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Watch List for Wednesday 4-20-2005

NWKI - Newshttp://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050419/latu110.html?.v=6 Network Installation Awarded $128,000 in New Wireless & Networking ProjectsIRVINE, Calif., April 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Network Installation Corp. (OTC Bulletin Board: NWKI - News) today announced it has been awarded over $128,000 in new wireless and IT networking projects. The projects include a 'Business to Government' (B2G) solution which entails the installation of Motorola's flagship 'Canopy' wireless platform and HP switches for the city of Barstow, California. Other projects involve the installation of fiber optic backbone and networking infrastructure for the Claremont Unified School District and Oakmont School.Network Installation CEO Jeffrey Hultman stated, "B2G is a definitive focus of our marketing strategy. From what we are experiencing in our bidding process, we believe that, in the near term, the B2G and education markets will both continue to see strong demand for IT solutions. Although the K-12 market has seen a nominal rate of growth in IT spending in recent years, the total dollars spent annually has remained consistent at about $5-6 billion since 1997. This is still a significant market which continues to warrant our attention."
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SPRL - Newshttp://biz.yahoo.com/bw/050419/195687.html?.v=1 Strat Petroleum, Ltd. Advances Negotiations with Financing Group for $10 Million Funding for Saratov Oil SiteTORONTO, Canada--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 19, 2005--Strat Petroleum, Ltd. (Pink Sheets: SPRL - News) issues update of financing for the Saratov oil site for up to $10 million line of credit towards acquisition and development of the site. The Funding Group is currently completing its due diligence of the documentation received which includes licenses to the fields, preliminary valuation of the licenses by a British petroleum engineering services company, assets owned by the Company, and other reports and documents provided.
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TLPE - Bouncehttp://biz.yahoo.com/pz/050419/76450.html TelePlus Reports 40% Increase in Handset Sales for the First Quarter Versus the Same Period a Year AgoMONTREAL, April 19, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- TelePlus Enterprises, Inc. (OTC BB:TLPE.OB - News) (http://www.teleplus.ca), a vertically integrated provider of wireless and landline communications products and services across North America today announced that total number of handset sales for the first quarter of 2005 reached 8,979 handsets, an increase of 40% compared to 6,393 handset sales in the same period a year ago.

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