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For Thursday, November 20th

SSVE, WNEA, PGOG, MVSR, TSLI
MDGC, CDIV, CHRS, DWCH, MSPD, VNDA, SMAS

Our Stocks to Watch today include SupportSave Solutions Inc. (OTCBB: SSVE), Wind Energy America Inc. (OTCBB: WNEA), Perf Go Green Holdings Inc. (OTCBB: PGOG), Medivisor Inc. (OTC: MVSR), TapSlide Inc. (OTCBB: TSLI), MediaG3 Inc. (OTCBB: MDGC), Cascadia Investments Inc. (OTC: CDIV), Charming Shoppes Inc. (Nasdaq: CHRS), Datawatch Corp. (Nasdaq: DWCH), Mindspeed Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq: MSPD), Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq: VNDA) and Somatic Systems Inc. (OTC: SMAS).

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SUPPORTSAVE SOLUTIONS INCORPORATED (OTCBB: SSVE)
"Up 8.11% in morning trading"

Detailed Quote: http://www.otcpicks.com/quotes/SSVE.php

Company Profile: http://www.otcpicks.com/supportsave-solutions.htm

SupportSave Solutions, Inc. provides offshore business process outsourcing (BPO) services primarily to the United States based clients from its facilities in the Philippines. Its BPO services include customer management, transcription and captioning, processing services, human resources, procurement, logistics support, finance and accounting, engineering, facilities management, information technology, and training. The company also offers credit application processing, mortgage processing, and title searches and data verification services. In addition, it conducts product and fraud detection; manage refunds, warranties, and applications; and offers preparations for serving legal papers. SupportSave Solutions serves small and mid-sized companies in the healthcare, communication, business services, financial services, publishing, and travel and entertainment industries. The company was founded in 2007 and is based in Alamo, California.

SSVE News:

November 20 - SupportSave Solutions Inc. Given Speculative Buy Rating, Target Price $2.09 by Beacon Equity Research

SupportSave Solutions Inc. (OTCBB: SSVE) has received a Speculative Buy rating with a price target of $2.09 by Beacon Analyst, Lisa Springer, CFA.

The full report is available at www.beaconequity.com/main/Page-data/Adpages/SSVE.

In the report, the analyst writes, “SSVE continues to impress us with its strong sequential quarterly revenue growth. We anticipate that the Company will produce 10%-20% quarter-over-quarter sales growth and triple-digit year-over-year growth for at least the next several quarters. Facilities expansion, accretive acquisitions, and an expanded sales and marketing effort support our outlook for four-fold growth in revenues in FY 2008 to a $4.2 million range and revenues more than doubling the following year to a $9.0 million range.”

Other companies in the outsourcing/BPO market include: PeopleSupport Inc. (Nasdaq: PSPT), Sykes Enterprises (Nasdaq: SYKE), WNS (Holdings) Ltd. (NYSE: WNS) and ExlService Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: EXLS).

November 19 - SupportSave Solutions Featured in Entrepreneur Magazine

Feature Story Highlights SupportSave's Comparative Value in BPO Space and Attractiveness to Businesses in Slowing Economy

SupportSave Solutions Inc. (OTCBB: SSVE), a provider of Business Processing Outsourcing ("BPO") services, is the subject of a feature story in an issue of the well-known monthly magazine, Entrepreneur.

The story, "From the Ground Up: Cebu-Based Company Attracts US Firms with Value-for-Money Proposition, Better Service," describes the tremendous efforts by the company's founders Christopher Johns and Aina Dumlao to start the company on a shoestring budget in 2004. The story goes on to note, "Today, their hard work has started to pay off nicely. SupportSave has now established itself as a rising BPO company with a 400-seat facility in Cebu City. The company has clients in Australia, the United States, Canada, Singapore, Taiwan, and Europe."

Christopher Johns remarked, "The SupportSave value proposition is truly remarkable. As noted in the story in Entrepreneur magazine, our rate of only $897.00 per month for a full-time, dedicated professional staff member or agent is 60 to 80 percent less than the industry average." Mr. Johns continued, "It is fitting that our entrepreneurial efforts would be recognized by Entrepreneur Magazine. We are particularly pleased that the article highlights the fact that our value proposition is especially attractive during this time of a slowing American economy."


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WIND ENERGY AMERICA INCORPORATED (OTCBB: WNEA)
"Up 25.00% in morning trading"

Detailed Quote: www.otcpicks.com/quotes/WNEA.php

Company Profile:
www.otcpicks.com/wind-energy-america/wind-energy-america-2.htm

Wind Energy America Inc. develops and operates wind energy projects in the Great Plains and the Midwest, regions known for their high quality wind energy resources. The Company owns interests in three wind farms: Shaokatan Hills LLC, Lakota Ridge LLC and CHI Energy. At present, WNEA owns a developer's stake and a minimal interest producing negligible cash flow in these wind farms. Over the next two years the developer’s stake will begin producing significant cash flow from these projects. The three wind farms together contain 79 modern wind turbines and have a total rated capacity of 53.5 megawatts (MW). They are collectively generating approximately 160 million kilowatt hours (kWh) of electricity annually. In addition to these properties, the Company owns a 3 percent equity interest in Averill Wind LLC, a 10 MW wind farm being developed near Fargo, N.D., another region favorable for wind power energy.

WNEA News:

November 19 - Wind Energy America Inc. Obtains Financing to Complete Minnesota Wind Farm

Wind Energy America Inc. (OTCBB: WNEA) announced that it has started ordering parts and commencing construction and interconnect operations to complete its wind farm project in Minnesota which contains two of the Gamesa wind turbines acquired in the Boreal Energy asset purchase. When commissioning of these two turbines is completed, WNEA will receive its first material revenues from generating utility-scale electricity from wind power. This Buffalo Ridge wind farm and its revenue production will be 100% owned by WNEA.

Financing for this wind farm project was obtained from a California holding company through a sale/leaseback of our Midwest Energy Center facility in Lincoln County MN. WNEA received net proceeds of approximately $l,400,000 from this sale/leaseback transaction. We also have the option after 2 years to repurchase the facility at a price which represents a small percentage increase over the initial sale/leaseback price.

Robert Knutson, managing director of WNEA and the person responsible for obtaining and closing this significant funding, stated: “Given the current difficulties of raising development capital due to the recent collapse of worldwide equity markets, we are pleased that WNEA has been able to obtain critical funding at this time. These proceeds have enabled us to satisfy substantial overdue bank debt secured by the project, pay for interconnect and other costs owed to the utility which will purchase electricity generated by the project, acquire the necessary transformer equipment and other wind turbine parts and materials, and retain an experienced wind power contractor to complete the project for us.”


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PERF GO GREEN HOLDINGS INCORPORATED (OTCBB: PGOG)

Detailed Quote: www.otcpicks.com/quotes/PGOG.php

Company Profile:
http://www.otcpicks.com/perf-go-green/perf-go-green.htm

Perf Go Green Holdings, Inc. is engaged in the creation and global marketing of 100% eco-friendly, non-toxic, food-contact-compliant, biodegradable plastic products. All Perf Go Green products are made from recycled plastics and completely break down in landfill within two years, leaving no toxic or visible residue, as compared to other plastics that take hundreds of years. Perf Go Green’s corporate name reflects its “Go Green” mission to develop, market and distribute biodegradable plastic products as a practical and viable solution to eliminating plastic waste from the world environment.

PGOG News:

November 20 - Perf Go Green Provides Progress Report On Business Initiatives

Advancing Growth Plans Through New Placements and Products; Re-orders Coming in From Retailers

Perf Go Green Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB: PGOG) (“Perf Go Green”) (www.perfgogreen.com), a marketer and distributor of biodegradable plastics, provided its second quarterly update on the company's business initiatives.

“Over the past three months, we've made solid progress in introducing Perf Go Green to businesses and retailers across the U.S.,” said Chairman and CEO Tony Tracy. “Although we're still in our early stages as a company, our products are already available online (Amazon.com and drugstore.com) and in stores that have more than 18,000 retail outlets throughout the country. These include two leading pharmacy chains (Walgreens and CVS), hardware and office supply chains (OfficeMax, Do it Best, Orgill, and United Hardware), supermarkets (Bashas', Hy-Vee, and Meijers), and natural foods stores (Sprouts Farmers Market). In addition, we've received vendor approvals from retailers with another 23,000 outlets, and are working to obtain purchase orders and ship merchandise as quickly as possible.

“As the first biodegradable plastic product to be mass marketed, Perf Go Green is getting a great reception from all sectors — businesses, retailers, consumers, municipalities and non-profit organizations. We booked our first sale in May 2008, and in our last fiscal quarter we recorded quarterly revenues in the amount of $425,000. All of our target markets are proving eager to help protect the earth by selling or using products that offer a convenient, cost-effective way to reduce their environmental footprint. The fact that we're already receiving re-orders from a number of the retailers we work with is especially telling. We're proud that Perf Go Green has positioned itself as a leader in the nation's 'go green' movement, which some project to become a $500 billion market in 2009.”

Over the past three months, Perf Go Green has:

* Rolled out our 13-gallon tall kitchen trash bags and 30-gallon lawn & leaf bags nationwide at two leading pharmacy chains and has regularly been receiving re-orders from one of the chains.

* Added nearly 1,000 retail stores nationwide through a new distribution partnership with OfficeMax Incorporated, a top provider of office products and services. Perf Go Green's 13-, 30- and 39-gallon bags became available on all OfficeMax's shelves in November.

* Broadened our initial product offering to include commercial and custom-sized bags, plastic drop cloths and pet products. We're now shipping a full array of items in seven different product categories. We are implementing our EDI system with EDI-compliant customers, which will be fully integrated with our back-office and sales and marketing functions.

* Been selected to supply biodegradable plastic trash bags under a co-branding program at a major pharmacy chain. We're currently selling Perf Go Green product in the chain and our arrangement will evolve into a co-branded label in 2009, which we expect to add to its appeal.

* Received our first order for office trash bags from a securities firm in New York City, whose professional staff encompasses approximately 300 employees, all of whose desk trash cans will be fitted with Perf Go Green bags.

* Added Diversified Brands to our sales and marketing team. Diversified, whose management team has a combined total of more than 80 years of experience and a wide network of relationships, began introducing Perf Go Green products to Canadian retailers in November.

* Expanded our business development team through a partnership with GEM Business Development. An expert in the field of consumer packaged goods, GEM is tasked with broadening retail and consumer awareness of Perf Go Green and accelerating our go-to-market approach.

* Continues to enjoy a strong relationship with our manufacturer, Spectrum Plastics, a leader in the field of sustainable bags and packaging products. We are working with Spectrum to create new and better plastic products and expect to launch new products in 2009. First in line are fresh produce bags, which we'll introduce in January.

* Obtained extensive positive media coverage, including magazine articles in Family Circle, Parenting, O at Home, and, most recently, Redbook, that are helping drive consumer awareness of Perf Go Green's products. We've also been featured on Fox Business News, Lifetime Television's The Balancing Act and HGTV's Designing Spaces: Think Green.

* Increased international awareness of our products and mission through the German Equity Forum in Frankfurt in November. Perf Go Green's Chief Operating Officer was a featured speaker at the Alternative Energies panel discussion, in which companies and financial market participants from all over the world with an interest in green initiatives participated.

* Become the title sponsor for the Go Green expo at the LA Convention Center in January 2009, which will feature the latest eco-friendly products and services people can use to lead a greener life.

Tracy concluded, “The need to reduce plastic waste gets more urgent every day. We've been responding to that need — and, at the same time, establishing the basic building blocks for Perf Go Green's growth — by getting into as many retail doors as possible as well as introducing Perf Go Green with much success to businesses, government agencies and non-profit organizations. In the coming months, we plan to accelerate our distribution and educate more people about our products and their positive impact on the environment. We'll also expand our product offering, giving people even more opportunities to go green and protect the planet.”

Perf Go Green's corporate name reflects its “Go Green” mission to develop, market and distribute biodegradable plastic products as a practical and viable solution to eliminating plastic waste from the world environment. Founded in November 2007, Perf Go Green premiered at the March 2008 International Home and Housewares Show in Chicago, where its products were honored for their design quality and innovation. According to Landor Associate, the “go green movement” is poised to become a $500 billion market by 2009.


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MEDIVISOR INCORPORATED (OTC: MVSR)

Detailed Quote: www.otcpicks.com/quotes/MVSR.php

Company Profile: http://www.otcpicks.com/medivisor/medivisor.htm

Medivisor, Inc. provides medical information to healthcare professionals, primarily physicians, through its Web sites, using inter-active, informational, and video and graphic presentations. It also focuses on offering Web site services to various industries seeking direct access to physicians, including providers of continuing medical education courses; sponsors of medical conferences and seminars; and pharmaceutical companies, using an online marketing format known as e-detailing. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Huntington Station, New York.

MVSR News:

November 19 - Medivisor, Inc. Reaches Marketing Agreement for NICLite®, a Smoking Alternative Drink

Medivisor, Inc. (OTC: MVSR), developer of next-generation focus driven marketing tools, sales strategies, and distribution platforms, announced that it has entered into an agreement with The Curry Group, agent for Nico Worldwide Inc., for the sale and marketing of NICLite®. NICLite® is an alcohol-free Smoking Alternative Drink that is registered with the FDA as a Homeopathic Nicotinum Complex Formula.

Over 2.5 billion people (close to half the world's population) smoke cigarettes. This includes an astounding 48.2 million Americans. Throughout the world, legislation is demanding a ban on smoking. As confirmed in the New England Journal of Medicine, nicotine is a naturally occurring compound. It is found in common foods and vegetables such as potatoes, tomatoes, cauliflower, eggplant, chili peppers, and some types of tea. The World Health Organization has estimated that tobacco smoke contains over 4,000 chemicals, of which nicotine is just one. In addition to tar, there is also carbon monoxide (found in car exhaust fumes), ammonia (found in floor cleaner) and arsenic (found in rat poison). At least 43 of the chemicals in tobacco smoke are known to cause cancers of the lung, throat, mouth, bladder and kidneys. Tobacco smoke also contributes to a number of other cancers.

NICLite® contains a purified organic nicotine molecule in a Complex Homeopathic Formula, which will go into equal suspension in 8 ounces of pharmaceutical grade water. Nico Worldwide Inc. developed NICLite® as a smoking alternative for when people can't smoke, shouldn't smoke or choose not to smoke, and to reduce the craving for tobacco.

"With an increasing number of places and countries banning smoking, NICLite® offers people a real alternative, and the ability to live life smoke free," stated Dino Luzzi, president of Medivisor, Inc. "The potential marketplace for this product is almost limitless."


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TAPSLIDE INCORPORATED (OTCBB: TSLI)
"Up 33.33% in morning trading"

Detailed Quote: http://www.otcpicks.com/quotes/TSLI.php

Company Profile: http://www.otcpicks.com/tapslide.htm

TapSlide is set to become the world's leading publisher of iPhone, Android, and Symbian mobile applications. The company combines the industry's best mobile application developers with in-depth technical knowledge of touch-screen application development and a highly creative team of designers specializing in the creation of applications for the advertising and promotions industries. TapSlide specializes in private labeled mobile applications and application publishing services for the new breed of touch screen mobile phones. TapSlide's senior management team has created numerous past successes providing white-label technology solutions to Fortune 500 companies. The list of past successes reads like a who's-who of the technology, automotive, and publishing industries and includes (but not limited to): HP, Dell, T-Mobile, Sprint, Verizon, iRobot, Nokia, Samsung, Archos, Volvo, Mini Cooper, Thule, Nalgene, Maxim Magazine, Blender Magazine, Tiger Beat & Bop Magazines, SoBe Beverages, Americas Top Model TV Show, Best Buy, RadioShack and Blockbuster. Visit www.TapSlide.com for more information about TapSlide.

TSLI News:

November 17 - TapSlide and Global Wireless Entertainment Announce Strategic Partnership To Develop iPhone and Google Android Mobile Applications

Partnership to Deliver TapSlide Created Mobile Games and Applications for the Apple iPhone and Google Android Platforms, Based on GWE's Broad Portfolio of Licenses and Brands

TapSlide (OTCBB: TSLI) and Global Wireless Entertainment (GWE) announced a strategic partnership to explore the development of mobile games and applications for the new generation of touch screen phones based on the iPhone and Google Android platforms. As part of the partnership GWE will research its broad stable of licenses and brands under management and identify which ones will be best suited for TapSlide to develop into mobile applications and games. TapSlide will extend the GWE portfolio of licenses and brands into the new realm of touch screen phones running the latest operating systems from Apple and Google. The partnership will focus on building, marketing and deploying games and applications that utilize the Apple iPhone and Google Android mobile platforms, with a focus on touch screen mobile phones.

"We are very excited to be working with GWE in creating mobile applications for some of their brands," said Mike Stemple, CEO of TapSlide. "Paul and his team at GWE bring a wealth of knowledge and connections to TapSlide and we look forward to some very exciting developments from this partnership."

"Mike Stemple is an industry visionary and has proven that he can create successful products and companies," said Paul Buss, CEO of GWE. "I was so impressed with his last company Skinit.com and the revenue creation it brought for our licenses and brands that we purchased it and made it a part of GWE."

Specific TapSlide/GWE mobile games and applications will be announced in the coming months.

ABOUT GLOBAL WIRELESS ENTERTAINMENT / SKINIT INC.

Global Wireless Entertainment is the parent company to San Diego-based company Skinit, Inc. Skinit is the market leader in mobile consumer electronics personalization with its unique offering of customized, branded (NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL, Collegiate, Disney, Warner Bros, Lucas Arts and many more) and graphic stock designs that total over four million SKUs. Skinit provides leading OEMs, wireless carriers, MVNOs and distributors with turnkey personalization platforms that increase product differentiation, sales velocity, margins and brand impressions. For channel partners, Skinit offers unparalleled capabilities in on-demand manufacturing, fulfillment, supply chain, image portfolio and product line extensions. On the business-to-consumer end, Skinit offers the ultimate in personalization with its Customizer program, enabling end-users to upload, customize, and create their own skins. Skinit's photo quality removable skins made from exclusive 3M Scotchprint graphics are customized to fit consumer electronic devices including mobile handsets, MP3 players, desktop and laptop computers, gaming consoles, routers, and monitors. To learn more about Skinit, visit www.skinit.com.


STOCKS TO WATCH

MEDIAG3 INCORPORATED (OTC: MDGC)
"Up 37.50% in morning trading"

Detailed Quote: http://www.otcpicks.com/quotes/MDGC.php

MediaG3, Inc. develops and markets broadband wireless technology products and online applications that empower interactive content delivery to today's fixed and mobile consumers. MediaG3 has signed a $10 million broadband wireless product supply contract, and is in preparation of launching its China Pilot Project, which has been approved by Chinese Ministry of Commerce and State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, as well as financially supported by the US Trade and Development Agency. With signed contracts and additional business in discussions, the company is expected to reach over $20 million in revenue in 24 months.

MDGC News:

November 20 - MediaG3 Signs Deal with Billion Dollar Conglomerate

MediaG3 Inc. (OTCBB: MDGC), a leading developer for broadband wireless product and interactive rich-media content delivery applications announced today that its wholly owned Chinese subsidiary, Oriental Media has signed a service contract with WaiGaoQiao Import and Export Trading Company (“WGQ ImEx”). The contract will bring projected content delivery revenue over $2M for 2009. The Company will provide WGQ ImEx with digital content delivery services utilizing MediaG3’s permission-based rich-media email and e-magazine applications.

Sam Tan, Vice President of Oriental Media stated, “We have been engaged to effectively help WGQ ImEx to expand their clients both in China and internationally”. WGQ ImEX services Global Fortune 500 clients such as 3M, Kodak, Sony, LG and Intel, just to name a few.

“We are very excited to have Oriental Media as our business partner to assist us in our ambitious growth for many years to come,” said Ms. Huang Chung Ying, Chief Marketing Officer of WGC ImEX. “WGQ ImEx offers significant tax incentives, hence a great competitive edge to better serve our clients” added Ms. Huang.

ABOUT ORIENTAL MEDIA, INC.

Oriental Media is a privately held company in China and a wholly owned subsidiary of MediaG3, Inc, a Delaware corporation. Oriental Media is focused on China market for mg3 mobile, a digital interactive communication service for mobile devices and mg3 web 2.0+, a social network platform with rich-media interactive marketing applications and China Green eMagazines. Oriental Media’s main operation is located in Shanghai, China with sales and distribution offices nationwide.


CASCADIA INVESTMENTS INCORPORATED (OTC: CDIV)
"Up 66.67% in morning trading"

Detailed Quote: http://www.otcpicks.com/quotes/CDIV.php

Cascadia Investments, Inc. is a publicly-traded, real estate development company operating in the Pacific Northwest. The company's principal objective is to create equity and long-term earnings growth through the acquisition and development or renovation of undervalued and foreclosed real estate.

CDIV News:

November 19 - Cascadia Investments, Inc. Offers Corporate Update to Current and Potential Shareholders

Cascadia Investments, Inc. (OTC: CDIV) announced that the company, as stated in previous releases, is currently in the process of strategically positioning the company to take advantage of the impending market bottom and the resulting opportunities. Several targeted acquisitions are currently being assessed and Cascadia is positioning itself to reap the benefits by increasing assets at advantageous prices.

This year, foreclosure rates are up 82.6% year-to-date compared with the same time a year ago. Foreclosures remain on track to surpass 1 million by the end of the year. Pre-foreclosures, which include notices of default and/or foreclosure auction prior to actual foreclosure, are expected to end up at a record 2 million according to Foreclosures.com reports.

"We are currently anticipating, due to current market conditions, the increase of our investment portfolio by more than double within the next year," stated Nazir Maherali, CEO and President of Cascadia Investments, Inc. "It is a top priority of management to meet our fiduciary obligation to shareholders by continuing to increase shareholder value. The market cap of the company is currently less than 25% of the total revenue generating assets of more than $2,500,000."

Mr. Maherali continued, "We will strive to update shareholders in a timely fashion as we select individual properties that we feel will offer larger returns on investment, or R.O.I. As we close on these properties will keep the public abreast of the added asset value to our portfolio. The primary method of communication will be through consistent press releases and also through our website at www.cascadiainvestmentsinc.com. Watch for updates on the website, including the creation of a new CEO Corner."


CHARMING SHOPPES INCORPORATED (NASDAQ: CHRS)
"Up 52.38% in morning trading"

Detailed Quote: http://www.otcpicks.com/quotes/CHRS.php

Charming Shoppes, Inc. operates 2,344 retail stores in 48 states under the names Lane Bryant®, Fashion Bug®, Fashion Bug Plus®, Catherines Plus Sizes®, Lane Bryant Outlet® and Petite Sophisticate Outlet®. Additionally, the Company operates the following direct-to-consumer titles: Lane Bryant Woman™, Figi's® and shoetrader.com.

CHRS News:

November 17 - Charming Shoppes Announces Completion of Sale of Catalog Credit Receivables to Alliance Data Systems Corporation; Increase in Charming Shoppes Master Trust Funding Capacity

Charming Shoppes, Inc. (Nasdaq: CHRS) a leading multi-brand, multi-channel specialty apparel retailer specializing in women's plus-size apparel, today announced the completion of the sale of its misses catalog credit receivables on November 14, 2008 and the increase in its funding capacity for its credit securitization program.

Charming Shoppes closed on the sale of the misses apparel catalog credit card receivables for $43.3 million in cash to World Financial Network National Bank, a unit of Alliance Data Systems Corporation. These receivables are directly related to the catalog titles sold to Orchard Brands on September 18, 2008. The sale of the credit card receivables and the elimination of funding-related cash collateral requirements, less the prepayment of securitized indebtedness, resulted in net cash proceeds to the Company of $12.5 million. The closing of this transaction resulted in the prepayment of the 2005 Receivables Purchase Agreement ("2005-RPA"), a dedicated conduit series that funded these receivables.

The Charming Shoppes Master Trust (the "Trust") increased its conduit capacity by $55 million through an increase in the existing Series 2004-VFC facility. This results in a total conduit capacity in the Trust of $155 million as of November 14, 2008, of which $117 million remains unused and available to fund future credit card receivables.

Commenting on the Company's announcement, Alan Rosskamm, Interim Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Charming Shoppes, Inc. said, "We are pleased to have completed these transactions, which have further increased our liquidity and strengthened our balance sheet."


DATAWATCH CORPORATION (NASDAQ: DWCH)
"Up 41.78% in morning trading"

Detailed Quote: http://www.otcpicks.com/quotes/DWCH.php

Datawatch Corporation, a leader in Enterprise Information Management, helps companies make better decisions and solve business problems by simplifying access to information. Unique among EIM vendors, Datawatch transforms the massive amounts of data and documents generated inside or outside a company into actionable Business Intelligence, without any changes needed to existing systems. Datawatch customers benefit from the right information, in the right context, at the right time. More than 35,000 organizations worldwide rely on Datawatch products including its market-leading Monarch report and data mining solutions. Founded in 1985, Datawatch is based in Chelmsford, Mass. with offices in London, Sydney and Manila.

DWCH News:

November 20 - Datawatch Corporation Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2008 Results

Datawatch Corporation (Nasdaq: DWCH), a leader in Enterprise Information Management (EIM), announced results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended September 30, 2008.

Revenues for the quarter ended September 30, 2008 were $5,315,000, compared to $6,851,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 2007. Net income for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2008 was $296,000, or $0.05 per diluted share, compared to net income of $829,000, or $0.14 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2007. Revenues for the 12 months ended September 30, 2008 were $23,030,000, as compared to $25,259,000 in the comparable period of fiscal 2007. Net income for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2008 was $717,000, or $0.12 per diluted share, as compared to $1,669,000, or $0.29 per diluted share, for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2007.

As of September 30, 2008, the Company had $4.88 million in cash and cash equivalents, an increase of approximately $1.0 million, or 27 percent, compared to September 30, 2007.

Commenting on the fourth quarter and fiscal 2008 results, President and CEO Ken Bero said, “Fiscal year 2008 was challenging. Considering what has occurred in the worldwide economy over the past several months, combined with the fact that 2008 was a non-upgrade year for Monarch, we are pleased with the Q4 and full year results. The team did a great job staying focused. We proactively and aggressively managed the business and expenses over the year to protect the bottom line, while making selective investments in key new products to position us for entry into new markets and for future growth.

“During the fourth quarter, we introduced Monarch BI Server, a Business Intelligence (BI) solution specifically designed for the SMB and departmental markets, and geared up for the latest release of our world-leading desktop BI and report mining tool, Monarch V10, which began shipping on October 20, 2008. As we move into our new fiscal year, we are well positioned to offer cost-effective BI solutions that have substantial business impact across a broad array of customers and application areas. Most importantly, these solutions will allow organizations to reap the benefits of BI without the high costs of implementation, support, administration and end user training typical with other BI solutions.

“In addition to effectively managing our business, we also strengthened our financial position and increased our cash to $4.88 million at September 30, 2008 with no debt. We are well positioned as we move into fiscal year 2009,” concluded Bero.

As previously announced, Datawatch will host a live webcast to discuss its fourth quarter and fiscal year 2008 results at 2:00 p.m. (EST) on Nov. 20. The webcast can be accessed at www.investorcalendar.com/IC/CEPage.asp?ID=136969. Please register at least 15 minutes early to download any necessary audio software. An archive of the broadcast will be available for 30 days at the same location.


MINDSPEED TECHNOLOGIES INCORPORATED (NASDAQ: MSPD)
"Up 33.93% in morning trading"

Detailed Quote: http://www.otcpicks.com/quotes/MSPD.php

Mindspeed Technologies, Inc. designs, develops and sells semiconductor networking solutions for communications applications in enterprise, access, metropolitan and wide area networks. The company's three key product families include high-performance analog transmission and switching solutions, multiservice access products designed to support voice and data services across wireline and wireless networks, and WAN communications solutions including T/E carrier physical-layer and link-layer devices, as well as ATM/MPLS network processors. Mindspeed's products are used in a wide variety of network infrastructure equipment including voice and media gateways, high-speed routers, switches, access multiplexers, cross-connect systems, add-drop multiplexers and digital loop carrier equipment.

MSPD News:

November 17 - Mindspeed® Offers a Complete Line of Signal Conditioning Products

Cable and Backplane Products Expand Family of High-Speed, Low-Power Signal Integrity Products

Mindspeed Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: MSPD), a leading supplier of semiconductor solutions for network infrastructure applications, announced the addition of eight low-power cable and backplane equalizers, adding to its family of signal conditioners. Mindspeed's new two, four, eight and 12-channel signal conditioners operate at speeds up to 8.5 Gbps and are designed to enable the transmission of multi-gigabit serial data through the most challenging environments.

Mindspeed's multi-gigabit signal integrity products are designed to transparently pass out of band (OOB) and electrical bus idle (EBI) signals that are utilized in protocols such as SATA/SAS and PCI Express. The new signal conditioners include the M21450, a dual-channel backplane driver with adaptive equalization that automatically equalizes data at rates up to 6.5 Gbps. New four-channel, 4.25 Gbps products include the M21330 for cable applications and the M21351 for backplanes. The 4.25 Gbps M21352 and 8.5 Gbps M21482 eight-channel devices are complemented by the 4.25 Gbps M21353, M21443 and 8.5 Gbps M21483 12-channel backplane equalizers. The eight- and 12-channel devices provide a low-power (115mW per channel), economical solution for high-quality, backplane transmission over channels with over 20dB of loss at Nyquist at rates up to 8.5 Gbps.

"With one of the industry's broadest line of signal conditioning products, our customers can qualify our signal conditioning technology once and then select from a wide variety of devices as application needs arise," said Matthew Bolig, product line manager for Mindspeed's High-Performance Analog Division. "We are very excited that our extensive breadth of products also offers one of the industry's lowest power, smallest package sizes and most robust EBI/OOB performance."

All devices in the family support a wide range of protocols, including PCI Express, SAS, SATA, Infiniband, Fibre Channel and XAUI. All products also feature fully non-blocking switch matrices that can be used for redundancy, fail-over switching or to implement loopbacks and board-routing decongestion. The switching matrices are configurable via a two-wire software interface or programmable read-only memory (PROM) programming mode. Superior transmission quality is ensured through high boost equalizers and output drivers that offer programmable voltage swings, as well as de-emphasis in compliance with PCI Express specifications.

Pricing and Availability

Production shipments for all devices will commence in December 2008. Mindspeed's signal conditioners are manufactured using low-cost complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) technology for superior overall performance. Volume pricing ranges from $7.95 for the M21450 two-channel 6 Gbps device to $39.00 for the M21483, the 12-channel, 8.5 Gbps product.


VANDA PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED (NASDAQ: VNDA)
"Up 10.29% in morning trading"

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Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of clinical-stage product candidates for central nervous system disorders.

VNDA News:

November 20 - FDA Accepts Vanda Pharmaceuticals Iloperidone Resubmission and Sets New Action Date

Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq: VNDA), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of clinical-stage product candidates for central nervous system disorders, reported that the FDA has accepted Vanda's resubmission of the iloperidone New Drug Application (NDA).

Vanda's resubmission was a Complete Response to the not approvable action letter that the company received on July 25, 2008. The FDA has indicated that it has accepted the Complete Response for review and has set a new target action date of May 6, 2009.


SOMATIC SYSTEMS INCORPORATED (OTC: SMAS)

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Somatic Systems is the worldwide center for Clinical Somatics™, the groundbreaking drug-free, non-surgical approach to pain relief. This proprietary system uses natural, non-invasive movement techniques — conducted through one-hour hands-on sessions, therapeutic exercises classes, and home exercises lasting as little as 5 minutes a day — to relieve pain and limitation resulting from accident, trauma and repetitive stress, including back pain, knee pain, joint problems, carpal tunnel syndrome, TMJ, scoliosis, bursitis, sciatica, headaches, tendonitis and more. Clinical Somatics™ also provides performance gains and injury prevention for casual and professional athletes. Somatic Systems is pursuing a 3-part growth strategy, consisting of a nationwide rollout of pain management Somatics Clinics; increased production and distribution of therapeutic videos, books, and other retail self-help Somatics Products; and expanded Somatics Training Programs to supply Clinic practitioners serving medical and orthopedic professionals and institutional and corporate programs. The company operates a suite of web sites offering Somatics information, products, resources, and opportunities at www.somatics.org.

SMAS News:

November 20 - Somatic Systems, Inc. Registered With the Department of Defense Contractor Registry

Somatic Systems, Inc. (OTC: SMAS) announced that it has been registered with the United States Government's Central Contractor Registration (CCR) as a healthcare service, and assigned its own commercial identification code by the United States Department of Defense. The CCR registers all contractors for the Department of Defense, and CCR registration is a critical requirement for any vendor to do business with the Department of Defense.

The Registration is a significant stage in the work for Somatic Systems to become fully approved providers for the military and Veterans Affairs, enabling Clinical Somatics treatment of all active and retired military personnel, family, dependents, and survivors to be paid for by the military.

The Department of Defense will only conduct business with vendors registered in the CCR. Furthermore, the CCR in turn serves as a registry if a vendor wishes to provide services to the Federal government, enabling Somatic Systems to seek other government contracts and opportunities.

The CCR is a centralized, single point of entry for the Department of Defense, and disseminates contractor data to all federal agencies in service of government ventures. The CCR shares its information with the SBA and several electronic business systems. Additionally, portions of the CCR database are open to the public, and the CCR can be used by both Government and corporate buyers to identify potential business vendors and service providers. The CCR also securely provides the military and federal government agencies with the vendor's data relevant to procurement and payment.

Somatic Systems' Registration by the Department of Defense and Federal Government became effective midday yesterday.

AAFES Registration

Earlier this week, Somatic Systems was also listed with the Army & Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES), an agency of the Department of Defense charged with providing high quality products and services affordably. Listing with AAFES means that when there is a requirement for the categories of health care services that Somatic Systems provides, AAFES will find Somatic Systems and can contact them. The AAFES operates more than 3,000 facilities worldwide, in more than 30 countries, five U.S. territories and 49 states; AAFES revenues last year totaled $9.7 billion.

The Military Chronic Pain Crisis

Somatic Systems has been working to obtain contracts and its proprietary Clinical Somatics pain-care services for US military hospitals and the Veterans Administration. In addition to seeking in-house arrangements at bases and facilities, the company also announced that it is preparing to rollout multiple clinics at military base locations throughout the US, to provide easy access to Clinical Somatics services at a time when the US military is strongly seeking satisfactory pain treatment solutions such as Clinical Somatics -- and following a wave of legislation including the Military Pain Care Act of 2008, which requires the Department of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and Health and Human Services and the Surgeon General of the United States to implement and maintain a pain care initiative in all military health care facilities and for all active and retired military personnel, dependents, and survivors.

Nearly 26 million living Americans have served in the military, and pain is the most common symptom and cause of disability amongst veterans, with more than 40% of returning service members reporting musculoskeletal pain-related problems and symptoms. Additionally, long-term sufferers as well as family members and other dependents of all ages also face pain and other musculoskeletal problems; and this population totals over 70 million people, served by the Veterans Administration. In the face of this, military officials, medical authorities, and government officials have reported frustration that the military does not yet have a satisfactory pain care program in place.

"We are very excited by this accomplishment," stated Somatic Systems CEO Steven Aronstein. "Only a few weeks after completing our month of discussions with military officials about providing our much needed Clinical Somatics pain-care services, we are moving forward quickly towards our goal of helping the men and women and families in every US military hospital and VA health facility across the nation."

 
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