IRVINE, Calif., Feb. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Top management from 135 mostly emerging companies will be vying for investors' attention at the Cruttenden Roth Tenth Annual Growth Stock Conference, scheduled for March 1-3, 1998 at The Ritz-Carlton Hotel, One Ritz Carlton Drive, in Dana Point, California. Hosted by underwriter Cruttenden Roth, the conference highlights such industry sectors as biotechnology, entertainment, healthcare, technology, telecommunications, consumer products/services and retail. "This well-attended conference provides a forum where top management from publicly held companies can tell their financial stories to institutional investors, portfolio and money managers as well as sophisticated investors," said Cruttenden Roth president Byron Roth. "Our goal in sponsoring this annual event is to ensure that emerging growth companies can meet with some of Wall Street's most active institutional investors. In the same light, this conference allows over 1,000 time constrained institutional investors "to meet face-to-face with over 100 new financial opportunities in a very short time period," continued Roth. Corporate co-sponsors of the Tenth Annual Growth Stock Conference include Deloitte Touche LLP; Ernst & Young, LLP; Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, LLP; Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth; Imperial Bank; and Merrill Corporation. Media sponsors include Investor's Business Daily, PR Newswire, and the Orange County Business Journal. Keynote speaker for the 1998 conference is three-time Super Bowl winner Bill Walsh of the San Francisco 49ers. Evening entertainment includes Mike Love of the Beach Boys, the California Beach and with Dean Torrance (of Jan and Dean) and K.C. and the Sunshine Band. Institutional investors, financial advisors, analysts and portfolio managers will be hosted on a space available basis. For registration information contact Cruttenden Roth's conference desk at (714) 757-5786. For a background on Cruttenden Roth and a listing of its other investor conferences, please visit this company's website at www.crut.com. Cruttenden Roth is a regional investment bank and brokerage specializing in emerging growth companies. One of the most active regional underwriters in the west, the firm has won recognition as one of the best performing underwriters in the nation, based on aftermarket performance. Headquartered in Irvine, California, the Company maintains regional offices in Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle and Denver. It is a member of the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), the Securities Industry Association (SIA), and the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC).
UPDATED LIST OF PRESENTING COMPANIES:
4Front Technologies, Inc. (FFTI) Acacia Research Corporation (ACRI) Accelr8 Technology Corporation (ACLY) Align-Rite International, Inc. (MASK) Alliance Pharmaceutical Corporation (ALLP) Allstar Systems, Inc. (ALLS) AlphaNet Solutions, Inc. (ALPH) AMCOR Capital Corporation (ACAP) American Science and Engineering, Inc. (ASE) Antigua Enterprises, Inc. (ANTGF) Arthur Treacher's, Inc. (ATCH) ATL Products, Inc. (ATLPA) Atrix Laboratories, Inc. (ATRX) Authentic Specialty Foods, Inc. (ASFD) Bonded Motors, Inc. (BMTR) Brilliant Digital Entertainment, Inc. (BDE) Cadus Pharmaceutical Corporation (KDUS) California Amplifier, Inc. (CAMP) Ceradyne, Inc. (CRDN) Circus Circus Enterprises, Inc. (CIR) CKE Restaurants, Inc. (CKR) Compass Plastics & Technologies, Inc. (CPTI) Cover-All Technologies, Inc. (COVR) Cypros Pharmaceutical Corp. (CYPR) Data Dimensions, Inc. (DDIM) Dental/Medical Diagnostic Systems, Inc.(DMDS) Diedrich Coffee, Inc. (DDRX) Diversified Corporate Resources, Inc. (HIR) Eco Soil Systems, Inc. (ESSI) Electronic Designs, Inc. (EDIX) Eltron International, Inc. (ELTN) Emisphere Technologies, Inc. (EMIS) Emulex Corporation (EMLX) ENDOcare, Inc. (ENDO) ErgoBilt, Inc. (ERGB) FEI Company (FEIC) Fidelity National Financial, Inc. (FNF) First Cash, Inc. (PAWN) The ForeFront Group, Inc. (FFGI) GB Foods Corporation (GBFC) General Automation, Inc. (GA) Hansen Natural Corporation (HANS) Hooper Holmes, Inc.(HH) Image Guided Technologies, Inc. (IGTI) ImClone Systems, Inc. (IMCL) InfoNow Corporation (INOW) Information Analysis, Inc. (IAIC) InnerDyne, Inc. (IDYN) Insight Health Services Corporation (IHSC) International Aircraft Investors (IAIS) InterVU, Inc. (ITVU) IWL Communications, Inc. (IWLC) K-Tel International, Inc. (KTEL) King World Productions, Inc. (KWP) Krause's Furniture, Inc. (SOFA) The Kushner-Locke Company (KLOC) La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company (LJPC) Labor Ready, Inc. (LBOR) Laser Power Corporation (LPWR) Matria Healthcare, Inc. (MATR) Maxwell Technologies, Inc. (MXWL) MedQuist, Inc. (MEDQ) Metro One Telecommunications (MTON) MGM Grand, Inc. (MGG) Micro Focus Group plc (MIFGY) Mirage Resorts Incorporated (MIR) MobiNetix Systems, Inc. (NETX) ModaCAD, Inc. (MODA) Modtech, Inc. (MODT) Molecular Biosystems, Inc. (MB) National Auto Finance Company, Inc. (NAFI) Natural Alternatives International, Inc. (NAII) NeoRx Corporation (NERX) NetSpeak Corporation (NSPK) Noise Cancellation Technology, Inc. (NCTI) Odetics, Inc. (ODET.A/ODET.B) OSI Systems, Inc. (OSIS) Pacific Research & Engineering Corp. (PXE) Paradise Music & Entertainment (PDSE) Percon Incorporated (PRCN) Peritus Software Services, Inc. (PTUS) Pixar Animation Studios (PIXR) PMR Corporation (PMRP) PolyMedica Corporation (PM) Price Communications Corporation (PR) Primadonna Resorts, Inc. (PRMA) Procom Technology Inc. (PRCM) Q.E.P. Co., Inc. (QEPC) Quality Systems, Inc. (QSII) Rally's/Checkers (RLLY) RCM Technologies, Inc. (RCMT) RemedyTemp, Inc. (REMX) Richey Electronics, Inc. (RCHY) Rockford Industries, Inc. (ROCF) Rural Cellular Corporation (RCCC) Safeguard Health Enterprises, Inc. (SFGD) Sapiens International Corporation (SPNSF) Scheid Vineyards, Inc. (SVIN) Schuff Steel Company (SHUF) SEEC, Inc. (SEEC) Semiconductor Packaging Materials Co., Inc. (SEMX) Sigma Circuits, Inc. (SIGA) SkyMall, Inc. (SKYM) Smartflex Systems, Inc. (SFLX) Spatial Technology, Inc. (STY) The Sportsmans Guide, Inc. (SGDE) SRS Labs, Inc. (SRSL) STAAR Surgical Company (STAA) Star Buffet, Inc. (STRZ) STRATESEC, Inc. (SFT) Summa Industries (SUMX) Tag-It Pacific, Inc. (TAG) TAVA Technologies, Inc./TOPRO, Inc. (TPRO) Tekelec (TKLC) Thoratec Laboratories Corporation (THOR) ThrustMaster, Inc. (TMSR) Todd-AO Corporation (TODDA) TransAct Technologies, Inc. (TACT) Transcrypt International, Inc. (TRII) Ugly Duckling Corporation (UGLY) Unapix Entertainment, Inc. (UPX) UniComp, Inc. (UCMP) Unique Mobility, Inc. (UQM) Viasoft, Inc. (VIAS) Virco Manufacturing Corporation (VIR) VISTA Information Solutions, Inc. (VINF) VIVUS, Inc. (VVUS) VocalTec Communications, Ltd. (VOCLF) WPI Group, Inc. (WPIC)
Conference Registration: Sue Sherry (Cruttenden Roth) 714-757-5786 Media Contact/Press Passes: Nevena Orbach (The Orbach Company) 818-904-0500
SOURCE Cruttenden Roth /CONTACT: Conference Registration: Sue Sherry of Cruttenden Roth, 714-757-5786; Media Contact - Press Passes: Nevena Orbach of The Orbach Company, 818-904-0500/
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