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Virage Logic Corp. Selects Demer IR
December 2000 – Virage Logic Corp. (www.viragelogic.com) has selected Demer IR to provide support for its aftermarket IR program. Virage is a technology and market leader in embedded memory, and provides semiconductor intellectual property (SIP) for the memory elements of complex system-on-a-chip (SoC) semiconductor devices. Products include embedded memory cores, which are critical components of communications and networking devices such as cellular phones, routers, switches, modems, DVD players, and set-top boxes. On August 1, 2000, Virage (Nasdaq:VIRL) completed an initial public offering of 3.75 million shares of common stock.

ILX Lightwave Selects Demer IR as Outside IR Counsel
November 2000 – ILX Lightwave, Inc. (www.ilxlightwave.com) recently registered with the SEC for an initial public offering of common stock and selected Demer IR to provide planning, implementation and support for its aftermarket IR program. ILX develops and manufactures test and measurement equipment for fiber-optic telecommunications, one of the fastest growing high-technology segments. In 1986, ILX introduced the industry's first precision current source for laser diode control and, today, the company is an established provider of semiconductor laser instrumentation products. ILX is headquartered in Bozeman, Montana, and has a division in Boulder, Colorado, as well as offices in Japan and the United Kingdom.

‘IR Fundamentals’ Course Offered Again This Year
For the third year in a row, Demer IR will offer its ‘IR Fundamentals’ course at its offices in Walnut Creek. This year’s class will have a new format—two Saturday sessions on September 23 and October 7, as opposed to the traditional four weeknight sessions. The course will focus on IR terms, concepts, philosophy, and practices, with special emphasis on the IPO and aftermarket, contemporary IR strategies and tactics, trends in guidance and disclosure, and the anatomy of the investment community. The instructional mix will blend assignments, class discussion and the participation of CFOs and IR directors as featured guest speakers. Anyone interested in this or future IR Fundamentals courses should contact Demer IR at 925-938-2678 or info@demer-ir.com.

Repeater Technologies, Inc., Selects Demer IR Counsel
September 2000 – Repeater Technologies, Inc. (www.repeaters.com), a leading supplier of wireless network equipment primarily to CDMA wireless service providers, has selected Demer IR to support the planning and implementation of its investor relations program. The company’s products work in conjunction with base stations to expand the coverage area of wireless networks outdoors in suburban, rural and urban areas, as well as inside office buildings and other structures with limited coverage. On August 8, 2000, Repeater (Nasdaq:RPTR) completed an initial public offering of common stock, which reached 5.46 million shares with the underwriters’ over-allotment.

IKOS Systems Engages Demer IR Counsel
June 2000 - IKOS Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:IKOS), a leading provider of design verification solutions, has selected Demer IR to support its investor relations program. Demer IR will help the company with a full range of IR services, including investment community research, targeting and outreach, quarterly reporting of financial results, consultation on IR website content, and investor inquiry response systems. The company's high-performance design verification solutions include hardware and software simulation for language-based design, logic emulation for system integration and compatibility verification, and verification services.

Demer IR Delivers Research to Lutris Technologies
March 2000 – Demer IR recently completed an investment community research project for Lutris Technologies, Inc. (www.lutris.com), a privately held supplier of Open Source software solutions that integrate Internet professional services and application server capabilities. Lutris is the primary sponsor of Enhydra (www.enhydra.org), the leading Open Source Java/XML application server, and a provider of Enhydra-based support and professional services to customers ranging from Internet start-ups to Global 2000 companies.

Stanford Microdevices Joins Demer IR Clientele
March 2000 – Stanford Microdevices, Inc. (www.stanfordmicro.com) has filed registration for an initial public offering of common stock and retained Demer IR to provide support services for its aftermarket IR program. The company is a leading designer and supplier of high-performance radio frequency (RF) components for wireless voice and data and broadband wireline communications infrastructure equipment. Its broad product line ranges from discrete components to integrated circuits and multi-component modules, and manufacturing is outsourced in a fabless operating environment. The proposed underwriters for the IPO are Deutsche Banc Alex. Brown, Banc of America Securities, CIBC World Markets, and Robertson Stephens. The Nasdaq ticker symbol for which application is pending is SMDI.

TriNet Group Selects Demer IR as Outside IR Counsel
March 2000 – TriNet Group, Inc. (www.trinet.com) recently registered with the SEC for an initial public offering of common stock and picked Demer IR as its IR firm. TriNet is a leading provider of total online solutions for outsourcing payroll, benefits and human resources support to more than 400 fast-growth technology companies. The company’s integrated HR transaction processing and multiple-vendor management capabilities, highly scalable enterprise platform and Web-enabled, self-directed delivery provides easy data access to both employees and managers, thereby reducing administrative pressures and allowing companies to focus on their core competencies. The co-managers of the IPO are Robertson Stephens, Dain Rauscher Wessels and Robert W. Baird. TriNet’s application for the Nasdaq ticker symbol TRNE is pending.

Chordiant Software Engages Demer IR Following Successful IPO
February 2000 – Chordiant Software, Inc. (Nasdaq:CHRD), which delivers an integrated, multi-channel eBusiness customer solution, has selected Demer IR to support its investor relations program, after an initial public offering of 4.5 million shares of common stock on February 15. Chordiant (www.chordiant.com) provides a suite of applications that enables large consumer companies to implement best business practices over the Web, via email, through call centers, or in branches, with built-in support for voice, data and Internet integration, as well as a comprehensive workflow engine. Demer IR will help the company with a full range of IR services, including quarterly reporting of financial results and investor inquiry response systems.

interWAVE Launches Aftermarket Program with Demer IR
January 2000 – interWAVE Communications International, Ltd. (Nasdaq:IWAV), a global provider of wireless GSM-over-IP network systems and a Demer IR client since 1996, completed an initial public offering of 9.8 million shares of common stock on January 28, 2000. interWAVE then launched its aftermarket IR program with the reporting of second-quarter fiscal 2000 results on February 23. The company (www.iwv.com) pioneered the only commercially available solution that provides all of the infrastructure equipment and software necessary to support an entire wireless network within a single system the size of a PC tower. Demer IR will support interWAVE’s IR program planning and execution, including investment community research, targeting and outreach.