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Stockwire.com: Speak with other shareholders about: (NYSE: TU), (OTCBB: PAVC), (NASDAQ: CSCO), (OTCBB: EBIG), (NASDAQ: CALD)(M2 PressWIRE Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge) RDATE:18012008 AUSTIN, TX -- Are you looking to speak with other investors about your favorite stock in real-time? Stockwire.com, ranked in the top 5,000 websites in the United States by Alexa.com/Amazon.com, has created one of the finest chat programs available for investors. Now you can chat real-time with like-minded individuals about your favorite stock. Visit Stockwire.com and click the "Chat Live" button at the top. ---------------------------------------------------------- To view in-depth research, click the following link: http://www.stockwire.com/compant/tu ---------------------------------------------------------- TELUS Corporation (NYSE: TU) TELUS Corporation closed at $41.81 Wednesday, trading 113,700 shares. Company News- January 17, 2008: TELUS Announces Successful Acquisition of Emergis TELUS Corporation (TSX:T)(TSX:T.A)(NYSE: TU) and Emergis Inc. (TSX:EME) today announced that 6886116 Canada Ltd., an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of TELUS, has been successful in its bid to acquire Emergis under its previously announced offer to acquire all of the common shares of Emergis (including common shares issuable upon the exercise or surrender of any options). A total of approximately 84,876,494 common shares representing approximately 94% of the outstanding common shares of Emergis (on a fully-diluted basis) were validly deposited to the offer, which expired at 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time) on January 16, 2008. With all conditions of the offer having been satisfied, 6886116 Canada Ltd. has taken up the tendered shares and will pay to the Depositary $8.25 per share in cash for these shares on January 17, 2008. "We are very pleased with the strong acceptance of our offer," said Joe Natale, President of TELUS Business Solutions, "and we welcome the Emergis team and its CEO Francois Cote to the TELUS team. We look forward to helping lead the transformation of healthcare in Canada by providing advanced electronic health record, claims processing and pharmacy solutions. In addition, Emergis' strong suite of financial services solutions complements TELUS' strength in the financial services sector." "This is a great opportunity for our employees and for the customers of both our organizations," said Francois Cote, President and CEO of Emergis. "Combining our proven capabilities with TELUS' customer base, strong brand, and financial resources positions us to lead the development of electronic solutions for the healthcare and financial services industries." TELUS, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, intends to exercise its statutory rights under the Canada Business Corporations Act to purchase all of the remaining shares by compulsory acquisition. Upon completion of the compulsory acquisition, it intends to de-list the Emergis common shares from The Toronto Stock Exchange and to apply to securities regulatory authorities for Emergis to cease to be a reporting issuer. About Emergis Emergis is an IT leader in Canada that focuses on the health and financial services sectors. It develops and manages solutions that automate transactions and the secure exchange of information to increase the process efficiency and quality of service of its customers. Emergis has expertise in electronic health-related claims processing, health record systems, pharmacy management solutions, cash management and loan document processing and registration. In Canada, Emergis delivers solutions to major insurance companies, top financial institutions, government agencies, hospitals, large corporations, real estate lawyers and notaries and 3,100 pharmacies. About TELUS TELUS (TSX:T)(TSX:T.A)(NYSE:TU) is a leading national telecommunications company in Canada, with $9 billion of annual revenue and 11 million customer connections including 5.4 million wireless subscribers, 4.4 million wireline network access lines and 1.2 million Internet subscribers. TELUS provides a wide range of communications products and services including data, Internet protocol (IP), voice, entertainment and video. Committed to being Canada's premier corporate citizen, we give where we live. Since 2000, TELUS and our team members have contributed more than $91 million to charitable and non-profit organizations and volunteered more than 1.7 million hours of service to local communities. Eight TELUS Community Boards across Canada lead our local philanthropic initiatives. For more information about TELUS, please visit www.telus.com. ---------------------------------------------------------- To view in-depth research, click the following link: http://www.stockwire.com/compant/pavc ---------------------------------------------------------- Paivis, Corp. (OTCBB: PAVC) Paivis, Corp. closed at $0.02 Wednesday, trading 649,609 shares. Company News- January 17, 2008: Paivis, Corp. Provides Info to Shareholders on the Merits of the Planned Merger With Trustcash Holdings, Inc.; Paivis Common Shareholders to Receive $0.65/Share in Trustcash Preferred Stock Earlier today Paivis, Corp. ("Paivis" or the "Company") (OTCBB: PAVC) announced that they are providing information to its shareholders on the merits of the planned merger with Trustcash Holdings, Inc., a fully reporting publicly traded company ("Trustcash"). Terms of the merger provide for Paivis common shareholders to receive $0.65/share in a Trustcash Preferred Stock exchange. On December 20, 2007 the Company signed an Agreement and Plan of Merger ("Definitive Agreement") with Trustcash. The Company believes this Merger provides a number of positives towards the building of value for its shareholders, including but not limited to the following: The parties have agreed to use their best efforts to consummate the transaction by January 31, 2008, or as soon as practicable thereafter. Upon closing the combined entities would include Trustcash, Paivis, and Paivis's acquisition targets, Detroit Phone Cards, Inc., and AAAA Media Services, Inc. and produce a combined revenue stream of approximately $73,000,000 (unaudited). The Merger Agreement, which includes all details of the transaction including the rights and preferences of the Issuable Shares is filed by Trustcash and Paivis as an exhibit to a Current Report on Form 8-K with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as required. The Merger Agreement contains certain conditions precedent to consummation of the merger, including but not limited to, financing being secured by Trustcash, the audits of Paivis' acquisitions being completed, obtaining consents, providing certified lists of shareholders and delivery of certain due diligence and other corporate documents. The Merger Agreement provides detail of the rights and preferred shares of the Issuable Shares. The Merger Agreement amongst other terms and conditions further provide that Trustcash will file a registration statement to register the Issuable Shares and that an application will be made to list the Issuable shares to trade publicly. About Paivis, Corp. Paivis, Corp. is a wholesale telecommunications carrier that sells prepaid "point-of-sale activated" and live cards. Paivis generates its revenues through the sale of prepaid calling cards and wireless services, and international wholesale termination. Products are sold throughout many of the country's major retail outlets, including Duane Reade, 7-Eleven, and Chevron. ---------------------------------------------------------- To view in-depth research, click the following link: http://www.stockwire.com/compant/csco ---------------------------------------------------------- Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) Cisco closed at $25.15 Wednesday, trading 90,243,300 shares. Company News- January 17, 2008: Cisco to Host Online Roundtable on Enterprise and Data Center Security, and to Unveil New High-Peformance Security Solutions Earlier today Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) announced that they will host an interactive videocast with leading network security experts from Cisco and Del Monte Foods to discuss how enterprises can protect today's media-rich applications while managing increased collaboration, rapidly growing amounts of Internet Protocol (IP) traffic, and burgeoning numbers of new devices and users accessing applications. The discussion will highlight: Who: Cisco's Marie Hattar, senior director of security solutions, will host the event, and participants will include Tom Russell, senior director of product management in Cisco's Security Technologies Group, and Dennis Tokarski, manager of telecommunications and network operations at Del Monte Foods. When: Tuesday, January 22, 2008, 8:00 - 9:00 a.m. PST Where: Cisco's online videocast can be accessed at the Web site below. Attendees should visit this site on Jan. 22 at 8:00 a.m. PST and select "Play" to launch the live presentation. http://tools.cisco.com/cmn/jsp/index.jsp?id=70018 Technical Assistance: Attendees that experience difficulties connecting can contact support at 1 866 614 0208 or 617 778 9652. Phone support is available 30 minutes prior to and after the event, as well as during the videocast. Attendees may also submit an Online Support Request to [email protected] or [email protected] if necessary. How: To schedule press interviews after the broadcast, send an email message to Charles Sommerhauser, [email protected], or call 925 371-6341. To schedule analyst interviews after the broadcast, please contact Sarita Kincaid, [email protected] or call 408 525-0733. About Cisco Systems Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) is the worldwide leader in networking that transforms how people connect, communicate and collaborate. Information about Cisco can be found at http://www.cisco.com. For ongoing news, please go to http://newsroom.cisco.com. ---------------------------------------------------------- To view in-depth research, click the following link: http://www.stockwire.com/compant/ebig ---------------------------------------------------------- EastBridge Investment Group (OTCBB: EBIG) EastBridge Investment Group closed at $0.085 Wednesday, trading 108,251 shares. Company News- January 17, 2008: Investorsvoice.com Recommends EastBridge Investment Group Earlier today Investorsvoice.com provided year-end highlights of EastBridge Investment Group (OTCBB: EBIG), stating that EBIG was looking great for 2008. Investorsvoice.com believes 2008 will be a "banner year" for EBIG and strongly recommends their stock. A chartered financial analyst provided a target stock price of $0.51 per share based on the 2007 results of EBIG in a recent research report. EBIG has done a tremendous job in getting new clients in the year 2007. Many of these Far East companies will go public in 2008 with EBIG's guidance and assistance. In 2007, the Company had a goal to bring in four clients; EBIG actually contracted with eight clients. As compensation for their work, EBIG takes ownership of 10% to 25% of each client's common shares. EBIG then provides dividend shares to its shareholders when it takes the client company public in the United States. EBIG also gets cash fees which are used to help take these clients public in the United States. EBIG shareholders will ultimately own a diversified portfolio of international stocks. EastBridge Investment Group (EBIG) feels that 2008 will exceed 2007. EBIG will continue to contract with new clients in Far East countries looking for stable and profitable companies. EBIG has plans to register several of its current clients with the SEC and initiate trading on a U.S. stock exchange beginning in the second quarter of 2008. To learn more about EBIG, please listen to the CEO's interview conducted by Killian Brandon, senior analyst of Wall Street Reporter: http://www.wallstreetreporter.com/page.php?page=featured&id=27650 To view an analyst's report by Chris Gupta, CFA, senior equity stock analyst: http://www.ebigcorp.com/EBIG/Home/Ebig_Analysts_Report.pdf About EastBridge Investment Group EastBridge Investment Group focuses on small to medium-size high-growth companies in China and India offering IPOs, Joint Ventures and Merchant Banking services. The Company targets industries in electronics, real estate, auto, metal, energy, environmental, bioscience and food retail distribution. To learn more about EastBridge Investment Group go to our web site: www.EbigCorp.com. To receive EBIG's email alert, send a blank email to [email protected]. ---------------------------------------------------------- To view in-depth research, click the following link: http://www.stockwire.com/compant/cald ---------------------------------------------------------- Callidus Software Inc. (NASDAQ: CALD) Callidus Software Inc. closed at $3.98 Wednesday, trading 141,900 shares. Company News- January 17, 2008: Callidus Software Announces Strategic Agreement With IMS Health Callidus Software Inc. (NASDAQ: CALD), the leader in Sales Performance Management (SPM), announced earlier today that it has entered an exclusive resale agreement with IMS Health, the world's leading provider of market intelligence to the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries. Callidus On-Demand will be deployed as IMS's software platform for IMS's new global sales force incentive compensation offering, IMS Precision Compensation, an offering designed to leverage IMS's unmatched market insights with Callidus' industry-leading SPM and incentive compensation software products, services and expertise. "With complex and fluid selling models, it is clear that effective sales performance and incentive compensation management are critical in the pharmaceutical industry," said Leslie Stretch, president and CEO at Callidus Software. "Callidus has already demonstrated strong momentum, with three of the five largest US pharmaceutical manufacturers as customers. We are excited about this important alliance and will work closely with IMS and its global sales force and customer base to dramatically extend our reach into this industry." "After thorough evaluation, we found Callidus On-Demand delivered the best underlying technology to support the Precision Compensation offering," said Sati Sian, global general manager, Sales Force Effectiveness at IMS. "In sales force incentive compensation, flexibility is paramount. The Callidus software solution enables IMS to deploy a client offering that helps pharmaceutical companies lower their total costs, implement more effective sales plan design and cut time to market for incentive compensation payouts -- important fundamentals that drive our clients' ability to achieve intended sales results." About Callidus Software Callidus Software (www.callidussoftware.com) (NASDAQ: CALD) is a leading provider of on-premise and on-demand Sales Performance Management (SPM) solutions to global companies across a broad range of industries. 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