Our Stocks to Watch tomorrow include Nano Chemical Systems Holdings Inc. (OTC: NCSH), XA Inc. (OTCBB: XAIN), Calypte Biomedical Corporation (OTCBB: CBMC), IntelliHome Inc. (OTCBB: IHME), Lantronix Inc. (NASD: LTRX) and Intrepid Technology and Resources, Inc. (OTCBB: IESV).
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NANO CHEMICAL SYSTEMS HOLDINGS (OTC: NCSH)
"Up 115.38% on Thursday"
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BioCentric Energy, Inc. operates as an energy company that commercializes renewable energy business platforms. Its flagship business is the "BioCentric Energy Consortium" developed to provide American biodiesel producers with an inbound solution for biofuel feedstock and an outbound solution for biodiesel. The company is based in Tampa, Florida.
NCSH News:
January 24 - Nano Chemical Systems Inc. Announces Letter of Intent to Acquire Calgenex Corporation
Nano Chemical Systems Holdings, Inc. (OTC: NCSH), ("Nanochem" or "The Company") announced that it has entered into a Letter of Intent with Calgenex Corporation ("Calgenex") for the acquisition of Calgenex by Nanochem. Calgenex develops and markets novel, patented or patent pending, condition specific dietary supplements and topical over-the-counter (OTC) drugs and personal care products. The products are scientifically formulated to help treat a variety of acute and chronic conditions. The products are marketed direct to physician resellers throughout the United States. In addition, the Company markets direct to consumers over the internet.
"We are excited about the opportunity to bring a dynamic, market and scientific based company like Calgenex into Nanochem," stated Alex H. Edwards III, Nanochem's CEO. "They are seeking solutions for specific health conditions affecting the aging baby boomer population like Soft Tissue Calcification, Cholesterol, Osteoporosis, Psoriasis, and Eczema. These conditions represent an ever expanding part of healthcare expenditures," concluded Edwards.
"The move to the public marketplace has always been in our long term plans," stated Grant Carlson, Calgenex president & CEO. "The increased access to capital, as well as the opportunity to create tremendous shareholder value, make the move into Nanochem a perfect fit."
XA INCORPORATED (OTCBB: XAIN)
"Up 60.00% on Thursday"
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XA, Inc. provides event marketing, design, and production services to corporations, associations, and other organizations in the United States and internationally. It offers event planning services, such as general management, concept creation, content creation, and execution. The company's event services comprise event marketing; design and production; meetings, conferences, and trade shows; entertainment and show production; business theater and general sessions; mobile marketing; audio/visual production; public relations; destination and venue management; and digital marking. Its general management services include project and budget oversight, quality assurance and control, project funding and sponsorship development, project control and accountability, event promotion and marketing creation, and schedule and fulfillment provider management. XA's concept creation services comprise joint determination of client needs and goals, market research for message creation and communication, message content design, media selection, and initial project pricing and budgeting. The company's content creation services include speech composition, speaker support-graphics creation, audio/video production, digital media creation, collateral materials design and distribution, entertainment and speaker scripting and booking, and theme and staging design. Its execution services include onsite quality and logistics control, hotel and venue coordination and buying, transportation management, security coordination, telemarketing services, hospitality and registration management, cash and credit card payment management, entertainment coordination, tour program design, permit and approval procurement, and food and beverage management. XA also offers fulfillment services comprising catering, registration, transportation rental, audio and visual equipment rental, decoration rental, and temporary on-site labor. The company was incorporated in 1991 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.
XAIN News:
January 24 - THE XCHANGE Celebrates Its One Year Anniversary
XA, Inc. (OTCBB: XAIN) (XA), a major national event marketing firm that serves many Fortune 500 companies, reports that its ultimate event space operated by XA Scenes, Inc., THE XCHANGE located in West Chelsea is proud to be celebrating its one year anniversary.
THE XCHANGE is part of a larger complex called the Terminal Stores, a famous seven-story warehouse built in the mid-19th century. With design that capitalizes on the charm and spirit of its original architecture, THE XCHANGE is equipped with 21st century capabilities and has been the premier location for full scale corporate, fashion, luxury and consumer events. The 11,500 square foot of event space has provided clients with spectacular views of the Hudson River within a state of the art special events facility.
XA Scenes has worked with an array of clients to bring visions and dreams to reality with their expertise in event design and production. Event production artists have taken full advantage of THE XCHANGE'S architectural elements, exposed brick, steel garage doors and natural light transforming the space to create the ultimate setting for any occasion, launch or function. In the past 12 months, THE XCHANGE has hosted beautifully stylized events such as the Microsoft Zune launch, the Duran Duran Album Listening party, Victoria's Secret Make-up launch, the Heineken Draft party and New Yorker magazine's Passport to the Arts. In addition, A-list attendees including Jennifer Hudson, Kate Bosworth, Liv Tyler, Sean William Scott, Gisele Bundchen and Karolina Kurkova have all attended THE XCHANGE'S unique lay out and high profiled parties.
Joe Wagner, CEO of XA, Inc., states, "THE XCHANGE is the ultimate venue we offer to clients looking for a very special experience in New York. We are thrilled to commemorate our one year anniversary and are looking forward to celebrating many more in the years to come."
Marketers spent an average of $685,598 on events in 2006, according to PROMO's 2007 Marketer Trends survey. More than a third planned to increase their budgets this year and less than a tenth expected to lower them. More than a fourth cited events as one of the three promotional strategies on which they spent the most money. (Source: PROMO Magazine, September 2007)
ABOUT XA SCENES, INC.
XA Scenes is a subsidiary of the holding company XA. XA Scenes partners with venues to help them differentiate from its peers, generates flow of operations and manages venues from the inside out including strategy, promotion, business development, event operations and daily maintenance. XA Scenes serves proprietary and non-proprietary venues ranging from 300 to 15,000 square feet in urban areas. The venues' clients are upscale private individuals as well as mid-sized to Fortune 100 companies, institutions and non-profit organizations.
CALYPTE BIOMEDICAL (OTCBB: CBMC)
"Up 56.25% on Thursday"
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Calypte Biomedical Corporation engages in the development, manufacture, and distribution of in vitro diagnostic tests, primarily for the diagnosis of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. It focuses on the commercialization of HIV-1/2 rapid tests for the detection of antibodies to HIV-1 and HIV 2 in oral fluid and blood samples using a lateral flow dipstick design. The company also offers HIV-1 BED Incidence EIA Test, which is designed to estimate the rate of new HIV infections that occurred within approximately the past 6 months; and can be used by public health agencies to identify those regions and the populations where HIV transmission is occurring. Calypte Biomedical owns 51% in Beijing Calypte Biomedical Technology, Ltd., a joint venture that markets its products in China. The company was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Lake Oswego, Oregon.
CBMC News:
January 24 - Chinese State FDA Completes Technical Review of Calypte Biomedical's Oral HIV Test Application
Calypte Biomedical Corporation (OTCBB: CBMC), a developer, manufacturer and marketer of HIV diagnostic tests, announced that the Chinese State Food and Drug Administration ("SFDA") has notified Calypte's Chinese manufacturing subsidiary, Beijing Marr Bio-pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., ("Beijing Marr") that the technical review of its Aware(tm) HIV-1/2 OMT rapid oral test product application has been completed. Pending the SFDA's review of conformity to product standard documents and labeling to applicable regulations, the application will progress to the concluding administrative approval.
Roger I. Gale, Calypte's President and Chief Executive Officer, stated, "This is a major milestone in a long and difficult approval process. We are extremely pleased that the SFDA has determined that our scientific data has met their criteria, and that we are now moving into the final phase of the registration process. We believe that in meeting the technical standards established by the SFDA, we have demonstrated to them the high quality of our product."
Dr. Ronald W. Mink, Calypte's Chief Science Officer, commented, "The technical review is considered the most challenging and lengthy portion of the SFDA review process, and is the penultimate milestone in the approval process. We are absolutely delighted that we have overcome what is arguably the highest hurdle in the approval process, and are ready to move into the final administrative stage."
David K. Harris, Beijing Marr's Chief Executive Officer stated that, "The notice from the SFDA is of paramount importance and indicates that the substantive content of the application and the technology itself have met with the acceptance of the SFDA and are acceptable for the Chinese market. Nearing the end of an arduous approval process, we are very proud to see this recognition of years of hard work in developing the AwareTM HIV-1/2 OMT product."
Calypte operates in China through Beijing Marr, a joint venture between Calypte and the Marr Group established to manufacture Calypte's Aware(tm) line of rapid HIV tests, including the Aware(tm) HIV-1/2 OMT product for both the Chinese and international markets. The Aware(tm) HIV-1/2 OMT product is a rapid test using oral fluid to diagnose HIV-1 or HIV-2 infection in as little as 20 minutes with an accuracy comparable to that of U.S. FDA approved blood based laboratory HIV EIA tests.
ABOUT THE MARR GROUP
The Marr Group is a private group of companies having a large and diverse number of investments and projects globally, principally in Europe, the Far East, the Middle East and the CIS.
INTELLIHOME INCORPORATED (OTCBB: IHME)
"Up 31.82% on Thursday"
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IntelliHome, Inc. engages in the sale, installation, and servicing of "smart home" products and services in Texas. Its products and services include structured integrated cabling solutions, including design and installation of structured wiring and outlets to support all low-voltage applications in a home or commercial setting. The company's solutions also comprise installation and monitoring of home security and safety hardware, such as keypads, window and door contacts, outlets, sirens, motion detectors, smoke and fire detectors, and related equipment, as well as provides third party monitoring services to support its security and safety system installations. In addition, it designs, sells, and installs a range of audio/video equipment and systems, including speakers, receivers, amplifiers, CD players, and home theater equipment, such as plasma, liquid crystal display, and big screen projection televisions, surround sound amplifiers and receivers, and DVD and VCR players. Further, the company sells and installs various voice and data networking and communications equipment, including telephone systems, intercom systems, modems, and other equipment designed to provide voice and data communications throughout a house. It also sells and installs various home automation and home convenience products, such as advanced lighting controls, advanced air conditioning and heating controls, other advanced controls, central vacuum systems, and remote access devises. The company's customers include as residential and commercial end-users and builders. IntelliHome was founded in 2001 under the name The Jon Ashton Corporation and changed its name to IntelliHome, Inc. in 2006. The company is based in Katy, Texas.
IHME News:
January 24 - IntelliHome Inc. Begins New Westin Homes Project in Iowa Colony Subdivision
Potential project revenues estimated at $70,000
IntelliHome Inc. (OTCBB: IHME) (www.Intellihomeinc.com), a leader in the field of intelligent home solutions, has begun work on a new Westin Homes and Properties project in Iowa Colony Subdivision located in Brazoria County, Texas. This community is a Land Tejas development, utilizing a predetermined structured wiring package for each home. IntelliHome has begun work on the project with completion of the project expected in late 2008.
"Iowa Colony is the 4th Land Tejas community that we have been involved with joining our ongoing projects in Stonegate, Brazos Gate and Westheimer Lakes North subdivisions. These developments are well known for their commitment to leading edge technology, including structured wiring as a standard feature of all homes in each development", stated John Peper Vice President of Operations for IntelliHome, Inc.
LANTRONIX INCORPORATED (NASD: LTRX)
"Up 28.07% on Thursday"
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Lantronix, Inc. engages in the design, development, and marketing of various products that are used to access manage, control, and configure electronic devices over the Internet or other networks in the United States. It offers a range of embedded and external device networking solutions that enable integrators and manufacturers of electronic and electro-mechanical products to enhance network connectivity, manageability, and control; and off-the-shelf appliances, such as console servers, digital remote KVM extenders, and power control products for information technology (IT) professionals to remotely connect, monitor, and control network infrastructure equipment, distributed branch office equipment, and servers using out-of-band management technology. The company also provides terminal servers, visualization solutions, legacy print servers, software, and other products. Lantronix serves customers in various industries, such as retail, universities/education, manufacturing, healthcare/hospitals, and financial/banking industries. It sells its products through distributors, resellers and manufacturer representatives, systems integrators, value-added resellers, and original equipment manufacturers. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Irvine, California.
LTRX News:
January 24 - Lantronix, Inc. Reports Preliminary Second Fiscal Quarter 2008 Results
Lantronix Inc. (NASD: LTRX), a leader in device networking and data center management technologies, announced preliminary results for its second fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2007.
Preliminary Results for the Second Fiscal Quarter ended December 31, 2007:
* Revenues expected to be between $15.1 million and $15.3 million.
* Gross margins expected to be between 50% and 52%.
* Net income expected to be between $600,000 and $1 million with
fully diluted earnings per share from $0.01 to $0.02.
* An increase in cash & cash equivalents and marketable securities of
approximately $40,000.
"Our results this quarter were driven by broad-based performance across our strategic product lines," stated Reagan Y. Sakai, interim Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer. "Further, they speak to the company's ability to execute on the device networking market opportunity during the recent management change and transition to a more customer-focused enterprise.
"While we view the quarter as a strong step in executing through our transition, we remain cognizant that much work remains to be done in executing on the customer-centric sales and marketing initiatives launched during the quarter," concluded Mr. Sakai.
Lantronix expects to announce its final results for its second fiscal quarter on Thursday, February 7, 2008, and will hold a conference call to discuss the results at 5:30 p.m. ET the same day. A press release associated with the announcement will be distributed approximately 60 minutes prior to the start of the conference call. To access the webcast, visit the Investor Relations section of Lantronix' Web site. The webcast and conference call will be archived and available for replay from February 7, 2008, at 7:00 p.m. ET to March 7, 2008 at 11:59 p.m. ET.
Investor note:
Reagan Y. Sakai, Interim Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, will conduct an institutional investor roadshow in New York City on Tuesday, January 29th and Wednesday, January 30th. Institutional investors wishing to arrange a 1:1 with Mr. Sakai should contact Lantronix Investor Relations.
INTREPID TECHNOLOGY & RESOURCES (OTCBB: IESV)
"Up 23.08% on Thursday"
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Intrepid Technology & Resources, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a biofuels renewable and alternative energy development and operating company in the United States. The company specializes in developing, constructing, operating, and owning or co-owning a portfolio of projects in the biofuels production and distribution area of the renewable energy sector. It focuses on the production of biofuels, such as biogas, biodiesel, ethanol, and hydrogen that are produced from biomass. It also provides consulting services in various science and technology disciplines, such as nuclear science, renewable energy, material science, construction management, soil science, crop management, and process engineering. In addition, the company offers a range of engineering services. Intrepid Technology & Resources, Inc. is headquartered in Idaho Falls, Idaho.
IESV News:
January 24 - Intrepid Completes Formal Gas Quality Testing Program
Intrepid Technology and Resources, Inc. (OTCBB: IESV) (ITR), a renewable alternate energy company, announced that it has completed an extended formal gas quality testing program performed by the Gas Technology Institute (GTI), headquartered in Des Plaines, Illinois.
This rigorous testing program began in July 2007 and continued through December 2007. During that period real time in-line gas quality was remotely monitored at the GTI laboratories and physical confirmation samples were drawn weekly and overnighted to the GTI labs where they were analyzed for gas purity, heating value and the presence of microbes that could cause internal corrosion of commercial gas distribution lines and valves.
Jake Dustin, President of ITR said, "This is a highly significant and important accomplishment. By electing to subject our gas to such scrutiny in advance of placing it into existing pipelines we can provide independently verified assurance to pipeline owners and operators that our gas can be safely injected, transported and consumed in any commercial system in the nation. No one else in our line of business can provide such assurance at this point in time. This was the most comprehensive testing ever performed on a new gas source and ITR met or exceeded the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) standards for pipeline quality gas in every category. ITR is the only biogas producer in the nation to have achieved this critical milestone and in so doing has set the benchmark for the rest of the industry".
While awaiting completion of the testing, ITR has been trucking its gas from its Whitesides Facility for use as start up fuel for its new WestPoint Facility at a cost savings of nearly 80% over propane. That startup process is nearly complete and, once finished, the way will be clear for ITR to begin delivering commercial gas to either a commercial customer or the local gas utility. The extensive testing makes it more likely that Intrepid can sell directly to commercial customers at much more adventitious prices and terms than to the gas utility.
ABOUT GTI
GTI is the leading research, development and training organization serving the natural gas industry and energy markets. GTI is dedicated to meeting the nation's energy and environmental challenges and for more than 65 years, has been meeting the nation's energy and environmental challenges by developing technology-based solutions for consumers, industry, and government.
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