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OTCPicks.com Daily Market Movers Digest Midday Report for Monday, March 3rd OPTO, FINL, AXVC, STEN

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Our Stocks to Watch today include Optio Software (OTCBB: OPTO), The Finish Line, Inc. (NASD: FINL), Axial Vector Engine Corporation (OTC: AXVC), STEN Corporation (NASD: STEN)

 

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OPTIO SOFTWARE INCORPORATED (OTCBB: OPTO)

"Up 37.60% in morning trading"

 

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

 

Optio Software, Inc. engages in the development, sale, and support of infrastructure software primarily in the United States and Europe. It provides document automation and electronic health record solutions that enable organizations to get accuracy and functionality in their inbound and outbound documents. The company's software allows information stored within or created by an organization's enterprise systems, applications, or databases to be captured, transformed, and customized in formats according to the business needs of an organization. Its e.ComSeries of products include Optio e.ComPresent, a browser-based software solution that allows document presentation to the Web; and Optio e.ComIntegrate. The company also offers Optio Print Manager solution that enables print delivery and a centralized management console for accessing printers and monitoring their status; and Optio Imaging Solutions, which allows documents to be scanned, indexed, and archived according to a customer's defined needs, and extracts transactional data and integrates it with enterprise systems. Its Optio Business Process Solution allows customers to automate manual processes and transform documents into automated transactions, as well as provides online access to critical business information. The company's business process management solutions consist of the ProCentra Solution Suite. In addition, Optio Software collects and distributes healthcare documents collected through scanning and indexing, and online forms or data streams. The company's healthcare solutions include Optio MedForms, Optio DesignStudio, Optio Fax, Optio MedEx, Optio Advanced Labeling, Optio Patient Signature Capture, and the Optio QuickRecord Suite. In addition, the company offers consulting and maintenance services. Optio Software was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia.

 

THE FINISH LINE INCORPORATED (NASD: FINL)

"Up 34.28% in morning trading"

 

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

 

The Finish Line, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a mall-based specialty retailer in the United States. The company operates its stores under the Finish Line, Man Alive, and Paiva brand names. The Finish Line stores offer men's, women's, and children's athletic, lifestyle, and outdoor footwear. Its footwear includes products for basketball, running, sport style, cross-training, fitness, and outdoor use. These stores also offer softgoods that include jackets, caps, tops, pants, shorts, windwear, running wear, warm-ups, fleece, fitness wear, and sport-casual wear, as well as licensed apparel and caps, socks, athletic bags, backpacks, sunglasses, watches, and shoe-care products. The Man Alive stores provide jeans, jean shorts, t-shirts, and polo shirts. The Paiva stores offer black pants, t-shirts, rib tanks, and bra tops. The company markets its products through television, direct mail, consumer print, outdoor, and the Internet. As of April 20, 2007, it operated 693 Finish Line stores in 47 states, 87 Man Alive stores in 18 states, and 15 Paiva stores in 10 states. The company was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana.

 

AXIAL VECTOR ENGINE CORPORATION (OTC: AXVC)

"Up 26.73% in morning trading"

 

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

 

Axial Vector™ Engine Corporation is a publicly traded company (OTC: AXVC) that owns, develops and licenses proprietary intellectual property regarding unique internal combustion engine technologies. AVEC is applying these technologies to develop an exciting, new, smaller and lighter internal combustion engine that produces significantly greater horsepower and three times more torque on less fuel than conventional engines of similar size.

 

STEN CORPORATION (NASD: STEN)

"Up 36.94% in morning trading"

 

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

 

STEN Corporation principally provides financial services in the United States. It provides auto loans to consumers under installment receivable contracts, as well as finances a portion of the dealer-partner vehicle inventory. The company also provides short term consumer loans, such as auto title loans and deferred presentment loans, check cashing, bill payment options, and money wires. In addition, STEN engages in the retail of used cars. Further, it manufactures, on a contract basis, a line of sterilization containers and filters for use by hospitals, clinics, and surgery centers. The company was founded in 1978. It was formerly known as Oxboro Medical International, Inc. and subsequently changed its name to Sterion Incorporated. It further changed its name to STEN Corporation in 2005. The company is headquartered in Minnetonka, Minnesota.

 

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