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Arcmail Technology

ArcMail Technology has been in business since 2005. Corporate Headquarters are located in Shreveport, LA, with development groups in Washington and Arizona. The Defender line of email archive products has been in production since the summer of 2005 and is currently on its third production release. ArcMail Technology is focused on providing simple, secure, and cost-effective email archive solutions to the small and medium sized business market. www.arcmail.com

Cadforce, Inc., Acquired by Neilsoft, Ltd.

Cadforce, Inc. is a CAD drafting company that provides a "blend-shore" approach to business process outsourcing (BPO) for architects, engineers, and homebuilders throughout the United States . The US market for architectural, engineering, and construction drafting services is estimated at $20 billion. The vast majority of drafting work has been historically performed in-house within these industries. With mounting pressure to reduce production costs within the construction process and a heightened awareness of off-shoring, companies who produce construction documents have been outsourcing drafting and other phases of the architectural and construction documentation process in ever-increasing numbers. www.cadforce.com

Calsyn Pharma, Inc.

CaloSyn Pharma, Inc. is a private biopharmaceutical company developing intra-articular therapeutics for osteoarthritis (OA). The Company's therapeutic approach is based on proprietary combinations of ion channel modulators (ICMs) which block the synthesis of the enzymes responsible for cartilage destruction. The Company's key advantages are:

Established mode of drug action with potential for disease modification
Excellent safety profile using sub-therapeutic doses of drugs in clinical use
Preliminary positive results in patients
Minimal systemic drug exposure
Simplified regulatory path
Multiple patent applications

CaloSyn's first therapeutic target will be OA of the knee. The Company is located in Shreveport LA and Boston MA.

Cellfor, Inc.

CellFor is the world’s leading independent supplier of high technology seeds to the global forest industry. Its cutting edge somatic embryo genesis technology allows it to provide millions of duplicate copies of one cell line—allowing timber farming to be more efficient, use less land, while increasing carbon sequestration. The company currently provides product to 15 of the world’s top 20 timber producers. www.cellfor.com

Embera Neurotherapeutics, Inc.

Embera is developing a new drug based on technology developed by Dr. Nick Goeders, Head of the Pharmacology Department at LSUHSC. Embera has developed a combination of two existing, FDA approved drugs. This combination effectively treats addictions with very few side effects. The initial focus will be on cocaine and methamphetamine addiction, but the combination drugs could also be used for alcohol, gambling and other addictions. www.emberaneuro.com

Esperance Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

With technology licensed from Pennington Biomedical Research Center and the LSU Agriculture Center, Esperance is developing a unique, targeted, anticancer fusion protein that is selectively toxic to cancer cells. Targeting occurs through the designed ligand component that binds singular extracellular receptors on the cancer cell. The potent cytolytic peptide portion of the drug kills the cancer cell. Initial experiments in therapeutic animal models of human cancer showed regression of well-established tumors. www.esperancepharma.com

Fertile Earth Corp.

Fertile Earth has developed and is marketing an innovative fertigation system (fertilizer combined with irrigation), consisting of a patent-pending hardware component and proprietary liquid fertilizer. Together, these products are intended to provide residential and business customers with all-natural, commercial-quality biological plant growth activation delivered through ordinary sprinkler systems. Fertile Earth's product, which can be used on the lawn and garden, has been shown to significantly improve plant health and decrease the need for water and potentially harmful fertilizers, pesticides, fungicides, and herbicides. Fertile Earth's system is effective with virtually any type of sprinkler system. Fertile Earth Golf and Hospitality has rights to distribute its products with nationwide exclusivity for the hospitality market and additional exclusivity for the Caribbean, Central and South America and Mexico. The company is working with one of the world's largest sugar traders, to sell a revolutionary new fertilizer product and other high tech agricultural products in Caribbean, and to South and Central America. www.fertileearth.com

Godtube, Inc.

GodTube is a video-driven social network that enables people to connect and share with friends, family, co-workers and ministries. The community of Christian and non-Christian people use GodTube to upload, imbed and share videos, upload and share photos, create their own blogs and forums, seek answers and explore their faith. It is one of the fastest growing websites in the world. www.godtube.com

GMP Companies, Lifesync

LifeSync® Wireless ECG System is transforming patient ECG monitoring. Through its unique and patented design, the LifeSync® System eliminates lead wires and trunk cables between patients and bedside, 12-lead or transport ECG monitors, allowing freedom of movement throughout the hospital. Using highly-sophisticated Bluetooth® wireless technology*, the LifeSync® System employs two-way radios to collect and transmit patient ECG and respiration data to the hospitals existing ECG monitors. The LifeSync® System can be implemented easily without costly changes to a hospital's infrastructure.

The LifeSync® System is designed to save critical nurse time by eliminating the need to detach and reattach lead wires when transporting patients, and also facilitates patient mobility and ambulation. The system provides the opportunity for enhanced patient comfort and may reduce the risk of cross contamination from the reuse of improperly cleaned lead wires. The LifeSync® System is indicated for continuous monitoring, diagnostic 12-lead ECG and stress testing. www.gmpcompanies.com

NuPotential, Inc.

NuPotential produces dedifferentiated cell lines suitable for re-differentiation into multiple lineages and somatic cell nuclear transfer. The company has a radically different method to de-differentiate stem cells in vitro. If proven, this technology could be a platform for a wide array of therapeutic treatments. www.nupotentialinc.com

Plexus Vaccine, Inc. (aquired by Siga Technologies)

Plexus is a rational vaccine design company that will meet the urgent need to quickly discover and develop safe, specific, and broadly protective vaccines for drug-resistant, emergent, and chronic pathogens. Plexus has research contracts with Glaxo, DoD and the NIH. The government contracts involve research found on anthrax and the plague.

For more information on the acquisition, see http://www.siga.com/investor.html

Sandia Drilling, LLC

Sandia Drilling is a land based drilling company located in East Texas and North Louisiana that has thirteen drilling rigs. The company continues services the entire Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas (ArkLaTex) region. It is also active in drilling related to the Haynesville shale discovery.

SteriFX, Inc.

SteriFx is a specialty chemical company that has launched a new line of patented antimicrobial products into four established and emerging markets. The formulation has an exceptional ability to kill a wide range of microbes, pathogens, and chemical and biological agents, including e-coli and salmonella. SteriFx received USDA approval to sell its anti-microbial solution to poultry processing plants to promote workplace safety by killing e-coli, salmonella and other bacterial agents that can cause human death or sickness. Louisiana Ventures, LP participated in a syndicate with two other venture firms based out of California. www.sterifx.com

TMR Exploration

TMR Exploration is an independent oil and gas operator and exploration company based in Bossier City, Louisiana. TMR utilizes cutting-edge technology, including under balanced and horizontal drilling techniques. Privately held TMR owns and/or operates approximately 400 producing wells in Louisiana, Arkansas, Texas and Mississippi. In addition, TMR own the majority of a drilling company with operations in North Louisiana and East Texas.