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Daktronics, Inc. (Nasdaq: DAKT) 17.8% LOWER; now estimates that net sales for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2007 will be in the range of $101 million to $105 million, with earnings in the range of $0.06 to $0.10 per share. Previously, the Company estimated that its fiscal fourth quarter net sales would be in the range of $106 million to $118 million and that its earnings per share would be in the range of $0.12 to $0.19 per share.

Carrier Access Corporation (Nasdaq: CACS) 13.4% LOWER; said Q1 revenue is expected to range from $8.3 million to $8.7 million. Basic and diluted GAAP loss per share for the quarter is expected to range from $(0.32) to $(0.27). Basic and diluted non-GAAP loss per share for the quarter is expected to range from $(0.29) to $(0.24). The consensus is revenue of $14.1 million and loss of $0.21.

ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ARIA) 12% LOWER; received feedback from the FDA regarding its Special Protocol Assessment on the design and endpoints for its Phase 3 pivotal trial of oral AP23573, its novel mTOR inhibitor, in metastatic sarcoma. Based on the FDA’s response, the Company intends to pursue its Phase 3 trial in the same treatment setting as originally proposed (patients with metastatic sarcoma following a favorable response to chemotherapy), with overall survival as the primary endpoint and progression-free survival as a key secondary endpoint. As a result, the Company anticipates that initiation of patient enrollment may be delayed from the second to the third quarter of 2007.

WD-40 Co. (Nasdaq: WDFC) 7.6% HIGHER; reports Q2 EPS of $0.52, 6 cents better than estimate. Revenues came in at $79.3 million versus the consensus of $78.32 million. Reaffirms 2007 forecast. Sees 2007 sales of $307-$324 million, versus the consensus of $313.14 million. Sees 2007 EPS of $1.70-$1.85 versus the consensus of $1.75. The company also announced a $35 share buyback.

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Daktronics, Inc. (Nasdaq: DAKT) 17.8% LOWER; now estimates that net sales for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2007 will be in the range of $101 million to $105 million, with earnings in the range of $0.06 to $0.10 per share. Previously, the Company estimated that its fiscal fourth quarter net sales would be in the range of $106 million to $118 million and that its earnings per share would be in the range of $0.12 to $0.19 per share.

Carrier Access Corporation (Nasdaq: CACS) 13.4% LOWER; said Q1 revenue is expected to range from $8.3 million to $8.7 million. Basic and diluted GAAP loss per share for the quarter is expected to range from $(0.32) to $(0.27). Basic and diluted non-GAAP loss per share for the quarter is expected to range from $(0.29) to $(0.24). The consensus is revenue of $14.1 million and loss of $0.21.

ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ARIA) 12% LOWER; received feedback from the FDA regarding its Special Protocol Assessment on the design and endpoints for its Phase 3 pivotal trial of oral AP23573, its novel mTOR inhibitor, in metastatic sarcoma. Based on the FDA’s response, the Company intends to pursue its Phase 3 trial in the same treatment setting as originally proposed (patients with metastatic sarcoma following a favorable response to chemotherapy), with overall survival as the primary endpoint and progression-free survival as a key secondary endpoint. As a result, the Company anticipates that initiation of patient enrollment may be delayed from the second to the third quarter of 2007.

WD-40 Co. (Nasdaq: WDFC) 7.6% HIGHER; reports Q2 EPS of $0.52, 6 cents better than estimate. Revenues came in at $79.3 million versus the consensus of $78.32 million. Reaffirms 2007 forecast. Sees 2007 sales of $307-$324 million, versus the consensus of $313.14 million. Sees 2007 EPS of $1.70-$1.85 versus the consensus of $1.75. The company also announced a $35 share buyback.

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Douglas A. McIntyre is the co-founder, chief executive officer and editor in chief of 24/7 Wall St. and 24/7 Tempo. He has held these jobs since 2006.

McIntyre has written thousands of articles for 24/7 Wall St. He is an expert on corporate finance, the automotive industry, media companies and international finance. He has edited articles on national demographics, sports, personal income and travel.

His work has been quoted or mentioned in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, NBC News, Time, The New Yorker, HuffPost USA Today, Business Insider, Yahoo, AOL, MarketWatch, The Atlantic, Bloomberg, New York Post, Chicago Tribune, Forbes, The Guardian and many other major publications. McIntyre has been a guest on CNBC, the BBC and television and radio stations across the country.

A magna cum laude graduate of Harvard College, McIntyre also was president of The Harvard Advocate. Founded in 1866, the Advocate is the oldest college publication in the United States.

TheStreet.com, Comps.com and Edgar Online are some of the public companies for which McIntyre served on the board of directors. He was a Vicinity Corporation board member when the company was sold to Microsoft in 2002. He served on the audit committees of some of these companies.

McIntyre has been the CEO of FutureSource, a provider of trading terminals and news to commodities and futures traders. He was president of Switchboard, the online phone directory company. He served as chairman and CEO of On2 Technologies, the video compression company that provided video compression software for Adobe’s Flash. Google bought On2 in 2009.

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