``American Idol'' Meets Wall Street at the Small-Cap Discovery Conference.

NEW YORK -- Fund managers, analysts, and investors will convene in New York City on Thursday, September 15, 2005, for the 6th Annual Small-Cap Discovery Conference, hosted by Wall Street Reporter Magazine, Inc.

Decision-makers from hedge funds and investment management firms will be on hand at this sold-out event to listen to presentations from CEOs of six rapidly emerging technology and biomedical firms, including:

--MobilePro (OTC:MOBL)

--HearUSA (AMEX:EAR)

--Synthetic Blood (OTC:SYBD)

--Raptor Networks (OTC:RPTN)

--Biosante Pharmaceuticals (AMEX:BPA)

--Heska Corp. (NASDAQ:HSKA)

The Conference will commence with breakfast at 7:30 a.m. and is scheduled to conclude at 12:00 p.m. Investment professionals are invited to attend the Conference, and can register at www.wallstreetreporter.com/sdc2.

Wall Street Reporter's Small-Cap Discovery Conference offers an unparalleled opportunity to gain insight into new trends and investment opportunities in the small-cap marketplace. Research in follow-up to past Wall Street Reporter conferences indicates that companies presenting have experienced an average stock price increase of 30% in the four to eight weeks following their appearance.

The popularity of the sold-out Conference within the financial community stems from its unique format, which melds traditional investment conference practices with an unrehearsed, candid, and entirely objective Q&A session with a panel of veteran industry analysts. The analyst panels are directed to challenge the fundamentals of the CEOs' presentations from an investor's perspective -- much like judges on a reality television show -- thereby allowing companies with strong and compelling stories to shine while exposing weaknesses where they exist.

"Presenting at the Small Cap Discovery Conference is not for the CEO who is faint of heart," said Jack Marks, Publisher of Wall Street Reporter Magazine. "The analyst panels present questions that can cut to the core of a company's business model. This is the antithesis of the 'softball' Q&A that many business leaders have grown accustomed to. But for those CEOs with a strong business case and a solid story, the upside of presenting at the Small Cap Discovery Conference can be enormous."

Some companies that have presented in the past have seen stock price increases of more than 150% in the weeks following the Conference.

"My sense is that the share price increases are attributable to the quality of companies attracted to our format more than anything else," continued Marks. "Over the years, the conference has helped expose both great successes in the making as well as those companies whose strategy and/or timing may be in need of recalibrating. What makes the conferences great is that no matter the outcome, the insight gleaned by audience, presenters, and panelists is invaluable -- and often entertaining and unexpected."

The event will also be Web cast live on www.vcall.com.

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