Stocks to Watch 10-07-11

OCTI, YRCW, NXOI, VRNG, LEI, MBND

Our Stocks to Watch tomorrow include Octus Inc. (OTCBB: OCTI), YRC Worldwide Inc. (NASDAQ: YRCW), Next 1 Interactive Inc. (OTCBB: NXOI), Vringo Inc. (NYSE Amex: VRNG), Lucas Energy Inc. (NYSE Amex: LEI) and Multiband Corp. (NASDAQ: MBND).

OCTUS INCORPORATED (OTC: OCTI)
"Up 62.20% on Thursday"

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Octus, Inc. is a leading resource efficiency company headquartered in Davis, California that significantly reduces the utility costs of commercial, multi-family and institutional buildings through the financing and implementation of energy-efficient lighting, HVAC and water management systems and products. Octus operates three complementary businesses: EfficiencyWorks (energy retrofit projects), RebateWorks (utility rebate procurement), and PACEWorks (clean energy financing).

OCTI News:

September 28 - Octus Joins Ygrene Energy Fund to Implement Clean Energy Finance Program for the City of Sacramento

Octus, Inc. (OTCBB: OCTI), an innovative California-based resource efficiency company, today announced it will team with Ygrene Energy Fund to collaboratively develop and market the City of Sacramento's commercial PACE (Property Assessed Clean Energy) financing program under a contract awarded to Ygrene on September 27, 2011.

"City staff and elected officials should be commended for their vision and leadership," said Octus CEO Chris Soderquist. "PACE financing will enable Sacramento property owners and contractors to implement clean energy projects. Our collaboration with Ygrene will be a vital component of the program's success, evidencing how Octus's PACEWorks platform fuses private capital and clean energy technologies to make PACE a reality."

Octus and Ygrene estimate that, over the next five years, PACE-funded clean energy improvements in Sacramento will create more than 1,500 jobs and generate $264 million in economic output.

"This is a big deal for Sacramento, what I believe will be remembered as a tipping point for our economy," said Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson. "Ygrene, Octus and Barclays Capital can help us achieve a triple bottom line: Create jobs, slash utility bills, and reduce our carbon impact. With the deployment of $100 million in private capital and the engagement of local companies like Octus to drive investment, Sacramento is on pace be one of the most sustainable, green cities in the country."

"The City of Sacramento is poised to lead California's clean energy economy and we are proud to be a part of the program," said Dan Schaefer, president of Ygrene.

ABOUT YGRENE ENERGY FUND

Ygrene Energy Fund, headquartered in Santa Rosa, California, is the leading developer and administrator of PACE financing programs. Ygrene has developed a coalition of leading financial, energy efficiency and climate change organizations to deliver no-cost, turnkey PACE financing on behalf of municipal governments. Partners include Barclays Capital, Clean Fund, Lockheed Martin, Octus, Carbon War Room, Environmental Defense Fund, and the U.S. Business Council for Sustainable Development.

ABOUT PACE

Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) financing enables municipal governments to tap private capital markets to allow property owners to finance clean energy improvements such as solar panels, roofing, energy-efficient lighting and HVAC, and water conservation measures, which reduce utility bills to more than offset the tax bill increase. Property owners benefit from increased real estate values, occupants from lower utility bills and municipalities from local job creation. According to Pike Research, $2.5 billion will be invested annually in financing for retrofits in commercial properties through PACE by 2015. Twenty-four U.S. states and the District of Columbia have passed laws enabling PACE financing.

YRC WORLDWIDE INCORPORATED (NASDAQ: YRCW)
"Up 47.13% on Thursday"

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YRC Worldwide Inc., a Fortune 500 company and one of the largest transportation service providers in the world, is the holding company for a portfolio of successful brands including YRC, YRC Reimer, YRC Glen Moore, YRC Logistics, New Penn, Holland and Reddaway. YRC Worldwide has the largest, most comprehensive network in North America with local, regional, national and international capabilities. Through its team of experienced service professionals, YRC Worldwide offers industry-leading expertise in heavyweight shipments and flexible supply chain solutions, ensuring customers can ship industrial, commercial and retail goods with confidence. The company is headquartered in Overland Park, Kan.

YRCW News:

October 5 - YRC Worldwide Chief Sustainability Officer Receives EPA SmartWay Champion Award

YRC Worldwide Inc. (NASDAQ: YRCW) announced that its chief sustainability officer, Mike Kelley, is a recipient of one of the inaugural United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) SmartWay Champion Awards.  SmartWay is a voluntary emissions reduction program initiated by the EPA in 2004.  YRC Worldwide is a Charter Partner of the program and a past recipient of the SmartWay Excellence Award.  The SmartWay Champion Award recognizes individuals and teams whose leadership, expertise, innovation and outreach have led to sustained support of the program.  Kelley was one of six individuals recognized by SmartWay along with six teams.  The awards were presented at the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals Annual Global Conference in Philadelphia on October 4th, 2011.

"We are proud SmartWay partners and the program is a total team effort at YRC Worldwide.  This is a great honor for the YRC Worldwide team members who have invested their time and talent in the SmartWay program," said Kelley.  "SmartWay has created a program with a proven track record of emissions reduction that is a shining example of a highly effective government/industry partnership.  The EPA's SmartWay team is made up of dedicated and exemplary public servants," added Kelley.

NEXT 1 INTERACTIVE INCORPORATED (OTCBB: NXOI)
"Up 98.33% on Thursday"

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Next One Interactive, Inc. (NXOI) is a multi faceted media company specializing in Travel and Real Estate. Next One plans the delivery of targeted content via multiple digital platforms including Satellite, Cable, Broadcast, Broadband and mobile. In today's digital market Next One Interactive delivers information and entertainment to consumers. The company business plan calls for multiple revenue streams from real estate and travel content delivery including transactional commissions, referral fees, advertising and sponsorship. The multiple revenue streams and integrated media platforms allow for the delivery of measurable return on investment to its advertisers, sponsors and business partners.

NXOI News:

October 6 - Real Estate Video On Demand Network Successfully Launched and Now Expanded to Three Additional Cities

Next 1 Interactive, Inc. (OTCBB: NXOI) announced that Next 1, in combination with its partner RealBiz Media, completed a flawless testing period of its "Home Tour Network" Video On Demand (VOD) platform in Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. The technical test launch passed with flying colors, resulting in 100% of the submitted local home listing videos and advertisements playing error free, on the Cable TV platform.

Passing the test phase with 100% success has allowed the Company to accelerate its intended path to roll out and has now gone live in three additional cities — Hartford, Providence, Rhode Island and San Diego — bringing the total cities operating in the Home Tour Network to five. The company is targeting Las Vegas and Phoenix in the coming months, as it works towards its ultimate goal of 100 cities nationwide by the end of 2012.

The Company is also pleased that the revenue model has gone into effect. As a result of passing this critical stage, the initial costing structure for showcasing 15-20 second property listing video on the Home Tour Network will be between $40 and $50 per month. The costing structure is based upon the Cable VOD market reach in each city. Our technology allows real estate brokers to automatically create 15-20 second home listing videos from their desktop on the fly. With a maximum of 1,000 listings per city, this platform should provide realtors who are early adopters a unique and affordable marketing advantage to showcase their property listings.

Furthermore, in addition to listing fees, the company will capture additional revenue from pre-roll and mid-roll advertising from real estate professionals and those industries interested in reaching consumers at or near their time of home transition.

"Based on our extensive experience creating visual marketing assets for real estate professionals over the last five years, it was obvious to us that the industry needs a new medium to reach consumers more efficiently and cost effectively. We are very confident that our vast business relationships in the trade will help us accelerate the adoption rate of this new and exciting media channel" says, Steve Marques, CEO of Home Tour Network VOD.

ABOUT REALBIZ MEDIA

RealBiz Media, Phoenix, Arizona, is the leading provider of rich media and image content delivery for the Real Estate Industry. RealBiz Media is focused on providing both integrated and interactive solutions for the seamless creation of High Resolution Media tours and videos for web and wireless. This technology allows automatic distribution to Franchise Corporations, MLS Associations and Search Engines like YouTube, Social Networks and TV. RealBiz Media's rich media content is supported by their (IPG) Image Processing Group delivering patented imaging technologies that are now being deployed in over 20 million digital cameras and mobile devices. RealBiz360 continues to add to its outstanding reputation as a technology leader in advanced imaging and content delivery and now has offices in Phoenix, AZ; Toronto, Canada and Baia Mare, Romania.

VRINGO INCORPORATED (AMEX: VRNG)
"Up 17.79% on Thursday"

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Vringo is a leading provider of software platforms for mobile social and mobile video services. With its award-winning video ringtone application and other mobile software platforms — including Facetones™ — Video Remix and Fan Loyalty - Vringo transforms the basic act of making and receiving mobile phone calls into a highly visual, social experience. Vringo's video ringtone service enables users to create or take video, images and slideshows from virtually anywhere and turn it into their visual call signatures. In a first for the mobile industry, Vringo has introduced its patented VringForward technology, which allows users to share video clips with friends with a simple call. Vringo's Facetones™ product creates an automated video slideshow using friends' photos from social media web sites, which is played each time a user makes or receives a mobile call. Vringo's Video ReMix application, in partnership with music artists and brands, allows users to create their own music video by tapping on a Smartphone or tablet. Lastly, Fan Loyalty is a platform that lets users interact, vote and communicate with contestants in reality TV series, as well as downloading and setting clips from such shows as video ringtones. Vringo's video ringtone application has been heralded by The New York Times as "the next big thing in ringtones" and USA Today said it has "to be seen to be believed."

VRNG News:

October 6 - Verizon Wireless and Vringo Launch Facetones™ in V CAST Apps

Innovative New Facetones™ App Provides Integration with Facebook® and Displays Automated Social Media Videos When a Phone Rings

Verizon Wireless, operator of the nation's most reliable and largest wireless voice and 3G data network, and Vringo, Inc. (NYSE Amex: VRNG), a provider of software platforms for mobile, social and video applications, announced that Vringo's innovative new Facetones™ application is now available in V CAST Apps on select Verizon Wireless devices.

Vringo's Facetones service integrates with Facebook® and provides a new way to get visually exciting social content each time a user makes or receives a phone call.  For Verizon customers who download the app, Vringo's Facetones product creates an automated video slideshow using friends' photos from social media websites and photo sites and then plays this video slideshow as the phone rings.  Initially, Facetones will connect with Facebook, one of the world's leading social media sites, providing a significantly enhanced mobile experience for consumers of social media.

"We are pleased to announce the launch of Facetones in the United States in V CAST Apps from Verizon Wireless," said Andrew Perlman, president of Vringo.  "Facetones brings an exciting new range of social interaction for mobile users by allowing them to experience a visually exciting video slideshow every time they call a friend."

V CAST Apps, Verizon Wireless' mobile storefront, is available on more than 20 Android™ and BlackBerry® devices and delivers thousands of apps, games and more to Verizon Wireless customers.  Powered by the Verizon Developer Community (VDC), V CAST Apps enables customers to discover and purchase apps with a simple one-click process and offers the ease and convenience of direct billing – apps purchased are invoiced on customers' monthly bills.

Verizon Wireless customers can purchase and download Facetones from V CAST Apps in the Social Networking & IM channel.  Facetones is available for a $0.99 monthly subscription or a one-time purchase fee of $2.99, plus tax, for unlimited use on all Android smartphones from Verizon Wireless featuring V CAST Apps, including the DROID X by Motorola, ThunderBolt™ by HTC, Samsung Continuum™ and the Revolution™ by LG.  Data charges may apply when browsing, downloading and using certain applications.

ABOUT VERIZON WIRELESS

LUCAS ENERGY INCORPORATED (AMEX: LEI)
"Up 26.27% on Thursday"

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Lucas Energy Inc., an independent oil and gas company (the "Company" or "Lucas"), announced that the Company has commenced drilling the Kuntschik No.1HST well new lateral in Gonzales County, Texas. The Kuntschik No.1 well was purchased by Lucas Energy, Inc. in 2005 along with the sister well, the Kuntschik No.2. Both wells are horizontal Austin Chalk well. The Kuntschik No.1 well was completed in the Austin Chalk "D" zone. The current plan is to plug back the old lateral and drill a new lateral in the Austin Chalk "C" zone. The proposed new lateral will be approximately 4800 fee in length.

LEI News:

October 3 - Federman & Sherwood Reminds Investors of Imminent Deadline in Securities Class Action Lawsuit Against Ener1, Inc.

Lucas Energy Announces Commencement of Drilling of Kuntschik No.1HST Well New Lateral

Lucas Energy Inc. (NYSE Amex: LEI), an independent oil and gas company (the "Company" or "Lucas"), announced that the Company has commenced drilling the Kuntschik No.1HST well new lateral in Gonzales County, Texas. The Kuntschik No.1 well was purchased by Lucas Energy, Inc. in 2005 along with the sister well, the Kuntschik No.2. Both wells are horizontal Austin Chalk well. The Kuntschik No.1 well was completed in the Austin Chalk "D" zone. The current plan is to plug back the old lateral and drill a new lateral in the Austin Chalk "C" zone. The proposed new lateral will be approximately 4800 fee in length.

William A. Sawyer, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company said, "The Kuntschik No.1HST horizontal Austin Chalk well should add to our production for the 2010-11 fiscal year."

MULTIBAND CORPORATION (NASDAQ: MBND)
"Up 15.14% on Thursday"

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Multiband Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides software and integrated billing services, including voice, data, and video services in the United States. The company offers services to multiple-dwelling units, including apartment buildings, condominiums, and time share resorts, as well as provides local and long distance telephone cable television, telephone, and Internet services. It also operates as a master service operator for DirecTV, a provider of satellite television service. The company offers satellite television services to residents of multi-dwelling units through a network of affiliated operators. As of March 15, 2008, Multiband Corporation had approximately 95,300 owned and managed subscriptions. The company was founded in 1933. It was formerly known as Vicom, Incorporated and changed its name to Multiband Corporation in 2004. The company is based in New Hope, Minnesota.

MBND News:

October 6 - Multiband Expects Record Third Quarter 2011 Revenue and EBITDA

Company Will Provide Revised Revenue and EBITDA Guidance for Balance of Year on Upcoming Earnings Conference Call

Multiband Corporation, (NASDAQ: MBND), a leading Home Service Provider (HSP) for DIRECTV and the nation's largest DIRECTV Master System Operator (MSO) for Multiple Dwelling Units (MDU’s), today announced that, based on a preliminary financial review, it expects third quarter 2011 EBITDA(1) for the period ended September 30, 2011, will exceed previously announced guidance. The Company also anticipates reporting stronger than expected revenue results driven by increased leverage in its business model. Multiband expects to report overall financial results for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2011 and hold a conference call to discuss the third quarter by November 15, 2011.

James L. Mandel, CEO of Multiband, commented, “We are executing ahead of our 2011 plan and successfully leveraging our infrastructure, which has generated record EBITDA growth. Our previous record EBITDA was approximately $ 7.268 million in our second quarter 2010. Operating efficiencies in our expanded platform are driving these positive financial results. Coupled with a record top line, which will exceed the record revenue of $71.8 million in our second quarter 2011, we now expect our revenue and EBITDA results to exceed the guidance we have previously given on an annualized basis. We look forward to reporting finalized financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and discussing operational details in an upcoming press release and conference call on or before November 15, 2011.”

(1) NON-GAAP Financial Measures