August 2008 - Page 10 of 55

TuesdayAug 26, 2008 12:16 pm

uWink, Inc. (UWKI.OB) Just Another Restaurant Company?

In all actuality, at the present time, uWink is indeed just a restaurant company with less-than-impressive quarterly numbers. However, it is not strictly in the foodservice industry that uWink intends to make its mark. The company has conceptualized and begun development of an interactive restaurant dynamic that could change the way people dine out. The company plans to begin selling and licensing its proprietary point of sale (POS) software, as well as implement it in uWink restaurants. Using a table-top touchscreen interface, patrons can order food and drinks, and pay by credit or debit cards swiped right at the table.…

TuesdayAug 26, 2008 12:13 pm

Selkirk Metals Corp. (TSX: SLK) Updates on Mining Operations in British Columbia

Headquartered in Vancouver, BC, Canada, Selkirk Metals released updates on Monday concerning its Ruddock Creek mining property. The company has thus far drilled to a length of 972 meters, intersecting the massive sulphide mineralization known as the Deep E-Zone. At a declining grade of -15 percent, drilling will continue until the zone is completely crossed. According to tests, the massive mineralization contains abundant amounts of sphalerite(Zn) and galena(Pb) with accompanying pyrite and pyrrhotite. The company is pleased with present progress and expects this particular decline to reach an overall length of 1000 meters. The main line will also be crosscut…

TuesdayAug 26, 2008 12:10 pm

Hybrid Technologies Inc. (HYBR.OB) Products To Be Available at Local Wal-Mart Stores

Hybrid Technologies is a leader in the field of lithium battery powered products. The company is best known for their transformations of normal, street-legal, internal combustion vehicles into fully electric versions. The company has gained national and international media attention in print, on the radio, and even on television. Several celebrities such as George Clooney and James Blunt are enthusiastic drivers of Hybrid Technologies' conversions. Hybrid’s success can be attributed to many factors, but one is that they can take proven designs and convert them, instead of taking the time and high costs associated with creating a new vehicle. In…

TuesdayAug 26, 2008 12:03 pm

Capital City Energy Group Inc. (CETG.OB) Subsidiaries Help Drive Efficiency and Profitability

Capital City Energy Group Incorporated is an oil and natural gas company that employs a vertical integration strategy to become a leader in the industry. This strategy allows Capital City to run multiple operating companies as wholly-owned subsidiaries in an effort to become one of the largest and most efficient companies in the industry. While many competitors have to pay third party vendors for oil field services, Capital City has the option to go in-house and avoid the expensive and often unnecessary fees typically associated with third party interactions. Working with their subsidiaries on projects also gives them a greater…

TuesdayAug 26, 2008 12:00 pm

Converted Organics Inc. (COIN) Teams with Gro Group to Tap Into Organic Fertilizer Market

Converted Organics Inc. (Nasdaq: COIN) uses state-of-the-art technologies to create organic soil amendments or fertilizer products through food waste recycling. The company’s products have been tested in numerous field trials and are expected to be distributed to the retail, turf management and agribusiness markets. The company today announced it will team up with North American marketing group Gro Group Inc. as a manufacturing partner next year. Converted Organics will supply its organic granular fertilizer for lawn, turf, flower and garden use and distribute those products through seven of Gro Group’s major distributors, which service up to 15,000 lawn and garden…

TuesdayAug 26, 2008 11:58 am

Capstone Turbine Corp. (CPST) Announces $1.3M Order for UPSource Secure Power Turbines

Capstone Turbine Corp. (Nasdaq: CPST) is the world’s leading clean-technology manufacturer of microturbine energy systems. The company’s Uniterruptible Power Source (UPS) for data center applications replaces the need for batteries and lowers energy costs. The company today announced two orders for its UPSource product totaling more than $1.3 million, to be delivered to Arlington, Virginia, and Houston, Texas. The UPSource Secure Power product addresses spatial issues, and is designed and priced to be competitive in the Tier II – IV data center as the main source for IT power. Previous power options were large systems with diesel generators, which required…

TuesdayAug 26, 2008 10:39 am

Stock Guru Featured Client: NF Energy Saving Corp. of America (NFES.OB)

NF Energy Saving Corporation of America (NFES.OB) is a manufacturer of energy conservation equipment and an integrated energy efficient solutions provider in China. The company operates its business through its wholly owned subsidiary in China, Liaoning Nengfa Weiye Energy Technology Co. Ltd. NF Energy Saving caters to both the demand-side and supply-side energy technologies of China by engaging in manufacturing and sales of energy-saving butterfly valve products in China. The company is also among the top three comprehensive solution providers in energy conservation and pollution reduction. In addition, the company is a major contractor of Chinese energy management projects. The…

TuesdayAug 26, 2008 9:19 am

HotStix Stock of the Week – Sinobiomed Inc. (SOBM.OB)

Sinobiomed Inc. (SOBM.OB) is a leading Chinese developer of genetically engineered recombinant protein drugs and vaccines. Sinobiomed employs a patented, low-cost, high-yield production process to enhance bioactivity and guarantee the highest levels of purity. Sinobiomed currently has 10 products approved or in development: three on the market, four in clinical trials, and three in R&D. The company's products respond to a wide range of diseases and conditions, including hepatitis B&C, surgical bleeding, diabetic ulcers and burns, malaria, cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, acute liver disease, stroke, blood clots and thrombosis, acute pancreatitis, and blood cell regeneration. Sinobiomed has several competitive advantages in…

TuesdayAug 26, 2008 9:14 am

Star Scientific Inc. (STSI.OB) Wins Round One with RJR Reynolds, Working Toward Low-TSNA Smokeless Tobacco Products

Many investors are of the opinion that investing in morally questionable companies is not an option. Others maintain that morals have little to do with making an investment. If they don’t invest in that company, somebody else will, and profit by it regardless. There are arguments on both sides of the discussion, but in an increasing number of instances, options are beginning to be found. Investors are increasingly being offered alternatives for profitable investments where the underlying moral ambiguity is somewhat less blatant. Star Scientific Inc., a smokeless tobacco and nicotine-reducing tobacco curing equipment manufacturer, works to offer products and…

TuesdayAug 26, 2008 9:08 am

Affiliated Managers Group (AMG) Sells $460M of Convertible Senior Notes

Affiliated Managers Group, based in Boston, Massachusetts, is a diversified asset management company with approximately $254B in assets. The company’s strategy is in generating growth through the internal growth of its existing affiliates, as well as through investments in new affiliates. Through the company’s innovative partnership approach, individual members of each affiliate’s management team retain or receive significant direct equity ownership in their firm while maintaining operating autonomy. Affiliated announced this month that it has sold $460M of convertible senior notes that were due 2038. As part of the transaction, the initial purchasers exercised an option to purchase up to…

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