ICR XChange Asia to Ring the NASDAQ Stock Market Closing Bell


MEDIA ADVISORY, Oct. 2, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) --



 What:
 Tom Ryan, Co-CEO of ICR, will preside over the closing bell to 
 celebrate the ICR XChange Asia Institutional Investor conference held 
 earlier that day. Joining Mr. Ryan at the podium will be CEOs and 
 CFOs from 14 Asia-based companies, who are presenting at the 
 conference. For a full list of participating companies, please visit 
 http://www.icr-online.com/xchange/index.htm

 Where:
 NASDAQ MarketSite - 4 Times Square - 43rd & Broadway - Broadcast Studio

 When: 
 Tuesday October 3rd, 2006 at 4:00 p.m. EDT

 Contacts:
 Alecia Pulman
 Senior Director of Media Relations
 Integrated Corporate Relations
 203-682-8259
 Alecia.Pulman@icrinc.com 
 www.icr-online.com 

 NASDAQ MarketSite:
 Stephanie Lowenthal; 646.441.5220

Feed Information:

The closing bell is available from 3:50 p.m. to 4:05 p.m. on uplink IA-6 C-band/transponder 17. The downlink frequency is 4040 Vertical; Audio 6.2-6.8. The feed can also be found on Waterfront fiber 1623. If you have any questions, please contact Stephanie Lowenthal at (646) 441-5220.

Photos:

To obtain a hi-resolution photograph of the Market Close, please go to http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/marketsite_events.stm and click on the market close of your choice.

About ICR Exchange Asia:

The ICR XChange now introduces Asia-based, publicly-traded companies to key Wall Street constituents: investors, analysts, bankers and capital markets professionals.

Each year, Integrated Corporate Relations (ICR), a financial communications consultancy, hosts the ICR XChange, known throughout the institutional investor community as one of the best small and midcap growth events of the year. This year, the ICR XChange Asia brings ICR's existing annual conference to the increasingly popular Asian marketplace. ICR already represents some of the top public companies in the U.S. and will now bring this expertise to Asia-based companies, to enhance shareholder value with effective communications, exposure and the right Wall Street relationships.