BUNM,
IESV, SMSI, FRGY, SAOL, PKTR
Our Stocks to Watch tomorrow include
Burned Media Ltd. (OTC: BUNM), Intrepid Technology and Resources,
Inc. (OTCBB: IESV), Smith Micro Software, Inc. (NASD: SMSI), Frontier
Energy Corporation (OTC: FRGY), Sao Luis Mining, Inc. (OTC: SAOL)
and Packeteer, Inc. (NASD: PKTR).

BURNED
MEDIA LIMITED (OTC: BUNM)
"Up 100.00% on Wednesday"
Detailed
Quote: http://www.otcpicks.com/quotes/BUNM.php
Burned Media Ltd. is focused upon the sales
of digital music and other digital products and services via various online
digital sales channels. Burned Media Ltd. in no way has any rights to,
exclusivity with or ownership of Facebook or any of its trademarks, products,
platforms or services.
BUNM News:
March
5 - Burned Media
Ltd. Gains Approval on Hypster Facebook Application
Burned Media Ltd. (OTC: BUNM), a Digital Music and Media
company, announced it has received approval for its Hypster Facebook music
discovery application.
After an extended beta period where the company has
seen close to 5000 new downloads of the new Hypster music application,
the company submitted the software for inclusion into the directory of
available applications on the popular social media platform. Approval
was received on Tuesday of this week.
The company will work to enhance the application
with new features that make it more viral amongst those users downloading
the playlist widget and will add new features in coming months to encourage
users to maintain and use the application to discover and buy new music,
mobile content and event tickets.
INTREPID
TECHNOLOGY & RESOURCES (OTCBB: IESV)
"Up 44.83% on Wednesday"
Detailed
Quote: http://www.otcpicks.com/quotes/IESV.php
Intrepid Technology & Resources, Inc.,
together with its subsidiaries, operates as a biofuels renewable and alternative
energy development and operating company in the United States. The company
specializes in developing, constructing, operating, and owning or co-owning
a portfolio of projects in the biofuels production and distribution area
of the renewable energy sector. It focuses on the production of biofuels,
such as biogas, biodiesel, ethanol, and hydrogen that are produced from
biomass. It also provides consulting services in various science and technology
disciplines, such as nuclear science, renewable energy, material science,
construction management, soil science, crop management, and process engineering.
In addition, the company offers a range of engineering services. Intrepid
Technology & Resources, Inc. is headquartered in Idaho Falls, Idaho.
IESV News:
March
5 - Intrepid
Announces Major Bio-Gas Sales Contract
Intrepid Technology and Resources, Inc. (OTCBB: IESV),
a renewable alternate energy and soil amendment company, announces that
it has signed its first strategic industrial customer for renewable methane
gas.
An industrial user near the Company's Whitesides plant
has entered into a fixed price contract to purchase ITR's biomethane to
replace propane for the upcoming 2008 production campaign which is expected
to be underway by the end of March. This contract provides an attractive
discount to the user over the cost of propane (currently at $25 per million
BTU's) resulting in savings to the industrial customer but at the same
time providing a substantially better price to ITR than can be obtained
through sales to traditional natural gas customers. While contractual
terms negate the opportunity to release actual provisions of the agreement
the price will dramatically alter all financial models using previously
released contracts and projections and greatly accelerate Intrepid's emergence
into profitability and as a major component in the burgeoning alternative
energy industry.
By way of comparison, ITR's current pipeline contract
ties the price of gas to the Rocky Mountain Natural Gas Index, which is
currently at about $8 per million BTU's, or roughly one third the price
of propane on an energy equivalent basis.
Industrial plants that do not have access to natural
gas lines have historically been forced to use propane. While the price
of natural gas has doubled in the last four years, propane prices have
tripled. This puts ITR in a unique position to offer an energy source
alternative to these "stranded" industrial propane users due
to our investment in compressed natural gas trailers which allow us to
truck to industrial facilities and still be highly competitive with propane
costs. This new customer's demand is a near perfect match for the Whitesides
plant output, thus leaving WestPoint gas available for other users —
including large propane users — nearer to the WestPoint plant.
Jake Dustin, ITR President stated, "Our ability
to market our product in this way is a direct benefit obtained through
the extensive Gas Technology Institute testing we recently completed.
We have conclusively demonstrated that we not only meet the FERC pipeline
quality standards, but we are also able to pass the even more stringent
and restrictive DOT gas transport standards. No one else has been able
to clear that bar, making us the only biomethane producers in the country
who can haul their product over the open road and deliver direct to customers.
That's a pretty significant advantage."
Gas production in excess of that used by propane-reliant
customers, if any, will be sold to Intermountain Gas under the Company's
existing contract. This multiple-contract structure provides considerable
flexibility to the Company and will allow us to optimize gas revenues
from the plants.
SMITH
MICRO SOFTWARE (NASD: SMSI)
"Up 8.03% on Wednesday"
Detailed
Quote: http://www.otcpicks.com/quotes/SMSI.php
Smith Micro Software, Inc. and its subsidiaries
engage in the development and marketing of wireless communications software
products and services. The company offers products in the technology and
communication-related markets, including wireless, mobile music, data
compression, and diagnostic and utility software. Smith Micro's products
comprise original equipment manufacturer wireless products, such as QuickLink
Mobile, V CAST Music Essentials Kit, QuickLink Mobile Manager, QuickLink
Music, QuickLink Media, QuickLink Wi-Fi, and QuickLink PhoneManager, which
enable or enhance broadband wireless, multimedia services, and management
tools offered by wireless operators and mobile device manufacturers. It
also offers wireless enterprise product that includes QuickLink Mobile
Enterprise, which provides security and support for enterprise customers.
In addition, the company offers wireless compression products, such as
StuffIt Wireless and StuffIt Image that enable compression of data files
to facilitate storage in mobile devices and transmission over wireless
networks. Further, Smith Micro offers consumer products, including StuffIt
Deluxe, CheckIt Diagnosis, CheckIt System Performance Suite, Spring Cleaning,
Internet Cleanup, FAXstf X Pro, HotFax MessageCenter, Personal Image Manager,
Personal Photo Manager, and Aquazone, which provide compression, utility,
diagnostic, fax, and eBusiness solutions. The company also provides consulting,
Web site hosting, and fulfillment services. It offers software products
for Windows, Mac, Unix, Linux, and Windows Mobility operating systems.
The company serves original equipment manufacturers market, primarily
wireless service providers, mobile device manufacturers, hardware manufacturers,
and corporations worldwide. Smith Micro sells its products and services
through direct sales and indirect distribution models, as well as through
Internet. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Aliso
Viejo, California.
SMSI News:
March 5 -
Smith Micro Software Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2007 Results
Smith Micro Posts Record Net Revenues of $73.4
Million for 2007
Smith Micro Software, Inc. (NASD: SMSI), a leading developer
and marketer of software solutions and services for the wireless market,
today reported its 2007 fourth quarter and full year 2007 financial results.
"I am pleased to announce our fiscal 2007 results,
the best revenue performance in the history of the Company, with record
revenues of $73.4 million for the year," said William W. Smith Jr.,
President and CEO of Smith Micro Software, Inc. “During fiscal 2007
we were very aggressive in pursuing strategic acquisitions, closing four
transactions in 2007 and a fifth in early January with our purchase of
the PCTEL Mobility Solutions Group, the largest competitor in our Connectivity
& Security business segment. With these acquisitions we have added
strategic assets in the form of new technologies, products, customers,
and geographic market expansion for our future growth.”
Mr. Smith continued, “During the fiscal year I
was very pleased to see our Connectivity & Security business segment
show tremendous revenue growth of 100% over 2006. This is a core technology
for Smith Micro and a strong contributor to our organic growth. In 2007,
we grew our wireless customer carrier base from 3 to 14 of the premier
wireless carriers throughout the world, and see this market continuing
to perform well in 2008, as wireless carriers offer new products to broaden
their customer reach, and as enterprise level customers begin deploying
wireless solutions. We also saw solid revenues in the Multimedia Group
and a strong contribution from our Consumer business lines. The recent
acquisition of e frontier, Inc.’s assets has expanded our market
reach into the fast growing consumer and prosumer graphic marketplace.
We expect to see continued growth throughout 2008 in all these markets.”
Mr. Smith concluded, “Throughout the fiscal year
we made significant strides to expand our portfolio of wireless solutions,
expand our overall customer base, and build upon our leadership as the
premier wireless software solutions company. For the first time in the
Company’s history we are adopting a policy of providing annual revenue
guidance, and expect our net revenues for fiscal 2008 to be between $95
million and $105 million. We believe this guidance will better ensure
that cohesive and consistent expectations can be developed within the
investment community. As we look to 2008 and beyond, we remain extremely
excited about the opportunities ahead, as we have positioned the Company
for long term growth and profitability.”
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007, the Company
reported record net revenues of $73.4 million; a 35% increase over the
$54.5 million reported for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006. Accompanying
significant revenue growth, gross margins also improved significantly
year on year, from 63% in 2006 to 72% in 2007 on a GAAP basis. Diluted
earnings per share were $0.10 for 2007 versus $0.35 for 2006, due primarily
to large non-cash GAAP tax charges in 2007, amortization related to acquisitions
closed during the year and stock compensation related expenses. Non-GAAP
diluted earnings per share, adjusted for such items, were $0.84 for 2007
compared to $0.69 for 2006, an increase of 22%.
Total cash and cash equivalents at December 31, 2007
was $87.5 million, compared to $92.5 million at December 31, 2006. Diluted
shares outstanding as of December 31, 2007 increased to 31.0 million as
compared to 25.3 million shares outstanding as of December 31, 2006.
Smith Micro reported net revenues of $20.0 million for
the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2007, a 16% increase when compared
to the $17.2 million reported in the fourth quarter of 2006. Complementing
the increase in revenues, gross margins increased from 68% to 77% on a
GAAP basis. Diluted EPS for the fourth quarter were $0.02 for 2007 as
compared to $0.14 for 2006, which was impacted by non-cash tax charges,
amortization related to acquisitions completed during the year and stock
compensation related expense. Netting out such items to provide a comparable
view, non-GAAP earnings per share for the fourth quarter were $0.25 for
2007 as compared to $0.26 for the same period in 2006.
The Company uses a non-GAAP reconciliation of
net income and earnings per share in the presentation of financial results
in this press release. Management believes that this presentation may
be more meaningful in analyzing our income generation, since amortization
of intangibles from acquisitions, stock-based compensation, and non-cash
tax expense are excluded from the non-GAAP earnings calculation. This
presentation may be considered more indicative of our ongoing operational
performance. The tables below present the differences between non-GAAP
earnings and net income on an absolute and per-share basis. Non-GAAP financial
measures should not be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute
for, financial information presented in compliance with GAAP, and the
non-financial measures as reported by Smith Micro Software may not be
comparable to similarly titled amounts reported by other companies.
FRONTIER
ENERGY (OTC: FRGY)
"Up 31.58% on Wednesday"
Detailed
Quote: http://www.otcpicks.com/quotes/FRGY.php
Frontier Energy Corporation, through its
wholly owned subsidiary, Frontier Energy Resources Corp., engages in the
acquisition, exploration, development, and operation of oil and gas reserves
primarily in the Central Alberta region of Canada. It has 100% working
interest on 160 acres of land situated in the Pembina Oil Field in Alberta,
Canada. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in North
Las Vegas, Nevada.
FRGY News:
March
5 - Frontier
Energy Corporation Completes Lease Acquisition
Frontier Energy Corporation (OTC: FRGY) ("Frontier"
or the "Company") announced completion of its lease acquisition
on its Black Forest prospect, located in Crook County, Wyoming. The company
owns an undivided 25% working interest in this property with the option
to increase its working interest to 75%, based upon completion of the
terms of the previously stated joint venture agreement.
The target in this well-defined structural prospect
is a reservoir in the Cambrian formation at approximately 4,000 ft., which
is believed to contain major oil reserves. Drilling sites in surrounding
areas of the Black Forest property have exhibited encouraging gas and
oil shows in the samples from comparable Cambrian zones. The calculated
possible reserves are approximately 13.9 Million barrels per section and
a total reserve projection of approximately 100 million barrels of oil,
based upon production of surrounding properties.
In conjunction with the company's joint venture partner,
Frontier is expecting to commence drilling on the Black Forest property
in the 2nd Qtr of 2008.
Frontier will be looking to announce, in the near future,
additional leases from existing and developing oil reserves in other areas
to solidify near- and long-term cash flow for the company.
Frontier Energy CEO Bob Genesi comments, “We
are completing and implementing our business plan at a quicker pace than
expected. We look forward to announcing these exciting developments of
what the Frontier team has accomplished and is accomplishing, in the very
near term."
SAO
LUIS MINING INCORPORATED (OTC: SAOL)
"Up 21.43% on Wednesday"
Detailed
Quote: http://www.otcpicks.com/quotes/SAOL.php
Sao Luis Mining, Inc. is a diamond mining
and precious metals exploration company. Its strategy is to acquire interests
in producing mines and develop properties that have the promise to be
economically viable. Sao Luis Mining has a 51% joint venture interest
in Comercio e Mineracao Sao Luis Ltda., which operates two diamond properties
and an existing processing plant in the Sao Luis River Basin with their
joint venture partner, SL Mineradora LTDA. The operation is located in
the state of Mato Grosso, which is the most productive diamond district
in Brazil and responsible for 61% of all the legally mined diamonds in
Brazil in 2005. Additional information, including a photo gallery and
geological report, is available at the Company's Web site www.saolmining.com.
SAOL News:
March
5 - Bulk Sampling
Program Reported That 8423 Carats of Diamonds Were Recovered in 2007 on
Property 117; In February 2008 a Sample Parcel of 2305 Carats Was Sent
to an American Based Diamond Cutter for Evaluation
Sao Luis Mining, Inc. (OTC: SAOL) (Frankfurt: F5G.F)
(www.saolmining.com), a diamond
mining and precious metals exploration company, reports that the bulk
sampling program on Property 117 produced a total of 8423 carats of diamonds
in 2007. The final report was filed within just a year of the Company
receiving government approval to conduct experimental mining to validate
the economic viability of Property 117. Based on the amount and quality
of diamonds that the bulk sampling produced, together with extensive geologic
documentation, the Company filed for the permanent mining permit on October
19, 2007.
In February of 2008 the Company exported a 2305 carat
parcel to an American based diamond cutter for evaluation. The lot contained
a 3.05 carat gem including some smaller pink diamonds, along with the
run of mine production. President and Chairman Michael Dillon commented,
"We are very pleased with the results from property 117 considering
the quantity, quality, and size of the diamonds recovered in the bulk
sampling program. We know the Company will be recovering larger and high-quality
diamonds based on our initial results that are consistent with other tests
carried out this year on Property 117."
The bulk sampling reached grades up to 1.05 carats per
cubic meter including the recovery of a 6.5-carat gemstone and a 10.2-carat
near-gem quality diamond. Other large diamonds recovered on the property
weighed 7.33, 6.98, 4.76 and 4.45 carats. Results from the test mining
conducted on the Company's Joint Venture Property 117 further validates
the viable diamond mining potential of the 859.38 hectares (approximately
2074 acres) site.
Property 117 is adjacent to Sao Luis Mining's JV Property
231 that already has a defined diamond surface resource of over 12.7 million
carats of diamonds, exclusive of the additional resources contained below
the surface. These two properties encompass 2728.38 hectares, or 6742
acres, that the company anticipates should result in substantial diamond
recovery for the next two decades and probably far beyond that.
PACKETEER
INCORPORATED (NASD: PKTR)
"Up 27.98% on Wednesday"
Detailed
Quote: http://www.otcpicks.com/quotes/PKTR.php
Packeteer, Inc. provides wide area network
(WAN) application delivery systems to enterprise customers and service
providers. The company offers PacketShaper that provides application traffic
monitoring and enables service providers to create differentiated services
through bandwidth provisioning and management. It also offers Shaping
Module for PacketShaper, a software option to provide application-based
traffic and bandwidth management for delivering predictable performance
for applications running over the WAN and the Internet; Compression Module
for PacketShaper, a software option to provide increased throughput for
application traffic; and Acceleration Module for PacketShaper, a software
option to overcome the latency issues associated with transmission control
protocol and hypertext transfer protocol over the WAN. In addition, the
company provides PolicyCenter, a directory-based policy management application
that enables its customers to centrally administer and update policies,
software versions, and device status for Packeteer-based networks; and
ReportCenter, an application to aggregate metrics from large deployments
and create organization?wide reports to manage trends and provide support
for capacity planning and usage analysis. Further, it offers iShared products
that provide wide area file services with CIFS acceleration; SkyX products
and technologies to improve the performance of the Internet and private
network access, accelerating applications for high capacity data center
to data center links that are found in disaster recovery architectures,
as well as over satellite and long-haul networks; and Mobiliti software
products to provide solutions for the mobile and SOHO users. It sells
its products through distributors, resellers, and system integrators in
the Americas, the Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. The
company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Cupertino, California.
PKTR News:
March 5 -
Elliott Offers to Acquire Packeteer for $5.50 Per Share
Offer Represents a Significant, 42% Premium to
Market Price; Provides Shareholders Immediate, Quantifiable Value
Elliott Associates, L.P. (together with funds under
common management), a major, long-term shareholder of Packeteer, Inc.
(NASD: PKTR), sent the following letter to the Board of Directors of the
company:
March 5, 2008
The Board of Directors
Packeteer, Inc.
10201 North De Anza Blvd.
Cupertino, CA 95014-2028
Dear Members of the Board of Directors:
We are once again writing to you, this time publicly,
on behalf of Elliott Associates, L.P. and Elliott International, L.P.
("Elliott" or "we"), which collectively own 9.8%
of the common stock of Packeteer, Inc. (the "Company" or "Packeteer").
As you know, over the past year, we have written you numerous letters,
spoken with several of you many times and talked at length with management
regarding our concerns about the Company.
Despite our efforts, we have never received an invitation
to discuss our thoughts with the Board and, more importantly, the Board
has never formally addressed our concerns, which we suspect are shared
by most of your other shareholders.
We believe Packeteer's poor performance -- as reflected
in the 37% decline of its stock price year-to-date and 67% decline over
the past twelve months -- is the result of weak execution in terms of
selling and developing its industry-leading products.
Elliott is therefore prepared to offer to acquire
the Company for a price of $5.50 per share in cash. This represents
a 42% premium to yesterday's closing share price and, given that over
half of the Company's market capitalization is reflected in its net
cash position, is a 95% premium to Packeteer's enterprise value (market
value less cash). This is also a 19% premium to the trailing 30-day
closing price (34% on an enterprise value basis).
Our offer is compelling. It provides shareholders
immediate, quantifiable value, which we do not believe Packeteer could
achieve in today's challenging economic environment given its history
of inconsistent execution. Furthermore, our offer provides certainty,
as it would be subject only to customary closing conditions and would
not be subject to any financing condition. Considering Packeteer's underperformance
in terms of stock price and execution in relation to its peers, we believe
this is an extremely attractive alternative for shareholders.
It is our strong preference to work together immediately
to negotiate a definitive merger agreement. From our perspective, the
benefits to your employees and shareholders should provide a meaningful
impetus for you to seriously investigate this opportunity. Nonetheless,
if you choose not to engage with us, we are prepared to proceed promptly
with an offer directly to your shareholders. We and our counsel, Paul,
Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, are available immediately
to discuss the terms of our proposal and to negotiate a definitive agreement
with you. We hope to receive a favorable response from you promptly.
As one of your largest shareholders, we personally
thank the employees of Packeteer for their hard work and look forward
to working together to maximize the value of the Company's technology
in the near future.
This letter is not intended to create or constitute
any legally binding obligation, liability or commitment by us regarding
the proposed transaction and there will be no legally binding contract
or agreement between us unless and until a definitive agreement is executed.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Sincerely,
Jesse A. Cohn
ABOUT ELLIOTT ASSOCIATES
Elliott Associates, L.P. and its sister
fund, Elliott International, L.P. have more than $9.8 billion of capital
under management. Founded in 1977, Elliott is one of the oldest hedge
funds under continuous management. The Elliott funds' investors include
large institutions, high-net-worth individuals and families, and employees
of the firm. |