Eight High-Tech Companies from Midwest Region to Meet Investors at 10th Annual AeA Micro Cap Financial Conference



Oakbrook Terrace, IL (April 29, 2008) – Eight companies from the Midwest region will present to investors at the 10th Annual AeA Micro Cap Financial Conference. Up to 100 companies representing 25 states will present at the conference. This year for the first time, the conference will feature a track on alternative energy/green tech companies, including a panel discussion hosted by Needham & Company, LLC. AeA, the nation’s largest high-tech trade association, will host the conference from May 4-6 at the Monterey Plaza Hotel in Monterey, California.

“The unique, neutral format at AeA’s Micro Cap Financial Conference allows high-tech executives to connect with investors and pair off for intimate discussions about various technologies, strategic missions, trend analyses, and investment potential,” said Ed Longanecker, Executive Director, AeA Midwest Council. “The presentation format is ideally suited for the frank, one-on-one discussions that must take place to establish these important relationships.”

Companies representing every sector and region of the high-technology industry will present their business plans at the AeA Micro Cap Conference this year. Sectors include software, computer hardware, semiconductor, telecommunications, wireless, defense technology, security, and medical devices.

Companies participating from the Midwest region include: Advanced Photonix, Inc.; Cimatron Ltd.; eLoyalty Corporation; ICOP Digital, Inc.; Interactive Intelligence, Inc.; Sonic Foundry, Inc.; Widepoint Corporation; and ZBB Energy Corporation.

For more information, and to see a full list of presenting companies, please visit http://www.aeanet.org/microcap.