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TORONTO, ONTARIO (MARKET WIRE)

BOCA RATON, FL (MARKET WIRE) IVR Clinical Concepts, a specialty company with over 9 years of experience in developing custom interactive voice response solutions for clinical research, and OmniComm Systems, Inc. (OTCBB: OMCM), a leader in integrated solutions for the Electronic Data Capture (EDC) marketplace, have jointly announced a co-marketing agreement for their products to pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries.

Kraft Foods Inc posted a 20 percent drop in quarterly profit on Wednesday, hit by soaring dairy costs, though sales and earnings still beat analysts' estimates as increased spending on marketing and new products started to pay off. The company said profit was $596 million, or 38 cents a share, in the third quarter, compared with $748 million, or 45 cents a share, a year earlier.

AUSTIN, TX (MARKET WIRE) American Physicians Service Group, Inc. ("APS") (NASDAQ: AMPH) today announced that it is holding a conference call to discuss financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2007 with Chief Executive Officer Ken Shifrin, President Tim LaFrey and Chief Financial Officer Bill Hayes on Tuesday, November 6, 2007 at 10:30 A.M. CST.

LOS ALTOS, CA (MARKET WIRE) SezWho (www.sezwho.com) announced a series of new features to enhance the online community experience and elevate conversations among participants. The company also raised $1 million from KPG Ventures in its first round of funding. SezWho is a collaborative review and reputation service that informs and improves conversations across distributed social spaces. It supports blogs, forums, social

TORONTO, ONTARIO (MARKET WIRE) Brompton Funds Management Limited (the "Manager") is pleased to announce the completion of the final closing for 471,456 units of the Brompton 2007 Flow-Through LP (the "Partnership"), for gross proceeds of $11,786,400. Including the proceeds of this second and final closing, the gross proceeds raised by the Partnership are $21,347,400.

Shares in Nufarm Ltd (ASX: NUF.ax) soared 15 percent after a Hong Kong newspaper reported China National BlueStar and Blackstone Group [BG.UL] were revising a bid for the Australian farm chemicals company after it rejected a US$2.7 billion offer.

AUSTIN, TX (MARKET WIRE) APS Financial Corporation has discontinued coverage of Alliance Imaging, Inc. High Yield Notes (bond symbol: AIQ). The Company was covered by Senior Vice President & Director of High Yield Research, Joel D. Luton.

CALGARY, ALBERTA (MARKET WIRE)

RED BANK, NJ (MARKET WIRE) CBC Radio One's national technology and trend watching program, "Spark," has taped an interview with Darin Myman, President and CEO of BigString Corporation (OTCBB: BSGC), that is scheduled to be broadcast in early November on both CBC Radio One and Sirius Satellite 137. The program, hosted by Nora Young, is billed as a guide to the "next big thing."