NXPC, SPNG,
RLTR, MEVT, UITK
ELHI, FUEL, ALMY, ITRO, SWHC, TXEG, EXAS
Our Stocks to Watch today include
NeXplore Corporation (OTC: NXPC), SpongeTech Delivery Systems,
Inc. (OTCBB: SPNG), ReelTime Rentals, Inc. (OTC: RLTR), MSE Enviro-Tech
Corp. (OTC: MEVT), Ultitek, Ltd. (OTCBB: UITK), Edgeline Holdings,
Inc. (OTCBB: ELHI), SMF Energy Corporation, (NASD: FUEL), Alchemy
Creative Inc. (OTC: ALMY), Itronics Inc. (OTCBB: ITRO), Smith
& Wesson Holding Corporation (NASD: SWHC), Theater Xtreme
Entertainment Group, Inc. (OTCBB: TXEG) and EXACT Sciences Corporation
(NASD: EXAS).

FEATURED COMPANY

NEXPLORE
CORPORATION (OTC: NXPC)
"Up 13.48% in morning trading"
Detailed
Quote: http://www.otcpicks.com/quotes/NXPC.php
Company Profile:
http://www.otcpicks.com/nexplore/nexplore.htm
NeXplore Technologies is developing a
Web 2.0 search engine and an assortment of social networking portals and
tools that will enable users to personalize their Web experience and tailor
it to their unique needs, interests, and online pursuits. The Company’s
social computing platform, MyCircle.com, offers an enhanced, user-friendly
graphical interface search engine, combined with innovative backend technology,
which enables users to improve the way they connect with information and
other people on the Worldwide Web. MyCircle’s Web 2.0 interface
provides users with an online tool for sharing their Blogs, Voice-Over
IP, photos and documents, podcasts and videocasts, classified advertising,
instant messages, SMS text messages, Chat and personal profiles.
NXPC News:
March
6 - NeXplore
Expands Marketing Partnership With Arena Media Networks
NeXplore Search Engine Showcased on AMN's Digital
Displays at Leading NBA and NHL Venues Across the Country
NeXplore Corporation (OTC: NXPC) announced an expanded
marketing partnership with Arena Media Networks (AMN) to promote the company's
recently launched search engine, NeXplore(TM) Search, an innovative Web
2.0 search destination optimized for a superior end-user experience, rich-media
display and social network integration.
Under the terms of the expanded relationship, a series
of 45-second video ads showcasing signature features of NeXplore Search
will run on hundreds of AMN's 50-inch digital plasma displays strategically
located in high-traffic areas of eleven National Basketball Association
and National Hockey League arenas across the country. The ads will run
throughout the remainder of the NBA and NHL seasons, including all divisional
playoff games, the NBA championship games and NHL Stanley Cup finals.
NeXplore Search AMN ads are expected to generate an
estimated 78 million impressions throughout the 2008 NBA and NHL seasons
as the campaign runs at the following premium venues:
* TD Banknorth Garden, Boston, MA
* American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX
* Verizon Center, Washington, DC
* Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale-NYC Metro, NY
* Toyota Center, Houston, TX
* Target Center, Minneapolis, MN
* Oracle Arena, Oakland-San Francisco, CA
* Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN
* The Charlotte Arena, Charlotte, NC
* AT&T Center, San Antonio, TX
* Prudential Center, Newark, NJ
NeXplore first teamed with AMN in July 2007, executing
a teaser campaign to create buzz in support of the pending launch of NeXplore
Search. The campaign ran through the second half of the 2007 Major League
Baseball season (including playoffs and the World Series) and generated
an estimated 18 million targeted impressions.
"We were tremendously pleased with the results
of our first ad campaign with Arena Media Networks. There is no doubt
that NeXplore ads running on AMN's digital displays, which are strategically
placed in direct sight lines at premium venues, make a memorable and positive
brand impression on a highly influential demographic group," said
Scott Grizzle, chief marketing officer for NeXplore Corporation.
Grizzle added, "Now that NeXplore Search Public
Beta has been successfully launched, the time is perfect to pull the trigger
on a second campaign that is larger in scope but still sharply focused
on the sports enthusiast, a demographic that we believe represents early
adopters of new technology who are highly influential among their peers.
Our goal is to grow traffic and win converts to the NeXplore Search experience.
This expanded relationship with AMN will help us achieve this objective."
Founded in 2003, Arena Media Networks owns and operates
the nation's largest network of digital displays in sports and entertainment
venues across the United States. Advertisers purchase time on the network
to present product and service information that is interspersed with real-time
programming, including live scores, statistics, news, and weather information.
"Today's marketers are increasingly challenged
to connect in a meaningful way with customers. AMN leverages sight, sound
and motion to capture the attention of a key demographic," said Art
Williams, co-founder and chairman of Arena Media Networks. "We are
very excited to expand our partnership with NeXplore, and we are committed
to helping this innovative company achieve its growth goals."
ABOUT ARENA MEDIA NETWORKS
Arena Media Networks is a national sports
and entertainment media company, that provides a unique combination of
live programming and advertising on hundreds of strategically placed,
high-definition digital displays in arenas and stadiums throughout the
United States. To date, AMN's national network is available in more than
35 sports and entertainment venues nationwide, reaching more than 85 million
fans attending sporting events, concerts, family programming and other
entertainment events. For more information, visit www.arena-media.com.
FEATURED COMPANY

SPONGETECH DELIVERY SYSTEMS
(OTCBB: SPNG)
Detailed
Quote: http://www.otcpicks.com/quotes/SPNG.php
Company Profile:
http://www.otcpicks.com/spongetech/spongetech.htm
SpongeTech Delivery Systems is a production
stage company which designs, produces, markets and distributes cleaning
products for vehicular use utilizing patented technology relating to sponges
containing hydrophilic (liquid absorbing) foam polyurethane matrices.
The Company's sponges are specially configured with an outer contact layer
and an inner matrix, which is loaded with specially formulated soaps and
wax that are released when the sponge is applied to a surface with minimal
pressure. The Company's products are currently designed specifically for
vehicular cleaning use. However, the Company is exploring the possibility
of using its patented technology for the development of sponges for other
uses, including for use with anti-bacterial, bath and kitchen soaps for
household uses, as well as for use as a children's bath foam sponge.
SPNG News:
March
6 -
SpongeTech Delivery Systems, Inc. COO Steven Moskowitz to Conduct Webcast
with 'The Green Baron Report'
SpongeTech Steven Moskowitz New Exclusive Webcast
Interview for SPNG Shareholders and Investment Community
SpongeTech Delivery Systems, Inc. (OTCBB: SPNG) announced
that COO Steven Moskowitz will conduct a new exclusive webcast interview
with "The Green Baron Report" so that SPNG shareholders and
the investment community can learn more about the current and future prospects
of the company. Unrestricted access to the webcast will be available beginning
on Tuesday, March 11, 2008 at The Green Baron Investors Society's website
www.TheGreenBaron.com.
This webcast with SPNG will also be available at www.StrictlyStocks.com,
"Where Wall Street speaks to the World".
For more information, contact Investor Relations at
1-877- SPONGE T or visit the company website at www.spongetech.com.
FEATURED COMPANY

REELTIME RENTALS
INCORPORATED (OTC: RLTR)
Detailed
Quote: http://www.otcpicks.com/quotes/RLTR.php
Company
Profile:
http://www.otcpicks.com/reeltime-rentals/reeltime-rentals.htm
ReelTime Rentals Inc. (sometimes referred to herein
as RLTR or ReelTime.com) was incorporated under the corporate laws of
the state of Washington as ReelTime Rentals; Inc on June 24, 2004. ReelTime.com
is an online broadband network offering a diverse library of both theatrical
films and television programming. ReelTime's "point click and watch" user
interface delivers DVD quality video over the internet to customers nationwide
whenever they want to see it. ReelTime is poised to change the home entertainment
industry by becoming a leader in the online media marketplace, providing
the public the next generation of online viewing technology with built-in
capacity for unlimited growth. The company's Intelligent Rapid Delivery
System (IRDS) overcomes many of the roadblocks that have previously prevented
widespread adoption of high quality streaming video. Through IRDS and
their video-on-demand services, they deliver full-screen DVD quality movie
experiences to broadband customers nationwide while implementing security
measures to combat the threat of piracy.
The company currently provides direct-to-desktop progressive
downloading for broadband users, utilizing a proprietary player to deliver
full length films and television shows for viewing by the next generation
of media viewers. We strongly believe in ReelTimes future and see unlimited
potential beyond the PC into other media platforms, including set top
boxes and handheld devices. ReelTime's end-to-end delivery system (IRDS)
has significant advantages in cost and structure over other systems in
current use and the revolutionary nature of the system should allow ReelTime
to quickly become a dominant player in the video-on-demand marketplace.
RLTR News:
March 6
- ReelTime Rentals Announces Innovative
Communications Technologies, Inc. Founder and CEO Barry Henthorn to Refocus
Innovative Communications Technologies, Inc. (OTC: ICTN)
announced that Barry Henthorn, CEO and founder of the company, is concentrating
his full attention to ReelTime Rentals, Inc. (OTC: RLTR) to further the
advancement of the company's rapidly expanding opportunities. Barry Henthorn
will continue to support Innovative as an advisor and will remain an active
member of the company's Board of Directors. The company will announce
the successor as soon as negotiations are finalized.
"It is with great pride that I step aside from
the CEO position at Innovative. The company is sound under the current
management line-up and I am confident my colleagues at ICT will continue
to be on the forefront of technology development, particularly with ICT's
new integrated calling platform," said Barry Henthorn, former CEO
of Innovative. "My talents are now better served, on behalf of both
companies, as full-time CEO of ReelTime. The overwhelming number of opportunities
presenting themselves to ReelTime demands and deserves my full attention.
I will be concentrating on negotiating with major content providers and
affiliate partners, expanding ReelTime's technology to support greater
needs, and continually developing ReelTime's marketing plan. I look forward
to focusing my time on ReelTime's success, keeping in mind that I am furthering
emerging technologies created by Innovative's product development."
ABOUT INNOVATIVE COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES
Innovative Communications Technologies is a communications
specific technology development company and, since 1989, has been a pioneer
in the development and positioning of private telecommunications networks
for businesses. Innovative has a proven track record of developing communications
specific technologies within the telecommunications, media and wireless
industries. Innovative owns 21% of ReelTime Rentals, Inc. (OTC: RLTR)
(www.reeltime.com), 30% of Exosphere
Aircraft Company, Inc. (www.flyexosphere.com)
and 100% of privately held ICT Private Networks and the "Cannes Project."
FEATURED COMPANY

MSE ENVIRO-TECH
CORPORATION (OTC: MEVT)
Detailed
Quote: http://www.otcpicks.com/quotes/MEVT.php
Company
Profile: http://www.otcpicks.com/mse-enviro/mse-enviro.htm
MSE Enviro-Tech Corporation (MEVT), a company incorporated
under the laws of the State of Delaware, is an agent in technology transfer,
dedicated to providing access to world class technologies available today.
Many innovative technologies never gain significant
market adoption in the marketplace. This occurs even when there is a major
investment in the technology. The common reason for the slow market adoption
of innovative technology centers on the challenges of field execution
in gaining commitment from high adopting, decision making, prospects.
Slow adoption also occurs because of the great expense and long time frames
needed to build highly effective sales channels, sales teams and a market
presence.
MEVT strives to seek out technologies that meet some
or all of the following criteria: a significant technological advancement,
have a global market and are socially and environmentally responsible.
Our focus is to partner with innovative technology companies and facilitate
the adoption of their technologies with our established prospect organizations.
Using a market driven approach to facilitate the identification
and acquisition of external technologies, MEVT transfers proprietary technologies
to beneficial companies to help develop superior products resulting in
a strategic marketplace advantage.
MEVT provides comprehensive solutions for transferring
new technologies, managing intellectual property and providing intellectual
property consultation. In exchange for facilitating the integration of
these technologies into a company’s portfolio MEVT is compensated
in the form of cash payment, percentage of gross revenues, equity securities
or a combination thereof.
MEVT News:
February 27
- MSE Enviro-Tech
Corp. Progressing Towards Achieving Reporting Issuer Status With Enhanced
Stock Listing
MSE Enviro-Tech Corp. (OTC: MEVT) (Frankfurt: MEH.F)
announced that it is nearing completion of the audits and other documentation
and filings necessary to facilitate advancing the status of the Company
to that of a “fully reporting issuer” quoted on the NASD OTC
Bulletin Board.
“While the preparation of these filings has been
a laborious and time consuming process, we believe that the end result
— an enhanced corporate status and trading platform for the Company's
shares — will benefit both the Company and its shareholders in the
future, particularly in light of the Company's continued focus on driving
sales revenues and, ultimately, net earnings,” said Michael S. Robinson,
MSE President & CEO.
Anti-Fire Regulations Tightening:
In light of the devastating effects and costs of accidental
fires, anti-fire regulations in the United States and Canada are steadily
becoming more stringent. In the United States, the Consumer Product Safety
Commission advanced a proposal on February 1, 2008 that would “require
consumer upholstered furniture to be smolder- and flame-resistant, which
is not required now,” said Julie Vallese, a spokeswoman for the
agency. This development has very positive implications for MSE in light
of the potential of the Company's AF21 as effective water based, non-toxic,
environmentally friendly fire inhibitor that has been independently tested
and appears to be superior to competing products.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission noted that “upholstered
furniture fires cost the U.S. about $1.6 billion each year. About 100
deaths and 130 injuries every year could be prevented by enforcing the
standard, according to the agency's estimates.”
FEATURED COMPANY

ULTITEK LIMITED
(OTCBB: UITK)
Detailed
Quote: http://www.otcpicks.com/quotes/UITK.php
Company
Profile: http://www.otcpicks.com/ultitek/ultitek.htm
Ultitek, Ltd., through its wholly owned subsidiary TAIS,
has been a provider of Computerized Airline Reservations Systems software
(CRS) since 1989. Today Ultitek Ltd. is the leader among reservations
systems in the Russian Aviation market. In 2003, nine million passengers
of 60 airlines were serviced by it, which consisted of more than 50% of
the transport of passengers performed on domestic scheduled flights of
carriers in Russia and the countries of the C.I.S.
UITK News:
March 5
- Ultitek Implements New Website for Yakut
Central Transport Agency
Ultitek, Ltd. (OTCBB: UITK) announced that its wholly
owned subsidiary, TAIS, has designed a new website for General Aviation
Agency of Yakutia, Russian Federation (http://gavs.sakha.ru).
This website will facilitate airline ticket reservations for the agency.
It should also generate more business for Ultitek. Ultitek will install
more websites for multiple agencies in the months to come.
"We continue to increase our network of services,"
said Roman Price, Ultitek CEO.
STOCKS TO WATCH
EDGELINE
HOLDINGS (OTCBB: ELHI)
"Up 50.00% in morning trading"
Detailed
Quote: http://www.otcpicks.com/quotes/ELHI.php
Edgeline Holdings, Inc. engages in discovering
and acquiring technologies, acting as their incubator, and nurturing those
technologies. It focuses on voice over Internet protocol (IP) and IP telephony,
biometrics, information security, wireless/WiFi, and radio frequency identification
sectors. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Houston,
Texas.
ELHI News:
March
6 - Edgeline
Holdings to Add Industry Veteran to Its Scientific Advisory Board
Edgeline Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB: ELHI), which recently
announced a name change to Oncolin Therapeutics, Inc., announced that
Dr. Sandra Silberman has agreed to join the Scientific Advisory Board.
Dr. Silberman is a world renowned oncologist who has been involved in
both cancer research and the development of important new cancer therapeutics.
At Pfizer, she pioneered the early clinical development of Tarceva and
went on to be clinical director of the Gleevec program at Novartis. She
continues to be involved in the development of novel cancer therapies
being developed by Industry.
"It will be a major asset for Edgeline Holdings/Oncolin
to have such an experienced and successful clinical strategist,"
said Dr. Donald Picker, COO of the company.
Recent News:
Edgeline Holdings announced that it has agreed to terms
for an exclusive worldwide right to option patents covering the composition
and use of Genistein analogs for cancer treatment.
Edgeline Holdings announced its research program receives
peer reviewed National Institute of Health Grant of $179,000.
Edgeline Holdings recently announced it had obtained
an exclusive option agreement with The University of Texas M.D. Anderson
Cancer Center which provides the company the right to negotiate a license
for five technologies relating to the treatment of various cancers over
a nine month period.
Edgeline Holdings recently announced a Joint Development
Agreement with Houston Pharmaceuticals, Inc. to assist the company in
obtaining a license for certain patents.
SMF
ENERGY CORPORATION (NASD: FUEL)
"Up 17.33% in morning trading"
Detailed
Quote: http://www.otcpicks.com/quotes/FUEL.php
SMF Energy Corporation provides petroleum
product distribution services, transportation logistics, and emergency
response services to the trucking, manufacturing, construction, shipping,
utility, energy, chemical, telecommunication, and government services
industries in the United States. Its fleet of tank wagons, tractor-trailer
transports, box trucks, and flatbed vehicles delivers diesel fuel and
gasoline to customers' locations on a scheduled or as needed basis, refueling
vehicles and equipment, resupplying fixed-site and temporary bulk storage
tanks, and emergency power generation systems. The company also engages
in the packaging, distribution, and sale of petroleum products, lubricants,
and chemicals to refineries, manufacturers, and other industrial customers.
Its fleet of special duty tractor trailer units provides heavy haul transportation
logistics services over short and long distances to customers requiring
the movement of over sized and/or over weight equipment, and heavy manufactured
products. In addition, it provides emergency response services, including
fuel testing, treatment, filtration, and top-off services. As of June
30, 2007, the company owned and operated approximately 200 specialized
commercial vehicles, and 800 fuel and lubricant storage tanks. The company
was founded in 1996. It was formerly known as Streicher Mobile Fueling,
Inc. and changed its name to SMF Energy Corporation in February 2007.
The company is headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
FUEL News:
March
6 - SMF Energy
Corporation Announces New Equity Investments and Improved Capital Availability
SMF Energy Corporation, (NASD: FUEL) (the “Company”),
a leading provider of petroleum product distribution services, transportation
logistics and emergency response services to the trucking, construction,
utility, energy, chemical, manufacturing, telecommunication and government
service industries, announced the sale of more than $2.5 million in equity
securities and the improvement of credit availability under its newly
extended bank facility.
The Company issued $2.52 million in equity securities,
consisting of 4,587 shares of Series A Preferred Stock. Holders of the
short-term promissory notes issued by the Company on November 19, 2007
converted the entire $2 million principal balance of the notes, plus a
portion of the accrued but unpaid interest thereon, into preferred stock.
The notes were converted at $550.00 per share of Series A Preferred Stock.
In addition, the Company sold $516,450 of its Series A Preferred Stock
at the same price to a group of accredited investors, including institutions
and the Company’s executive officers. Each share of preferred stock
is convertible into 1,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at
a price per share of $0.55 per share, a 10% premium above the $0.50 closing
price of the Company’s common stock on February 29, 2008.
Concurrent with the offering, the Company and Wachovia
Bank, N.A., its primary lender, (a) extended the term of the Company’s
credit facility from June 30, 2008 to December 31, 2008; and (b) improved
the Company’s cash availability under the facility by (i) amending
the fixed charge coverage ratio covenant to lower the average excess availability
at the end of each calendar month to $1,200,000 for February 2008 and
thereafter; and (ii) amending the excess availability covenant to require
minimum daily availability of $750,000 after December 31, 2007, subject
to a reduction to $500,000 during specified periods.
In addition, on March 5, 2008, the Company provided
to Nasdaq its plan to achieve and sustain compliance with the listing
requirements of the Nasdaq Capital Market. Since the time of the notice
from Nasdaq, the Company has increased its shareholders’ equity
by more than $2.5 million as noted above.
Richard E. Gathright, President, commented, “We
are extremely pleased with the confidence shown in us by our investors
and our principal lender. Their actions have increased shareholders equity
and improved our cash availability and liquidity. We are also very excited
about the acquisition and business combination opportunities that are
before us. We are actively pursuing several of these strategic opportunities,
which are aimed at creating a larger, more diversified, company and capitalizing
on the infrastructure investments we have made to date. Our management
team is fully engaged and poised to bring these new opportunities to fruition.”
ALCHEMY
CREATIVE INCORPORATED (OTC: ALMY)
"Up 41.03% in morning trading"
Detailed
Quote: http://www.otcpicks.com/quotes/ALMY.php
Alchemy Creative, Inc. was founded on the
principle of edutainment — enabling learning with the integration
of educational media into an exciting and entertaining format in which
science and other curriculum learning is enhanced through actively engaging
students. ALMY is producing video DVD, and developing online gaming and
other media products for distribution to both the general public and school
systems. Their philosophy and product offerings have rendered measurable
results with children. The value of the media and products has been recognized
by some of the world's most respected corporations, including several
Fortune 100 companies.
ALMY News:
March
6 - Alchemy Creative
Reports Naked Short Selling and Actions Taken by Company
Alchemy Creative Inc. (OTC: ALMY), a nationally recognized
corporation focusing on children's education through multi-media and inventive
educational products, announced that it has been the victim of naked short
selling and the actions it is taking to counter the negative impact of
same:
We at Alchemy Creative believe we must respond
to certain references to the Company in news articles. It is not our
desire to sanction this publicity. The news articles related to disclosures
about certain shareholders by other shareholders. We wish to make it
clear that while the existence of such shareholders may be true, the
disclosure was inappropriate and never sanctioned or condoned by the
Company. The Company was not aware of the promotional activity and,
once we became aware, we immediately took steps including a demand that
the disclosure about our shareholders and other information about our
Company stop immediately. It deeply offends us that anyone would seek
to compromise the privacy to which we believe shareholders are entitled.
In short, we believe truth is no defense when it comes to privacy.
In response to repeated queries about the status
of our company, in particular, the recent decline of our company’s
share price, Alchemy Creative Inc. provides this open letter to its
shareholders, as well as the investment community at large.
As you are probably aware, the share price
of Alchemy Creative Inc. stock has declined precipitously during the
last couple of weeks of trading to its current levels. I would like
to extend my sincerest apologies for any inconveniences this has caused
to any of our supportive shareholders. The overall current market is
very volatile and unfortunately Alchemy Creative Inc. has not been immune
to this volatility. We are currently reviewing internal shareholder
documents to discern if any inappropriate trading activity may have
contributed to this decline. Naked short selling is a well known problem
on the pinksheets and we would put to use all of our available resources
to combat any naked short selling of our stock.
Please see yesterday’s Press Release
for BUYINS.NET: Alchemy Creative, Inc. (ALMY) SqueezeTrigger Price is
$1.91. Approximately 2.8 Million Shares Shorted Since December 2007
According to Buyins.net Research Report at:
http://new.quote.com/news/story.action?id=MTO065u5491.
Also, the company is filing a complaint with
the Securities & Exchange Commission reporting the naked short selling
of the company’s stock.
From the beginning, the central philosophy
of our company has been to produce products of the highest quality,
be as forthcoming as possible to ensure the investment of our shareholders,
and to leverage the invaluable relationships the company has been privileged
to enjoy over the years with companies such as ExxonMobil, Time Warner,
The Meadows Foundation etc.
Notwithstanding the overall market conditions
and, more specifically, the current price of our stock, that the company
is in very good health and continues to move forward on its initiatives
highlighted by the following:
The company has not released any financial
information and/or projections, however management of Alchemy Creative
Inc. is very aware of the inherent benefits of corporate transparency
in this day and age, and as such will continue to explore and evaluate
considerations relating to the company seeking a more senior listing
which would require the company to become a reporting issuer to the
SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission), and as a consequence would
further require the company to release its financial information to
the marketplace.
We will continue to communicate with you any
updates on the current business, as well as any new developing opportunities.
We are very serious about increasing the value of your company, and
opening the communication lines to our shareholders is vital to our
overall success.
We want thank you for your patience, and look
forward to delivering very positive news to you in the coming weeks
and months.
ITRONICS
INCORPORATED (OTCBB: ITRO)
"Up 45.56% in morning trading"
Detailed
Quote: http://www.otcpicks.com/quotes/ITRO.php
Itronics, Inc., through its subsidiaries,
operates as an environmental process technology company in the United
States. It operates through two segments, GOLD'n GRO Fertilizer and Mining
Technical Services. The GOLD'n GRO Fertilizer segment offers fertilizer
manufacturing, photochemical recycling, and silver refining services.
The Mining Technical Services segment provides mineral project planning
and technical services to the mining industry. This segment offers technical
services in the areas of mining, geology, mining engineering, mineral
economics, material processing, and technology development to the U.S.
and foreign mining companies, public utilities, state agencies, the United
Nations and the World Bank. It operates in Arizona, California, Colorado,
Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Rhode Island, Washington, and Utah. The company
was founded in 1987 and is based in Reno, Nevada.
ITRO News:
March 6 -
Itronics Will Report First Quarter Sales Increase; Updates Silver Refinery
Expansion and GOLD'N GRO Guardian Deer Repellent Fertilizer Registration
Itronics Inc. (OTCBB: ITRO) (Frankfurt: ITG.F) (Berlin:
ITG.BE) reported that its first quarter sales are increasing in strong
silver, fertilizer, and gold markets.
"Itronics GOLD'n GRO fertilizer division ended
February with the largest backlog of truck load orders in the Company's
history," said Dr. John Whitney, Itronics President. "Silver
sales in January and February were about equal to last year's full first
quarter. The Mining Technical Services division sales were also up in
the first two months and visitor traffic to the InsideMetals.com web site
is continuing to increase."
"The sales increases are expected to grow as the
year progresses. Silver prices, fertilizer demand and prices, and gold
prices are at all time highs," said Dr. Whitney. "Itronics,
with its innovative photochemical recycling technology that completely
converts the waste stream to pure silver and environmentally compatible,
high quality GOLD'n GRO liquid fertilizers, is now benefiting from these
strong markets."
The Company has completed temporary installation and
start up of a new screening machine for its refinery that will produce
an increase in silver output and sales in March and future months. Silver
prices are now in the $20 per ounce range, making this incremental expansion
very timely.
The Company has completed a detailed deer damage
study which indicates that deer damage in suburban America is in the $5
billion per year range and that sales of its GOLD'n GRO deer repellent
fertilizer could top $200 million annually. The U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency has indicated that the Company will receive a GOLD'n GRO Guardian
deer repellent registration sometime in May or June 2008. The Company
is now anticipating that GOLD'n GRO Guardian deer repellent fertilizer
sales can begin in the third quarter of this year.
SMITH
& WESSON HOLDING CORPORATION (NASD: SWHC)
"Up 15.42% in morning trading"
Detailed
Quote: http://www.otcpicks.com/quotes/SWHC.php
Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation,
through its subsidiary, Smith & Wesson Corp., manufactures handguns
in the United States. The company produces firearms, including revolvers,
black powder fire arms, pistols, rifles, and handcuffs. It also offers
hunting and sporting apparel, hunting accessories, truck and automobile
accessories, military footwear, leather apparel and accessories, and gun
cleaning products. The company, through Smith & Wesson Academy, provides
law enforcement training facilities to law enforcement personnel. Further,
Smith & Wesson Holding offers metal processing services, including
forging, heat treating, finishing, and plating. Its customers include
distributors, state and municipal law enforcement agencies and officers,
retailers, and consumers worldwide. The company sells its products through
retail stores, Internet, direct sales force, and government agencies.
Smith & Wesson Holding was founded in 1852 and is based in Springfield,
Massachusetts.
SWHC News:
March
6 - Smith &
Wesson Holding Corporation Posts Third Quarter Financial Results
Quarterly Net Sales +23%
Nine Month Net Sales +39%
Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation (NASD: SWHC),
parent company of Smith & Wesson Corp., the legendary 156-year old
company in the global business of safety, security, protection and sport,
announced financial results for its third fiscal quarter ended January
31, 2008.
Net product sales for the quarter ended January 31,
2008 were $66.1 million, an increase of 22.6% over the comparable quarter
last year. Gross margins decreased to 25.0% for the quarter ended January
31, 2008 compared with 31.3% for the comparable period last year, reflecting
reduced absorption of overhead due to lower manufacturing volumes and
an extended plant shutdown, combined with increased costs for incremental
promotional programs. Net loss was $1.8 million, or $0.04 per fully diluted
share, for the quarter ended January 31, 2008 compared with net income
of $1.6 million, or $0.04 per fully diluted share, for the comparable
quarter last year. Net income was $5.8 million, or $0.14 per fully diluted
share, for the nine months ended January 31, 2008 compared with $7.8 million,
or $0.19 per fully diluted share, for the nine months ended January 31,
2007.
Michael F. Golden, President and Chief Executive Officer,
said, "As we have reported over the past several months, our consumer
channel has been impacted by a combination of factors, including economic
weakness, reduced consumer spending, lower sales of hunting rifles and
shotguns resulting from a hunting season shortened by unseasonably warm
weather and a pre-season industry build-up of distributor and retail inventories.
While this quarter was certainly challenging, and while we still see pockets
of inventory across our handgun and long gun channels that have yet to
clear, we believe we are now beginning to see positive signs that our
industry is improving.
"In October, distributors began to minimize purchases
in order to reduce inventories, while we launched a number of consumer
promotions to help stimulate consumer demand and pull our products through
the distribution channel. Those programs, combined with an extended factory
shutdown, showed positive impact on our inventories. Our inventory levels,
which increased in November, began to decrease in both December and January
and continued to decrease as we entered the fourth fiscal quarter. As
inventories in the channel began to move down, we saw additional encouraging
signs. Order activity at our seasonal buying group events in early calendar
2008, and order backlog levels for January and February, indicate that
buying patterns continue to gradually improve and that our promotional
programs continue to have positive impact.
"It is still unclear how long a correction will
take and the degree of impact that existing levels of channel inventory
will have on future handgun sales and on long gun sales for the fall 2008
hunting season. We believe it is prudent to expect that once inventory
levels correct, distributor buying patterns will be much more conservative
compared with last year.
"During the third quarter, we continued to make
significant strides in the law enforcement channel. Our Military &
Police (M&P) products continued to gain traction, with quarterly M&P
tactical rifle sales up 67% year-over-year. Our tactical rifles win over
90% of all law enforcement test and evaluation processes in which they
compete. Our M&P pistols delivered quarterly, year-over-year growth
of 43% and continued to win in the law enforcement arena, both in the
United States and overseas. Recently, our M&P pistols were selected
by a number of new law enforcement agencies including the Colorado Springs
Police Department, the Atlanta Police Department, and the Colorado State
Police. To date, the M&P pistol has won over 80% of all law enforcement
test and evaluation processes in which it has competed and has so far
been selected by 309 law enforcement agencies across the United States.
We were honored during the third quarter when our M&P40 was named
Innovative Firearm of the Year by the International Association of the
Chiefs of Police. We were equally honored to receive the National Rifle
Association's Golden Bullseye Award for our M&P45.
"Despite a challenging environment in the current
fiscal year, we remain firmly committed to our long-term strategy to grow
our core firearms business and to diversify into new areas of safety,
security, protection, and sport. We continued to build upon that core
firearms business during the third fiscal quarter with the launch of 71
new product models and extensions in February 2008 at the SHOT Show, our
industry's largest trade show. Our product portfolio remains both innovative
and robust, designed to support our growth in the consumer, law enforcement,
federal government and military channels.
"Thompson/Center Arms represents our first major
step toward diversification, and its integration and performance continue
to meet all of our expectations. During the third fiscal quarter, the
Thompson/Center ICON bolt-action rifle was named Rifle of the Year at
the National Rifle Association's Golden Bullseye Awards. The ICON was
one of three Smith & Wesson / Thompson/Center products to receive
a Golden Bullseye Award in February, along with the Smith & Wesson
Elite Gold shotgun for Shotgun of the Year and, as mentioned, the M&P45
for Handgun of the Year. We remain dedicated to expanding the Smith &
Wesson brand more deeply into non-consumer sales channels and into new
non-firearms categories that will diversify our base of revenue and build
upon our reputation for safety, security, protection and sport."
THEATER
XTREME ENTERTAINMENT GROUP (OTCBB: TXEG)
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Theater Xtreme Entertainment Group, Inc.
operates as a retail store and franchise marketing company in the United
States. The company engages in retail sales and distribution through the
operation of its home cinema design store, the sale of franchise licenses,
and wholesale product distribution to franchisees. Its design centers
focus on the sale and installation of screen front projection in-home
cinema rooms, which include video and audio home theater components. Theater
Xtreme Entertainment Group also sells theater seating, interior decor
items, accessories, and its proprietary digital theater management system
called OneView. Further, the company sells and installs theater systems
for business use. As of October 03, 2007, it operated 5 company owned
stores and 11 franchises in 12 states. The company was founded in 2003
and is based in Newark, Delaware.
TXEG News:
March
6 - Theater Xtreme
Appoints Former Lowe's Executive as New President
Theater Xtreme Entertainment Group, Inc. (OTCBB: TXEG),
a nationwide seller and installer of real movie theaters for the home,
announced today that it has appointed Mr. Robert Oberosler as its President.
His appointment reflects the company's commitment to provide outstanding
leadership at the executive level.
Mr. Oberosler comes to Theater Xtreme with 32 years
of experience in operations management, asset management, project management,
and supply chain logistics. He served as Vice President of both May Department
Stores and Lowe's Companies. Prior to joining Theater Xtreme he served
as Senior Vice President of Pathmark supermarkets.
“It is with much enthusiasm that I accept the
Board's offer to serve as President. Theater Xtreme is a truly unique
business with enormous potential to dominate the movie-theater-at-home
category. After researching the company, I found it to be best-in-class
in its space,” said Oberosler. “My extensive retail operations
background is a great match for the company's ambitious goals and bright
future. In the short term, we have our work cut out for us. We're facing
numerous challenges that we will address immediately. I'll begin by looking
at ways to improve operations at all levels.”
“I've known Bob for many years. He has a proven
track record of success in a variety of retail settings,” said Universal
Capital Management CEO Michael Queen, Theater Xtreme's business development
affiliate. “I am confident that his influence will have a very positive
impact on the company.”
“Bob is an outstanding leader with deep experience
in retail operations. He understands what needs to be done to move the
company forward, meet growth targets, and strengthen our teams. He shares
our vision of building an unparalleled brand,” said Theater Xtreme
CEO Scott Oglum. “I am thrilled to welcome him to our team and to
get started on the challenging work before us.”
To be added to Theatre Xtreme's investor contact
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EXACT
SCIENCES CORPORATION (NASD: EXAS)
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EXACT Sciences Corporation, an applied
genomics company, develops proprietary DNA-based technologies for use
in the detection of cancer. The company licenses its technologies for
use in a commercial testing service and marketed under the name PreGen-Plus.
PreGen-Plus is a non-invasive stool-based DNA testing service for the
detection of colorectal cancer in the average-risk population. It has
strategic alliance with LabCorp to commercialize PreGen-Plus. The company
was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Marlborough, Massachusetts.
EXAS News:
March
6 - Colorectal
Cancer Screening Guidelines Released by the American Cancer Society Include
EXACT Sciences' Stool DNA Technology
Non-invasive Screening Option Has Potential to
Save More Lives
EXACT Sciences Corporation (NASD: EXAS) announced that
the Company’s non-invasive, stool-based DNA (sDNA) technology is
included in the updated guidelines for colorectal cancer screening released
by the American Cancer Society’s (ACS). The guidelines were developed
by the ACS in collaboration with the U.S. Multi-Society Task Force on
Colorectal Cancer (a group comprised of representatives from the American
College of Gastroenterology, American Gastroenterological Association,
and American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy), and the American
College of Radiology.
“In addition to colonoscopy and other previously
recommended tests, two new options have been included in the guidelines
for colorectal cancer screening; stool DNA testing and CT colonography,”
said Dr. Sidney Winawer, Attending Gastroenterologist and Paul Sherlock
Chair in Medicine at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. “We
hope that these two new options will encourage more people to come in
to be screened so that the death rates of this cancer can be further reduced.”
EXACT Sciences developed its sDNA technology based on
the groundbreaking work of Drs. Bert Vogelstein, Kenneth Kinzler and colleagues
at Johns Hopkins University, who discovered how colorectal cancer develops
at the molecular level. Over time, cells lining the colon accumulate alterations
and mutations in their DNA. Pre-cancerous lesions, such as adenomas, and
colorectal cancers continuously shed cells into the stool. The altered
DNA from these cells is released as the cells breakdown in the stool.
EXACT’s stool-based DNA technology was designed so that a stool
sample could be collected in the privacy of one’s home and shipped
to a laboratory for testing. The laboratory isolates and amplifies the
DNA from the sample, and analyzes it for DNA mutations and alterations
that are known to be associated with colorectal cancer.
“These updated guidelines are a strong endorsement
of sDNA technology for detecting colorectal cancer, and a major step forward
for the millions of Americans over the age of 50 who have been unwilling
or unable to use existing screening methods for detecting colorectal cancer,”
said Jeffrey Luber, President of EXACT Sciences Corporation. “Because
sDNA technology is a completely non-invasive approach that does not require
bowel preparation, published studies demonstrate strong patient preference
and compliance with sDNA screening relative to other methods. We believe
that these benefits will facilitate more screening and lead to more lives
saved over time.”
"The colorectal cancer screening guidelines released
by the American Cancer Society are an important event in the battle against
colon cancer," said David King, President and CEO of Laboratory Corporation
of America, licensee of EXACT's stool-based DNA screening technologies.
"We applaud the committee's decision to include this important non-invasive
technology in the guidelines."
Colorectal cancer is the most deadly cancer among non-smoking
men and women in the United States, and the second most deadly cancer
overall. It is estimated that nearly 150,000 cases will be diagnosed and
50,000 deaths are anticipated in 2008 due to this disease.1 Despite the
availability of colorectal cancer screening and diagnostic tests for more
than 20 years, the rate of early detection of colorectal cancer remains
low, and deaths remain high. It is estimated that roughly one-third of
colorectal cancer-related deaths could be saved if more people underwent
regular screening. Early diagnosis results in a greater than 90 percent,
five-year survival rate.
The new colorectal cancer screening guidelines are expected
to appear in the May/June issue of CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians
and are published early online in CA First Look at http://caonline.amcancersoc.org/.
They are also expected to be published in the upcoming issues of the journals
Gastroenterology and Radiology.
EXACT Sciences will hold a conference call to discuss
the updated national colorectal cancer screening guidelines, as well as
other business activities, including the Company’s recent meeting
with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and current regulatory strategy
at 4:30pm ET, March 6, 2008.
Information for the call is as follows:
Domestic callers: 800-706-7741
International callers: 617-614-3471
Participant Passcode: 73576907
The conference call replay information is as follows:
Domestic callers: 888-286-8010
International callers: 617-801-6888
Participant Passcode: 73080827
A live webcast of the conference call can be accessed
at www.exactsciences.com through
the Investor Relations link. The conference call and the webcast are open
to all interested parties. An archived version of the webcast will be
available at EXACT Sciences’ web site, www.exactsciences.com,
through the Investor Relations link, for one month. A replay of the conference
call also will be available for 48 hours, beginning two hours after the
completion of the live call.
The webcast is also being distributed over CCBN’s
Investor Distribution Network to both institutional and individual investors.
Individual investors can listen to the call through CCBN’s individual
investor center at www.companyboardroom.com
or by visiting any of the investor sites in CCBN’s Individual Investor
Network. Institutional investors can access the call via CCBN’s
password-protected event management site, StreetEvents (www.streetevents.com). |