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BALDWIN TECHNOLOGY COMPANY INC (BLD)
Baldwin Technology Company, Inc. engages in the development, manufacture, and sale of accessories and controls for the printing and publishing industry worldwide. Its products include cleaning systems, including the press washer, automatic blanket cleaner, newspaper blanket cleaner, chill roll cleaner, digital plate cleaner, and guide roll cleaner to clean the cylinders of an offset press; fluid management systems to control the supply, temperature, cleanliness, chemical composition, and certain other characteristics of the fluids used in the lithographic printing process; ink control systems, including ink agitators, ink mixers, and ink level systems to regulate various aspects of the ink feed system on a printing press; Web press protection systems to provide an auto-arming electronic package offering press protection in the event of a Web break; and ultraviolet and infrared dryers, and gluing systems. The company sells its products to printing press manufacturers, as well as to printers and publishers through direct sales representatives, distributors, and dealer networks. Baldwin Technology was established in 1918 and is headquartered in Shelton, Connecticut.
BHP BILLITON LIMITED (BHP)
BHP Billiton Limited, together with its subsidiaries, engages in mining, drilling, and processing mineral resources. It produces iron ore, copper, nickel metal, manganese, diamonds, silver, titanium, aluminium, and uranium. The company also engages in the exploration, production, and development of oil and natural gas in Australia, the United Kingdom, the United States, Algeria, Trinidad and Tobago, and Pakistan. The company also exports metallurgical coal for the steel industry, and energy coal. In addition, it has exploration interests in the United States, Australia, Trinidad and Tobago, Pakistan, Algeria, Brunei Darussalam, South Africa, Canada, and the Philippines. BHP Billiton Limited is headquartered in Melbourne, Australia.
BROOKE CAPITAL CORPORATION (BCP)
Balchem Corporation engages in the development, manufacture, and marketing of specialty performance ingredients and products for the food, feed, and medical sterilization industries in the United States and internationally. It operates through three segments: Specialty Products, Encapsulated/Nutritional Products, and BCP Ingredients. The Specialty Products segment repackages and distributes ethylene oxide, blends of ethylene oxide, propylene oxide, and methyl chloride. Ethylene oxide is used for sterilizing medical devices, including syringes, catheters, scalpels, bandages, and surgical kits. It sells Blends of ethylene oxide as fumigants for killing bacteria, fungi, and insects in spices and other seasoning materials. Propylene oxide is used for bacteria reduction in spice treatment and in various chemical synthesis applications. Methyl chloride is used as a raw material in specialty herbicides, fertilizers, and pharmaceuticals, as well in malt and wine preservers. The Encapsulated/Nutritional Products segment encapsulates food and nutritional ingredients for use in fortification, processing, mixing, packaging applications, and shelf-life. End product applications comprise baked goods, refrigerated and frozen dough systems, processed meats, seasoning blends, confections, and animal nutrition. The BCP Ingredients segment manufactures and supplies choline chloride, a nutrient for animal health, to the poultry and swine industries. The company sells its products through its own sales force, independent distributors, and sales agents. Balchem was founded in 1967 and is headquartered in New Hampton, New York.
BROOKE CORPORATION (BXXX)
Brooke Corporation sells insurance, financial services, and funeral services to individuals and small businesses through a network of franchised locations in the United States. The company, through its franchisees, offers general insurance services that include sell of property and casualty insurance, such as homeowners and small business insurance products; auto insurance services for drivers; financial services, which include sell of group and individual health insurance, life insurance, annuities, and securities, such as mutual funds; and final expense/funeral services that include sell of insurance and investments to prepay burial and other funeral expenses, as well as provision of funeral and cremation services. As of August 9, 2005, Brooke Corporation operated a network of 440 franchise locations in 28 states. The company, formerly known as Brooke Financial Services, Inc., was incorporated in 1986 and is based in Overland Park, Kansas. Brooke Corporation is a subsidiary of Brooke Holdings, Inc.
CELL THERAPEUTICS INC (CTIC)
Cell Therapeutics, Inc. engages in the discovery, development, acquisition, and commercialization of drugs for the treatment of cancer. The company markets TRISENOX (arsenic trioxide) for the treatment of relapsed or refractory acute promyelocytic leukemia. Cell Therapeutics develops XYOTAX, paclitaxel linked to a polyglutamate polymer, which is used for the potential treatment of nonsmall cell lung cancer and ovarian cancer. It uses a biodegradable protein polymer to deliver the chemotherapy paclitaxel principally to tumor tissue. The company develops pixantrone, which is in clinical trials for the potential treatment of relapsed aggressive nonhodgkin's lymphoma. It operates primarily in the United States and Italy. The company was co-founded by James A. Bianco, Louis A. Bianco, and Jack W. Singer in 1991. Cell Therapeutics is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.
CHINA SOUTHERN AIRLINES COMPANY LIMITED (ZNH)
China Southern Airlines Company Limited, through its subsidiaries, engages in the operation of airlines, as well as in aircraft maintenance and air catering operations in the People's Republic of China and internationally. It provides commercial airlines, cargo services, logistics operations, air catering, utility service, hotel operation, travel services, aircraft leasing, and Internet services. As of June 30, 2005, the company operated 498 routes, of which 399 were domestic, 73 were international, and 26 were Hong Kong routes. It operated a fleet of 242 aircraft comprising 136 Boeing aircraft and 56 Airbus aircraft with an average of 7,929 scheduled flights per week serving 134 cities, as of the above date. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Guangzhou, the People's Republic of China. China Southern Airlines Company Limited is a subsidiary of China Southern Air Holding Company.
CHINA TECHFAITH WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY LIMITED (CNTF)
China Techfaith Wireless Communication Technology Limited, a holding company, provides mobile handset design services in the People's Republic of China and internationally. It offers design services, which include industrial design, mechanical design, software design, hardware design, component selection and sourcing, prototype testing, pilot production, and production support. The company designs global system for mobile communications-based mobile handsets; code division multiple access (CDMA) mobile handsets; and wideband CDMA mobile handsets. It offers mobile handset design services to mobile handset brand owners. In addition, the company provides other products, which include wireless modules, printed circuit boards, and other electronic components. China Techfaith is headquartered in Beijing, the People's Republic of China.
HASTINGS ENTERTAINMENT INC (HAST)
Hastings Entertainment, Inc. serves as a multimedia entertainment retailer. The company operates entertainment superstores that sell, trade, and rent various home entertainment products, including books, music, software, periodicals, new and used CDs, DVDs, video games and videocassettes, video game consoles, and DVD players, as well as trendy products such as t-shirts, action figures, posters, and greeting cards. It also operates a multimedia entertainment e-commerce Web site, www.gohastings.com, which offers books, music, software, videocassettes, video games, and DVDs. As of July 31, 2005, Hastings Entertainment operated 153 superstores primarily in small- to medium-sized markets located in 20 states, primarily in the western and midwestern United States. Hastings Entertainment was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Amarillo, Texas.
IRVINE SENSORS CORPORATION (IRSN)
Irvine Sensors Corporation engages in the design, development, manufacture, and sale of miniaturized electronic products for defense, security, and commercial applications. The company, using a three-dimensional (3-D) stacking technology, develops collateral technologies for the design of low power and low noise chips, thinning of chips, and various specialized applications of chips and stacked chip assemblies for wireless infrared transmission, miniaturized sensors, image processing, infrared cameras, and Internet data transmission, and switching applications. It offers its products and prototypes for ultra high speed image processing, miniature infrared cameras, 3-D laser imaging, embedded computing, image enhancement and stabilization, stacked memory, and infrared data communication applications. The company markets its stacked and packaged memory products to original equipment manufacturers. Irvine Sensors Corporation was incorporated in 1974 and is headquartered in Costa Mesa, California.
ISCO INTERNATIONAL INC (ISO)
ISCO International, Inc. engages in the development and sale of solutions that optimize the radio frequency link within wireless networks in the United States. Its product portfolio includes adaptive notch filter platform (ANF) and reverse link radio frequency fidelity platform (RF²). ANF products enable to monitor radio frequency spectrum and block spontaneous interference occurring within the spectrum. RF² products are used to reduce the noise figure in a base station and to process wireless signals. The company primarily offers its products to the wireless telecommunication providers and wireless networks. ISCO International was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Elk Grove Village, Illinois.
K-Fed Bancorp operates as the holding company for Kaiser Federal Bank, which offers various financial services in California. It primarily engages in generating deposits and originating loans. The bank's deposit products include time deposit accounts, savings, money market, and demand deposit accounts. Its loan portfolio comprises loans secured by first mortgages on owner-occupied and one- to four-family residences; multifamily residential loans; and commercial real estate loans. The bank also originates automobile and other consumer loans. It primarily invests in U.S. government agency and government sponsored entity bonds, mortgage-backed securities, and collateralized mortgage obligations. As of September 30, 2005, the bank operated five branches in California. The company was formed in 1953 and is headquartered in Covina, California. K-Fed Bancorp is a subsidiary of K-Fed Mutual Holding Company.
LIHIR GOLD LIMITED (LIHR)
Lihir Gold Limited engages in the exploration for, and mining and processing of gold in the Australasian region. It operates gold mines and processing facilities on the island of Lihir, 900 kilometers north-east of Port Moresby in New Ireland province of Papua New Guinea. The company also holds a suite of exploration projects in and around the Ballarat region, approximately 100 kilometers west of Melbourne, Victoria. Lihir Gold was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.
LOWES COMPANIES INC (LOW)
Lowe's Companies, Inc. operates as a home improvement retailer in the United States. It offers products and services for home improvement, home decor, home maintenance, home repair, and remodeling and maintenance of commercial buildings. The company serves retail customers, including DIY homeowners, and others buying for personal and family use; and commercial business customers, including repair and remodeling contractors, electricians, landscapers, painters, plumbers, and commercial and residential building maintenance professionals. Lowe's Companies markets its products through television, radio, newspaper, magazine, direct mail, event sponsorships, Internet, community relations, and in-store programs. It owns and operates approximately 10 flatbed distribution centers to distribute merchandise that requires special handling due to size or type of packaging, such as lumber, boards, panel products, irrigation pipe, vinyl sidings, ladders and building materials. The company also operates a facility to handle special order plumbing products. As of October 28, 2005, Lowe's Companies operated 1,170 stores in 49 states. The company was incorporated in 1952 and is based in based in Mooresville, North Carolina.
MERRIMAC INDUSTRIES INC (MRM)
Merrimac Industries, Inc. engages in the design, manufacture, and sale of electronic components and microwave micro-circuitry worldwide. Its electronic components include power dividers/combiners, directional couplers, phase shifters, hybrid junctions, balanced mixers, variable attenuators, beamformers, quadrature couplers, single side band modulators, image reject mixers, and vector modulators. The company produces precision microwave circuitry with frequencies ranging from 500 megahertz to 100 gigahertz. Merrimac Industries also offers aluminum, copper, and brass backed circuits, as well as processes thin film circuits on hard substrates, such as ceramic, ferrite, and glass. Its products are used in various applications, including satellite, aerospace, defense, fiber optic telecommunications, automotive, navigational, and personal communications systems. The company, formerly known as Merrimac Research and Development, was incorporated in 1954. Merrimac Industries is based in West Caldwell, New Jersey.
PERFECT WORLD CO. LTD (PWRD)
Perfect World Co., Ltd. operates as an online game developer and operator in the People's Republic of China. It primarily develops three-dimensional (3D) online games based on its proprietary Angelica 3D game engine and game development platform. Its 3D massively multiplayer online role playing games (MMORPG) include Perfect World, an adventure and fantasy game with traditional Chinese settings; Legend of Martial Arts, which is based on a TV drama series with the same Chinese name and is an adventure story of Chinese swordsmen set in an ancient kingdom; Perfect World II, which is set in a similar content and graphic background as Perfect World; and Zhu Xian, which is based on a popular Internet novel with the same name. The company is also developing two additional 3D MMORPGs, which are Chi Bi and a casual game, Hot Dance Party. Perfect World Co., Ltd. was founded in 2004 and is based in Beijing, the People's Republic of China.
Perrigo Company, through its wholly owned subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and sale of consumer healthcare products, generic prescription drugs, active pharmaceutical ingredients (API), and consumer products primarily in the United States, Israel, Europe, and Mexico. The company operates in three segments; Consumer Healthcare, Rx Pharmaceuticals, and Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients. The Consumer Healthcare segment offers over-the-counter pharmaceutical and nutritional products in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Mexico. This segment offers analgesic, cough/cold/allergy/sinus, gastrointestinal, smoking cessation, first aid, vitamin, and nutritional supplement products. The Rx Pharmaceuticals segment engages in the development, manufacture, and sale of generic prescription drug products in the United States. This segment provides creams, ointments, lotions, gels, and solutions, as well as nasal sprays, foams, and transdermal devices. The Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients segment supports the development and manufacturing of API products in Israel and Germany, with sales to customers worldwide. The company also offers cosmetics, toiletries, detergents, manufactured and imported pharmaceutical products, and medical diagnostic products. The company's customers include national and regional retail drug, supermarket, wholesalers, and mass merchandise chains. Perrigo Company was founded in 1887 and is based in Allegan, Michigan.
Schawk, Inc. provides digital imaging graphic services for the consumer products industry worldwide. It offers conventional, electronic, and desktop color separations; creative design; art production; electronic retouching; conventional and digital plate making; and digital press proofs. The company provides these services for the three main printing processes used in the graphic arts industry: lithography, flexography, and gravure. It also offers digital and analog image database archival and management services, three dimensional imaging for package design, large format printing, digital photography, workflow management consulting services, and various related outsourcing and graphics arts consulting services. Schawk offers its services to direct purchasers of color separations, including end-use consumer product manufacturers and mass merchant retailers, converters, and advertising agencies. Schawk, Inc. is headquartered in Des Plaines, Illinois.
TRINA SOLAR LIMITED (TSL)
Trina Solar Limited, through its subsidiary, Changzhou Trina Solar Energy Co., Ltd., engages in the manufacture and sale of solar-power products primarily in China. The company's solar modules provide electric power for residential, commercial, industrial, and other applications worldwide. It produces solar modules ranging from 160 watts to 185 watts in power output. The company manufactures monocrystalline ingots, wafers, and solar cells for use in its solar module production. Trina Solar Limited provides silicon wafers to toll manufacturers and purchase solar cells from toll manufacturers. It also sells a portion of its ingots to toll manufacturers and purchase wafers from toll manufacturers. Trina Solar Limited sells its products to distributors, wholesalers, and system integrators. The company was founded in 1997 and is based in Changzhou, the People's Republic of China.
ACCURAY INCORPORATED (ARAY)
Accuray Incorporated designs, develops, and sells the CyberKnife system, an image-guided robotic radio surgery system for the treatment of solid tumors. The CyberKnife system combines continuous image-guidance technology with a compact linear accelerator to deliver high doses of radiation to a tumor from different directions. It tracks, detects, and corrects for tumor and patient movement in real-time during the treatment. This system allows doses of radiation to be delivered from any direction and position; generates X-ray images to determine the location of bony landmarks or implanted fiducials; and exchanges secondary collimators, which determine the radiation beam size, during the treatment. CyberKnife system also enables diagnostic quality 3D and 4D patient imaging prior to treatment, and a treatment planning system for radio surgery; moves the archive and restore processes from the treatment delivery workstation to an independent archiving system; and allows physicians to combine and contour diagnostic images, as well as review potential treatment plans. The company markets its product through a direct sales force in the United States and a combination of direct sales personnel and distributors in Europe and Asia. Accuray Incorporated was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California.
Analog Devices, Inc. engages in the design, manufacture, and marketing of analog, mixed-signal, and digital signal processing integrated circuits. These integrated circuits are used in signal processing for industrial, communication, computer, and consumer applications. The company's products converts temperature, motion, pressure, light, and sound into electrical signals to be used in various electronic equipment, such as industrial process control equipment, factory automation systems equipment, defense electronics, cellular communications, base stations, central office equipment, wireless telephones, computers, automobiles, CAT scanners, digital cameras, and DVD players. It sells its products worldwide through a direct sales force, third-party distributors, and independent sales representatives, as well as through Internet. The company was founded in 1965 and is headquartered in Norwood, Massachusetts.
Astro-Med, Inc. engages in the design, development, manufacture, distribution, and servicing of hardware and software systems that acquire, store, analyze, and present data in multiple formats globally. It operates through three segments: Test and Measurement, QuickLabel Systems, and Grass-Telefactor. The Test and Measurement segment offers a suite of ruggedized products, which consist of printers and Ethernet switches designed to withstand the rigors of airborne and other military applications for aerospace, automotive, pulp and paper, metal mill, transportation, and manufacturing industries. The QuickLabel Systems segment provides digital color label printers and its line of entry-level barcode/single-color digital label printers, which are used by manufacturers and producers to print short runs of custom labels in-house. This segment also offers printing supplies and label creation software that are used in the printing system, as well as offers consumable line of products, including monochrome transfer ribbons, and label, tag, and thermal transfer ribbons. The Grass-Telefactor segment offers a range of instrumentation and supplies, including in-lab, in-hospital, and ambulatory integrated systems for clinical EEG and PSG, epilepsy diagnosis and surgery, critical care, and intraoperative neuromonitoring for clinical and biomedical research applications. The company markets and sells its products and services through a distribution structure of sales personnel, manufacturing representatives, and dealers. Astro-Med was founded in 1969 and is based in West Warwick, Rhode Island.
Gold Reserve, Inc. engages in the exploration and development of mining projects in Venezuela. Its primary mining asset includes Brisas project, a gold/copper deposit located in the Km 88 mining district of the State of Bolivar in southeastern Venezuela. As of June 30, 2005, Brisas project contained proved and probable reserves of approximately 9.2 million ounces of gold and 1.2 billion pounds of copper. The company is also conducting exploration on its Choco 5 property, a grass roots gold exploration target located in Bolivar State, Venezuela. Gold Reserve, Inc. was formed in 1956 and is based in Spokane, Washington.
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY (HPQ)
Hewlett-Packard Company provides products, technologies, solutions, and services to individual consumers, small and medium sized businesses, and large enterprises worldwide. The company provides industry standard servers and business critical servers. It also offers entry-level, mid-range, and enterprise arrays; storage area networks; network attached storage; storage management software; and virtualization technologies, as well as tape drives, tape libraries, and optical archival storage. In addition, Hewlett-Packard provides multivendor information technology (IT) services, such as technology services, consulting and integration, managed services, and other services. In addition, the company offers management software solutions that enable enterprise customers to manage their IT infrastructure, operations, applications, IT services, and business processes, as well as carrier-grade platforms for developing and deploying voice, data, and converged services to network and service providers. It offers commercial and consumer personal computers, workstations, handheld computing devices, digital entertainment systems, calculators and other related accessories, and software and services; inkjet printers, LaserJet printers, digital photography and entertainment, graphics, and imaging and printer supplies for printer hardware, printing supplies, and scanning devices; and network infrastructure products, including Ethernet switch products. Further, Hewlett-Packard provides financial life cycle management services. The company sells its products through retailers, distribution partners, independent distributors, original equipment manufacturers, systems integrators, and systems integrators. Hewlett-Packard was founded in 1939 by William R. Hewlett and David Packard. The company is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.
The Home Depot, Inc. operates as a home improvement retailer in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. The company provides its products and services through home depot and EXPO design center stores. Its home depot stores sell a range of building materials, home improvement products, and lawn and garden products, as well as provide various installation services. The EXPO design center stores offer various interior design products and installation services for kitchens, baths, appliances, and flooring, as well as products for lighting, decorating, and storage and organization projects. These stores also provide project management and installation services. As of July 31, 2005, the company operated 1,955 stores. It offers its products and services to homeowners, professional remodelers, general contractors, repairmen, and tradesmen. In addition, the company distributes plumbing; heating, ventilation, and air conditioning appliances; and other related products primarily to trade and mechanical contractors. The Home Depot, Inc. was founded in 1978 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia.
HUTCHISON TELECOMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED (HTX)
Hutchison Telecommunications International Limited provides international mobile and fixed-line telecommunications services with operations in eight countries and territories. It operates mobile telecommunications networks in Hong Kong, India, Israel, Sri Lanka, Paraguay, Ghana, and Macau. The company also owns interests in companies that provide marketing and network services for a mobile telecommunications network in Thailand. These services include voice services, broadband data services, multimedia services, calling features, mobile and fixed- line Internet services, bandwidth services, international direct dialing, services, roaming services, data center services, and mobile and fixed-line Intranet services. It operates various digital mobile networks, including a third-generation network in Hong Kong. The company was formed in March 2004 and is based in Hong Kong. Hutchison Telecommunications International Limited is a subsidiary of Hutchison Whampoa Limited, as of September 3, 2004.
JACK HENRY & ASSOCIATES INC (JKHY)
Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. offers integrated computer systems that provide data processing and management information to banks, credit unions, and financial and nonfinancial institutions in the United States. It offers data processing system solutions used by customers for the management of their back-office and customer/member interaction processes. The company develops software applications designed primarily for use on hardware supporting IBM and UNIX/NT operating systems. Its bank systems and services include Silverlake System, CIF 20/20, and Core Director. The company's credit union systems and services include Episys and Cruise. It also offers the IBM eServer systems; IBM workstations; Dell servers and workstations; NCR, BancTec, and Unisys check transports; and various other devices that complement its software solutions. In addition, the company offers complementary products and services, such as business intelligence, retail delivery, business banking, Internet banking, electronic funds transfer, asset management and protection, item and document imaging, and professional services and education. Further, the company performs data conversion and hardware and software installation for the implementation of systems and integrated applications. As of June 30, 2005, the company provided outsourcing services through a network of 6 data centers and 22 item-processing centers in the United States. The company has strategic relationship with IBM. Jack Henry & Associates was founded in 1969 and is based in Monett, Missouri.
KEY TRONIC CORPORATION (KTCC)
Key Tronic Corporation, doing business as KeyTronicEMS Co., provides electronic manufacturing services (EMS) for original equipment manufacturers primarily in the United States, Mexico, and China. It also manufactures keyboards and other input devices for personal computers, terminals, and workstations. The company provides various EMS services, including product design, surface mount technologies for printed circuit board assembly, tool making, precision plastic molding, prototype design, full product builds, and printing screened silver flexible circuit membranes. It markets its products and services primarily through direct sales force and distributors. Key Tronic was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Spokane Valley, Washington.
LA-Z-BOY INCORPORATED (LZB)
La-Z-Boy Incorporated engages in the manufacture and distribution of upholstered furniture and casegoods furniture products worldwide. Its upholstered furniture includes recliners and motion furniture, sofas, loveseats, chairs, ottomans, and sleeper sofas. The company's casegoods furniture products include tables, chairs, entertainment centers, headboards, dressers, accent pieces, and certain coordinated upholstered furniture. La-Z-Boy Incorporated sells its products to dealers, furniture retailers, and end users, as well as to the hospitality industry directly and through its wholly owned retail stores. As of July 30, 2005, the company operated through its 61 La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries stores. La-Z-Boy Incorporated was founded in 1927. It was formerly known as La-Z-Boy Chair Company and changed its name to La-Z-Boy Incorporated in 1996. The company is based in Monroe, Michigan.
MAD CATZ INTERACTIVE INC (MCZ)
Mad Catz Interactive, Inc. engages in the manufacture, distribution, and marketing of peripherals for the interactive entertainment industry. Its video game accessories and software are marketed under the Mad Catz and GameShark brand names. The company produces aftermarket peripherals and accessories for the Nintendo Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance, Nintendo 64, Sony PlayStation and PlayStation 2, Sega Dreamcast, and the Xbox. Its products include video game controllers and accessories, including control pads, game enhancement software, steering wheels, joysticks, memory cards, video cables, light guns, dance pads, and microphones, as well as technologies, such as the MC2 Next Generation Racing Wheel, Dream Pad, Dream Blaster, Dual Force Analog Controller, Panther XL, and the Dual Force Hand-Held Racing Wheel. Mad Catz markets its products in the United States, Canada, and Europe. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.
Medtronic, Inc. engages in the development and manufacture of medical devices for the treatment of various diseases. Cardiac Rhythm Management segment offers implantable devices, external defibrillators, leads, ablation products, electrophysiology catheters, navigation systems, and information systems for heart rhythm disorders and heart failure. Spinal, Ear, Nose, and Throat and Surgical Navigation Technologies segment provides thoracolumbar cervical and interbody, and spinal devices; bone growth substitutes; surgical navigation tools; and surgical products for spinal, ear, nose, and throat disorders. Neurological and Diabetes segment offers implantable neurostimulation systems, external and implantable drug administration devices, neurosurgery products, urology products, gastroenterology products, hydrocephalic shunts and drainage devices, surgical instruments, functional diagnostic and sensing equipment, and medical systems for neurological disorders, diabetes, gastroentrological disorders, and urological disorders. Vascular segment provides coronary, endovascular, and peripheral stents and related delivery systems; stent graft systems; distal embolic protection systems; and balloon angioplasty catheters, guide catheters, guidewires, and diagnostic catheters and accessories for coronary artery disease, peripheral vascular disease, and aortic aneurysms. Cardiac Surgery segment offers positioning and stabilization systems for beating heart surgery; perfusion systems; products for the repair and replacement of heart valves; surgical accessories; and epicardial ablation products. The company sells its products to physicians, hospitals, medical institutions, and group purchasing organizations worldwide, through direct sales representatives and independent distributors. Medtronic was founded in 1949 by Earl E. Bakken and Palmer J. Hermundslie. The company is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
MESA AIR GROUP INC (MESA)
Mesa Air Group, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as a regional air carrier primarily in the United States. The company provides passenger and airfreight services. It also carries freight and express packages on its passenger flights and has interlined small cargo freight agreements with various other carriers. In addition, the company has contracts with the U.S. Postal Service for carriage of mail to the cities it serves. As of September 30, 2005, it operated a fleet of 182 aircrafts to 176 cities in 43 states, District of Columbia, Canada, and Mexico. Mesa Air Group was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona.
MIND C.T.I., Ltd. engages in the development, manufacture, and marketing of mediation, rating, billing, and customer care software products for wireless, wireline, and other carriers that provide voice, data, and Internet protocol services. Its billing and customer care software, known as MIND-iPhonEX, is used for voice, data, video, and content services in both prepaid and post-paid payment models. It enables communication providers to launch, manage, charge, and bill multiple services. The company also offers two call management systems, PhonEX and MEIPS, used by organizations for call accounting, traffic analysis, and fraud detection. In addition, it provides professional services, primarily to billing and customer care customers. These services include installation, customer support, training and maintenance, customization, and project management, as well as turnkey project implementation services. Its customers include traditional telecommunications service providers, Internet telephony service providers, and Internet service providers. The company offers its products and services through its direct sales force, alliances, distributors, and resellers primarily in the Americas, Asia, Africa, and Europe. MIND C.T.I. was founded by Monica Eisinger in 1995 and is headquartered in Yoqneam, Israel.
MYRIAD GENETICS INC (MYGN)
Myriad Genetics, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, engages in the development and marketing of therapeutic and molecular diagnostic products. Its lead drug candidate is Flurizan, a therapeutic drug for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease, which completed a Phase II human clinical trial in patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease. Flurizan is also in a Phase IIb human clinical trial for the treatment of patients with premetastatic prostate cancer. The company's other products under development include MPC-6827, a small-molecule drug candidate that inhibits tubulin, an important protein involved in cell division for treatment of advanced solid tumors or metastatic brain tumors; MPC-2130, a novel apoptosis inducing small molecule for the treatment of metastatic tumors or blood cancers, as well as refractory cancer, ovarian cancer, and prostate cancer; and MPI-49839, a viral budding inhibitor for the treatment of AIDS. It also offers various predictive medicine products, including BRACAnalysis, which assesses a woman's risk of developing breast and ovarian cancer; COLARIS and COLARIS AP, which determine a person's risk of developing colon cancer; and MELARIS, which assesses a person's risk of developing malignant melanoma. Myriad Genetics has strategic alliances with Abbott Laboratories and E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah.
NOVATEL WIRELESS INC (NVTL)
Novatel Wireless, Inc. provides wireless broadband access solutions for the mobile communications market worldwide. Its products include 3G wireless PC card modems, embedded modems, ruggedized modems, and communications software. The company's products are designed to operate on wireless networks and provide mobile subscribers with high speed access to corporate, public, and personal information through the Internet and enterprise networks. Novatel Wireless serves wireless network operators, distributors, original equipment manufacturers, and vertical markets. The company also offers software engineering, integration, and design services. It has strategic relationships with Lucent Technologies, Sprint PCS, Verizon Wireless, and Vodafone. The company was founded in 1996 and was formerly known as the Personal Communications Products Division (PCP division) of Novatel Communications, Ltd. Novatel Wireless is headquartered in San Diego, California.
OPEN TEXT CORPORATION (OTEX)
Open Text Corporation engages in the development, marketing, licensing, and support of software for use by global organizations on intranets, extranets, and the Internet. The company's principal product line is Livelink, which enables users to capture, manage, store, preserve, and deliver content, and documents related to organizational processes. In addition, the company offers a range of support, consulting, and learning services. Open Text markets its products through distribution channels, including direct sales, distributors, systems integrators, independent software vendors, and value added resellers worldwide. It provides enterprise content management solution that brings together people, processes, and information. The company has strategic partnerships with Microsoft, SAP, Deloitte, and Accenture. Open Text was incorporated in 1991 and is headquartered in Waterloo, Canada.
RAVEN INDUSTRIES INC (RAVN)
Raven Industries, Inc. operates as an industrial manufacturer in North America. The company operates in three divisions: Flow Controls, Engineered Films, and Electronic Systems. Flow Controls division provides electronic and global positioning system products for the precision agriculture, marine navigation, and other markets. It also develops new products for field location control and chemical injection. Engineered Films division produces rugged reinforced plastic sheeting for industrial, construction, manufactured housing, and agriculture applications. Electronic Systems division offers electronics manufacturing services for commercial customers. In addition, the company's wholly owned subsidiary, Aerostar International, Inc., manufactures military cargo parachutes, government service uniforms, high-altitude research balloons, and other inflatable products. Raven Industries was founded in 1956 and is headquartered Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
ReneSola, Ltd., through its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and sale of solar wafers and related products in the People's Republic of China. It offers feedstock, ingots, and wafers for the solar industry. The company sells solar wafers to Chinese and international PV cell manufacturers. ReneSola was founded in 2005. It was formerly known as ReneSol, Ltd. and changed its name to Renesola, Ltd. in April 2006. Further, the company changed its name to ReneSola, Ltd. in June 2006. ReneSola is based in Jiashan, China.
ROSETTA GENOMICS LTD (ROSG)
Rosetta Genomics, Ltd., a biotechnology company, develops microRNA-based diagnostic and therapeutic products. MicroRNAs are naturally expressed or produced using instructions encoded in DNA, and could be used in regulating protein production. The company, using its intellectual property, collaborative relationships, and microRNAs, has initiated programs to develop microRNA-based diagnostic and therapeutic products for various cancers and infectious diseases. It primarily focuses on prostate, lung, colorectal, breast, and bladder cancers. Rosetta Genomics is also developing a diagnostic test to identify the origin of the primary tumor in metastatic cancers of unknown primary site. In addition, it is collaborating with others on the development of microRNA-based therapeutic products for the treatment of liver cancer and infectious diseases. The company has collaboration and license agreements with Asuragen, Inc.; Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Hadasit Medical Research Services and Development, Ltd.; U.S. Genomics, Inc.; The Rockefeller University; Max Planck Innovation GmbH; Johns Hopkins University; Columbia University; and Tel Hashomer Medical Research Infrastructure and Services, Ltd. Rosetta Genomics was founded in 2000 and is based in Rehovot, Israel.
RUSS BERRIE AND COMPANY INC (RUS)
Russ Berrie and Company, Inc. and its subsidiaries engage in the design, manufacture, and marketing of gift, and infant and juvenile products to retail stores in the United States and internationally. The company's gift product lines of approximately 8,600 products are marketed under the brands RUSS and APPLAUSE. The gift line encompasses both seasonal and everyday products that focus on theme or concept groupings, such as collectible heirloom bears; stuffed animals; wedding, anniversary, and baby gifts; tabletop accessories; and home decor, including home and garden accessories, glass, porcelain and ceramic gifts, and contemporary lifestyle gifts and accessories. The company's infant and juvenile product line consists of approximately 2,600 products, which are primarily sold under the brands Sassy and Kids Line. Sassy has concept groupings, such as bath toys and accessories, developmental toys, feeding utensils and bowls, pacifiers, bottles, bibs, soft toys, mobiles, and feeders. Kids Line products primarily consist of infant bedding and related accessories, such as blankets, rugs, mobiles, nightlights, hampers, lamps, and wall art. Russ Berrie's sells its products directly to retail customers, including gift stores, pharmacies, card shops, home decor shops, apparel stores, craft stores, garden stores, book stores, stationery stores, hospitals, college and airport gift shops, resort and hotel shops, florists, chain stores, department stores, military post exchanges, and Internet companies. The company was founded by Russell Berrie in 1963. Russ Berrie is headquartered in Oakland, New Jersey.
Saks Incorporated, through its subsidiaries, operates traditional and luxury departmental stores in the United States. The company has two segments, Saks Department Store Group (SDSG) and Saks Fifth Avenue Enterprises (SFAE). SDSG segment offers fashion apparel, shoes, accessories, jewelry, cosmetics, and decorative home furnishings. SFAE segment offers luxury fashion apparel, shoes, accessories, jewelry, cosmetics, and gifts. As of December 1, 2005, the company operated 182 SDSG department stores under the names Parisian, Proffitt's, McRae's, Younkers, Herberger's, Carson Pirie Scott, Bergner's, and Boston Store, as well as 58 Club Libby Lu specialty stores. It also operated SFAE 55 Saks Fifth Avenue stores and 50 Saks Off 5th stores, as of the above date. Saks was incorporated in 1919 and is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama.
StealthGas, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the ownership of a fleet of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) carriers that provide international seaborne transportation services to LPG producers and users in Greece and internationally. It carries various petroleum and petrochemical gas products in liquefied form, including propane, butane, butadiene, isopropane, propylene, and vinyl chloride monomer, which are byproducts of the production of crude oil and natural gas. The company offers its services to producers of LPG products, such as national and other independent energy companies and energy traders; and industrial users of those products. As of August 10, 2007, its fleet consisted of 36 LPG carriers with a carrying capacity of 153,929 cubic meters. StealthGas was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Athens, Greece.
Target Corporation operates general merchandise discount stores in the United States. The company's stores offer men's and women's clothing, home furnishings, electronic products, sports products, toys, and entertainment products. Target Corporation also sells its merchandise online. In addition, the company offers credit cards to its customers. As of October 29, 2005, the company operated 1,400 stores in 47 states. Target Corporation was incorporated in 1902 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
SINGING MACHINE COMPANY INC (SMD)
The Singing Machine Company, Inc. engages in the development, production, distribution, marketing, and sale of consumer karaoke audio equipment, accessories, and music. It offers music in two formats, compact disks plus graphics (CD+G's) and audiocassette tapes containing music and lyrics of popular songs for use with karaoke recording equipment. The company's karaoke CD+G's contain lyrics, which appear on the video screen. The Singing Machine Company also contracts for the reproduction of music recordings with independent studios. It offers 27 different models of karaoke machines plus 10 accessories, including microphones, incorporating features, such as CD plus graphics player, sound enhancement, echo, tape record/playback features; and multiple inputs and outputs for connection to compact disc players, video cassette recorders, and home theater systems. The Singing Machine Company also operates a song library, which consists of approximately 2500 recordings of old, country, rock and roll, Christian, Latin, and rap music, as well as backing tracks for opera and certain foreign language recordings. The company sells its machines and music to various customers primarily in Asia, Europe, and North America, through mass merchandisers, department stores, direct mail catalogs and showrooms, music and record stores, national chains, specialty stores, and warehouse clubs. The Singing Machine Company is headquartered in Coconut Creek, Florida.
Tix Corporation, an integrated entertainment company, focuses on ticketing services and event merchandising, as well as the production and promotion of live entertainment in the United States. The company primarily offers ticketing services, including the sale of discount and premium tickets; provides discounted entrée tickets to approximately 20 Las Vegas area restaurants and discounted golf tee times to approximately 30 Las Vegas golf courses; and sells premium tickets for sporting events, concerts, tours, and theatre. It also provides exhibit and event merchandising, such as the provision of retail specialty stores with branded merchandise for touring museum exhibitions and touring theatrical productions, and the ownership and operation of retail stores with custom-branded products for sale. In addition, Tix Corporation, as a live entertainment presenter, books touring theatrical and concert presentations and invests in shows or productions in advance of their initial tour to obtain touring and distribution rights. Further, it participates in the development and roll out of theatrical and concert presentations originating on Broadway in New York or the West End in London. The company sells tickets to these programs through subscriber-based businesses and sales teams, as well as through print, radio, television, outdoor, and Internet-mediated marketing tools. Tix Corporation was founded in 1993 as Cinema Ride, Inc., and changed its name to Tix Corporation in 2005. The company is headquartered in Studio City, California.
XINHUA FINANCE MEDIA LIMITED (XFML)
Xinhua Finance Media Limited operates as a diversified financial and entertainment media company, targeting high net worth individuals in China. The company operates in five divisions: Media Production, Broadcasting, Print, Advertising, and Research. Media Production division produces television programs, such as business, entertainment, educational, animation shows, and drama series; and offers broadcast design services for television channels. Broadcasting division engages in the distribution of its programming through Inner Mongolia Satellite Television; production and syndication of the Fortune China series of financial programs, including Fortune Morning 7 a.m., a financial news program in China; and production and distribution of bilingual content for China Radio International's EasyFM stations in Beijing and Shanghai. Print division holds the right to sell advertising and provides management and information consulting services to Money Journal magazine and the Economic Observer newspaper. Advertising division operates an advertising agency that creates and places advertising for television, print media, and campus billboards. This division also purchases the rights to be an advertising agent for television shows broadcast by Beijing Television Station and other television stations; and in the Beijing, Shanghai, and Tianjin real estate pages of the Economic Observer, as well as other newspapers. Research division provides research services on products, advertisements, and markets that include market characteristics, consumer preferences, and opinions with respect to advertising and media content, and business and technology issues as needed for each project. Xinhua Finance Media has strategic partnership with Shanghai Camera Media Investment, Ltd. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Beijing, China with additional offices in Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, and Hong Kong. Xinhua Finance Media Limited is a subsidiary of Xinhua Finance Limited.
AKTIESELSKABET DAMPSKIBSSELSKABET TORM (TRMD)
A/S Steamship Company Torm operates as a bulk carrier of refined oil products and commodities worldwide. It owns and operates product tankers and bulk carriers. The company's product tankers primarily carry refined products, such as naphtha, gasoline, gas oil, jet fuel, and diesel oil. Its dry bulk vessels carry commodities, such as coal, iron ore, and grain. As of June 30, 2005, the company owned 26 tankers and 10 bulk carriers. A/S Steamship Company was founded by Ditlev Torm in 1889. The company is headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark.
ACORN INTERNATIONAL INC (ATV)
Acorn International, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as an integrated multi-platform marketing company in the People's Republic of China. It operates two primary sales platforms, TV direct sales platform and nationwide distribution network. The company, through its TV direct sales platform, markets its own proprietary products and services, as well as third-party products and services. Its direct sales platforms include TV direct sales, catalog sales, outbound call sales, and other direct sales through print media and radio. The company's nationwide distribution network allows the company to reach approximately 20,000 retail outlets, including bookstores, pharmacies, specialty retail chains, and department stores in China. Its TV direct sales platform and nationwide distribution network sells featured product categories, such as electronic learning devices, consumer electronics, cell phones, and health and wellness products. The company also sells other products, including auto care, beauty, and household products primarily through its catalogs, outbound calls, and cross-selling. Acorn International was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Shanghai, the People's Republic of China.
AFC ENTERPRISES INC (AFCE)
AFC Enterprises, Inc. engages in the development, operation, and franchising of quick-service restaurants. It offers spicy and mild fried chicken under Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits brand. As of December 26, 2004, the company operated 1,825 Popeyes restaurants in the United States, Puerto Rico, Guam, and 22 foreign countries. The company is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
AMERICAN WOODMARK CORPORATION (AMWD)
American Woodmark Corporation engages in the manufacture and distribution of kitchen cabinets and vanities for the remodeling and new home construction markets in the United States. The company offers framed stock cabinets in approximately 320 cabinet lines in 80 door designs in 9 colors. Stock cabinets consist of a common box with interior components, as well as an oak, cherry, maple, or hickory front frame. The company services its markets through three primary channels: home centers, builders, and independent dealers and distributors. American Woodmark distributes its products to each market channel directly from six assembly plants through a third party logistics network. As of July 31, 2005, the company operated 15 manufacturing facilities and 10 service centers. American Woodmark was formed in 1980 and is headquartered in Winchester, Virginia.
BALLY TECHNOLOGIES INC (BYI)
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BJS WHOLESALE CLUB INC (BJ)
BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc. operates warehouse clubs in the eastern United States. As of November 3, 2005, the company operated 161 warehouse clubs, 86 of which operate gasoline stations, and 2 ProFoods Restaurant Supply clubs. Its food products include frozen foods, fresh meat and dairy products, beverages, dry grocery items, fresh produce and flowers, canned goods, and household paper products; general merchandise comprise consumer electronics, prerecorded media, small appliances, tires, jewelry, health and beauty aids, household needs, computer software, books, greeting cards, apparel, toys, and seasonal items. The company also offers specialty services, including full-service optical stores; food courts; communications centers for Internet access, cellular phones and wireless needs; on-site photo service; BJ's Vacations; a selection of garden sheds; patios and sunrooms; a propane tank filling service; and muffler and brake services. It operates in New York, Florida, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Connecticut, Georgia, North Carolina, Virginia, New Hampshire, Ohio, Rhode Island, Maine, Delaware, and South Carolina. BJ's Wholesale Club is based in Natick, Massachusetts.
CANDELA CORPORATION (CLZR)
Candela Corporation engages in the research, development, manufacture, marketing, sale, and servicing of lasers and light-based products used to perform aesthetic and cosmetic procedures worldwide. Its product line includes GentleLASE family of lasers for the treatment of unwanted hair and for the treatment of vascular lesions, pigmented lesions, and wrinkles; Vbeam for the treatment of vascular lesions, wrinkles, psoriasis, and other conditions; ALEXLAZR for the treatment of pigmented lesions and tattoos; Smoothbeam diode laser for nonablative dermal remodeling of wrinkles, and the treatment of acne and acne scars; C-beam pulsed dye laser for treatment of psoriasis and surgical scars; and Ellipse Intense Pulsed Light system for the improvement of sun-damaged skin by photo rejuvenation through removal of both vascular and dyspigmentation. The company sells its products directly and through a network of distributors to plastic and cosmetic surgeons; dermatologists; general practitioners; and certain specialists, including obstetricians, gynecologists, and general and vascular surgeons. Candela Corporation was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Wayland, Massachusetts.
CHIPMOS TECHNOLOGIES (BERMUDA) LTD (IMOS)
ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES (Bermuda), LTD., through its subsidiaries, provides semiconductor testing and assembly services to fabless semiconductor companies, integrated device manufacturers, and independent semiconductor foundries principally in Taiwan, Japan, and, the United States. The company offers back-end testing services, including engineering testing, wafer probing, and final testing of memory and mixed-signal semiconductors. It also offers a selection of leadframe-based and organic substrate-based package assembly services for memory and mixed-signal semiconductors. The company's leadframe-based packages include thin small outline packages; and organic substrate-based packages include fine-pitch ball grid array or fine-pitch ball grid array packages. It provides semiconductor testing and assembly services primarily for memory, mixed-signal, and liquid crystal display and other flat-panel display driver semiconductors. These semiconductors are used in personal computers; graphics applications, such as game consoles and personal digital assistants; communications equipment, such as cellular handsets; and consumer electronic products and display applications, such as flat-panel displays. ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES was established in 1986 and is headquartered in Hsinchu, Taiwan.
Citi Trends, Inc. operates as a retailer of urban fashion apparel and accessories in the United States. The company offers branded merchandise for men, women, and children, as well as private label products and an assortment of home decor items. Its merchandise includes apparel, accessories, and home decor. In apparel, the company offers men's and women's dresses, sportswear, and plus size offerings, as well as children's, which includes offerings for infants, toddlers, boys, and girls. In accessories, it offers intimate apparel, handbags, hats, jewelry, footwear, toys, belts, and sleepwear. In home decor, the company offers giftware, lamps, pictures, mirrors, and figurines. It offers its products through stores. As of October 5, 2005, the company operated 224 stores in urban and rural markets in 12 states, including Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia. Citi Trends was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Savannah, Georgia.
E-HOUSE (CHINA) HOLDINGS LIMITED (EJ)
E-House (China) Holdings Limited provides real estate agency services, real estate brokerage services, and real estate consulting and information services in the People's Republic of China. It primarily provides real estate agency services to residential property developers. The company also offers real property brokerage services, and intends to provide listing and brokerage services, which include sales and rentals. E-House (China) Holdings focuses its real estate brokerage services in three metropolitan areas within China, including Shanghai, Wuhan, and Hangzhou, as well as in Hong Kong and Macau. Its real estate consulting and information services include land acquisition consulting and property development consulting; and consulting services to investors interested in purchasing businesses with land or other real estate assets, as well as to banks, real estate trade associations, and governmental property and planning agencies. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Shanghai, the People's Republic of China.
EATON VANCE CORPORATION (EV)
Eaton Vance Corp., through its subsidiaries, engages in the creation, marketing, and management of investment funds in the United States. It also provides investment management and counseling services to institutions and individuals. Further, the company operates as an adviser and distributor of investment companies and separate accounts. As of October 31, 2004, the company provided investment advisory or administration services to approximately 150 funds; approximately 1,300 separately managed individual and institutional accounts; and participated in approximately 40 retail-managed account broker/dealer programs. It markets and distributes shares of funds through a retail network of national and regional broker/dealers, banks, insurance companies, and financial planning firms. Eaton Vance was founded in 1944 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.
GYMBOREE CORPORATION (GYMB)
The Gymboree Corporation operates as a specialty retailer. Its stores sell apparel and accessories for women and children, as well as play programs for children. The company operates in four divisions: Gymboree, Janie and Jack, Janeville, and Gymboree Play & Music. The Gymboree division retail stores offer child-appropriate apparel and accessories for children ages newborn to nine years. The Janie and Jack division offers crafted clothing and accessories for boys and girls sizes newborn to 4T. The Janeville division offers trend-infused apparel and accessories for women in their mid-30s and older. The Gymboree Play and Music division offers directed parent-child developmental play programs for childhood development through fun-filled sensory and motor activities. It also offers art classes and organizes birthday parties, as well as sells certain developmentally appropriate toys and audiotapes. As of June 15, 2005, the company operated approximately 546 Gymboree retail stores in the United States and 28 Gymboree retail stores in Canada, 57 Janie and Jack retail shops, and 15 Janeville stores in the United States. As of the same date, it offered directed parent-child developmental play programs at approximately 521 franchised and company-operated centers in the United States and 25 in other countries. The company also operates online stores at gymboree.com and janieandjack.com. The Gymboree Corporation was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
Hot Topic, Inc. operates as a mall-based specialty retailer operating the Hot Topic and Torrid store concepts. Its Hot Topic stores sell a selection of music/pop culture-licensed and music/pop culture-influenced apparel, accessories, and gift items. The company's Torrid stores sell apparel, lingerie, shoes, and accessories. As of October 29, 2005, the company operated 648 Hot Topic stores in the United States and Puerto Rico, and 114 Torrid stores. Hot Topic also sells products through its Web sites, www.hottopic.com and www.torrid.com, which reflect the Hot Topic and Torrid store concepts, and sells merchandise similar to that sold in the respective stores. The company is headquartered in City of Industry, California.
JDS UNIPHASE CORPORATION (JDSU)
JDS Uniphase Corporation provides communications test and measurement solutions, and optical products for telecommunications service providers, cable operators, and network equipment manufacturers. The company operates in three segments: Optical Communications, Commercial and Consumer, and Communications Test and Measurement. The Optical Communications segment provides components, modules, and subsystems, including transmitters, receivers, amplifiers, multiplexers and demultiplexers, add/drop modules, switches, optical performance monitors and couplers, and splitters and circulators for use communications equipment providers for telecommunications and data communications. The Commercial and Consumer segment provides lasers, coated optics, and assemblies for defense, aerospace, instrumentation, biomedical, and other applications. This segment also provides document authentication, brand protection, and product differentiation solutions for a range of public and private sector markets. Its products applications include computer monitors and flat panel displays, projection systems, photocopiers, facsimile machines, scanners, security products, and decorative surface treatments. The Communications Test and Measurement segment provides a portfolio of equipment, systems, and services used to enable the design, deployment, and maintenance of communication equipment and networks. This segment offers test tools and platforms for optical transport networks, digital subscriber line services, data networks, cable networks, digital video broadcast, and fiber characterization services. JDS Uniphase markets its products primarily to original equipment manufacturers, distributors, and strategic partners in North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific. The company has a strategic alliance with SICPA for its light interference pigments, which are used to provide security features in currency. JDS Uniphase was incorporated in 1979 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.
Limited Brands, Inc. sells women's intimate apparel, personal care and beauty products, and women's and men's apparel. The company operates through three segments: Victoria's Secret, Bath & Body Works, and Apparel Business. The Victoria's Secret segment retails women's intimate apparel and beauty products, through stores, catalogue, and e-commerce. As of January 29, 2005, it operated 1,001 stores. The Bath & Body Works segment retails personal care and home fragrance products, as well as operates White Barn Candle Company. As of January 29, 2005, it operated 1,569 stores. The Apparel Business includes Express, which offer women's and men's apparel, sportswear, and accessories; and Limited Stores, a mall-based specialty store retailer of sportswear for women. As of the above date, the segment operated 884 Express stores and 323 Limited Stores. The company also operates specialty stores in New York City; and Columbus, Ohio that feature fashions and personal care products. Limited Brands was founded in 1963 and is based in Columbus, Ohio.
LONGS DRUG STORES CORPORATION (LDG)
Longs Drug Stores Corporation, through its subsidiary, Longs Drug Stores California, Inc., operates retail drug stores in California, Hawaii, Colorado, Nevada, Washington, and Oregon under the names Longs, Longs Drugs, Longs Drug Stores, and Longs Pharmacy. Through its stores, the company provides pharmacy services and convenient product offerings, including over-the-counter medications, health and beauty products, cosmetics, photo and photo processing, convenience food and beverage items, and greeting cards. It also sells merchandise in non-core categories, such as housewares, automotive, and sporting goods. As of May 05, 2005, the company operated 472 stores and 1 mail order pharmacy. The company also offers certain over-the-counter medications through its Web site. In addition, Longs Drug Stores Corporation provides pharmacy benefit management services, including plan design and implementation, formulary management, and claims administration to third-party health plans and other organizations. The company was co-founded by Thomas J. Long and Joseph M. Long in 1938. Longs Drug Stores Corporation is headquartered in Walnut Creek, California.
MENTOR GRAPHICS CORPORATION (MENT)
Mentor Graphics Corporation provides electronic hardware and software design solutions, providing products, consulting services, and support for electronics and semiconductor companies worldwide. The company develops, manufactures, markets, sells, and supports electronic design automation products and provides related services, which are used by engineers to design, analyze, simulate, model, implement, and verify the components of electronic systems. The company's customers use its products in the design of wire harness systems and semiconductors, such as microprocessors, field programmable gate arrays, printed circuit boards, and memory and application specific integrated circuits. The company's products are used in the design of various set of electronic products, including automotive electronics, video game consoles, telephone-switching systems, cellular handsets, computer network hubs and routers, signal processors, personal computers, video conferencing equipment, 3-D graphics boards, digital audio broadcast radios, smart cards, and products enabled with the Bluetooth short-range wireless radio technology and 802.11 wireless networking technology. The company markets its products and services primarily to companies in the military/aerospace, communications, computer, consumer electronics, semiconductor, networking, multimedia, and transportation industries. Mentor Graphics Corporation was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Wilsonville, Oregon.
PHILLIPS-VAN HEUSEN CORPORATION (PVH)
Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation (PVH) operates as an apparel company worldwide. The company designs and markets branded dress shirts, sportswear, footwear, and other related products, as well as licenses its brands for an assortment of products. Its sportswear products include men's knit and woven sport shirts, sweaters, bottoms, swimwear, boxers, and outerwear. The company's footwear products include casual and dress casual shoes for men, women, and children, and apparel and accessories, such as handbags, belts, and travel gear, for men and women. The company's licensed brands comprise Geoffrey Beene, Kenneth Cole New York, Reaction Kenneth Cole, BCBG Max Azria, BCBG Attitude, MICHAEL Michael Kors, Chaps, Sean John and, Donald J. Trump Signature Collection. The company distributes its products through national and regional department, mid-tier department, mass market, specialty, and independent stores in the United States. PVH also markets its products directly to consumers through its Van Heusen, IZOD, Geoffrey Beene, Bass, and Calvin Klein retail stores, primarily located in outlet malls throughout the United States. It operates approximately 700 retail stores and offers private label programs to retailers. Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation was founded in 1876 and is based in New York City.
Regis Corporation engages in the ownership, operation, and franchising of hair and retail product salons, and beauty career schools worldwide. It also provides hair restoration services, such as hair loss solutions. The company operated 10,879 system-wide North American and international salons, 24 beauty career schools, and 90 hair restoration centers, as of June 30, 2005. The salons offer a range of custom styling, cutting, hair coloring, waving, and waxing services, as well as professional hair care products. The company's worldwide operations include salon concepts, such as Supercuts, Jean Louis David, Vidal Sassoon, Regis Salons, MasterCuts, Trade Secret, SmartStyle, and Cost Cutters. Its North American operations include 8,861 salons in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. The company's international operations include 2,018 salons located in Europe, primarily in the United Kingdom, France, Italy, and Spain. Regis was formed in 1954 and is headquartered in Edina, Minnesota.
Retalix, Ltd. engages in the development, manufacture, and marketing of integrated enterprise-wide, open software solutions for the retail food and fuel industries. The company's portfolio of software solutions includes in-store solutions, enterprise solutions, warehouse management solutions, and application service provider (ASP) and supplier solutions. The in-store solutions support various types of customer service points, provide in-store operational and management tools for POS, front-office and back-office operations, and allow mobile applications that enable in-store personnel to carry out back-office tasks using mobile computing devices. The enterprise solutions centralize operation and management of enterprise-wide and back-office activities, such as product and price management, promotions, merchandising, and reporting and analysis. These enterprise solutions also provide customer management tools and loyalty card-based marketing techniques. The warehouse management solutions provide warehouse management, automated procurement, merchandising, order management, invoice reconciliation, and yard and dock management. The ASP and supplier solutions offer solutions that provide retailers and their suppliers with the ability to exchange data and collaborate electronically on supply chain and merchandising decisions. In addition, Retalix offers project management, implementation, application training, and technical services, as well as development services, ongoing support, and product maintenance services. The company offers its software solutions to supermarkets, convenience stores, restaurants, fuel stations, and independent grocers through direct sales, distributors, and dealers. As of April 1, 2005, it installed its products in approximately 33,000 stores in 50 countries worldwide. The company was formed in 1982. It was formerly known as Point of Sale, Ltd. and changed its name to Retalix, Ltd. in 2000. Retalix is headquartered in Raanana, Israel.
Ross Stores, Inc. operates as an off-price retailer of apparel and home accessories primarily in the United States. The company operates its off-price retail stores under the Ross and dd's DISCOUNTS names. Its stores offer branded apparel, shoes, and accessories, as well as gift items, linens, and other home related merchandise. They also offer maternity, small furniture or furniture accents, educational toys and games, luggage, gourmet food and cookware, sporting goods, and fine jewelry. The company operated 663 Ross stores and 10 dd's DISCOUNTS stores, as of April 30, 2005. Ross Stores was incorporated in 1957 and is headquartered in Pleasanton, California.
salesforce.com, inc. provides on-demand customer relationship management services. Its offers services to manage and share information regarding sales, customer service and support, and marketing operations worldwide. The sales force automation services enable salespeople to be productive by automating manual and repetitive tasks, and provides organized data about their current and prospective customers, as well as permits companies to establish a system and a process for recording, tracking, and sharing information about sales opportunities, sales forecasts, and closed business. The customer service and support automation services allow companies to interact with their existing customers in various areas, such as requests for repairs, advice about products and services, and complaints about faulty goods. The marketing automation services enable companies to manage marketing campaigns. The company offers its services through Enterprise Edition, Professional Edition, and Team Editions. It also offers wireless functionality, which enables access to a subset of a user's data through the RIM BlackBerry, pocket personal computer, and palm operating system-based wireless devices and WAP-enabled mobile phones. In addition, the company offers Personal Edition service, which includes a contact management database and other features that are useful to sales representatives and others; Customforce that enables customers to tailor the features of its services to meet their business requirements or create new on-demand applications; and sforce, a Web services-based API platform, enables customers and independent software vendors, to customize tables and page views within its service. Further, the company provides consulting and implementation services, and training. salesforce.com was co-founded by Marc Benioff, Parker Harris, and David Moellenhoff in 1999. The company is based in San Francisco, California.
SEMTECH CORPORATION (SMTC)
Semtech Corporation, through its subsidiaries, engages in the design, manufacture, and marketing of analog and mixed-signal semiconductors for computer, communication, and industrial applications. The company operates in two segments, Standard Semiconductor Products; and Rectifier, Assembly, and Other Products. The Standard Semiconductor Products segment offers power management circuits, protection products, test and measurement circuits, human input devices, and communication circuits. The Rectifier, Assembly, and Other Products segment provides assembly and rectifier devices, and custom integrated circuits. Its products are used in various end-applications, including notebook and desktop computers, computer gaming systems, personal digital assistants, cellular phones, wireline networks, wireless base stations, and automated test equipment. Semtech sells its products primarily to original equipment manufacturers in the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Switzerland, Taiwan, Korea, Japan, and China. The company was founded in 1960 and is headquartered in Camarillo, California.
SUNTECH POWER HOLDINGS CO. LTD (STP)
Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd., through its subsidiaries, engages in the design, development, manufacture, and marketing of photovoltaic (PV) cells and modules. It also provides PV system integration services in China. The company's products are used in various residential, commercial, industrial, and public utility applications for on-grid electricity generation, as well as for off-grid use, such as stand-alone lighting for street lamps, garden lamps, telecommunications relay stations, and mobile phone networks. It sells its products to solar distributors, engineering and design firms, and other energy product distributors, as well as installers, system integrators, property developers, and value-added resellers. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Wuxi, China.
Symmetricom, Inc., through its subsidiaries, supplies precise timing standards to industry, government, utilities, research centers, and aerospace markets worldwide. Its Wireline Products segment offers digital clock distributors based on quartz, rubidium, and global positioning system (GPS) technologies. The company's Wireless/Original Equipment Manufacturer Products segment offers rubidium atomic oscillators; GPS accessory components, including receiving antennas, timing antennas, splitters, amplifiers, and lightning protectors; subsystem cards or modules used within another manufacturer's equipment; and broadband access devices. Its Global Services segment provides system planning, network audits, network monitoring, maintenance, logistics, and installation services. The company's Specialty Manufacturing/Other Products segment offers semiconductor equipment, transmission products, and contract manufacturing services. Symmetricom's Timing, Test, and Measurement segment provides precision time and frequency instruments and reference standards for various applications to the aerospace, defense, enterprise, test, and measurement marketplaces. Its products include synchronized clocks; network timeservers; network displays; time code generators; computer plug-in cards; and primary reference standards, such as cesium frequency standards and active hydrogen masers. The company's customers include worldwide public network providers, incumbent local exchange carriers, public telephone and telegraph companies, competitive local exchange carriers, other telephone companies, wireless service providers, cable television operators, distributors and systems integrators, Internet service providers, and communications original equipment manufacturers. It sells its products directly to customers, as well as through distributors and systems integrators. Symmetricom was incorporated in 1956 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.
Synopsys, Inc. provides electronic design automation (EDA) software for semiconductor design in the United States and internationally. It offers semiconductor design and verification software platforms and integrated circuit (IC) manufacturing software products to electronics markets. The company's IC design solutions primarily include IC Compiler, Design Compiler, Physical Compiler, PrimeTime, and Star-RCXT. It also offers discovery verification platform products and solutions, which primarily include VCS, Vera, NanoSim, and Verification IP. In addition, the company develops and markets design for manufacturing, and analog and mixed-signal IC design and verification products and initiatives, which primarily include Technology-CAD products, Proteus OPC/InPhase optical proximity correction products, SiVL, and Virtual Stepper. Further, it offers a portfolio of IP products and components that primarily include DesignWare Foundation Library and DesignWare Verification Library. Additionally, the company provides consulting services. Synopsys was co-founded by Aart J. de Geus in 1986. The company is headquartered in Mountain View, California.
TOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD (TSEM)
Tower Semiconductor, Ltd. an independent wafer foundry, manufactures semiconductors for its customers. It manufactures integrated circuits (ICs) based on third party designs and its own proprietary designs with geometries ranging from 1.0 micron to 0.13 microns. These ICs are incorporated into consumer electronics, personal computer and office equipment, communications, automotive, professional photography, and medical device products. The company principally focuses on complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) image sensors, embedded flash memory, and mixed signal and radio frequency CMOS technologies. It also provides complementary technical and design support services. The company offers its products in the United States, Europe, Asia Pacific, and Israel. Tower Semiconductor was founded in 1993 and is based in Migdal Haemek, Israel.
TRINTECH GROUP PLC (TTPA)
Trintech Group PLC provides payment infrastructure and transaction reconciliation solutions worldwide. Trintech Group develops, markets, and sells a suite of software and electronic point-of-sale systems that enable electronic payments in traditional and Internet channels. It also develops, markets, and sells a suite of transaction reconciliation software products and services, which allow its customers to perform account reconciliation and risk management functions for the receipts and payments transactions. The company's portfolio of software products and electronic systems enable financial institutions and payment service providers to issue online payment cards, capture and process card-based e-payment transactions, and manage and resolve disputed payment card transactions through the Internet. Trintech also offers merchant solutions for accepting payments and processing transactions in various environments, including retail, call centers, mail order, and the Internet. In addition, the company provides related development and professional services, such as project management, implementation, and training services. Its customers include banks, card associations, financial transaction processors, and merchants. Trintech was founded in 1987 by Cyril P. McGuire and John McGuire. The company is headquartered in Leopardstown, Ireland.
Aeropostale, Inc. operates as a mall-based specialty retailer of casual apparel and accessories in the United States. It designs, markets, and sells its own brand of merchandise principally targeting 11 to 18 year-old young women and young men. The company offers graphic t-shirts, tops, bottoms, sweaters, jeans, outerwear, and accessories. As of November 17, 2005, it operated 659 Aeropostale stores in 47 states and 13 Jimmy'Z stores in 10 states. Aeropostale sells its products through its stores or at organized sales events at college campuses. The company is headquartered in New York City.
Barnes & Noble, Inc. primarily operates as a bookseller in the United States. It sells trade books of hardcover and paperback consumer titles (excluding educational textbooks and specialized religious titles); mass-market paperbacks, such as mystery, romance, science fiction, and other fictions; and children's books, bargain books, magazines, and music under the Barnes & Noble Booksellers and the B. Dalton Bookseller trade names. The Barnes & Noble stores offer a title base, a cafe, a children's section, a music department, a magazine section, and a calendar of ongoing events, including author appearances and children's activities. The company also offers the Barnes & Noble membership program, which entitles the customer to receive a 10% discount in the company's stores and on the Barnes & Noble.com Web site. The B. Dalton Bookstores carry titles of various subject categories, such as business, computers, and cooking and reference, which are supplemented by new releases, bestsellers, and other titles. As of October 29, 2005, the company operated 824 bookstores, including 683 Barnes & Noble Booksellers and 141 B. Dalton Bookseller throughout the United States. In addition, Barnes & Noble, through its majority owned Calendar Club, operates seasonal kiosks. Further, through its Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., it publishes various titles in the area of how-to, reference, cooking, home design, and health books. The company was incorporated in 1986 and is based in New York City.
bebe stores, inc. engages in the design, development, and production of women's apparel and accessories. It offers separates, tops, sweaters, dresses, active wear, handbags, fragrance, and accessories. It offers its products under bebe, BEBE SPORT, and bebe O brand names. As of July 2, 2005, the company operated 214 stores, including 166 bebe stores, 31 BEBE SPORT stores, and 17 bebe outlet stores. These stores are located in the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and Canada. In addition, the company operates an online store at www.bebe.com. It also has license to operate international stores. The company was founded by Manny Mashouf in 1976 and is headquartered in Brisbane, California.
BIOPURE CORPORATION (BPUR)
Biopure Corporation engages in the development, manufacture, and marketing of pharmaceuticals, called oxygen therapeutics. Its pharmaceuticals are administered intravenously to increase oxygen transport to the body's tissues. The company offers Hemopure for human use, which is approved in South Africa for the treatment of adult surgical patients, who are acutely anemic; for the purpose of eliminating, reducing, or delaying the need for donated red blood cell transfusions in these patients; for the management of patients with cardiovascular ischemia; and as an early intervention in the out-of-hospital setting for the treatment of patients with acute blood loss resulting from traumatic injury. It also offers Oxyglobin to veterinarians for use in the treatment of anemia in dogs in the United States and Europe. The company sells its products through direct sales force and distributors. Biopure was founded in 1984 and is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
BLUE COAT SYSTEMS INC (BCSI)
Blue Coat Systems, Inc. provides proxy appliances that visibility and control of Web communications. Its ProxySG family of appliances includes the ProxySG 200 Series, the ProxySG 400 Series, the ProxySG 800 Series, and the ProxySG 8000 Series. These proxy appliances leverage existing authentication systems to enable granular policy enforcement down to the individual user. The company's ProxyAV Web antivirus appliances include the ProxyAV 400 Series and the ProxyAV 2000 Series. The ProxyAV enables organizations to scan for viruses, worms, and trojans entering through Web-based backdoors that include personal Web email accounts where viruses and worms propagate, Web spam or email spam which unknowingly activates trojan downloads, and browser-based file downloads that bypass existing virus scanning defenses. The company also offers Spyware Interceptor, an anti-spyware appliance for networks with 1000 users or less; The Blue Coat Reporter, a log processing and reporting product that generates out-of-the-box reports tailored for the ProxySG appliance; The Blue Coat Director that delivers change management for ProxySG appliances; and Blue Coat WinProxy SecureSuite, an Internet sharing software package. It offers its products through resellers, distributors, and system integrators. The company was incorporated in 1996 as CacheFlow, Inc. and changed its name to Blue Coat Systems, Inc. in 2002. Blue Coat Systems is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California.
BON-TON STORES INC (BONT)
The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. operates department stores and furniture stores in the United States. Its stores offer a range of merchandise, including apparel that include women's clothing , men's clothing , and children's clothing; home furnishings; cosmetics; accessories; shoes; and other products. As of November 17, 2005, the company operated 139 department stores and 2 furniture stores in 16 states, under the names Bon-Ton and Elder-Beerman. Bon-Ton Stores was founded in 1898 and is based in York, Pennsylvania.
BURGER KING HOLDINGS INC (BKC)
Burger King Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, owns and franchises fast food hamburger restaurants. As of June 30, 2007, the company owned or franchised 11,283 restaurants in 69 countries and the United State territories, of which 1,303 restaurants were company-owned and 9,980 were owned by its franchisees. Burger King Holdings has operations in the United States, Canada, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific, and Latin America. The company was founded in 1954 and is headquartered in Miami, Florida.
CallWave, Inc. provides application services on a subscription basis that add features and functionality to the telecommunications services used by mainstream consumers, and small and home offices. The company's software-based services are delivered through its Enhanced Services Platform, which allows subscribers to manage calls across their existing landline, mobile, and Internet networks. Its software platform intercepts inbound phone and fax calls to its subscribers and is able to redirect these calls to the devices selected by the subscribers using their existing telecommunications lines. CallWave's call-bridging services enable subscribers to receive calls on various communications devices that are available to them at the time without requiring them to purchase or install additional hardware. In addition, the company offers landline services that extend the functionality of subscribers' existing telecommunications services by adding enhancements, such as voicemail, which allows subscribers to screen a message being left on their landline number from their mobile phone or their Internet-connected personal computer. Its landline services also include virtual telephone and fax numbers that enable subscribers to receive the benefits of a personalized or dedicated phone or fax number routed to their existing telephone lines. The company sells its services directly to consumers through its Web site and indirectly through channel relationships. CallWave was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Santa Barbara, California.
CASUAL MALE RETAIL GROUP INC (CMRG)
Casual Male Retail Group, Inc. (CMRG) operates as a specialty retailer of men's apparel. It operates under the trade names of Casual Male Big & Tall, Rochester Big & Tall Clothing, and Casual Male at Sears-Canada throughout the United States; Canada; and London, the United Kingdom. The Casual Male stores offer sportswear, dress clothing, and footwear for big and tall male customers. Its merchandise includes jeans, casual slacks, T-shirts, polo shirts, dress shirts, and suit separates. The Rochester Big & Tall stores carry a selection of apparel from branded manufacturers and offer apparel from casual activewear to dressy suits. As of November 11, 2005, CMRG operated 491 Casual Male Big & Tall stores, 13 Casual Male at Sears-Canada stores, and 24 Rochester Big & Tall stores, as well as a direct to consumer business, which included catalog and 2 e-commerce sites, www.casualmale.com and www.rochesterclothing.com. The company was incorporated in 1976 as Designs, Inc. and changed its name to Casual Male Retail Group, Inc. in 2002. CMRG is headquartered in Canton, Massachusetts.
Cost Plus, Inc. operates as a specialty retailer of casual home furnishings and entertaining products in the United States. It offers a range of home decorating items, such as furniture, rugs, pillows, lamps, window coverings, frames and baskets; furniture products, including ready-to-assemble living and dining room pieces, unusual handcrafted case goods, and occasional pieces; and outdoor furniture made from various materials, such as rattan, hardwood, and wrought iron. The company sells various tabletop and kitchen items, including glassware, ceramics, textiles, and cooking utensils. It also provides various gift and decorative accessories, including collectibles, cards, wrapping paper, and holiday and other seasonal items. In addition, the company offers a selection of gourmet foods and beverages, including wine, microbrewed and imported beer, coffee, tea, and bottled water. As of April 30, 2005, Cost Plus operated 238 stores in 30 states under the names World Market and Cost Plus World Market. The company is headquartered in Oakland, California.
Cyberonics, Inc., a neuromodulation company, engages in the design, development, and commercialization of medical devices for the treatment of epilepsy, depression, and other chronic treatment-resistant disorders using vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) therapy. The VNS Therapy System, an implantable generator, delivers preprogrammed intermittent mild electrical pulses to the vagus nerve in the patient's neck continuously. VNS Therapy is approved for use as an adjunctive therapy in reducing the frequency of seizures in patients with partial onset seizures that are refractory or resistant to antiepileptic drugs and as a long-term adjunctive treatment for patients 18 years of age or older with chronic or recurrent treatment-resistant depression in a major depressive episode that has not responded to at least 4 adequate antidepressant treatments. VNS Therapy is at various levels of investigational clinical study as a treatment |