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Accelrys (NASDAQ: ACCL) is a leading scientific enterprise R&D software and services company. Accelrys supports industries and organizations that are reliant on scientific innovation to distinguish themselves. The company’s industry-leading Accelrys Enterprise Platform offers a…

Actuate (NASDAQ: BIRT), the creator of BIRT and a leader in open source business intelligence (BI), serves more than 5,000 customers worldwide in a broad range of business areas, including financial services and the public…

Hot Topic (NASDAQ GSM: HOTT), a mall and Web-based specialty retailer, operates the Hot Topic and Torrid brands. Hot Topic offers apparel, accessories, music, and gift items for young men and women that are based…

ClearOne Communications (NASDAQ: CLRO) is a worldwide provider of conferencing, collaboration, streaming, and digital signage solutions for audio, video, and data multimedia communication. The company’s advanced comprehensive products, designed for business and residential use, offer…

Anworth Mortgage Asset (NYSE: ANH) is a mortgage real estate investment trust that is externally managed. The company primarily invests in securities that are guaranteed by the U.S. government, such as Ginnie Mae, or guaranteed…

Zygo (NASDAQ: ZIGO) designs, develops, and manufactures ultra-high precision measurement solutions to enhance its customers’ manufacturing yields, and optical sub-systems and components for original equipment manufacturer and end-user applications in the Americas, the Far East,…

First PacTrust Bancorp (NASDAQ: BANC) is a unitary thrift holding company for PacTrust Bank, formerly Pacific Trust Bank. Headquartered in Irvine, California, the company presently operates through 15 banking offices, including one loan production office,…

American Apparel (NYSE AMEX: APP) is a Los Angeles-based, vertically integrated manufacturer, distributor, and retailer of branded fashion-basic apparel. The company has approximately 10,000 employees and operates more than 240 retail stores in 20 countries.…

Anaren (NASDAQ: ANEN) is a provider of complex microwave signal distributions networks and components for the wireless communications, satellite communications, and defense electronics markets. The company was founded in 1967 as a supplier of microwave…

American Software (NASDAQ: AMSWA) is a global provider of demand-driven supply chain management and enterprise software solutions that drive value for companies regardless of market conditions. The company’s three business segments are supply chain management,…

GSI Group (NASDAQ: GSIG) is a global leader in designing, developing, manufacturing, and selling laser-based solutions, laser scanning devices, and precision motion and optical technologies. The company’s leading brands include precision motion products, lasers, and…

First California Financial Group (NASDAQ: FCAL) is the holding company of First California Bank, which serves small and middle-sized businesses and high net worth individuals throughout Southern California. Founded in 1979, the company has nearly…

Keynote Systems (NASDAQ: KEYN), a worldwide leader in Internet and mobile cloud testing and monitoring, maintains the world’s largest on-demand performance monitoring and testing infrastructure for Web and mobile sites. This infrastructure is made up…

LRAD (NASDAQ: LRAD) is the developer of proprietary Long Range Acoustic Device®, an acoustic hailing and warning device (AHD) applicable to commercial, government, and military markets. LRAD® systems are in service around the world in…

Cherokee (NASDAQ: CHKE) is a global brand management company that owns and represents a portfolio of fashion and lifestyle brands in multiple consumer product categories and sectors worldwide. The company has license agreements with leading…

Bravo Brio Restaurant Group (NASDAQ: BBRG), a leader in the upscale affordable dining segment, owns and operates the BRAVO! Cucina Italiana and BRIO Tuscan Grille restaurant brands. Striving to be the best Italian restaurant company…

The KEYW Holding (NASDAQ: KEYW) operates through its subsidiaries to provide agile cyber superiority, cybersecurity, and geospatial intelligence solutions primarily for U.S. Government intelligence and defense customers. The company’s solutions are a combination of its…

Saba Software (NASDAQ: SABA) is a provider of people-centric enterprise solutions for businesses and industries worldwide. Saba delivers cloud-based learning management, talent management, and social enterprise solutions to transform the way people work. The company’s…

Doral Financial (NYSE: DRL), the holding company of Doral Bank, is a diversified financial services company specializing in mortgage banking, banking, investment banking activities, institutional securities, and insurance agency operations.  The company’s activities are chiefly…

Coherent (NASDAQ: COHR) is a global leader in providing photonics-based solutions to commercial, industrial, and scientific research customers in the most demanding markets throughout the world. Since it was founded in 1966, Coherent has been…

CVB Financial (NASDAQ: CVBF) is the holding company for Citizens Business Bank, which is a $6.5 billion financial services company that serves the Inland Empire, Los Angeles County, Orange County, and Central Valley areas of…

Oplink Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: OPLK) is a designer, integrator, and optical manufacturing solutions (OMS) provider of optical networking components, modules, and subsystems. The company offers its optical-electrical components and subsystem manufacturing through its facilities in…

ViaSat (NASDAQ: VSAT) delivers fast, secure communications, Internet and network access to consumers, governments, enterprise, and the military, at virtually any location. The company’s fixed and mobile satellite network services feature ViaSat-1, the world’s highest…

Jamba (NASDAQ: JMBA), a holding company, globally owns and franchises Jamba Juice stores through its wholly owned subsidiary, Jamba Juice Company. Jamba Juice Company is a leading restaurant retailer of healthier specialty beverages and food…

Callidus Software (NASDAQ: CALD), the global market and technology leader in sales effectiveness and cloud computing, powers the performance of more than 2.5 million users that rely on the company’s solutions. The company does business…

II-VI (NASDAQ: IIVI) is a global leader in crystal growth technology. A vertically integrated manufacturing company, II-VI provides products for diversified markets, including industrial manufacturing, military and aerospace, high-power electronics and optical communications, and thermoelectronics…

API Technologies (NASDAQ: ATNY) is a leading provider of electronic systems, subsystems, RF and secure solutions for defense, aerospace, and commercial applications. The company’s customers include leading Fortune 500 companies and the governments of the…

Stamps.com (NASDAQ: STMP) is an Internet-based postage solutions provider that enables users to print electronic stamps directly onto envelopes. The company’s PhotoStamp is a patented form of postage that allows consumers to turn digital photos,…

Central Pacific Financial (NYSE: CPF), a Hawaii-based bank holding company, is the parent company of Central Pacific Bank, which operates 34 branches and 120 ATMs in Hawaii. Central Pacific Bank offers a full range of…

Krispy Kreme Doughnuts (NYSE: KKD) is a globally branded retailer and wholesaler of doughnuts, beverages, treats, and packaged sweets. Krispy Kreme also operates franchise stores, as well as manufactures and sells doughnut mixes, other ingredients…

Famous Dave’s of America (NASDAQ: DAVE) has been a developer, owner, operator, and franchisor of barbecue restaurants for more than 15 years. Headquartered in Minnetonka, Minnesota, Famous Dave’s operates and franchises restaurants across the United…

Dynamics Research (NASDAQ: DRCO) is a leader in providing mission-critical technology management services and solutions for federal and state governments. Backed by a history of excellence and customer satisfaction spanning more than five decades, DRC…

HealthStream (NASDAQ: HSTM) is a leader in providing learning and research solutions for the healthcare industry. HealthStream’s unified suite of SaaS solutions is utilized by approximately 2.8 million healthcare employees throughout the United States for…

Alliance Fiber Optic Products (NASDAQ: AFOP) is an innovative supplier of high performance fiber optic components and integrated modules. Leading and emerging communications equipment manufacturers utilize the company’s products in delivering optical networking systems to…

Cathay General Bancorp (NASDAQ: CATY) is the holding company for Cathay Bank, which is a California state-chartered bank. Founded in 1962, Cathay Bank currently operates 31 branches in California, eight in New York State, one…

Advanced Photonix (NYSE AMEX: API) is a leading supplier with a vast offering of optoelectronic products to a worldwide customer base. The company is a provider of optoelectronic solutions, high-speed optical receivers, and terahertz instrumentation…

Denny’s (NASDAQ: DENN) owns and operates one of America’s largest full-service family restaurant chains. Founded in 1953, the company started out in Lakewood, California, as Danny’s Donuts. The company’s name was changed to Denny’s in…

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (NASDAQ: KTOS) is a specialized national security technology business providing mission critical products, services, and solutions for United States National Security priorities. The company’s core capabilities are sophisticated engineering, manufacturing,…