TuesdayMay 20, 2008 7:00 pm

OTCPicks Featured Company: Pacific Ethanol, Inc. (PEIX) Reports First Quarter 2008 Financial Results

Pacific Ethanol, Inc. (NASD: PEIX) recently announced their first quarter 2008 financial figures. The company produces and sells ethanol and its co-products, which include wet distiller's grains, throughout much of the western United States. They also engage in providing transportation, storage, and delivery of ethanol through third-party service providers. The sales of ethanol are primarily to gasoline refining and distribution companies, and wet distiller's grains to dairy operators and animal feed distributors. The company was pleased to report net sales of $161.5 million, a substantial increase of $62.3 million, compared to $99.2 million the year prior. The increase can be…

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TuesdayMay 20, 2008 6:56 pm

Finisar Corp. (FNSR) achieves Industry-Record Milestone with the Shipment of its 250,000th Optical Receiver Shipment

Finisar Corp. (Nasdaq: FNSR) today announced the shipment of its 250,000th SFP+ optical receiver from its 8G and 10G product lines, a remarkable achievement in its 12 months of customer shipments, reaffirming the company’s top position in the optical communication market. “Finisar's milestone shipment is a testament to their ability to understand customers' needs as well as master critical manufacturing processes necessary to meet heavy volume demands,” Dr. Vladimir Kozlov, principal analyst at LightCounting stated in the press release. “We believe this achievement by Finisar indicates the steady growth in the industry we have been predicting over the last several…

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TuesdayMay 20, 2008 6:54 pm

OpenTV Corp. (OPTV) Announces Agreement with NBC Universal to Launch it to the Forefront of Interactive Television Applications

OpenTV Corp. (NASDAQ:OPTV) today announced that the OpenTV Participate solution has been chosen by NBC Universal to power, centralize and manage cross-platform interactive television applications, including Web, mobile and set-top boxes for NBC Universal’s broadcast and cable networks. OpenTV’s position as a leading provider of solutions for the delivery of advanced television and advanced advertising services is part of what attracted NBC to the company. Last year NBC.com used the OpenTV Participate solution to power its live, Web interactive services for the primetime series “Heroes”. NBC used OpenTV’s production tools to create, schedule, manage, analyze and synchronize the “Heroes” broadcast.…

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TuesdayMay 20, 2008 6:52 pm

MyECheck, Inc. (MYEC.OB) Signs Two Agreements

MyECheck Inc., (OTCBB:MYEC), signed two agreements today. The first agreement is with Symmetry Direct Corporation. The company will be providing the online retailer with its electronic check processing services. Symmetry customers will be able to use their checking accounts as another means of making online payments. The second agreement was signed with Checkgateway, an electronic payment services company. The company’s merchant clients will be able to process remotely-created check transactions through the MyECheck payment platform. Checkgateway has been in the payment processing business since 1939. Ed Starrs, CEO of MyECheck, commented, "The Federal Reserve's 2007 study on non-cash payments, released…

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TuesdayMay 20, 2008 1:00 pm

Clear Skies Solar (CSKH.OB) A Reliable Source of Renewable Energy

Clear Skies Solar is one of many companies reaping the benefits from the world’s continued demand for renewable energy sources. The company delivers turnkey solar electricity installations and renewable energy technology solutions for both commercial and residential customers across the United States. The company does not engage in the expensive and arduous task of manufacturing their own equipment, but instead designs, markets, sells and installs solar power systems for customers using the highest possible quality components. The company primarily installs photovoltaic solar power panels for corporate buildings and multi-unit residential buildings such as condos and apartments. They also offer customized…

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TuesdayMay 20, 2008 12:57 pm

QualityStocks.net’s Website Traffic Has Been on Fire

QualityStocks.net monthly traffic has been soaring with unique visitors. Since the middle of March 2008, the number of unique visits recorded by Quantcast has gone from 10,000 visitors per month to a record high in the month of May of almost 70,000 visitors (and the month isn’t even over yet). Out of the nearly 70,000 unique visitors reached this month, 94% are from the U.S. QualityStocks is currently receiving a record high of page views per month. Global pages viewed are 227,123 per month, as reported by Quantcast. QualityStocks.net Global monthly network traffic totals at 248,088 impressions with 86,070 unique…

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TuesdayMay 20, 2008 11:25 am

WaterPure International, Inc. (WPUR.OB) Attracts Major Media Attention

WaterPure International is attracting major media attention as they market their primary line of products, the Atmospheric Water Generators (AWG). The AWG was featured on the FOX News channel in Orlando in a program which aired Monday, May 19 on the 10 P.M. news. The piece featured the news channel’s visit to the WaterPure’s headquarters, where it showed the possible uses of the AWG in water-deprived areas, homes, and offices. Currently, the company's Atmospheric Water Generators include several models that can be easily installed, requiring no plumbing, water lines, or pipes and producing water from the moisture present in the…

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TuesdayMay 20, 2008 9:47 am

Papa John's International Inc. (PZZA); Widget-y Goodness

Papa John's International Inc. (PZZA) has launched a set of computer desktop widgets - clickable pop-up boxes - that will stream advertisements about product discounts and allow customers to order pizza online. The new "myPapa" widgets can be downloaded from the company website. They will provide online coupons that are restaurant-specific, said Louisville-based Papa John's in a news release. The widgets also provide access to the Papa John's menu, nutritional facts, restaurant locator and catering menu. Customers can also purchase gift cards through the online widgets. The company, citing an eMarketer survey, said that widgets are used by many of…

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TuesdayMay 20, 2008 9:46 am

UnionBanCal Corp.’s (UB) Northwest Expansion

San Francisco-based Union Bank of California (UB) is looking to Portland, Ore., and Seattle as key growth areas. These two Pacific Northwest cities are seeing population and deposit growth that far exceeds the bank's Bay Area home base. "The growth rate of Portland and Seattle is about twice as fast as San Francisco's," said Scott Hagel, market president overseeing the bank's Central Valley and Pacific Northwest commercial banking operations. So far the bank has added a handful of staff in Seattle and Portland, primarily commercial bankers, real estate relationship managers and wealth advisers. Brick-and-mortar expansion is also on the drawing…

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TuesdayMay 20, 2008 8:43 am

BioSolar, Inc. (BSRC.OB) Dr. Stan Levy to Present at the SPIE Symposium on Solar Applications and Energy Conference

Chief Technology Officer, Dr. Stan Levy of BioSolar, is scheduled to speak at the SPIE Symposium on Solar Applications and Energy conference, an international membership society which serves the science and engineering industry, on Tuesday, August 12, 2008 in San Diego, CA. Findings from the company’s technology development program will be presented by Dr. Levy, who led the BioSolar’s breakthrough photovoltaic cell component, the BioBacksheet™. Dr. Levy will speak to thousands of engineers and researchers gathered for the SPIE symposium, which is the largest optical science and technology meeting in North America. BioBacksheet™ has samples that were delivered to a…

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