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Japanese consumer electronics giant Sony is strengthening its focus on high definition (HD) technology in India by launching a host of HD enabled products in the country, along with initiatives to develop HD contents.

ISSAQUAH, WA (MARKET WIRE) Costco Wholesale Corporation ("Costco") (NASDAQ: COST) today reported net sales of $5.54 billion for the month of April, the four weeks ended May 4, 2008, an increase of 12 percent from $4.94 billion in the same four-week period last year.

FORT COLLINS, CO (MARKET WIRE) Imagine the amount of strength it would take to overcome breast cancer? For all the lives impacted every year, Otter Products, LLC. partners with the Avon Foundation to offer limited edition pink cases as a show of support for those fighting, the survivors and those who have lost someone to breast cancer. By purchasing an OtterBox for iPhone or iPod nano Defender(TM) Series Strength case, OtterBox will donate 10% of the purchase price to the Avon Breast Cancer Crusade to support access to care and finding a cure for breast cancer, with a focus on the medically underserved.

SAN DIEGO, CA (MARKET WIRE) PriceSmart, Inc. (NASDAQ: PSMT) today announced that for the month of April 2008, net sales increased 28.0% to $88.9 million from $69.5 million in April a year earlier. For the eight months ended April 30, 2008, net sales increased 25.3% to $716.5 million from $571.9 million in the same period last year. There were 25 warehouse clubs in operation at the end of April 2008 compared to 23 warehouse clubs in operation in April 2007.

STATESBORO, GA (MARKET WIRE) Tailored Business Systems Inc. (TBS), a wholly owned subsidiary of VillageEDOCS, Inc. (OTCBB: VEDO), a Solution as a Service Company, announced today that it has recently introduced its latest service offering, Content Management Solutions (CMS) for municipalities, and is now providing this service to the Coweta County Water and Sewerage Authority based in Newnan, Georgia, a new TBS customer.

PARSIPPANY, NJ (MARKET WIRE) Emerson Radio Corp. (AMEX: MSN) today announced the resignation of Michael A.B. Binney from the position of President -- International Sales. Mr. Binney will continue to serve as a member of Emerson's Board of Directors.

LONG PRAIRIE, MN (MARKET WIRE) As more companies cut costs in the face of a slowing economy, Copiers Refurbished, a leading independent dealer of slightly used copy machines, is offering tips on buying a properly refurbished, used copier for a significantly lower price.

PITT MEADOWS, BRITISH COLUMBIA (MARKET WIRE) Tranzeo wireless Technologies Inc. (TSX: TZT), a premier manufacturer of wireless broadband and WiMAX communication systems, and Vecima Networks Inc., The Last Mile Solution(R) for broadband wired and wireless networks, have completed a collaboration on an end-to-end 3.5GHz WiMAX system, based on the 802.16-2004 standard, featuring Vecima's best of breed base station technology and Tranzeo's high-performance customer premise equipment.