FridayJul 25, 2008 4:56 am

Which Small Capital Stocks Will Graduate to the Big League? A Series on Treasured Investing Tactics for Today

Hurry is a hallmark of success in business. A private jet is physical evidence of profits. What good are you if you have to wait for a scheduled commercial flight when you have to be at your destination right now? Few stock market players have patience beyond 100 days. Every quarter has to produce record results. Oblivion awaits deliberation. The tortoise is not extinct no matter how hard the hares may run. Some of the most productive and enduring investments have long gestation periods. Small-capital technology stocks have faltered at our costs, simply because of unreal time horizons in mind.…

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FridayJul 25, 2008 4:53 am

How to Grow a Business & Stock Investment Mind – The Productive Week-End Series

Problem analysis is a collective brain-child of NASA astronauts and their ground controllers invented this method to fix unexpected problems encountered during missions. Problem analysis works just as well for business and stock investing. It is a matter of testing a hypothetical cause by listing the dimensions in which a problem does and does not exist. Could a 20th-century mindset plague stocks in decline? Technology and innovation drive new stocks of this millennium. What about corporations that have been around for five decades and more? Some of them continue to shine, even as others wallow in decline. Could stakeholder engagement…

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ThursdayJul 24, 2008 3:19 pm

Cobra Electronics Corp. (COBR) Releases Favorable Second Quarter Results

Cobra Electronics is involved in the design and marketing of leading-edge mobile communication and navigation devices. The company's products vary wildly within the consumer electronics industry, including GPS navigation systems, two-way & citizen band radios, radar detection devices, marine electronics, and more. Cobra has been turning a lot of heads this week, as reports of increased second quarter earnings reached investors everywhere. Recorded net income was $1.7 million, an amazing turn-around from last year's second quarter loss of $434,000. Cobra attributes the positive effects to improved gross margins and reduced operating expenses, as well as a significant sales boost from…

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ThursdayJul 24, 2008 3:18 pm

Carbon Sciences, Inc. (CABN.OB) Featured in Popular Mechanics

Carbon Sciences, Inc. is a company focused intently upon the development of a breakthrough technology, known as GreenCarbon, which involves the conversion of environmentally hazardous carbon dioxide (CO2) into eco-friendly carbon products. Today (July 24th), Carbon Sciences' technology was featured in an article by Popular Mechanics, wherein CEO Derek McLeish was pictured with a mobile prototype of the company's transformation system. The idea of commercializing CO2 capture and recycling is not brand new; however, some experts like professional business strategist Sara Abrams believe that Carbon Sciences' approach is "the most intelligent and viable" to date. CEO Derek McLeish's comments pertaining…

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ThursdayJul 24, 2008 1:26 pm

Ramtron International Corp. (RMTR) Reports Better than Expected Second Quarter Results, Raises FY08 Revenue Guidance

Ramtron International Corp. (RMTR), a leading developer of non-volatile ferroelectric random access memory (F-RAM) and microcontrollers for a wide range of markets, reported better than expected second quarter results this afternoon. Revenues increased 27% year-over-year to $15.5 million vs. analysts’ estimates of $15.3 million. Net income more than tripled to $779,000, or $0.03 per diluted share, compared to $248,000, or $0.01 per share a year ago. Excluding stock-based compensation expense and a one-time income tax provision, net income would have been $1.8 million, or $0.06 per share. Analysts surveyed expected non-GAAP net income of $0.05 per share. “Solid execution of…

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ThursdayJul 24, 2008 12:18 pm

Rimage Corp. (RIMG) Provides 3rd Quarter Guidance

Rimage is in the business of producing and marketing equipment that records and prints CDs, DVDs and Blu-ray discs. In business for more than 30 years, Rimage has created robust devices that are able to reliably output high volumes of discs daily. Uses for discs are pervasive, including storage, dissemination of training materials, and archiving data, university class materials, marketing materials, medical records, video and music. In an announcement on Wednesday, July 23, 2008, Rimage President Bernard Aldrich stated sales were down from last year same quarter due to the slow economy, but expected a boost 3rd quarter from European…

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ThursdayJul 24, 2008 12:15 pm

BluePhoenix Solutions Ltd. (BPHX) Awarded $1.1 Million Contract by U.S. Dept. of Energy

BluePhoenix Solutions provides value-driven legacy modernization solutions that enable companies to leverage their IT assets for increased business value and improved competitive advantage. The company offers customers a comprehensive suite of automated tools, services, and domain expertise, from IT global assessment and project impact analysis, to automated database and application migration, re-hosting, and renewal. BluePhoenix also offers a high level advisory service that provides CIOs and senior management with assistance in assessing the complex modernization issues that they face. BluePhoenix asserts they can provide the “best practice modernization strategies that provide rapid ROI, reduced costs, and improved productivity and efficiency,…

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ThursdayJul 24, 2008 11:37 am

Turbosonic Technologies Inc. (TSTA.OB) Continues to Win Air Pollution Contracts in July

There aren’t too many manufacturers that can say the government has given them sales leads. Those that manufacture pollution control and remediation products are one such market. With the passage of the Clean Air Act, all industrial manufacturers have had to step up and comply with legislation containing severe penalties for the failure to clean emissions. An investor that finds a company catering to these industrial manufacturer's pollution control needs is one that will have found a lasting investment destined to post dividends year after year. Turbosonic Technologies Inc. - an air pollution control equipment manufacturer, installer, and post-sales service…

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ThursdayJul 24, 2008 9:58 am

Alanco Technologies Inc. (ALAN) Posts 40% Increase in Q4 Revenues, Spurred by “Unique Technical Achievements”

Advances in personal and asset tracking have set a high bar for tracking technology companies looking to stand out in the expanding market. Alanco Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq: ALAN) is a rapidly growing provider of wireless tracking and asset management solutions providing real-time tracking and unique technologies to remain a key player in the technology and data storage industry. The unique focus of its subsidiaries, StarTrak Systems and Alanco/TSI PRISM, contributed to the company’s positive fourth-quarter financial results. Alanco posted unaudited sales revenues for the period ended June 30, 2008, at $4.7 million, up 40 percent from the same period last…

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ThursdayJul 24, 2008 9:56 am

ThermoGenesis Corp. (KOOL) Extends Global Reach with New Distribution Agreement

ThermoGenesis Corp. (Nasdaq: KOOL) announced the addition of 10 new distributors for its BioArchive System, a technology used to cryopreserve and archive stem cells and tissue. Three of the 10 distributors also hold the right to distribute ThermoGenesis’ AutoXpress AXP Platform, which is used to harvest stem cells in a closed system from umbilical cord blood. The distributors will target key geographies outside the United States for the sale of BioArchive, including the UK, Russia, the Baltic region, China, Hong Kong, South Korea, a number of Middle Eastern and African countries, and Central and South America. While ThermoGenesis focuses on…

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