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Stage Stores, Inc. (NYSE:SSI); Neonode (NASDAQ: NEON)

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Stage Stores, Inc. (NYSE:SSI) closed at $14.53 Thursday, trading 248,200 shares.

Company News- September 26, 2008: Stage Stores Announces Retirement of Jim Scarborough, Effective November 3, 2008

Stage Stores, Inc. (NYSE:SSI) announced earlier today that as part of its planned succession process, effective November 3, 2008, Jim Scarborough, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, will be retiring after more than eight years with the Company. Scarborough, 58, will continue as Chairman of the Board. Upon the effective date of Scarborough's retirement, Andrew Hall, President and Chief Operating Officer, will assume the position of President and Chief Executive Officer. Hall, 47, who joined the Company in February 2006, will also continue to serve on the Company's Board of Directors.

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About Stage Stores, Inc.

Stage Stores, Inc. brings nationally recognized brand name apparel, accessories, cosmetics and footwear for the entire family to small and mid-size towns and communities through 729 stores located in 38 states. The Company operates under the Bealls, Palais Royal and Stage names throughout the South Central, Southwestern and Northwestern states, and under the Peebles name throughout the Midwestern, Southeastern, Mid-Atlantic and New England states. For more information about Stage Stores, visit the Company's web site at www.stagestores.com.

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Neonode (NASDAQ: NEON) closed at $0.14 Thursday, trading 29,900 shares.

Company News- September 26, 2008: Neonode Teams with Backyard Babies to Release a Limited Edition of the Neonode N2 Touch Screen Phone

Earlier today Neonode (NASDAQ: NEON), the Swedish mobile communication company that develops touch screen technologies and designs mobile handsets, announced the release of a Backyard Babies Limited Edition Neonode N2 multimedia touch screen phone. The Backyard Babies Limited Edition Neonode N2 phone consists of the new and self named hit album, "Backyard Babies," and other special features. The Special Edition is available through the Company's web shop, http://www.neonodewebshop.com/, for as low as $353, EUR250 or GBP200 depending on choice of currency.

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About Neonode Inc.

Neonode Inc specializes in optical finger based touch screen technology. Neonode's mission is to enhance user experience related to any consumer or industrial device that can benefit from a finger based touch screen solution. Neonode Inc. is a publicly traded company (NASDAQ: NEON) with offices in Stockholm, Sweden and San Ramon, USA. For more information, visit www.neonode.com.

About the Backyard Babies Tour

The Backyard Babies are currently on tour and will be visiting; UK, Germany, Sweden, Norway, Italy, Spain, Japan, Finland, Austria, Switzerland, Russia, Holland, France, Portugal, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Serbia, Slovenia and Croatia the following months. For more information about the tour, please visit http://www.backyardbabies.com/

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