Adams Harkness Hosting 25th Annual Summer Seminar; 2005 Seminar Will Feature More Than 200 Small- and Mid-Cap Growth Companies; Private Company Showcase Targets Premier, Next-Generation Companies.

BOSTON -- Adams Harkness, Inc. today announced the agenda for its 25th Annual Summer Seminar, which, this year, will feature more than 200 growth companies and a greatly expanded lineup of private companies. The 2005 Summer Seminar focuses on companies that are poised to shape the small- and mid-cap growth market in several key sectors - consumer, healthcare, services, technology, and industrial manufacturing and growth. This year's three-day conference will take place in Boston, August 2-4.

"We have reached a milestone of 25 years of bringing institutional investors together with leading growth companies," said Kevin Dunn, president and chief executive officer of Adams Harkness. "We are excited to see the changes that have occurred over the past decades, owing to the innovation and progress of small- and mid-sized companies. This year will be no exception as we focus on showcasing companies and trends that we expect will continue to be important and even strengthen in the coming year. Our goal is to continue providing a premier forum for information flow and networking for public and private growth companies, venture capitalists and institutional investors."

In addition to the presentations by publicly traded and privately held companies, this year's agenda features several sessions during which experts will address important topics, changes and trends in growth investing. These panels will be made up of institutional investors, industry experts, accountants and attorneys, as well as Adams Harkness research analysts, bankers and venture capital professionals. Some of the key panels are:

A 2005-2006 M&A Market Outlook - A discussion of emerging trends and issues in the current M&A environment and how acquisitions are affecting growth companies and growth stock investing

King Coal Comes Clean - A discussion by some of the leading players in the utility technology and clean coal markets, addressing the development of the next generation of clean coal technology

Emerging Therapeutics - An overview of innovative therapies and strategies that leverage the new ways of thinking about old problems, as well as interventional trends in this market

Advanced Enabling Materials - The Next Frontier of Technology Growth - A discussion that will focus on those companies playing a role in keeping technology and development on the leading edge

Communications Technology: Key Themes, Issues and Opportunities - Executives and industry experts to discuss the key issues facing communications equipment companies today

In conjunction with AH Ventures, an affiliated venture capital firm, the 2005 Summer Seminar will also feature 23 select, early- to mid-stage technology companies. These companies are involved in many aspects of technology, including software, semiconductors and semiconductor equipment; technology-enabled services; communications; and energy technology. Most of the companies have completed initial product development and are launching or expanding product commercialization.

"Our goal is to present a group of next-generation companies to the venture and private equity communities," said Jay Corscadden, general partner of AH Ventures. "We believe that the Private Company Showcase is an excellent complement to the Summer Seminar, providing investors with an opportunity to learn more about these emerging private companies and their growth prospects."

The Adams Harkness Annual Summer Seminar is one of the oldest and largest programs showcasing both publicly traded and privately held growth companies. Most of the presenting companies are covered by Adams Harkness' team of equity analysts. To learn more about the conference, pleased contact Nadine Miller at 617.371.3842 or [e-mail]. The link below also features more information about the conference: http://www.adamsharkness.com/

The list of public and private companies presenting at this year's Summer Seminar appears below:

Services: Alliance Data Systems, Aptimus, Bankrate, Bottomline Technologies, CACI International, CRA International, CyberSource, Digital Insight, Dynamics Research Company, First Advantage, Forrester Research, GuruNet, ICT Group, Intersections, LECG, Mantech International, Open Solutions, SRA International

Technology: 3D Systems, Access Integrated Technologies, ADE, Adobe Systems, ADTRAN, Akamai Technologies, Ansoft, Catapult Communications, Click Commerce, Cascade Microtech, CyberOptics, Dolby Laboratories, Dot Hill Systems, DTS, Equinix, F5 Networks, FalconSTOR Software, Inter-Tel, Jupitermedia, Macromedia, Magma Design Automation, Mentor Graphics, Mercury Computer Systems, MIPS Technology, MKS Instruments, Moldflow, Nanometrics, Neoware Systems, Network Equipment Technologies, PDF Solutions, Powerwave, RealNetworks, Redback Networks, RightNow Technologies, ScanSoft, Sonic Solutions, Symmetricom, Terremark Worldwide, Tut Systems, Ultratech, Virage Logic, Visual Networks, Zhone Technologies

Industrial Manufacturing and Growth: ADA-ES, Advanced Power Technology, American Power Conversion, Applied Films, ATMI, Axsys Technologies, BEI Technologies, C&D Technologies, California Micro Devices, Cambridge Display Technology, Ceradyne, Cognex, Color Kinetics, FARO Technologies, FuelCell Energy, Fuel-Tech N.V., GSI Group, Headwaters, IMPCO, Intermagnetics General, Itron, Kopin, Metal Management, Microsemi, Microtune, Newport Corporation, Pall, PLX Technology, Power Integrations, Quantum Technologies, Rentech, SMSC, Universal Display

Healthcare: ABIOMED, ACADIA Pharmaceuticals, AngioDynamics, ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, AtheroGenics, ATS Medical, CancerVax, Cell Genesys, Conceptus, Cytyc, Digene, DURECT, Endologix, E-Z-EM, FoxHollow Technologies, Haemonetics, Hollis-Eden Pharmaceuticals, Hologix, Inamed, Integra LifeSciences, Introgen Therapeutics, Isolagen, Mentor, Merit Medical Systems, Rigel Pharmaceuticals, SurModics, Thoratec, Vascular Solutions, Vasogen, Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Vital Images, XOMA

Consumer: A.C. Moore, Charles & Colvard Ltd., CNS, Cybex International, Green Mountain Coffee, Hain-Celestial Group, Hansen Natural, John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Life Time Fitness, Lifeline Systems, Lifetime Brands, Martek Biosciences, Nature's Sunshine, Nautilus Group, NBTY, Nu Skin Enterprises, Russell Corporation, Stride Rite, SunOpta, Tempur-Pedic International, United Natural Foods, USANA Health Sciences

Private Companies: Atrua, Blacksmith Applications, Bladelogic, Catalytic Solutions, Celoxica, Comverge, Constant Contact, DivX, Gracenote, GTESS, Inovys, Intransa, Konarka, Maven Networks, MedAptus, Mimix Broadband, Optical Solutions, Practical Engineering, Princeton eCom, Proficiency, Simpler Networks, Reflectent, Watchfire

About Adams Harkness, Inc.

Adams Harkness is a privately held institutional investment bank focused on growth companies in the technology, services, industrial manufacturing and growth, healthcare and consumer sectors. With a focus on research-driven investment ideas, Adams Harkness offers investment banking, institutional sales and trading, asset management, venture capital investment (through AH Ventures) and corporate wealth management services. Headquartered in Boston, Mass., and with offices in New York, N.Y., and San Francisco, Calif., Adams Harkness offers the expertise of a national investment bank with the personalized attention and long-term strategic client relationships of a boutique investment bank. More information is available at www.adamsharkness.com. Member NASD/SIPC.

(a) AH Ventures is a separate legal entity from Adams Harkness.