Lyris, Inc. Schedules First Quarter Conference Call, Webcast

EMERYVILLE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Lyris, Inc., formerly J.L Halsey Corporation (OTCBB:JLHY - News), today announced that it will report its operating results for the first quarter of fiscal 2008 on Wednesday, November 14.

The company will hold a conference call to discuss its financial results and operating activities to all interested parties at 8 a.m., Pacific Standard Time (11 a.m., Eastern Standard Time), Wednesday, November 14, hosted by Luis Rivera, president and chief executive officer, and Joe Lambert, chief financial officer.

The teleconference can be accessed by calling (913) 312-1277, passcode 4585096. Please dial in 10-15 minutes prior to the beginning of the call. The webcast will be available on the Internet at www.lyrisinc.com.

A replay of the conference call will be available through Wednesday, November 21, at (719) 457-0820, passcode 4585096, or via www.lyrisinc.com.

Lyris, Inc., (OTCBB:JLHY - News) is a leading marketing technology company that provides hosted and installed software solutions for marketers at mid-size businesses. Ziff David Media's Baseline Magazine ranked the company No. 1 on its list of the fastest-growing software companies with sales under $150 million. Its core solutions — ListManager, EmailLabs, ClickTracks, Sparklist, Hot Banana and Email Advisor — provide a suite of best-of-breed tools for managing email marketing campaigns end-to-end, publishing and managing Web site content, creating landing pages and optimizing Web sites based on sophisticated, yet, easy-to-use Web analytics. Clients include Nokia, Adobe, PalmSource, Johns Hopkins University and Jupitermedia. For more information, please visit www.lyrisinc.com, www.lyris.com, http://www.emaillabs.com, www.clicktracks.com, www.hotbanana.com and www.sparklist.com.

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