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WednesdaySep 03, 2008 7:50 am

Administaff, Inc. (ASF) is “One to Watch”

Houston-based Administaff (ASF:NYSE) is the nation's leading professional employer organization. The company serves as a full-service human resources department for thousands of small and medium-sized businesses throughout the United States. Administaff is included on Fortune's list of America's Most Admired Companies and the InformationWeek 500 list of leading information technology innovators. Administaff delivers its personnel management services by entering into a co-employment relationship with a client company and the client company's existing employees, including the business owner. Under this arrangement, Administaff assumes or shares many of the responsibilities of being an employer. Administaff essentially handles the human resources function for…

WednesdaySep 03, 2008 7:07 am

Anavex Life Sciences Corp. (AVXL.OB) Alzheimer’s Drug Completes Successful Preclinical Studies

Anavex Life Sciences Corp (OTCBB: AVXL) will move to human clinical trials for its Alzheimer's drug in early 2009 after preclinical studies on mice prove promising. "The completion of preclinical studies is a key milestone for our company," said Anavex President Harvey Lalach. "Our novel approach is based on Anavex's expertise and leadership in the field of sigma receptors and our highly productive drug discovery platform. Anavex calls their ANAVEX 2-73 drug a "novel sigma-1 receptor." During testing, so far, it demonstrated "significant neuroprotective, anti-amnesic and anti-convulsive properties" at low doses. "It has been shown to provide protection from oxidative…

WednesdaySep 03, 2008 6:20 am

Healthways, Inc. (HWAY) Releases Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index on Work, Happiness, and Stress

Healthways, Inc. (HWAY) is a provider of specialized, comprehensive health and care support(SM) solutions to help millions of people maintain or improve their health and, as a result, reduce overall healthcare costs. Healthways’ solutions are designed to help healthy individuals stay healthy, mitigate and slow the progression of diseases associated with family or lifestyle risk factors, and promote the best possible health for those already affected by disease. Healthways also provides a national, fully accredited, complementary and alternative Health Provider Network, offering convenient access to individuals who seek health services outside of, and in conjunction with, the traditional healthcare system.…

WednesdaySep 03, 2008 5:56 am

RedChip Featured Company: Vertical Branding, Inc. (VBDG)

Vertical Branding, Inc. (VBDG) is a consumer products company focused on providing consumers with high-quality household, beauty, and personal care products at reasonable prices. The company’s products currently include the ZorbEEZ, the E-Z Foldz step stool, the Steam Buddy, the MyPlace workstation, and the Hercules Hook. Vertical Branding concentrates its efforts in three specific areas. First, the company uses an ROI-based transactional advertising strategy that generates direct-response product sales while building product and brand awareness to prospective customers. Second, the company concentrates on providing ‘everyday’ products that meet consumer needs at a reasonable price, which typically ranges from $9.99 to…

WednesdaySep 03, 2008 5:53 am

RedChip Featured Company: SpaceDev, Inc. (SPDV)

SpaceDev, Inc. (SPDV) is a space systems company that wants to change how we get to, explore, and use outer space. The company’s diverse products include spacecraft actuators that power the Mars rovers, hybrid rockets used to power the first commercial astronaut into space, micro-satellites that are controlled via the Internet, and piloted orbital commercial spacecraft. Founded in 1997, SpaceDev is on a mission to become a leader in commercial space. The management team feels that the journey into space will be made possible as practical applications are found to make space activities more affordable. The company’s primary aim is…

WednesdaySep 03, 2008 5:51 am

RedChip Featured Company: UpSNAP, Inc. (UPSN)

UpSNAP, Inc. (UPSN) is a company providing mobile entertainment services, a mobile search engine, and an advertising platform for cellular users in the United States. The company has developed the first cellular-specific directory and entertainment platform via paid listings and premium services. UpSNAP’s entertainment services are provided through its proprietary Streaming Wireless Internet Gateway (SWInG) platform. The platform enables cellular users by providing access to live and on-demand streaming audio content, including NASCAR In-Car Audio, ESPN Radio, and over 150 additional radio channels via radio, television, or satellite sources. UpSNAP’s mobile search engine utilizes a patent-pending technology that uses flexible…

WednesdaySep 03, 2008 5:47 am

Orthovita Inc. (VITA) is Making Bones about It

Orthovita Inc. is a NASDAQ-traded spine and orthopedic biosurgery company. They are a premier developer of biomaterial product platforms for bone regeneration and soft tissue healing. Headquartered in Malvern, Pennsylvania, the company also has a European headquarters in Leuven, Belgium. They are part of the Medical Instruments and Supplies industry and have a market capitalization of $220.09 million. Orthovita has four main product lines. Their VITOSS® Bone Graft Substitute technology platform is a synthetic bone graft substitute for the repair of bony defects in the spine, extremities, and the pelvis. An osteoconductive porous implant, it resembles the multidirectional interconnected porosity…

WednesdaySep 03, 2008 5:45 am

Tasty Baking Company (TSTY) Wants to Let Them Eat Cake

If one chicken laid all of the eggs used for one day of production at Tastykake, it would take that chicken 572 years to lay enough eggs. That's how much production goes on daily at Tasty Baking Company's Philadelphia and Oxford, Pennsylvania manufacturing facilities. Founded in 1914, and headquartered in Philadelphia, Tasty Baking Company is one of America's leading bakers of snack cakes, pies, cookies, and donuts. Trading on NASDAQ, the company began when Pittsburgh baker Philip J. Baur and Boston egg salesman Herbert T. Morris went into business in Philadelphia to produce baked goods. Their commitment was to use…

WednesdaySep 03, 2008 5:39 am

QualityStocks Small Cap Stock Newsletter Exceeds 750,000 Subscribers

We are proud to announce that our flagship newsletter, “The Small Cap QualityStocks Daily Newsletter,” now has over 750,000 subscribers via opt-in email. We are a recognized leader in investor awareness campaigns and assisting emerging public companies with their advertising efforts. The Small Cap QualityStocks Daily Newsletter, The QualityStocks Daily Video broadcast with Cathy Rankin, Vanessa Ramirez and Jenn Hoffman, and The QualityStocks Daily Blogs and Message Boards have been getting enormous response and attention from the investment community. Not only have the QualityStocks products exceeded subscriber expectations in quality and ease-of-use, but new products and services are continuing to electrify…

WednesdaySep 03, 2008 4:12 am

Amish Naturals (AMNT.OB) Now Available in Midwest Meijer Supermarkets

Over the next few weeks, Meijer supermarkets will roll out Amish Naturals' line of organic fettuccini pastas. This move by Amish Naturals (OTCBB: AMNT) quickly follows distribution partnerships with Jewel-Osco food stores, Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN), and other Midwest stores, including Buehler's, Bigg’s, D&W Fresh Market and Woodman's. "...we’re happy to be a part of this company’s culture by bringing the wholesomeness of Amish Naturals’ pastas to consumers,” said Troy Treangen, Amish Naturals executive vice president and COO. “The receipt of this order supports our plans to aggressively grow the availability of our pasta line, the keystone of our company." The…

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