FridayFeb 08, 2008 4:39 pm

MicroCapProfiles Featured Company: AmeriChip International, Inc. (ACHI.OB) Leading New World Market Named Dry Machining

AmeriChip International, Inc. is creating, leading and producing a new worldwide market being referred to as dry or green machining. Dry machining is the cutting of metal or other materials, but eliminates certain fluids that are dangerous to the environment. The company's patented Laser Assisted Chip Control Process (LACC) provides lower cost, higher quality, and clean manufacturing since the technology is environment friendly. The company desires to make a big splash in the worldwide dry machining market, especially in the multi-billion dollar oil pipe coupling and threading segment, and the metal turning industry with emphasis on the machining of steel…

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FridayFeb 08, 2008 4:35 pm

Marriage in the Sky

In the season of romance, with Valentine’s Day near, what could be more appropriate than marriage? It may not be love, but in corporate marriage, you get merger. As we noted in “No Tailwind For Airlines,” it’s game on for serious corporate marriage with the carriers. Delta (NYSE: DAL) and Northwest (NYSE: NWA) are said to be in merger talks right now, a possible union which would create the largest airline company in the country. Delta currently has a market cap of $4.8B, while Northwest’s market cap is $4.3B. This merger talk has further pushed, or at least possibly accelerated,…

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FridayFeb 08, 2008 4:34 pm

Lake Erie Wind Power

Investors looking for true green, that is, realistic ecological projects which utilize other than fossil fuels should know that most are still a look-into-the-future play, but as the late football coach George Allen used to say, maybe the future is now, or at least much closer. Although the first Earth Day was held in 1970, the gasoline crisis was in the early ’70s, and we hear much more about alternative energy sources and green projects than we’ve actually seen commercially deployed, some changes have slowly begun to filter their way into the behemoth that is the world’s economic systems. While…

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FridayFeb 08, 2008 6:54 am

Pressure Biosciences Inc. (PBIO) Holds Key to Future Biotechnology Business

There are five compelling reasons to invest in this stock. 1. The company has used funds to develop a technology of path-breaking importance in all fields of biotechnology. Every laboratory involved in this sector needs to be able to break and reassemble genetic strands rapidly. This company achieves this through a portable device that works simply on hydrostatics. 2. European Union regulators have approved of the device. The management has also secured international certification that their product meets safety standards. Investors can look forward to this Massachusetts based business earning in Euros. The National Institutes of Health have funded research…

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FridayFeb 08, 2008 6:50 am

Art Technology Group, Inc. (ARTG) Announced Acquisition of CleverSet

Art Technology Group, Inc. (ARTG) announced that it has completed its acquisition of CleverSet in a transaction valued at approximately $9M in cash. The company had previously announced the agreement to acquire privately held CleverSet, a technology leader in the rapidly growing field of automated personalization engines for e-commerce. The CleverSet offering expands the company’s eStara e-commerce optimization services. These services, which include Click to Call, Click to Chat, Call Tracking and now, automated personalization, are delivered via a Software-as-a-Service (Saas) model and can easily be added to any Web site, whether built on the company’s platform or any other…

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FridayFeb 08, 2008 6:48 am

Sun Healthcare Group, Inc. (SUNH) Announces 2008 Guidance

Sun Healthcare Group, Inc. (SUNH) announced guidance for 2008 and affirmed its 2007 guidance announced on Oct. 31, 2007. This 2008 guidance is based on the continuing operations of the company and assumes an effective income tax rate of approximately 40 percent. This guidance also assumes, among other things, no additional acquisitions or dispositions, a continued stable Medicare reimbursement environment and no net changes in the Medicaid environment. Capital expenditures, including maintenance capital expenditures for the facilities, IT capital expenditures and costs for currently planned build-outs of our Rehab Recovery SuitesSM, are expected to be in the range of $45…

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FridayFeb 08, 2008 6:47 am

ABX Holdings, Inc. (ABXA) and Red Mountain Sign Confidentiality and Standstill Agreement

ABX Holdings, Inc. (ABXA) announced that it has entered into a confidentiality and standstill agreement with Red Mountain Capital Partners LLC, a California investment firm that owns 6.8% of the common share of ABX Holdings. Red Mountain is an investment firm based in Los Angeles that takes long term strategic stakes in micro cap public companies and works with management to increase shareholder value. Under the agreement, ABX Holdings has agreed to provide Red Mountain with certain non-public information about ABX Holdings on a confidential basis. Red Mountain has agreed that it will protect the confidentiality of that information, and…

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FridayFeb 08, 2008 6:44 am

LookSmart, Ltd (LOOK) Announces New Partners

LookSmart, Ltd. (LOOK), an online advertising and technology solutions company, announced that HealthCare.com and the Pay Group International will begin to utilize the company's WhiteLabel products. Furthermore, LookSmart will also continue the expansion of their LookSmart AdCenter Marketplace. HealthCare.com, a leading online healthcare provider, is focused on providing healthcare content and tools that empower health seekers in their search for knowledge and care. In addition to the directory found at www.healthcare.com, HealthCare.com also powers varying online directory services. HealthCare.com, the most visited directory of health providers on the web, will become integrated into the AdCenter platform and share distributed advertisers…

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FridayFeb 08, 2008 6:43 am

Valence Technology, Inc (VLNC) and The Tanfield Group Plc (TAN) Sign a Supply Agreement

Valence Technology, Inc (VLNC) announced that the company has entered into a contract with The Tanfield Group Plc (TAN). Under the terms of this agreement, Valence is to manufacture and supply safe Lithium Phosphate energy storage systems to power zero emission, all-electric commercial delivery vehicles. The Valence battery systems will be installed in leading-edge vans and trucks produced by Tanfield's UK-based trading division, Smith Electric Vehicles. Specifically, Tanfield will purchase up to $70 million of Valence products in the contract's first phase. This agreement will also result in Tanfield becoming the first volume customer for Valence's third generation Lithium Phosphate…

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FridayFeb 08, 2008 6:41 am

Spooz, Inc (SPZI.OB) Transitions to Growth Stage

Spooz, Inc. (SPZI.OB) announced that the company has begun to transition from a developmental stage company to a growth stage company. This transition was followed by a significant increase in subscription services for Spooz's software products. Specifically, Spooz began to focus initial consumer growth measures in the financial centers of Chicago and New York. The company will utilize various sales initiatives to institutional brokers and traders, proprietary trading organizations, hedge funds and money center banks. Paul Strickland, CEO, stated, "We are excited about the prospects for rapid growth. Our strategy is to fine-tune the SpoozToolz Pro product and to launch…

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