NEW YORK, March 26 /PRNewswire/ -- While economic concerns have given small-cap stocks a beating, Eric Cinnamond, co-manager of the Intrepid Small Cap Fund (ICMAX) tells Wall Street Reporter he still sees defensive value in companies with "meaningful" cash flow and leadership in their chosen markets.

"The slowdown has been steady, consistent, and could get worse," he says. "That's just something we're seeing from the companies we follow."

Given that, ICMAX top holdings currently include names like Applied Signal (Nasdaq: APSG) and MOCON Inc. (Nasdaq: MOCO), both of which dominate "relatively stable" markets (for intelligence technology and food packaging systems). Both are also generating plenty of free cash and have substantial cash reserves as well.

Investors looking for more on Cinnamond's take on APSG, MOCO, and the larger market environment can listen to his exclusive commentary at www.WallStreetReporter.com. Hundreds of other interviews archived on the site contain additional news and commentary straight from the mouths of market gurus and corporate executives.

One small-cap name making recent headlines at WSR, Riptide Worldwide Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: RTWW), is aggressively rolling up vendors in its own fast-growing space: business practice management. CEO Frank Wilde tells us he's already bought five companies that are "very nice businesses that grow on their own" on the road to turning RTWW into a $100 million operation by the end of 2008.



    Highlights of the interview:

    -- More details on how Mr. Wilde plans to use his proven talent for M&A
       (acquired at big names like IBM and Dell) to continue RTWW's
       transformation into a $100 million enterprise.

    -- An overview of the company's existing businesses, with special
       attention to the long-term recurring revenue streams that are driving
       it to breakeven status on an EBITDA basis.

    -- Discussion of how acquisitions would further build out the company's
       technological platform.

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About Riptide Worldwide Inc.

Riptide Worldwide Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: RTWW) develops business process automation (BPA) and business process management (BPM) software to integrate, assemble, and optimize available IT assets to drive business process productivity, reliability, and security.



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             Riptide Worldwide Inc.
             Rich Connelly, Chief Financial Officer
             (214) 594-2340
             www.riptide.com

SOURCE Wall Street Reporter