Today, we are featuring top-performing “Utilities" equity mutual funds, which primarily invest in equity securities of utilities, including telecom companies.

Investors can find such funds by checking out the entire list of the Zacks #1 Rank Utilities Equity Funds.

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Columbia World Equity Fund A (CGUAX) seeks long-term growth by investing primarily in global equities. It was incepted in October 1991.

The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in U.S. and foreign equity securities. It invests at least 25% of its total assets in the securities of utility companies. The fund may invest up to 75% of its assets in U.S. and foreign equity securities and investment grade debt securities not issued by utility companies.

Shareholders have to make a minimum initial investment of $2,500 to enter this Zacks#1 Rank (“Strong Buy") fund. It has an expense ratio of 1.40%.

Colin Moore has been lead manager of the fund

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FTR, Frontier Communications Corporation

FTR is a full-service communications provider and one of the largest local exchange telephone companies in the country serving rural areas and small and medium-sized towns and cities.

FTR offers telephone, television and Internet services, including wireless Internet data access, as well as bundled offerings, specialized bundles for small businesses and home offices, and data security solutions.

** FTR’s pending acquisition of Verizon Communications’ local wireline operations has received approval from the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada.

More about FTR at www.frontier.com

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MVTG, Mantra Venture Group Ltd., MVTG.OB

MVTG, through

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For Immediate Release

Chicago, IL – October 28, 2009 – Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include: Family Dollar (FDO), Costco (COST), Macy’s (M), JC Penney (JCP) and L-3 Communications Holdings Inc. (LLL).

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Here are highlights from Tuesday’s AnalystBlog:

Consumer Confidence Crumbles

As for expectations about the future, there are still more people out there who expect things to get better over then next six months rather than deteriorate, but the margin is closing. In October, 20.8% expected to see things get better versus 18.3% who thought things will

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Before the opening bell, L-3 Communications Holdings Inc. (LLL) released strong third quarter results. In the reported quarter, the company clocked earnings per share (EPS) of $2.12, soundly beating both the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.85 and the year-ago quarterly EPS of $1.73. Net sales rose 5% to $3.8 billion in the reported quarter from $3.7 billion in the year-ago quarter. The upside came mainly from the Command, Control, Communications, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C3ISR) and Aircraft Modernization and Maintenance (AM&M) segments. However, these were partially offset by decrease in the Government Services and Specialized Products segments sales year-over-year. C3ISR segment sales rose 21% year-over-year primarily due to increased demand and new business from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) for airborne ISR and networked communication systems for manned and unmanned platforms. AM&M sales increased 17% due to higher revenues from systems field support services, Special ...

With headquarters in San Jose, California, Symmetricom, Inc. supplies timing and synchronization hardware, software, and services to industry, government, utilities, research centers, and aerospace markets worldwide. Trading on the NASDAQ Global Market, the Company operates in two divisions: Telecom Solutions and Timing, Test, and Measurement.

Symmetricom products provide the precise time, frequency, and synchronization signals required by a network of GPS satellites. Worldwide, the international timescale is set to sub atomic precision using Symmetricom frequency reference. The Company’s timing solutions are critical to radio navigation in coastal waters, deployment of missiles, and the seamless delivery of voice, data, and video across telecom and cable networks, and uninterrupted availability of power to millions.

Symmetricom designs, manufactures, and delivers atomic clocks, network synchronization, and timing solutions. These find use in wireline and wireless telecom networks, cable networks, space, defense and avionics systems, and enterprise IT networks. The Company’s customers include network and cable service

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Friday October 2, 2009

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IMCI, GRMN, AQNM, CVS, CSRH, LVLT, CVAT, LMT

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IMCI, Infinite Group Inc., IMCI.OB

IMCI is a world-class IT services and solutions provider serving a range of government and commercial organizations. Headquartered in Pittsford, New York, with offices in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area and Colorado Springs, Colorado, IMCI is focused on the following, interconnected practice areas: IT Infrastructure Services, Virtualization and Consolidation, Cloud Computing, Project and Program Management, and Business and Technology Integration. IMCI is dedicated to the alignment of business and technology initiatives, and the delivery of superior results.

Donald W. Upson has joined the

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Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ:LFUS) today announced the company has been ranked #81 on the 2009 InformationWeek500 annual listing, which recognizes the nation’s 500 most innovative users of business and information technology. Littelfuse jumped to the 81st position from its 2008 ranking of #156, surpassing some of the largest and most well-known U.S. companies.

Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. today announced the introduction of a new functionality offered on the S-92(R) helicopter to provide offshore oil operators with an automated approach that

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Motorola Inc. (NYSE: MOT) last Thursday charmed investors when it revealed its Cliq smartphone, which will compete head on with Apple Inc.’s (Nasdaq: AAPL) iPhone and Research in Motion Ltd.’s Blackberry.

Motorola’s stock is up nearly 12% since the announcement, as investors are hoping the new phone will be enough to win back some of the company’s lost market share.

However, saving Motorola’s mobile division – which the company plans to spin off – is a daunting task. The company – which invented the cell phone, as well as a plethora of other communication devices used by police and military – has seen its global market share of wireless phones fall to 2% in its second quarter this year from 31% in 1995. Mobile phone sales accounted for 33% of Motorola’s second-quarter revenue, down from 41% a year ago.

Motorola

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Friday August 28, 2009

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The national law firm of McKool Smith is announcing a $138 million jury verdict against global software provider SAP America (NYSE: SAP) and its German-based parent company SAP AG, in a patent infringement lawsuit won by Austin, Texas-based Versata Software Inc., a pioneer in front-office enterprise software.

Salon City, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: SALN), an emerging media company, lifestyle brand and publisher of its flagship publications, BE! and Salon City magazines, announced the recent signing of a 2009-10 branding and advertising contract with Great Lengths — the beauty industry’s number one hair extension manufacturer. The contract calls for Great Lengths to be branded in Salon

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Semtech Corporation’s (SMTC) second-quarter earnings beat the consensus by 3 cents. Revenue of $66.3 million exceeded consensus estimates by 17.3% and was higher than management’s expectations of $62-65 million, or up 4-8% sequentially. Total revenue increased 10.4% sequentially and decreased 14.9% from the year-ago quarter. The consumer, industrial, communications and computing segments generated 40%, 25%, 20% and 15% of revenue, respectively. The consumer business grew the strongest, as channel inventories were filled and consumption also increased. Revenue increased 22.7% sequentially and declined 12.8% year over year. The computing business grew 18.3% sequentially and declined 24.9% year over year. The sequential increase was the result of positive seasonality. The year-over-year decline in both segments was recession-related. The communications business also grew strongly, up 16.2% sequentially and 0.1% year over year. The strength in this market was driven by increased infrastructure investment in 3G, 4G, ...