WednesdayOct 29, 2008 4:51 am

Zaldiva Inc. (ZLDV.OB) – The Comic Book Industry is not Just for Kids Anymore.

Every Wednesday, comic book buyers flock to their local comic book store for “New Comic Day.” The days of children buying 12 to 30 cent paperback stories are long gone. What we have now is a multi-stage dynamic that includes movies, dvds, affiliated merchandise (action figures/posters/t-shirts), graphic novels and more. Collectibles are “In” in a big way. Many subscribers buy 30 to 40 titles per month with an average ranging between 10 and 20. Typical titles retail for $3.99. Zaldiva combines a brick and mortar location in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida with an e-commerce website and portal which operates in conjunction…

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WednesdayOct 29, 2008 4:44 am

Schiff Nutrition International Inc. (WNI): Healthy Products, Healthy Profits?

Schiff Nutrition International (WNI) is a maker and distributor of branded and private label vitamins, nutritional supplements, and nutrition bars in the United States and across the globe. The company's brands include Schiff, Move Free, Tiger's Milk, and Fi-Bar. The Tiger's Milk brand, which is probably the most widely known of the company's products to consumers, includes nutrition bars that supply protein, vitamins, and other nutrients with fewer calories. Schiff Nutrition also makes the Move Free brand of joint supplements to promote better joint health. The company is growing and focusing on its private label business, which is expected to…

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TuesdayOct 28, 2008 6:16 pm

Simtrol, Inc. (SMRL.OB): Assisting Businesses with Simple Management Systems in a Complex World

Today, businesses around the globe are growing alongside technology. The pace of relaying information seems to increase by the minute, and organizations around the world are rapidly adding devices to their meeting rooms, auditoriums and training facilities, with the intentions of enhancing employee productivity, reducing operating costs, and developing business approaches that are more environmentally conscious. Simtrol, Inc. (SMRL.OB) is a company focused on helping businesses manage and facilitate numerous devices through one platform. Simtrol's device management platform enables businesses to control and monitor an advanced suite of devices from a single point. The solution's streamlined user interface allows for…

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TuesdayOct 28, 2008 6:11 pm

Delta Apparel, Inc. (DLA) Announces Positive First Quarter Results; Expects Growth to Continue

Delta Apparel, Inc. (AMEX: DLA), a marketer, manufacturer, and distributor of high quality branded and private label activewear apparel, recently announced financial results from its first fiscal quarter ended September 27, 2008. Net sales for the quarter totaled $91.4 million, a 26 percent year-over-year gain. First quarter net income climbed to $0.7 million, or $0.08 per diluted share, compared to the prior year’s first quarter net loss of $1.5 million, or $0.18 loss per diluted share. The company’s shares moved higher earlier this week after the announcement of the company’s first quarter financial results. The company started several new initiatives…

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TuesdayOct 28, 2008 12:49 pm

Vortex Resources Corporation (VTEX.OB) is “One to Watch”

Trading on the OTCBB, Vortex Resources Corporation is an emerging natural resources company. Their focus is on the acquisition, exploration, development, and production of oil, natural gas, and minerals. With current operations in West Texas, the Company’s objective is to find, acquire, and develop natural resources at the lowest cost possible. They then look to recycle their cash flows into new projects that yield high returns with controlled risk. Vortex Resources Corporation has their corporate headquarters in Beverly Hills, California. They are currently active in Crockett County, Texas. They are proceeding there with their 180-well infill-drilling program in Adams-Baggett field…

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TuesdayOct 28, 2008 12:03 pm

Oxygen Biotherapeutics Inc. (OXBO.OB) to Submit Test Protocol to FDA for Multi-Center Study for Traumatic Brain Injury

Oxygen Biotherapeutics Inc. (OTCBB: OXBO) engages in marketing innovative pharmaceuticals and medical devices to monitor respiration in patients suffering from or associated with respiratory distress syndrome, stroke, myocardial infarction, surgery, trauma, malignant tumors and diabetes. The company today announced it will submit an amended test protocol to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, as well as in Canada, to cover the dose escalation studies of the company’s therapeutic oxygen carrier Oxycyte. The company plans on recruiting 40 traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients in each country to test the safety and efficacy of Oxycyte. “Personally, I think that the extensive data…

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TuesdayOct 28, 2008 10:54 am

Location Based Technologies, Inc. (LBAS.OB) Brings PocketFinder to Google Android Smartphones

If you’ve ever lost a cell phone, you’ll be happy to hear that Location Based Technologies’ PocketFinder® personal locator service is now available for download to Google Android based smartphones. The company is ready to release the service to the T-Mobile G1, the first mobile phone to use the Android open standard mobile device platform. The system will provide users with all the features of PocketFinder, including device location, travel history, and even speed alerts. Google acquired Android in 2005 to develop software for mobile phones, and in 2007 formed the Open Handset Alliance (OHA), a partnership with several companies,…

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TuesdayOct 28, 2008 10:51 am

Legend International Holdings, Inc. (LGDI.OB) Announces Joint Venture with Mt Isa Metals

Legend International Holdings, Inc. stepped up its drive to capitalize on Australia’s rich mineral deposits announcing an agreement today with Mt Isa Metals, an Australian based exploration company, to merge projects and form a joint venture to develop the D-Tree phosphate deposit in northeast Australia. The joint venture project covers an area of over 121,000 acres in Queensland, and includes a drilling-confirmed mineralized phosphorite area of over 24,000 acres. Legend will manage and hold 80% interest in the venture, with Mt Isa Metals holding the remaining 20%. The venture is seen as a significant step towards near term mine development.…

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TuesdayOct 28, 2008 10:02 am

VIASPACE Inc. (VSPC.OB) Closes On Purchase of Inter-Pacific, Gaining $5 Million In Revenue and Foothold in Growing Biofuels Market

VIASPACE Inc. has announced the purchase of a controlling interest in Inter-Pacific Arts Corp. (Inter-Pacific). For 2007, Inter-Pacific earned $5 million in unaudited revenues which will now add to the strength of VIASPACE’s balance sheet. Additionally, the strategic Inter-Pacific acquisition makes VIASPACE a player in the production of hybrid, high yield grasses in China. Inter-Pacific holds a license to grow and sell China Giant King Grass in that country. Giant King Grass has value both as animal feed and as a component of biofuels. The Grass grows very quickly, up to twelve feet in height in as little as two…

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TuesdayOct 28, 2008 9:38 am

QuoteMedia, Inc. (QMCI.OB) Keeps Financial Institutions In the Know During a Shaky Economic Period

QuoteMedia, Inc. (QMCI.OB) is taking a lead role in providing financial stock market data, market news feeds, and financial software solutions to online brokerages, clearing and financial service firms, banks, and public corporations. By focusing its efforts on delivering financial data to the marketplace, QuoteMedia is making an impact on one of the fastest growing segments in the financial world. QuoteMedia has built a streamlined, proprietary delivery system that is far more cost-effective than traditional data delivery technology used by its competitors. The older technology is based on legacy-style data networks that require heavier server and network loads that take…

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