'PDA Investing:' Pax World Growth Fund Manager Sees Strong Tech Growth Potential With 'Convergence' in New Handheld Devices

It has a diverse product
portfolio that includes switching, transceiver , wireless, PC connectivity,
gateways, communications controller, storage and power management solutions
that serve diverse applications used in business enterprise, consumer
electronics and emerging markets. Led by Jack Wishna,
President and CEO, CPAmerica has worked with Caesar's Entertainment , Boyd
Gaming Corporation, The Ritz Hotels Paris and Wyndham International Resorts
among others .
"Insurers may view this market situation as an opportunity to get closer
to their clients ," said Stephan Christiansen, director of research at Conning
Research + Consulting.

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* Cisco Systems (Nasdaq: CSCO) Cisco Systems manufactures and sells
networking and communications products and provides services associated with
that equipment and its use.5
percent, 1.)

Gulden pointed out that hand-held technology has advanced rapidly since
the emergence of the Apple Newton in the early 1990s. adults are reported by Strategy
Analytics to be thinking about abandoning fixed -line home phone use, and 9
percent of households already have done so. Wellington + Co. CPAmerica , Inc.cpamerica.

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3 percent, and 1.3 percent of its portfolio
respectively as of June 30, 2005.5 million units sold
worldwide. The expected availability of up to 500,000 wi-fi "hot
spots" across the United States in the next few years should further
accelerate the introduction of converged cellular /wi-fi devices.
222 State Street
Portsmouth, NH 03801
Distributor: H. presented a proposal for a
family-oriented resort, with a casino component. Dorsey has had key roles
in the successes of large-scale entertainment for the Walt Disney Company
including The Main Street Electrical Parade, Disney's Epcot nighttime
spectacular "IllumiNations," and the millennium-themed "Reflections of Earth"
and continues to advise Disney on various projects.

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Gulden said: "Investors learned the hard way in the 1990s that you can
get burned by not understanding what is going on and simply following the herd
on tech. While attractive tech investments didn't go away in the last few
years, it now takes a much more focused and disciplined approach to ferret out
the pockets of opportunity that exist for future growth.9 percent, 1. Wellington Capital
Management, which he joined in 1977. "We are excited to
be part of Don's vision for the next chapter in resort development.com. The study also provides discussion of possible impact on personal
lines, benefits and life insurance distribution.

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Gulden was a senior portfolio manager and
general partner at McMullen + Hard, an investment advisory and brokerage firm,
and earlier was an investment specialist at the Bank of New York.

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When PDAs reached the decade mark, sales in the U. "The clients, on the other hand , will be looking to
ensure that the bidding process is more favorable to them. "They need to once again differentiate
their role from that of the agent.com


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This does not constitute an endorsement of any company's attractiveness as an
investment. The rise of cell phone use
in the same period has been even more dramatic in the United States, to the
point now that a full 52 percent of all U.S. For this and other important information,
please obtain a fund prospectus by calling 1-800-767-1729 or visiting
http://www.

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"I am excited about the way this technology is moving from mere gee-whiz
gadgetry to powerful and convenient devices that consumers may find useful and
even indispensable to modern life," Gulden said., Inc.innovationproperties. These structures may make more economic sense
than current conventional thinking suggests.

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"PDAs and smartphones are
progressing in a way that millions of consumers may end up getting lured away
from simple cell phones into much more powerful devices that bring together
phone, email, computer and a wide variety of entertainment pursuits.

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"Don Dorsey of Innovation
Properties designed a world-class, family -oriented casino resort concept, and
one that is perfectly matched to the Singapore governments goals for these
sites," said Jack Wishna, President and CEO of CPAmerica. The company was founded in 2004 by Don Dorsey who has created,
directed and produced innovative and award-winning projects for the themed
entertainment industry for more than three decades. On the other hand, it is not
necessarily a given that contingent commissions are gone for good,
particularly in some markets.

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PDA memory size is
expected to grow by about 16-32 times over the five-year period ending in
2008.

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"To regain a profitable business model, the broker needs to redefine its
role through service enhancement and, of course, greater transparency in the
bidding process," said Christiansen.

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One of those ripe
areas may be in companies that are poised to take advantage of the growing
convergence of services into personal digital assistants (PDAs) and
smartphones. Cisco
has a Corporate Citizenship Council , which assesses the company's social,
ethical, and environmental practices and policies. Ten years after the
introduction of personal computers, there were only 6.S.

About Conning Research + Consulting, Inc.

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Marvell Technologies is a leading
global semiconductor provider of high-performance analog, mixed-signal and
digital signal processing integrated circuits.
Pax World Funds - - including Pax World Balanced Fund, Pax World Growth
Fund, Pax World High Yield Fund and Pax World Money seek to
enable persons of conscience to invest in keeping with their ethical values
and to challenge corporations to establish and meet certain ethical standards.com. Please read it carefully before investing. LAS VEGAS, CPAmerica, Inc.5 billion family-
oriented resort destination for a 'Downtown at Marina Bay' location and for a
location on Sentosa Island in Singapore. Most recently , CPAmerica was instrumental in creating the new
Trump International Hotel + Towers project in Las Vegas, Nevada., In the wake of investigations
into broker practices in the commercial insurance industry, a redefinition of
the roles of broker, agent and insurer may be underway, according to a new
study by Conning Research and Consulting, Inc.

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Windows CE/Pocket PC devices grew from 4 million units in 2001 to an
expected 21 million units in 2008, putting them on a pace to overtake this
year's sales of PDAs using the Palm operating system.G. If the broker cannot make the business case
to clients that they add value in the transaction, they will not be able to
make up for the loss of contingent commissions.

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ABOUT GULDEN AND PAX WORLD FUNDS
Paul Gulden has over 30 years of investment world experience.

CPAmerica Submits Bid for Singapore Resort + Casino

" Wishna
added.com

ABOUT CPAMERICA
Las Vegas based CPAmerica is a prominent organization serving the world's
leading hotel, gaming, leisure and service firms.

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For example, Comverse, a unit of
Comverse Technology, Inc. Marvell's core technologies were initially
focused on the storage market, which is still significant.

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"
Gulden highlighted the following four companies as illustrating the
positive new developments in consumer-friendly PDAs and Smartphones:

* Comverse Technology (Nasdaq: CMVT).

(Marvell Technology, Comverse Technology, Cisco Systems, and QUALCOMM
Incorporated are holdings of the Pax World Growth Fund and represented 2.
You should consider a fund's investment objectives, risks, charges, and
expenses carefully before investing.G.


conningresearch .
The Conning name has represented excellence in independent insurance
industry research for more than 90 years.

Contact: Anne Steinberg or Greg Jones
Kitchen Public Relations, LLC
212-687-8999
gjones@kitchenpr.

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The company's offerings fall into several
categories, such as routing, switching, home networking, Internet protocol
(IP) telephony, optical networking, security, storage area networking,
wireless technology, access , network management software and service.
The Funds seek to invest in companies that produce goods and services that
improve the quality of life such as health care, technology, housing, food,
education , pollution control, utilities, and leisure-time activities and that
are not engaged in the manufacture of defense or weapons-related products or
that derive revenue from the manufacture of tobacco, liquor , or gambling
products.

Pax World Management Corp.
The CPAmerica-Innovation Properties concept joins other proposals
submitted by Wynn Resorts, Sun International, Tabcorp, and MGM-Mirage that the
Singapore government plans to review to potentially select one or two projects
from this pool.
For more information, please visit http://www. HARTFORD, Conn. Conning is
headquartered in Hartford, CT.

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Gulden: Emerging 'One Stop' Devices to Capture Imagination of Consumers;
Comverse, Marvell Technology, Qualcomm and Cisco Seen as Reflecting
New Trend for Investors

NEW YORK, The next generation of powerful "one
stop" handheld devices -- combining phone, e-mail, computing and entertainment
(including music, video and games) -- may create attractive opportunities for
investors, according to Paul Gulden, manager of the socially responsible Pax
World Growth Fund (PXWGX). QUALCOMM recently rolled out its
MSM7500 chipset that is intended to transform wireless devices into "the
ultimate personal multimedia experience," enabling PDAs and Smartphones to
function as portable video players, music centers, gaming consoles and more . This should facilitate the further rise of multi-function PDAs and
Smartphones that include cameras (still and video), games, and even limited
television reception.
For more information, please visit http://www.

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had reached 6
million, with 12 million devices sold worldwide."
The Conning Research study, "Prospects for Agents and Brokers: Producers,
Consultants, or Distributors?" reviews the historical backdrop to the current
industry structure and pricing practices, offers an overview of the
investigations and regulatory initiatives underway, and provides a look ahead
at likely changes and challenges to the commercial insurance industry in
particular., by calling (888) 707 -1177 or by visiting the company's Web site at
http://www.com. Conning provides both public and proprietary research
as well as consulting services to the financial services industry.

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Conning Research: Boundaries Between Agents Brokers and Insurers Being Redrawn -- Brokers Will Feel the Squeeze

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in partnership with
Innovation Properties - a developer of entertainment and leisure destinations
- has submitted a development concept proposal for a $1.

ABOUT INNOVATION PROPERTIES
Innovation Properties specializes in the development of entertainment and
leisure destinations such as theme parks, resorts and urban entertainment
centers. As a result of its wealth of
experience and intimate knowledge of the insurance industry, Conning
understands industry challenges and opportunities and can provide in-depth
insights and analyses.

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* QUALCOMM Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM).

* Marvell Technology (Nasdaq: MRVL). Holdings are subject to change. He is a
division head and chief investment officer of H. Our study presents a number of
possible futures for these relationships and the pressures that the industry
will face now and in the future.

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, a leading supplier of software and systems enabling
network-based multimedia enhanced communication services, recently announced
the launch of MIMail , an integrated Mobile IM and email solution that migrates
the two most popular messaging services to the mobile environment with a PC-
like experience that enables users to carry out email and IM communications on
the move.paxworld.
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The Singapore Tourism Board (STB), acting on behalf of the Singapore
government, solicited proposals for an integrated resort, to potentially
include Singapore's first casino."
"Prospects for Agents and Brokers: Producers, Consultants, or
Distributors?" is available for purchase from Conning Research + Consulting ,
Inc.

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