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www.PicksThatMove.com: "Picks that move" Alerts, July 21, 2009: HBAN, HDNG, NEOG, PTEK, RNWK and SNPS.(M2 PressWIRE Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Picksthatmove.com Alerts include Huntington Bancshares, Inc. (Nasdaq: HBAN); Hardinge Inc. (Nasdaq: HDNG); Neogen Corporation (Nasdaq: NEOG); PokerTek, Inc., (Nasdaq: PTEK); RealNetworks(R), Inc. (Nasdaq: RNWK) and Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS) -- July 20, 2009 Huntington Bancshares, Inc. (Nasdaq: HBAN) closed at $3.88 on a volume of 16,629,517 shares. In a press release out on July 21, 2009 Huntington Funds Selects Unified Fund Services for Administration and Distribution INDIANAPOLIS, July 21, 2009 -- Unified Fund Services, Inc. and Unified Financial Securities, Inc. (collectively, "Unified") are proud to announce that The Huntington Funds have selected Unified to serve as sub-administrator and distributor. Unified has been the mutual fund family's transfer agent since 2002, and in 2006 the Unified companies became wholly-owned subsidiaries of Huntington Bancshares, Inc. (Nasdaq: HBAN). About Superconductor Technologies Inc. (STI) About Unified: Founded in 1952, Unified formed the first Indiana-based mutual fund in 1963. It has been providing start-up and ongoing support for mutual funds for over 45 years. Unified's turnkey services include mutual fund accounting, administration, transfer agency and distribution services for third parties. In 2006, Unified Fund Services, Inc. and Unified Financial Securities, Inc. became wholly-owned subsidiaries of Huntington Bancshares, Inc. (Nasdaq: HBAN), a $52+ billion regional bank holding company headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. More information is available at www.ufsonline.com. -- July 20, 2009 Hardinge Inc. (Nasdaq: HDNG) closed at $3.94 on a volume of 25,641 shares In a press release on july 21, 2009 Hardinge Announces Additional Workforce Reductions ELMIRA, N.Y., July 21, 2009 -- Hardinge Inc. (Nasdaq: HDNG), a leading international provider of advanced metal-cutting solutions, today announced it was further reducing its North American workforce by approximately 50 employees in response to continued weakness in demand for capital goods due to global economic conditions. This current workforce reduction represents approximately 10% of the Company's North America based employment, which is now almost 40% below mid-year 2008. Hardinge is a global designer, manufacturer and distributor of machine tools, specializing in high-precision, computer controlled, metal-cutting machines. The Company's products are distributed to most of the industrialized markets around the world and in 2008 approximately 69% of sales were from outside of North America. Hardinge has a very diverse international customer base and serves a wide variety of end-user markets. Along with metalworking manufacturers which make parts for a variety of industries, our customers include a wide range of end users in the aerospace, agricultural, transportation, basic consumer goods, communications and electronics, construction, defense, energy, pharmaceutical and medical equipment, and recreation industries, among others. The Company has manufacturing operations in the United States, Switzerland, Taiwan and China. Hardinge's common stock trades on NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol, "HDNG." For more information, please visit http://www.hardinge.com. -- July 20, 2009 Neogen Corporation (Nasdaq: NEOG) closed at $29.00 on a volume of 90,084 shares. In a press release out on July 21, 2009 Neogen Reports 16% Increase in Revenues LANSING, Mich., July 21, 2009 -- Neogen Corporation (Nasdaq: NEOG) today announced a 16% increase in revenues for its 2009 fiscal year, which ended May 31, and a continuation of the company's outstanding record of profitability. Neogen Corporation develops and markets products dedicated to food and animal safety. The company's Food Safety Division markets dehydrated culture media, and diagnostic test kits to detect foodborne bacteria, natural toxins, genetic modifications, food allergens, drug residues, plant diseases and sanitation concerns. Neogen's Animal Safety Division markets a complete line of diagnostics, veterinary instruments, veterinary pharmaceuticals, nutritional supplements, disinfectants, and rodenticides. -- July 20, 2009 PokerTek, Inc., (Nasdaq: PTEK) closed at $0.75 on a volume of 18,382 shares. In a press release out on July 21, 2009 PokerTek Begins PokerPro Field Trial With Atlantic Lottery Corporation Two New Brunswick locations mark the first installations of PokerPro outside traditional gaming properties into branded ALC gaming centers within bars. CHARLOTTE, N.C., July 21, 2009 -- PokerTek, Inc., (Nasdaq: PTEK) the industry pioneer and worldwide leader in automated poker tables, announced today the start of a six-month pilot of PokerPro tables within two new Coasters locations after winning the RFP issued by the Atlantic Lottery Corporation (ALC). About PokerTek: PokerTek, Inc. (Nasdaq: PTEK), headquartered in Matthews, NC, develops and markets products for the gaming and amusement industries. PokerTek developed PokerPro automated poker tables and related software applications to increase revenue, reduce expenses and attract new players into poker rooms by offering interactive poker that is fast, fun and mistake-free. Heads-Up Challenge is a two-player table that allows bars and restaurant patrons to compete head-to-head in various games for amusement purposes, increases earnings for game operators and provides patrons unique and challenging on-site entertainment. Both products are installed worldwide. For more information, please visit the company's website at www.PokerTek.com or contact Tracy Egan at 704.849.0860 x106. -- July 20, 2009 RealNetworks(R), Inc. (Nasdaq: RNWK) closed at $2.88 on a volume of 386,719 shares. In a press release out on July 21, 2009 RealGames Announces New Syndication Deals With Comcast and Other Partners SEATTLE, July 21, 2009 -- RealGames(TM), a division of RealNetworks(R), Inc. (Nasdaq: RNWK) is today announcing new and existing agreements to provide comprehensive games distribution services for mass media company Comcast; leading social entertainment website hi5; online media company Giant Realm, Inc. and other companies. These powerful consumer brands demonstrate the marked success of RealGames syndication during the first half of 2009 and the company's ability to offer exceptional value to both distribution and developer partners. With nearly 50 signed agreements in the first half of 2009, RealGames has seen a 224% year-over-year increase in new syndication partnerships and now works with more than 650 distribution partners globally. ABOUT REALNETWORKS RealNetworks, Inc. delivers digital entertainment services to consumers via PC, portable music player, home entertainment system and mobile phone. Real created the streaming media category in 1995 and has continued to lead the market with pioneering products and services, including: RealPlayer(R), the first mainstream media player to enable one-click downloading and recording of Internet video; the award-winning Rhapsody(R) digital music service, which delivers more than 1 billion songs per year; RealArcade(R), one of the largest casual games destinations on the Web; and a variety of mobile entertainment services, such as ringback tones, offered to consumers through leading wireless carriers around the world. RealNetworks' corporate information is located at www.realnetworks.com/company. -- July 20, 2009 Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS) closed at $19.44 on a volume of 964,642 shares In a press release out on July 21, 2009 Synopsys and TSMC Jointly Develop Interoperable Process Design Kit (iPDK) and Interoperable Ecosystem TSMC Adopts Synopsys Galaxy Custom Designer as iPDK Development and Validation Platform MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., July 21, 2009 -- Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design, verification and manufacturing, today announced that Synopsys and TSMC have entered into a comprehensive multi-year agreement to jointly develop, validate, support and distribute interoperable process design kits (iPDKs) that are optimized for TSMC advanced semiconductor processes including the 65-nanometer (nm), 40-nm and 28-nm nodes. The agreement is the culmination of a two-year collaboration to establish an interoperable PDK ecosystem that can accelerate and broaden designer access to new process nodes, promote design reuse and enable greater analog, mixed-signal and RF design innovation. Additionally, TSMC has adopted Synopsys' Galaxy Custom Designer(TM) implementation solution as its iPDK development and validation platform. About Synopsys Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS) is a world leader in electronic design automation (EDA), supplying the global electronics market with the software, intellectual property (IP) and services used in semiconductor design, verification and manufacturing. Synopsys' comprehensive, integrated portfolio of implementation, verification, IP, manufacturing and field-programmable gate array (FPGA) solutions helps address the key challenges designers and manufacturers face today, such as power and yield management, software-to-silicon verification and time-to-results. 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