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AUSTIN, TX (MARKET WIRE) Ronn Motor Company (PINKSHEETS: RNNM) reported today that it is preparing to commence pre-release reservations and sales of its proprietary "H2GO(TM)," a Hydrogen-On-Demand (HOD) system that can be installed on any existing car or truck.

RONKONKOMA, NY (MARKET WIRE) Lakeland Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: LAKE), a market leader in protective apparel, today announced that the company, through its recently acquired Brazilian subsidiary Qualytextil, has received a contract worth approximately $1 million from Companhia Pulista de Forca e Luz, a major electrical utility in the state of Sao Paulo, for customized protective clothing. In addition, Lakeland received a contract from Petrobras (NYSE: PBR), Brazil's largest oil company, for approximately $0.2 million as part of its ongoing relationship which, so far this year, yielded approximately $1.6 million in sales.

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA (MARKET WIRE) Altium, the leading developer of unified electronic product development solutions, has announced that Heidelberg Instruments GmbH has selected Altium as its electronics design standard. Altium's solution will be used across all electronics design teams at Heidelberg Instruments' R&D headquarters located in Heidelberg, Germany.

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM (MARKET WIRE) Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report related to the Building materials industry is available in its catalogue.

MONTREAL, QUEBEC (MARKET WIRE) Velan Inc. (TSX: VLN) today announced that on Tuesday, October 14, 2008, it will release financial results for its 1st quarter ended August 31, 2008.

PITTSBURGH, PA (MARKET WIRE) ALGOR, Inc., a leading provider of design, analysis and simulation software, announced a licensing and services agreement with SENAI, the National Service for Industrial Apprenticeship of Brazil. ALGOR is donating $2.2 million in licenses of its multiphysics analysis software, which will be incorporated into the educational curriculum at the SENAI units of Joinville-SC and Caxias do Sul-RS.