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Merriman Curhan Ford & Co. to Host Investor Summit 2006 in San Francisco Starting September 18th; Over 150 Fast-Growing Companies Will Present During the Three-Day Conference

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SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 17, 2006--Merriman Curhan Ford & Co., a securities broker-dealer and investment bank, and subsidiary of MCF Corporation (AMEX:MEM), will hold its annual Investor Summit at the Mark Hopkins Hotel in San Francisco on September 18-20, 2006. CEOs and senior executives from more than 150 fast-growing public and private companies will present and conduct one-on-one meetings with hundreds of institutional investors in four tracks over the three days.

"Every day, innovative companies with entrepreneurial management teams are rapidly capturing market share," commented Jon Merriman, chief executive officer of Merriman Curhan Ford & Co. "Our 2006 Investor Summit marks our third-annual forum for institutional investors to discover these under-followed, fast-growing companies - many exclusive to this conference. Additionally, we are hosting high-energy events each evening that are designed to provide further interaction between investors and company management teams. We know investors will leave the conference with a much better understanding of companies' growth strategies, as well as have a great time."

The more than 150 presenting companies represent a wide variety of growth industries that are driven by innovation, which include: Consumer, Gaming, Health Care, Next-Generation Energy, Technology and Telecommunications.

The conference will take place on September 18, 19 & 20, 2006, at the Mark Hopkins InterContinental Hotel in San Francisco at the top of California Street. This year, the firm has added a fourth track devoted to private and emerging public companies - creating more opportunities for corporate clients and attending investors. The Investor Summit agenda and other detailed information can be found at http://www.mcfco.com/home/conferences/index_summit2006.php or by calling [phone].

To date, the Public and Private Companies Presenting at the Merriman Curhan Ford & Co. Investor Summit 2006 include:

Presenting Companies: Ticker:

Consumer Sector

Amerityre AMTY
Buffalo Wild Wings BWLD
Cache Inc. CACH
Charles & Colvard CTHR
Coinstar CSTR
Collegiate Pacific BOO
Columbia Sportswear COLM
DEB Shops DEBS
Denny's Corp. DENN
Genius Products GNPI.OB
Leading Brands LBIX
New Frontier Media NOOF
Smith & Wesson Holding Corp. SWHC
Tandy Leather Factory TLF
TASER Int'l TASR
Tempur-Pedic International TPX
TurboChef Technologies OVEN
United Retail Group URGI

Gaming Sector

Bally Technologies, Inc. BYI
Cash Systems CKNN
Full House Resorts FLL
Monarch Casinos & Resort Inc. MCRI
Multimedia Games Inc. MGAM
Progressive Gaming PGIC
Red Mile(a)
Wells Gardner Electronics Corp. WGA

Health Care Sector

Aastrom Biosciences ASTM
Auxilium Pharmaceuticals AUXL
Avicena Group AVGO.OB
Corcept Therapeutics Inc. CORT
Cutera, Inc. CUTR
Favrille, Inc. FVRL
Forbes Medi-Tech FMTI
Manhattan Pharmaceuticals MHA
Mentor Corp. MNT
Neurogen Corp. NRGN
Palomar Medical Technologies PMTI
Pharmacopeia Drug Discovery PCOP
Santarus, Inc. SNTS
Sequella(a)
Somanta Pharmaceuticals(a)
Somaxon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. SOMX
Specialized Health Products SHPI.OB
Syneron Medical Ltd. ELOS
UltraShape(a)

Next-Generation Energy Sector

Beacon Power Corp. BCON
Biodiesel Industries(a)
Ener1 ENEI.OB
Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. ENER
Environmental Power Corp. EPG
Fiberstars Inc. FBST
Open Energy OEGY.OB
Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide Inc. QTWW
Rentech, Inc. RTK
Syntroleum Corp. SYNM
WorldWater & Power Corp. WWAT.OB

Technology Sector

Audible, Inc. ADBL
Avocent Corp. AVCT
BabyUniverse, Inc. POSH
BakBone Software BKBO.PK
Broadcaster Inc. BCSR.OB
Brooks Automation Inc. BRKS
Credence Systems Corp. CMOS
Day Software Holding DYIHY.PK
DG FastChannel DGIT
Digimarc Corp. DMRC
Digital Oilfield(a)
Edgar Online Inc. EDGR
Electro Scientific Industries ESIO
EMCORE Corp. EMKR
ExactTarget(a)
FEI Co. FEIC
Genesis Microchip Inc. GNSS
Gomez(a)
Henry Bros. Electronics, Inc. HBE
Interchange Corp. INCX
INVESTools Inc. IEDU
iPass Inc. IPAS
Kaboose Inc. KAB.TO
Kulicke & Soffa Industries Inc. KLIC
Lattice Semiconductor Corp. LSCC
LivePerson Inc. LPSN
Luna Innovations Incorporated LUNA
Microtune Inc. TUNE
MTI Technology Corp. MTIC
Omnivision Technologies Inc. OVTI
Optio Software Inc. OPTO.OB
Penguin Computing(a)
PlanetOut Inc. LGBT
Points International Ltd. PTSEF.OB
RadiSys Corp. RSYS
Roo Group Inc. RGRP.OB
Silicon Motion Technology Corp. SIMO
St. Bernard Software SHQC.OB
Think Partnership Inc. THK
Trident Microsystems TRID
USA Technologies USAT.OB
uWink UWNK.OB
ValueClick VCLK
Veeco Instruments VECO
Viewpoint Corp. VWPT
VitalStream Holdings VSTH
Zoran Corp. ZRAN

Telecommunications Sector

8x8 Inc. EGHT
ADC Telecommunications ADCT
Airspan Networks AIRN
Axesstel AFT
Bigband Networks(a)
Bookham BKHM
Broadwing Corp. BWNG
Cbeyond CBEY
Channell Commercial Corp. CHNL
Ciena CIEN
Covad Communications DVW
Crossroads Systems CRDS.PK
Digital Angel DOC
Finisar Corp. FNSR
Harmonic HLIT
Internap Network Services Corp. IIP
LGC Wireless(a)
Mindspeed Technologies Inc. MSPD
NeoPhotonics(a)
Novatel Wireless NVTL
Oplink Communications Inc. OPLK
Paetec(a)
ProLink Holdings Corp. PLKH.OB
RCN Corp. RCNI
Smith Micro Software Inc. SMSI
Stratex Networks Inc. STXN
Telanetix TNXI.OB
Terabeam, Inc. TRBM
TUT Systems Inc. TUTS
Vyyo Inc. VYYO
Web.com, Inc. WWWW
WJ Communications WJCI
Zoom Systems(a)

Other Sectors

Charys Holding Company CHYS.OB
North American Technologies NATK.OB
PICO Holdings PICO
Stratasys SSYS

(a) Private Company

Please note: this list is tentative and subject to change at any time.

About Merriman Curhan Ford & Co. and MCF Corporation

Merriman Curhan Ford & Co. is a securities broker-dealer and investment bank focused on fast-growing companies and growth-oriented institutional investors. It provides investment research, brokerage and trading services primarily to institutions, as well as advisory and investment banking services to corporate clients. Its mission is to become a leader in the researching, advising, financing and trading of fast-growing companies. Merriman Curhan Ford & Co. is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission as a broker-dealer and is a member of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. and SIPC.

MCF Corporation (AMEX:MEM) is a financial services holding company that provides investment research, capital markets services, asset management, wealth management, corporate and venture services, and investment banking through its operating subsidiaries, Merriman Curhan Ford & Co., MCF Asset Management, LLC, and MCF Wealth Management, LLC.

Note to Investors

This press release contains certain forward-looking statements based on our current expectations, forecasts and assumptions that involve risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements in this release are based on information available to us as of the date hereof. Our actual results may differ materially from those stated or implied in such forward-looking statements, due to risks and uncertainties associated with our business, which include the risk factors disclosed in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on August 8, 2006. Forward-looking statements include statements regarding our expectations, beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the future and can be identified by forward-looking words such as "anticipate," "believe," "could," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "should," "will," and "would" or similar words. We assume no obligation to update the information included in this press release, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

This release is for information purposes only and should not be regarded as an offer to sell or solicitation to buy the securities or other instruments of the companies mentioned.

CONTACT: Mandelbaum Partners
Michael Mandelbaum, 310-785-0810
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SOURCE: Merriman Curhan Ford & Co.