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American Musical Supply, No. 344 on the Internet Retailer Top 500 Guide to Retail Web Sites, saw its web site conversion rate increase 8.8% during a recent A/B test of ScanAlert's HACKER SAFE® certification mark.

The national multi-channel marketer of musical instruments ran the test to study how www.americanmusical.com shoppers responded to independent certification of its site security. Shoppers who saw ScanAlert's HACKER SAFE certification mark while visiting www.americanmusical.com generated hundreds of more orders than those shoppers (the control group) that did not see the mark.

"Our revenue is primarily driven by repeat customers and price sensitive shoppers who come to us through online advertising, so we were very curious to see how HACKER SAFE certification might affect our conversion rates," said American Musical Supply COO Pete Rubacky. "HACKER SAFE certification generated...

Westport Innovations Inc. (TSX: WPT), a global leader in gaseous-fuelled power technologies, today announced that one or more investment funds managed by Perseus, L.L.C., a U.S.-based private equity fund management company, have completed definitive agreements for a strategic investment of approximately $22.1 million in Westport to be completed in two separate tranches. The closing of the first tranche of $13.8 million is committed and will be funded on or before July 15, 2006. The parties also have agreed to a further investment of approximately $8.3 million to be used to pursue new business opportunities, with this second tranche being subject to, amongst other requirements, shareholder approval being received at Westport's upcoming 2006 Annual & Special General Meeting and the satisfaction of certain business development milestones. Assuming receipt of shareholder approval and satisfaction of the milestones, the second tranche is expected to be completed within 180 days of the 2...

The retail industry posted solid growth for the recently ended fiscal year, with sales among the nation's 150 largest chains increasing to $1.49 trillion, up more than $106 billion, or 7.6%, according to a report released this morning by Retailing Today, a leading retail trade journal.

The Top 150 Annual Industry Report chronicles year-over-year change among the nation's largest retailers and serves as an unofficial state-of-the-industry report. Among this year's findings, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. held the rank of No.1 retailer for the 15th year in a row with more than $315 billion in total revenue, followed by The Home Depot ($81.5 billion), Kroger ($60.5 billion), Sears Holdings ($54.2 billion) and Costco ($42.6 billion). Other standouts for the year include Target, Lowe's, Walgreens, CVS, Best Buy and Supervalu, all of which posted double-digit sales increases. The channels of trade that experienced the healthiest growth for the year were supercenters, up 17.8%, home goods specialt...

New York City landmark retailer J&R Electronics Inc. has launched its first customer loyalty initiative with Loyalty Lab, Inc., the leader in on-demand retail loyalty and customer management.

The family owned J&R Electronics, which sells consumer electronics, entertainment, and housewares from a website, catalog and series of widely recognized Park Row storefronts in New York, has launched the "J&R Loyalty Club." Customers who enroll in the program will receive the equivalent of 2% of all of their purchases in the form of J&R gift cards.

"Our customers have other options, but they keep coming back to J&R because we have managed to preserve a personal connection," said J&R Electronics CEO Rachelle Friedman. "With Loyalty Lab, we can now reward our best customers as they shop online."

Loyalty Lab's on-demand CRM Suite is hosting all of the components necessary for a multi-channel loyalty program, including customer signups, accounts and redemptions. T...

Maisonette International Enterprises Ltd. (``The Company'') (Other OTC:MAEN.PK - News) http://www.maisonetteworld.com, is pleased to announce that it has made arrangement through its Chairman for a complete payment towards it debt owed to the lending fund, Highgate Capital LLC. "Highgate".

Following a press release dated March 15 2006, in which the Company stated that it was hoping to have its debenture debt completely expunged from Highgate within the next 4 months, Alain Ghiai, Chairman of the Company has informed the Board of Directors that a conventional financing is being arranged by a group of shareholders, a large financial institution and himself, for the complete payout of the debenture agreement with Highgate, including pre-payment penalties. The company is awaiting deposits of funds expected this week and will wire the bulk of the financing amount due to Highgate as soon as funds are credited in the Compa...

More than 200 of the 500 largest ecommerce sites are HACKER SAFE® certified merchants according to Internet Retailer, which released its 2006 Top 500 rankings based on 2005 online revenues.

The number of Top 500 HACKER SAFE sites more than tripled in the 12 month period since the 2005 list appeared. The increase of HACKER SAFE sites on the 2006 list confirms that ScanAlert's certification service has become an online marketing "must have" for retailers such as Cabela's (#41), Hancock Fabrics (#419), Smart Bargains(#85), Sur La Table (#373) and The Sports Authority (#140).

"In the past year, large numbers of well known retailers have realized that brand is simply not enough to address consumers' fears about online shopping security," noted ScanAlert CEO Ken Leonard. "That's why so many national chain stores have chosen HACKER SAFE certification to build the trust that builds their online businesses."

"HACKER SAFE has helped increase our conversion rate and has delivered...

Dynasty Gaming Inc. (TSX-V: DNY), today announced a major advance in the roll-out of its China market strategy by signing a letter of intent with Beijing Junnet Union Science and Technology Limited Company ("Junnet") covering the promotion, marketing and distribution of Mahjong prepaid cards in China. Prepaid cards, similar to telephone calling cards, are widely used by people in China for accessing and playing various online sports and casual games with opportunities for winning reward points redeemable for prizes. It is estimated that prepaid card sales in China total Yuan 4.5 billion or approximately C$640 million annually.

Junnet is China's largest distributor of prepaid cards, accounting for approximately 20% of the country's estimated annual market for prepaid cards. Junnet operates 13 branches across the country and provides over 76,000 distribution outlets, including 70,000 Internet cafes. More than 20 million people spend time in these cafes each and every day, giving...

Dynasty Gaming Inc. (TSX-V: DNY) today announced a major advance in the roll-out of its China market strategy by signing a letter of intent with Beijing Junnet Union Science and Technology Limited Company ("Junnet") covering the promotion, marketing and distribution of Mahjong prepaid cards in China. Prepaid cards, similar to telephone calling cards, are widely used by people in China for accessing and playing various online sports and casual games with opportunities for winning reward points redeemable for prizes. It is estimated that prepaid card sales in China total Yuan 4.5 billion or approximately C$640 million annually.

Junnet is China's largest distributor of prepaid cards, accounting for approximately 20% of the country's estimated annual market for prepaid cards. Junnet operates 13 branches across the country and provides over 76,000 distribution outlets, including 70,000 Internet cafes. More than 20 million people spend time in these cafes each and every day, giving...

Quebecor Inc. (TSX:QBR.MV.A)(TSX:QBR.SV.B)

HIGHLIGHTS OF FIRST QUARTER 2006 Quebecor Inc.'s revenues totalled $2.37 billion in the first quarter of 2006, a decrease of $130.5 million (-5.2%) from the same period of 2005. A $74.0 million increase in Quebecor Media's revenues only partially offset a $205.4 million decrease at Quebecor World, which was mainly due to the impact of the conversion of its revenues into Canadian dollars,1 as well as to volume decreases in Europe and continuing pricing pressures in North America and Europe. Operating income totalled $303.3 million in the first quarter of 2006, a $53.0 million (-14.9%) decrease from $356.3 million in the same period of 2005. Quebecor Media's operating income was up $8.6 million to $159.6 million. The increase only partially offset a $62.6 million (US$46.3 million) decrease in Quebecor World's operating income to $144.0 million (US$122.4 million).

"Quebecor Media again posted strong results in the first quarter of 2006, ...

Consolidated Ecoprogress Technology Inc. (TSX VENTURE:CES) -

Mr. John Banks reports:

Consolidated Ecoprogress Technology Inc. continued to advance shareholder interests on a number of key fronts over the past quarter. Management has put into place arrangements to ensure continued growth in shareholder value in the period ahead. Much of the groundwork has been put in place over the past 24 months.

The Company is initiating sales and marketing programs for Flushaway™ brand feminine hygiene products. The tangible results are anticipated to be visible in Q4 2006 and beyond as a targeted media campaign to include television is now in the planning stage. Management sees national advertising as an essential component to retail success by stimulating consumer trial and shelf off-take.

Flushaway™ production is now 100 per cent located in mainland China and sources through a consortium of suppliers. This approach is aimed at ensuring security of supply that meets our...