops and supplies, which were unloaded through hinged doors and a ramp at the bow of the ship. Up to twenty Sherman tanks could be carried, along with many tons of other vehicles, supplies and equipment.

The current crewmembers hail from 23 states, most of them being U.S. Navy veterans who served on our country’s LST’s at various times since 1942. They are bringing this ship to several ports of call in Massachusetts, so that those of us who appreciate the service of our veterans can board and explore the only operational LST museum ship in existence. Winston Churchill referred to them as the ships that won the war.

Not all of the crewmembers are veterans. A few of them are serving in memory of their fathers who sailed on LST’s. They have learned the skills of their fathers from willing tutors who enjoy sharing with the younger generation, in the hope that they will keep alive the memory of these ships and the crews who sailed them.

Further information is available on the ship’s website at www.LSTMemorial.org. (The ship’s itinerary can be found on the “Voyage 2005 Information” page.) USS LST-325 is owned and operated by The USS LST Ship Memorial, Inc., a non-profit corporation.

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