... for February Small-Cap Equities Virtual

Conference to Feature Keynote by Semyon Dukach, Former Member of the MIT Blackjack Team

ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 8, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- RedChip Companies, Inc. ("RedChip"), an international, small-cap research and financial public relations firm, today announced the presentation schedule for its Small-Cap Equities Virtual Conference, taking place February 15 and 16, 2012 starting at 9:00 a.m. Eastern time.

The virtual conference will feature investment-driven presentations from the CEOs and CFOs of a dozen small-cap public companies. Presentations last approximately 30 minutes and are followed by a Q&A session. Presenting companies range across a broad spectrum of industries and sectors, including oil & gas, healthcare, Internet services, mining, consumer goods and more.

The presentations will be webcast live at http://www.RedChip.com and archived for a minimum of 30 days. Presenting companies include:

-- China HGS Real Estate, Inc. (Nasdaq:HGSH - News)

-- Lentuo International Inc. (NYSE:LAS - News)

-- Applied Nanotech Holdings Inc. (OTCBB:APNT.OB - News)

-- ChromaDex Corp. (OTCBB:CDXC.OB - News)

-- China Bilingual Technology & Education Group Inc. (OTCBB:CBLY.OB - News)

For a full list of presenting companies, please visit http://www.RedChip.com/virtualconference.

Semyon Dukach will deliver his keynote presentation, "From Blackjack to Micro-Caps: A Journey of Calculated Risk," on Thursday, February 16 at noon EST. Mr. Dukach is a former member of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) blackjack team, whose card-counting exploits were detailed in the books "Busting Vegas" and "Bringing Down the House." He currently serves as the Chairman and CEO of SMTP, Inc. (OTCBB:SMTP.OB - News), a leading global provider of email delivery and cloud-based messaging services. SMTP delivers outbound emails for roughly ten thousand companies from more than 120 countries worldwide. Mr. Dukach holds a BS in Computer Science from Columbia University and an MS in Computer Science from MIT.

To register to view the webcast presentations at their scheduled times, visit http://www.RedChip.com/virtualconference. Start times are subject to change.

About RedChip Companies, Inc.

RedChip Companies is an international, small-cap research and financial public relations firm headquartered in Orlando, Florida; with affiliate offices in Beijing, Seoul, Hong Kong and Singapore. RedChip delivers concrete, measurable results for its clients through its extensive global 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 Small-Cap TV(TM), Shareholder Intelligence, Social Media and Blogging Services, Webcasts, 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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