Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) announced the appointment of Jon Perera as vice president of Worldwide Education Marketing. Reporting to Ann Lewnes, senior vice president of global marketing, Perera will lead Adobe's K-12 and higher education marketing strategy, field execution and demand generation initiatives. Perera's global responsibilities will also include partner relations, education solution marketing and curriculum and business development.

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Linear Technology Corporation (NASDAQ:LLTC) announced that commemorated three decades of innovation in analog integrated circuits. Founded in September 1981, at the dawn of the digital revolution, some questioned the wisdom of founding a company focused purely on analog technology. Over these 30 years, the worldwide analog market has grown from $2 billion to over $40 billion today, and Linear has prospered with that growth.

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Linear Technology Corporation (NASDAQ:LLTC) announced that commemorated three decades of innovation in analog integrated circuits. Founded in September 1981, at the dawn of the digital revolution, some questioned the wisdom of founding a company focused purely on analog technology. Over these 30 years, the worldwide analog market has grown from $2 billion to over $40 billion today, and Linear has prospered with that growth.

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Zillow, Inc. (Nasdaq:Z) announced its stock was added to the Russell 2000(R) and Russell 3000(R) Indexes, effective after the market close on Friday, Sept. 30, 2011. Initial public offerings (IPOs) are added to the Russell Indexes on a quarterly basis in addition to the annual Russell Reconstitution in June. The new membership lists for Russell Indexes are available at http://www.russell.com/indexes/tools-resources/initial-public-offerings.asp.

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For 125 years, the ships built at Newport News Shipbuilding, like the American shipbuilders who built them, have served our nation in peace and war, in times of adversity and in times of abundance. Our legacy of "Always Good Ships" includes the design, construction, overhaul and repair of more than 800 ships for the U.S. Navy and commercial customers.

Today, Newport News Shipbuilding, a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries, is the birthplace of the U.S. Navy's nuclear fleet. We are the nation's sole designer, builder and refueler of nuclearpowered aircraft carriers and one of only two shipyards capable of designing and building nuclear-powered submarines. We also provide fleet services for naval ships and have recently expanded our nuclear and manufacturing expertise into Department of Energy and alternative energy business ventures.

Headquartered in Newport News, Virginia, the shipyard's vast facilities span more than 550 acres along two miles of waterfront on the historic James River. We are the largest industrial employer in Virginia, employing nearly 19,000 people, many of whom are third and fourth generation shipbuilders.








HII Wins Contract to Provide Maintenance on Nuclear Reactor Prototypes at Kesselring Research and Development Site






Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (NYSE:HII) announced that its Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division has been awarded a contract by Bechtel Marine Propulsion Corp. (BMPC) to provide maintenance services at the Kenneth A. Kesselring Site in West Milton, N.Y., a research and development facility that supports the U.S. Navy's Nuclear Propulsion Program. NNS will serve as an industrial subcontractor, providing maintenance services on the two nuclear reactor prototypes at the Kesselring site.

"Newport News Shipbuilding's skill sets, experience and commitment align well with BMPC's need for the highest-quality maintenance services for its Kesselring site," said Kent Williams, NNS' director of nuclear overhaul engineering and Kesselring site director. "We are eager to partner with BMPC to provide maintenance assistance, drive site improvement and support the company's vision going forward."

NNS successfully competed against the incumbent for the contract. The cost-plus-fixed-fee, level-of-effort contract contains a five-year base period valued at $195 million with a five-year option valued at $395 million. A NNS management team will relocate to the Kesselring site in October to begin the transition period. Performance of prototype maintenance services is scheduled to begin in January 2012.

For more information, visit:

* HII on the web: www.huntingtoningalls.com

* HII on Facebook: www.facebook.com/HuntingtonIngallsIndustries

* HII on Twitter: twitter.com/hiindustries

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andRidge Energy, Inc. (NYSE:SD)?announced that it has completed its previously announced joint venture transaction with an affiliate of Atinum Partners Co., Ltd. ("Atinum"), a leading investment firm located in the Republic of Korea. At closing, SandRidge received approximately $250 million in cash and transferred to Atinum an undivided 13.2% non-operated working interest in SandRidge's original Mississippian play. SandRidge will receive an additional $250 million in the form of a drilling carry. ?

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USEC Inc. (NYSE:USU) board of directors has voted to continue the company's investment in the American Centrifuge Plant for the month of October, but at a reduced spending rate as the company continues working with the Department of Energy (DOE) to achieve a conditional loan guarantee commitment for the project by November 1. The company is directing suppliers to suspend certain work and notifying workers of possible future layoffs.

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Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE:HOV) announced the commencement of private offers to exchange the senior notes listed in the table below (collectively, the "Senior Notes") for up to $220 million of new 2.00% Senior Secured Notes due 2021 (the "New Secured Notes") to be issued in a private placement by K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company ("K. Hovnanian"), and to be guaranteed by the Company and substantially all of its restricted subsidiaries. The New Secured Notes will be secured by a first-priority lien on the assets of certain subsidiaries that are "unrestricted subsidiaries" under the Company's existing indentures.

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Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited (NYSE:YGE) announced that its board of directors has authorized a share repurchase program. Under the terms of the approved program, Yingli Green Energy may repurchase up to US$100 million worth of its issued and outstanding American Depositary Shares ("ADSs") from time to time over the next 12 months in the open market or in negotiated transactions, subject to market conditions and other factors, as well as relevant rules under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Act"). The Company will also affect repurchase transactions in compliance with Rule 10b5-1 under the Act and the Company's insider trading policy.

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CAE Inc. (NYSE:CAE) announced that it has sold four Level D full-flight simulators (FFS) to customers in Southeast Asia, the Middle East, Eastern Europe and Australia. The four FFSs include: an Airbus A380 to Thai Airways International, an Airbus A330 to Gulf Aviation Academy (GAA), an Airbus A320 to Russian aviation equipment company NITA (New Information Technologies in Aviation) on behalf of the Ministry of Transport of Russia, and an Embraer Phenom 100 to CAE Global Academy Perth, a joint venture flight school with China Southern Airlines located in Australia. CAE also signed contracts with various customers for updates of CAE-built simulators.

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Mercury Computer Systems is a best-of-breed provider of open, commercially developed, application-ready, multi-INT subsystems for the Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) market. The company has more than 30 years of experience solving highly challenging computing problems in the defense industry, providing superior domain expertise in radar, EW/SIGINT, EO/IR, C4I and sonar applications. Throughout its history, Mercury has worked in concert with 26 prime contractors to successfully execute more than 300 deployments on programs such as Aegis, Global Hawk, JCREW, Patriot, Predator and SEWIP.

Mercury Computer Systems Selected to Sharpen Performance of Checked Baggage Inspection Systems

Mercury’s leadership in optimizing performance for complex image processing applications raises the image quality, reliability and efficiency of baggage

inspection systems used by homeland and transportation security teams around the world





Mercury Computer Systems Inc., (NASDAQ:MRCY), a trusted provider of commercially developed ISR subsystems, has been selected by a worldwide provider of security inspection systems to accelerate the performance of its high-capacity checked baggage scanning equipment. Mercury’s unique expertise in optimizing algorithms was applied to powerful graphics processing units (GPUs) which are designed into scalable, standards-based systems architecture. The optimized algorithms and Mercury’s advanced software framework will enable the scanning systems to deliver ultra-clear images, improving the reliability of results, increasing security and expediting the screening process at airports and other transportation hubs.

Initially Mercury will provide optimization for back-projection algorithms for performance on Intel x86 processors with GPGPUs serving as specialized co-processors. The company will also deliver a customized software framework to optimize data flow from the sensor to the processing engines and then to the display. The optimization will result in extremely clear images being fed to the threat detection algorithm, reducing the number of false positives and supporting high belt speeds.

Mercury first implemented GPGPUs in 2004 as part of a medical imaging application, and continues to deliver numerous GPGPU-based solutions, including various high performance intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) subsystems.

Mercury is based in Chelmsford, Massachusetts, and serves customers worldwide through a broad network of direct sales offices, subsidiaries, and distributors.

For more information on Mercury’s subsystem solutions, visit www.mc.com, or contact Mercury at (866) 627-6951 or info@mc.com .

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Crown Equity Holdings Inc. (CRWE)

The Voice over Internet Protocol, or VoIP, offers wide solutions to small businesses. With VoIP, small businesses can save money and boost their communications competence.

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Crown Equity Holdings Inc. (CRWE)

Any small or medium company can enjoy the advantages of Voice over Internet Protocol small business solution. Due to the essential internet technology and other web-related tools involved, simple networked systems may simply be integrated. As a result, facilities are made available not just for large corporations, but to small businesses as well.

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LivePerson, Inc. (NASDAQ:LPSN) has been named among Fortune Magazine's annual list of the 100 Fastest-Growing Companies, a group that Fortune dubs the "world's supercharged performers." "We're proud to be recognized for the considerable growth LivePerson has achieved," said Rob LoCascio, CEO of LivePerson. "We believe our consistent growth has been fueled by our mission and the value we deliver to businesses through our platform. We were committed to providing the best real-time engagement technology to online businesses so they can meaningfully connect with their customers and foster greater brand loyalty."

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Enzo Biochem Inc. (ENZ)

Gene therapy is a technique of biotechnology which is used to treat and diagnose diseases like cancer and Parkinson's disease. The mechanism of this technique is that the healthy genes are targeted in the body which either destroy the damaged cells or replace them. In some cases, the healthy genes make corrections in the genetic information and that is how the genes start functioning in the favor of the body.

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AngioDynamics, Inc. (Nasdaq:ANGO) announced the Company has completed patient enrollment in its multi-center European prospective NanoKnife(R) System trial (ONC-205) for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the most common form of primary liver cancer. The purpose of this Company-sponsored trial is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the NanoKnife System for the treatment of early-stage HCC. Eligibility was based on subjects having one to three tumors of a size no greater than 3 cm. Study subjects are allowed one retreatment with the NanoKnife System.

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Today's Merck is a global healthcare leader working to help the world be well. Merck is known as MSD outside the United States and Canada. Through our prescription medicines, vaccines, biologic therapies, and consumer care and animal health products, we work with customers and operate in more than 140 countries to deliver innovative health solutions. We also demonstrate our commitment to increasing access to healthcare through far-reaching policies, programs and partnerships.

Our vision is to make a difference in the lives of people globally through our innovative medicines, vaccines, biologic therapies, consumer health and animal products. We aspire to be the best healthcare company in the world and are dedicated to providing leading innovations and solutions for tomorrow.

We have made it our mission to provide innovative, distinctive products and services that save and improve lives and satisfy customer needs, to be recognized as a great place to work, and to provide investors with a superior rate of return.



Merck Sells Its Interest in Johnson & Johnson-Merck Consumer Pharmaceuticals

Merck (NYSE:MRK), known outside the United States and Canada as MSD, recently announced that the company has sold its 50 percent interest in the Johnson & Johnson--Merck Consumer Pharmaceuticals Co. joint venture (JJMCP) to Johnson & Johnson (J&J) affiliates, McNEIL-PPC, Inc., McNEIL MMP, LLC, and Johnson & Johnson, Inc. The venture between Merck and J&J was formed in 1989 to develop, manufacture, market and distribute certain over-the-counter (OTC) consumer products in the United States (U.S.) and Canada.

Merck decided to sell its interest in the joint venture to enable the company to fully focus on building the long-term growth prospects of the wholly-owned consumer products division that had been part of Schering-Plough Inc. prior to the 2009 merger. Under the agreement, Merck will receive a one-time payment of $175 million. Merck's rights to the Pepcid brand outside the U.S. and Canada are not affected by this transaction. Termination of the JJMCP venture also gives Merck greater freedom to operate in the OTC consumer sector, allowing Merck to fully exploit its pipeline of Rx-to-OTC switches as well as actively pursue OTC licensing activities in the U.S. and Canada.

Following the transaction, J&J will own the venture's assets which include the exclusive rights to market OTC Pepcid, Mylanta, Mylicon and other local OTC brands where they are currently sold in the U.S. and Canada. The partnership assets include a manufacturing facility in Lancaster, PA.

For more information, visit www.merck.com and connect with us on Twitter, Facebook and YouTube.

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Barrick Gold Corporation (NYSE:ABX) will declare third Quarter Results Release October 27th before market open, Conference Call and Webcast. October 27th 9:30 am ET. North American callers dial: 800-757-5680. International callers dial: 212-231-2930. A live webcast of the Conference Call will be accessible on Barrick's website at www.barrick.com.

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Arrow Electronics, Inc. (NYSE:ARW) announced that the company has successfully completed the all-cash tender offer to acquire Japan-based Chip One Stop (TSE:3343.to). Arrow will be acquiring approximately 94% of the common shares of Chip One Stop. All necessary regulatory approvals related to the tender offer have been received. Headquartered in Yokohama, Japan, Chip One Stop has offices throughout Japan and is focused primarily on supplying electronic components to design engineers. The company's sales for the latest fiscal year were approximately $47 million.

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Crown Equity Holdings Inc. (CRWE)

Telephones have been plugging in for over 100 years. Today, thanks to new technology and the way people are thinking of telecommunications, people are literally pulling the plug on their telephones.


VoIP stands for Voice over Internet Protocol and this technology is taking the world by storm. More American homes are including computers with High Speed Internet connections, and with high tech homes, exposure to all of the options available to home users are changing the way people think about communication.

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Enzo Biochem Inc. (ENZ)

Biotechnology is a very vast field and its applications are used in various fields of science such as agriculture and medicine. Medicine is using biotechnology techniques so much in diagnosing and treating different diseases. It also gives opportunities for the people to protect themselves from dangerous diseases. The field of biotechnology, genetic engineering, has introduced techniques like gene therapy, recombinant DNA technology and polymerase chain reaction which use genes and DNA molecules to diagnose diseases and insert new and healthy genes in the body which replace the damaged cells.

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Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE:AYI) announced that a market leader in innovative energy-efficient lighting, controls and daylighting solutions, has expanded its Sunoptics® high-performance prismatic daylighting portfolio with the introduction of the SEAMLIGHT(TM) Curbless Daylighting System ("SEAMLIGHT System"). The SEAMLIGHT System was designed for direct installation onto existing industrial standing seam roofing systems, creating new opportunities for the implementation of daylighting solutions. The Sunoptics high-performance prismatic skylights optimize indoor daylighting performance via a patented dome construction designed to capture more light at low sun angles, which maximizes the amount of light transmittance, while maintaining 100% diffusion and eliminating undesirable hot spots, glare and UV damage.

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Black Hills Corp. (NYSE:BKH) announced it will be hosting two webcasts of panel discussions being held during the company's meeting with analysts from 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. MDT on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2011, and from 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. MDT on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011. The panel discussions will include presentations by business segment leaders that provide an overview of strategies, planned capital investments, and progress on key projects and growth initiatives. Those interested in participating in the live webcasts are encouraged to pre-register for the webcasts by accessing the links on the Black Hills Corp. website on http://www.blackhillscorp.com/ir/ir.htm.

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SYNNEX Corporation, a Fortune 500 corporation, is a leading business process services company, servicing resellers, retailers and original equipment manufacturers in multiple regions around the world. The Company provides services in IT distribution, supply chain management, contract assembly and business process outsourcing. Founded in 1980, SYNNEX employs over 10,000 full-time and part-time associates worldwide.

We’ve built a solid reputation for delivering customized, fully-integrated solutions, services, and support, including distribution, contract assembly, business process outsourcing, and logistics. We’re aligned with the top manufacturers in the IT industry to distribute products to more than 15,000 resellers throughout North America. Key suppliers include HP, Intel, Seagate, Microsoft, and Lenovo. Our product categories include IT systems, peripherals, system components, software, and networking products.



SYNNEX Corporation Reports Fiscal 2011 Third Quarter

Solid Revenue Growth and Record Third Quarter Profitability


SYNNEX Corporation (NYSE:SNX), a leading business process services company, announced financial results for the fiscal third quarter ended August 31, 2011.

“I am very pleased with our sales growth and significant margin expansion this past quarter. Our excellent results were driven by increased market share in our core commercial business, our continued focus and execution in key IT growth markets, and new client engagements in our services segment,” stated Kevin Murai, President and Chief Executive Officer. “Our investments in value-added services are gaining traction and continue to further differentiate us from our competitors.”

Fiscal 2011 Third Quarter Business Segment Highlights:

Distribution: Revenue from continuing operations was $2.54 billion, an increase of 17.9% over the prior fiscal year third quarter. The year ago third quarter included $77.4 million in revenue from the portion of the contract assembly business which was sold in the third fiscal quarter of 2010. The acquisition on December 1, 2010 of SYNNEX Infotec Corporation in Japan added $297.0 million to the fiscal 2011 third quarter revenue. Distribution income from continuing operations before non-operating items, income taxes and noncontrolling interest was $58.6 million, or 2.31% of distribution revenue compared with $47.9 million, or 2.23% in the prior fiscal year quarter.


Global Business Services (GBS): Revenue from continuing operations was $40.5 million, an increase of 30.7% over the prior fiscal year third quarter. The year ago third quarter included $4.8 million from NDS business which was sold on August 31, 2010. The revenue contribution from acquisitions made in late 2010 onward was $13.0 million in the fiscal third quarter. GBS income from continuing operations before non-operating items, income taxes and noncontrolling interest inclusive of a $4.1 million benefit from the credit adjustment to contingent M&A consideration was $7.9 million, or 19.58% of GBS revenue compared with $4.2 million, or 13.65% in the prior fiscal year quarter.

Additional information about SYNNEX may be found online at www.synnex.com.

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Global Hunter (GBLHF.PK)

Copper is found in most electrical or electronic-related devices. Copper offers a variety of advantages, making it one of the most widely used electrical conductor in the world. Copper cookware is widely known as being a great conductor of heat and an energy saver. Cooking with copper is preferred by many professional chefs and restaurants because they last a long time and can cook a wide array of foods.

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Rand Logistics, Inc. (Nasdaq:RLOG) announced that it successfully closed its public underwritten offering of 2,800,000 shares of common stock at $6.00 per share. The Company's proceeds from the offering, net of underwriter's commissions, were $16.1 million. Rand expects to use the net proceeds of the offering to partially fund the anticipated acquisition of two dry bulk carriers, one of which is a self-unloader, and for general corporate purposes. With respect to the anticipated acquisitions, Rand also announced that it has entered into agreements to purchase the two bulk carriers for a total purchase price of $25 million.

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Cleantech Transit Inc. (CLNO)

Organic matter manufactured by starts is referred to as biomass. With more and more governments seeking alternative sources of energy not only to protect the environment but also to cut down on their oil imports, biomass turns out to be a fantastic option. The solar power which remains constant caught in shoots is what may be converted into power. Biomass might be applied in a similar way we use fossil fuels, whether it is for generating current for our industries or homes or as fuel for our vehicles. Having said that, biomass can assist in production of liquid-waste fuels that satisfy our requirements.

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Golden Enterprises, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:GLDC) declared a quarterly dividend of $.03125 per share payable October 26, 2011 to stockholders of record as of October 3, 2011. Golden Enterprises, Inc. saw an increase in Net Sales from the first quarter of 2011 to the first quarter of 2012 of 4%. Net sales for the first quarter were $33,245,190 compared to $31,956,084 for the same period in the prior year. Despite this increase in sales, increased commodity costs impacted margins resulting in basic and diluted earnings per share decreasing from $.09 to $.06 during the first quarter.

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Nanometrics’ product lines offer an extensive array of proprietary technologies in optics, software and systems integration designed to meet the process control requirements of today’s advanced semiconductor technologies. These process control solutions are implemented on common metrology platforms that can be configured with a variety of measurement technologies, or as a single technology targeted for a specific process control application.

Nanometrics Wins Multi-System Order for Integrated Metrology

Major Korean Memory Manufacturer Chooses Nanometrics for CMP Process Control




Nanometrics Incorporated (Nasdaq:NANO), a leading supplier of advanced metrology systems, announced that its IMPULSE® integrated metrology optical critical dimension (OCD) and film analysis system has been selected by a major Korean memory manufacturer for chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) process control. The decision makes the Nanometrics IMPULSE system “tool-of-record” for CMP control of NAND Flash memory in high-volume manufacturing at the 2x nm node. The IMPULSE was selected over competitive offerings following an extended technical evaluation.

“Today’s demands on CMP process control absolutely require integrated solutions,” said Steve Bradley, Director of Nanometrics’ Integrated Metrology Business Unit. “The selection of the IMPULSE for this leading-edge application is evidence of our product’s high throughput, excellent reliability, extendibility, and seamless integration onto the CMP platform, as well as the customer’s confidence in Nanometrics’ global service and applications support teams.”

“The selection of our integrated metrology product combined with an earlier decision in favor of our fully-automated Atlas OCD platform firmly establishes Nanometrics as the principle supplier of OCD products to this customer for advanced technology process control metrology,” said Dr. Timothy J. Stultz, president and chief executive officer. “By working closely with our customers on product roadmaps and aligning our product development with their requirements, we benefit from long term partnerships while we contribute to their advanced technology development and production ramps.”

More about NANO at www.nanometrics.com.

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Stillwater Mining Company (NYSE:SWC) announced that it has withdrawn its previously announced proposed offering of senior notes due to unfavorable market conditions. Commenting on this decision, Francis R. McAllister, the Company's Chairman and CEO, observed, "The dramatic deterioration of the capital markets during the past week has led us to conclude that it would not be in the best interests of our shareholders to complete a financing under the terms currently available. We have ample cash liquidity available, in addition to our strong cash flow, to fully fund the approximately $165 million net cash portion of the Peregrine transaction, provide for our working capital needs and fund near term capital requirements.

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