For Wednesday, January
2nd
MNDP, RHGP,
BSGC, EBFD, QMCI
MDOR, EFGO, AWYI, WNBD, AKNS, JUNI, SLND, GRXI
Our Stocks to Watch today include
Mindpix Corporation (OTC: MNDP), Renhuang Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(OTCBB: RHGP), BigString Corporation (OTCBB: BSGC), eBenefits
Direct, Inc. (OTC: EBFD), QuoteMedia, Inc. (OTCBB: QMCI), Magnum
d'Or Resources, Inc. (OTCBB: MDOR), Esprit Financial Group Inc.
(OTC: EFGO), Ariel Way, Inc. (OTCBB: AWYI), Winning Brands Corporation
(OTC: WNBD), Akeena Solar, Inc. (NASD: AKNS), Juniper Group, Inc.
(OTCBB: JUNI), Solar Night Industries (OTC: SLND) and GTREX Capital,
Inc. (OTCBB: GRXI).

FEATURED COMPANY

MINDPIX CORPORATION (OTC:
MNDP)
Detailed
Quote: http://www.otcpicks.com/quotes/MNDP.php
Company
Profile: http://www.otcpicks.com/mindpix/mindpix.htm
Mindpix is positioned as a powerful and positive media
group of companies. Ultraflex Fitness, UltraFlex Medical, Mindpix Production,
and Mindpix Development are all actively engaged in “for profit”
productions or projects.
UltraFlex Fitness: Developing and marketing the patent
pending UltraFelx Fitness Rod. UltraFlex Fitness promotes a new style
of resistance training called Target Perfect Resistance.
UltraFlex Medical: UltraFlex Medical is poised to make
significant inroads to the $11 Billion US outpatient rehabilitation market.
Ultraflex medical is already working with rehab industry professionals
to create unique and proprietary physical therapy curriculum.
Mindpix Production: Mindpix continues to produce, direct,
and provide post-production services for promising documentaries and other
niche profitable projects.
MNDP News:
December
31 - Mindpix Management
2007 Year-End Letter to Shareholders
Management of Mindpix (OTCBB: MNDP) has determined it
necessary to give a 2007 year-end update on the progress of the UltraFlex
fitness device as well as make our shareholders aware of recent material
decisions regarding previously announced press releases.
Looking back at the
year in review Mindpix has reached many important UltraFlex milestones
including completing a successful twelve-week UltraFlex fitness and
weight loss study, producing workout DVDs, production of a "man
on the street" featuring first-time users, signed the 2007 Female
Presenter of the Year Forbes Riley, introducing TheraFlex to the Physical
Therapy and Training to Physiotherapy Associates, acquiring testimonials
from fitness instructors and personal trainers, a physical therapy training
DVD, signing a major celebrity, introducing new physical therapy and
active senior products (TheraFlex) to name a few. It has been quite
a year and the outlook for 2008 looks equally promising.
Mindpix has decided for strategic reasons not
to air UltraFlex commercials in conjunction with Supplements To Go Ms.
Fitness World Pageant. Mindpix had previously announced (Nov 19th 2007)
that it intended to air two sixty-second commercials during the pageant
broadcast on Fox Sport News beginning January 1, 2008. It was determined
that airing the commercials prior to our infomercial national launch
would not make good marketing sense particularly due to the fact that
our celebrity talent would not be featured in the commercials. Mindpix
holds the option to air commercials beginning in May 2008 during the
Supplements To Go Ms. Fitness USA Pageant.
Mindpix management also has cancelled the exhibition
at the annual Baseball Team Medicine Conference in St. Louis on January
3-5, 2008. A scheduling conflict made it impossible for our medical
division team to attend.
Management believes that the marketing strategy
in place is sound and looks forward to executing the business plan with
profitable results for 2008. Mindpix has benefited from loyal shareholders
who have taken the time to review our progress and communicated with
us ways in which they can assist us in reaching our business goals.
Mindpix wishes each of you a happy and prosperous
new year.
David R. Ballif, CEO
Mindpix Corporation
FEATURED COMPANY

RENHUANG PHARMACEUTICALS
(OTCBB: RHGP)
Detailed
Quote: http://www.otcpicks.com/quotes/RHGP.php
Company Profile:
http://www.otcpicks.com/renhuang-pharma/renhuang-pharma.htm
Renhuang Pharmaceuticals, located in Harbin
of Heilongjiang Province in Northeast China, is a leading integrated developer,
manufacturer and distributor of a broad line of high-quality nutraceutical,
natural medicinal and bio-pharmaceutical products. The Company provides
three major product lines including the Acanthopanax-based natural medicinal
products, Shark Power Health Care series and Traditional Chinese Medicines.
Renhuang's key product line is Acanthopanax-based products, an effective
natural medicine in treating depression and melancholy and offering various
other health benefits. By controlling an estimated 70% of China's natural
resource of Acanthopanax (also known as Siberian Ginseng), the Company
has a dominant market position in Acanthopanax-based natural medicines.
The Company distributes its products through a multi-layer sales network
of over 2000 sales agents. Its products are not only sold nationwide but
also exported to Russia and Southeast Asia. Renhuang has established a
multi-channel research and development infrastructure composed of in-house
researchers, a post-doctoral working center, and collaboration with well
known institutions and scientists. In manufacturing, the Company strictly
follows the international GMP certified quality standards and system by
utilizing cutting-edge technologies, the state of the art equipment, and
the proprietary innovative and award winning processes. For more information
about Renhuang Pharmaceuticals, visit www.renhuang.com.
RHGP News:
December
17 -
StockGuru Announces a New Executive Interview With Mr. Li Shaoming of
Renhuang Pharmaceuticals
John Pentony, Publisher of Stockguru.com announced that
the company has posted a new podcast interview featuring Renhuang Pharmaceuticals,
Inc. (OTCBB: RHGP). Pentony interviews Mr. Li Shaoming, CEO and Chairman
of the Board, for Renhuang Pharmaceuticals. In the interview Mr. Li discusses
the company and its recent news from the company including its recently
announced Olympic year prime time television ad space on China Central
Television (also known as "CCTV").
To listen to the interview, visit www.stockguru.com/podcasts/?p=21.
FEATURED COMPANY

BIGSTRING
CORPORATION (OTCBB: BSGC)
Detailed
Quote: http://www.otcpicks.com/quotes/BSGC.php
Company
Profile: http://www.otcpicks.com/bigstring/bigstring.htm
BigString Corporation, through its subsidiary,
BigString Interactive, Inc., provides email services. It offers BigString,
which is a Web-based, POP3 server email service solution that allows the
user to edit, recall, cancel, and erase the email, as well as insert or
delete attachments, even after the email has been sent out and opened.
The company also provides BigString Beta 2.0 that offers erasable, recallable,
and self destroying applications, non-printable and non-forwardable emails,
set time or number of views, and masquerading to protect the sender's
privacy and security. BigString Beta 2.0 also provides spam filters, virus
protection, and large-storage web-based email accounts. The company's
products include BigString Free, which provides the features of BigString
Beta 2.0, and includes 1GB of storage and permits the user to send unlimited
emails per month; BigString Premium, which offers the features of the
BigString Free account, plus vanity domains, POP3 access using any email
client, 2GB of storage, and 30 minute video email; and BigString Business
that offers the features of the BigString Premium account, plus 10 email
accounts, 20GB of storage, global filter notification, and email management.
BigString Corporation also offers BigString Marketer Pro, which provides
an enterprise marketing software application which allows for the sending
of interactive video email commercials that can be programmed to self-destruct
at a set time; and BigString Marketer SMB, a hosted video email marketing
platform for small and medium size businesses. The company was founded
in 2003. It was formerly known as Recall Mail Corporation and changed
its name to BigString Corporation in 2005. Bigstring Corporation is based
in Red Bank, New Jersey.
BSGC News:
December
18 - BigString
Corporation Launches Facebook Application Enabling Users to Send Self-Destructing
Videos
BigString Corporation (OTCBB: BSGC) has launched an
application for Facebook that enables users to record or upload videos
that can be programmed to self-destruct at a specific time or after a
set number of views. This is part of a new BigString initiative to develop
social networking messaging applications built around the company's core
technology.
The video application will allow users to send private
self-destructing video messages or to post public video messages to the
recipient’s wall. Users can record a video message directly to the
application or upload a pre-existing message.
Darin Myman, President and CEO of BigString Corporation,
noted that "Video message privacy and security is very important
in a world where you can very easily find your personal videos being put
up without your permission on sites such as YouTube. Social networks such
as Facebook interface well with BigString’s proprietary messaging
technology. We provide added value to websites focused on social networking,
online dating or user-generated content where protecting a user’s
privacy is a major consideration."
FEATURED COMPANY

EBENEFITSDIRECT (OTC:
EBFD)
Detailed
Quote: http://www.otcpicks.com/quotes/EBFD.php
Company
Profile:
http://www.otcpicks.com/ebenefits-direct/ebenefits-direct.htm
eBenefits Direct, Inc. is a nationwide
leader in the direct marketing and distribution of a wide range of health
and life insurance products to individuals, families and groups. By utilization
of its many call centers across the country it enables an individual to
efficiently purchase health and life insurance as well as medical and
discount service programs. The company has revolutionized the way health
and life insurance has historically been sold. eBenefits Direct, Inc.'s
approach is through many mass distribution areas such call centers, the
internet and massive lead generation programs.
EBFD News:
December
14 - eBenefits
Direct Subsidiary, L.A. Marketing Plans, Launches Call Center in Portland,
Maine, to Market Healthcare Programs to Uninsured Individuals Across the
U.S.
L.A. Marketing Plans LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary
of eBenefits Direct, Inc. (OTC: EBFD), announced recently that its exclusive
RightHealth program has expanded its operation with a new call center
facility located in Portland, Maine. This addition will allow RightHealth
to reach a significant market of uninsured consumers.
“We are very pleased to be able to offer the RightHealth
portfolio of products for distribution through this call center. RightHealth,
a medical discount program, provides a helpful solution to individuals
that do not qualify for or cannot afford major medical insurance. Through
the association membership, individuals are provided access to medical
discounts and additional defined insured benefits. The launch of this
new facility will help expand and promote the RightHealth programs,”
said Rob Michaelson, President of L.A. Marketing Plans LLC.
RightHealth provides members a combination of discounts
on healthcare costs, including physicians, dental and vision, and access
to a variety of other valuable healthcare features, such as defined accident
insurance coverage, including accident disability income and an emergency
rescue plan, through membership in America's Health Care Consumer Association.
The RightHealth programs are available through Access
Plans USA, Inc. (www.accessplansusa.com),
a publicly traded company. Access Plans is a nationwide distributor of
health insurance and non-insurance healthcare programs that provide access
to affordable healthcare for the growing number of uninsured and/or underinsured
in the United States. For more information on the RightHealth programs,
visit www.righthealthplan.com.
FEATURED COMPANY

QUOTEMEDIA
INC. (OTCBB: QMCI)
Detailed Quote:
http://www.otcpicks.com/quotes/QMCI.php
Company Profile:
http://www.otcpicks.com/quotemedia/quotemedia.htm
QuoteMedia, Inc. is a leading software
developer and provider of real-time streaming financial market information,
decision-support, news and research solutions to brokerage, financial
services companies, business and media corporations. Among its many leading-edge
products lines, the Company offers data feeds, news, dynamic market content
solutions, interactive stock research tools, financial applications and
real-time wireless applications. QuoteMedia provides data and services
for companies such as the NASDAQ, the OTCBB, Dow Jones & Company,
Forbes.com, Scotia Capital, Business Wire, Southwest Securities, Regal
Securities, FBR Direct, Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc., AIM Trimark,
Zacks Investment Research, ChoiceTrade, QTrade, Schaeffer's Investment
Research, Automated Financial Systems, WallStreet*E, and others. For more
information, visit www.quotemedia.com.
QMCI News:
December
5 - QuoteMedia
Brings Respected Market Data Industry Veteran Onboard; Opens NYC Office
QuoteMedia, Inc. (OTCBB: QMCI), a leading provider of
market data, corporate research information and financial applications,
announced today the appointment of Mr. George Katsch as Corporate Sales
Director, to lead the company’s new office in New York City.
Mr. Katsch brings more than 15 years of experience in
selling and supporting financial information and technology solutions
to the Brokerage, Financial Service, Media Publishing and Investor Relations
industries. Most recently, Mr. Katsch served as Vice President of Sales
for FinancialContent, Inc., where he was responsible for business development
and sales for the entire North American market. Mr. Katsch has also held
key management positions with Standard and Poor’s and Interactive
Data Corporation (Comstock), where he managed senior account representatives
and support staff. He was principally responsible for maintaining over
$50 million in revenues and generating new sales.
“George is very well-known as a successful, skilled
professional in our industry, and we’re excited that he is joining
the QuoteMedia sales team, heading up our New York office,” said
Dave Shworan, CEO of QuoteMedia Ltd. “He brings a wealth of experience
to our company, and skill sets that make him an immediately great fit
with QuoteMedia, as we continue our explosive growth.”
“From within the industry, I’ve watched
QuoteMedia’s remarkable growth over the past few years. I have been
very impressed with QuoteMedia’s emergence as a major player in
the financial data industry, and the potential for further growth is extraordinary,”
said Mr. Katsch. “QuoteMedia is definitely going places, and I’m
excited to be a part of it.”
STOCKS TO WATCH
MAGNUM
D'OR RESOURCE (OTCBB: MDOR)
"Up 125.00% in morning trading"
Detailed
Quote: http://www.otcpicks.com/quotes/MDOR.php
Magnum d'Or Resources, Inc., a junior resource
company, engages in the exploration and development of base and precious
metal assets primarily in Mongolia. The company has an option to acquire
100% interest in the Shandi gold-copper property located in southeastern
Mongolia that consists of approximately 20667 hectares, as well as the
Khol Morit porphyry-copper gold property located in southeastern Mongolia.
The company was founded in 1999 and is based in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.
MDOR News:
January
2 - Magnum d’Or
Resources Enters into Exclusive Licensing Agreement with Spreelast A.G.
and Terminates Stock Purchase Agreement with Terra Elatomer S.L.
Magnum d'Or Resources, Inc. (OTCBB: MDOR) (the "Company")
entered into an exclusive licensing agreement with Spreelast A.G. (hereinafter
called "Spreelast") on December 21, 2007. Under this agreement,
the Company will have the exclusive right to utilize present and future
patents and trade secrets developed and utilized by Spreelast in the United
States, Canada and China. The exclusive licensing agreement involves the
techniques to produce thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) resembling Elastomeric
Alloys: EA production through the use of old and waste rubber powder using
a dynamically stabilized melt-mix process.
Magnum d'Or also terminated its previously announced
Stock Purchase Agreement dated June 3, 2007 (the "Agreement")
with the shareholders of Terra Elatomer S.L. ("Terra"). Consequently,
the Company has cancelled the exchange of 63,200,000 shares of the Company's
common stock for the purchase of Terra along with various other obligations
affiliated with the Merger. This was done to allow for a new agreement
that was mutually beneficial to both parties and substantially easier
to integrate due to the complexities of multinational entities and obligations.
ESPRIT
FINANCIAL GROUP (OTC: EFGO)
"Up 100.00% in morning trading"
Detailed
Quote: http://www.otcpicks.com/quotes/EFGO.php
Esprit Financial Group Inc. is a public
company engaged in a diversified number of online financial services.
These include: the Payday Loan Software division; Forex Trading; Advanced
Electronic Funds Management; and Specialized Investment Banking and Financial
Advisory Services.
EFGO News:
January
1 - Esprit Financial
Group Inc. Finalizes Good Life China Merger
Esprit Financial Group Inc. (OTC: EFGO) (www.espritfinancialgroup.com),
DBA Good Life China (www.goodlifechina.com)
announced that it has finalized and completed the acquisition of Hebei
Haorizi Company Ltd.
Esprit CEO Garr Winters advised, "We are very pleased
to make this announcement. This transaction was a complex one given the
fact that Good Life is based in China, and under Chinese law, a Special
Purpose Corporation (SPC) is required to facilitate the merge. We must
thank Good Life CEO Dongmei Jia and the rest of her management team for
working with us in a very harmonious way."
The Mina Mar Group (www.minamargroup.com)
was also singled out as being of great assistance in structuring the deal,
and helping set up the Belize based SPC and other US filings in a very
efficient manner. Their consulting assistance on the regulatory requirements
was pivotal to the success of this merger.
The transaction has been structured in the following
manner:
Asia Pacific Enterprises Limited, a special purpose
company incorporated in Belize, has completed the purchase of 100% of
Hebei Haorizi Company Ltd. Asia Pacific has appointed Good Life management
to act as officers and directors of the corporation.
Esprit Financial Group has completed the acquisition
of 100% of Asia Pacific Enterprises Limited.
Winters added, "Good Life is now officially open
for business as a public Company in North America. This is a very significant
accomplishment, particularly in light of the complex legal process, and
the tight time frame within which we have been able to complete all of
the filings in 3 different jurisdictions.
"In order to complete these aforementioned
transactions, together with the previously announced pending transactions
the Company is undergoing a recapitalization process. The first step will
see the Company issuing 1 share of Esprit for every 1,000 shares currently
outstanding. This will be done by having the Company's Transfer Agent
cancel all share certificates currently outstanding, and reissuing new
share certificates to provide assurance that the public float accurately
reflects the true share position."
ARIEL
WAY INCORPORATED (OTCBB: AWYI)
"Up 31.58% in morning trading"
Detailed
Quote: http://www.otcpicks.com/quotes/AWYI.php
Ariel Way, Inc. operates as a technology
and services company for global communications, multimedia, and digital
signage solutions and technologies. It develops and deploys solutions
for business television, digital signage, and interactive media delivered
over a combination of satellite, terrestrial, and wireless local networks.
The company's digital signage service includes technologies using LCD
television and plasma screens to deliver video based messaging directly
to consumer audiences. Its integrated multimedia services include music
radio, video, and Internet protocol based file transfer for training/catalogs/point
of sale integrated with other information to the clients. Ariel Way serves
finance-oriented services companies primarily in United Kingdom. The company
is headquartered in Vienna, Virginia.
AWYI News:
January
2 - Ariel Way,
Inc. Signs LOI to Acquire Minority Position in FaceTime Strategy, LLC
Deal Expected To Provide Strong Public Relations
and Advertising Agency Access to The Digital Signage Network
Ariel Way, Inc. (OTCBB: AWYI) announced its plans to
acquire 10 percent of FaceTime Strategy, a full-service new media agency.
The letter of intent stipulates the company's interest in investing in
the firm that specializes in advertising, marketing and public relations
campaigns via the Internet, broadcast, print and other mediums.
The strategic partnership will provide Ariel Way, Inc.
access to an innovative agency with a new method for creating and utilizing
content. From podcasts to blogs, digital signage, to videos and online
networking communities, FaceTime offers revolutionary products and services
to bolster brand recognition for companies looking to enter the digital
signage marketplace.
This deal is critical for the Digital Signage Network,
owned by Ariel Way, which will be located in various shopping and retail
outlets throughout the country.
"New Media is an exciting and burgeoning market
and is poised to explode in the coming year," said Arne Dunhem president
and CEO of Ariel Way. "The prospect of having direct access to the
expert team FaceTime will greatly increase our capacity for stellar advertising
on our planned digital signage network."
The Digital Signage Network is a new platform for companies
to promote and advertise products and services to targeted audiences as
they shop, work and play in malls, banks and other strategic locations.
"Working with the executive team at Ariel Way has
been a wonderful experience and we look forward to increasing brand recognition
for the company," said Todd Mason, CEO of FaceTime. "Our campaigns
enable companies to implement measurable advertising and public relations
campaigns and we are honored to partner with Ariel Way on this exciting
business endeavor."
ABOUT FACE TIME STRATEGY, LLC
FaceTime Strategy (FTS) is a full-service
new media agency that offers an innovative method for utilizing viral
marketing tools, targeted online advertisements and social networking.
The agency is synonymous with a unique methodology that will be employed
for all clients. The method used is to create a balanced use of all online
mediums to effectively communicate a client's messages, and deliver quantifiable
results for how each campaign effect the marketplace. FaceTime is headquartered
in Washington D.C., with immediate plans to expand services into the New
York, Los Angeles, Dallas, and Chicago metro areas. For more information,
visit www.facetimestrategy.com
or call 202-386-6159.
WINNING
BRANDS CORPORATION (OTC: WNBD)
"Up 37.21% in morning trading"
Detailed
Quote: http://www.otcpicks.com/quotes/WNBD.php
Winning Brands Corporation is an environmental
company with a mission to replace hazardous chemicals in widespread use
with safer alternatives. Its product range includes a variety of environmentally
responsible cleaning solutions, including the non-toxic SMART(TM) Wet
Cleaning Solutions alternative to Perchloroethylene used in Dry Cleaning,
KIND(TM) Laundry Products and others to be launched in logical sequence
in years to come.
WNBD News:
December 28 -
Successful Initial Production at Surefil by Winning Brands
Home Depot Canada Aisle Displays of Winning Colours(R)
Stain Remover Being Filled
Winning Brands Corporation (OTC: WNBD) (www.WinningBrands.ca)
reports that initial production of its Winning Colours® Stain Remover
was blended on schedule and without incident at the previously announced
new manufacturing facility in Grand Rapids, Michigan in December as forecast.
Surefil LLC of Grand Rapids, Michigan (www.Surefil.com),
a top rated custom manufacturing facility, was able to produce the first
1/2 truckload batch on December 27th in a fraction of the previously required
time, for packaging January 2nd and delivery to the distribution pipeline
during the first week of January. This initial production was earmarked
for use by Home Depot Canada to fill new custom metal aisle display stands
of Winning Colours® Stain Remover for testing at 100 stores; a merchandising
concept requiring 9,240 32oz bottles. The M.S.R.P. value of these bottles
to consumers is $91,938.00. Other stores to be announced in due course
are also testing a smaller number of these new merchandising displays.
Winning Brands and Surefil are treating their strategic
relationship as a model to illustrate the capabilities of both companies.
In the case of Winning Brands, this capability relates to the design of
environmentally progressive solutions that have profound long term growth
potential — and developing its branding strategies to justify breakthrough
relationships with top retailers. In the case of Surefil, the capability
being illustrated is super-efficient production capacity utilization for
the benefit of brand partners. In the words of Surefil CEO Bill Hunt —
"Surefil's carefully planned expansion will allow us to keep up with
Winning Brands capacity demands, in turn allowing them to scale up to
meet the needs of even the most senior retail chains in the world. Currently,
we have 125 million units of planned production capacity with more than
50 million units of capacity already in use by qualified brand partners
like Winning Brands. If more capacity is required, we will expand and
install new production lines."
Winning Brands CEO Eric Lehner favours this form of
production capacity for the benefit of shareholders. "Our retail
investors know that we need to raise capital from the market. They will
accept and support this as long as the capital that we obtain is put to
good use and grows the value of our brands through marketing methods.
This increases the value of Winning Brands by a greater amount than the
investment itself. That is true growth. By letting Surefil apply their
capital to be tops in production expertise and Winning Brands apply its
capital to be tops in brand strategy development, then the stakeholders
in both organizations get the most for their money."
Winning Colours® Stain Remover achieved initial
distribution in the Paint & Decorating sector as an eco-solvent that
is exceptionally kind to skin and to surfaces that would ordinarily be
off-limits to conventional solvents. Initial results from early marketing
have revealed that consumers have been expanding their uses of Winning
Colours® Stain Remover into a wide range of additional applications.
Accordingly, Winning Brands has revised its label for 2008 to suggest
this wider range of uses at the point-of-sale and facilitate listing by
retailers in sectors beyond Paint & Decorating. Winning Colours®
Stain Remover is being positioned to become North America's favourite
stain remover. Winning Brands has begun to use the phrase "Got Stains?"
on its merchandising, packaging and advertising of Winning Colours®
Stain Remover to make the existence of stains and Winning Colours®
Stain Remover an automatic association.
AKEENA
SOLAR INCORPORATED (NASD: AKNS)
"Up 39.32% in morning trading"
Detailed
Quote: http://www.otcpicks.com/quotes/AKNS.php
Akeena Solar, Inc. engages in the design,
integration, installation, marketing, and sale of solar power systems
for residential and small commercial customers in the United States. It
principally focuses on the design and integration of grid-tied solar power
systems, which are electrically connected to the utility grid so that
excess energy produced during the day flows backwards through the utility's
electric meter. The company also works on solar thermal or solar pool
systems. It serves commercial customers, including schools, and housing
and owner occupied businesses consisting of wineries and small commercial
offices, as well as residential customers, including high-income professionals.
Akeena Solar sells its products through print, Web, and radio advertisements,
as well as through participation in industry trade shows, individual consultations
with prospective customers, and sales force. The company was founded in
2001 and is headquartered in Los Gatos, California.
AKNS News:
January 2 -
Akeena Solar Licenses New Solar Panel Technology to Suntech
Suntech to Distribute Andalay Panels in Europe,
Japan and Australia
Akeena Solar, Inc. (NASD: AKNS), a leading designer
and installer of solar power systems, announced that its state-of-the-art
solar panel technology, Andalay, will be distributed in Europe, Japan
and Australia under a license agreement with Suntech Power Holdings Co.,
Ltd. (NYSE: STP), one of the world's leading manufacturers of photovoltaic
(PV) cells and modules.
The terms of the Licensing Agreement authorize Suntech to distribute Andalay
in Europe, Japan and Australia commencing in January 2008. This Licensing
Agreement is in addition to Suntech’s previous agreement to manufacture
Andalay solar panels.
Andalay solar-panel technology was envisioned by Akeena’s
CEO, Barry Cinnamon, after years of rooftop solar installation experience
and customer feedback. “Andalay improves on conventional solar panels
by including built-in wiring, grounding and racking designed to provide
maximum rooftop performance for consumers while minimizing installation
costs for solar system installers. The result is a rooftop solar power
system with superior built-in reliability with outstanding aesthetics
in an all-black, streamlined appearance,” said Barry Cinnamon. “Moreover,
an installed Andalay system uses 70 percent fewer parts and requires 25
percent fewer attachment points than traditional solar systems, meaning
better long-term performance.”
Len May, Suntech’s Managing Director of BIPV Products,
said: “Akeena’s new Andalay technology will be a valuable
addition to our growing portfolio of solar products and will help keep
Suntech on the leading edge of solar technology innovation. Andalay is
a significant innovation that directly addresses the need to reduce the
cost of solar systems, and we are confident that there will be significant
demand for this attractive and high performance solar solution in markets
outside of the U.S.” Suntech targets sales of over 10MW of the Andalay
solar panels to the licensed regions in 2008.
“We welcome this expanded collaboration with Akeena
Solar to introduce this lower installed cost solution to international
markets,” said Dr. Zhengrong Shi, Suntech’s Chairman and CEO.
“The innovative Andalay panel is the perfect complement to our product
offering and a clear example of Suntech’s efforts to support and
promote products that bring the industry closer to grid parity. This agreement
will leverage Suntech’s product development expertise, flexible
and low cost manufacturing base, and robust global sales and distribution
channels to expand the availability of this important new solar innovation.”
“We are delighted Andalay will be available
in select countries outside the United States through one of the world's
leading manufacturers of solar cells and panels,” said Barry Cinnamon.
“Suntech is the natural partner to license this technology given
their role in co-developing and manufacturing the product, and their extensive
international distribution channels that are among the strongest in the
industry. Akeena Solar and Suntech also share a focus on quality and value.
We are experiencing very strong demand for Andalay, and this licensing
agreement with Suntech will allow us to meet our customer’s needs
for Andalay outside of our direct channels in the U.S.”
JUNIPER
GROUP (OTCBB: JUNI)
"Up 25.00% in morning trading"
Detailed
Quote: http://www.otcpicks.com/quotes/JUNI.php
Juniper Group, Inc., through its subsidiaries,
provides broadband installation and wireless infrastructure services in
the United States. Its services include deployment of wireless/tower systems;
maintenance and upgrading of wireless telecommunications sites; and site
surveys, co-location facilitation, tower construction and antenna installation
to tower system integration, and hardware and software installations.
The company offers its services primarily to telecommunication companies.
Juniper Group also engages in the acquisition, exploitation, and distribution
of rights to films for various media, such as DVD, domestic and international,
satellite, home video, pay-per view, pay television, cable television,
networks, and independent syndicated television stations. The company
was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida.
JUNI News:
January 2 -
Juniper Adds Two Major Clients to 4th Quarter Revenue
Juniper Group, Inc. (OTCBB: JUNI) (“Juniper”)
a wireless communications contractor, specializing in tower erection,
extension, modifications as well as cellular wireless, broadband and microwave
system installations has contracted with Complete Tower Sources, Inc.
Complete Tower Sources, Inc. (“CTSI”) provides services to
the wireless industry throughout the Gulf Coast region. Its customers
include the top four wireless operators, two of the most respected program
management companies and various government entities. CTSI is a subsidiary
of Charys Holding Company which provides telecommunications infrastructure
and general business services though its subsidiaries. Juniper was awarded
bids to work in Mississippi to provide technology upgrades, equipment
modification, reconfiguration of lines and antennas and sweep tests. Based
on the quality and timely delivery of work by Juniper to date in Jackson,
MS, Juniper will look to CTSI to get involved with CTSI’s 300 tower
upgrade in Louisiana and to assist in raw land site development for its
new sites in the New Orleans, LA area in early 2008. The first phase of
work in Jackson, MS has been completed, and has resulted in an additional
$151,000 of revenue in the fourth quarter.
In addition, Juniper was awarded work in Florida and
Georgia to provide the same services as it has for CTSI for Barran Telecom,
a subsidiary of Israel’s engineering, construction and technology
giant Barran Group – providing services to the global wireless telecommunications
industry. It is estimated that this work will add approximately $160,000
of revenue in the fourth quarter. Juniper anticipates that it shall continue
to provide Barran with the same quality and timely delivery in 2008.
Mr. Vlado P. Hreljanovic, Chairman, CEO and President
of Juniper Group Inc., stated, “We anticipate that the demand for
broadband installation and wireless infrastructure services will increase
in the wireless broadband segment during 2008 through continued support
of the tremendous growth in the cellular market and through a robust wireless
industry in general. We anticipate that Juniper will show a growth in
the fourth quarter of approximately $485,000 in revenue, a substantial
increase over last quarter. Our work is in high demand, pushed by the
proliferation of services now being added to cell phones and cable. We
see both CTSI and Barran as good partners in 2008.”
“We are rebounding from the effects of the
recent litigation that we commenced against disloyal former management
in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York.
The cost and distraction of this litigation has slowed our growth. However,
recent capital raising and future support from our lenders have allowed
us to increase our presence and take on new and larger contracts.”
SOLAR
NIGHT INDUSTRIES (OTC: SLND)
"Up 11.76% in morning trading"
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Solar Night Industries, Inc. is a national
Modern Energy Company that enables residential and commercial energy users
to implement cost-effective, renewable energy solutions that help them
reduce their dependence on traditional energy sources, reducing Co2 emissions.
Solar Night Industries, Inc. is based in St. Louis, Missouri (USA). For
more information, visit www.SolarNightIndustries.com.
SLND News:
January
2 - Solar Night
Industries Offers Unique Program to Jump-Start New Home Sales
Solar Night Industries (OTC: SLND), a renewable energy
company formed to accelerate the adoption of Modern Energy Solutions,
introduces the Solar Synapse(TM), a product, sales and marketing program
designed to capitalize on the burgeoning demand for renewable energy alternatives
among potential new homeowners. According to a recent Roper survey commissioned
by Sharp Electronics Corporation, nearly 90 percent of Americans think
that solar electricity should be an option for all new home construction.
Three-quarters of survey respondents perceive solar power to be more important
than ever, evidence that Americans recognize the value of solar as a modern,
renewable form of energy.
The Solar Synapse Pre-Wire Kit is part of an overall
program designed to empower homeowners to add energy efficiency in the
future. The Kit, installed during construction, will prepare a new home
for adding photovoltaic solar panels (electricity) at some future date.
With new federal, state and local subsidies changing and the price of
solar panels projected to halve in the next five years, the timing is
perfect to make these new homes "solar ready" now. The program
includes marketing materials to help the builder sell Pre-Wire Kits and
provides a post-purchase activity for the new homeowner. After closing,
new owners can go to the Solar Synapse (TM) site to register their kit.
They will receive a copy of a "The Homeowner's Guide to Renewable
Energy," plus they qualify to receive a Modern Energy Plan(TM) from
SNI for their home. The revolutionary Modern Energy Plan(TM) is a customized
plan that will tell them the cost to complete the total solar system,
plus, educate the consumer regarding the incentives in their area.
"We feel the Solar Synapse(TM) is a unique solution
for builders who seek to differentiate their business and attract the
mainstreaming green market. Education is an important aspect of our business
model and we believe this program teaches builders about the potential
of using modern energy solutions as a best-practice, and educating the
homeowner regarding their options," says Tim Corbet, CEO of Solar
Night.
Solar Night is expanding the Solar Synapse(TM)
product rollout via a network of Manufacturer's Representatives' from
the building and renewable energy segments. For more information, go to
www.SolarSynapse.com.
GTREX
CAPITAL INCORPORATED (OTCBB: GRXI)
"Up 40.00% in morning trading"
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GTREX Capital, Inc. conducts business in
the travel industry. As of March 31, 2007, the company had one operating
subsidiary, Global Travel Exchange, Inc., which offers Voyager Network
travel distribution platform providing direct access to reservation systems
of various travel suppliers, including airlines, cruise lines, hotels,
car rental companies, and providers of other travel amenities worldwide.
It searches for availability and price for the itinerary suggested by
the buyer over various direct connected suppliers and global distribution
systems; and presents the aggregated result in the format preferred by
the buyer. The company was incorporated in 1999 and is headquartered in
Temecula, California.
GRXI News:
January
2 - GTREX Capital
Announces Appointment of Gary L. Halverson as Management Consultant in
Advance of Planned Merger Transaction Involving International Green Brand
GTREX Capital, Inc. (OTCBB: GRXI), which recently signed
an initial agreement to acquire 80% of the issued and outstanding shares
of a company that is focused on the development of an internationally
recognized green brand for sustainable tourism and additional environmentally
conscious businesses, today announced the appointment of Gary L. Halverson,
an experienced business professional with a background in general management,
marketing, strategic planning, and sales in a broad range of market segments,
as consultant to Steven R. Peacock, interim president/chief executive
officer of the company.
Mr. Halverson's major focus will be to assist in the
final due diligence gathering on all entities involved in the proposed
merger transaction. The company expects to complete the majority of this
due diligence work in the month of January 2008.
"Having served in the past on the company's Board
of Directors, we are well aware of Mr. Halverson's capabilities and believe
that he is an excellent fit to assist us as we complete the due diligence
related to the proposed merger. Mr. Halverson has already begun his initial
work on behalf of the company, and we look forward to the results of this
and any additional projects that may be assigned to him," stated
Mr. Peacock.
"The magnitude and future potential of the international
green brand targeted by GTREX Capital is so significant that we are marshalling
all the resources necessary to complete the agreements required to close
the transaction, even as we concurrently plan for the future of the post-close
public company," Mr. Peacock added.
Mr. Halverson commented, "I am very excited to
again be involved with GTREX Capital, especially in light of its planned
merger. The information I have seen thus far has been tremendously encouraging,
and I look forward to seeing this transaction though to its successful
completion."
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