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FridayJul 31, 2009 10:52 am

Semiconductor Industry Survival

The financial downturn and global recession has hit the semiconductor industry hard. Orders for microchips were almost non-existent at the end of 2008 as computers and mobile phones languished unsold on retailers' shelves. According to the Semiconductor Industry Association, global semiconductor sales fell 2.8 percent last year and are expected to fall a further 21.5 percent to $195.6 billion this year. The semiconductor industry is used to severe cycles. It has seen six significant cycles since the 1970s caused by recessions and oversupply. The last one, when the dotcom bubble burst in 2001, saw sales plunge 45 percent. But this…

FridayJul 31, 2009 9:12 am

Small Cap Voice Featured Company: Green Star Alternative Energy, Inc. (GSAE.PK)

Green Star Alternative Energy is an eco-energy company focused on changing the way energy is produced. The company recognizes that tomorrow’s bright future is dependent upon the appropriate actions of today. Green Star is developing projects worldwide to meet the need for clean, environmentally friendly methods of energy creation. Currently, the company’s business involves the creation of renewable electricity from the power of wind. This pollution-free and infinitely sustainable form of energy does not use fuel or produce greenhouse gasses. With more than $71 billion of new investment and an overall growth rate of 15%, the renewable energy sector has…

FridayJul 31, 2009 9:03 am

Small Cap Voice Featured Company: GeoBio Energy, Inc. (GBOE.PK)

GeoBio Energy, Inc., dba Plastics Conversion Technologies, Inc., is a recovery, cleaning, and plastics recycling company focused on constructing large scale, plastic recycling operations near automotive shredder locations nationwide to produce recycled commercial grade plastics. The company will use its patent pending and proprietary cleaning process to rehabilitate contaminated scrap plastics. The company’s wholly owned subsidiary, EnviroPlastics Group, was founded for the purpose of capitalizing on a growing market to supply recycled commercial plastics to industries such as automotive and consumer products manufacturers. Their plastic recovery process is highly cost effective and efficient, promising to reduce the amount of Shredder…

FridayJul 31, 2009 8:41 am

Premier Commercial Bancorp (PCBP.OB) Reports Earnings for Second Quarter and Year-to-Date

Premier Commercial Bancorp, parent company of Premier Commercial Bank, N.A., reported a sizable increase in consolidated earnings for the second quarter of this year. Earnings totaled $206,000, compared to $113,000 for the same period last year. For the six months ended June 30, 2009 earnings totaled $411,000 compared to $485,000 for the same period last year and $352,000 for 2007. Premier Commercial Bank Chairman and CEO Kenneth J. Cosgrove commented, “The financial results for the second quarter of 2009 are reflective of the continued challenges of the financial environment. At PCB, we have responded cautiously through prudent loan loss allocations…

FridayJul 31, 2009 8:28 am

Savoy Energy Corp. (SNVP.OB) to Upgrade Rozella Kifer Well’s Technology for Increase in Efficiency and Decrease in Costs

Yesterday after the closing bell, Savoy Energy Corp. announced that in the near future the company intends to upgrade the technology at its Rozella Kifer Well. The company has ordered a Jack Shaft Reducer that will be installed on the well. The installation is anticipated to increase efficiency by 25% while decreasing maintenance by 23-35%. The new technology is also expected to extend the life of the well's production. The Rozella Kifer Well is positioned on 193 acres of land in Gonzales County, Texas. Savoy Energy's lease has no expiration date as long as the company conducts operations without termination…

FridayJul 31, 2009 7:26 am

Aura Systems, Inc. (AUSI.OB) Receives Over $1.1 Million in New Military Related Orders for the VIPER Mobile Power Solution

Aura Systems, Inc., a technology company headquartered in El Segundo, California, specializing in axial flux induction machines applications for mobile power generation and electric motors, recently announced that the company has received over $1.1 million in additional military orders. These two new orders for the VIPER mobile power solution consist of approximately 36 dual systems in a new release for the United States Coast Guard and approximately 110 systems for the Korean army. The U.S. Coast Guard recently increased their order to over 200 patrol boats, bringing the total order to 66 or 132 VIPERS. The Korean army release brings…

FridayJul 31, 2009 7:25 am

Adamis Pharmaceuticals Corp. (ADMP.OB) Influenza Vaccine Demonstrates Efficiency in Immunity against the Virus

Though it’s not getting the frenzy of media attention it received in the past several months, the World Health Organization and Center for Disease Control say the H1N1 (swine flu) is still spreading worldwide and remains a constant threat. Pharmaceutical companies are working to overcome modern challenges as the virus mutates, and are racing to develop and manufacture enough vaccines to protect citizens on mass scales. Adamis Pharmaceuticals Corp. operates through its two wholly owned subsidiaries as a specialty pharmaceutical company. The company today announced that its Adamis Viral Therapies subsidiary’s patented vaccine technology induces immunity against the influenza virus…

FridayJul 31, 2009 7:23 am

Senesco Technologies Inc. (SNT) Moves Promising Drug toward Clinical Trial

Senesco Technologies Inc. secured additional financing to continue research into genetic technologies designed to deter apoptosis, or programmed cell death, in humans. This technology is applicable in many different diseases including cancer, glaucoma, and cardiovascular problems. The financing will come in three pieces and will total $705,000. The company will issue 783,332 shares of its common stock at $0.90 per share, and two separate warrant issues. The first warrant will grant the right to purchase up to 705,000 shares of common stock, at an exercise price of $0.01 per share, exercisable immediately. The balance of the warrants will grant the…

ThursdayJul 30, 2009 1:40 pm

Suspect Detection Systems, Inc. (SDSS.OB) Recently Sold its COGNITO System in Central Asia

Suspect Detection Systems is a leading developer of proprietary counter-terror and crime prevention technology. The company's technology is intended to identify threats in real-time by detecting the hidden 'hostile intent' of assailants before they commit their intended acts. The company's COGNITO technology is an automated interrogation system that enables investigative agencies to rapidly screen and interrogate suspects. The Cognito mobile system is small enough to fit in a handheld suitcase and allows for interrogations to take place in the field. This is in addition to traditional usage at police stations and interrogation rooms. Suspect Detection Systems announced in mid-June the…

ThursdayJul 30, 2009 1:37 pm

Doral Energy Corp. (DEGY.OB) Provides New Mexico Operational Update

Doral Energy Corp. is a domestic oil and gas exploitation and development company. The company's strategy is to grow a portfolio of under-developed oil production assets with the potential for generating near-term increases in existing production through operational improvements. The company also looks to longer-term development of undeveloped reserves by infill drilling. Doral Energy announced that the company is immediately taking steps to begin operations to recomplete its Federal S No. 7 well in Eddy County, New Mexico as a Grayburg/San Andres completion. Total cost of this project is estimated to be $250,000. This decision is based on the results…

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