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Websense Inc (Nasdaq:WBSN), Orexigen Therapeutics Inc (Nasdaq:OREX) and Pzena Investment Management Inc (Nasdaq:PZN) are among the biggest percentage losers in Wednesday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Kohlberg Capital Corp (Nasdaq:KCAP), Greenbrier Companies Inc (Nasdaq:GBX), Geokinetics Inc (Nasdaq:GOK), Olympic Steel Inc (Nasdaq:ZEUS), Startek, Inc (Nasdaq:SRT) and American Dairy Inc (Nasdaq:ADY).

MSC Software Corp. (Nasdaq:MSCS), XenoPort Inc. (Nasdaq:XNPT) and Cheesecake Factory Inc. (Nasdaq:CAKE) are among the most actively traded companies in Wednesday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: CSG Systems International Inc. (Nasdaq:CSGS), Spectrum Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq:SPPI), Websense Inc. (Nasdaq:WBSN), Century Aluminum Co. (Nasdaq:CENX), BioDelivery Sciences International Inc. (Nasdaq:BDSI) and Energy Conversion Devices Inc. (Nasdaq:ENER).

Websense Inc. (Nasdaq:WBSN), Superior Uniform Group Inc. (Nasdaq:SGC) and Double Eagle Petroleum Co. (Nasdaq:DBLE) are among the biggest percentage losers in Monday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Young Innovations Inc. (Nasdaq:YDNT), GMX Resources (Nasdaq:GMXRP), Financial Institutions Inc. (Nasdaq:FISI), First Financial Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq:FFCH), InterOil Corp. (Nasdaq:IOC) and Grand Canyon Education Inc. (Nasdaq:LOPE).

Websense (Nasdaq:WBSN) has been able to weather the market’s recent storm.

The San Diego-based company was founded in 1994 as NetPartners Internet Solutions, a reseller of computer security products. The organization changed its name to Websense in 1999 and had an IPO the following year.

Today it provides Web filtering solutions as well as Web and desktop software to a global base of clients. These solutions allow clients to protect confidential information from external Web-based attacks, such as spyware and phishing. They also enable Websense clients to track and manage how their employees utilize the Internet.

Websense divides its portfolio of offerings into three separate product lines. Its Web security product line focuses on helping companies to manage employees' use of the Internet by filtering access to websites and providing options for identifying risks associated with employee Internet usage. The data security product line assists clients in protecting confidential information from internal threats such as employee error or undetected malicious code. Websense’s messaging security products include email filtering solutions that provide protection from spam and viruses.

A major change to the business structure of Websense occurred in October of last year when the company completed the acquisition of one of its biggest competitors, SurfControl. This transaction served to bolster Websense’s email security software and hosted Web and email security solution offerings.

In July, the company reported its second-quarter results that included revenue of $73 million versus $50.4 million in the second quarter of 2007. Embedded in this amount was approximately $19 million from new or renewal SurfControl subscriptions and revenue recognized from the deferred revenue acquired from SurfControl. Websense checked in with a net loss of $8.2 million, or $0.18 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2008. In the second quarter of 2007, the company posted . . .

The Russell 2000 (NYSE: IWM) futures are rising and the small-cap index will likely open in positive territory.

Small-cap stocks are ready to begin trading on a bullish note for the second consecutive session, while investors await data on pending November U.S. home sales. The numbers will be released shortly after the opening.

If KB Home is any indication, the U.S. housing market continues to agonize. The Los Angeles, Calif.-based builder of single-family homes reported this morning that its fiscal fourth-quarter loss was $772.7 million, or $9.99 per share, compared with a loss of $49.6 million, or $0.64 per share, a year ago.

Here are the biggest percentage gainers and losers in pre-market trading among companies with a market cap between $100 million and $750 million:

Biggest percentage gainers:

• Sirtris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (SIRT), up 14% on news of positive results from a clinical study of a diabetes drug.
• Newport Corp. (NEWP), up 7% on news that it expects fourth-quarter earnings above its previous forecast.
• Websense Inc. (WBSN), up 6% to on news it expects to beat its previously released fourth-quarter revenue projections.

Biggest percentage losers:

• ChemGenex Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (CXSP), down 11%.
• Hill International, Inc. (HINT), down 4% on news of a joint venture with an investment management firm.
• The Dress Barn, Inc. (DBRN), down 3%.