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MOFFETT FIELD, CA (MARKET WIRE) Airship Ventures, a privately held corporation formed to bring Zeppelin NT airship operations to the USA, today announced that it had closed its Series A Preferred Stock financing on Monday with investments from six individuals. Terms of the financing were not disclosed.

EWING, NJ (MARKET WIRE) DOR BioPharma, Inc. (OTCBB: DORB) ("DOR" or the "Company"), a late-stage biopharmaceutical company, announced today that it has entered into a one-year exclusive option with the President and Fellows of Harvard College to license analogues of anthrax toxin for prospective use in vaccines against anthrax, a potentially fatal disease caused by the spore-forming, gram-positive bacterium Bacillus anthracis. The option, which was obtained through negotiation with Harvard University's Office of technology Development, encompasses an issued U.S. patent that covers engineered variants of protective

ARDEN, NC (MARKET WIRE) Homeland Integrated Security Systems, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: HISU) is pleased to announce that the Company's CEO and President, Fred Wicks, was interviewed by Larry Oakley on Wallstreetcorner.com on May 7, 2008. Mr. Wicks talked about the Company's expanded product line and its overall progression in the last few months that has positioned the Company for growth in 2008.

FOSTER CITY, CA (MARKET WIRE) Arena Solutions, the leading provider of on-demand product lifecycle management (PLM) software for manufacturers of all sizes, today announced that Stretch Inc. (www.stretchinc.com), the pioneer and leader in software configurable processors, has adopted on-demand Arena PLM to enhance collaboration, manage its outsourcing activities, and more easily comply with industry standards and regulations. Stretch selected Arena PLM in part because the company liked what the software-as-a-service (SaaS) model offers: lower cost, reduced risk, anytime/anywhere accessibility, and an easier-to-deploy,

SAN DIEGO, CA (MARKET WIRE) Cubic Defense Applications, a defense subsidiary of Cubic Corporation (AMEX: CUB), has received a potential $9.5 million contract from the 675th/689th Armament Systems Squadron at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, to supply Cubic's latest air combat training system to the Polish Air Force. The Poland Autonomous Air Combat Maneuvering Instrumentation (AACMI) program represents Cubic's first Foreign Military Sale (FMS) of the new P5 system, currently operational at 10 U.S. military bases.

TORONTO, ONTARIO (MARKET WIRE) Firan technology Group Corporation (TSX: FTG) -

ANCHORAGE, AK (MARKET WIRE) Port and longshore workers, truckers and other maritime employees at the Port of Anchorage began enrolling today in the Department of Homeland Security's transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) program. The program's goal is to ensure that any individual who has unescorted access to secure areas of port facilities and vessels has received a thorough background check and is not a security threat. Nationwide, more than 1.2 million workers with unescorted access to secure areas will apply to the program.