xtremepicks.com: www.Xtremepicks.Com: Xtremepicks Alerts November 18, 2009 : IDSY, IPCS, STEM and HOME

Posted on: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:57:00 EST


Symbols: STEM, HOME, IPCS, IDSY
Nov 18, 2009 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) --
STEM | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating -- Xtremepicks.com Alerts include I.D. Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: IDSY | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating), iPCS, Inc. (NASDAQ: IPCS | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating), StemCells, Inc. (NASDAQ: STEM | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) and Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq: HOME | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating)

I.D. Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:IDSY) trading at $3.24 per share on trading volume of 6,500 shares.

In a press release out on November 18, Nestle Waters North America Initiates Roll Out of Wireless Vehicle Management Technology from I.D. Systems

HACKENSACK, N.J., Nov 18, 2009 -- I.D. Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:IDSY), a leading provider of wireless asset management solutions, today announced that Nestle Waters North America has initiated a series of follow-on purchase orders to implement I.D. Systems' PowerFleet(TM) Vehicle Management System (VMS) on fleets of industrial trucks at six plants in the United States. Nestle Waters initially deployed the system at two sites during the second and third quarters of 2009. The orders were placed by I.D. Systems' strategic marketing partner NACCO Materials Handling Group, Inc., a leading global manufacturer of industrial trucks, including Yale(R) brand lift trucks, and facilitated by Yale/Chase Equipment and Services, Inc., the Yale dealer in Southern California and Hawaii.

About I.D. Systems

Based in Hackensack, New Jersey, with subsidiaries in Germany and the United Kingdom, I.D. Systems is a leading provider of wireless solutions for managing and securing high-value enterprise assets, including industrial vehicles, such as forklifts and airport ground support equipment, and rental vehicles. The Company's patented technology, which utilizes radio frequency identification, or RFID, technology, addresses the needs of organizations to control, track, monitor and analyze their assets. For more information, visit www.id-systems.com. About Nestle Waters North America: Central to the leadership of Nestle Waters North America Inc. is its 33-year history and single-focus on producing bottled water products. The company's dedication to product quality, manufacturing expertise, employee development and environmental stewardship, especially in the areas of water use, energy and packaging, has helped Nestle Waters become the number one bottled water company in the U.S. To reach success, the company follows its credo: Respect for each other, respect for the environment, and respect for the community. To learn more, visit www.nestle-watersna.com. "Safe Harbor" Statement: This press release contains forward looking statements that are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, such as the Company's outlook for 2009 financial results and prospects for additional customers and revenues. Forward-looking statements include statements with respect to the Company's beliefs, plans, objectives, goals, expectations, anticipations, assumptions, estimates, intentions, and future performance, and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may be beyond the Company's control, and which may cause the Company's actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. All statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that could be forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, future economic and business conditions, the loss of any of the Company's key customers or reduction in the purchase of its products by any such customers, the failure of the market for the Company's products to continue to develop, the inability to protect the Company's intellectual property, the inability to manage the Company's growth, the effects of competition from a wide variety of local, regional, national and other providers of wireless solutions and other risks detailed from time to time in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008. These risks could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements made by, or on behalf of, the Company. The Company assumes no obligation to update the information contained in this press release, and expressly disclaims any obligation to do so.

iPCS, Inc. (NASDAQ: IPCS | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) trading at $23.96 per share on trading volume of 27,928 shares.

In a press release out on November 18, iPCS Agrees to Settle Shareholder Litigation

SCHAUMBURG, Ill., Nov 18, 2009 -- iPCS, Inc. (NASDAQ: IPCS), a PCS Affiliate of Sprint Nextel Corporation (NYSE: S), today announced that it has reached an agreement with the plaintiffs to settle the claims asserted in the putative shareholder class action lawsuits related to Sprint Nextel's proposed acquisition of iPCS. The cases are being heard in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois.

About iPCS, Inc.

iPCS, through its operating subsidiaries, is a Sprint PCS Affiliate of Sprint Nextel Corporation with the exclusive right to sell wireless mobility communications network products and services under the Sprint brand in 81 markets including markets in Illinois, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Iowa, Ohio and Tennessee. The territory includes key markets such as Grand Rapids (MI), Fort Wayne (IN), the Tri-Cities region of Tennessee (Johnson City, Kingsport and Bristol), Scranton (PA), Saginaw-Bay City (MI), Central Illinois (Peoria, Springfield, Decatur, and Champaign) and the Quad Cities region of Illinois and Iowa (Bettendorf and Davenport, IA, and Moline and Rock Island, IL). As of September 30, 2009, iPCS's licensed territory had a total population of approximately 15.1 million residents, of which its wireless network covered approximately 12.7 million residents, and iPCS had approximately 720,100 subscribers. iPCS is headquartered in Schaumburg, Illinois. For more information, please visit iPCS's website at www.ipcswirelessinc.com.

StemCells, Inc. (NASDAQ: STEM | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) trading at $1.13 on a volume of 305,714 shares

In a press release out on November 18, StemCells, Inc. Provides Update on NCL Program Meeting with FDA

PALO ALTO, Calif., Nov 18, 2009 -- StemCells, Inc. (NASDAQ: STEM | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) today provided an update on the ongoing clinical development program of its proprietary HuCNS-SC(R) product candidate (purified human neural stem cells) for neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis (NCL), often referred to as Batten disease.

About StemCells, Inc.

StemCells, Inc. is focused on the development and commercialization of cell-based technologies. In its cellular medicine programs, StemCells is targeting diseases of the central nervous system and liver. StemCells' lead product candidate, HuCNS-SC cells (purified human neural stem cells), is in clinical development for the treatment of two fatal neurodegenerative disorders that primarily affect young children. StemCells also markets specialty cell culture media products under the brand SC Proven(R), and is developing its cell-based technologies for use in drug screening and drug development. The Company has exclusive rights to approximately 55 issued or allowed U.S. patents and approximately 200 granted or allowed non-U.S. patents. Further information about StemCells is available on its web site at www.stemcellsinc.com.

Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq:HOME) trading at $12.31 on a volume of 1,092 shares

In a press release out on November 18, Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend

NAMPA, Idaho, Nov 18, 2009 -- Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq:HOME), the parent company of Home Federal Bank, announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.055 per share on its common stock. The dividend will be paid on December 15, 2009, to stockholders of record as of December 1, 2009.

Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. is headquartered in Nampa, Idaho, and is the parent company of Home Federal Bank, a community bank originally organized in 1920. The Company serves the Treasure Valley region of southwestern Idaho and the Tri-County region of Central Oregon through 23 full-service banking offices and one commercial loan center. The Company's common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol "HOME" and is included in the Russell 2000 Index. For more information, visit the Company's web site atwww.myhomefed.com.

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