The Micro Cap Opportunity 'Daily'
‘Before the Bell’ for Wednesday, February 20th, 2008
On the Radar: TTGLE, CYBL, EXPH, VSHE, VRSO, This morning's top Micro Cap trading ideas include Titan Global Holdings Inc. (OTCBB: TTGLE), Cyberlux Corp. (OTCBB: CYBL), Expo Holding Inc. (OTC: EXPH), VShield Software Corp. (OTC: VSHE), Verso Tech Inc. (NASD: VRSO).
TITAN GLOBAL HOLDINGS INC (OTCBB: TTGLE)
Up 39.58% Yesterday
Detailed Quote: http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=TTGLE.OB
Titan Global Holdings is a diversified holding company with a dynamic portfolio of subsidiaries spanning international telecommunications, electronics and homeland security, consumer products and energy resources and distribution.
Titan's operating divisions include the following:
Titan's Communications Division addresses a range of high-growth markets in the telecommunications, wireless and mobile segments. These units are focused on prepaid telecommunication products.
The Titan Global Energy Division aggregates traditional and next-generation energy and fuel assets that can provide significant opportunities for growth in one of the world's largest and most critical markets.
Titan Global Brands integrates, protects and expands brand management capabilities to leverage and optimize growth across Titan's worldwide distribution channels.
Titan Card Services plans to capitalize on the burgeoning multibillion dollar international prepaid money transfer sector. Titan Card Services proprietary technology provides for convenient and efficient international money transfers.
Titan's Electronics and Homeland Security Division includes Titan PCB East, Inc., Titan PCB West, Inc., and Titan-Nexus, Inc. These companies specialize in the manufacture of advanced circuit boards and other electronic products for classified military and defense department customers, and other high-tech clients.
Recent TTGLE News:
February 18th, 2008 - Titan Global Holdings Reaches 1.27 Million Shares in Previously Announced Open Market Buy Back Plan Titan Global Holdings, Inc. ("Titan") (OTCBB:TTGLE), a high-growth diversified holding company, reported today on the Company's previously announced 4 million share open market buy back plan. As of today, the Company repurchased 1,274,157 shares of its common stock in the open market. Titan plans to continue its share buy back plan and based on market conditions, may expand it.
The management, directors, and strategic investors of Titan continue to increase their ownership. As of January 31, 2008, Titan had in excess of 2,000 shareholders. On February 15, 2008 Titan's stock closed at $0.48 per share. Titan's stock reached its 52 week high of $2.35 per share on October 18, 2007.
"Recently Titan has faced challenges at our Oblio Telecom Unit. We have faced those challenges, and Titan is executing on its plan of reorganization to restore shareholder value," said Bryan Chance, Chief Executive Officer and President of Titan Global Holdings. "We thank our long term investors for their support through these challenging times. As we trade close to historical lows, we may continue to make open market purchases."
Pursuant to SEC regulations 10b-18, the maximum price Titan can pay per share is the greater of the highest independent bid or the last independent transaction price quoted or reported; as for the daily quantity of shares purchased, the daily limit is 25% of the average daily volume for the preceding four week period.
Finally, once per week, Titan can forego the quantity limit defined above and make one block purchase of an unlimited size up to the unfilled balance of its approved buy back plan. A block is defined as a purchase price of $200,000 or more or at least 5,000 shares and a price of at least $50,000, or at least 20 round lots that totals 150% or more of the trading volume.
As Titan makes open market purchases, after settlement, such shares will be cancelled and the shares outstanding will be reduced. These purchases will be reported in Titan's Form 10-QSB and Form 10-KSB filed with SEC.
"As recently as last November, we raised common equity at $2.00 per share. If certain investors continue to sell their shares at low price levels compared to those over the last year, we may continue to exploit the buy back opportunities," said David Marks, Chairman of Titan Global Holdings. "As well, our recently announced reorganization and split up of Titan into four public companies may cause investors to re-evaluate the value of our common stock."
CYBERLUX CORP (OTCBB: CYBL)
Up 25% Yesterday
Detailed Quote: http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=CYBL.OB
Cyberlux Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: CYBL) has created breakthrough LED lighting technology that provides the most energy efficient and cost effective lighting solutions available today for consumer, commercial and military uses. The Military and Homeland Security products deliver unique, covert, and advanced visible lighting capability for threat detection, force and asset protection. Cyberlux uses solid-state semiconductors, trademarked as its diodal(TM) lighting elements, which consume 75% less energy than incandescent lighting elements and perform for over 20 years in contrast to 750 hours for conventional bulbs. For more information, please visit www.cyberlux.com.
Recent CYBL News:
February 19th, 2008 - Cyberlux Receives First Commitment from USAF for $3.3M in Portable Illumination Systems Cyberlux Corporation, (OTC Bulletin Board: CYBL), a leading provider of LED lighting solutions, announced today that the Company has received the first commitment for 80 BrightEye and 60 WatchDog Visible and Covert Portable Illumination Systems from the United States Air Force (USAF). This initial USAF order for Cyberlux tactical lighting equipment equates to $3,318,646 in revenue, including spares and maintenance supplies. The Company projects that operations will be cash flow positive with the fulfillment of these first USAF orders.
The 2008 Department of Defense Appropriations legislation contains $8.0 million for the equipping of the USAF with Cyberlux Portable Illumination Systems. As part of this $8.0 million budget, the USAF Air Mobility Command will first fulfill the requirements of the Operations, Installation and Mission Support commands for the BrightEye and WatchDog systems. The remaining $4.6 million appropriations will be allocated within the Air Mobility Command and other USAF commands during the remaining Fiscal Year 2008.
"Cyberlux is a leader in solid-state lighting innovation, and our Portable Illumination Systems are engineered to provide the U.S. Armed Services with next generation tactical lighting capability. The commitment from the USAF will begin the deployment of new lighting technology within the most important Air Force commands, but this is just the start of a longer-term lighting technology transition from incandescent-based lighting to solid-state lighting, which strongly positions Cyberlux for inclusion in the Fiscal Year 2009 budget and beyond," said Mark Schmidt, president and chief operating officer for Cyberlux. "We've been pursuing this market for the last several years, and we are excited to be selected by the USAF to lead this technology transition. We look forward to deploying visible and covert lighting solutions throughout the U.S. Armed Services, the National Guard and the Department of Homeland Security organizations."
The BrightEye Portable Illumination System is designed as a portable visible and night-vision compatible illumination system for general mission tactical lighting, force protection, maintenance lighting, expeditionary base protection, disaster first responders, and other rapidly deployable high-intensity lighting applications. Using advanced optics, advanced solid-state lighting technology, and light-weight battery power, all contained in an easily transportable wheeled case, the BrightEye system is capable of eliminating the space-consuming bulk, noise and energy consumption of the current generator-powered incandescent lighting systems. Unique to the marketplace, the BrightEye system provides both white and night-vision compatible covert lighting, a capability not available in traditional lighting systems.
In September 2007, the USAF Expeditionary Center Air Mobility Battlelab (AMB), an organization that explores high-payoff concepts, technologies and tactics to advance the capabilities of Rapid Global Mobility and Agile Combat Support, announced the successful completion of the BrightEye Portable Illumination System's evaluation period (http://www.amc.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123069485). The Air Mobility Command expeditionary subject-matter experts evaluated the BrightEye System's capabilities and determined that the BrightEye System weighs 94% less than their current diesel-powered incandescent lighting systems, saves an estimated 63% in daily operating costs and is 97% smaller in footprint. In addition, the AMB concluded that the BrightEye System provides versatile and economical tactical lighting capability as required by expeditionary forces across all U.S. armed services.
In 2006, the Air Mobility Battlelab selected Cyberlux Corporation to deliver the WatchDog System by adapting its commercially available portable lighting systems to meet USAF Air Mobility Command requirements. Cyberlux was one of 26 competing companies to submit proposals to develop a lightweight, portable lighting system for both visible lighting and infrared NVG-compatible lighting. Cyberlux was selected during the USAF competitive review process to develop the WatchDog Portable Covert Illumination System.
The resulting WatchDog Portable Covert Illumination System, which weighs less than 50 pounds including batteries, is a perimeter lighting solution for the protection of landed aircraft assets and attendant personnel. The WatchDog System provides security lighting for an exterior boundary of 600 feet x 600 feet with either visible light or covert night-vision goggle (NVG) compatible infrared light. The Watchdog System was designed to protect military assets on the ground, such as a C-130 transport aircraft, by creating a "lightless" zone around the asset while illuminating the surrounding protection boundary. In covert illumination mode, the system increases the visibility of NVGs by almost sixfold. The system can easily be carried to remote locations and deployed quickly, and with highly efficient LED technology, the system can provide lighting for several days with a single battery charge.
The BrightEye and WatchDog Systems are available through the General Services Administration (GSA) Federal Supply Schedule 56 for Specialty Lighting products under Cyberlux GSA Contract GS-07F-9409S.
EXPO HOLDINGS INC (OTC: EXPH)
Up 40% Yesterday
Detailed Quote: http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=EXPH.PK
Expo Holdings operates in North Wilkesboro, NC. D&D Displays is a wholly owned subsidiary of Expo Holdings, which specializes in custom cabinetry and high end store fixtures for retail vendors such as Newell-Rubbermaid, Inc., Bosch Tool Corporation, Kronotex, USA, and S&K Men's Wear. D&D Displays has been in operation since 2000 and joined Expo Holdings in 2006
Recent EXPH News:
February 19th, 2008 - Expo Holdings, Inc. Retains Numarket Solutions to Provide Investor & Public Relations Expo Holdings, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: EXPH), a holding Company, which wholly owns D&D Displays, Inc., is pleased to announce it has retained Numarket Solutions, Inc. to provide investor relations strategy support and corporate communication services.
James D. Brown, Expo Holdings CEO, stated, "Numarket comes highly recommended and we are pleased to work with Chad and his team. We've got a great company here and we believe Chad will really be able to help us with our growing investor / public relations needs."
Chad C. Sykes, Numarket Solutions CEO, stated, "Expo Holdings has some exciting potential for investors and is currently trading undervalued. I am looking forward to assisting the Company in a market awareness campaign aimed at strengthening its shareholder base and bringing value to current shareholders. I'm also looking forward to providing whatever help I can in the Company's efforts to complete its 10KSB and become a fully reporting Company."
VSHIELD SOFTWARE CORP (OTC: VSHE)
Up 71.43% Yesterday
Detailed Quote: http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=VSHE.PK
The company designs, produces, markets and sells leading edge computer security software programs that feature advanced software development and technologies that are superior to other products on the market. All of the Company's security systems are based on previously proven and field tested large commercial security systems. These systems are based on hiding, disguising and encrypting various levels of files maintained on a computer such that an intruder is unable to obtain information from a desired file. This is unlike existing 'firewall' systems now on the market which are focused on keeping intruders from gaining unauthorized entry to a computer. Where applicable, products are patent and copyright protected in both Canada and the United States.
Recent VSHE News:
February 19th, 2008 - VShield Software Corp. Adding VSArmour to ClearTime
VShield Software Corp. (PINKSHEETS: VSHE) today announced that it will be upgrading its professional ClearTime Personnel Management Software System to include its VSArmour technology. ClearTime is a network communication and administrative tool ideal for rapidly expanding companies that need to increase efficiency in their offices both local and remote. Designed to eliminate the need for in and out boards, you can easily see who is available or not to receive messages or conferencing. It supports single or multiple messages with multimedia content over local or multiple branch offices instantly. You can add in messages with restricted access, documents, wav files, clipart of self-opening engineering diagrams or demos to make your statement. The addition of VSArmour ensures that everyone get the content they are entitled to instantly so that it can be analyzed by the group.
"This new software will allow us to instantly organize and schedule meetings and events on our network will all of our locations with complete security. The combination of ClearTime and VSArmour will create a secure collaborative environment for us and all of our clients so that all ideas can be expressed freely and without reservation. We plan to release a Retail Version of this software in the third quarter of 2008 that will support XP and Vista. The Linux version will follow in the Second Quarter of 2009," stated Patrick Burke.
VERSO TECH INC (NASD: VRSO)
Up 38.81% Yesterday
Detailed Quote: http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=VRSO
Verso is a global provider of next generation network solutions offering a core-to-edge product portfolio primarily for telecommunications service providers. The company's products enable its customers to secure and optimize network bandwidth, generate additional revenue and reduce costs. Verso's applications and services are cost effective, deploy quickly and provide a superior return on investment.
Recent VRSO News:
February 19th, 2008 - Verso Announces Reseller Agreement With Nortel Verso Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:VRSO), a global provider of next generation network solutions, announced today that it has signed a worldwide reseller agreement with Nortel (NYSE:NT). The agreement enables Nortel to sell Verso products worldwide and includes provisions for Verso to provide product installation, support, maintenance, and other services to Nortel and its customers.
"Verso has several products designed to optimize and enhance VoIP over WiMAX capabilities," said Steve Odom, Verso's chairman and chief executive officer. "We have completed a rigorous testing process with Nortel and our global sales team has been working towards this day for some time. I'm pleased to announce that Nortel has decided to begin using Verso products to further enhance their WiMAX offering."
Verso can help Nortel lower the cost of ownership of end to end voice over WiMAX solutions by enabling a fully integrated converged billing solution for both voice and WiMAX services. The solution uses the Verso Vclear Application Server -- in conjunction with Nortel's next generation Communication Server 2000 IP softswitch -- to deliver pre-paid voice services over any access technology, including Nortel's innovative WiMAX solution.
"This agreement and relationship is validation of our strategy to partner with the highest quality organizations to serve the emerging WiMAX market," said Mark Dunaway, Verso's president and chief operating officer. "This agreement comes along with a purchase order and allows for Verso to expand our relationship with Nortel over time as we continue to work closely with them and serve their needs. This is yet another example of Verso solutions adding value to WiMAX network infrastructure manufacturers and service providers.