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SAN MATEO, CA (MARKET WIRE) Glenborough, LLC, a San Mateo, CA real estate investment and management company specializing in office properties, is pleased to announce that Michele Micciche has assumed the duties of property manager for Glenborough's Tampa office portfolio. The portfolio consists of five properties, totaling 391,000 square feet.

SANTA CLARA, CA (MARKET WIRE) Silver Peak systems, the leader in scalable Wide Area network (WAN) acceleration, today announced that Dowdey, Anderson & Associates, Inc. (DAA), the leading civil engineering firm based in Dallas, selected Silver Peak NX appliances to improve the performance of AutoCAD 2D designs and 3D models across the WAN. DAA is leveraging Silver Peak's unique network optimization capabilities to improve collaboration among employees and save bandwidth costs through faster, more efficient image transfers across the WAN.

BOULDER, CO (MARKET WIRE) Vico congratulates P. J. Dick Incorporated/Hunt Construction Group on the award of the new Pittsburgh Penguins Arena project.

OTTAWA, ONTARIO (MARKET WIRE) The envision Group, is pleased to announce that its environmental contracting division, through it's subsidiary IONA Contractors Ltd., has been awarded $4.5 Million in contracts for 2008.

WAYNE, PA (MARKET WIRE) Over 200 U-Store-It Self-Storage Centers (NYSE: YSI) across the country are making a difference in their local communities by participating in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program this holiday season. Bring new, unwrapped toys to any participating U-Store-It location through December to help local needy children in your area.

SEATTLE, WA (MARKET WIRE) Windermere Real Estate announced today the unveiling of their new homepage and search interface on the company's website, Windermere.com. The new website simplifies how consumers start their home search by featuring a clear and familiar method to Internet searches: a single search box. The new homepage can be seen at www.windermere.com.

SANTA MONICA, CA (MARKET WIRE) WestsideRentals.com, the leading home finding service in California, announced today a plan that would help fire victims whose homes were lost or damaged due to the recent blazes by offering a free Westside Rentals membership and waving home security deposit fees. Founder and owner Mark Verge made the offer days after the California fires blackened over 42,000 acres consuming nearly 65 square miles and burning more than 1,000 homes since Thursday night prompting Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to declare states of emergency in three fire raged counties.

PLEASANT HILL, CA (MARKET WIRE) The Mt. Diablo Region YMCA's Irvin Deutscher Family branch facility, announced today the launch of the Together We Build campaign to raise $400,000 to renovate a significant portion of the facility. Through generous contributions from the community and the YMCA advisory board, the capital campaign has already finished the first phase of the capital campaign, which included a top-rated sports and recreation outdoor area, as well as new family locker rooms and much needed additional parking.