AMAC American Medical Alert Corp. (MM)

According to FORTUNE Small Business Magazine, American Medical Alert Corp. (NASDAQ:AMAC) has been picked by a group of 5 money managers as one of the top five small stocks for holding the promise for future returns, as part of the FORTUNE Small Business Magazine�s seventh annual FSB 100 list of the fastest growing small companies in America. The annual FSB 100 list, which is comprised of public companies, appears in the July/August issue of FORTUNE Small Business Magazine and is also available at FSB.com. This is the second consecutive year that AMAC has made the FSB 100 list. As reported by FSB, AMAC received a �thumbs up� by John McCraw, managing director of Nicholas-Applegate US Micro Cap (nacm.com), a small cap fund in San Diego, for its growing earnings per share and its position in the marketplace. AMAC ranked 99 on the list, which is comprised of public companies with annual revenues less than $200 million and a stock price of more than $1. To compile the seventh annual list, FORTUNE Small Business Magazine asked financial research firm Zacks to rank public companies, based on their percentage growth in earnings, revenue, and stock performance over the past three years. Banks and real estate firms were excluded. Jack Rhian, AMAC's Chief Executive Officer and President commented, �We are honored to be recognized by FORTUNE Small Business Magazine for our accomplishments. This acknowledgement is a reflection of results from our focused business strategies and the tremendous work and dedication by our management team and employees.� The information and statements in this release attributed to sources other than AMAC, comes solely from such sources and does not in any way constitute an endorsement by AMAC of such information or statements or a representation by AMAC as to the veracity of such information or statements. About American Medical Alert Corp. (www.amac.com) AMAC is a healthcare communications company dedicated to the provision of support services to the healthcare community. AMAC's product and service portfolio includes Personal Emergency Response Systems (PERS) and emergency response monitoring, electronic medication reminder devices, disease management monitoring appliances and healthcare communication solutions services. AMAC operates eight communication centers under local trade names: HLINK OnCall, Long Island City, NY, North Shore TAS, Port Jefferson, NY, Live Message America, Audubon, NJ, ACT Teleservice, Newington, CT and Springfield, MA, MD OnCall, Cranston RI and Capitol Medical Bureau Rockville, MD, American MediConnect and Phone Screen Chicago, IL to support the delivery of high quality, healthcare communications. Forward Looking Statements This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "may," "will," "expect," "believe," "estimate," "anticipate," "continue," or similar terms, variations of those terms or the negative of those terms. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements are set forth in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB, the Company's Quarterly Reports on Forms 10-Q, and other filings and releases. These include uncertainties relating to government regulation, technological changes, costs relating to ongoing FCC remediation efforts, our expansion plans, our contract with the City of New York and product liability risks.