October 2008 - Page 29 of 50

TuesdayOct 14, 2008 6:09 am

Stay Off the Phishing Hook

What does the IRS list as the number-one scam of concern to taxpayers? (Hint: It’s not taxes.) In the run-up to this year’s April 15 tax deadline, taxpayers forwarded more than 33,000 phishing scam e-mails to the IRS, causing the agency to put phishing at the top of its annual list of scams of concern to taxpayers. Although tax time is prime time for identity theft, don’t think the threat is any less insidious when April 15 is the last thing on your mind. The world is full of con artists seeking to use the Internet year-round to trick you…

TuesdayOct 14, 2008 6:07 am

Tuesday Morning’s Trading Action

Following the S&P 500’s strong gains made yesterday, the largest percent advance since the 1930s, buying interest continued as the government’s plan to stem the financial troubles became clearer. This morning the DOW hit a high of 9,794.37 (+406.76) and is now trading at 9,535.84 (+148.23). Let us hear your thoughts below:

TuesdayOct 14, 2008 5:53 am

Power-One Inc. (PWER): Helping Customers Power Properly

Trading on the NASDAQ Global Market, Power-One Inc. is a leading designer and manufacturer of power conversion products. Founded in 1973, they are also a provider of power management solutions. Headquartered in Camarillo, California, the Company has approximately 4,000 employees and is part of the Diversified Electronics industry. Power-One provides their solutions for alternative/renewable energy, routers, data storage and servers, wireless communications, optical networking, medical diagnostics, railway controls, custom applications, and automated/semiconductor test equipment. The Company offers their clients a wide variety of energy saving "green” products. Their products save energy by providing more useable output power and by generating…

TuesdayOct 14, 2008 5:35 am

Quotemedia Inc. (QMCI.OB) Has Got you Covered

In today’s ever-changing market, investor’s need coverage in a real-time fashion to be able to research and analyze which direction they should go to invest their hard earned money and protect the future of themselves and their families. One company has become the renowned leader in market coverage, that company is Quotemedia, Inc. QuoteMedia has complete coverage of all major North American Exchanges and ECNs, including common stock, preferred stock, options, warrants, futures, commodities, currencies, mutual funds, UITs/ETFs, rates and indices. To go along with this broad array of resources, Quotemedia also gives the investor a historical view of how…

TuesdayOct 14, 2008 5:11 am

The Profitable Business of MMA – Good News for The Fight Zone, Inc. (TFZI.PK)

Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) has been enjoying a flourishing birth here in the United States and The Fight Zone, Inc. is on the threshold for capturing such an engaging audience. If you aren’t familiar with MMA, you soon will be. Mixed Martial Arts has been covered by 60 minutes and has a wide pay-per-view audience with the highly prized demographic of men 18-34. Although it’s not a sport for everyone, it’s certainly much more civilized then previous incarnations of the sport in the mid-90’s. These days, there are 31 fouls, and the fighters don’t come at each other bare-fisted anymore.…

TuesdayOct 14, 2008 4:51 am

Superlattice Power Inc. (SLAT.OB) Makes New Innovation with High Capacity Lithium Ion Structures

The transfer from High Power to High Energy has been the thrust of Superlattice Power since their inception. The stumbling block that commercially manufactured batteries run across is anodes such as carbonaceous materials (either graphite or MCMB) undergo passive layer formation on the surface which limits the cycle life and deteriorates the battery time over the life of the battery. Anodes using silicon or metal oxide aren’t any better in common usage, deteriorating performance over time. Superlattice tackles this crucial issue and developed an innovative series of metallic anodes for utilization along with the proprietary high capacity cathode material. The…

TuesdayOct 14, 2008 4:48 am

Neurobiological Technologies, Inc. (NTII) Moves Up Clinical Trial of Stroke Drug

Neurobiological Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTII) announced that a recent meeting with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to discuss a Phase 3 Clinical trial for its Viprinex was encouraging. As a result, the company will consolidate data and patients from its two other trials into a single Phase 3 pivotal trial to be completed by mid-2009. Viprinex is designed to assist with the treatment of acute ischemic stroke. Interim trial results are now expected in January 2009. "Since the two concurrent Phase 3 studies employ the same protocol and patient entry criteria, the validity of the single merged study remains…

TuesdayOct 14, 2008 4:47 am

BIO-key International, Inc. (BKYI.OB) Receives $245,000 in Identification Software, Service Orders

BIO-key International, Inc. (BKYI) announced $245,000 in software and service orders for the third quarter. About half of the orders for the company's finger-based biometric identification software were from new customers and users, including many law enforcement agencies. That included 11 new agency orders that came through channel partners, Independence Communications and InterAct Public Safety. Calling the recent activity a "strong new order demand", BIO-key senior vice president Ken Souza said it could be attributed to enhancements in their mobile data product portfolio. The latest is the just released MobileCop 7.0 that includes RollCall featuring collaborative; almost live "wiki" technology…

TuesdayOct 14, 2008 4:44 am

Intraware, Inc.’s (ITRA) Second Quarter Results Exceed Expectations

Intraware, Inc. (NASD: ITRA), a leading provider of Internet-based business to business software for IT professionals and software vendors, recently announced its results from the second quarter of fiscal year 2009, ended August 31, 2008. Second quarter revenues totaled $3.4 million, compared to $3.2 million in the same period of fiscal 2008, and $3.2 million during the first quarter of fiscal 2009. The company reported a net loss for the second quarter of fiscal 2009 of $105,000 or a loss of $0.02 per basic and diluted share, compared to net income of $144,000, or $0.02 per basic and diluted share…

TuesdayOct 14, 2008 4:08 am

U.S. Dry Cleaning Corp. (UDRY.OB): Cleaning up Your Portfolio?

U.S. Dry Cleaning (UDRY) operates 60 dry cleaning stores throughout its home state of California, Hawaii and Virginia. The company also provides commercial dry cleaning services to hotels across the U.S. In order to bolster market share, U.S. Dry Cleaning is highly acquisitive, averaging a couple of acquisitions per quarter thus far in 2008. The company generally looks for stores or chains of dry cleaning shops that have about $5 million in annual revenue. U.S. Dry Cleaning had nearly $13 million in sales for 2007. The company is also seeking to enter new markets across the U.S. via acquisitions. U.S.…

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