TOKYO, Jan. 7, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Internet Initiative Japan Inc. ("IIJ") (Nasdaq:IIJI) (TSE1:3774) announced today the status of the ongoing repurchase of its own shares as authorized at the meeting of IIJ's Board of Directors held on October 28, 2008.

ATLANTA, Jan. 6, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Premier Exhibitions, Inc. (Nasdaq:PRXI), a major developer of touring museum quality exhibitions, today announced its financial results for the third quarter and nine months ended November 30, 2008. The Company's current fiscal year ends February 28, 2009 ("Fiscal 2009"). Revenue for the third quarter decreased 20%, to $13.5 million, compared to $16.7 million in the third quarter of the fiscal year ended February 29, 2008 ("Fiscal 2008"). For the nine months ended November 30, 2008, revenue decreased 1% to $43.8 million, compared to $44.3 million for the same period in the prior year. Net loss was ($1.8) million in the third quarter compared to net income of $2.7 million in the same quarter last year. For the nine month period ended November 30, 2008, net loss was ($1.8) million, compared to $11.5 million of net income for the same period in the prior year.

HORSHAM, Pa., Jan. 6, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Toll Brothers, Inc. (NYSE:TOL), the nation's leading builder of luxury homes, will make a presentation to the investment community via live audio webcast at The Credit Suisse Homebuilder Conference on Wednesday, January 14, 2009 at 10:10 a.m. EST.

NAPERVILLE, Ill., Jan. 6, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nalco Company (NYSE:NLC), the global leader in water, energy, air and process technologies and services that deliver savings for customers and improve the environment, announced today that Paul J. Norris had been appointed to its Board of Directors, effective Feb. 12. The appointment brings the Board to a total of seven members.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq:CREE), a market leader in LED lighting, announces that more than 4,200 LR24 recessed LED luminaires are planned for installation in Wedge 5 of the Pentagon as part of a major renovation currently underway. In a signing ceremony today at the Pentagon, John J. Kubricky, Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Advanced Systems and Concepts, and Albert C. Ellet, acting director of the Washington Headquarters Service responsible for overseeing the renovation, signed an intra-departmental Memorandum of Agreement kicking-off the initiative to install LED lighting in the Pentagon.

LOUISVILLE, Ky., Jan. 6, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ResCare, Inc. (Nasdaq:RSCR) today announced that Ralph G. Gronefeld, Jr., chief executive officer, and David W. Miles, chief financial officer, will make a presentation regarding the Company on Thursday, January 15, 2009, at 8:30 a.m. Pacific Time during the 27th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference.

SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 6, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bell Microproducts Inc. (Pink Sheets:BELM), one of the world's largest value-added distributors of storage and computing technology, today announced that its Audit Committee has approved Deloitte & Touche LLP to serve as its independent registered public accounting firm. Deloitte & Touche replaces the Company's previous accountants, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. Last week, the Company completed its previously-announced financial restatement and filed its 2006 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

BROOKLYN, N.Y., Jan. 6, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. (Nasdaq:DCOM) (the "Company"), the parent company of The Dime Savings Bank of Williamsburgh ("Dime"), today announced that the Company expects to release its earnings for the quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2008 prior to the opening of the U.S. equity markets on Friday, January 23, 2009.

UNION, N.J., Jan. 6, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Center Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq:CNBC), the parent company for Union Center National Bank ("UCNB"), today announced that for the fourth quarter of 2008, it intends to establish an additional loan loss provision of $100,000 and charge-off approximately $250,000 in connection with an outstanding commercial real estate project that it has recently taken into Other Real Estate Owned (OREO).

MONTREAL, Jan. 6, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Midland Baring Financial Group (Pink Sheets:MDBF) (Frankfurt:M4U) announced today that it has received clearance from the NASDAQ to effect its name change to Level Vision Electronics as well as the reverse stock split of 1 for 6.

DALLAS, Jan. 6, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- PMFG, Inc. (the "Company") (Nasdaq:PMFG), parent of Peerless Mfg. Co., today announced that it has been awarded two Environmental Systems contracts with a combined value of $4,200,000 and has also been awarded one contract for heat exchangers valued at $3,100,000.

NEW YORK, Jan. 6, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund II (NYSE:PCK) (the "Fund") announced today that the previously declared November dividend of $0.07 per common share (payable to shareholders of record on November 13, 2008) will be paid today.

BURLINGTON, Mass., Jan. 6, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. (Nasdaq:LMAT) today announced the publication of a study in the Journal of Endovascular Therapy confirming the use of LeMaitre's endovascular thoracic stent graft in the treatment of thoracic aortic aneurysms and dissections. The two-year study was conducted by Lefeng Qu, MD and Dieter Raithel, MD of Nuremberg Southern Hospital.

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RESTON, Va., Jan. 6, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has been awarded a contract potentially valued at $68 million to design, integrate, install and test the U.S. Coast Guard's Nationwide Automatic Identification System (Nationwide AIS) core data exchange capability.

GREENVILLE, Wis., Jan. 6, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Educators today face the difficult challenge of balancing tight school budgets with the desire to learn new techniques to help students succeed. That juggling act is now easier with the help of a cost-effective online video seminar series from School Specialty (Nasdaq:SCHS) called Bright Ideas that shares proven tools to improve the learning environment, especially for those children who struggle with special needs.

ELKTON, Md., Jan. 6, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Kinetic Energy Interceptors (KEI) industry team led by Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has begun testing the cold-launch system that will be essential for mobile, global and flexible missile defense.

THE WOODLANDS, Texas, Jan. 6, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Trico Marine Services, Inc. (Nasdaq:TRMA) (the "Company" or "Trico") today announced that CTC Marine Projects, the Company's trenching and installation division, has been awarded a contract with a value of $20 million for the North Bardawil Project offshore Egypt for Petrobel which is scheduled to commence in the first quarter of 2009.

DALLAS, Jan. 6, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Retalix(r) (Nasdaq:RTLX), a leading provider of software solutions for retailers and distributors, today announced that Save Mart Supermarkets, a 245-store grocery chain based in Modesto, California, is deploying an integrated suite of Retalix supply chain management applications to enhance business processes at its headquarters, as well as its distribution centers.