Merriman Curhan Ford & Co. to Host Investor Summit 2006 in San Francisco Starting September 18th; Over 150 Fast-Growing Companies Will Present During the Three-Day Conference.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 -- Merriman Merriman as a place name can refer to:
A person or firm in the business of buying and selling securities operating as both a broker and dealer depending on the transaction. Notes: Technically, a broker is only an agent who executes orders on behalf of clients, whereas a dealer acts as a principal and investment bank, and subsidiary of MCF MCF malignant catarrhal fever. Corporation (AMEX AMEX See: American Stock Exchange :MEM (MicroElectroMechanical) See MEMS. ), will hold its annual Investor Summit at the Mark Hopkins Hopkins, city (1990 pop. 16,534), Hennepin co., SE Minn., a suburb of Minneapolis; inc. as West Minneapolis 1893, name changed 1928. The city manufactures machinery, computer and electronic parts, steel products, air pollution equipment, ophthalmic lenses, tools, Hotel in San Francisco on September September: see month. 18-20, 2006. CEOs and senior executives from more than 150 fast-growing adj. 1. tending to spread quickly; - used mostly of plants. Adj. 1. fast-growing - tending to spread quickly; "an aggressive tumor" strong-growing, aggressive public and private companies will present and conduct one-on-one one-on-one adj. 1. Consisting of or being direct communication or exchange between two people: one-on-one instruction. 2. Sports Playing directly or exclusively against a single opponent. meetings with hundreds of institutional investors Institutional Investor A non-bank person or organization that trades securities in large enough share quantities or dollar amounts that they qualify for preferential treatment and lower commissions. in four tracks over the three days. "Every day, innovative companies with entrepreneurial en·tre·pre·neur n. A person who organizes, operates, and assumes the risk for a business venture. [French, from Old French, from entreprendre, to undertake; see enterprise. management teams are rapidly capturing market share," commented Jon JON Jonah JON Jesus of Nazareth JON Job Order Number JON Johnston Island, US, Outlying Islands (Airport Code) Merriman, chief executive officer of Merriman Curhan Ford & Co. "Our 2006 Investor Summit marks our third-annual forum for institutional investors to discover these under-followed, fast-growing companies - many exclusive to this conference. Additionally, we are hosting high-energy high-energy adj. 1. Of or relating to elementary particles with energies exceeding hundreds of thousands of electron volts. 2. Yielding a large amount of energy upon undergoing chemical reaction. 3. Vigorous; dynamic. events each evening that are designed to provide further interaction between investors and company management teams. We know investors will leave the conference with a much better understanding of companies' growth strategies, as well as have a great time." The more than 150 presenting companies represent a wide variety of growth industries that are driven by innovation, which include: Consumer, Gaming, Health Care, Next-Generation Energy, Technology and Telecommunications Communicating information, including data, text, pictures, voice and video over long distance. See communications. . The conference will take place on September 18, 19 & 20, 2006, at the Mark Hopkins InterContinental in·ter·con·ti·nen·tal adj. 1. Extending or taking place between or among continents: intercontinental exploration; intercontinental cooperation. 2. Hotel in San Francisco at the top of California California (kăl'ĭfôr`nyə), most populous state in the United States, located in the Far West; bordered by Oregon (N), Nevada and, across the Colorado River, Arizona (E), Mexico (S), and the Pacific Ocean (W). Street. This year, the firm has added a fourth track devoted to private and emerging public companies - creating more opportunities for corporate clients and attending investors. The Investor Summit agenda and other detailed information can be found at http://www.mcfco.com/home/conferences/index_summit2006.php or by calling (888) 595-0999. To date, the Public and Private Companies Presenting at the Merriman Curhan Ford & Co. Investor Summit 2006 include: Presenting Companies: Ticker: Consumer Sector Amerityre AMTY Buffalo Wild Wings BWLD Cache Inc. CACH Charles & Colvard CTHR Coinstar CSTR Collegiate Pacific BOO Columbia Sportswear COLM DEB Shops DEBS Denny's Corp. DENN Genius Products GNPI.OB Leading Brands LBIX New Frontier Media NOOF Smith & Wesson Holding Corp. SWHC Tandy Leather Factory TLF TASER Int'l TASR Tempur-Pedic International TPX TurboChef Technologies OVEN United Retail Group URGI Gaming Sector Bally Technologies, Inc. BYI Cash Systems CKNN Full House Resorts FLL Monarch Casinos & Resort Inc. MCRI Multimedia Games Inc. MGAM Progressive Gaming PGIC Red Mile(a) Wells Gardner Electronics Corp. WGA Health Care Sector Aastrom Biosciences ASTM Auxilium Pharmaceuticals AUXL Avicena Group AVGO.OB Corcept Therapeutics Inc. CORT Cutera, Inc. CUTR Favrille, Inc. FVRL Forbes Medi-Tech FMTI Manhattan Pharmaceuticals MHA Mentor Corp. MNT Neurogen Corp. NRGN Palomar Medical Technologies PMTI Pharmacopeia Drug Discovery PCOP Santarus, Inc. SNTS Sequella(a) Somanta Pharmaceuticals(a) Somaxon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. SOMX Specialized Health Products SHPI.OB Syneron Medical Ltd. ELOS UltraShape(a) Next-Generation Energy Sector Beacon Power Corp. BCON Biodiesel Industries(a) Ener1 ENEI.OB Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. ENER Environmental Power Corp. EPG Fiberstars Inc. FBST Open Energy OEGY.OB Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide Inc. QTWW Rentech, Inc. RTK Syntroleum Corp. SYNM WorldWater & Power Corp. WWAT.OB Technology Sector Audible, Inc. ADBL Avocent Corp. AVCT BabyUniverse, Inc. POSH BakBone Software BKBO.PK Broadcaster Inc. BCSR.OB Brooks Automation Inc. BRKS Credence Systems Corp. CMOS Day Software Holding DYIHY.PK DG FastChannel DGIT Digimarc Corp. DMRC Digital Oilfield(a) Edgar Online Inc. EDGR Electro Scientific Industries ESIO EMCORE Corp. EMKR ExactTarget(a) FEI Co. FEIC Genesis Microchip Inc. GNSS Gomez(a) Henry Bros. Electronics, Inc. HBE Interchange Corp. INCX INVESTools Inc. IEDU iPass Inc. IPAS Kaboose Inc. KAB.TO Kulicke & Soffa Industries Inc. KLIC Lattice Semiconductor Corp. LSCC LivePerson Inc. LPSN Luna Innovations Incorporated LUNA Microtune Inc. TUNE MTI Technology Corp. MTIC Omnivision Technologies Inc. OVTI Optio Software Inc. OPTO.OB Penguin Computing(a) PlanetOut Inc. LGBT Points International Ltd. PTSEF.OB RadiSys Corp. RSYS Roo Group Inc. RGRP.OB Silicon Motion Technology Corp. SIMO St. Bernard Software SHQC.OB Think Partnership Inc. THK Trident Microsystems TRID USA Technologies USAT.OB uWink UWNK.OB ValueClick VCLK Veeco Instruments VECO Viewpoint Corp. VWPT VitalStream Holdings VSTH Zoran Corp. ZRAN Telecommunications Sector 8x8 Inc. EGHT ADC Telecommunications ADCT Airspan Networks AIRN Axesstel AFT Bigband Networks(a) Bookham BKHM Broadwing Corp. BWNG Cbeyond CBEY Channell Commercial Corp. CHNL Ciena CIEN Covad Communications DVW Crossroads Systems CRDS.PK Digital Angel DOC Finisar Corp. FNSR Harmonic HLIT Internap Network Services Corp. IIP LGC Wireless(a) Mindspeed Technologies Inc. MSPD NeoPhotonics(a) Novatel Wireless NVTL Oplink Communications Inc. OPLK Paetec(a) ProLink Holdings Corp. PLKH.OB RCN Corp. RCNI Smith Micro Software Inc. SMSI Stratex Networks Inc. STXN Telanetix TNXI.OB Terabeam, Inc. TRBM TUT Systems Inc. TUTS Vyyo Inc. VYYO Web.com, Inc. WWWW WJ Communications WJCI Zoom Systems(a) Other Sectors Charys Holding Company CHYS.OB North American Technologies NATK.OB PICO Holdings PICO Stratasys SSYS (a) Private Company Please note: this list is tentative tentative, adj not final or definite, such as an experimental or clinical finding that has not been validated. and subject to change at any time. About Merriman Curhan Ford & Co. and MCF Corporation Merriman Curhan Ford & Co. is a securities broker-dealer and investment bank focused on fast-growing companies and growth-oriented institutional investors. It provides investment research, brokerage and trading services primarily to institutions, as well as advisory and investment banking services to corporate clients. Its mission is to become a leader in the researching, advising, financing and trading of fast-growing companies. Merriman Curhan Ford & Co. is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission as a broker-dealer and is a member of the National Association of Securities Dealers National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD) Nonprofit organization formed under the joint sponsorship of the investment bankers' conference and the SEC to comply with the Maloney Act, which provides for the regulation of the OTC market. , Inc. 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. . MCF Corporation (AMEX:MEM) is a financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. holding company that provides investment research, capital markets services, asset management, wealth management, corporate and venture services, and investment banking through its operating subsidiaries An operating subsidiary is a business term frequently used within the United States railroad industry. In the case of a railroad, it refers to a company that is a subsidiary but operates with its own identity and rolling stock. , Merriman Curhan Ford & Co., MCF Asset Management, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control , and MCF Wealth Management, LLC. Note to Investors This press release contains certain forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. based on our current expectations, forecasts and assumptions that involve risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements in this release are based on information available to us as of the date hereof here·of adv. Of this. hereof Adverb Formal or law of or concerning this Adv. 1. hereof - of or concerning this; "the twigs hereof are physic" . Our actual results may differ materially from those stated or implied in such forward-looking statements, due to risks and uncertainties associated with our business, which include the risk factors disclosed in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. filed on August 8, 2006. 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