OTCPicks.com Daily Market Movers Digest Midday Report for Wednesday, August 13th MGRN, SWTX, FDMF, CDVT

Our Stocks to Watch today include Industrial Monogram Energy Inc. (OTC: MGRN), Southwall Technologies Inc. (OTCBB: SWTX), Freedom Financial Holdings Inc. (OTC: FDMF) and Card Activation Technologies Inc. (OTCBB: CDVT).

MONOGRAM ENERGY INCORPORATED (OTC: MGRN)

Company Profile:

Monogram Energy, Inc. is an independent energy company engaged in the acquisition, development, and exploitation of oil and gas properties. The company specializes in acquiring oil & gas leases with proven reserves that have the potential for increased production.

SOUTHWALL TECHNOLOGIES INCORPORATED (OTCBB: SWTX)

"Up 29.73% in morning trading"

Southwall Technologies, Inc. develops, manufactures, and markets thin film coatings on flexible substrates for the automotive glass, electronic display, architectural glass, and applied window film markets. It develops various products that control sunlight in automotive glass, reduce light reflection, reduce electromagnetic radiation and improve image quality in electronic display products, and conserve energy via the application of architectural and after-market window film products. The company's products consist of transparent solar-control films for automotive glass; anti reflective films for computer screens, including flat panel displays and plasma displays; transparent conductive films for use in touch screen and liquid crystal displays; energy control films for architectural glass; and various other coatings. Southwall Technologies sells its products to original equipment manufacturers worldwide through direct sales force and sales representatives. The company was founded in 1979 and is based in Palo Alto, California.

FREEDOM FINANCIAL HOLDINGS INCORPORATED (OTC: FDMF)

"Up 20.00% in morning trading"

Freedom Financial Holdings, Inc. ("FFH") is a holding company with a focus on the identification of opportunities. The Company's objective is to acquire undervalued assets and/or initiate operations in underserved niches. Once established within the FFH portfolio, the Holding Company will provide the support necessary to enable each of its subsidiaries to maximize their business opportunities. FFH also operates two divisions with a focus in the financial services sector; Freedom Financial Mortgage Corp. ("FFMC") with operations in Indiana, Ohio, Georgia and Florida and Freedom Mortgage Resolutions, Inc. with operations in Ohio, Indiana, Alabama, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, North Carolina, Wisconsin, Tennessee, Mississippi, Georgia, Florida, Nevada, Mississippi and Colorado.

CARD ACTIVATION TECHNOLOGIES INCORPORATED (OTCBB: CDVT)

"Up 4.76% in morning trading"

Card Activation Technologies, Inc. is a Chicago-based company that owns proprietary patented payment transaction technology used for processing gift cards, phone cards and other debit purchase transactions. The company is actively seeking to license its technology to the thousands of current users and believes that many retailers, gas stations, phone companies and others that utilize those stored value cards, such as gift and debit, infringe its patent. As a result, the company is aggressively pursuing litigation against these infringements. The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia estimated prepaid card market to be valued in excess of $181.7 billion in transactions in 2006. According to market forecasts, the prepaid industry will grow to $421.5 Billion by 2010. For further information about Card Activation Technologies, visit www.cardactivation.com.

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