August 28, 2006
                         
Sleep diagnostic and treatment device manufacturer Respironics Inc, Murrysville, Pa, will signal the start of a new day of trading, August 30, at the NASDAQ Market Site in New York’s Times Square. President and CEO John Miclot with Chairman and founder Gerald E. McGinnis will ring the ceremonial Opening Bell of The NASDAQ Stock Market at 9:30 Eastern Time (ET).

The medical device company hit a new milestone in 2006: topping $1 billion in revenues at the end of its fiscal year in June—its 27th consecutive quarter of growth.

More information about Respironics can be found at www.respironics.com.