STEC, Inc - (formerly SimpleTech, Inc.) (STEC)

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STEC to Present at the Stifel Nicolaus Technology, Communications & Internet Conference2 minutes ago - PMZ via Comtex
GlobeNewswireSTEC, Inc. (Nasdaq:STEC) announced today that its management team will present at the Stifel Nicolaus Technology, Communications & Internet Conference. The presentation will be held at 9:45 a.m. Pacific Time on Wednesday, February 9, 2011. The Conference is being held at the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco, California.

About STEC, Inc. (STEC)

STEC, Inc. is a leading global provider of solid-state drive technologies and solutions tailored to meet the high-performance, high-reliability needs of original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). With headquarters in Santa Ana, California and locations worldwide, STEC leverages almost two decades of solid-state drive knowledge and experience to deliver the industry's most comprehensive line of solid-state drives to the storage industry.

For further information about STEC, please contact the Company's Investor Relations department at [phone] ([e-mail]). To subscribe to the Company's "Email Alerts" service, please visit the Company's website at www.stec-inc.com, and then click on the red "Investors" tab at the top of the home page, and finally "Email Alerts."

The STEC, Inc. logo is available at http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=1079

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SOURCE: STEC, Inc.

CONTACT: STEC, Inc. Mitch Gellman, Vice President of Investor Relations [phone]


---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Best Relative Performance in the Computer Storage & Peripherals Industry Detected in Shares of Lexmark International (LXK, STEC, NVTL, NTAP, HYC) 13 hours 23 minutes ago - PSM via Comtex
Comtex SmarTrend(R)Below are the top five companies in the Computer Storage & Peripherals industry as measured by relative performance. This analysis was compiled based on yesterday's trading activity as we search for stocks that have the potential to outperform. Lexmark International (NYSE:LXK) ranks first with a gain of 13.23%; STEC (NASDAQ:STEC) ranks second with a gain of 4.15%; and Novatel Wireless (NASDAQ:NVTL) ranks third with a gain of 3.61%. NetApp (NASDAQ:NTAP) follows with a gain of 3.27% and Hypercom (NYSE:HYC) rounds out the top five with a gain of 3.02%. SmarTrend currently has shares of Hypercom in an Uptrend and issued the Uptrend alert on September 09, 2010 at $3.60. The stock has risen 156.2% since the Uptrend alert was issued. Write to Chip Brian at [e-mail]

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------STEC: The Trend Continues Up (STEC) 1 days 6 hours 55 minutes ago - PSM via Comtex
Comtex SmarTrend(R)SmarTrend identified an Uptrend for STEC (NASDAQ:STEC) on December 07, 2010 at $17.48. In approximately 2 months, STEC has returned 21.4% as of today's recent price of $21.23. In the past 52 weeks, shares of STEC have traded between a low of $9.47 and a high of $22.79 and are now at $21.23, which is 124% above that low price. STEC is currently above its 50-day moving average of $18.42 and above its 200-day moving average of $14.83. Look for these moving averages to climb to confirm the company's upward momentum. In the last five trading sessions, the 50-day MA has climbed 1.79% while the 200-day MA has risen 0.8%. SmarTrend will continue to scan these moving averages and a number of other proprietary indicators for any shifts in the trajectory of STEC shares. Write to Chip Brian at [e-mail]