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OTCPicks.com Presents its Stocks to Watch Report for February 21st

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Our Stocks to Watch tomorrow include Encysive Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASD: ENCY), Worldwide Strategies, Inc. (OTCBB: WWSG), 247MGI Inc. (OTC: TOFS), Virtual Ed Link Inc. (OTC: VRED), MDI, Inc. (NASD: MDII) and Black Dragon Resource Companies, Inc. (OTC: BDGR).

 

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ENCYSIVE PHARMACEUTICALS (NASD: ENCY)

"Up 110.19% on Wednesday"

 

Detailed Quote: http://www.otcpicks.com/quotes/ENCY.php

 

Encysive Pharmaceuticals Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, engages in the discovery, development, and commercialization of novel synthetic small molecule compounds for the treatment of various cardiovascular, vascular, and related inflammatory diseases. It offers Argatroban, a synthetic direct thrombin inhibitor, for the treatment of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia in the United States and Canada; and Thelin (sitaxsentan sodium), an endothelin receptor antagonist, for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension in the European Union and Australia. It also has three additional compounds in clinical development, including TBC3711, second-generation endothelin receptor antagonist; TBC4746, an oral VLA-4 antagonist; and bimosiamose, a selectin antagonist. In addition, the company provides other research and development programs for various cardiovascular and inflammatory diseases. Encysive Pharmaceuticals has collaboration and licensing agreements with Mitsubishi Pharma Corporation; GlaxoSmithKline plc; Schering Corporation; Schering-Plough, Ltd.; and Revotar Biopharmaceuticals, AG. The company was founded in 1989. It was formerly known as Texas Biotechnology Corporation and changed its name to Encysive Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in 2003. Encysive Pharmaceuticals is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

 

WORLDWIDE STRATEGIES (OTCBB: WWSG)

"Up 100.00% on Wednesday"

 

Detailed Quote: http://www.otcpicks.com/quotes/WWSG.php

 

Worldwide Strategies Incorporated provides business process outsourcing services in the United States and internationally. It offers call center services, such as technical support, language interpreting, debt collections, and help desk solutions. The company provides various outbound call center services, which include direct mail follow-up, database selling, debt collection, contacts with decision makers, surveys, customer satisfaction, information and literature fulfillment, appointments scheduling, seminar population, product promotion, lead-generation/qualification/management, market intelligence, and up sell/cross sales campaigns. Worldwide Strategies also offers a range of inbound call center services comprising catalog orders, consumer response follow-up, customer service, dealer location, toll-free response, help desk, direct mail response, direct TV response, direct radio response, print media response, Web site response, seminar registration, answering service, inquiry handling, email management, product technical information, interactive voice response, sales lead qualification, and technical support services. In addition, it offers 911 emergency language interpreting services for public service organizations, such as cities, counties, states, and federal agencies. Further, Worldwide Strategies markets and resells predictive dialers, power dialers, ACD *IVR, options voice over Internet protocol, agent monitoring/coaching, digital call recording, and real-time graphical reports. Additionally, the company, through its subsidiary, Centric Rx, Inc., provides health services and pharmacy solution. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.

 

247MGI INCORPORATED (OTCBB: TOFS)

"Up 92.86% on Wednesday"

 

Detailed Quote: http://www.otcpicks.com/quotes/TOFS.php

 

247MGI Inc. is a full service multimedia company, a one-stop media and advertising company that assists its clients by creating marketing materials utilizing technology driven media formats for the distribution of information worldwide. The company utilizes the Internet to deliver its content more efficiently and at a higher standard than its competition. 247MGI has developed and continues to create unique programs to include "LIVE" as well as streaming video content which will be delivered in high resolution through the web.

 

VIRTUAL ED LINK INCORPORATED (OTC: VRED)

"Up 66.67% on Wednesday"

 

Detailed Quote: http://www.otcpicks.com/quotes/VRED.php

 

Virtual Ed Link Inc. responds to the growing need from school campuses (K-12 and higher education institutions) to collect, access, share and disseminate vital information within school districts. The School Safety Management System (SSMS), through VELI, is web-based and can be accessed anywhere. SSMS can be customized for the particular school or college in which it is being implemented. Basic guidelines, rules and procedures, and general notifications are embedded as defaults, or the school can install its own.

 

MDI INCORPORATED (NASD: MDII)

"Up 50.00% on Wednesday"

 

Detailed Quote: http://www.otcpicks.com/quotes/MDII.php

 

MDI, Inc. engages in the manufacture and marketing of physical and electronic security technologies in the United States and selected international markets. It offers software, hardware, and professional engineering and design services that are used in controlling access to facilities; and providing video and audio surveillance of facilities, people, and other property. The company's products include SAFEnet, an access control, intrusion detection, and video security software; Pointguard Xtreme, a simplified version of SAFEnet product; Viewpoint digital video recorders; and video cameras, access control systems, and related products. The company also provides consulting, design, and professional services related to the sale and installation of its products. In addition, MDI, through its subsidiary, ABM Data Systems, provides central station alarm management software to central station monitoring companies. The company sells its products directly, as well as through marketing co-operatives and dealers. It serves manufacturing companies, energy and power providers, gaming and entertainment establishments, government agencies, educational institutions and corporations, healthcare organizations, and financial institutions. The company was founded in 1979. It was formerly known as Ultrak, Inc. and changed its name to American Building Control, Inc. in 2003; and to MDI, Inc. in 2004. MDI, Inc. is headquartered in San Antonio, Texas.

 

BLACK DRAGON RESOURCES COMPANIES (OTC: BDGR)

"Up 32.00% on Wednesday"

 

Detailed Quote: http://www.otcpicks.com/quotes/BDGR.php

 

Black Dragon specializes in increasing the production of crude oil and natural gas from wells whose production amounts to 15 barrels of crude oil or less per day. The reduced production of these wells, a result of abandonment or plugging because of dropping prices of crude oil through the 1980s, represents a significant opportunity to capitalize on local resources, while lessening domestic dependence on foreign oil. Black Dragon continues to acquire wells in the oil-rich regions of Louisiana and Eastern Texas, augmenting its portfolio to over 400 operating oil wells.

 

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