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FridayAug 07, 2009 10:59 am

Beacon Equity Research Featured Company: Symantec Corp. (SYMC)

Symantec Corp. has evolved to become one of the world’s largest software companies by providing security, storage and systems management solutions. They help their customers secure and manage their information against more risks at more points, more completely and efficiently than any other company. In order to stay ahead of the ever changing technology world, Symantec has made great strides to help reduce cost and complexity to its customers by exploring such areas as virtualization and SaaS. Symantec offers its customers a more in depth level of protection with services ranging from: a consumer’s online identity and interactions to protecting…

FridayAug 07, 2009 10:39 am

Frost & Sullivan Recognizes Websense, Inc. (WBSN) for Product Innovation and Marketing Leadership

Today, Websense, Inc. announced that Frost & Sullivan, a leading research and consulting firm, has recognized the company with two prestigious awards for product innovation and marketing leadership. Additionally, the analyst firm reports that Websense has grown continually year after year, and that it held more than 26 percent of the $2.7 billion global content filtering market in 2008. Frost & Sullivan recognized Websense for developing security products that address the unique security challenges posed by today's feature-rich Web sites, such as Web 2.0 sites and applications. Websense received the North American Product Innovation of the Year Award for Web…

FridayAug 07, 2009 10:15 am

Emerging Market’s New Decoupling

Wall Street has been quick to dismiss the whole idea of the emerging markets decoupling from the developed world, especially the United States. Perhaps the whole idea was dismissed too quickly, giving investors an opportunity for profit. Even if America's economy remains weak, there are signs that some of the larger emerging economies could see decent economic growth. Exhibit A of this new decoupling is China. Most economists agree that output will grow faster than seemed plausible only a few months ago. Economists now believe that growth could be close to 8% this year. India's growth estimates have also been…

FridayAug 07, 2009 10:09 am

Treaty Energy Corp. (TECO.OB) Announces LOI to Enter in Joint Venture with Discovery Resource Group

Treaty Energy Corporation announced a Letter of Intent (“LOI”) to enter into a 50/50 Oil and Gas Joint Venture (“JV”) with Discovery Resource Group. The venture could make both companies extremely marketable and attractive to the market place. Initially, Discovery Resource Group (DRG), which is a Delaware limited liability company, will pledge 19 wells from 4 affiliated partnerships and Treaty will pledge 9 wells to a bank to procure an estimated $2,000,000 line of credit for drilling and working over wells. With the new line of credit, Treaty plans to do workovers in West Texas, radial jet lateral workovers, and…

FridayAug 07, 2009 10:05 am

New Gold Inc. (AMEX: NGD) Beats Street Estimates, Lowers Production Costs

In the mining game, price is the only consideration. How much does it cost to get the commodity out of the ground and how much can it be sold for. If the numbers don't add up, there is no activity and no company. Some companies, however, work more efficiently than others and can get the commodity out of the ground at a lower cost. If an investor can find companies like this, there is profit to be made. New Gold Inc., a mining development company, works to develop and exploit mineral properties primarily in Central and South America. The company…

FridayAug 07, 2009 10:01 am

WorldVest, Inc. (WOVT.OB) Expands Its Asian Business Division

WorldVest Inc. is a global merchant bank that offers not only traditional investment banking, asset management and advisory services, but also makes direct investments as a principal in select high-growth transactions on a global basis. The company's particular focus is on middle market companies which are often ignored by many financial institutions. WorldVest has announced that it has expanded its Asian business division to pursue unique and exciting investments and banking transactions throughout the Asia region, with a focus on China and South Korea. To oversee development in this rapidly growing market, the company announced that Matthew Chung has joined…

FridayAug 07, 2009 9:59 am

The ICEE Company Launches Iced Coffee by Javo Beverage (JAVO.OB)

Javo Beverage Company, Inc., a leading provider of premium dispensable coffee and tea-based beverages to the food service industry, recently announced a partnership with the ICEE® Company (NASDAQ: JJSF), a subsidiary of J&J Snack Foods Corporation. Under the terms of the agreement, ICEE distribution centers nationwide will immediately add iced coffee to their line-up of industry leading beverage products. Mocha latte and caramel latte will be the two initial flavors offered under the Java Freeze™ brand to national accounts and retail foodservice operators in the United States, Canada and Mexico. The ICEE Company is the most highly recognized brand and…

FridayAug 07, 2009 9:58 am

LKQ Corp. (LKQX) Brings In Terry Fortner from Nationwide

LKQ Corp., the largest nationwide provider of automobile aftermarket collision replacement parts, today announced that Terry M. Fortner has joined the company as VP of Industry Relations & Market Development. His responsibilities will include the development, implementation, and coordination of LKQ’s product and service offerings to the automobile insurance and collision repair industries. Mr. Fortner brings with him 32 years of experience with Ohio-based Nationwide Insurance, one of the biggest insurance and financial service companies in the world, where he was VP of Material Damage Claims. His extensive knowledge of automobile damage insurance includes involvement with a number of related…

FridayAug 07, 2009 7:27 am

Beacon Equity Research Featured Company: Almost Family, Inc. (AFAM)

Almost Family is a leading provider of home health nursing, rehabilitation and personal care services. The ultimate goal of the company is to promote independence by allowing seniors to age in place for as long as possible. By providing specialty programs such as: Cardiocare, Orthopedics, Optimum Balance, B.R.E.A.T.H.E, Urology, Frail Elderly Care Management, and Telehealth Monitoring, seniors are able to achieve the independence they seek, thus leading to improved overall health. The operation of Almost Family, Inc. is divided into two segments which are: Visiting Nurse segment, or VN, and its Personal Cares segment, or PC. The Visiting Nurse segment…

FridayAug 07, 2009 7:24 am

Beacon Equity Research Featured Company: XOMA Ltd. (XOMA)

XOMA is a biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops and manufactures therapeutic antibodies. These antibodies and other agents are developed in order to treat inflammatory, autoimmune, infections and oncological diseases. The company has a premier antibody discovery and development platform that incorporates leading antibody phage display libraries and XOMA's proprietary Human Engineering(tm) and Bacterial Cell Expression (BCE) and manufacturing technologies. Partnering with companies, such as Novartis AG, Schering-Plough Research Institute and Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited, enables XOMA to develop additional antibodies with multi-indication potential. Partnering not only allows XOMA access to new drug targets, but will add substantially to the generation…

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