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Shuffle Master, Inc. (SHFL), established in 1992 and headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada, is a gaming supply company that specializes in providing gaming entertainment content products. Shuffle Master offers shuffling solutions for nearly every card…

3Com Corp. (Nasdaq: COMS) provides secure, converged voice and data networking solutions. The company today announced an agreement with Realtek Group that puts an end to a lengthy patent dispute between the companies and put…

Napster (Nasdaq: NAPS) launched into operations in 1999 and quickly became a hit among music lovers around the world, allowing users to share MP3 song files with other users. Napster reached new heights of popularity…

Billed as a leading compensation, performance, and talent management solutions provider, Workstream Inc. will be reporting financial results from fiscal 2008’s fourth quarter later this month. The company expects to report between $6.9 and $7.0…

With headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, Sciele Pharma Inc. is a pharmaceutical company specializing in the sales, marketing, and development of branded prescription products for cardiovascular and diabetes patients, as well as women’s health applications, and…

Parallel Petroleum Corporation is an energy company that lists on NASDAQ as part of the Independent Oil and Gas industry. Founded in 1979, the company acquires, explores for, develops, and produces oil and gas using…

The durable popularity of slot machines tells a story. Gambling is inherent in human nature. However, there is no case for taking serious risks. However, playing for high stakes with affordable sums of money is…

Hydrogenics Corp. (Nasdaq: HYGS) has emerged as a leading designer and manufacturer of fuel cell technology. The company today announced it was chosen to provide a hydrogen electrolyzer and fuel cell for the new Renewable…

Bioheart, Inc is a biotechnology company focused on the discovery, development and, subject to regulatory approval, commercialization of autologous cell therapies for the treatment of chronic and acute heart damage. Their lead product candidate is…

Ladish is a holding company of advanced metalworking companies that supply highly engineered products and services to aerospace and industrial manufacturers. The subsidiaries include: Ladish Forging, ZKM forging, Pacific Cast Technologies, Stowe Machine, Valley Machining,…

Headquartered in Mulberry, Florida, Food Technology Service Inc. provides irradiation services for medical products, food products, and consumer goods. This process enhances the safety of these items by reducing or eliminating harmful insects and microorganisms.…

With headquarters in Torrance, California, Enova Systems Inc. is a supplier of efficient and environmentally friendly digital power components and systems products. As part of the Diversified Electronics industry, the company lists on the American…

The sales announcement of 2 solar photovoltaic receivers is exciting for Emcore Corp., ensuring its growth in the photovoltaic segment of its business. The sale is important for Emcore, which did very well in 2006…

ULURU Inc. is an emerging specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the development of a portfolio of wound management, plastic surgery and oral care products to provide patients and consumers improved clinical outcomes through controlled delivery…

Westwood One, Inc. (WON) supplies radio and television stations with information services and programming. The company provides traffic reporting services and the nation’s largest radio network, producing and distributing national news, sports, talk, music and…

Schawk, Inc. (SGK), established by Clarence Schawk, a former World War II U.S. marine, delivers a broad range of digital pre-media graphic services through 169 locations in 13 countries across North America, Europe, Asia and…

SGX Pharmaceuticals is a biopharmaceutical company which focuses mainly on the development and commercialization of new oncological, or cancer therapies. Yesterday, the company announced its submission of an Investigational New Drug (IND) application for FDA…

From their headquarters in New York City, B & D Food Corp. operates to acquire companies and plantations around the globe that grow, process, and distribute high-quality Arabica coffees. As part of the Processed and…

Founded in 1920, Landmark Bancorp Inc. is a bank holding company which operates a wholly-owned subsidiary called Landmark National Bank. Both the holding company and the bank’s headquarters are in Manhattan, Kansas. Landmark Bancorp Inc.…

We are in the midst of the Mother of all Battles. Forget about peace, for every surge makes the competition more resolute. Welcome to the hand-to-hand war for securing a piece of audience minds. Revolution…

Varian Medical Systems (VAR) is a manufacturer of medical technology for treating cancer and other medical conditions with radiotherapy, brachytherapy, and radiosurgery. The company also supplies X-ray tubes and digital image detectors for imaging in…

Shares of Insmed Inc. (Nasdaq: INSM) hiked 15% to a close of 46 cents today, spurred by word the biopharmaceutical company has demonstrated the bioequivalence of INS-19, the company’s recombinant human granulocyte colony stimulating factor…

China Medicine Corp., operating in the Wholesale Trade sector and established in 2005 as Lounsberry Holdings III, Inc., is a Delaware-registered company which in 2006 acquired Guangzhou Konzern Medicine Co., Ltd as its wholly owned…

Pluristem Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: PSTI) is a regenerative biotherapeutics corporation focused on commercializing non-personalized (allogeneic) stem cell therapy products for the treatment of severe degenerative, malignant, and autoimmune disorders. The company is dedicated to developing…

As the U.S. market continues to face an oil crisis, rising fuel costs, and concerns about global warming, the latest company providing consumers with an alternative in transportation is Hybrid Dynamics Corporation (HBDY). The company…

Asta Funding, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASFI), a leading consumer receivables asset management company, generates revenues primarily through the purchase and collection of performing and non-performing consumer receivables that have typically been either charged-off by the credit…

Oncolytics Biotech, Inc. (TSX: ONC NASDAQ: ONCY) engages in the discovery and development of pharmaceutical products for the treatment of a wide variety of human cancers. Founded in 1998 in Alberta, Canada, the company was…

China Energy Corporation (CEC) operates through its subsidiaries, Inner Mongolia Tehong Coal Group and Inner Mongolia Zhunger County Heat Power, as an American limited liability company producing and processing raw coal for heating and power…

Uranium Energy Corporation has proudly announced the closing of a non-brokered placement offering pursuant to which UEC has now issued an aggregate of 5,452,749 units at a subscription price of $2.40 per unit for gross…

WordLogic Corporation describes itself as a software company that delivers advanced “predictive” solutions designed to accelerate the entry of text and information into personal computing devices ranging from small handheld PDAs to Tablet and Desktop…

Globecomm integrates satellite network applications in order to provide reliable, high-quality connection to the edge of the network; it broadcasts one-to-many, and supports bandwidth-hungry applications. Globecomm delivers systems and services anywhere in the world, under…

Reed’s, Inc. makes top-selling sodas sold in natural food markets nationwide. The company’s product offerings are being sold through specialty gourmet and natural food stores, retail supermarkets, and restaurants across the US and Canada. The…

With headquarters in Costa Mesa, California, Commerce Energy Group, Inc. is an independent electricity and natural gas marketing company. Founded in 1997, the company trades on the American Stock Exchange (AMEX) as part of the…

Toro Ventures Incorporated is an oil and gas exploration company with headquarters in Seattle, Washington. Trading on the OTCBB, they focus their efforts on finding projects that are low-risk to generate cash flow, and on…

Pipex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (AMEX: PP) recently announced that Nicholas Stergis, co-founder and vice chairman of the board of directors, has joined the executive management team as chief executive officer, replacing Steve H. Kanzer who will…

It is always useful to repeat the stock market mantra; investing is about future business performance. Past achievements matter only if they increase forward strategic options, but in the end, no one knows for sure…

Fair Isaac Corporation (FIC), best known for its FICO® score program – the standard measure of credit risk used by banks, credit card companies and consumers – also provides decision management solutions. The company provides…

CEO At 53, Brenda Barnes is back and in full swing. Ten years ago, her 1997 resignation as Head of Pepsico’s North American Beverage business to spend more time with her family caused a huge…

CEO Susan Arnold is a bit of an enigma. Little is written about her personal life anywhere. Her corporate biography shows that she went directly from college at University of Pennsylvania to pursue her MBA…

CEO Known to skip monthly management team meetings for her daughter’s birthday and to reschedule a board meeting so she could attend her daughter’s 4th grade play, Angela Braly at 46 is one of the…