Posted on 10/30/2009 @ 5:31 PM in #Stocks by QualityStocks 0 comments

Consorteum Holdings Inc. provides financial services, payment and transaction processing services to firms in both the public and private sector. The company’s business strategy is to build on their expertise within the payments and transaction industry in North America, Europe and elsewhere. The company first identifies new business opportunities and technology trends for their clients and then they develop customized solutions for their clients to meet the challenges of the fast-changing global marketplace. Consorteum is especially focused on helping their clients in several areas including: to deliver unique products and services more effectively and efficiently, improve operational performance and therefore increase revenues in existing markets, and also to enter new markets. What distinguishes Consorteum in the marketplace is their demonstrated capability to provide clients with the right solutions. The company’s extensive relationships within the payment and transaction industries along with other Continued...

Neptune Technologies & Bioressources Inc. (NEPT) Awarded Method of Use Patent for Heart Disease

Posted on 10/30/2009 @ 5:31 PM in #Stocks by QualityStocks 0 comments

Neptune Technologies & Bioressources Inc. announced that the patent, “KRILL EXTRACTS FOR PREVENTION AND/OR TREATMENT OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES,” was successfully issued in Europe, marking an integral achievement in eliminating competition of other entities focused on krill extract in the European cardiovascular market. The issuance of the patent is expected to thwart unregulated marketing of krill oil and relative products. “Recently, we observed players cheating on the market and misleading consumers by selling krill oil in Europe without any regulatory approval. We also noticed that they advertise unproven health benefits with their products as well as infringe on our patents. This was surprising until we realized who were involved. These situations will be addressed as required,” Henri Harland, CEO and president of Neptune stated in the press release. The company also announced that the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) signed the approval of Neptune Krill Oil as a Novel Food and PARNUTS Continued...

Americas Energy Company and Trend Technology Corp. (TRET.OB) Announce the Sale of Initial Production from Oil Well

Posted on 10/30/2009 @ 5:30 PM in #Stocks by QualityStocks 0 comments

Americas Energy Company, a consolidator of high-quality energy properties with projects in both Kentucky and Tennessee, recently announced that the company, along with Trend Technology Corporation, sold the initial production from its first oil well. This oil well is on a timed pumping program in order to extend its production life and is currently producing 15 barrels to 20 barrels of oil per day. Chris Headrick, president and co-chief executive officer of Americas Energy Company, stated, “The sale of the production from our first oil well to Somerset Energy Refining in Somerset, Kentucky has set the stage for our oil division. We have entrusted the development of that division to Mr. Jimmy A. Dunn Jr., as our vice president of oil and gas.” Mr. Headrick continued, “Based on the success of the first well, Mr. Dunn and Americas Energy Company have established an aggressive development plan to initiate production on our oil and natural gas leases. We plan to rapidly exploit our development rights to the Continued...

1st Mariner Bancorp (FMAR) Reports Loss and Write Down Of Assets

Posted on 10/30/2009 @ 5:29 PM in #Stocks by QualityStocks 0 comments

1st Mariner Bancorp reported a net loss of $12.956 million, or $2.01 per share, in the third quarter of 2009. The bank attributed most of the loss to problems with Mariner Finance, a consumer finance subsidiary that is slated for sale. The net loss included an impairment charge of $10.584 million to recognize a write down in value of the bank’s investment in Mariner Finance. 1st Mariner Bancorp has reached an agreement to sell Mariner Finance, bringing the carrying value of Mariner Finance to approximate the amount that it is being sold for. The sale is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2009. Edwin F. Hale, Sr., the CEO said, “While the sale of Mariner Finance negatively impacted our third quarter results, the proceeds to be generated from the sale are expected to provide a key step to increasing regulatory capital ratios of First Mariner Bank.” 1st Mariner Bancorp is a holding company that owns 1st Mariner Bank, a banking subsidiary with $1.25 billion in assets. 1st Mariner Bank has 24 Continued...

Data Call Technologies, Inc.’s (DCLT.OB) Additional Products

Posted on 10/30/2009 @ 5:28 PM in #Stocks by QualityStocks 0 comments

Data Call Technologies Inc., best known as one of the fastest growing members of the Digital Signage (DS) community, offers a wider range of digital signage related products than most people are aware of. First and foremost, of course, is the company’s well-known ability to provide compelling content to help draw viewer attention to digital signs, thus increasing their effectiveness. By adding continuously updated weather, news, traffic, sports, financial, or other eye-catching elements to digital signage, DCT has changed the way people look at advertising. In fact, DCT Chairman, Jim Ammons, who also helped invent the first live wireless sports feed with the Associated Press, believes that digital signage is the single most explosive industry today and will change not only advertising, but the Internet itself. But the company also provides other less known associated products and features that support its clients as they move into the relatively new world of digital signage. For example, using DCT’s Continued...

Black Hawk Exploration Inc. (BHWX.OB) is “One to Watch”

Posted on 10/30/2009 @ 5:27 PM in #Stocks by QualityStocks 0 comments

Black Hawk Exploration Inc. is a diversified metals and energy exploration company. Their current focus is on lithium exploration through their wholly owned subsidiary Blue Lithium. Black Hawk holds mineral rights to 1,120 acres in the lithium-rich Clayton Valley in Nevada. Clayton Valley is the home of the largest lithium brine production facility in the U.S. The Company is focusing on the acquisition, exploration, and development of highly-prospective North American lithium properties. Black Hawk Exploration Inc. has their headquarters in Fox Island, Washington and they trade on the OTC Bulletin Board. This week, Black Hawk Exploration, Inc.’s management team, headed by Kevin M. Murphy, announced to their Black Hawk shareholders, friends, and the market a recap of their last quarter and significant milestones. In early August, Black Hawk launched a diversified energy and metals exploration program. The focus was on identifying and exploring strategic high value properties and developing new prospective Continued...

Polymer Group, Inc. (POLGA.OB) Acquires Remaining 40% Stake in its Argentinean Joint Venture

Posted on 10/30/2009 @ 5:26 PM in #Stocks by QualityStocks 0 comments

Polymer Group, Inc. reports completion of its transaction to purchase a 40 percent minority stake in Dominion Nonwovens Sudamericana, S.A. (PGI Argentina) from its partner, Guillermo E. Kraves with terms of the transaction undisclosed. PGI Argentina has been operating as a joint venture since 1997. The company is located near Buenos Aires, Argentina and began operations with multi-beam spunmelt lines which serve the hygiene and industrial markets of the Mercosur region. PGI then purchased a majority share of the business in 1999 with a focus on growing business in the Mercosur region as part of its overall hygiene leadership strategy in Latin America. In 2003, PGI added an extrusion line and most recently installed new wide-width, multi-beam line which features the latest spunbond technology and has a capacity of over 15,000 metric tonnes per year. PGI’s chief executive officer, Veronica (Ronee) Hagen, commented on the purchase saying, “This investment is a signal of our confidence in the future of our Continued...

Newport Digital Technologies, Inc. (NPDT.OB) to Implement Microsoft Licensing Agreement; Signs Distribution Agreement with Ingram Micro

Posted on 10/30/2009 @ 5:25 PM in #Stocks by QualityStocks 0 comments

Newport Digital Technologies, Inc., a technology solutions driven company organized to focus on serving the fastest-emerging businesses in the technology space, announced today after the closing bell that it has implemented the licensing agreement with Microsoft Corp. to develop applications for its Windows Mobile platform. The Company has also progressed with their distribution agreement previously announced with Ingram Micro, Inc. (NYSE: IM), which will serve as its initial primary sales channel partner. Newport Digital Technologies, Inc. (NPDT), in conjunction with leading Taiwan-based R&D technology incubators, the Institute for Information Industry (III) and the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), is commercializing a number of leading-edge Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technologies. The first product is the N37B Ruggedized Handheld RFID reader and computing device that was unveiled this week at the Voluntary Interindustry Commerce Solutions Association (VICS) conference hosted Continued...

China Medicine Corp. (CHME.OB) to Acquire Pharmaceutical Manufacturer in Guangzhou

Posted on 10/30/2009 @ 1:10 PM in #Stocks by QualityStocks 0 comments

China Medicine Corp. is a developer and leading distributor of prescription and over-the-counter drugs, traditional Chinese medicine products, nutritional and dietary supplements, and medical devices and formulations in China. The company announced today that through its wholly-owned subsidiary in China, Konzern Pharmaceuticals, it has signed an equity transfer agreement to acquire 100% of equity interests in Sinoform Limited, a British Virgin Islands corporation which is the sole shareholder of Guangzhou LifeTech Pharmaceuticals. LifeTech Pharmaceuticals is a developer, manufacturer and marketer of pharmaceutical products and traditional Chinese medicines in China. The acquisition is expected to close before the end of the year and China Medicine will acquire Guangzhou LifeTech for 57 million renminbi or about $8.3 million cash and the assumption of about $13.2 million in debt. Upon closing of the acquisition, the company will receive all of LifeTech’s assets, including a portfolio of 39 Western and Continued...

Magnum D’Or Resources Inc. (MDOR.OB) to have Colorado Politicians Visit Their US Recycling Facility

Posted on 10/30/2009 @ 1:09 PM in #Stocks by QualityStocks 0 comments

One company that has been getting attention from the investment community is Magnum D’Or Resources. The young Florida Company with a Canadian presence has positioned itself to become a global leader in rubber and scrap tire recycling and its Next Generation technology could potentially revolutionize the industry worldwide. Today, all of their hard work was recognized with a major announcement. In a press release, Magnum, whom recently has been breaking new ground at their Colorado site, announced they would have Colorado State and local representatives visit their facility on November 2nd of this year. The new site, which has been completely cleaned and renovated, will be one of the cornerstones to their future success. One of the main reasons Magnum has spread so far so fast is Bryan Brammer. Brammer, who serves as Magnum’s COO, came to the Magnum team in September of this year as the Corporate Director of Business Development and Chief Operating Officer of Magnum Recycling USA and decides on the Continued...

Carbonics Capital Corp. (CICS.OB) Signs Agreement to Lease Montana Oilseed Plant

Posted on 10/30/2009 @ 1:07 PM in #Art by QualityStocks 0 comments

Today, Carbonics Capital Corp. announced that Great Plains Oil & Exploration, LLC will lease the company’s oilseed crush plant in Culbertson, Montana. Great Plains will use the facility in further development of their oilseed production program. The announcement follows the execution of an agreement between the companies. Culbertson consists of oilseed handling, storage and processing infrastructure, including mechanical crush and vegetable oil refining equipment. It has over two million gallons of crude vegetable oil storage, over one million bushels of oilseed storage, and over four thousand tons of meal storage. Additional infrastructure includes a rail siding, truck and rail scales, and major U.S. highway frontage. The lease presents a lucrative opportunity for Carbonics to expand its business enterprise. In 2008, Culbertson was unable to renew its working capital line of credit, and was therefore unable to complete its purchase of delivered oilseed inventory. After several months of difficult Continued...

Claimsnet.com, Inc. (CLAI.OB) Reports Third Quarter Loss

Posted on 10/30/2009 @ 11:00 AM in #Art by QualityStocks 0 comments

Claimsnet.com reported revenues of $565,000 in its third quarter, up 7% on a year over year basis. The company’s net loss for the quarter was $69,000, or $0.00 per share. During the same quarter in 2008, the company lost $161,000 or $0.01 per share. Claimsnet.com cut its selling, general and administrative expenses by $45,000 from the third quarter of 2008, and boosted its gross profit by $20,000. Don Crosbie, the CEO of Claimsnet.com, said “these third quarter results were achieved in a relatively challenging economic environment where many companies are still delaying decisions or putting new contracts on hold.” Crosbie was optimistic about the last quarter of 2009 and 2010, citing the company’s pipeline and said “we do see the beginning of a positive change in the environment.” Claimsnet.com provides services and software to the healthcare industry that allows the submission and processing of healthcare claims and other data over the Internet. Its target market is insurance companies, health Continued...

Pacific WebWorks, Inc. (PWEB.OB) Announces 210% Increase in Revenue

Posted on 10/30/2009 @ 11:00 AM in #Art by QualityStocks 0 comments

Today, Pacific WebWorks, Inc. announced that it expects revenues of at least $28.5MM in 2009, representing an increase of 210% over the $9.2MM revenue in 2008. The estimation is consistent with an October 10th analyst report. The market for application software, Pacific WebWork’s primary focus, is expected to grow at a healthy rate during the next five years. The small-to-medium-sized segment of this market is anticipated to grow at a higher pace driven by low penetration of these services and growing demand. Ken Bell, Pacific WebWorks CEO, stated, “We expect substantially improved before tax net profit margins in the third quarter. Historically the company has maintained net profit margins in the 4-6% range. The company believes that it should be able to approach and maintain near double digit net margins going forward. Third quarter numbers should initiate this trend. We will release quarterly results in mid-November, and we plan to host a conference call to address questions.” Pacific WebWorks Continued...

Reflect Scientific, Inc. (RSCF.OB) Receives Most Innovative Product Award

Posted on 10/30/2009 @ 10:59 AM in #Art by QualityStocks 0 comments

Reflect Scientific, Inc., a provider of energy efficient, zero emission cooling products, excitedly announced that it received the award for Most Innovative Products at Utah’s Green Business Awards in Salt Lake City, Utah. The award recognizes companies, communities and individuals in Utah who are making strides in environmental sustainability. Reflect Scientific received recognition for its refrigeration product, Cryometrix CB-40. The patented liquid nitrogen refrigeration serves as a platform technology, and is also used in Ultra Low Temperature Freezers in biotechnology and Server Room cooling systems in the computer industry. The product replaces the polluting diesel units that are currently used in the trucking industry. With a potential US market of 350,000 refrigerated trucks, Cryometrix would prevent the emission of millions of pounds of pollutants. While accepting the award, Mr. Boyce, CEO of Reflect Scientific Inc, commented, “It is a real honor to share the stage with such well known Continued...

Dreams, Inc. (DRJ) Signs New Web Syndication Deal with the Minneapolis Star-Tribune

Posted on 10/30/2009 @ 10:58 AM in #Art by QualityStocks 0 comments

Dreams, Inc., a leader in licensed sports products, has reported a web syndication deal with the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, one of the nation’s highest circulation newspapers. The new agreement will provide Dreams another outlet for licensed sports products and provide their new media partner with an additional stream of income. Dreams has previously obtained other major media/newspaper clients including USA Today, the Baltimore Sun and the Boston Globe. In the new agreement Dreams will provide the design, development, marketing, customer service and fulfillment of an online Fan Shop for their new media partner. The merchandise offered includes a selection of more than 120,000 team products in a variety of categories including apparel, novelties, collectibles, home and office. Dreams will also provide the media outlet with sophisticated Search Engine Optimization (SEO), targeted database marketing, customer service and same day turnaround for shipping products. Kevin Bates, Dreams’ Retail President and Continued...

Newport Digital Technologies, Inc. (NPDT.OB) Announces QualityStocks Coverage

Posted on 10/30/2009 @ 10:57 AM in #Art by QualityStocks 0 comments

Newport Digital Technologies, Inc. announced they will be featured in upcoming Daily Newsletters, Daily Blogs, and Message Boards. QualityStocks has over 750,000 subscribers to The Daily Stock Newsletter, which is a free service that collects data from hundreds of Small-Cap and Micro-Cap online Investment Newsletters and puts it all into one Free Daily Newsletter Report. Newport Digital Technologies, Inc. is focused on offering a rich portfolio of competencies in RFID (Radio-Frequency Identification), WiMAX, LED Signage, and Security & Surveillance. Utilizing its technological expertise and creativity, the company enables its customers to take full advantage of the nearly limitless possibilities offered by increasingly sophisticated applications. Newport Digital Technologies, Inc. is committed to meeting specific customer requirements by delivering complete solutions for a broad spectrum of applications. The company is building a global distribution, licensing, and sales network of industry-leading Continued...

Acxiom Corp. (ACXM) Partners with Kynetx to Offer an Unprecedented E-commerce Interoperability Solution

Posted on 10/30/2009 @ 10:57 AM in #Stocks by QualityStocks 0 comments

Acxiom® Corporation announced a bold new initiative to tie together multiple websites through a partnership with Kynetx Inc., which will result in leveraging the proprietary Kynetx platform to allow consumers to personalize their shopping and browsing experience. Kynetx is a pioneer and industry leader in creating context-sensitive user experiences across multiple sites and platforms. By downloading applications which can quickly be personalized to streamline e-commerce for the individual consumer, users will gain unprecedented control and can take advantage of personal discounts and promotions uniquely suited to them. This self-selected profile will stretch simultaneously across multiple sites and environments, bringing a new level of synergistic relativity to the client/supplier relationship. President and CEO of Acxiom, John Meyer, explained that this new business and development partnership with Kynetx would “enable consumers to drive the content”. Meyer went on to say that this new system would Continued...

L & L International Holdings Inc. (LLFH.OB) Completes $8.18M Coal Washing, Coking Facility Acquisition

Posted on 10/29/2009 @ 5:29 PM in #Stocks by QualityStocks 0 comments

L & L International Holdings Inc. is a U.S.-based company operating coal businesses in China. The company today announced an agreement with Hon Shen Coal Company in China, in which L&L will acquire a 93 percent stake in Hon Shen’s coking facilities, as well as a 28 percent interest in Hon Shen’s coal washing facilities. The coal washing facilities have aggregate coal washing capacity of 300,000 tons, 210,000 tons from the coal washing plant and an existing 90,000-ton plant. Hon Shen’s coking facilities have a combined annual production capacity of 150,000 tons. L&L expects these facilities to add roughly $18 million in additional revenue to its books within one year, using $150 per ton of coking coal as a basis. Dickson Lee, chairman and CEO of L&L, said the acquisition of Hon Shen’s facilities supports L&L’s expansion efforts to meet its end-point of efficiently serving the energy demand in China. “These latest acquisitions are a continuance of our planned expansions for fiscal year 2010. We Continued...

Electric Car Company Inc. (ELCR.OB) Signs Letter of Intent with Electric Performance Conversions LLC

Posted on 10/29/2009 @ 5:29 PM in #Stocks by QualityStocks 0 comments

Electric Car Company Inc. is a vehicle conversion company that specializes in electric conversions and manufacturing for the fleet and livery markets to help them go ‘green’. The company announced today that it has signed a letter of intent with Electric Vehicle Performance Conversions LLC (EVPC). EVPC has the capability and expertise of converting just about any gasoline-powered vehicle into a fully functional, zero-emissions electric vehicle. At present, EVPC offers a line of electric vehicle (EV) exotic sports cars, beginning at a 100% Electric Porsche Boxster all the way up to a full electric Rolls Royce Phantom. Electric Vehicle Performance Conversions will provide complete turnkey, electric power conversions exclusively to Electric Car Company for the company’s line of livery and fleet vehicles to include “specialty buses” for the commuter, transit and limousine and sightseeing transportation industries. The exclusive relationship being given to Electric Car Company by EVPC means that the Continued...

Emtec, Inc. (ETEC.OB) Subsidiary Achieves ISO 9001: 2008 Certification

Posted on 10/29/2009 @ 5:28 PM in #Stocks by QualityStocks 0 comments

Emtec Federal is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Emtec Inc., an information technology (IT) solutions provider. Emtec Federal announced today that its Springfield, New Jersey headquarters received ISO 9001: 2008 certification demonstrating its focus on quality management. ISO 9000 is a family of standards for quality management systems, maintained by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). The rules are continuously updated and were last changed on November 15, 2008, creating the current ISO 9001: 2008 standard. The ISO certification process ensures on-going compliance to standards of performance, and, once certified, companies are externally audited on a regular basis for continuous adherence to the standards. Organizations that receive the ISO 9001: 2008 certification must offer a quality management system that demonstrates the ability to consistently provide products and services that meet customer and applicable statutory and regulatory requirements. In addition, these organizations Continued...

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