ORLANDO, Fla., July 15, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- RedChip Companies, Inc. today announced that the executives of emerging small-cap companies will present an inside look into their industries and businesses during a virtual investor conference to be webcast July 16, 2008, starting at 8:55 a.m., Eastern Daylight Time.

To view the presentations at their scheduled times, visit: http://www.redchip.com/visibility/conferencePages/NewYork2008/conferenceMain.asp?page=virtual

RedChip's virtual investor forums are offered throughout the year and feature emerging growth companies from a wide range of industries including Business Software Services, Emerging Markets, Energy, Telecommunications, Consumer Goods, Technology, Healthcare, and more.

The July 16th webcasts will feature presentations by executives of the following companies: Datameg Corp. (OTC BB:DTMG.OB - News); EnterConnect Inc. (OTC BB:ECNI.OB - News); Vertical Branding, Inc. (OTC BB:VBDG.OB - News); VidShadow, Inc. (Other OTC:VSHD.PK - News); UpSNAP, Inc. (OTC BB:UPSN.OB - News); Worldwide Energy and Manufacturing USA, Inc. (OTC BB:WEMU.OB - News); Power of the Dream Ventures, Inc. (OTC BB:PWRV.OB - News); ZBB Energy Corp. (AMEX:ZBB - News); and RXi Pharmaceuticals Corp. (NasdaqCM:RXII - News).

In addition to participating in virtual conferences, many of these companies are featured on RedChip's Real Radio Show, which airs every trading day from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m., EDT, on 700 AM Washington Business Radio. To listen live or to hear prerecorded shows, visit: http://www.redchip.com/visibility/Radio/radioMain.asp.

For more information on RedChip's virtual investor conferences or on RedChip's upcoming 2008 Small-Cap Investor Conference to be held August 20th and 21st at the Marriott Marquis in New York City, call 1-800-733-2447, Ext. 0.

About RedChip Companies, Inc.

RedChip Companies is an international, small-cap research and financial public relations firm with offices in Orlando, Florida; Shanghai; and Paris, with affiliates in Atlanta and New York. RedChip delivers concrete, measurable results for its clients through its extensive national and international network of small-cap institutional and retail investors. RedChip has developed the most comprehensive platform of products and services for small-cap companies, including: RedChip Research(tm), Traditional Investor Relations, Digital Investor Relations, Institutional and Retail Conferences, RedChip Internet TV(tm), and RedChip Radio(tm). To learn more about RedChip's products and services please visit: http://www.redchip.com/visibility/productsandservices.asp.

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