B. Riley Conference to Focus on Cash-Rich Technology Stocks.* 15 Stocks to Watch LOS ANGELES Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. -- B. Riley & Co, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control will hold a one-day conference highlighting 15 companies in its Cash Rich Technology Stock III Index (CRTS CRTS Constant Returns to Scale (economics) CRTS casualty receiving and treatment ship (US DoD) CRTS Cellular Radio Telecommunications Service CRTS Change Request Tracking System III) on August 12, 2008 at the Le Meridien Hotel in San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden . CRTS III consists of 35 small and mid-cap technology companies that B. Riley & Co. research analysts have identified and believe will outperform the overall market. Since its launch on January 6, 2008, CRTS III has outperformed the Nasdaq Composite The Nasdaq Composite is a stock market index of all of the common stocks and similar securities (e.g. ADRs, tracking stocks, limited partnership interests) listed on the NASDAQ stock market, meaning that it has over 3,000 components. It is highly followed in the U.S. , Russell 2000 and S&P 500. (a) The conference format will include company presentations, one-on-one meetings between management teams and investors, and panel discussions. "The economic downturn, the sub-prime crisis and the credit crunch Credit Crunch An economic condition whereby investment capital is difficult to obtain. Banks and investors become weary of lending funds to corporations thereby driving up the price of debt products for borrowers. have resulted in significant losses in US stock indexes", said Ian Corydon, Director of Research. "We believe, however, that certain companies that have strong balance sheets and do not depend on access to equity or debt markets are well positioned to outperform and provide upside opportunities for investors." B. Riley launched similar Cash Rich Tech Stock Indexes in both 2002 and 2005. CRTS I was launched following the meltdown meltdown Occurrence in which a huge amount of thermal energy and radiation is released as a result of an uncontrolled chain reaction in a nuclear power reactor. The chain reaction that occurs in the reactor's core must be carefully regulated by control rods, which absorb in technology stocks and consisted of 15 tech companies trading near or below net cash per share. When the Index was discontinued 19 months later, it was up 326 percent. CRTS II, launched on May 9, 2005 contained 13 companies with significant cash balances. When it was discontinued in July 2006, the Index was up 18.6 percent. For more information on this invitation-only conference including registration please contact your B. Riley & Co. representative or visit: www.brileyco.com. For sponsorship information, contact Nicole Ventrella at conference@brileyco.com or 310-966-1444. For media inquiries and press credentials, please call (818) 904-0500. Supporting sponsors include Publicease and Business Wire. ((a)) Past performance of the CRTS indexes does not indicate and is not a guarantee of future performance. The index returns are provided for purposes of comparison only. There is no correlation between the performance of these indices and the performance of the individual securities contained in the CRTS III. Further, comparing the performance of the individual securities in the CRTS III to these indices may be inappropriate because the indices are more diversified and may be more or less volatile than the individual stocks. Investments may not be suitable for all investors. Interested investors should contact their B. Riley representative to obtain proprietary analysis and reports on the CRTS III Index. ABOUT B. RILEY & CO. Founded in 1997, B. Riley & Co. is a FINRA FINRA Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (formerly Securities Industry Regulatory Authority) and SIPC (Simply Interactive PC) An earlier umbrella term from Microsoft and Intel for a PC that works like a home appliance. For example, it has a sealed case, uses external connectors for expansion and boots in just a couple of seconds. member firm providing research and trading ideas to institutional clients and high net worth individuals, and investment banking services to a wide range of middle market private and public companies. B. Riley is headquartered in Los Angeles and maintains offices in Newport Beach, California Newport Harbor redirects here. For the MTV reality series, see . 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