DELRAY BEACH, Fla. - October 23, 2012 (Investorideas.com Newswire, www.biodefensestocks.com) PositiveID Corporation (OTCBB: PSID) ("PositiveID" or "Company") an emerging growth company and developer of airborne bio-threat detection systems for America's homeland defense industry as well as advanced technologies for diabetes management and rapid medical testing, today provided a third quarter 2012 business update to its stockholders. The Company continues to focus on the BioWatch Generation 3, Phase II procurement. In September, the Department of Homeland Security ("DHS") announced a revised procurement strategy for BioWatch Generation 3, Phase II, which will consist of a two-stage procurement including two to three years of testing estimated at $89 million. A draft request for proposal ("RFP") for the first stage is scheduled to be released in the fourth quarter of calendar 2012.

New York, New York - October 23, 2012 (Investorideas.com Newswire) Investorideas.com staff: Investorideas.com, an investor research portal specializing in sector for independent investors issues a trading alert for agriculture stock, Urban Barns Foods Inc. (OTCQB:URBF) . The stock continued on Friday’s gains when it closed at $0.0550, gaining $ 0.0250 or 83.33%, to close in Monday’s session at $0.09 on over 400,000 shares.

On Monday the Company announced news on its ongoing private placement and funding.

New York, New York - October 22, 2012 (www.investorideas.com newswire) Investorideas.com staff: Investorideas.com, an investor research portal specializing in sector for independent investors issues a trading alert for agriculture stock, Urban Barns Foods Inc. (OTCQB:URBF) , trading up at $0.0550, spiking $ 0.0250 or 83.33% at the close of trading Friday, Oct 19 th. The stock traded 585,598 shares and had a day high of $0.065.

The run followed news on Friday when the Company announced the startup strategy to build and operate the first barn situated in the West Island of Montreal, Quebec. Cubic agriculture is a new sustainable agricultural growing practice that can produce commercial volumes in any geographical location and climate.

October 22, 2012 (www.investorideas.com newswire) Urban Barns Foods Inc. (OTCQB: URBF) , a leading authority on Cubic Farming, for fresh green leafy vegetables, announced today that we have accepted subscriptions for a total of $260,000 at .01 cent and an additional $50,000 at .025 cents. The Company is currently in discussions with several institutional and high net worth investors to finance the Company's first facility for commercial production of locally grown vegetables to be located on the West Island of Montreal.

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