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ThursdayJul 31, 2008 1:32 pm

AtheroGenics Inc. (AGIX) Reports Positive Clinical Trial Results for Type 2 Diabetes Treatment

Diabetes is a word we’re all familiar with, but many people don’t know the list of afflictions associated with the disease, which include blindness, heart disease, stroke, kidney failure, amputations and nerve damage. Approximately 221 million people around the world have been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. AtheroGenics Inc. (Nasdaq: AGIX) is a pharmaceutical company focused on the treatment of chronic inflammatory diseases, including diabetes and coronary heart disease. The company today announced top-line results from its ANDES phase 3 clinical trial of AGI-1067, the company’s lead antioxidant and anti-inflammatory drug candidate for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. According…

ThursdayJul 31, 2008 1:31 pm

DRI Corp. (TBUS) Posts Record Preliminary Sales Results Fueled by High Gas Prices, Global Transportation Trends

DRI Corp. (Nasdaq: TBUS) is a digital communications technology leader in the domestic and international surface transportation and transit security markets. The company has a diverse portfolio of products, including TwinVision and Mobitech electronic designation sign system; Talking Bus voice announcement systems; Digital Recorders, an Internet-based passenger information and automatic vehicle tracking system; and VacTell, a video actionable intelligence system. The company today announced its preliminary second quarter results, posting expectations of net sales of $19.4 million, up 30 percent for the same period last year, marking a record high for second quarter sales volume. DRI’s products aid in transit…

ThursdayJul 31, 2008 9:40 am

More Pain to Come for Major Banks

While we all hear about the subprime home loan problems the banks are having, we have not heard about credit card write-offs. If a person was to default on a home loan, why wouldn't they just go ahead and stop paying on their credit cards? Their credit score would be ruined anyway and there would be no incentive to keep up payments. Credit card debt is unsecured--banks can't reclaim dinners at McDonald's and vacations taken five years ago. I went to American Express' web site and looked at a shareholder presentation. It listed the following. Bank of America has $161B…

ThursdayJul 31, 2008 9:32 am

Intevac, Inc. (IVAC) Awarded $1 Million Contract by Dept. of Defense

Intevac (IVAC) is a California-based company with two main corporate divisions - Intevac Equipment and Intevac Imaging. The Intevac Equipment division is the world's leading provider of magnetic media deposition equipment to the hard disk drive industry. This division also offers leading-edge, high-productivity etch systems to the semiconductor industry. The Intevac imaging division, called Intevac Photonics, develops compact, cost-effective, high-sensitivity, digital optical products for the capture and display of low-light images and the optical analysis of materials. This Intevac division manufactures products for both commercial and military applications. The company's commercial products include scientific cameras and Raman spectrometer systems. Intevac's…

ThursdayJul 31, 2008 9:27 am

Wescorp Energy, Inc. (WSCE.OB) – Solutions for Unconventional Oil & Gas

Wescorp Energy specializes in the optimization of operations and maintenance for companies in various segments of the oil & gas industry. While Wescorp more than adequately tends the common fuel harvester's needs, a portion of its business is dedicated to providing solutions for unconventional oil & gas operations. Coalbed methane is one of Wescorp's areas of expertise. Production measurement is an ever-present obstacle, due to product loss caused by traditional monitoring techniques. By way of Wescorp's method, there is little or no pressure drop as a result of obtaining readings. A drop in pressure can cause production losses, as…

ThursdayJul 31, 2008 9:26 am

The Axial Vector Energy Corp. (AXVC.PK) GENSET – A Cut above the Rest

Axial Vector Energy Corporation is engaged in the ownership, development, and licensing of advanced combustion engine and power generation technologies. The company presently has ten patents pending on various aspects of its business. Final tests are being performed on Axial Vector's 100KW coreless axial flux permanent magnet generator, a unit with a power conversion efficiency of nearly one-hundred percent. This rivals the performance of much larger, industrial-strength units. A pair of these 100KW generators, combined with Axial Vector's 352 horsepower "Work Horse" engine, forms a generator set (GENSET); a free-standing electricity generation and regulation unit, capable of providing a steady…

ThursdayJul 31, 2008 7:47 am

KIT Digital Inc. (KITD.OB) Readies to Provide Internet Video Marketing Content for 2008 Beijing Olympics

Technological change is a knife that can cut both ways. An investor knows that there is money to be made, but is unsure of where it can be found. A “sure thing” one day can be an outdated “could have been” the next. Finding and making a bet on where technology will take the world is a risky bet to be sure, but one that can pay off with big profits if the right choices are made at the right times. KIT Digital Inc., an Internet television marketing company, works to offer Internet and mobile handset users a variety of…

ThursdayJul 31, 2008 7:37 am

Put Geo-Met Inc. (GMET) on Radar

Business resurgence is a wonderful way of capturing stock value. The foresight to buy stock with a far better future than its recent past costs little. Yet it offers prospects of superior returns. Here is a small-capital case in point from Houston, TX. The United States has enormous reserves of coal. This vital energy source has long been maligned, though it can now be used without harm to the environment. Similarly, methane gas, which occurs naturally amidst coal beds, and which has also acquired notoriety for causing fatal mishaps in mines, is in reality, an untapped potential as an energy…

ThursdayJul 31, 2008 6:57 am

Budget Waste Inc. Begins Biodiesel Program

Budget Waste Inc. (PINKSHEETS: BDGW) announced today that the company has switched all of its diesel trucks over to a biodiesel blend. Management believes that participating in green environmental practices will yield positive results for the environment. Being committed to the future health of our planet is a high priority within BWI. Therefore converting to Biofuel is the logical choice at this time Biodiesel is the name of a clean burning alternative fuel, produced from domestic, renewable resources. Biodiesel contains no petroleum, but it can be blended at any level with petroleum diesel to create a biodiesel blend. It can…

ThursdayJul 31, 2008 6:44 am

Small Cap Voice Featured Client: ICP Solar Technologies, Inc. (ICPR.OB)

ICP Solar Technologies, Inc. (ICPR.OB) researches, develops, manufactures, markets, and sells leading-edge solar energy products such as solar panels, solar cell-based products, solar monitoring software and solar power management solutions. ICP Solar’s management team has over 50 years of experience within the renewable energy sector. Since the company’s founding in 1988, ICP has managed to become the leading innovator in the solar industry. ICP has their own intellectual property and next generation technologies that have been mostly used in the consumer solar market. The company is focusing on also tapping into the OEM, rooftop and power generation segments of the…

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