Public Companies Starting with the Letter "S"
STRATEGIC ACCELERATED REDEMPTION SECURITIES LINKED [ NYSE : DCX ] DaimlerChrysler provides transportation products. The Mercedes Car Group designs, manufactures and sells passenger cars and off-road vehicles under Mercedes-Benz, smart and Maybach . The Chrysler Group designs, manufactures and sells cars and truck under Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge. The Commercial Vehicles segment designs, manufactures and sells vans, trucks and buses under Mercedes-Benz, Setra and Freightliner . The Services segment includes financial, insurance brokerage and information technology services. The Other Activities segment includes Co.'s equity investments EADS and Mitsubishi Motors, real estate and corporate research activities, holding companies and financial subsidiaries.
Standex International Corporation [ NYSE : SXI ] Standex International is a manufacturing and service company. Co.'s Food Service Equipment segment manufactures commercial foodservice equipment, while its Air Distribution Products segment manufactures metal ducting and fittings for residential heating, ventilating and air conditioning applications. Co.'s Engraving Products offers services to apply texture to tools used in producing plastic components and other items. Co.'s Hydraulics Products segment provides single and double acting telescopic and piston rod hydraulic cylinders to truck manufacturers for the dump trailer and dump body industry, while its Engineered Products provides customized services for customers.
SANDISK [ NASDAQ : SNDK ] SanDisk is a supplier of flash-based data storage products for the consumer, mobile communications, and industrial markets. Co. designs, develops, manufactures and markets products and systems using its flash memory, controller, and firmware technologies. Co.'s flash memory market is comprised of NOR and NAND technologies. Co.'s products are used in consumer electronics devices such as digital cameras, mobile phones, Universal Serial Bus drives (USB drives), gaming consoles, MP3 players and other digital devices. Also, Co.'s products are embedded in a variety of systems for the enterprise, industrial, military and other markets.
Shallbetter Industries, Inc. [ OTC PK : SBNS ] In september 2003, Shallbetter Industries, Inc. completed a reverse acquisition with Logistics Resources Limited, which was treated for financial reporting purposes as a recapitalization of Logistics Resources. Prior to the reverse acquisition, Shallbetter Industries, Inc. did not have significant operations. It was formed for the purpose of designing, manufacturing, and marketing low and medium voltage electrical power distribution equipment.
STAAR SURGICAL [ NASDAQ : STAA ] Staar Surgical develops, manufactures and distributes minimally invasive visual implants and other innovative ophthalmic products to improve or correct the vision of patients with cataracts and refractive conditions. Co.'s products are designed to improve patient outcome, lower patient risk and discomfort, and simplify ophthalmic procedures/post-operative care. Co.'s key products for cataract surgery are foldable silicone and Collamer intraocular lenses, available in three-piece and one-piece designs, used after minimally invasive small incision cataract extraction. In refractive surgery, Co. uses its biocompatible Collamer material to develop and manufacture implantable Collamer lenses.
SMITH & WESSON HLDG [ NASDAQ : SWHC ] Smith & Wesson Holding is a manufacturer of firearms. Co. manufactures an array of pistols, revolvers, tactical rifles, hunting rifles, black powder firearms, handcuffs, and firearm-related products and accessories for sale to a variety of customers, including gun enthusiasts, collectors, hunters, sportsmen, competitive shooters, protection focused individuals, law enforcement agencies and officers, and military agencies. Co. also markets shotguns, which are manufactured to Co.'s specifications in facilities through a strategic alliance. In addition, Co. pursues opportunities to license its name and trademarks to third parties for use in association with their products and services.
Siemens AG [ NYSE : SI ] Siemens is a multi-national company based in Germany with a business portfolio of activities in electronics and electrical engineering. Specifically, Co. provides industrial automation, power generation and medical diagnostics. In addition, Co. provides rail transportation systems, automotive electronics, lighting and equipment for telecommunications and networking. As of Sep 30 2007, Co. operated in seven business areas: Information and Communications, Automation and Control, Power, Transportation, Medical, Lighting, and Financing and Real Estate, with another 13 business groups operating under these business areas.
SIGA TECH [ NASDAQ : SIGA ] SIGA Technologies is a biotechnology company that aims to discover, develop and commercialize novel anti-infectives, antibiotics and vaccines for serious infectious diseases, including products for use in defense against biological warfare agents such as Smallpox and Arenaviruses (hemorrhagic fevers). Co.'s lead product, SIGA-246, is an orally administered anti-viral drug that targets the smallpox virus. In December 2006 the FDA granted Orphan Drug designation to SIGA-246 for the prevention and treatment of smallpox. In addition, Co. is developing a technology for the mucosal delivery of its vaccines to allow the vaccines to activate the immune system at the mucus lined surfaces of the body.
SYNERGX SYSTEMS, Inc. [ OTC PK : SYNX ] SYNERGX Systems and its subsidiaries are engaged in the design, manufacture, sale and servicing of fire, life safety security, energy management, intercom, audio-video communication and other systems. Co.'s business is conducted through subsidiaries in the New York City metropolitan area. Co. designs, manufactures, markets and sells its own proprietary life safety and communication systems and also engineers, markets and sells systems and products manufactured by other parties. Co.'s proprietary product line feature the COMTRAK.
Sento Corporation [ OTC PK : SNTO ] Sento Corporation provides in Right Channelingsm, a proven methodology designed to optimize customer contact solutions and ensure that companies make informed choices for multi-channel communication that support their business goals and customer expectations. Co. offers outsourced customer contact services designed to optimize the way companies interact with their customers to enhance brand loyalty, improve customer satisfaction, drive business initiatives and reduce service costs. Through Co.'s proprietary Customer Choice Platformsm, Co. offers comprehensive professional services and customer interaction tools for customer acquisition, customer service and technical support.
Superior Industries International, Inc. [ NYSE : SUP ] Superior Industries International is primarily engaged in the design and manufacture of aluminum road wheels for sale to original equipment manufacturers. In addition, Co. supplies cast and forged aluminum wheels to the worldwide automobile and light truck manufacturers, with wheel manufacturing operations in the U.S., Mexico and Hungary. As of Dec 31 2006, Co. supplied cast and forged aluminum wheels and components for many North American model passenger cars and light trucks, including, but not limited to, Ford's F-150 and Mustang , General Motors' GMT800 trucks, Chevrolet Malibu and Corvette , and DaimlerChrysler's Jeep Grand Cherokee .
Spire Corp [ NASDAQ : SPIR ] Spire Corp develops, manufactures and markets products and services in three principal business areas: solar; biomedical; and optoelectronics. In the solar area, Co. develops, manufactures and markets equipment for the production of terrestrial photovoltaic modules from solar cells. In the biomedical area, Co. provides surface treatments to manufacturers of orthopedic and other medical devices; and develops and markets coated hemodialysis catheters and related devices for the treatment of chronic kidney disease. In the optoelectronics area, Co. provides custom compound semiconductor foundry and fabrication services.
SNRG Corporation [ OTC PK : SNRG ] SNRG Corporation, through its subsidiaries, engages in the acquisition, development, production, exploration for, and the sale of, oil, gas, and natural gas liquids in Texas. It owns leasehold oil and gas interests in two fields in DeWitt, Victoria, and Warren Counties, Texas. The company holds approximately 6,000 acres of crude oil and natural gas reserves. SNRG sells its oil and gas products primarily to domestic pipelines and refineries. The company was formed in 1999 under the name Palal Mining Corporation and changed its name to TexEn Oil & Gas, Inc. in 2002. Subsequently, it changed its name to SNRG Corporation in July 2005. SNRG is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
Starwood Hotels & Resorts [ NYSE : HOT ] Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide is a hotel and leisure company that conducts its hotel and leisure business both directly and through its subsidiaries. The hotel segment provides luxury and upscale full-service hotels under the following brand names: Sheraton, Westin, The Luxury Collection, St. Regis, Le Meridien, W brands, Four Points by Sheraton and Element . The vacation ownership segment includes the development, ownership and operation of vacation ownership resorts, marketing and selling vacation ownership interests and providing financing for customers who purchase those interests. As of Dec 31 2006, Co. owned, managed or franchised 871 properties with about 266,000 rooms.
Sentry Technology Corporation [ OTC PK : SKVY ] Sentry Technology is engaged in the design, sale, installation and servicing of a range of Radio Frequency and Electro-Magnetic Electronic Article Surveillance (EAS) systems and Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) applications. The CCTV product line features the proprietary SentryVision SmartTrack patented traveling surveillance system. The EAS systems consist of detection devices that are triggered when articles or persons tagged with reusable tags or disposable labels, pass through the detection device. Co.'s products are used by retailers to deter shoplifting and internal theft and by industrial and institutional customers to protect assets and people.
SAIC, Inc. [ NYSE : SAI ] SAIC is a provider of scientific, engineering, systems integration and technical services and applications to all branches of the U.S. military, agencies of the U.S. Department of Defense, the intelligence community, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and other U.S. Government civil agencies, as well as to customers in selected commercial markets. Co.'s customers seek its domain expertise to solve complex technical challenges requiring applications for mission-critical functions in such areas as national security, intelligence and homeland defense. As of Jan 31 2007, Co.'s operations were divided into three reportable segments: Government, Commercial, and Corporate and Other.
Syniverse Holdings, Inc. [ NYSE : SVR ] Syniverse Holdings is a provider of technology services to wireless telecommunications companies worldwide. Co.'s technology services are designed to translate incompatible communication standards and protocols and simplify carrier interconnectivity. As of Dec 31 2006, Co. offered a suite of technology interoperability services, network services, number portability services, call processing services and enterprise applications to telecommunications service providers. Also, at Dec 31 2006, Co. provided its services to more than 350 carriers in over 50 countries.
Synthetech, Inc. [ OTCBB : NZYM ] Synthetech is a fine chemicals company specializing in organic synthesis, biocatalysis and chiral technologies. Co. develops and manufactures amino acid derivatives, specialty amino acids, peptide fragments, proprietary custom chiral intermediates and specialty resins, primarily for the pharmaceutical industry. Co. also produces pharmaceutical intermediates in accordance with Current Good Manufacturing Practices in compliance with U.S. Food and Drug Administration regulations. Co.'s products support the development and manufacture of therapeutic peptides and peptidomimetic small molecule drugs at every stage of a customer's clinical development pipeline.
Sulphco, Inc. [ NYSE : SUF ] SulphCo is engaged in developing and commercializing its technology for crude oil upgrading by reducing the relative density, viscosity, sulfur and nitrogen content. Co.'s patented and proprietary process process, Sonocracking ?, is based on high-power ultrasonics use, high-energy application, and high-frequency sound waves, which alters the molecular structure of the crude oil. This process is designed to decrease the relative density and viscosity of crude oil and correspondingly increases the amount of lighter oils that can be recovered during the refinery processes. The markets for Co.'s Sonocracking technology and its Sonocracker? units are crude oil producers and refiners.
Sanofi-Aventis [ NYSE : SNY ] Sanofi-Aventis is a global pharmaceutical group engaged in the research, development, manufacture and marketing of healthcare products. As of Dec 31 2006, Co.'s business consisted of two main activities: pharmaceuticals and human vaccines. Co.'s pharmaceutical activity focuses on six therapeutic areas: Thrombosis, Cardiovascular, Metabolic Disorders, Oncology, Central Nervous System and Internal Medicine. In addition, Co. is active in the vaccines industry, with vaccines in five areas: Pediatric combination vaccines, Influenza vaccines, Adult and adolescent booster vaccines, Meningitis vaccines and Travel, Endemic and Measles, Mumps and Rubella vaccines.
SIERRA BANCP [ NASDAQ : BSRR ] Sierra Bancorp is a bank holding company. Through its key subsidiary, Bank of the Sierra (the Bank), Co. provides a range of banking services to individuals and businesses mainly in the central and southern sections of California's San Joaquin Valley. The Bank's principal retail lending services include home equity lines, consumer loans, and credit card loans. In addition, the Bank provides a range of deposit products for retail and business banking markets including checking accounts, interest-bearing transaction accounts, savings accounts, time deposits, and retirement accounts. At Dec 31 2006, the Bank operated 20 full service branch offices and Co. had total assets of $1.22 billion.
SILICNW SPIL SP ADR [ NASDAQ : SPIL ] Siliconware Precision Industries is an independent provider of semiconductor packaging and testing services. Co. offers a full range of both standard and customized packaging and testing solutions, including advanced lead-frame packages and substrate packages such as the flip-chip ball grid array, as well as testing for logic, mixed signal and embedded memory devices. Co. also offers turnkey solutions from packaging and testing to direct shipment of semiconductor devices to end users designated by its customers. Co. provides packaging and testing services to more than 100 customers worldwide.
SANGAMO BIOSCIENCES [ NASDAQ : SGMO ] Sangamo BioSciences is engaged in the research, development, and commercialization of DNA-binding proteins for the therapeutic regulation and modification of disease-related genes. Co. has a proprietary technology platform that is based on the engineering of a naturally occurring class of proteins referred to as zinc finger DNA-binding proteins (ZFPs). Also, ZFPs may be engineered to create zinc finger nucleases, or ZFNs , which can be used to cut genomic DNA at a pre-selected sequence location, enabling ZFN-mediated disruption of genes that are responsible for disease pathology, correction of genes that contain disease-causing mutations, or the targeted addition of a selected DNA sequence.
Seabridge Gold, Inc. [ NYSE : SA ] Seabridge Gold is engaged in the acquisition, exploration and development of mineral properties.
SIRIUS XM RADIO [ NASDAQ : SIRI ] Sirius XM Radio Inc. provides satellite radio services in the United States and Canada. The company offers a programming lineup of 117 channels to subscribers, which include 63 channels of commercial-free music and 54 channels of sports, news, talk, entertainment, and traffic and weather. It also provides music channels that offer music genres, ranging from rock, pop and hip-hop to country, dance, jazz, Latin, and classical; channels of sports; talk and entertainment channels; comedy channels; and religious channels. As of December 31, 2008, Sirius XM Radio had 19,003,856 subscribers. In addition, it provides music services for commercial establishments; music and comedy channels to mobile phone users; and music channels and select non-music channels over the Internet; a suite of data services; services that offers graphic information; and various real-time weather services, as well as operates a television service, which provides content designed primarily for children in the backseat of vehicles. Further, the company engages in the distribution of satellite radios for use in cars, trucks, homes, offices, boats, or other locations. Sirius XM Radio distributes its satellite radios primarily through automakers, retailers, and Websites, as well as offers to customers of rental car companies. Further, it provides home units that offer satellite services to home and commercial audio systems and products that provide access to the Internet radio services in the home without the personal computer. Sirius XM Radio Inc. was formerly known as Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. and changed its name to Sirius XM Radio Inc. in August 2008. Sirius XM Radio Inc. was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
Sony Corporation ADRS [ NYSE : SNE ] Sony is engaged in the manufacturing and sale of consumer electronic equipment. Co.'s principal products include home audio, portable audio, car audio, and car navigation systems; video cameras, digital still cameras, video decks, and DVD-video players/recorders; CRT-based televisions, projection televisions, and PDP televisions, LCD televisions; PC, printer system, and portable information PC; LCDs, and CCDs; optical pickups, and data recording systems; Aiwa products, entertainment robots, and cellular phones; and home game. Co. is also engaged in the production of recorded music and videos, motion pictures, and TV programs as well as in the provision of insurance and financial services.
SILVER STANDARD RES [ NASDAQ : SSRI ] Silver Standard Resources is in the business of acquiring, exploring, holding and developing silver mineral properties, with a portfolio of core properties in Argentina, Australia, Canada, Chile, Mexico, Peru and the United States. Co. is an exploration stage company and none of Co.'s properties are beyond the advanced exploration stage. There is no assurance that a commercially viable mineral deposit exists on any of Co.'s properties and further exploration work may be required before a final evaluation as to the economic and legal feasibility is determined. Co. has five principal mineral property interests and 12 secondary mineral property interests.
Silver Wheaton Corp [ NYSE : SLW ] Silver Wheaton Corp. engages in the purchase and sale of silver. It purchases silver produced by Luismin mines in Mexico and the Zinkgruvan Mine in Sweden. The company was incorporated in 1994. It was formerly known as Chap Mercantile, Inc. and changed its name to Silver Wheaton Corp. in 2004.
Skins, Inc. [ OTC PK : SKNN ] Skins is a development stage company. Co. has designed and continues to develop a two-part, footwear structure consisting of an outer collapsible "Skin" and an inner orthopedic support section called the "Bone." The design is intended to allow consumers to purchase one inner section, the Bone, and numerous outer Skins, resulting in multiple style variations from the same pair of shoes, with the same feel and fit despite which Skin is being worn. Co. intends to initially design, manufacture and market high quality men's and women's footwear and are finalizing the first Skins collection with an anticipated early Fall 2007 commercial launch.
Simba Mines, Inc. [ OTC PK : SBAM ] Simba Mines, Inc., a development stage company, engages in the mining of resources. Through its subsidiary, it owns 3615 square kilometers license area on the coast of Angola. The company was incorporated in January 2004. It was formerly known as Simbajamba Mines, Ltd. and changed its name to Simba Mines, Inc. in 2004. The company is based in Bay City, Michigan.
Smith-Midland Corporation [ OTCBB : SMID ] Smith-Midland invents, develops, manufactures, markets, leases, licenses, sells and installs a range of precast concrete products for use primarily in the construction, utilities and farming industries. Co.'s customers are mainly general contractors and federal, state and local transportation authorities located in the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern and Midwestern regions of the U.S. Co. is involved producing products, including Slenderwall , a lightweight concrete and steel exterior wall panel for use in building construction; J-J Hooks Highway Safety Barrier , a highway safety barrier; Sierra Wall , a sound barrier primarily for roadside use, and Easi-Set transportable concrete buildings.
STEMCELLS [ NASDAQ : STEM ] StemCells is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of cell-based therapeutics to treat damage to or degeneration of major organ systems such as the central nervous system, liver and pancreas. Co. seeks to identify and purify rare stem and progenitor cells, develop methods and processes to expand and bank them as transplantable cells, and then demonstrate their safety and efficacy as therapeutic agents. Co.'s key product, the human neural stem cell ( HuCNS-SC ?) is in a Phase I clinical trial for the treatment of infantile and late infantile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis, two forms of a group of disorders often referred to as Batten disease.
STARTEK, Inc. [ NYSE : SRT ] StarTek is engaged in the provision of business process outsourcing services. These services include customer care, sales support, complex order processing, accounts receivable management, technical support, as well as other industry-specific processes. As of Dec 31 2006, Co. provided services from 19 operational facilities, totaling approximately 844,000 square feet in the U.S. and Canada. In addition, Co. also owned a portfolio of branded vertical market internet web sites through its Domain.com, Inc. subsidiary. Co.'s existing clients are in the communications industry.
SABA SOFTWARE [ NASDAQ : SABA ] Saba Software is engaged in providing software platform for enterprise learning, collaboration, performance, and talent management, as well as license updates and product support, OnDemand, implementation, training and consulting services. Co.'s software is designed to help its customers through the execution of a management system for aligning goals, developing and motivating people and measuring results. Co.'s customers include various global enterprises and small- to mid-size organizations in the automotive, communications, computer software and hardware, electronics, consumer package goods, and transportation industries, as well as government and other public sector organizations.
Saratoga Resources, Inc. [ OTCBB : SROE ] Saratoga Resources is an oil and gas development, exploration and production company. Co. has limited operations in ownership of a participation interest in the Red Hawk Fusselman and Red Hawk Mississippian field Adcock Farms No. 1 well, in Dawson County, Texas. Co. also has the rights to 3D seismic data in the area of the Dawson County well, and a license to 2D seismic data in the U.S. gulf coast region. Co. has further intrest in other lands in Dawson County, TX. Co. is actively working to further develop its oil interests including possible business acquisitions both within and outside of the oil and gas industry.
Saks Incorporated [ NYSE : SKS ] Saks is a retailer operating traditional and luxury department stores. Co.'s Saks Fifth Avenue (SFA) stores are mainly freestanding stores in shopping destinations or anchor stores in regional malls, providing an assortment of fashion apparel, shoes, accessories, jewelry, cosmetics and gifts. Co.'s Off Fifth units are located in mixed-use and off-price centers, providing apparel, shoes, accessories, cosmetics and decorative home furnishings. Co.'s Club Libby Lu (CLL) stores consist of mall-based specialty stores, targeting girls aged four to 12 years old. As of Feb 3 2007, Co. operated 54 SFA stores, 49 Off Fifth units and 87 CLL specialty stores.
Southwestern Medical Solutions, Inc. New [ OTC PK : SWNM ] Technology-led Southwestern Medical Solutions, Inc. is a development-stage company targeted at the multibillion-dollar medical devices business. Through internal Research & Development, as well as the acquisition of proprietary technology developed by others, SWMS intends to provide the healthcare industry with significant advancements in medical supplies and equipment.
SCIENTIFIC GAMES-A [ NASDAQ : SGMS ] Scientific Games supplies technology-based products, systems and services to gaming markets worldwide. Co. operates in three business segments; Printed Products Group that includes both its instant lottery ticket and prepaid phone card businesses; Lottery Systems Group, which includes the provision of transaction processing software for the accounting and validation of instant and online lottery games, point-of-sale terminals, central site computers, communications technology, and ongoing support and maintenance for lotteries; and Diversified Gaming Group that provides services and systems to private and public operators in the gaming markets and in the pari-mutuel wagering industry.
Stantec, Inc. [ NYSE : STN ] Station Casinos is a gaming and entertainment company. Co. owns and operates nine major hotel/casino properties under the Station and Fiesta brand names and seven smaller casino properties, in the Las Vegas metropolitan area. Co. owns and operates Palace Station, Boulder Station, Texas Station, Sunset Station, Santa Fe Station, Red Rock, Fiesta Rancho, Fiesta Henderson, Wild Wild West, Wildfire, Magic Star, Gold Rush and Lake Mead. Co. also owns a 50.0% interest in Green Valley Ranch, Barley's and The Greens. Co. markets the seven Station casinos together under the Station Casinos ' brand and the two Fiesta casinos under the Fiesta brand.
STARBUCKS [ NASDAQ : SBUX ] Starbucks purchases and roasts whole bean coffees and sells them, along with brewed coffees, Italian-style espresso beverages, cold blended beverages, an array of complementary food items, coffee-related accessories and equipment, a selection of teas and a line of compact discs, primarily through its company-operated retail stores. Co. also licenses its trademark through other channels and produces and sells ready-to-drink beverages. Co.'s brands include Frappuccino , Starbucks DoubleShot , Tazo , Starbucks Hear Music , Seattle's Best Coffee and Torrefazione Italia . At Sep 30 2007, Co.'s total stores amounted to 15,011 consisting of 8,505 company-operated stores and 6,506 licensed stores.
Sovereign Exploration Associates International, In [ OTC PK : SVXA ] Sovereign Exploration Associates International, is devoted to the continued exploration, discovery and recovery of shipwrecks of historic and intrinsic value. Co. carries on this business through controlled companies and its subsidiaries. Searching for and salvaging historical shipwrecks is a multistage process. Co. seeks to identify and recover artifacts from historical shipwrecks dating from 1500 to 1900. The wrecked ships themselves generally were made of wood and have completely disintegrated. Co. therefore seeks to recover valuable and historically interesting artifacts from the shipwreck sites.
Seagate Technology [ NASDAQ : STX ] Seagate Technology is engaged in the design, manufacturing and marketing of rigid disc drives. Rigid disc drives, which are commonly referred to as disc drives or hard drives, are used as the primary medium for storing electronic information in systems ranging from desktop and notebook computers, and consumer electronics devices to data centers delivering information over corporate networks and the Internet. Co. sells its disc drives primarily to major original equipment manufacturers, or OEMs, and also market to distributors under Co.'s globally recognized brand name.
Silver Dragon Resources, Inc. [ OTCBB : SDRG ] Silver Dragon Resources, Inc., formerly American Entertainment & Animation Corporation, is a metal & mining company focused on acquiring and developing interests in a portfolio of silver properties in proven silver districts globally.
Spectra Energy Corp. [ NYSE : SE ] Spectra Energy Corp (NYSE: SE), a FORTUNE 500 company, is one of North America's premier natural gas infrastructure companies serving three links in the natural gas value chain: gathering and processing, transmission and storage, and distribution. For nearly a century, Spectra Energy and its predecessor companies have developed pipelines and related infrastructure connecting natural gas supply sources to markets. Based in Houston, Texas, the company operates in the United States and Canada approximately 18,000 miles of transmission pipeline, 265 billion cubic feet of storage, natural gas gathering and processing, natural gas liquids operations and local distribution assets. Spectra Energy Corp also has a 50 percent ownership in DCP Midstream, the largest natural gas gatherer and processor in the United States. For more information, visit www.spectraenergy.com .
Star Gas Partners, L.P. [ NYSE : SGU ] Star Gas Partners is a home heating oil distributor and services provider. As of Sep 30 2007, Co. serviced approximately 416,000 residential and commercial home heating oil customers and 7,000 propane customers. In addition, Co. sold home heating oil, gasoline and diesel fuel to approximately 27,000 customers on a delivery only basis. Co. also installs, maintains, and repairs heating and air conditioning equipment for its customers, as well as provides ancillary home services, including home security and plumbing, to approximately 11,000 customers. Co. markets its products and services under various trademarks, such as Petro and Meenan , which it owns.
SINOVAC BIOTECH [ NASDAQ : SVA ] Sinovac Biotech is a China-based biopharmaceutical company that focuses on the research, development, manufacturing and commercialization of vaccines that protect against human infectious diseases. Co.'s portfolio of regulatory-approved products consists of vaccines against the hepatitis A, hepatitis B and influenza viruses. Co. manufactures the product Healive, which is the first inactivated hepatitis A vaccine developed, produced and marketed in China. Co. also produces and sales Bilive and Anflu vaccines. Co. is also developing vaccines against the SARS virus, the H5N1 strain of pandemic influenza virus, and the Japanese Encephalitis virus.
SAVIENT PHARMA [ NASDAQ : SVNT ] Savient Pharmaceuticals is a specialty pharmaceutical company engaged in the development and marketing of pharmaceutical products that address unmet medical needs in both niche and broader markets. As of Dec 31 2006, Co. sold and distributed Oxandrin , the branded version of its oxandrolone that is used to promote weight gain following involuntary weight loss, and Co. also distributed the generic version of its oxandrolone through an agreement with an agreement with Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. In addition, Co. is in the process of developing Puricase , a drug targeting the control of elevated levels of uric acid in the blood, or hyperuricemia, in patients with symptomatic gout.
Sasol Limited [ NYSE : SSL ] Sasol is an integrated oil and gas company with substantial chemical interests in South Africa. Co. is engaged in coal mining, producing and refining crude oil, and exporting liquid fuels. Co. divides its operations into the following segments: (i) Sasol Mining, (ii) Sasol Synfuels, (iii) Sasol Oil, (iv) Sasol Gas, (v) Sasol Synfuels International, (vi) Sasol Petroleum International, (vii) Sasol Polymers, (viii) Sasol Solvents, (ix) Sasol Olefins & Surfactants, and (x) other chemical businesses include Sasol Wax, Sasol Nitro, Merisol and Sasol Infrachem.
SMITH MICRO SFTWARE [ NASDAQ : SMSI ] Smith Micro Software is a developer and marketer of wireless communications software products and services. Co. manufactures, markets and sells wireless connectivity products targeted to the original equipment manufacturers (OEM) market, particularly wireless service providers, mobile device manufacturers, hardware manufacturers and corporations. Co. also provides software products for Windows, Mac, Unix, Linux and Windows Mobility operating systems. Co.'s wireless products include QuickLink Mobile, QuickLink Mobile Enterprise, QuickLink PhoneManager, QuickLink Music, QuickLink Media and StuffIt Wireless .
Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. [ NYSE : STP ] Suntech Power Holdings is a holding company. Through its subsidiary, Co. is engaged in the design, develop, manufacture and market a variety of PV cells and modules. Co. also provides PV system integration services in China. Co.'s products and services are used to provide reliable and environmentally friendly electric power for residential, commercial, industrial and public utility applications for both on-grid electricity generation and off-grid use, such as stand-alone lighting for street lamps, garden lamps, telecommunications relay stations, and mobile phone networks. Co. maintains five trademarks in China, including the names Suntech, SuntechPower and Powerful Care and Co.'s logo.
SPORT CHALET-B [ NASDAQ : SPCHB ] Sport Chalet is an operator of sporting goods stores in California, Nevada and Arizona. As of Apr 1 2007, Co. operated 45 sporting goods stores, with 32 locations in Southern California, seven in Northern California, one in Central California, two in Nevada and three in Arizona. These stores average approximately 40,000 square feet in size. In addition, Co. operates a retail e-commerce store through GSI Commerce, Inc. at www.sportchalet.com. Co.'s stores include traditional sporting goods merchandise such as footwear, apparel and other general athletic products, as well as nontraditional merchandise such as downhill skiing, mountaineering and SCUBA.
Standard Management Corporation [ OTC PK : SMAN ] Standard Management provides pharmaceutical products and services to the healthcare industry. Through its subsidiary, Co. provides pharmaceuticals to long-term care and infusion therapy facilities. Through regional pharmacies, Co. intends to provide consulting services, including monitoring the control, distribution, and administration of drugs within the long-term care facility and assisting in compliance with applicable regulation. Through Universal Healthcare Company, LLC, Co. will offer custom packaging for long-term care facilities through its regional pharmacies. Its customers primarily include chronically ill patients in skilled nursing and assisted living facilities and in home care.
SYMANTEC [ NASDAQ : SYMC ] Symantec provides infrastructure software, enabling businesses and consumers to have confidence in a connected world. Co. helps its customers protect their infrastructure, information, and interactions by delivering software and services that address risks to information security, availability, compliance, and information technology, or IT, systems performance. Co. strives to help its customers manage compliance, complexity, and cost by protecting their IT infrastructure as they seek to maximize value from their IT investments. Co. has five operating segments: Consumer Products, Security and Data Management, Data Center Management, Services, and Other.
Schlumberger Limited [ NYSE : SLB ] Schlumberger is an oilfield services company, supplying technology, project management, and information applications to the oil and gas industry. Co. consists of two business segments: Oilfield Services and WesternGeco. Oilfield Services is a supplier of a range of technology products and services to the international petroleum industry. WesternGeco provides worldwide reservoir imaging, monitoring, and development services, with seismic crews and data processing centers as well as a seismic library. Services range from 3D and time-lapse (4D) seismic surveys to multi-component surveys for delineating prospects and reservoir management.
Strat Petroleum, Ltd. New [ OTC PK : SPRL ] Strat Petroleum is in the process of finding a suitable project. Co.'s plan is to build a vertically integrated petroleum company based on opportunities available in the Russian Federation. Co. plans to achieve this proposed plan through acquisitions of interests in licenses to develop crude oil sites with proven reserves, equity investment in one or more refineries, and through the sale of refined products secured from a number of refineries with which Co. or its Russian partners have relationships. Co. currently has no operating activities.
Solar Satellite Communication, Inc. [ OTC PK : SSCI ] Co. was engaged in the business of community satellite-based cable television systems. During 1986, Co. sold substantially all of its operating assets and in 1987 sold one of its two remaining systems and terminated the contract rights on the last system essentially ceasing operations. Co. has been inactive since 1989. Co.'s current operations consist solely of seeking merger candidates.
Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co., Ltd. [ NYSE : SHI ] Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical is principally engaged in processing of crude oil into synthetic fibres, resins and plastics, intermediate petrochemicals and petroleum products. Through its subsidiaries, Co. is also engaged in the investment management; the import and export of petrochemical products and equipment; trading of petrochemical products; and the production of vinyl acetate, polypropylene and acrylic fibre products. Co. operates in four operating segments: synthetic fibres, resins and plastics, intermediate petrochemicals and petroleum products. Co. operate mainly in the People' Republic of China.
Stem Cell Innovations, Inc. [ OTC PK : SCLL ] Stem Cell Innovations is a cell biology company through its wholly owned subsidiaries, Amphioxus Cell Technologies, Inc. ("ACT"), which is based in Houston, Texas, and Stem Cell Innovations BV, which is based in Leiden, Netherlands. Co. has a business relating to the use of its C3A human liver cell line in the field of drug discovery and toxicology testing. However, Co. has not yet developed any substantial market for its primary products. Co. develop its C3A human liver cell line for the production of human serum proteins, including the clotting factors, Factor VIII and Factor IX, used by hemophiliacs to allow their blood to clot.
Sky Petroleum, Inc. [ OTCBB : SKPI ] Sky Petroleum's primary business is to identify opportunities to either make direct property acquisitions or to fund exploration or development of oil and natural gas properties of others under arrangements in which Co. will finance the costs in exchange for interests in the oil or natural gas revenue generated by the properties. Co., through a subsidiary, entered into the Mubarek Field Participation Agreement with Buttes Gas and Oil Co. International Inc. Under the terms of the agreement, Co. has the right to participate in a share of the future production revenue related to two wells in an off-shore oil and gas project in the United Arab Emirates.
STAPLES [ NASDAQ : SPLS ] Staples operates office superstores that provide small and medium-sized businesses with brand name office products, supplies and accessories including business machines and computers and related items and office furniture. Co.'s North American Retail segment operates office products stores in the U.S. and Canada. Co.'s North American Delivery segment sells and delivers office products and services directly to customers in the U.S. and Canada, and includes Staples Business Delivery, Quill and its contract operations. Co.'s International Operations segment operates office products stores and sells and delivers office products and services in 19 countries in Europe, South America and Asia.
SEQUENOM [ NASDAQ : SQNM ] Sequenom is a genetics company providing genetic analysis products and services that translate genomic science into superior applications for the biomedical research and agricultural markets such as clinical research laboratories, biotechnology companies, and government agencies. Co.'s proprietary MassARRAY system, comprised of hardware, software applications, and consumable chips and reagents, is a high performance nucleic acid analysis platform that quantitatively measures genetic target material and variations therein. Co. conducts its genetic analysis primarily in two key biomedical research market sectors: the academic research market and the clinical analysis market.
Sunoco, Inc. [ NYSE : SUN ] Sunoco is a holding company, which through its subsidiaries, operates as a petroleum refiner and marketer, as well as a chemicals manufacturer with interests in logistics and cokemaking. Co.'s petroleum refining and marketing operations include the manufacture and marketing of various petroleum products, such as fuels, lubricants and petrochemicals. Co.'s chemical operations comprise the manufacturing, distribution and marketing of commodity and intermediate petrochemicals. Co.'s petroleum refining and marketing, and chemicals and logistics operations are conducted principally in the eastern half of the U.S., while its cokemaking operations are conducted in Virginia, Indiana and Ohio.
SPAN-AMERICA MED [ NASDAQ : SPAN ] Span-America Medical Systems manufactures and distributes polyurethane foam products for the medical and custom products markets. Co.'s business is divided into two market segments: medical and custom products. In the medical segment, Co. manufactures and markets a selection of pressure management products, including Geo-Matt , PressureGuard , Geo-Mattress , Span-Aids , Isch-Dish , and Selan products. In the custom products segment, Co. manufactures consumer mattress pads and pillows for the retail bedding market and various engineered foam products for the industrial market.
SUTRON CORP [ NASDAQ : STRN ] Sutron designs, manufactures and markets products and applications that enable government and commercial entities to monitor and collect hydrological, meteorological and oceanic data for the management of critical water resources. Co.'s customers include a diversified base of federal, state and foreign government agencies, universities, the Department of Defense and hydropower companies. As of Dec 31 2006, Co. conducted its businesses through four divisions: the Hydromet Products Division, the Integrated Systems Division, the Hydrological Services Division and its India operations that consist of a branch office and a wholly owned subsidiary, Sutron Hydromet Systems Private Limited.
SAP AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT [ NYSE : SAP ] SAP develops and licenses business software applications, and is a holding company of 115 subsidiaries that mainly distributes its products and services on a local basis. Co. also sells maintenance, consulting, training and other services associated with its software products. Co. tailors its applications to serve the needs of customers in various industries which are divided into six industry sectors, namely process, discrete, consumer, service, financial services and public services. Co. operates its business Europe, Middle East and Africa; the Americas, which represent both North America and Latin America; and Asia Pacific Japan, which represents Japan, Australia and parts of Asia.
SEARS HOLDINGS [ NASDAQ : SHLD ] Sears Holdings is a broadline retailer and the parent company of Kmart Holding Corp. (Kmart) and Sears, Roebuck and Co. (Sears). As of Feb 3 2007, Co. operated 2,300 full-line and 1,100 specialty retail stores in the U.S through Kmart and Sears and about 370 full-line and specialty retail stores in Canada through Sears Canada Inc., its 70.0%-owned subsidiary. Co.'s brands include KENMORE , CRAFTSMAN , DIEHARD and LANDS END . Co.'s trademarks and service marks include THE GREAT INDOORS , OSH , CANYON RIVER BLUES , COVINGTON , and ATHLETECH . Co. also has the right to sell an exclusive line of Martha Stewart Everyday products in its Kmart locations, as well as within Sears Canada stores.
Sprint Nextel Corporation [ NYSE : S ] Sprint Nextel is a global communications company providing a range of wireless and wireline communications products and services. Co. conducts its operations through two segments; Wireless and Long Distance. Co., together with its PCS Affiliates, provides digital wireless services in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands under the Sprint brand name utilizing wireless code division multiple access (CDMA) technology. In addition, Co. provides digital wireless services under the Nextel and Boost Mobile brand names using Digital Enhanced Network (iDEN ) technology. Co. is also a provider of long distance services and a carrier of Internet traffic in the nation.
STEC [ NASDAQ : STEC ] STEC designs, develops, manufactures and markets custom memory applications based on Flash memory and Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM) technologies. Co. focused in developing high-density DRAM memory modules and high-speed, high-capacity solid-state Flash drives and memory cards used in sensitive and highly-volatile environments. Co.'s product line includes Flash and DRAM-based memory applications used by original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). Co. sells primarily customized memory applications for newly-manufactured systems, with most sales based on a cooperative design effort between its design engineers and its OEM customers.
SBS Interactive, Co. [ OTC PK : SBSS ] SBS Interactive is an innovator in the development of next-generation video products, using the entertainment industry's most advanced visual effects technology to create a new category of video-based interactive and immersive entertainment, training and educational products for the consumer and business-to-business markets. The Company possesses exclusive technology licenses and proprietary solutions that enable the long-awaited move to fully immersive forms of entertainment, allowing the viewers and users to play -- and learn -- in their own world.
Strategy International Insurance Group, Inc. [ OTC PK : SGYI ] Strategy International Insurance Group Inc. is a holding company for an integrated group of insurance and finance-related businesses. Co. is responsible for the strategic direction of its entire group. However, Strategy Insurance Limited is the approving authority on all underwriting done within the insurance group. Co. is an integrated, international group of providers of specialty lines of insurance, resinurance and structured risk solutions, focusing on credit enhancement, contingent insurance products, liability and other specialty insurance and reinsurance products related directly to the travel and leisure industries.
Shopsmith, Inc. [ OTC PK : SSMH ] Co. is engaged in the production and marketing of power woodworking tools designed primarily for the home workshop. The line is built around the Shopsmith MARK V, a multi-purpose tool, and includes separate function special purpose tools that may be mounted on the MARK V or used independently. Co. distributes these tools directly to consumers through demonstration programs (at which sales representatives solicit orders), telephone sales solicitation, Internet and mail order. Other products include MARK V accessories such as a lathe duplicator, which allows a woodworker to duplicate original turnings and a dust collector. Co. also offers a line of accessories to its power tool line. These accessories, only a few of which are manufactured by Co., include casters, custom saw blades, and molding attachments. Shopsmith accessories are sold directly to the consumer through the same marketing channels used for the Shopsmith power tool line.
SONIC FDRY [ NASDAQ : SOFO ] Sonic Foundry is in the business of developing automated media application software and systems. Co.'s principal product line, Mediasite, is a Web communication and content management system that Web casts lectures and presentations. Mediasite application includes Mediasite Recorders to capture multimedia presentations; Mediasite Server Software to stream, archive and manage online presentation content; Mediasite Hosting Services to provide a pay-as-you go content hosting alternative and SmartServe Services to provide annual software maintenance and technical support. Co.'s related products and services include installation, training, event capture and custom development services.
SYNTROLEUM [ NASDAQ : SYNM ] Syntroleum is engaged in the research and development as well as the commercialization of a proprietary process called the Syntroleum Process; which is designed to convert natural gas, or synthesis gas from coal or other materials, into synthetic liquid hydrocarbons, a process generally known as gas-to-liquids (GTL) or coal-to-liquids (CTL) technology, utilizing Fischer-Tropsch synthesis. Co. also licenses this technology to others. As of Dec 31 2006, Co. owned or held licensed rights to more than 160 patents and patent applications pending in the U.S. and various foreign countries that relate to one or more embodiments of its Syntroleum technology.
SecureD Services, Inc. [ OTC PK : SSVC ] SecureD Services is an information security company that provides security services and products to local and global enterprises including, organizations in government, financial services, manufacturing, telecommunications and health care. Co.'s products help its customers ensure that only authorized individuals are able to access and use their corporate information technology resources and applications. In addition, Co.'s products provide a more automated way to grant, modify or revoke account access to applications and resources. Co.'s revenue are derived primarily from its core product, Snareworks, which provides identity and access management to a broad range of technology environments.
Scout Exploration, Inc. [ OTC PK : SCXN ] Scout Exploration is currently pursuing the business of mineral exploration. Co. owns 100% right, title and interest in the mineral title Wheaton River Property. Co. plans to explore that property for minerals. C.o's objective is to conduct mineral exploration activities on the property in order to assess whether it does possess economic reserves of gold, silver and other ores. Co. has not yet identified any economic mineralization on the property. Co. has proposed exploration and prospecting program to search for valuable mineral deposits on its properties.
Seawright Holdings, Inc. [ OTC PK : SWRI ] Seawright Holdings is a development stage company seeking to develop a spring water bottling and distribution business in Mt. Sidney, Virginia, which is located in the Shenandoah Valley. The property has a natural flow of spring water in excess of 1,000,000 gallons of water daily. Co. is focused on selling natural spring water under the ?Seawright Springs? label while aggressively pursuing the bulk sale of natural spring water produced on its Mt. Sidney property.
Strategic Internet Investments, Inc. [ OTCBB : SIII ] Strategic Internet Investments is a development stage company. The Dream Island Resort project in Manama, Bahrain. The Dream Island Resort project will be an integrated resort, entertainment, hotel and real estate facility to be built on a 41 acre man-made island off the north eastern coast of Manama, Bahrain.
Satyam Computer Services ADR [ NYSE : SAY ] Satyam Computer Services Limited and its subsidiaries are engaged in provision of information technology services, developing software products and business process outsourcing. Co.'s services include software development, packaged software integration, system maintenance and engineering design services. Co. has established a diversified base of corporate customers in insurance, banking and financial services, manufacturing, telecommunications, transportation and engineering services. Co. operates two business segments: IT Services and Business Process Outsourcing Services.
Spot Mobile International Ltd. [ OTCBB : RPID ] Rapid Link is a facilities-based, communications company providing various forms of telephony services to wholesale and retail customers around the world. Co. provides a multitude of international telecommunications services targeted to individual customers, as well as small and medium sized enterprises. These services include the transmission of voice and data traffic over public and private networks. Co. also sells telecommunications services for both the foreign and domestic termination of international long distance traffic into the wholesale market.
SED International Holdings, Inc. [ OTCBB : SECX ] SED International Holdings is a distributor of microcomputer products, including mass storage, imaging, display, wireless products and consumer electronics throughout the U.S. and Latin America. Co offers an active base of over 6,500 reseller customers and an inventory of more than 3,500 products from approx. 170 vendors (direct and indirect), including Acer, Epson, Hewlett-Packard, Microsoft, Seagate and Western Digital. Co. also distributes wireless telephone products in the U.S. Co. is an indirect distributor for wireless telephone product vendors such as LG Infocomm, Motorola, Nokia, and Samsung.
SIGMA-ALDRICH [ NASDAQ : SIAL ] Sigma-Aldrich is a Life Science and High Technology company. Co. operates in four business units: Research Essentials, which sells biological buffers, cell culture reagents, biochemicals, chemicals and solvents; Research Specialties, which sells organic chemicals, biochemicals, analytical reagents, chromatography consumables and reference materials; Research Biotech, which supplies immunochemical, molecular biology, cell signaling and neuroscience biochemicals for biotechnology, genomic, and other life science research applications; and Fine Chemicals, which supplies organic chemicals and biochemicals used in development by pharmaceutical, biotechnology, industrial and diagnostic companies.
Stillwater Mining Company [ NYSE : SWC ] Stillwater Mining is engaged in the development, extraction, processing, refining and marketing of palladium, platinum and associated metals (platinum group metals or PGMs) from a geological formation in south central Montana known as the J-M Reef and from the recycling of spent catalytic converters. Associated by-product metals at Co.'s operations include minor amounts of gold, silver, nickel and copper. As of Dec 31 2006, Co. had proven and probable ore reserves of about 42.4 million tons with an average grade of 0.54 ounce of PGMs per ton containing approximately 23.0 million ounces of palladium plus platinum at an in-situ ratio of about 3.56 parts palladium to one part platinum.
Saul Centers, Inc. [ NYSE : BFS ] Saul Centers operates as a real estate investment trust. Co.'s principal business activity is the ownership, management and development of income-producing properties in the U.S. As of Dec 31 2006, Co.'s properties consisted of 42 shopping centers, five predominantly office operating properties and four (non-operating) development properties. Co.'s operating shopping centers included Boca Valley Plaza in Boca Raton, FL, Briggs Chaney MarketPlace in Silver Spring, MD, Palm Springs Center in Altamonte Springs, FL, Smallwood Village Center in Waldorf, MD, Broadlands Village Phase I in Ashburn, VA, Lansdowne Town Center in Leesburg, VA, and Kentlands Place in Gaithersburg, MD.
SUNOPTA [ NASDAQ : STKL ] SunOpta is an owner and operator of growth oriented ethical businesses, primarily focused on environmental responsibility and the health and well-being of its communities. Co. operates in three segments: the SunOpta Food Group processes, packages and distributes a range of natural and organic food products via its vertically integrated operations; the Opta Minerals segment processes, distributes and recycles silica free loose abrasives, industrial minerals, specialty sands and related products; and The SunOpta BioProcess Group provides equipment and process services for the biomass industry from process development and design through the sale of proprietary biomass processing technology.
Stone Energy Corporation [ NYSE : SGY ] Stone Energy is an independent oil and natural gas company engaged in the acquisition, exploration, development, operation and production of oil and gas properties located in the conventional shelf of the Gulf of Mexico (GOM), the deep shelf of the GOM, the deepwater of the GOM, the Rocky Mountain Basins and the Williston Basin. Co. is also engaged in exploratory joint venture in Bohai Bay, China. As of Feb 14 2007, Co.'s property portfolio consisted of 56 active properties and 60 primary term leases in the Gulf Coast Basin and 21 active properties in the Rocky Mountain Region. As of Dec 31 2006, Co. had estimated proved reserves of about 590.90 billion cubic feet of natural gas equivalent.
Scientigo, Inc. [ OTC PK : SCNG ] Scientgo is a knowledge management company specializing in solutions that are designed to enable businesses to efficiently store, categorize and retrieve information with state of the art speed and precision. Co. has numerous elemental patents issued and pending in the field of Enterprise Content Management with a revolutionary artificial intelligence Co. calls Business Process Automation. In addition to these elemental patents, Co. owns patents and patent-pending technologies that together comprise a suite of solutions that include software for next-generation search, intelligent document recognition, data capture, cleansing, mining, and integration. .
StatSure Diagnostic Systems, Inc. [ OTC PK : SSUR ] StatSure Diagnostic Systems is primarily engaged in commercializing two product platforms: first, the development, manufacturing and marketing of oral-fluid collection devices to provide physiologic samples to screen for the presence of drugs-of-abuse or infectious diseases; second, the development of point-of-care (POC), rapid, immunoassays for use in the detection of infectious diseases. These immunoassays incorporate SDS' patented ?barrel? technology, designed to provide speed, safety and convenience which are factors in point-of-care markets. Co's current products fall into two categories, rapid point-of-care immunoassays and oral fluid collection devices.
SEATTLE GENETICS [ NASDAQ : SGEN ] Seattle Genetics is a biotechnology company focused on the development of monoclonal antibody-based therapies for the treatment of cancer and immunologic diseases. As of Dec 31 2006, Co.'s pipeline of product candidates include SGN-40, SGN-30, SGN-33 and SGN-35 which are in ongoing clinical trials, and SGN-70 and SGN-75 which are in preclinical development. Co.'s pipeline of product candidates is based upon two technologies: genetically engineered monoclonal antibodies and monoclonal antibody-drug conjugates. In addition, Co. has research and in-licensing programs for novel antigens and new monoclonal antibodies.
Sun Life Financial, Inc. [ NYSE : SLF ] Sun Life Financial is a holding company. Through its subsidiaries, Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada and Sun Life Financial Corp., Co. is engaged in the international financial services business, in which it provides a range of savings, retirement and pension products, as well as life and health insurance to both individuals and groups through its operations in Canada, the U.S., the U.K. and Asia. In addition, Co. operates mutual fund and investment management businesses, principally in Canada, the U.S. and Asia. Co. manages its operations through five business segments: Sun Life Financial Canada, Sun Life Financial U.S., MFS Investment Management, Sun Life Financial Asia, and Corporate.
SMF ENERGY [ NASDAQ : FUEL ] SMF Energy provides petroleum product distribution services, transportation logistics and emergency response services to the trucking, construction, utility, energy, chemical, and government services industries. Co. provides emergency service and fuel delivery services in response to natural disasters and other widespread emergency conditions, including hurricanes, tropical storms, ice and snow storms, forest fires and earthquakes. As of June 30 2007, Co. operates over 200 specialized commercial vehicles, including fueling and lubricant tank wagons, tractor trailer fuel and lubricant transports, lubricant delivery box trucks, flatbed vehicles and special heavy haul tractor-trailer units.
SUPPORT.COM [ NASDAQ : SPRT ] SupportSoft is a provider of software and services that automate the resolution of technology problems. Co.'s corporate customers are: digital service providers (telecommunications and cable companies), which uses its products to automate the installation, activation and verification of broadband services, to improve support for customers, and to enable the remote management of devices located at customer premises; as well as corporate IT departments, which uses its software to improve support through an integrated portfolio of service, self service and assisted service capabilities. Co. also provides technology support directly to consumers over the phone and the Internet.
Ship Finance International Limited [ NYSE : SFL ] Ship Finance International is an investment holding company. Through its subsidiaries, Co. is operates as a shipping company primarily engaged in the ownership and operation of oil tankers, including oil/bulk/ore (OBO) carriers; and the transportation of crude oil and oil products. Co. operates tankers of two sizes: very large crude carriers (VLCCs), which are between 200,000 and 320,000 deadweight tons, and Suezmaxes, which are vessels between 120,000 and 170,000 deadweight tons. Co. also involves in the charter, purchase and sale of vessels. As of Dec 31 2005, Co. owned 22 Suezmax tankers, 28 VLCC tankers and 2 containerships.
SAVVIS [ NASDAQ : SVVS ] SAVVIS provides integrated hosting, network, digital content and professional services through its end-to-end global information technology (IT) infrastructure to businesses globally and to U.S. federal government agencies. As of Dec 31 2006, Co. had about 4,600 customers across all industries with a particular emphasis in the financial services, media and entertainment, retail, and the U.S. Federal Government sectors. Co. operates an IT infrastructure that extends to 39 countries and includes 24 data centers in the U.S., Europe and Asia, a managed internet protocol network, a tier 1 optical carrier 192 (OC192) Internet backbone and an operations support system.
SEABOARD CORP. [ NYSE : SEB ] Seaboard, together with its subsidiaries, is an international agribusiness and transportation company. In the U.S., Co. is primarily engaged in pork production and processing, and ocean transportation. Co. sells some of its pork products under the brand name Prairie Fresh and its bacon and other further processed products under the Daily's brand name. Overseas, Co. is primarily engaged in commodity merchandising, grain processing, sugar production, and electric power generation. As of Dec 31 2006, Seaboard Flour LLC owned approximately 70.9% of Co.'s outstanding common stock.
Systemax, Inc. [ NYSE : SYX ] Systemax is a direct marketer of brand name and private label products that operates through three primary reportable business segments: Technology Products, which sells computers, computer supplies and consumer electronics that are marketed in North America and Europe; Industrial Products, which sells a range of material handling equipment, storage equipment and consumable industrial items that are marketed in North America; and Hosted Software, which participates in the emerging market for on-demand, web-based business software applications through the marketing of Co.'s PCS ProfitCenter Software ? of hosted software.
SYKES ENTERPRISES [ NASDAQ : SYKE ] Sykes Enterprises is a provider of outsourced customer contact management applications and services in the business process outsourcing arena. Co. provides a range of customer contact management services to various clients including Fortune 1000 companies, medium sized businesses, and public institutions around the world, primarily in the communications, technology/consumer, financial services, healthcare, and transportation and leisure industries. Co. serves its clients through two geographic operating regions: the Americas (U.S., Canada, Latin America, India and the Asia Pacific Rim) and EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa).
SaVi Media Group, Inc. [ OTC PK : SVMI ] Savi Media Group, Inc. creates and commercializes blow-by gas and crankcase engine emission reduction technology.
Snap-on Incorporated [ NYSE : SNA ] Snap-on is engaged in the manufacturing and marketing of tools, diagnostics and equipment systems. Co.'s product lines include hand and power tools, tool storage, diagnostics software, information and management systems, shop equipment and other services for vehicle manufacturers, dealerships and repair centers, as well as customers in industry, government, agriculture and construction. Co. also derives income from various financing programs to facilitate the sales of its products. Co.'s reportable business segments include: the Snap-on Tools Group; the Commercial & Industrial Group; the Diagnostics & Information Group; and Financial Services.
Spirit Aerosystems Holdings, Inc. [ NYSE : SPR ] Spirit Aerosystems Holdings is an independent original parts designer and manufacturer of aerostructures. Aerostructures are structural components such as fuselages, propulsion systems and wing systems for commercial and military aircraft. Co. derives its revenues primarily through long-term supply agreements with Boeing and Airbus. As of Dec 31 2006, Co. is organized into three principal reporting segments: Fuselage Systems, which include the forward, mid- and rear fuselage sections; Propulsion Systems, which include nacelles, struts/pylons and engine structural components; and Wing Systems, which include wings, wing components and flight control surfaces.
SPARTAN MOTORS [ NASDAQ : SPAR ] Spartan Motors is an engineer and manufacturer of the heavy duty, custom vehicles. Co. has two reportable segments: Spartan Chassis, a designer, engineer and manufacturer of custom heavy-duty chassis that consist of a frame assembly, engine, transmission, electrical system, running gear and for fire trucks and some specialty chassis applications; as well as the Emergency Vehicle Team (EVTeam), which consists of its three wholly owned subsidiaries, Crimson Fire, Inc., Crimson Fire Aerials, Inc. and Road Rescue, Inc., that engineers and manufactures emergency vehicles built on chassis platforms purchased from either Spartan Chassis or outside sources.
STATE BANCORP [ NASDAQ : STBC ] State Bancorp is a bank holding company for State Bank of Long Island (the Bank). The Bank is a New York state chartered commercial bank conducting a general banking business focused on the small to mid-sized business, municipal and consumer markets in Long Island and Queens, NY. The Bank provides banking services to customers located primarily in Nassau, Suffolk and Queens Counties. The Bank serves its customer base through 16 full-service branches in those counties and a lending center in Jericho, NY. The Bank's deposit products include checking, savings, time, money market and IRA accounts. At Dec 31 2006, Co. had total assets of $1.79 billion, and total deposits of $1.57 billion.
SOUTHERN CMTY FINCL [ NASDAQ : SCMF ] Southern Community Financial is the holding company for Southern Community Bank and Trust (the Bank), a community bank with 21 banking offices in eight counties throughout North Carolina as at Dec 31, 2006 with banking offices in the Piedmont Triad area, including Winston-Salem, Greensboro and High Point, and surrounding areas; Mooresville, and Raleigh, and a loan production office in Asheville. Co.'s banking services include checking and savings accounts; commercial, installment, mortgage, and personal loans; trust and investment services; safe deposit boxes and other services. Also as at Dec 31 2006, Co. had total assets of $1.40 billion and deposits of $1.00 billion.
Stereo Vision Entertainment, Inc. [ OTC PK : SVSN ] Stereo Vision Entertainment, Inc. was in the development stage and did not have any significant operations, as of June 30, 2003. The company intends to engage in the production and exhibition of new and existing feature films; and providing integrated solutions to help organizations broadcast audio, video, animation, and music over the Internet. Its competitors include Fox, Disney, Warner Bros., Universal, Globcast, Vyvx, COMSAT World Systems, Universal music, EMI, and BMG.
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation [ NYSE : SMI ] Semiconductor Manufacturing International is mainly engaged in the computer-aided design, manufacturing, packaging, testing and trading of integrated circuits and other semiconductor services, and manufacturing design of semiconductor masks. Through its subsidiaries, Co. is also engaged in the provision of consultancy services and marketing related activities; operation of a convenience store; manufacturing and trading of solar cell related semiconductor products; construction, operation, management of quarter, schools, living and supermarket; and investment holding.
Score One, Inc. Common stock [ OTC PK : SREA ] Score One was formerly in the printed circuit board manufacturing business but has not had any business operations since Mar 25 2003. Co., through its RC Capital Ltd. wholly-owned subsidiary, provides services, including merger and acquisitions business opportunities, equity or debt financing opportunities, as well as financial reporting consultancy services for Hong Kong and/or U.S. listings, to clients in Hong Kong and China. As of Dec 31 2006, Co. had been actively seeking equity and/or debt financing to finance the anticipated development of its Dalian Fengming International Recreation Town Phase II project, an undeveloped land of 1.0 million square metes located in Dalian, China.
Surge Global Energy, Inc. [ OTCBB : SRGG ] Surge Global Energy, Inc., formerly The Havana Group, is involved in oil and gas operations in Canada upon acquiring Bible Resources, an oil and gas explorer, in 2002 and after buying a major stake in the Santa Rosa Dome prospect in Argentina. The company is currently focusing on exploring for and producing heavy oil from the Sawn Lake Area in Alberta, Canada.
Subjex Corporation [ OTCBB : SBJX ] Subjex Corporation provides intelligent communications solutions for the Internet and Intranet environments. The company developed an artificial intelligence-based next generation dialogue communication platform, Subjex Exchange™. The Subjex Exchange™ dialogue engine is a software application that is licensable to business and industry. For Web-connected organizations, Subjex offers tools and solutions to support Web site operations with fully automated, online customer service, knowledge management, and marketing. Its solutions allow clients to improve online sales, service, and communication with their customers; and to transform a Web site into an automated full-service destination for customer, employee, and partner communication. These solutions include Subjex Exchange and The Virtual Sales Rep.
SOLARFUN PWR SP ADR [ NASDAQ : SOLF ] Solarfun Power Holdings is a holding company. Through its subsidiaries, Co. is engaged in the development, manufacture and sales of photovoltaic (PV) cells and modules to customers in the People's Republic of China and overseas markets; provision of PV cell processing services for some of Co.'s silicon suppliers; and research and development, design, manufacture, sales and provision of system integration services in solar energy related products. As of Dec 31 2006, Co. operated 4 PV cell manufacturing lines with an annualized aggregate capacity of 120MW and an aggregate annualized PV module manufacturing capacity of 80MW.
SCICLONE PHARMACEUT [ NASDAQ : SCLN ] SciClone Pharmaceuticals is a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the development and commercialization of therapeutics to treat life-threatening diseases, primarily cancer and viral and other infectious diseases. Co.'s primary product, ZADAXIN is in late-stage ckinical development in Europe for the treatment of malignant melanoma and hepatitis Virus C. Co. also manufacture ZADAXIN for sale, and for its clinical trials, through third party contract manufacturers. In addition, Co.'s proprietary in-licensed compound, SCV-07 is anticipated to enter phase 2 clinical development for virus infectious disease in 2007. Co. is also developing DC Bead? for the treatment of liver cancer.
SANMINA-SCI [ NASDAQ : SANM ] Sanmina-SCI is an independent global provider of customized, integrated electronics manufacturing services (EMS). Co. provides these services to original equipment manufacturers, in the communications, computing and storage, multimedia, industrial and semiconductor capital equipment, defense and aerospace, medical, and automotive industries. Co.'s portfolio of services comprises product design and engineering; volume manufacturing of complete systems, components, and subassemblies; final system assembly and test; direct order fulfillment and logistics services; and after-market product service and support.
SPECTRUM CONTROL [ NASDAQ : SPEC ] Spectrum Control designs, manufactures and markets control products and systems used to condition, regulate and govern electronic performance. Co.'s operations are conducted in four segments: signal and power integrity components; radio frequency and microwave components and systems; power management systems; and sensors and controls. In telecommunications, Co.'s products are used in systems including wireless base stations, broadband switching equipment, global positioning systems, and optical networks. Military/aerospace applications for Co.'s products include missile defense systems, smart weapons and munitions, secure communications, simulation equipment, as well as avionic upgrades.
Sew Cal Logo, Inc. [ OTC PK : SEWC ] Sew Cal Logo is engaged in the production and manufacture of custom embroidered caps, sportswear and related corporate identification apparel. Co. provides an in-house, full-service custom design center where original artwork and logo reproduction for embroidery are available. Co. also offers contract embroidery and silk-screening to the manufacturing and promotional industry. Co.'s products are sold, primarily in the United States, to Fortune 500 companies, major motion picture and television studios, retailers, and local schools and small businesses.
SAFEGUARD SCIENTIFICS, Inc. [ NYSE : SFE ] Safeguard Scientifics provides growth capital as well as several strategic, operational and management resources to its partner companies. Co. also participates in expansion financings, carve-outs, management buy-outs, recapitalizations, industry consolidations and early-stage financings. Co. focuses on companies that operate in two major categories. Co.'s Information Technology companies focus on providing software as a service, technology-enabled services and vertical software systems for analytics, enterprise application, infrastructure, security and communication. Co.'s Life Sciences companies focus on medical devices, molecular diagnostics, drug delivery and specialty pharmaceuticals.
SOURCEFIRE [ NASDAQ : FIRE ] Sourcefire provides network defense systems for information technology infrastructures of commercial enterprise, healthcare, manufacturing, technology, educational, and federal and state organizations. Co.'s appliance products and software products provide a network defense system that combines intrusion detection, intrusion prevention, and vulnerability management technologies. Co. is the creator of Snort , an open-source intrusion detection technology. The Snort technology is incorporated into the Sourcefire 3D product suite that includes the following product trade names: Sourcefire Intrusion Sensors and Agents , Sourcefire RNA Sensors , and the Sourcefire Defense Center .
SPDR Gold Trust, SPDR Gold Shares [ NYSE : GLD ] StreetTRACKS Gold Trust is an investment trust. The Trust holds gold and is expected from time to time to issue shares ("shares") (in minimum denominations of 100,000, also referred to as "baskets") in exchange for deposits of gold and to distribute gold in connection with redemption of baskets. The investment objective of the Trust is for the shares to reflect the performance of the price of gold bullion, less the Trust's expenses.
STMicroelectronics N.V. [ NYSE : STM ] STMicroelectronics is a semiconductor company that designs, develops, manufactures and markets a range of semiconductor integrated circuits ("ICs") and discrete devices. Co. offers a product portfolio and develops products for a range of market applications, including automotive products, computer peripherals, telecommunications systems, consumer products, industrial automation and control systems. Co. reports its operations in three product group segments: the Application Specific Product Group segment, the Memory Products Group segment and the Micro, Power, Analog Product Group segment.
Stryker Corporation [ NYSE : SYK ] Stryker is a medical technology company with a range of products in orthopaedics and a presence in other medical specialties. Co. operates through two reportable business segments: Orthopaedic Implants and MedSurg Equipment. The Orthopaedic Implants segment sells orthopaedic reconstructive (hip, knee and shoulder), trauma, spinal and craniomaxillofacial implant systems; bone cement; and the bone growth factor OP-1. The MedSurg Equipment segment sells surgical equipment; surgical navigation systems; endoscopic, communications and digital imaging systems as well as patient handling and emergency medical equipment. In addition, Co. provides outpatient physical therapy services in the U.S.
Sure Trace Security Corporation [ OTC PK : SSTY ] Sure Trace Security Corporation, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Identification Technologies, Inc. (Identex), sells proprietary security products and services. The markets for the company’s products and services are worldwide. Identex focuses on loss prevention, which is a polite means of describing employee/contractor theft from medium to large industrial employers. It manufacturers a chemical formulation known as ‘taggant’, which is forensic fluid often likened to DNA. The taggant can withstand extreme abrasion, extended baths in acids and solvents, and 3,0000F.
Silverado Gold Mines, Ltd. [ OTCBB : SLGLF ] Silverado Gold Mines, Ltd. engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of mineral properties in the State of Alaska. Silverado is engaged in mining and development activities at its Nolan Gold Project. Silverado operates in the United States through its wholly owned subsidiary, Silverado Green Fuel Inc. The company holds interests in five groups of mineral properties in Alaska. The company also holds interests in the following groups of mineral properties: the Ester Dome Gold properties, the Marshall Dome properties, the Hammond properties, and the Eagle Creek properties. In addition, the company engages in the development of a low-rank coal-water fuel business. Silverado's exploration and development activities are managed and conducted by its affiliated companies, Tri-Con Mining, Ltd., Tri-Con Mining, Inc., and Tri-Con Mining Alaska, Inc.
STEEL DYNAMICS [ NASDAQ : STLD ] Steel Dynamics, together with its subsidiaries, is a steel manufacturer. Co. owns and operates three steelmaking mini-mills located in Indiana which produce flat-rolled carbon steel products, structural steel beams, pilings, standard and premium-grade rails, special bar quality steel, merchant bars and shapes, and reinforcing bar products. Co.'s products are used in numerous industry sectors, including automotive, construction and commercial industries. Co. also produces steel building components, including joists, girders, trusses as well as steel roof, form and floor decking, which Co. sells to the non-residential building components market.
Solar Energy, Ltd. [ OTCBB : SLRE ] Co. is a research and development incubator of cost-effective renewable energy sources that do not threaten the environment. Co. also searches for practical solutions to mitigate the effects of traditional energy sources' unintended consequences concerning global climate change. Co. has concentrated on furthering the science of D2Fusion, Inc. and Planktos, Inc. both of which are involved in developing pioneering technologies. D2Fusion is developing a mechanism to provide limitless renewable energy through proprietary solid-state fusion. Planktos is underway to sequester CO2 from the earth's marine environment using a proprietary ?iron fertilization? process and from growth of new forests.
SearchGuy.com, Inc. [ OTC PK : SHGY ] SearchGuy.com is a creative provider of multi category search and advertising services.
SADIA S.A. ADSS [ NYSE : SDA ] Sadia is engaged in the processing and sale of poultry and pork meats, frozen ready meals, pizza, pasta, hamburger, margarine under the names Qualy , Mazola and Deline . Co. is also involved in the processing of vegetable creams.
Signature Leisure, Inc. [ OTC PK : SGLS ] Signature Leisure, Inc. owns and operates Parker Productions, a modeling and event staffing company located in Central Florida.
SONUS NETWORKS [ NASDAQ : SONS ] Sonus Networkss is a provider of voice infrastructure products for wireline and wireless service providers. Co.'s products are a carrier-class infrastructure equipment and software that enable voice services to be delivered over Internet Protocol packet-based networks. Co.'s customers include both traditional and emerging communications service providers, including long distance carriers, local exchange carriers, Internet service providers, wireless operators, cable operators, international telephone companies and carriers that provide services to other carriers. Co. sells its products principally through a direct sales force and through or with the assistance of distributors and resellers.
Sara Lee Corporation [ NYSE : SLE ] Sara Lee is engaged as a global manufacturer and marketer of brand-name products for consumers throughout the world. As of June 30 2007, Co. had business operations organized around six business segments: North American Retail Meats, North American Retail Bakery, Foodservice, International Beverage, International Bakery, and Household and Body Care. In addition, Co. owned approximately 28,000 active trademark registrations and applications in countries around the world. Further, Co. operated more than 300 food processing and consumer product manufacturing plants, warehouses and distribution facilities that each contains more than 20,000 square feet in building area.
SUPER MICRO COMPUT [ NASDAQ : SMCI ] Super Micro Computer designs, develops, manufactures and sells applications optimized, high performance server solutions based on a modular and open-standard x86 architecture. Co.'s products include a range of complete server systems as well as components, which are interoperable and can be configured to create complete server systems. Co. bases its products on open standard components, such as processors from Intel Corp. and Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. and the products can run on the Linux and Windows operating systems. Co. sells its products primarily through distributors, to original equipment manufacturers as well as through its direct sales force.
SIX FLAGS ENTMT [ NYSE : SIX ] Six Flags is a regional theme park operator. Co.'s parks are located in various markets across North America. As of Dec 31 2006, Co. operated 27 parks and had annual attendance of approximately 28.5 million. Co.'s theme parks generally offer a selection of thrill rides, water attractions, themed areas, concerts and shows, restaurants, game venues, and retail outlets. Co.'s parks are generally open daily from Memorial Day through Labor Day. In addition, most of Co.'s parks are open during weekends prior to and following their daily seasons, often in conjunction with themed events, such as FrightFest and Holiday in the Park .
Sun River Energy, Inc. [ OTCBB : SNRV ] Sun River Energy is a development stage, independent energy company engaged in the exploration of North American unconventional natural gas properties and conventional oil and gas exploration. Co.'s wholly-owned subsidiary, Sun River Energy, Inc., owns fee title to various minerals on 150,000 gross acres approx. in Colfax County, New Mexico subject to a 10% royalty interest. These interests constitute oil, gas or coalbed methane on 120,000 acres, approx., and 50% of oil and gas rights on approx. 10,000 acres and 20,000 acres approx. of other miscellaneous mineral rights.
SYNALLOY [ NASDAQ : SYNL ] Synalloy operates through two segments: the Metals Segment and the Specialty Chemicals Segment. The Metals Segment, operating as Bristol Metals LLC, manufactures pipe and piping systems from stainless steel and other alloys for a variety of industries such as the chemical, petrochemical, pulp and paper, mining, power generation including nuclear, waste water treatment, liquid natural gas, brewery, food processing, petroleum, pharmaceutical. The Specialty Chemicals Segment, which is comprised of four operating companies: Blackman Uhler Specialties, LLC; Organic Pigments, LLC; SFR, LLC; and Manufacturers Chemicals, LLC, produces specialty chemicals, pigments and dyes for various industries.
Sunridge Gold Corporation [ OTC PK : SGCNF ] Sunridge Gold Corp., a development stage mining and exploration company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of mineral resource properties in Canada. Its mineral properties consist of the Dixie Lake property; Satterly Lake property; Byshe, Baird, and Northgate properties; McIntyre Mine and Maskootch properties; and the Heyson Township East Bay Property.
Simcere Pharmaceutical Group [ NYSE : SCR ] Simcere Pharmaceutical is a manufacturer and supplier of branded generic pharmaceuticals which is based in China. Co. manufactures and sells 35 pharmaceutical products including antibiotics, an anti-cancer medication and an anti-stroke medication, and is the exclusive distributor of three additional pharmaceuticals that are marketed under Co.'s brand names, including anti-inflammatory pain relievers. Co. also had 12 product candidates in stages of development, including treatments for cancer, cerebrovascular diseases, infections, rheumatoid arthritis, nasalallergies, and nausea and vomiting associated with chemotherapy.
STAMPS.COM [ NASDAQ : STMP ] Stamps.com is a provider of Internet-based postage services. Co.'s customers use its service to mail and ship a variety of mail pieces including postcards, envelopes, flats and packages, using a range of U.S. Postal Service (USPS) mail classes including First Class Mail , Priority Mail , Express Mail , Media Mail , Parcel Post , and others. Co.'s customers include home businesses, small businesses, corporations and individuals. As of Dec 31 2006, Co. provided its PC Postage service to approximately 319,000 paying customers that includes small businesses, large businesses, home offices, and consumers.
Startech Environmental Corporation [ OTC PK : STHK ] Startech is an environmental technology company commercializing its proprietary plasma processing technology known as the Plasma Converter? that achieves closed-loop elemental recycling that irreversibly destroys hazardous and non-hazardous waste and industrial by-products while converting them into useful commercial products. These products include a rich synthesis gas called PCG (Plasma Converted Gas)? surplus energy for power, hydrogen, metals and silicates for use and for sale. Co.'s core plasma technology addresses waste and resource issues by offering remediation solutions that are integrated with a range of equipment solutions and services.
Senesco Technologies, Inc. [ NYSE : SNT ] Senesco Technologies is primarily engaged in the research, development and commercial exploitation of a potentially significant platform technology involving the identification and characterization of genes that it believes control programmed cell death in plants, also known as senescence, and human cells, also known as apoptosis. Co. develops its technologies for the commercial agriculture industry, including extending the shelf life of perishable plant products and increasing crop yields. In addition, Co. develops technologies that address the various human diseases associated with suppressed of premature apoptosis, including cancer, glaucoma, and cardiovascular diseases.
Sun Cal Energy, Inc. [ OTC PK : SCEY ] Sun Cal Energy is an ?exploration stage company?, which means Co. is engaged in the search for mineral deposits which are not in either the development or production stage. Co. relies upon the sale of its securities to fund operations. In connection with the acquisition of Co.'s subsidiaries, Co. has changed its business plan to focus on the acquisition and exploration of oil and gas properties.
Security Asset Capital Corporation [ OTC PK : SCYA ] Co. acquires, manages, collects and markets distressed consumer credit portfolios for their own account and third parties. Co. owns and operates fourteen income producing residential properties in San Diego County, California. Co. provides a registration and tracking of individual debt accounts sold by lending institutions to third parties.
St. Joe Company [ NYSE : JOE ] St. Joe is a real estate development company, primarily engaged in town and resort development and operations, commercial and industrial development and rural land sales. Co. also has interests in timber. While Co.'s real estate operations are in several states throughout the Southeast, the majority of its real estate operations, as well as its timber operations, are within the state of Florida. As of Dec 31 2006, Co. owned approximately 805,000 acres of land, the majority of which are located in Northwest Florida, with approximately 334,000 acres of which are within 10 miles of the coast of the Gulf of Mexico.
Strategic Resources Ltd. [ OTC PK : SGCR ] Strategic Resources is a natural resource exploration and development company engaged in the exploration and development of properties that have potential mineral reserves. Co. is engaged in the exploration and development of land that may contain uranium minerals. Co.'s strategy is to acquire properties that are thought to contain economic quantities of uranium ore and have undergone some degree of uranium exploration but have not yet been mined. As of Dec 2006, Co. has focused its acquisition efforts in Argentina. Previously, Co. was pursuing funding for geological mapping of a region in China and Mongolia explore and mine precious and non-precious metals and other mineral resources.
Synnex Corporation [ NYSE : SNX ] SYNNEX Corporation (SYNNEX) is a business process services company, serving resellers, retailers and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), in regions worldwide. The Company operates in two segments: distribution services segment and global business services (GBS) segment. The distribution services segment distributes computer systems and complementary products to a variety of customers, including value-added resellers, system integrators, and retailers, as well as provides assembly services to OEMs, including integrated supply chain management, build-to-order and configure-to-order system configurations, materials management and logistics. Its GBS segment offers a range of services to customers that include customer management, software development, Web hosting, hosted software, domain name registration, and back office processing on a global platform. On April 1, 2008, the Company acquired New Age Electronics Inc.
Source Gold Corp. [ OTCBB : SRGL ] SurgiLight is engaged in selling ophthalmic lasers and related products and services based on its own and licensed intellectual property, primarily for use in refractive and presbyopia procedures. Co. markets and distributes only the OptiVision Er:YAG Laser System for laser presbyopia treatment and other ophthalmic applications through its international distribution network which consists of approximately fourteen international distributors in approximately thirty countries. Co. seeks to expend limited efforts on other research and development projects including OptiVision for other ophthalmic applications.
Starfield Resources, Inc. [ OTCBB : SRFDF ] Starfield Resources, Inc. engages in the exploration of mineral properties. Its primary property is the 57,000-acre Ferguson Lake Property located in the territory of Nunavut, Canada, which hosts nickel/copper/cobalt/palladium/platinum inferred mineral resources.
Sunrise Senior Living, Inc. [ NYSE : SRZ ] Sunrise Senior Living is a provider of senior living services in the U.S. , Canada and the U.K. As of Dec 31 2004, Sunrise operated 380 communities, including 367 communities in the U.S., 10 communities in Canada and three communities in the U.K., with a total resident capacity of approximately 43,100. Co. owns or has an ownership interest in 185 of these communities and 195 are managed for third parties. In addition, Co. was providing pre-opening management services to 33 communities under construction at Dec 31 2004, including four communities in Germany. Co. offers personalized senior living services, from independent living, to assisted living, to nursing and rehabilitative care.
Star Energy Corporation [ OTC PK : SERG ] Star Energy, Energy Star is primarily engaged in the business of selling oil and gas produced from its oil and gas properties, as well as acquiring, developing and selling oil and gas properties located in the continental United States. Co.'s principle operations began in June 2003 when it purchased an interest in eight oil and gas producing wells. On October 6, 2006, Co. was considered to have re-entered the development stage. Co. is not engaged in an active business at this time. Co.'s goal is to be engaged in the acquisition, exploration, development, production in, and sale of oil derived from resources in, the Commonwealth of Independent States.
Southwestern Energy Company [ NYSE : SWN ] Southwestern Energy is an integrated energy company primarily engaged in exploring for and producing natural gas. Through its subsidiaries, Co.'s primary business is natural gas and oil exploration, development and production within the U.S., with operations principally located in Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas and New Mexico. Co. is also engaged in the distribution and transmission of natural gas. Co. operates principally in three segments: Exploration and Production, Natural Gas Distribution, and Midstream Services. As of Dec 31 2006, Co. had estimated proved natural gas and oil reserves of approximately 1,026 billion cubic feet of gas equivalent.
Smith & Nephew plc [ NYSE : SNN ] Smith & Nephew is a medical devices company. Co. is engaged in the development, manufacture and marketing of medical devices in the sectors of orthopedics, endoscopy and advanced wound management. Co. is organized into four global business units of reconstruction, trauma and clinical therapies, endoscopy and advanced wound management and a separate indirect market unit. Each of the global business units manages its sales directly in 12 international markets, including the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, Australia, France, Italy, New Zealand, Ireland, Belgium and the Netherlands.
SEVERN BANCORP [ NASDAQ : SVBI ] Severn Bancorp is a savings and loan holding company. Co. conducts business through three subsidiaries: Severn Savings Bank, FSB (Bank), its principal subsidiary; Louis Hyatt, Inc., which is doing business as Hyatt Commercial, a commercial real estate brokerage and property management company; and SBI Mortgage Company, which holds mortgages that do not meet the underwriting criteria of the Bank, and is the parent company of Crownsville Development Corporation, which is doing business as Annapolis Equity Group, which acquires real estate for syndication and investment purposes. As of Dec 31 2006, Co. had total assets of around $911.9 million and total deposits of $626.5 million.
SILICON IMAGE [ NASDAQ : SIMG ] Silicon Image is engaged in the design, development and implementation of semiconductors for the secure storage, distribution and presentation of high-definition content in the home and mobile environments. Co. develops and promotes industry standards for digital content delivery, such as digital visual interface (DVI), high definition multimedia interface (HDMI) and serial advanced technology attachment (SATA). Co.'s consumer electronics (CE) products are used in a range of devices, including digital televisions (DTVs), high-definition televisions (HDTVs), set-top boxes (STBs), audio/visual (A/V), game consoles, camcorders, and digital still cameras.
Salesforce.com, Inc. [ NYSE : CRM ] Salesforce.Com is a provider of application services that allow organizations to share customer information on demand. Co. provides customer relationship management (CRM) service to businesses of all sizes and industries worldwide. Co. delivers its service through a standard Web browser. Most of the features of Co.'s service can be accessed through a variety of devices, including laptop computers and mobile devices. Co.'s service helps customers more effectively manage and share their sales, support, marketing and partner information on-demand. Co. markets its service to businesses on a subscription basis, primarily through its direct sales efforts and also indirectly through partners.
SPHERIX [ NASDAQ : SPEX ] Spherix consists of a biotechnology segment, BioSpherix, and an information services segment, InfoSpherix. BioSpherix is Co.'s biotechnology research and development arm, developing proprietary products for commercial applications. Most of BioSpherix's products are in the development stage. Meanwhile, InfoSpherix researches, collects, organizes and disseminates information by providing customized contact center services combining advanced data collection systems, decision support systems, tele-support using live operators, and telecommunication technologies such as Interactive Voice Response (IVR). InfoSpherix operates two contact centers in Cumberland, MD and Carmel, IN.
SHUFFLE MASTER [ NASDAQ : SHFL ] Shuffle Master develops, manufactures and markets technology and entertainment-based products for the gaming industry for placement on the casino floor. Co.'s Utility Products include automatic card shufflers for use with the majority of card table games and chip sorting machines for roulette. Co.'s Entertainment Products include live proprietary poker, blackjack, baccarat, and pai gow poker-based table games, and its Table Master? product that delivers its branded table game content on a multi-player video platform. Co. sells, leases, or licenses its products. As of Oct 31 2006, Co. had an installed unit base of 22,000 shufflers, 4,000 table games and 21,000 electronic wagering seats.
Smith International, Inc. [ NYSE : SII ] Smith International is a worldwide supplier of products and services to the oil and gas exploration and production industry. Co. provides a line of products and engineering services which include drilling and completion fluid systems, solids-control equipment, waste-management services, production chemicals, three-cone and diamond drill bits, turbines, fishing services, drilling tools, underreamers, casing exit and multilateral systems, packers and liner hangers. In addition, Co. provides supply-chain management through a North American branch network that provides pipe, valves and fittings, as well as mill, safety and other maintenance products.
SMTC [ NASDAQ : SMTX ] Despite the lower revenue for some of its customers due in part to an over stocking of inventory caused by some end market softness, Co.'s near-term outlook remains favorable. For example, Co. is seeing revenue growth due to increased revenues from several of its customers, such as Harris Broadcast Infrastructure and Digital Media, along with the introduction of two new customers at the end of 2006. Meanwhile, Co. expects its second half 2007 revenue to be tempered by some softening in certain of its customers' end market demand. Thus, Co. estimates revenue and earnings excluding stock-based compensation for the second half of 2007 to be somewhat lower than the first six months of 2007.
SUNCOR ENERGY, Inc. [ NYSE : SU ] Suncor Energy is an energy company. Co. explores for, acquires, develops, produces and markets crude oil and natural gas; transports and refines crude oil; and markets petroleum and petrochemical products. Periodically, Co. also markets third party petroleum products. Co. carries on energy trading activities focused principally on buying and selling futures contracts and other derivative instruments based on the commodities Co. produces. Co. has four principal operating business units: Oil Sands, Natural Gas, Energy Marketing and Refining - Canada and Refining and Marketing - U.S.A.
SUPERGEN [ NASDAQ : SUPG ] SuperGen is a pharmaceutical company that is engaged in developing and commercializing therapies for solid tumors, hematological malignancies and blood disorders. At Dec 31 2006, Co. had three key compounds: Dacogen (decitabine) for injection, which is a pyrimidine analog that lowers the amount of methylation at certain DNA sites; Orathecin ? (rubitecan) capsules, which is a second-generation topoisomerase I inhibitor that causes single-strand breaks in the DNA of rapidly dividing tumor cells; and Nipent (pentostatin for injection) that inhibits a key enzyme in the DNA synthesis process and results in cytotoxicity, mainly in lymphocytes, with little other known effect on normal tissue.
SPARTAN STORES [ NASDAQ : SPTN ] Spartan Stores is a regional grocery distributor and grocery retailer, operating in Michigan, Ohio and Indiana. Co. operates in two business segments: Distribution segment, which provides a selection of about 47,000 stock-keeping units including dry groceries, produce, dairy products, meat, deli, bakery, frozen food, floral products, general merchandise, pharmacy and health and beauty care items to nearly 400 independent grocery stores and its 87 corporate-owned stores, as well as provides about 3,000 private label grocery and general merchandise items; and Retail segment, which operates 68 retail supermarkets and 19 deep-discount food and drug stores predominantly in Michigan and Ohio.
SIFY SP ADR [ NASDAQ : SIFY ] Sify Technologies is a integrated internet, network and electronic commerce services company in India, offering end-to-end solutions with a comprehensive range of services delivered over a common internet backbone infrastructure. Co.'s services enable its business and consumer customers to communicate, transmit and share information, access online content and conduct business remotely using Co.'s private data network or the internet. Co.'s internet and network services including Corporate Network and Data Services; Internet Access Services; Online Portal Services and facilitates web based learning for various organizations by digitizing and uploading content to facilitate the same.
Suburban Propane Partners L P [ NYSE : SPH ] Suburban Propane Partners is a marketer and distributor of a range of products, focusing on the distribution of propane, fuel oil and refined fuels, as well as the marketing of natural gas and electricity in deregulated markets. Co. installs and services a range of home comfort equipment, particularly in the areas of heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC). As of Sep 29 2007, Co. served residential, commercial, industrial and agricultural customers via about 300 locations in 30 states in the east and west coast regions of the U.S., including Alaska. Co. conducts its business via four business segments: Propane; Fuel Oil and Refined Fuels; Natural Gas and Electricity; and HVAC.
Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc. [ NYSE : SWM ] Schweitzer-Mauduit International manufactures and sells paper and reconstituted tobacco products to the tobacco industry as well as specialized paper products for use in other applications. Co.'s primary products include cigarette, plug wrap and tipping papers used to wrap various parts of a cigarette (or known Cigarette Papers); reconstituted tobacco leaf (RTL) used as a blend with virgin tobacco in cigarettes; reconstituted tobacco wrappers and binders for cigars; and paper products used in cigarette packaging. In addition, Co.'s high porosity plug wrap is sold under the registered trademark POROWRAP and is used on filter-ventilated cigarettes.
Save The World Air, Inc. [ OTCBB : ZERO ] Save The World Air, Inc. owns the worldwide exclusive manufacturing, marketing, and distribution rights for the Zero Pollution-Fuel Saving Device for motor vehicles or petrol driven engines. The Zero Pollution Device is a product, which is fitted to an internal combustion engine and results in a reduction of carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons, and toxic exhaust emissions.
SUPERCONDUCTOR TECH [ NASDAQ : SCON ] Superconductor Technologies is engaged in developing, manufacturing and marketing infrastructure products used in cellular base stations for wireless voice and data applications. As of Dec 31 2006, Co. had three product lines: SuperLink , which incorporates patented high-temperature semiconductor to deliver interference rejection and detection of low level signals for the receiver front-end of base stations; AmpLink , a ground-mounted unit which utilizes an amplifier to address the sensitivity requirements of wireless base stations; and SuperPlex , a line of multiplexers designed to provide low insertion loss and cross-band isolation.
Sunwin International Neutraceuticals, Inc. [ OTCBB : SUWN ] Sunwin International Neutraceuticals is engaged in the areas of essential traditional Chinese medicine, 100 percent organic herbal medicine, nutraceutical products, natural sweetener (beet sugar), and animal medicine prepared from 100% organic herbal ingredients. Co. sells stevioside, a natural sweetener, veterinary products and herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine. All of Co.'s operations are located in the People's Republic of China (PRC). Co.'s operations are organized into two operating segments related to its product lines: stevioside - a natural sweetener, and Veterinary medicines and Traditional Chinese medicine formula extracts.
Symyx Technologies [ NASDAQ : SMMX ] Symyx Technologies, Inc. (Symyx) is a scientific research and development (R&D) integration partner to companies in the life sciences, chemical, energy, consumer products and electronics industries. The Company works with its customers through the Symyx Software, Symyx Tools and Symyx Research offerings. During the year ended December 31, 2008, Symyx Tools and Symyx Research are combined into a single unit, Symyx High Productivity Research ( Symyx HRP). Symyx Software help address customer needs for greater data access and integration across the enterprise, improving their ability to search, manage, manipulate and store internal and external research data, as well as to manage their intellectual property. Symyx Tools enables customers to bring some of the capabilities of the laboratories into their own organizations by purchasing instruments to integrate and automate laboratory experimentation.
SCOLR Pharma, Inc. [ NYSE : DDD ] SCOLR Pharma is a specialty pharmaceutical company utilizing its patented Controlled Delivery Technology (CDT) platform to develop novel pharmaceutical, over-the-counter, and nutritional products. Co.'s CDT platform is based on multiple issued and pending patents and other intellectual property for the programmed release or enhanced performance of active pharmaceutical ingredients and nutritional products. Co. is also engaged in development of CDT-based extended release formulations of pseudoephedrine , ondansetron , rivastigmine , and risperidone , as well as immediate release formulations of raloxifene and fenofibrate .
SCHOOL SPECIALTY [ NASDAQ : SCHS ] School Specialty is an education company providing products, programs and services that are designed to enhance student achievement and development. Co. services the supplemental educational products market through two product categories; Specialty Products, such as customized academic agendas, hands-on science education materials, arts and crafts materials and physical education and special needs equipment, which are designed to assist with educational development in the classroom; and Essentials Products, which include everyday consumables, instructional materials, art supplies, educational games, school forms, school furniture and outdoor equipment.
SENOMYX [ NASDAQ : SNMX ] Senomyx is a biotechnology company using proprietary taste receptor-based assays and screening technologies to discover and develop novel flavors, flavor enhancers and taste modulators for the packaged food and beverage industry. As of Dec 31 2006, Co. had entered into product discovery and development collaborations with packaged food and beverage companies including Ajinomoto Co., Inc., Cadbury Schweppes, Campbell Soup Company, The Coca-Cola Company, Kraft Foods Global, Inc. and Nestl SA. In addition, Co.'s current programs focus on the development of savory, sweet and salt flavor enhancers, high potency sweeteners and bitter taste modulators.
Senior Housing Properties Trust [ NYSE : SNH ] Senior Housing Properties Trust is a real estate investment trust that invests in hospitals, nursing homes, senior apartments, independent living properties, and assisted living properties. As of Dec 31 2006, Co. owned 196 properties located in 32 states. Co.'s business plan is to profit from the increasing demand for senior housing real estate stemming from the aging of the U.S. population by purchasing additional properties and leasing them at initial rents that are greater than its costs of capital and by structuring leases that provide for periodic rental increases.
Sun Communities, Inc. [ NYSE : SUI ] Sun Communities is a real estate investment trust. Co. owns, operates, develops and finances manufactured housing communities concentrated in the midwestern and southeastern U.S. As of Dec 31 2006, Co. owned and operated a portfolio of 136 properties in 18 states, including 124 manufactured housing communities, four recreational vehicle communities, and eight properties containing both manufactured housing and recreational vehicle sites. As of Dec 31 2006, Co.'s properties contained an aggregate of 47,606 developed sites comprised of 42,247 developed manufactured home sites and 5,359 recreational vehicle sites and an additional 6,813 manufactured home sites suitable for development.
SONICWALL [ NASDAQ : SNWL ] SonicWALL Inc. is engaged in designing, developing, manufacturing, and selling network security, content security, and business continuity solutions for businesses of various sizes. The Company’s products are designed to provide secure Internet access to both wired and wireless broadband customers, enable secure Internet-based connectivity for distributed organizations, inspect the content entering and leaving its customers networks, protect organizations against inbound and outbound e-mail threats, and provide business continuity in the case of data or connectivity loss. Its products are designed to provide Internet security solutions for networks ranging in size from one to more than 15,000 users; enterprises having branch offices, telecommuting employees or point-of-sale (POS) locations, and e-commerce applications that handle millions of secure transactions daily.
Skechers U.S.A., Inc. [ NYSE : SKX ] Skechers USA designs and markets Skechers-branded contemporary footwear for men, women and children under several lines such as Skechers USA , Skechers Sport , Skechers Active , Skechers Collection, Skechers Cali, Skechers Work and Skechers Kid . In addition to Skechers-branded lines, Co. provides nine branded designer, fashion and street-focused footwear lines for men, women and children. These lines are branded and marketed separately from Skechers and appeal to specific audiences. As of Dec 31 2006, Co. operated 50 concept stores, 61 factory outlet stores and 33 warehouse outlet stores in the U.S., and 10 concept stores and two factory outlets internationally.
SHILOH INDUSTRIES [ NASDAQ : SHLO ] Shiloh Industries is a holding company that manufactures first operation blanks, engineered welded blanks, stampings and modular assemblies for the automotive, heavy truck and other industrial markets. Co. also designs and engineers precision tools and dies and welding and assembly equipment for use in its blanking and stamping operations and for for sale to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), Tier I automotive suppliers and other industrial customers. Co.'s blanks are mainly sold to automotive and truck OEMs for exterior steel components such as fenders, hoods and doors. Co. also builds modular assemblies, including components used in the structural and powertrain systems of a vehicle.
SECURITY NATL FIN-A [ NASDAQ : SNFCA ] Security National Financial operates in three main business segments: life insurance, which involves the business of selling and servicing selected lines of life insurance, annuity products and accident and health insurance; cemetery and mortuary, which consists of five cemeteries in Utah and one in California, as well as eight mortuaries in Utah and four in Arizona; and mortgage loans, which originates and underwrites residential and commercial loans for new construction and existing homes and real estate projects. In addition, Co. engages in pre-need selling of funeral, cemetery and cremation services through its Utah, Arizona and California operations.
Southern Company [ NYSE : SO ] Southern owns Alabama Power Co., Georgia Power Co., Gulf Power Co., Mississippi Power Co. and Savannah Electric, an operating public utility company. These subsidiaries supply electric service in Alabama, Georgia, Florida and Mississippi. Co. also owns Southern Power Co., which constructs, acquires and manages generation assets and sells electricity in Alabama, Florida, Georgia and Mississippi. Also, Co. owns all the common stock or membership interests of Southern Communications Services, Inc., Southern Company Gas LLC, Southern Nuclear Operating Co., Inc., Southern Company Services, Inc., Southern Telecom, Inc., Southern Company Holdings, Inc. and other direct and indirect subsidiaries.
State Street Corporation [ NYSE : STT ] State Street is a financial holding company. Co. conducts its business primarily through its principal bank subsidiary, State Street Bank and Trust Company. Co. provides a range of products and services for institutional investors. Co. has two reportable lines of business: Investment Servicing and Investment Management. Co.'s customers include mutual funds and other collective investment funds, corporate and public retirement plans, insurance companies, foundations, endowments and other investment pools, and investment managers. As of Dec 31 2006, Co. had total assets of $107.35 billion and total deposits of $65.65 billion.
Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. American Depositary Share [ OTC PK : SANYY ] Sanyo Electric is engaged in the manufacture, market, and after-sale services of electronic products. Co.'s principal products of businesses segments are consumer, commercial, component, and others. Co.'s principal products include color TVs, video tape recorders, video cameras, digital cameras, refrigerators, freezers, washing machines, clothes dryers, microwave ovens, supermarket showcases, prefabricated freezers, cold-water showcases, condensing units, package-type air conditioners, MOS-LSIs, BIP-LSIs, thick film ICs, diodes, and batteries. Co. also provides leasing, credit, logistic services.
Simclar, Inc. [ OTC PK : SIMC ] Simclar is a contract manufacturer of electronic and electro-mechanical products, manufactured to customer specifications and designed for OEMs and distributors in the data processing, telecommunications, instrumentation and food preparation equipment industries. Co.'s custom-designed products include complex printed circuit boards, conventional and molded cables-wire harnesses and electro-mechanical assemblies. Co. also provides OEMs with turnkey contract manufacturing services and total systems assembly and integration; and delivers manufacturing and test engineering services and materials management, with flexible and service-oriented manufacturing and assembly services.
Synovus Financial Corp. [ NYSE : SNV ] Synovus Financial, with assets of $31.85 billion as of Dec 31 2006, is a registered bank-holding company. Co. provides integrated financial services including banking, financial management, insurance, mortgage and leasing services through 40 wholly-owned bank subsidiaries located in five southeastern states as of Dec 31 2006. Co. also provides electronic payment processing and related services through its 81.0% owned subsidiary, Total System Services Inc. (TSYS). TSYS provides its services to financial and nonfinancial institutions in the U.S. through its wholly owned subsidiary, TSYS Acquiring Solutions, L.L.C., and in Japan through its majority owned subsidiary, GP Network Corp.
SRA INTERNATIONAL, INC. CLASS A 4 [ NYSE : SRX ] SRA International is engaged in providing technology and strategic consulting services and applications to clients in national security, civil government, and health care and public health. One of Co.'s markets, national security, includes the Department of Defense, the National Guard, the Department of Homeland Security, the intelligence agencies, and other federal organizations with homeland security missions. Co. provides a range of services that spans the information technology life-cycle: strategic consulting; systems design, development, and integration; and outsourcing and managed services.
STERLING CONSTR [ NASDAQ : STRL ] Sterling Construction is a heavy civil construction company that specializes in the building and reconstruction of transportation and water infrastructure in Texas. Co.'s transportation infrastructure projects include highways, roads, bridges and light rail, while its water infrastructure projects include water, wastewater and storm drainage systems. Co. provides general contracting services mainly to public sector clients utilizing its own employees and equipment for activities including excavating, paving, pipe installation and concrete placement.
SIMULATIONS PLUS [ NASDAQ : SLP ] Simulations Plus develops and produces software for use in pharmaceutical research and for education, and also provides contract research services to the pharmaceutical industry. Co. offers four software products for pharmaceutical research: ADMET Predictor , ClassPharmer , DDDPlus , and GastroPlus . Meanwhile, through its Words+, Inc. subsidiary, Co. produces computer software and specialized hardware for use by persons with disabilities, as well as a personal productivity software program called Abbreviate! for the retail market. Through Words+, Co. offers E Z Keys and Say-it! SAM software products.
SCHMITT INDS [ NASDAQ : SMIT ] Schmitt Industries designs, assembles and markets computer-controlled balancing equipment within its Balancer Segment primarily to the machine tool industry. Within its measurement segment, Co. designs, manufactures and markets precision laser measurement systems through its wholly owned subsidiary, Schmitt Measurement Systems, Inc. Additionally, Co. sells and markets its products in Europe through its wholly owned subsidiary, Schmitt Europe Ltd. located in the U. K. Co.'s principal product is the Schmitt Dynamic Balance System, consisting of a computer control unit, sensor, spindle-mounting adapter, and balance head.
SILICOM NIS 0.01 [ NASDAQ : SILC ] Silicom is engaged in designing, manufacturing, marketing and supporting communications connectivity solutions and enabling technologies for manufacturers of storage systems, Internet traffic management systems, security systems and other manufacturers providing server-based systems. Co. also offers a range of connectivity solutions for broadband Internet access, Multi Tenant Unit (MTU), home networking, and other hardware manufacturers. Co.'s products and technologies combine hardware and software. Co. markets its products directly, through (i) its subsidiary, (ii) a network of independent distributors and (iii) OEMs.
SOHU.COM [ NASDAQ : SOHU ] Sohu.com provides online products and services to consumers and businesses in China, through its web properties, consisting of mass portal and online media destination www.sohu.com; interactive search engine www.sogou.com; online alumni club www.chinaren.com; games information portal www.17173.com; real estate Websites www.focus.cn; wireless services provider www.goodfeel.com.cn; and online mapping service Website www.go2map.com. Co. provides its user community a range of information, entertainment, communication, and wireless services. Co. derives revenue primarily through the sale of brand advertising, sponsored search, wireless and online games services.
SELECT COMFORT [ NASDAQ : SCSS ] Select Comfort develops, manufactures and markets adjustable-firmness beds. Co. sells a line of beds under the Sleep Number brand featuring adjustable firmness air-chamber technology. In addition, Co. markets and sells accessories and other sleep related products which focus on providing personalized comfort to complement its Sleep Number bed. Co. sells its products through four distribution channels: Retail, Direct Marketing, e-Commerce and Wholesale. Through its company-owned channels, Co. provides five different Sleep Number bed models, including the Sleep Number 3000, 4000, 5000, 7000 and 9000 . At Dec 30 2006, Co. operated 442 company-owned stores and 822 retail partner doors.
SPECTRA ENERGY PARTNERS, LP [ NYSE : SEP ] Spectra Energy Partners is engaged in transporting and storing natural gas for a broad mix of customers. Co.'s initial assets consist of interests in two interstate natural gas pipeline systems located in the southeastern United States with over 2,100 miles of pipelines, interests in two natural gas storage facilities in Texas and Louisiana with aggregate working gas storage capacity of approximately 35 billion cubic feet, or Bcf, and a liquefied natural gas, or LNG, storage facility in Tennessee. Co. serves the Southeastern markets, as wells as its pipeline and storage systems have access to customers in the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern and Midwestern regions of the United States.
Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. [ OTC PK : SANYF ] Sanyo Electric is engaged in the manufacture, market, and after-sale services of electronic products. Co.'s principal products of businesses segments are consumer, commercial, component, and others. Co.'s principal products include color TVs, video tape recorders, video cameras, digital cameras, refrigerators, freezers, washing machines, clothes dryers, microwave ovens, supermarket showcases, prefabricated freezers, cold-water showcases, condensing units, package-type air conditioners, MOS-LSIs, BIP-LSIs, thick film ICs, diodes, and batteries. Co. also provides leasing, credit, logistic services.
Sysco Corporation [ NYSE : SYY ] Sysco is engaged in the distribution of food and related products to the foodservice or 'food-prepared-away-from-home' industry. As of June 30 2007, Co. provided these services to about 391,000 customers, including restaurants, healthcare and educational facilities, lodging establishments and other foodservice customers. Co.'s Broadline segment distributes a line of food products and non-food products to both traditional and chain restaurant customers. Co.'s SYGMA segment distributes a line of food products and non-food products to certain chain restaurant customer locations. The Other segment includes Co.'s specialty produce, custom-cut meat and lodging industry products segments.
SANTARUS [ NASDAQ : SNTS ] Santarus, Inc. is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on acquiring, developing and commercializing proprietary products for the prevention and treatment of gastrointestinal diseases and disorders.
Sangui Biotech International, Inc. [ OTC PK : SGBI ] Sangui BioTech International, Inc. engages in the research, development, manufacture, and sales of medical products. The company, through its subsidiary, SanguiBioTech AG (Sangui AG), focuses on the development of hemoglobin-based artificial oxygen carriers as blood additive and blood volume substitutes, as well as in the development of glucose implant sensors. Sangui AG also focuses on the development of an anti-aging cosmetic based on such artificial oxygen carriers. As of June 30, 2003, Sangui AG was still looking for industrial partners for the oxygen carrier and glucose sensor projects.
SORL AUTO PARTS [ NASDAQ : SORL ] SORL Auto Parts is engaged in the business of manufacturing and distributing automotive air brake valves and related components to automotive original equipment manufacturers and the related aftermarket for commercial vehicles weighing more than three tons, such as trucks and buses. Installed on the chassis, air brake valves include a collection of various air brake components using compressed air and functioning as the execution device for service braking and parking braking. Co. distributes products both in China and internationally under the SORL trademarks. Co.'s product range includes 40 categories of brake valves with over 800 different specifications.
SCHNITZER STEEL-A [ NASDAQ : SCHN ] Schnitzer Steel Industries is a recycler of ferrous and nonferrous metal and used and recycled auto parts, as well as a producer of finished steel products. Co. has three segments: Metals Recycling, which purchases, collects, trades, brokers, processes and recycles metal through its metals recycling business in the U.S.; Auto Parts, which provides self service and full service used auto parts networks, and supplies autobodies to the Metals Recycling Business, which processes the autobodies into sellable recycled metal.; and Steel Manufacturing, which purchases recycled metal from the Metals Recycling Business and uses its mini-mill to process the recycled metal into finished steel products.
Skinvisible, Inc. [ OTCBB : SKVI ] Skinvisible, Inc. develops innovative polymer-based topical delivery system technologies and formulations designed to provide enhanced product performance for brand manufacturers of prescription and over-the-counter skincare products within pharmaceutical, health & beauty, and cosmetic markets. Its products include antimicrobial hand sanitizers; suncare and lipcare formulations; skincare moisturizers; anti-fungals; insect repellents; and acne, eczema, and psoriasis treatment applications. The company's primary business activities, including all research, development, and manufacturing of its products, are carried on through its subsidiary, Skinvisible Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Skinvisible also offers antibacterial/antimicrobial skincare sanitizers under Safe4Hours brand through Safe4Hours, Inc., its another subsidiary. It offers its products in industries, including medical, food service, industrial, salon, and personal-care markets.
SYNCHRONOSS TECH [ NASDAQ : SNCR ] Synchronoss Technologies is a provider of e-commerce transaction management applications to the communications services marketplace. Co.'s proprietary on-demand software platform enables communications service providers, or CSPs, to take, manage and provision orders as well as other customer-oriented transactions and create complex service bundles. Co. targets complex and potential industry segments including wireless, Voice over Internet Protocol, or VoIP, wireline and other markets. Co. has designed its e-commerce transaction management applications to be flexible, allowing it to address the changing and converging services provided by CSPs.
Sonoco Products Company [ NYSE : SON ] Sonoco Products manufactures industrial and consumer packaging products and provides packaging services. Co.'s Consumer Packaging segment includes round and shaped rigid packaging; printed flexible packaging; and metal and plastic ends and closures. The Tubes and Cores/Paper segment includes paper and composite paperboard tubes and cores; fiber-based construction tubes and forms; recycled paperboard; linerboard and recovered paper. The Packaging Services segment provides point-of-purchase displays; brand management and supply chain management, while its All Other Sonoco segment offers wire and cable reels, molded and extruded plastics, paperboard products, and protective packaging.
Sterling Bancorp [ NYSE : STL ] Sterling Bancorp is a bank holding company and a financial holding company that provides various banking and financial products and services, including business and consumer lending, asset-based financing, factoring/accounts receivable management services, equipment leasing, commercial and residential mortgage lending and brokerage, deposit services, international trade financing, trust and estate administration, investment management and investment services. Co.'s products and services are furnished to customers in various industries, such as commercial, industrial and financial companies, and government and non-profit entities. At Dec 31 2006, Co. had total assets of $1.89 billion.
Sterlite Industries [ NYSE : SLT ] Sterlite Industries is engaged in copper production. Co.'s copper operations include: a smelter refinery, phosphoric acid plant and copper rod plant at Tuticorin in Southern India; a refinery and two copper rod plants at Silvassa in Western India; and a 100% owned subsidiary copper mine in Australia. Co. also has an aluminum conductor business, consisting of two power transmission aluminum conductor plants. Co.'s main products are copper cathodes and copper rods.
SONIC [ NASDAQ : SONC ] Sonic operates and franchises a chain of drive-in restaurants. As of Aug 31 2007, Co. had 3,343 Sonic Drive-Ins in operation, consisting of 654 Partner Drive-Ins (drive-ins in which Co. owns a majority interest) and 2,689 Franchise Drive-Ins. Co.'s Sonic Drive-Ins feature Sonic signature items, such as specialty soft drinks including cherry limeades and slushes, frozen desserts, made-to-order sandwiches and hamburgers, extra-long cheese coneys, hand-battered onion rings, tater tots, salads, and wraps. Also, Sonic Drive-Ins provide breakfast items such as sausage, ham, or bacon with egg and cheese Breakfast Toaster Bistro sandwiches, sausage and egg burritos, and specialty breakfast drinks.
Superclick, Inc. [ OTCBB : SPCK ] Superclick provides IP-based data management solutions via its SIMS? ("Superclick Internet Management System") supported by a 24x7 customer support center to the hospitality market. SIMS? is Linux-based software, typically referred to as Visitor-Based Networking (VBN) software, which manages the provisioning, and administration of Internet access over private and local area networks ("LANS"). SIMS can be deployed with hardware which provides High Speed Internet Access (HSIA) via Ethernet, DSL, WiFi or in combination. Co.'s SIMS? platform has been deployed in approx. 520 hotels throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe and the Caribbean.
SYNUTRA INTL [ NASDAQ : SYUT ] Synutra International, through its subsidiaries, is engaged in different stages of the production, marketing, packaging and development of dairy based nutritional products in China for infants, children, pregnant women and nursing mothers, and other adults under the brand names of Super , U-Smart , U-Strong , National Standards , and U-Love . Co.'s products include a line of pediatric and adult nutritionals. These products are mostly sold through distributors, or directly to consumers, sometimes on the recommendation of physicians or other health care professionals.
Stoneridge, Inc. [ NYSE : SRI ] Stoneridge designs and manufactures independently engineered electrical and electronic components, modules and systems for the automotive, medium- and heavy-duty truck, agricultural and off-highway vehicle markets. Co.'s products are sold on a sole-source basis and consist of application-specific control devices, sensors, vehicle management electronics and power and signal distribution systems, which individually interface with a vehicle's mechanical and electrical systems to activate equipment and accessories, display and monitor vehicle performance and control and distribute electrical power and signals. Co. has two segments: Vehicle Management & Power Distribution and Control Devices.
SATCON TECHNOLOGY [ NASDAQ : SATC ] SatCon Technology designs and manufactures enabling technologies and products for electrical power conversion and control for applications in markets such as alternative energy, hybrid electric vehicles, distributed power generation, power quality, semiconductor fabrication capital equipment, industrial motors and drives, and high reliability defense electronics. Co.'s products include high power inverters, rotary uninterruptible power supply systems, magnetic levitation systems, hybrid microcircuits, and thin film substrates. As of Dec 31 2006, Co. operated in four business segments: SatCon Power Systems US, Satcon Power Systems, Canada, SatCon Electronics and SatCon Applied Technology.
Seaena, Inc. [ OTC PK : SEAI ] Seaena is engaged in assembling and selling laser equipment, together with its licensed laser inscription technology, to individuals and privately held businesses throughout the U.S. Co.'s principal products are two-dimensional Photo Crystals? , three-dimensional customized engraved products for the corporate and retail market place, as well as the laser subsurface engraving equipment. Through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Lazer-Tek Designs, Co. is licensed under the patent governing subsurface decorative laser marking in crystal, glass, and other clear materials to produce and sell these products in the U.S. corporate market and retail market.
SOUTHERN NTL BANCOR [ NASDAQ : SONA ] Southern National Bancorp of Virginia is the holding company for Sonabank N.A. (the Bank). The Bank's principal business is the acquisition of deposits from the general public through its full-service banking operations in Charlottesville, Clifton Forge, and Fairfax County, VA, as well as deposit intermediaries and the use of these deposits to fund its loan and investment portfolios. Through the Bank, Co. also invest funds in mortgage-backed securities, securities sold with an agreement to repurchase, reverse repurchase agreements and securities issued by agencies of the federal government. As of Dec 31 2006, Co. had total assets of $290.6 million and total deposits of $215.8 million.
Steelcase, Inc. [ NYSE : SCS ] Steelcase designs, markets and manufactures office furniture. Co. has two segments: North America, which consists of the design, sales and marketing, and manufacturing operations of its Steelcase Group, Turnstone and Nurture by Steelcase that serve customers through independent dealers in the U.S. and Canada; and International, which includes all design, sales and marketing, and manufacturing operations of the Steelcase brand outside the U.S. and Canada. As of Feb 23 2007, Co. operated manufacturing and distribution center facilities in 29 main locations, and distributed products through various channels, including independent and company-owned dealers in over 800 locations globally.
Sempra Energy [ NYSE : SRE ] Sempra Energy, together with its subsidiaries, are primarily engaged in the generation of electricity, as well as the distribution and transmission of natural gas and other energy products and services in the U.S., Europe, Canada, Mexico, South America, and Asia. As of Dec 31 2006, Co. has divided its operations into two divisions; Sempra Utilities, which consisted of Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas) and San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG and Sempra Global, which included Sempra Commodities, Sempra Generation, Sempra LNG and Sempra Pipelines & Storage.
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc [ NYSE : SWK ] Stanley Works supplies consumer products, industrial tools and security products for professional, commercial, industrial and consumer use. Co.'s Consumer Products segment manufactures and markets hand tools, consumer mechanics tools, storage units and hardware. Co.'s Industrial Tools segment manufactures and markets various industrial tools including, professional mechanics and hand tools, pneumatic tools and fasteners, electronic leveling and measuring tools, and specialty tools. Co.'s Security Solutions segment provides access and security applications for retailers, educational and healthcare institutions, government, financial institutions, and commercial and industrial customers.
SUPERIOR WELL SERV [ NASDAQ : SWSI ] Superior Well Services provides a range of wellsite applications to oil and natural gas companies, primarily technical pumping services and down-hole surveying services. Co. focuses on offering technologically advanced equipment and services at competitive prices to compete against both major oilfield services companies and smaller, independent service providers. The majority of Co.'s customers are regional, independent oil and natural gas companies. Co. serve these customers in key markets in many of the active domestic oil and natural gas producing regions, including the Appalachian, Mid-Continent, Rocky Mountain, Southeast and Southwest regions of the U.S.
SYBASE, INC. 4 [ NYSE : SY ] Sybase manages, integrates and mobilizes data from multiple sources and make decision-ready information accessible at the point of action. Co. operates in three segments: Infrastructure Platform Group that focuses on information management by helping customers build a trusted data infrastructure and create intelligent enterprise; iAnywhere Solutions, Inc. that provides embedded databases, mobile management and security, mobile middleware and synchronization, and Bluetooth and infrared protocol technologies; and Sybase 365, Inc., which enables wireless operators, brands, content providers and enterprises to deliver mobile services by solving problems of the wireless ecosystem.
SYNERON MEDICAL [ NASDAQ : ELOS ] Syneron Medical designs, develops, and markets aesthetic medical products based on its proprietary Electro-Optical Synergy, or ELOS technology, which uses electrical energy and optical energy to provide aesthetic medical treatments. Co.'s products, which are sold primarily to physicians and other practitioners, target an array of non-invasive aesthetic medical procedures, including hair removal, wrinkle reduction and rejuvenating the skin's appearance through the treatment of superficial benign lesions. Co.'s ELOS technology combines optical energy, energy derived from light waves, and electrical energy, which results from the flow of electric charge through a conductor.
SAPIENT CORPORATION [ NASDAQ : SAPE ] Sapient is a global services firm that operates in marketing, technology and business industries. Co. provides business and information technology strategy, business applications, marketing and global outsourcing services. Co.'s services are designed to help its clients achieve desired results from their customer relationships, business operations, and technology, through five service areas: business & information technology strategy, business applications, marketing services, business intelligence and outsourcing. Co. delivers its services globally through multiple business units in the U.S., Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, India and the U.K.
Superior Energy Services, Inc. [ NYSE : SPN ] Superior Energy Services provides oilfield services and equipment. Co.'s business segments include: Well Intervention Services, which provides well intervention services designed to stimulate oil and gas production; Rental Tools, which manufactures, sells and rents equipment for use with offshore and onshore oil and gas well drilling, completion, production and workover activities; Marine Services, owns and operates a fleet of liftboats, which are self-propelled, self-elevating work platforms with legs, cranes and living accommodations; as well as Oil and Gas Operations, in which Co. acquires mature oil and gas properties in the Gulf of Mexico through its subsidiary, SPN Resources, LLC.
Seacor Holdings, Inc. [ NYSE : CKH ] SEACOR Holdings owns, operates, invests in and markets equipment, mainly in the offshore oil and gas and marine transportation industries. Co. operates a fleet of offshore support vessels and helicopters servicing oil and gas exploration, development and production facilities worldwide and a fleet of U.S. flag product tankers that transport petroleum, chemicals and crude products mainly in the U.S. domestic trade. Co. also operates a fleet of inland river barges transporting grain and other bulk commodities on the U.S. inland waterways. Co.'s environmental services segment offers oil spill response and related consulting services worldwide and manages environmental remediation projects.
Service Corp Intl. [ NYSE : SCI ] Service Corporation International provides deathcare products and services, with a network of funeral homes and cemeteries. At Dec 31 2006, Co. operated 1,613 funeral service locations and 452 cemeteries, (including 232 combination locations) in North America, which are geographically expanded across 45 states, eight Canadian provinces, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. Co.'s funeral segment includes the operations of Kenyon International Emergency Services that provides disaster management services in mass fatality incidents, Crisis Communications consulting services, operations of 14 funeral homes in Germany and a minority interest in AKH Luxco, S.C.A.(Pompes Funebres G nerales).
Sandston Corporation [ OTCBB : SDON ] Sandston is a public shell company. Subsequent to Apr 1 2004, Co.'s business only includes various investment opportunities and incurring administrative expenses related to legal, accounting and administrative activities. Co. intends to acquire and/or invest in and operate strategically positioned companies. As of Dec 31 2006, Co. has yet to acquire, or enter into an agreement to acquire, any company or business operations. Prior to Apr 1 2004, Co. was engaged in the design, manufacture and marketing of factory automation products, including computer hardware and software products. Its industrial computers and terminals were labeled Industrial Control Computers and Industrial Workstations.
Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. [ NYSE : SSD ] Simpson Manufacturing Company, through its Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc. subsidiary, designs, engineers and manufactures wood-to-wood, wood-to-concrete, wood-to-masonry connectors, screw fastening systems and collated screws, and pre-fabricated shearwalls. Co. also provides adhesives, mechanical anchors and powder actuated tools for concrete, masonry and steel. Further, through its Simpson Dura-Vent Company subsidiary, Co. designs, engineers and manufactures venting systems for gas, wood, oil, pellet and other alternative fuel burning appliances. Co. markets its products to the residential construction, light industrial and commercial construction, remodeling and do-it-yourself markets.
Sparton Resources, Inc. [ OTC PK : SPNRF ] Sparton Resources, Inc., a resource company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of mineral properties in Canada and China. Sparton's current projects include gold and diamond properties, in addition to a 12 1/2% interest in the Chebucto natural gas field in the offshore Nova Scotia hydrocarbon production area. In September 2003, Sparton Resources executed a definitive letter of intent with Cana-Trimax Investment, Inc.(CT), to acquire CT's right to participate, with an 80% interest, in a joint venture to explore five mineral Exploration Licenses comprising an area of approximately 134 square kilometers. These licenses are located in the Luxi Gold Belt in the western part of Yunnan Province, Peoples Republic of China.
SILVERCORP METALS, Inc. [ NYSE : SVM ] ServiceMaster is a national company serving both residential and commercial customers. Its services include lawn care, landscape maintenance, termite and pest control, home warranty, disaster response and reconstruction, cleaning and disaster restoration, house cleaning, furniture repair, and home inspection. As of Dec 31 2006, Co. provided these services through a network of approximately 5,500 company-owned locations and franchise licenses operating under the following brands: TruGreen LawnCare, TruGreen LandCare, Terminix, American Home Shield, InStar, Merry Maids, ServiceMaster Clean, Furniture Medic and AmeriSpec .
Sovran Self Storage, Inc. [ NYSE : SSS ] Sovran Self Storage is a self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust that acquires, owns and manages self-storage properties throughout the U.S. As of Dec 31 2006, Co. owned and/or managed 327 properties situated in 22 states. Co.'s properties conduct business under the trade name Uncle Bob's Self-Storage . All of Co.'s assets are owned by, and all its operations are conducted through, Sovran Acquisition Limited Partnership (the Operating Partnership). Co. is a limited partner of the Operating Partnership, and thereby controls the operations of the Operating Partnership, holding a 97.9% ownership interest at Dec 31 2006.
Sunrise Energy Resources, Inc. [ OTCBB : SEYR ] Sunrise Energy Resources is engaged in the development and production of oil and gas properties. As of Dec 31 2006, Co.'s business activities were primarily conducted in Ukraine through eight properties, including three in Eastern Ukraine and five in Western Ukraine. All operating activities of Co. are conducted through its wholly-owned Ukrainian subsidiaries, TOV Energy-Servicing Company Esko Pivnich and Pari, Ltd. As of Dec 31 2006, Co. had not been able to estimate the quantity of proved reserves.
SPEEDUS [ NASDAQ : SPDE ] Speedus is a holding company that owns equity interests in diverse businesses. At Dec 31 2006, Co. owned about 80.0% of Zargis Medical Corp., whose computer-assisted medical device is designed to support physicians in analyzing heart sounds for the identification of suspected murmurs. Co. also owns 90.0% of F&B Gudtfood Holding Corp., the creator and operator of a Eurocentric "chic and quick cafe", which is operating two stores in Manhattan; a portfolio of patents that allow high-speed wireless communications; and fixed wireless spectrum in the New York City metropolitan area. Co. also conceived Wibiki , a software-based wireless network that utilizes existing Wi-Fi infrastructures.
SmartDisk Corporation [ OTC PK : SMDK ] SmartDisk is a provider of a range of advanced consumer electronic and computer products.Co.'s products help users store, transfer, share and preserve digital music, video, pictures and data. Headquartered in the United States, with operations in Europe and Asia, Co. sells and supports its products worldwide. Principal geographic markets for Co.'s products include the United States and Europe.
SIFCO Industries, Inc. [ NYSE : SIF ] SIFCO Industries is engaged in the production and sale of metalworking processes, services and products produced to the design requirements of its customers. Co.'s processes and services include forging, heat-treating, coating, welding, machining and selective electrochemical finishing. Co.'s products include forged parts, machined forgings and other machined metal parts, remanufactured component parts for aerospace and industrial turbine engines, and selective electrochemical finishing solutions and equipment. As of Sep 30 2007, Co. operated through three segments: aerospace component manufacturing group, turbine component services and repair group and applied surface concepts group.
Stratus Media Group, Inc. [ OTCBB : SMDI ] Sirenza Microdevices is a supplier of radio frequency components for the commercial communications, consumer and aerospace, defense and homeland security equipment markets. As of Dec 31 2006, Co. operated in two business segments. Co.'s SMDI segment consists of its integrated circuits (ICs) and multi-chip modules business, primarily focused on the sale of wireless transceiver ICs in a variety of consumer applications, such as digital cordless telephones, personal handyphone systems handsets, wireless speakers and cordless headsets. Co.'s Premier Devices, Inc. segment primarily serves the mobile wireless and cable television infrastructure end markets.
Smooth Global [ OTCBB : SMGH ] Smooth Global China Holdings is a holding company. Through its subsidiaries, Co. is engaged in the business to provide telecommunication services in the People's Republic of China ("PRC'). Co. services mainly focus on call time distribution. Co. provides enterprise phone users and public phone users with access to China Netcom (Shaoxing) Corporation Limited (?CNSX?) and China Netcom (Guangdong) Corporation Limited (?CNGD?) network via phones connected to QTC's telecommunication server. Both CNSX and CNGD are subsidiaries of China Netcom (Group) Company Limited, one of the telecommunications carriers in PRC.
Superior Oil and Gas Co. [ OTCBB : SIOR ] Superior Oil and Gas is engaged primarily in the business of acquiring and developing producing and non-producing oil and gas properties. As of Dec 31 2006, Co. accumulated undeveloped oil and gas leases in Oklahoma and Texas totaling 2,883 acres. Co. started to drill two wells, which are not yet completed. Prior to 2006, Co. was in the development stage and made various proposals for companies and oil and gas leases, which did not materialize. As of Dec 31 2006, Co.'s oil and gas properties included Rio Blanco County, CO right-of-way for a pipeline.
ST. MARY LAND & EXPLORATION COMPANY [ NYSE : SM ] St. Mary Land & Exploration is an independent oil and gas company engaged in the exploration, exploitation, development, acquisition and production of natural gas and crude oil. Co.'s U.S. operations are focused in five core areas in the Rocky Mountain region, Mid-Continent in Oklahoma and northern Texas, the ArkLaTex region spanning northern Louisiana, southern Arkansas, Mississippi, and eastern Texas, the Permian Basin region in western Texas and eastern New Mexico, and the Gulf Coast region of onshore Texas. As of Dec 31 2006, Co. had estimated proved reserves of 74.2 million barrels of oil and 482.50 billion cubic feet of natural gas, totaling 927.60 billion cubic feet of gas equivalent.
SUPREME INDS, INC. CL A [ NYSE : STS ] Supreme Industries manufactures specialized truck bodies that are mounted on new truck chassis produced by others. Co.'s truck body products include cutaway and dry freight van bodies, refrigerated units, stake bodies and other specialized vehicles, including shuttle buses. Co.'s truck bodies are provided in aluminum or fiberglass reinforced plywood panel construction and are available in lengths of nine to 45 feet and heights up to 13 feet, 6 inches. Optional equipment provided by Co. includes lift gates, cargo-handling equipment, customized doors, special bumpers, ladder racks, and refrigeration equipment. Co. also makes its own fiberglass wind deflectors under the name of Fuel Shark .
Scivanta Medical Corp [ OTCBB : SCVM ] Scivanta Medical is not selling any products or technologies. Co. acquired the rights to develop, make and sell certain proprietary technologies known as the Hickey Cardiac Monitoring System (the ?HCMS?), a minimally invasive two-balloon esophageal catheter system used to monitor cardiac performance. The HCMS is in the development stage. The HCMS will provide the primary measures of cardiac performance and left atrial pressure. Co.'s strategy for business development focuses on the acquisition, through licensing or purchasing, of technologies or products that are sold or are capable of being sold in a specialty or niche market.
SUNOCO LOGISTICS PARTNERS L.P. COMMON UNITS REP LTD PARTNER INT. [ NYSE : SXL ] Sunoco Logistics is a limited partnership formed by Sunoco, Inc. to own, operate and acquire portfolio of complementary pipeline, terminalling, and crude oil acquisition and marketing assets. Co.'s business comprises three segments: Eastern Pipeline System, Terminal Facilities and Western Pipeline System. The Eastern Pipeline System primarily serves the Northeast and Midwest U. S operations of Sunoco R&M. The Terminal Facilities consist of 35 refined product terminals with total storage capacity of 5.9 million barrels, primarily serving the Partnership's Eastern Pipeline System. The Western Pipeline System gathers, purchases, sells, and transports crude oil mainly in Oklahoma and Texas.
STEIN MART [ NASDAQ : SMRT ] Stein Mart is a retailer providing the fashion merchandise, service and presentation of a specialty store at prices competitive with off-price retail chains. Co.'s focused assortment of merchandise features current-season, moderate to better fashion apparel for women and men, as well as accessories, gifts, linens and shoes all provided at prices competitive with off-price retail chains. Co.'s target customers are fashion-conscious, 35 to 60 year old women with above average annual household incomes. As of Feb 3 2007, Co. operated 268 stores in 30 states in the U.S. and the District of Columbia.
Southwest Gas Corporation [ NYSE : SWX ] Southwest Gas operation is composed of two business segments: natural gas operations (Southwest) and construction services. Co.'s Southwest is engaged in the business of purchasing, transporting, and distributing natural gas in parts of: Arizona, which includes Phoenix and Tucson metropolitan areas; Nevada, which includes Las Vegas metropolitan area and northern Nevada; and California, which includes Lake Tahoe area and areas in San Bernardino County. Co.'s construction services include Northern Pipeline Construction Co., a wholly owned subsidiary that provides utility companies with trenching and installation, replacement, and maintenance services for energy distribution systems.
SYNOPSYS [ NASDAQ : SNPS ] Synopsys is a provider of electronic design automation software and related services for semiconductor design companies. Co. provides technology semiconductor design and verification software platforms and integrated circuit manufacturing software products to the global electronics market, designed to enable the development and production of systems-on-chips. Co. also provides intellectual property and design services designed to simplify the design process, and accelerate time-to-market for its customers. In addition, Co. provides software and services that are designed to help customers prepare their designs for manufacturing.
Statoilhydro ASA [ NYSE : STO ] StatoilHydro is engaged in the exploration, transportation, refining and marketing of petroleum and petroleum-derived products. In addition to selling crude oil, Co. is also a supplier of natural gas in the European market and maintains industrial operations. Co. has service stations in the Scandinavian countries, Ireland, Poland, the Baltic states and Russia. Co.'s operations are organized into five business segments: Exploration and Production Norway, International Exploration and Production, Natural Gas, Manufacturing and Marketing and Technology and Projects.
S3 Investment Company, Inc. New [ OTC PK : SIVC ] S3 Investment is a business investment company. Co. presently has two subsidiaries: Redwood Capital, Inc. and Sino UJE, LTD. Co. acquired 100% of Redwood Capital, Inc. to participate in the growing investment banking market in China. Redwood Capital, a privately-held investment advisory group, concentrates in Investment Banking for privately-held Chinese companies and has offices in China and the United States. Sino UJE, a Hong Kong corporation, distributes medical and industrial supplies for a group of Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM?s) in Europe and the US that are represented in China by Sino.
SPREADTRUM SP ADR [ NASDAQ : SPRD ] Spreadtrum Communications is a fabless semiconductor company that designs, develops and markets baseband processor solutions for the wireless communications market. Co. combines its semiconductor design expertise with its software development capabilities to deliver highly-integrated baseband processors with multimedia functionality and power management. Co. has developed its solutions based on an open development platform, enabling its customers to develop customized wireless products that are cost-effective and meet their cost and time-to-market requirements. Co. offers a portfolio of highly-integrated baseband processor solutions that support a range of wireless communications standards.
Steinway Musical Instrum. [ NYSE : LVB ] Steinway Musical Instruments designs, manufactures, markets and distributes musical instruments. Co. operates two reportable segments: pianos and band & orchestral instruments. Co.'s pianos segment comprises two main categories: grand pianos and upright pianos. Steinway & Sons pianos compete in the high-end segment of the market, whereas its Boston and Essex lines compete in the mid-priced segment of the piano market. Meanwhile, Co.'s band & orchestral segment sells musical instruments to student, amateur and professional musicians and institutions with a majority of the instruments purchased or rented from dealers by students enrolled in music education programs in the U.S.
Silver Star Energy, Inc. [ OTC PK : SVSE ] Silver Star Energy is an oil and natural gas exploration and development company. Co.'s primary objective is to identify, acquire and develop significant working interests in underdeveloped oil and gas projects that do not meet the requirements of larger producers and developers. Co. seeks opportunities in undervalued oil and gas projects that have the opportunity to provide a high rate of return, are located close to existing commercial distribution systems, and are susceptible to modern oil and gas exploration and extraction technology. Co. is focused on two areas with specific development potential: the province of Alberta in Canada and the states of California in the U.S.
Soil Biogenics, Ltd. [ OTC PK : SOBGF ] Soil Biogenics Limited, a development stage company, engages in the location, acquisition, exploration, and development of mineral resource properties. All the mineral properties of the company are in the exploration stage. The company is concentrating its exploration activities in Argentina. It engages in the production and sale of bio-organic fertilizers through its subsidiary, Soil Biogenics, Ltd. (Bermuda).
SpatiaLight, Inc. [ OTC PK : SPLT ] Spatialight is engaged in the manufacturing of high-resolution liquid crystal on silicon micro displays. Co.'s customers are original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) engaged in the business of manufacturing high-definition televisions or manufacturing light engines for incorporation into high-definition televisions and three-dimensional near-to-eye display devices. Co.'s core product is T-3LCoS Set, which is comprised of three of its proprietary SpatiaLight imagEngine? LCoS microdisplays. Co.'s displays are also known as, and commonly referred to as, liquid crystal on silicon (LCoS), liquid crystal displays (LCD), active matrix liquid crystal displays and spatial light modulators.
STANDARD MICROSYST [ NASDAQ : SMSC ] Standard Microsystems designs and sells a range of silicon-based integrated circuits that incorporate digital or analog signal processing technologies, or both. Co.'s integrated circuits and systems provide numerous signal processing attributes that are incorporated by its customers into a range of end products in the consumer electronics and infotainment, mobile and desktop personal computer and industrial and other markets. Co.'s semiconductor products generally provide connectivity, networking, or embedded control solutions for a range of high-speed communication, computing, consumer electronics, industrial control, or automotive infotainment applications.
SunTrust Banks, Inc. [ NYSE : STI ] SunTrust Banks is a financial services holding company. Through its SunTrust Bank subsidiary, which operates primarily within Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and the District of Columbia, Co. provides deposit, credit, and trust and investment services. Additional subsidiaries provide mortgage banking, credit-related insurance, asset management, securities' brokerage and capital market services. Co. also provides clients with technology based banking channels, including the Internet, automated teller machines, and telebanking. As of Dec 31 2006, Co. had total assets of $182.16 billion and total deposits of $124.02 billion.
Standard Pacific Corp. [ NYSE : SPF ] Standard Pacific is a builder of single-family attached and detached homes. Co. constructs homes within various price and size targeting a range of homebuyers. As of Dec 31 2006, Co. had operations in major metropolitan areas in California, Texas, Arizona, Colorado, Florida, the Carolinas and Nevada. In addition to its core homebuilding operations, Co. also provides mortgage financing and title services to its homebuyers through its subsidiaries and joint ventures: Family Lending Services, SPH Home Mortgage, Home First Funding, Universal Land Title of South Florida and SPH Title.
Scores Holding Company, Inc. [ OTCBB : SCRH ] Scores principal business consists of granting the exclusive worldwide license to use and to grant sublicenses to use the "SCORES" trademarks in connection with the ownership and operation of upscale, adult-entertainment cabaret night clubs/restaurants and for the sale of merchandise by such establishments. Merchandise must relate to the nightclub that sells it, and may be sold at the nightclub, on an internet site maintained by the nightclub, by mail order and by catalogue. These clubs feature topless female entertainers together with opportunities for watching sporting events, celebrating business transactions and private parties.
SYNTEL [ NASDAQ : SYNT ] Syntel is a provider of information technology services grouped into four segments. Applications Outsourcing consists of outsourcing services for ongoing management, development and maintenance of business applications; e-Business consists of practice areas in Web Solutions, Customer Relationship Management, Data Warehousing/Business Intelligence and Enterprise Applications Integration services; Business Process Outsourcing consists of back office outsourced services, such as transaction processing, loan servicing, retirement processing, and collections and payment processing; TeamSourcing consists of professional Information Technology consulting services.
Source Capital, Inc. [ NYSE : SOR ] Source Capital, Inc. operates as a diversified, closed-end management investment company. Its investment portfolio includes a wide range of securities with primary emphasis on common stock and convertible debentures. The company’s investment portfolio consisted of the companies in various sectors, including durable goods, business services and supplies, technology, energy, healthcare, retailing, banking, entertainment, insurance, materials, and real estate investment trust, as of December 31, 2002.
SUPERVALU, Inc. [ NYSE : SVU ] SUPERVALU is a grocery company operating in two segments of the grocery industry, Retail food stores, and Supply chain services. As of Feb 24 2007, Co. operated 2,478 stores, including 858 licensed limited assortment stores, under several banners including Albertsons, Save-A-Lot, Shaw's Supermarkets, Jewel-Osco, Acme Markets, Shoppers Food & Pharmacy, Cub Foods, Farm Fresh, Lucky, Shop 'n Save, Scott's, Star Markets, Bristol Farms, bigg's, Hornbacher's and Sunflower Market. In addition, Co. provides supply chain services, such as food distribution and related logistics support services primarily across the U.S. retail grocery channel.
SILVERLEAF RESORTS [ NASDAQ : SVLF ] Silverleaf Resorts is engaged in the development, marketing and operation of getaway and destination timeshare resorts. Co.'s Getaway Resorts are designed to appeal to vacationers seeking comfortable and affordable accommodations in locations convenient to their residences and are located near major metropolitan areas. Co.'s Destination Resorts are located in or near areas with national tourist appeal and enables its customers to upgrade into a more upscale resort area as their lifestyles and travel budgets permit. As of Dec 31 2006, Co. owned seven getaway resorts in Texas, Missouri, Illinois, and Georgia, as well as six destination resorts in Texas, Missouri, Massachusetts, and Florida.
STERLING BANKS [ NASDAQ : STBK ] Sterling Banks is a commerical bank headquartered in Burlington County, NJ, serving consumers and small to medium-sized businesses in its market area. Co.'s primary deposit products are checking, savings, and term certificate accounts and its primary loan products are consumer, residential mortgage, and commercial loans. As of Dec 31 2006, Co.'s total assets amounted to $347.1 million and total deposits amounted to $295.3 million.
STRAYER EDUCATION [ NASDAQ : STRA ] Strayer Education is a for-profit post-secondary education services corporation. Co. provides a variety of academic programs through its Strayer University, Inc. subsidiary, both in traditional classroom courses and via the Internet through Strayer University Online. Strayer University is an institution of higher learning that provides undergraduate and graduate degree programs in business administration, accounting, information technology, education, and public administration. As of Dec 31 2006, Co. had 47 physical campuses in Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Washington, D.C., Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, Florida, Alabama and Kentucky.
Spicy Pickle Franchising, Inc. [ OTCBB : SPKL ] Spicy Pickle Franchising is a fast casual restaurant where made-to-order panini, submarine style sandwiches, pizzetti (neapolitan thin crust pizza), and salads created by Co.'s founders are served using fresh baked breads and all natural ingredients. Co. features ingredients consisting of all natural products with no preservatives or MSG, except for the coloring in their yellow cheese. Although prices are set by franchisees at the store level and vary from location to location, sandwiches typically cost approximately $6.50 with small and large soups and salads ranging from $3.25 to $6.00 respectively. As of Dec. 31, 2006, Co. has 16 stores.
SHORETEL [ NASDAQ : SHOR ] ShoreTel, Inc. (ShoreTel) is a provider of Internet protocol (IP) unified communications systems for enterprises. The Company’s systems are based on its distributed software architecture and switch-based hardware platform, which enable multi-site enterprises to be served by a single system. ShoreTel’s solution consists of ShoreGear switches, ShorePhone IP telephones and ShoreWare software applications. The Company provides its systems to enterprises across all industries, including to small, medium and large companies, and public institutions. Its enterprise customers include multi-site large companies. As of June 30, 2008, ShoreTel had sold its IP unified communications systems to close to 8,000 enterprise customers. The Company’s systems are based on its distributed software architecture and switch-based hardware platform that enable a single telecommunications system to serve multi-site enterprises.
SUNESIS PHARMACEUTI [ NASDAQ : SNSS ] Sunesis Pharmaceuticals, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, discovers, develops and commercializes small molecule therapeutics for oncology and other unmet medical needs. Co. is applying Tethering , a proprietary fragment-based drug discovery approach, to discover and develop novel therapeutics for major diseases. Tethering allows Co. to screen drug fragments based on binding properties, which enables Co. to identify compounds that may not be discovered through conventional methods. As of Dec 31 2006, Co.'s proprietary oncology product candidates included: SNS-595, a novel cell cycle inhibitor; SNS-032, a cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor; and SNS-314, an Aurora kinase inhibitor.
SUCAMPO PHARMACEU-A [ NASDAQ : SCMP ] Sucampo Pharmaceuticals is an emerging pharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of proprietary drugs based on prostones, a class of compounds derived from functional fatty acids that occur naturally in the human body. Co. is developing prostones with novel mechanisms of action for the treatment of gastrointestinal, respiratory, vascular and central nervous system diseases and disorders for which there are unmet or underserved medical needs. Co. has received marketing approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, for Co.'s first product, AMITIZA (lubiprostone), for the treatment of chronic idiopathic constipation in adults of all ages.
SINA CORPORATION [ NASDAQ : SINA ] Sina is an online media company and value-added information services provider in the People's Republic of China and for Chinese communities worldwide. Co. offers a network of localized web sites and provides an array of services to its users including region-focused online portals, mobile value-added services, search and directory, interest-based and community-building channels, free and premium email, audio and video streaming, online games, classified listings, fee-based services, e-commerce and enterprise e-solutions. Co. provides services through five major business lines: SINA.com; SINA Mobile; SINA Community; SINA.net; and SINA E-Commerce.
SMURFIT-STONE-WI [ NYSE : SSCC ] Smurfit-Stone Container is a manufacturer of paperboard and paper-based packaging, including containerboard and corrugated containers. Co. also recycles paper and produces solid bleached sulfate (SBS). Co.'s major products are containerboard, corrugated containers, SBS, market pulp, recycled fiber and kraft paper. Co.'s paperboard mills procure virgin and reclaimed fiber and produce paperboard for conversion into corrugated containers at Co.'s facilities and third-party converting operations. Co.'s recycling operations collect or broker wastepaper for sale to Co.'s paper mills as well as third-party paper mills.
SILICON MOT SP ADR [ NASDAQ : SIMO ] Silicon Motion Technology is a holding company. Through its subsidiaries, Co. is engaged in the designs, develop and markets of semiconductor solutions for the multimedia consumer electronics market. Co.'s semiconductor solutions include controllers used in mobile storage media, such as flash memory cards and USB flash drives, multimedia systems-on-a-chip, or SoCs, used in digital media devices such as MP3 players, embedded graphics applications and PC cameras. Co.'s mobile communications business is composed of mobile TV tuners, CDMA RF ICs and electronics toll collection RF ICs. Co. sells its semiconductor solutions to OEMs and ODMs, worldwide.
SMART MOD TECH WWH [ NASDAQ : SMOD ] SMART Modular Technologies is an independent designer, manufacturer and supplier of subsystems to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). Co.'s subsystem products include memory modules, embedded computing and thin film transistor liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) display products which Co. provides to customers worldwide. Co. also provides its customers with design, manufacturing, testing and logistics services. Co.'s products and services are used for applications in the computing, networking, communications, printers, storage and industrial markets worldwide. Co. provides more than 500 standard and custom products to OEMs, including Hewlett-Packard, Cisco Systems, Motorola and Dell.
SHANDA INTER SP ADR [ NASDAQ : SNDA ] Shanda Interactive Entertainment is a holding company. Through its subsidiaries, Co. is engaged in the development and operation of online games and related businesses in the People's Republic of China. Co. offers a portfolio of entertainment content, including massively multi-player online role playing games (MMORPGs), casual online games such as online chess, board games, card games, mahjong and simple arcade games, a network PC game platform and wireless games as well as cartoons, literary works and music. As of Dec 31 2006, Co. offered 14 online games, including 8 MMORPGs and 6 casual games. In 2006, Co.'s commercially launched games had approx. 2,450,000 peak concurrent users.
Sentex Sensing Technology, Inc. [ OTC PK : SNTX ] Sentex Sensing Technology previously operated through its wholly owned subsidiary, Regency Technologies, LLC. As of Nov 30 2006, Regency Technologies was classified as discontinued operations, as Regency Technologies contributed all of its operating assets to Regency Acquisition, LLC, under an agreement on Nov 20 2005.
Shengtai Pharmaceutical, Inc. [ OTCBB : SGTI ] Shengtai Pharmaceutical, through its indirect wholly-owned subsidiary, Weifang Shengtai, is a manufacturer and supplier of glucose products in the People's Republic of China. Co.'s products include pharmaceutical grade glucose used for medical purposes, and glucose and starch products for the food and beverage industry and for industrial production. In addition to its pharmaceutical glucose series of products, Co. also produces the other medicinal product lines described below and glucose and starch products such as industrial glucose, syrup, starch, avermectins, dextrin, maltose and maltitol, which are used for food, beverage and industrial production.
Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. [ NYSE : RGR ] Sturm, Ruger & Co. is mainly engaged in the design, manufacture and sale of firearms and precision investment castings. Co.'s firearm products are grouped into four categories: rifles, which include single-shot, auto loading, and lever action; shotguns, which include over and under, and side by side; pistols, which include rimfire autoloading, and centerfire autoloading; and revolvers, which include single action, and muzzleloading. Co.'s firearms are sold through independent wholesale distributors, primarily to the commercial sporting market. Co. also manufactures titanium and ferrous investment castings for a variety of markets including sporting goods and commercial and military use.
STREAMLINE HLTH SOL [ NASDAQ : STRM ] Streamline Health Solutions is a healthcare information technology company, focusing on developing and licensing software applications that improve document-centric information flows, and complement and enhance existing transaction-centric hospital healthcare information systems. Co.'s workflow and document management applications bridge the gap between paper-based processes and transaction-based healthcare information systems by electronically capturing document-centric information from disparate sources, electronically directing that information through vital business processes, and providing access to the information to authenticated users across the continuum of care.
STEVEN MADDEN [ NASDAQ : SHOO ] Steven Madden is engaged in the design, sourcing, marketing and retailing of footwear for women, men and children. Co.'s wholesale division includes six core brands: Steve Madden , Steven , Candie's , Stevies , SMNY/Madden Girl , and Steve Madden Mens . Co.'s retail subsidiary, Steven Madden Retail, Inc., operates Steve Madden and Steven retail stores as well as its e-commerce website. In addition, through its Adesso-Madden, Inc. subsidiary, Co. acts as a buying agent for footwear products under private labels for mass merchandisers. Co. also licenses its Steve Madden and Steven trademarks for several accessory and apparel categories.
Supportsave Solutions, Inc. [ OTCBB : SSVE ] Supportsave Solutions provides offshore business process outsourcing, or BPO, services which Co. delivers primarily to U.S.-based clients from the facilities in the Philippines. Co. provides cost-effective, complex, value-added customer management services to clients in the travel and hospitality, financial services, technology, telecommunications and consumer products industries. Co. also provides transcription and captioning and other BPO services in the healthcare and insurance, law enforcement, entertainment and education markets. The Filipino employees are familiar with U.S. consumer preferences and are trained to understand Co.'s prospective clients' products and services.
SXC HEALTH SOL [ NASDAQ : SXCI ] SXC Health Solutions is a provider of healthcare information technology solutions to the pharmaceutical supply chain in the United States. Co.'s product offerings include a range of application service provider solutions, software applications and professional services to payers and providers of pharmacy healthcare services. Payers of pharmacy healthcare services include managed care organizations, health insurance companies, and intermediaries such as pharmacy benefit management organizations. Providers of pharmacy healthcare services include independent and regional retail and mail-order pharmacy chains.
Sealy Corporation [ NYSE : ZZ ] Sealy is a bedding manufacturer. Co. manufactures and markets a line of bedding (innerspring and non-innerspring) products, including mattresses and mattress foundations. Co.'s conventional bedding products include the Sealy , Sealy Posturepedic, Stearns & Foster and Bassett brands. In addition to its innerspring bedding, Co. also produces a variety of visco-elastic (memory foam) and latex foam bedding products for the specialty bedding category, under the TrueForm , SpringFree, Stearns & Foster , Reflexions , Carrington Chase , MirrorForm and Pirelli brand names.
SYNTA PHARMACEUTIC [ NASDAQ : SNTA ] Synta Pharmaceuticals is a biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering, developing and commercializing small molecule drugs. Co.'s key drug candidate, STA-4783, is an injectable, small molecule compound that has potential for the treatment of solid tumor cancers. Co.'s other drug candidates include STA-9090, an injectable, small molecule drug candidate it is developing for the treatment of cancer; STA-9584, an injectable, small molecule compound that disrupts the blood vessels that supply tumors with oxygen and essential nutrients; and Apilimod , an orally administered, small molecule drug candidate it is developing for the treatment of autoimmune and other chronic inflammatory diseases.
STRATASYS [ NASDAQ : SSYS ] Stratasys develops, manufactures, markets, and services a family of rapid prototyping (RP) systems, which include its three dimensional (3D) printing systems that enable engineers and designers to create physical models, tooling and prototypes out of plastic and other materials directly from a computer-aided design (CAD) workstation. Co.'s systems are based on its core patented fused deposition modeling ( FDM ) technology and on its patented Genisys technology. In addition to selling its RP systems and 3D printers, Co. makes and sells parts for RP and direct digital manufacturing (DDM) applications through its Paid Parts service based on its customers' CAD files.
Swiss Medica, Inc. [ OTC PK : SWME ] Swiss Medica is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on over-the-counter (OTC), patented, all-natural products that relieve chronic ailments such as chronic pain and depression. Co's flagship product, the O24 Pain Neutralizer, is an all-natural oil product line that provides temporary relief for minor pains associated with arthritis, backaches and other chronic pain. Co. manufactures O24 Fibromyalgia pain reliever which is the first product specifically for Fibromyalgia. Co. also manufactures PMS Escape which is an OTC product composed of a specially formulated group of carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals used to reduce changes in mood and appetite during the premenstrual period.
Secured Digital Applications, Inc. [ OTC PK : SDGL ] Secured Digital Applications is a provider of outsourced business services and information technology consulting services. Co. generates revenue through its majority or wholly owned subsidiary companies located in the United States and Malaysia. Co. principally provides outsourcing and consulting services in the areas of information technology and biometric security, multimedia production and back-office business processes. Co. through its subsidiary, DigitalApps Sdn Bhd, provides managerial, sales and administrative services to its operating subsidiaries in Malaysia and the United States. These services include back-office support, such as accounting, sales, logistics and purchasing.
SINOENERGY [ NASDAQ : SNEN ] Sinoenergy designs, manufactures and markets a range of pressurized containers for compressed natural gas (CNG). Co.'s license permits it to operate CNG stations, CNS equipments and services, as well as non-standard chemical and refinery equipment. Co.'s CNG gas station system business includes the design of construction plans for CNG gas stations, the construction of the CNG stations, and the installation of CNG station equipment and related systems at the gas station. In addition to its CNG related products, Co. manufactures pressure containers for use in different industries, including petroleum and chemical, the metallurgy and electricity generation and the food and brewery.
Southern Community Bancshares, Inc. [ OTC PK : SCBS ] Co. is a bank holding company. Through its subsidiary, Co. is principally engaged in the business of originating mortgage loans secured by first mortgages on one-to-four family residential real estate located in Cullman County, Alabama, the Association's primary market area. Co. also originates loans for the construction of residential real estate and construction and permanent mortgage loans secured by multifamily real estate (over four units) and nonresidential real estate in its primary market area. In addition to real estate lending, Co.'s subsidiary originates commercial loans and consumer loans, including loans secured by deposit accounts, automobile loans, and a limited number of other secured and unsecured loans. Co. conducts business from its office in Cullman, AL. Co.'s primary market area for lending and deposit activity is Cullman County, AL.
Symbollon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Class A [ OTCBB : SYMBA ] Symbollon Pharmaceuticals is engaged in the development and commercialization of iodine-based pharmaceutical agents and antimicrobials. Co. developed iodine technology to maximize the therapeutic index of iodine. Co.'s therapeutic index of a drug is the ratio of the safe dose to the smallest dose by controlling the ratio of molecular iodine to the other inactive species of iodine typically present in services. Co. concentrates its product development work on the proposed product application for a treatment for fibrocystic breast disease. Co. also develops an oral dosage form of its technology, which generates molecular iodine in situ in the stomach of the patient refer as IoGen?.
Santa Fe Gold Corporation [ OTCBB : SFEG ] Santa Fe Gold is a mining company with a general business strategy to acquire and develop mining properties amenable to low cost production. Co. has four projects: Co.'s Summit silver-gold and Ortiz gold projects located in New Mexico and its Black Canyon mica and Planet micaceous iron oxide projects located in Arizona. Co. is focused on financing efforts to place into production its Summit silver-gold property, conduct further studies on its Ortiz gold project, fund the reopening and enhancement of its Black Canyon mica project, and acquires high quality gold, silver, and/or copper properties.
Safeway, Inc. [ NYSE : SWY ] Safeway Inc. (Safeway) is a food and drug retailer in North America. During the fiscal year ended January 3, 2009 (fiscal 2008), the Company operated its business from 1,739 stores. The Company’s United States retail operations are located in California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska, Colorado, Arizona, Texas, the Chicago metropolitan area and the Mid-Atlantic region. The Company’s Canada-based retail operations are located in British Columbia, Alberta and Manitoba/Saskatchewan. In support of its retail operations, the Company has a network of distribution, manufacturing and food-processing facilities. Safeway owns and operates GroceryWorks.com Operating Company, LLC (GroceryWorks), an online grocery channel doing business under the names Safeway.com, Vons.com and Genuardis.com (collectively Safeway.com). In fiscal 2008, Safeway also has a 49% ownership interest in Casa Ley, S.A. de C.V. (Casa Ley), which operates 146 food and general merchandise stores in Western Mexico.
STERICYCLE [ NASDAQ : SRCL ] Stericycle is a regulated medical waste management company serving about 351,700 customers in the U.S., Ireland, Canada, Argentina, Mexico and the U.K., at Dec 31 2006. Co.'s network includes 76 treatment/collection centers and 104 additional transfer and collection sites. Co.'s treatment technologies include its proprietary electro-thermal-deactivation system as well as autoclaving and incineration. Co.'s main customer groups include about 343,100 small medical waste generators such as outpatient clinics, medical and dental offices and long-term and sub-acute care facilities and about 8,600 large medical waste generators such as hospitals, blood banks and pharmaceutical manufacturers.
Smucker Company [ NYSE : SJM ] Smucker (J.M.) is engaged in the manufacture and marketing of branded food products on a worldwide basis. Co.'s U.S. retail market segment includes the consumer and consumer oils and baking businesses. Co.'s special markets segment represents the aggregation of the foodservice, beverage, Canada, and international businesses. As of Apr 30 2007, Co.'s principal products were peanut butter, shortening and oils, flour and baking ingredients, fruit spreads, baking mixes and ready-to-spread frostings, fruit and vegetable juices, beverages, dessert toppings, syrups, frozen sandwiches, pickles and condiments, and potato side dishes as well as canned milk.
SPAR GROUP [ NASDAQ : SGRP ] SPAR Group provides merchandising and other marketing services. Co.'s operations are divided into the Domestic Merchandising Services Division, which provides merchandising and marketing services, in-store event staffing, product sampling, radio frequency identification (RFID) services, technology services and marketing research to manufacturers and retailers, mass merchandisers, electronics store chains, drug store chains and convenience and grocery stores; as well as the International Merchandising Services Division, which provides similar merchandising and marketing services in Japan, Canada, Turkey, South Africa, India, Romania, China, Lithuania, Latvia, Australia and New Zealand.
SUN HYDRAULICS [ NASDAQ : SNHY ] Sun Hydraulics is a designer and manufacturer of screw-in hydraulic cartridge valves and manifolds, which control force, speed, and motion as integral components in fluid power systems. Co.'s screw-in hydraulic cartridge valves are provided in five size ranges, suitable for flows from one to 400 gallons per minute and continuous operating pressures up to 5,000 pounds per square inch. Co. sells its products mainly through a global network of independent fluid power distributors to a range of end users, for use in various mobile applications, such as construction, agricultural and utility equipment, and an array of industrial applications.
STRATEGIC DIAGNOST [ NASDAQ : SDIX ] Strategic Diagnostics is engaged in the development, manufacturing, and marketing of antibodies, antibody products and analytical test kits for a range of food, water, agricultural, industrial, environmental and scientific applications. Co.'s products are based on the use of proprietary reagents, technology and test systems developed by Co. or acquired externally. Co. sells products in the food safety, water quality and antibody market categories through its U.S. direct sales force; a network of over 50 distributors in Canada, Mexico, Latin America, Europe and Asia, and its corporate partners.
SofTech, Inc. [ OTCBB : SOFT ] SofTech is engaged in the development, marketing, distribution and support of computer software solutions that serve the Product Lifecycle Management ("PLM") industry. These solutions include software technology offerings for Computer Aided Design ("CAD"), Computer Aided Manufacturing ("CAM") as well as Product Data Management ("PDM") and Collaboration technologies Co.'s operations are organized geographically with U. S. and European sales and customer support offices in France, Germany and Italy. Co.'s products include Cadra , ProductCenter , Prospector, Tool Designer and ExpertCAD.
SEMTECH [ NASDAQ : SMTC ] Semtech designs, produces and markets a range of products that are sold primarily to customers in the computer, communications and industrial markets. Co.'s products are designed into a variety of end applications, including notebook and desktop computers, personal digital assistants (PDAs), cellular phones, wireline networks, high-end consumer devices and semiconductor test platforms. Co. has two product segments: Standard Semiconductor Products segment, which includes integrated circuits (ICs) and discrete components designed for use in standard and specific applications, as well as Rectifier, Assembly and Other Products segment, which includes older-technology products.
Samex Mining Corporation [ OTCBB : SMXMF ] Samex Mining Corp., a junior exploration stage company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of natural resource properties. It owns or has interests in mineral exploration properties in southwestern Bolivia and in central Chile. The properties are being explored mainly for gold, silver, copper, and zinc targets. The company’s subsidiaries are South American Mining & Exploration Corp.; SAMEX International, Ltd.; SAMEX S.A.; Bolivex S.A.; Emibol S.A.; and Minera Samex Chile S.A.
Southern Connecticut Bancorp, Inc. [ NYSE : SSE ] Southern Connecticut Bancorp is a bank holding company. Co. owns The Bank of Southern Connecticut (the Bank), a Connecticut-chartered bank with its headquarters in New Haven, CT. The Bank focuses on serving the banking needs of small to medium-sized businesses, professionals and professional corporations, and their owners and employees in the greater New Haven and New London markets. The Bank provides a range of loans to businesses and individuals in its service area, including commercial and business loans, industrial loans, personal loans, mortgage loans, home equity loans, and automobile loans. At Dec 31 2006, Co. had total assets of $124.3 million and total deposits of $101.3 million.
Sunrise Consulting Group, Inc. [ OTC PK : SNRS ] Sunrise Technologies International, Inc. engages in developing, manufacturing, and marketing laser systems for applications in ophthalmology. The company mainly focuses on the development and production of its holmium laser corneal shaping product or process known as Laser Thermal Keratoplasty (Hyperion™ LTK System). The Hyperion LTK System alters the shape of the cornea to correct refractive disorders, such as hyperopia and presbyopia without removing corneal tissue. Competitiors for the product include Summit Technologies, Inc. and VISX, Inc.
Sun Hung Kai Pptys Ltd Ord American Depositary Shares [ OTC PK : SUHJY ] Sun Hung Kai Properties is an investment holding company. Through its subsidiaries, associates and jointly controlled entities, Co. is engaged in IT infrastructure and internet services investment; mobile telephone system operation; general management; registered deposit-taking; finance; general insurance; share broking; architectural and engineering; plant and machine hire; property and facility management; hotel ownership and management; furnished apartment management; freight forwarding; property investment and development; business aviation; cleaning services; toll road operation; club management; department store operation; secretarial services; and, carpark operations.
StarInvest Group, Inc. [ OTCBB : STIV ] StarInvest Group is a specialty investment company principally providing capital and other assistance to start-up and micro companies. Co. intends to focus its portfolio in a variety of different sectors including but not limited to alternative resources, technology, biotech, insurance, and services. Co. also seeks to provide its stockholders with current income on investments in debt securities and long-term capital growth through the appreciation in the value of warrants or other equity instruments that Co. may receive when Co. makes debt investments or equity investments. As of Dec 31 2006, Co.'s investments totalled $1,617,656 and its total assets were $1,734,537.
SONICblue Incorporated [ OTC PK : SBLUQ ] Co. is engaged in designing, developing and marketing products for the Internet, digital media, entertainment and consumer electronics markets. Co.'s products include Rio digital audio players; Go-Video Dual-Deck VCRs and integrated DVD+VCRs; and ReplayTV personal television technology and software products.
SPANISH BRDCSTG-A [ NASDAQ : SBSA ] Spanish Broadcasting System is a Hispanic-controlled media and an entertainment company operating in the U.S. Co. owns and operates 20 radio stations that reach about 51.0% of the U.S. Hispanic population. Co.'s radio stations are located in Los Angeles, New York, Puerto Rico, Chicago, Miami and San Francisco. Also, Co. owns two television stations that operate as one television operation, branded Mega TV , serving the South Florida market. Co. also occasionally produces live concerts and events throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico. In addition, Co. operates LaMusica.com, a bilingual Spanish-English website providing content related to Latin music, entertainment, news and culture.
SinoFresh HealthCare, Inc. [ OTC PK : SFSH ] SinoFresh Healthcare is a pharmaceutical company engaged in the research, development and marketing of novel therapies to treat inflammatory and infectious diseases and disorders of the upper respiratory system. Co. distributes SinoFresh? Nasal & Sinus Care a nasal product through various national drugstores and grocery store chains. Co.'s nasal product has been proven to be effective in killing molds and bacteria that colonize in the nose, throat and sinuses causing non-allergic reactions and symptoms of sinusitis. Co. owns three U.S. patents under which it has the exclusive rights to manufacture, market and distribute in the U.S.
Southwest Airlines Co. [ NYSE : LUV ] Southwest Airlines is a passenger airline that provides scheduled air transportation in the U.S. Co. focuses principally on point-to-point service, and focuses on nonstop, not connecting, traffic over its point-to-point route system. As of Dec 31 2006, Co. served several secondary or downtown airports such as Dallas Love Field, Houston Hobby, Chicago Midway, Baltimore-Washington International, Burbank, Manchester, Oakland, San Jose, Providence, Ft. Lauderdale/Hollywood, and Long Island Islip airports. Additionally, as of Dec 31 2006, Co. operated 481 Boeing 737 aircraft and provided service to 63 cities in 32 states throughout the U.S.
Sickbay Health Media, Inc. [ OTC PK : SKBY ] Sick-Bay Health Media provides on-line health information and health related services, with emphasis on attracting to the Co.'s site health providers, specifically hospital professionals and para-professionals, medical offices, doctors, nurses and other providers to such entities and persons. Co. focuses on health media, with a specific interest in wellness and fitness information and related services.Co. also provides its web development know how and services to third parties. Co. operates the web development business, a business engaged in the wholesale marketing of FDA authorized nutritional supplements; the on-line health information websites; and health media (on-line/off-line) magazines.
Secure Technologies Group, Inc. [ OTC PK : SCTC ] Secure Technologies Group holds controlling investments in its subsidiaries that operate, or intend to operate, in five distinct business segments. The five separately identified business segments that Co. manages are as follows: Electro-Mechanical and Electro-Optical Products; Specialized Vending Machines and Avionics Equipment; Security Systems; Internet Marketing; and Software Development.
SHAMIR OPTICAL IND [ NASDAQ : SHMR ] Shamir Optical Industry, Ltd. engages in the development, design, manufacture, and marketing of progressive lenses and molds for the ophthalmic market. Its Progressive lenses are used to treat presbyopia, a vision condition where the eye loses its ability to focus on close objects. The company also provides design services to optical lens manufacturers
Solpower Corporation [ OTC PK : SOCR ] Co. designs, develops, manufactures and services production image scanning systems and designs, develops and integrates software-based solutions that use state of the art technology for imaging, automated data capture with forms processing, document management, and workflow. Co. has three distinct divisions: Solutions and Products, Access Services and Manufacturing Services.
Samson Oil & Gas Limited [ NYSE : SSN ] Samson Oil & Gas is an oil and gas holding company based in Australia. Co.'s principal business is the exploration and development of oil and natural gas properties in the United States, primarily focused on the Rocky Mountain region, including Wyoming, New Mexico, Oklahoma and North Dakota. Co.'s activities in the United States are comprised of Kestrel Energy Inc and Samson Oil and Gas Inc. Co. holds working interests in Amber Field SE, Baxter Shale Oil project, Brown's Ranch project, Codell Sandstone Wet Gas project, Firehole Canyon project, Greens Canyon Gas Field, Hawk Springs Project, Jonah Field, Stage Coach East project, Niobrara Formation Oil Project, and Flaming Gorge project.
SWMX, Inc. [ OTC PK : SWMX ] SWMX operates an electronic open marketplace for the purchase and sale of radio and television advertising media time. Co.'s marketplace provides advertisers with tools that streamline the advertising transaction process including the automation of many of the administrative and reporting functions. Co.'s marketplace includes two exchange platforms: SWMX Radio, which provides advertising customers with access to an Internet-based market representing radio stations in the top 15 broadcast groups and 41 of the top 50 U.S. radio stations; and SWMX Television, which covers 50 of the nation's 200 cable television markets and a potential national daily audience of millions of cable viewers.
Sagemark Companies Ltd. [ OTCBB : SKCO ] Sagemark Companies is engaged in the ownership, operation and management of out-patient medical diagnostic imaging centers that utilize positron emission tomography (PET) and/or computed tomography (CT) imaging equipment, collectively referred to as PET. Co.'s PET is a non-invasive medical diagnostic imaging procedure that produces images of the body's metabolic and biologic functions for diagnosis, staging, and treatment of certain cancers, coronary disease, and neurological disorders. As of Dec 31 2006, Co. owned and/or operated seven PET imaging centers in New Jersey, New York, Kansas, and Florida. Co. is also engaged in constructing an eighth PET imaging center in Tamarac, FL.
Solitron Devices, Inc. [ OTCBB : SODI ] Solitron Devices designs, develops, manufactures and markets solid-state semiconductor components and related devices primarily for the military and aerospace markets. Co. manufactures bipolar and metal oxide semiconductor ("MOS") power transistors, power and control hybrids, junction and power MOS field effect transistors ("Power MOSFETS"), field effect transistors and other related products. Most of Co.'s products are custom made pursuant to contracts with customers whose end products are sold to the United States government. Other products, such as Joint Army/Navy ("JAN") transistors, diodes and Standard Military Drawings (?SMD?) voltage regulators, are sold as standard or catalog items.
Standard Motor Products [ NYSE : SMP ] Standard Motor Products is a manufacturer and distributor of replacement parts for motor vehicles in the automotive aftermarket industry. As of Dec 31 2006, Co. operated in two major segments, each of which focuses on a specific line of replacement parts. The Engine Management segment manufactures ignition and emission parts, on-board computers, ignition wires, battery cables and fuel system parts. The Temperature Control segment manufactures and remanufactures air conditioning compressors, and other air conditioning and heating parts. Co. distributes parts under its own brand names, such as Standard , Blue Streak , BWD , Niehoff , Hayden and Four Seasons , and through private labels.
Sino Clean Energy, Inc. [ OTCBB : SCLX ] Sino Clean Energy is engaged in the research, development, production and sale of its ?coal water mixture? product, a fuel substitute for oil, gas or coal. Co.'s client base included specialty retail, general retail, food service, automotive, alcohol, energy, consumer packaged goods, entertainment, amateur sports and telecommunications companies. Co. is focusing on its coal-water mixture fuel product business. Co. is phasing out of the COPO resin product business by selling its patented technology related to COPO resin production.
Swank, Inc. [ OTC PK : SNKI ] Swank is engaged in the importation, sale and distribution of men's belts, leather accessories, suspenders, and men's jewelry. Co. sells these products both domestically and internationally, principally through department stores as well as through a variety of specialty stores and mass merchandisers. In addition, Co. operates a number of factory outlet stores primarily to distribute excess and out of line merchandise. As of Dec 31 2006, Co. sold its products under major brands such as Kenneth Cole, Tommy Hilfiger, Nautica, Geoffrey Beene, Claiborne, Guess?, Ted Baker, Donald Trump, Tumi, Chaps, Steve Harvey and Pierre Cardin , among others.
Shaw Communications, Inc. [ NYSE : SJR ] Shaw Communications is a holding company. Co. is a diversified Canadian communications company engaged in providing broadband cable television services, high-speed internet, Digital Phone and internet infrastructure services, direct-to-home satellite services (Star Choice), and satellite distribution services (satellite services).
St. Jude Medical, Inc. [ NYSE : STJ ] St. Jude Medical develops, manufactures and distributes cardiovascular medical devices for the cardiac rhythm management, cardiac surgery, cardiology, and atrial fibrillation therapy areas and implantable neuromodulation devices for the management of chronic pain. Co.'s five operating segments are Cardiac Rhythm Management, Neuromodulation, Cardiac Surgery, Cardiology and Atrial Fibrillation. Co. markets and sells its products through both a direct sales force and independent distributors. The principal geographic markets for Co.'s products are the U.S., Europe and Japan. Co. also sells its products in Canada, Latin America, Australia, New Zealand and the Asia Pacific region.
SL Green Realty Corp. [ NYSE : SLG ] SL Green Realty is a self-managed real estate investment trust (REIT), with in-house capabilities in property management, acquisitions, financing, development, construction and leasing. As of Dec 31 2006, Co.'s portfolio comprised of 20 wholly-owned commercial office properties, and eight partially-owned commercial office properties encompassing approximately 10.1 million and 8.9 million rentable square feet, respectively, located primarily in midtown Manhattan. Co.'s wholly-owned interests in these properties represent fee ownership (15 properties), including ownership in condominium units, leasehold ownership (three properties) and operating sublease ownership (two properties).
Sedona Corporation [ OTCBB : SDNA ] Co. is engaged in the development, marketing, servicing and supports enterprise scale internet application solutions. Co. has developed an internet application solution for real-time visual profiling of information. This application will be used as the platform to provide a number of integrated solutions targeted at: Major companies implementing front office Customer Relationship Management and Decision Support System or back office Supply Chain Management and Enterprise Resource Planning systems. Small and mid-size financial services and Internet retailing companies planning to implement an affordable customer relationship management application solution.
St. Lawrence Energy Corp [ OTC PK : SLAW ] St. Lawrence Energy was a biotechnology company formed for the purpose of focusing on the development, manufacture and marketing of products for the management of urological and gynecological disorders and specifically products for certain types of female urinary incontinence. Co. filed for bankruptcy in 2002 and discontinued its former business operations, and emerged from bankruptcy in 2005. As of Dec 31 2006, Co.'s business objective is to seek a business combination with an operating company. Co. has not selected any target business on which to concentrate our search for a business combination.
SHIRE SP ADR [ NASDAQ : SHPGY ] Shire is a specialty pharmaceutical company that develops and markets products for specialty physicians in the US, Europe and Canada. Co. focuses its business on attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder, human genetic therapies, gastrointestinal and renal diseases. At Dec 31 2006, Co.'s marketed products included: ADDERALL XR , DAYTRANA and CARBATROL for the treatment of central nervous system disorders; PENTASA and COLAZIDE for treatment of gastrointestinal diseases; ELAPRASE and REPLAGAL for treatment of Human Genetic Diseases; and AGRYLIN , XAGRID , FOSRENOL , REMINYL /REMINYL XL , CALCICHEW , LODINE , SOLARAZE and VANIQA for treatment of diseases in the general products area.
SLM Corporation [ NYSE : SLM ] SLM is a holding company. Through its subsidiaries, Co. is engaged in originating and holding student loans by providing funding, delivery and servicing support for education loans in the U.S. primarily through its participation in the Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP) and through offering non-federally guaranteed Private Education Loans. Co. primarily markets its FFELP Stafford and Private Education Loans through on-campus financial aid offices. Co. provides a range of financial services, processing capabilities and information technology to meet the needs of educational institutions, lenders, students and their families, guarantee agencies and the U.S. Department of Education.
Simon Property Group, Inc. [ NYSE : SPG ] Simon Property Group is a self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust (REIT) company. Co. is engaged in the ownership, development, and management of retail real estate, primarily regional malls, Premium Outlet centers and community/lifestyle centers. As of Dec 31 2006, Co. owned or held an interest in 171 regional malls, 36 Premium Outlet centers, 69 community/lifestyle centers, and 10 other shopping centers or outlet centers in 38 states and Puerto Rico. In addition, Co. owns interests in five parcels of land held for future development. Co. also has ownership interests in 59 shopping centers and Premium Outlets in France, Italy, Poland, Japan and Mexico.
SBA COMMUNICATIONS [ NASDAQ : SBAC ] SBA Communications is an independent owner and operator of wireless communications towers in the U.S., Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Co.'s primary business line is its site leasing business, in which Co. leases antenna space to wireless service providers on towers and other structures that it owns, manages or leases from others. Co.'s secondary business line is its site development business, through which Co. assists wireless service providers in developing and maintaining their own wireless service networks. As of Dec 31 2006, Co. owned 5,551 towers in its continuing operations.
Smithfields Foods, Inc. [ NYSE : SFD ] Smithfield Foods is engaged in the production of hog, as well as the processing of pork and beef worldwide. Co.'s Pork segment produces domestically a variety of fresh pork and processed meat products and markets them to foreign markets. The Beef segment produces boxed beef and ground beef, while Co.'s International segment is engaged in the production of internationally a variety of fresh and processed meat products. The HP segment develops breeding stock, optimizes diets for its hogs at each stage of the growth process, processes feed for its hogs and designs and builds hog confinement facilities. The Other segment is comprised of Co.'s turkey production and hatchery operations.
SEI INVESTMENTS [ NASDAQ : SEIC ] SEI Investments is a global provider of asset management services, investment processing and investment operations products and services. Co.'s outsourcing products and services help corporations, financial institutions, financial advisors and affluent families create and manage wealth. Co.'s segments are private banking and trust; investment advisors; enterprises; money managers and investments in new businesses. Co.'s business applications are directly marketed to potential clients in Co.'s target markets. Co. operates its business from offices located throughout the U.S., Canada, western Europe, South Africa, Asia and other locations.
SALIX PHARMACEUTCLS [ NASDAQ : SLXP ] Salix Pharmaceuticals is a pharmaceutical company that acquires, develops and markets prescription drugs for the treatment of gastrointestinal diseases, which are those affecting the digestive tract. At Dec 31 2006, Co.'s main products included: Colazal (balsalazide disodium) capsules, Xifaxan (rifaximin) tablets, and MoviPrep (PEG 350, sodium sulfate, sodium chloride, potassium chloride, sodium ascorbate and ascorbic acid) oral solution; and its product candidates included : balsalazide disodium tablets, a patented, granulated formulation of mesalamine, and Sanvar IR (600 ug vials vapreotide acetate powder). Co. markets its products to U.S. gastroenterologists via its direct sales force.
Stepan Co. [ NYSE : SCL ] Stepan produces specialty and intermediate chemicals. Co. has three segments: surfactants, polymers and specialty products. Surfactants refer to chemical agents that affect the interaction amid two surfaces, providing actions such as detergency, wetting and foaming, dispersing, emulsification, demulsification, viscosity modifications and biocidal disinfectants. Polymers, which include phthalic anhydride, polyols and polyurethane foam systems, are used in plastics, building materials and refrigeration industries. Polymers are also used in coating, adhesive, sealant and elastomer applications. Specialty products include chemicals used in food, flavoring and pharmaceutical applications.
South Jersey Industries, Inc. [ NYSE : SJI ] South Jersey Industries provides energy related products and services through its subsidiaries, which include: South Jersey Gas Company, which distributes natural gas in the seven southernmost counties of New Jersey; South Jersey Energy Company, which acquires and markets natural gas and electricity to retail end users and provides energy management services to its customers; South Jersey Resources Group, LLC, which markets wholesale natural gas storage, commodity and transportation; Marina Energy, LLC, which engages in on-site energy-related projects; and South Jersey Energy Service Plus, LLC, which installs residential and small commercial heating, ventilation, & air conditioning systems.
SOCKET MOBILE [ NASDAQ : SCKT ] Socket Communications designs, manufactures and sells data collection and connectivity products for mobile electronic devices. Co.'s data collection products are designed to collect data on handheld computers, tablet computers, notebook computers and selected smartphones using bar code scanning and radio frequency identification technologies. Co.'s connectivity products are designed to connect handheld computers, tablet computers, notebook computers and smartphones to the Internet, local area computer networks, wide area computer networks, and other peripheral devices through both wireless and cable connections.
Spare Backup, Inc. [ OTCBB : SPBU ] Newport International Group is a developer and marketer of a line of software products designed for the small business and home business users. Co.'s products are designed and developed so that technical skills are not necessary to use or manage its software. Co.'s Spare line of software products includes its Spare Backup service and its Spare Switch PC data migration software. Spare Backup is a fully-automated remote backup application designed and developed for the small office or home environment. Spare Switch enables users to complete the transfer of personal files from an old personal computer to a new one via a high speed Internet connection.
SeaLife Corporation [ OTC PK : SLIF ] SeaLife is engaged in the marine paint, agricultural and remediation product businesses. Co. sells and markets its marine product, SeaLife 1000 and its agricultural products, NuLagoon and Soil ResQ . SeaLife 1000 is a premier antifouling marine paint product. SeaLife 1000 may be applied to steel, aluminum, fiberglass and wood. NuLagoon is a treatment system that can be applied to the surface of any waste lagoon as an alternative to dredging. Soil ResQ is an environmentally safe soil conditioner, designed to improve poor soil conditions, buffer toxic salts, maintain a well-balanced soil structure, and promote vigorous plant growth.
Schimatic Technologies, Inc. [ OTC PK : SCTN ] SCHIMATIC Cash Transactions Network.com, Inc. was engaged in the research, development, and integration of proprietary processes and software technologies for the electronic payment industry, mainly involving consumer loyalty programs, as of December 31, 2000.
SOUTHSIDE BANCSHS [ NASDAQ : SBSI ] Southside Bancshares is a bank-holding company for Southside Bank, a financial institution that offers a range of financial services to individuals, businesses, municipal entities, and non-profit organizations in the communities it serves. These services include consumer and commercial loans, deposit accounts, trust services, safe deposit services and brokerage services. Co.'s primary market area encompasses Smith, Gregg, Cherokee, Anderson and Henderson Counties in East Texas as well as portions of adjoining counties. As of Dec 31 2006, Co. had total assets of $1.89 billion and deposits of $1.28 billion.
SOMERSET HILLS BNCP [ NASDAQ : SOMH ] Somerset Hills serves as a holding company for Somerset Hills Bank (the Bank). The Bank is a commercial bank and operates a licensed mortgage company subsidiary, Sullivan Financial Services, Inc. The Bank conducts a commercial banking business and offers services, including personal and business checking accounts and time deposits, money market accounts and regular savings accounts. The Bank's lending activities are oriented to the small-to-medium sized business, high net worth individuals, professional practices and consumer and retail customers living and working primarily in its market area. As of Dec 31 2006, Co. had total assets of $289.4 million and total deposits of $250.2 million.
SURMODICS [ NASDAQ : SRDX ] SurModics develops, produces and markets surface modification and drug delivery technologies to the healthcare industry. Co,'s core offerings include: drug delivery technologies; surface modification coating technologies that impart lubricity, prohealing, and biocompatibility capabilities; and components for in vitro diagnostic test kits and specialized surfaces for cell culture and microarrays. Co.'s surface modification and drug delivery technologies are utilized to alter the characteristics of the surfaces of devices and biological materials, create new functions for the surfaces of the device, or enable drug delivery through its microparticle, polymer implant or device platforms.
SOMAXON PHARMA [ NASDAQ : SOMX ] Somaxon Pharmaceuticals is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the in-licensing and development of proprietary product candidates for the treatment of diseases and disorders in the fields of psychiatry and neurology. As of Dec 31 2006, Co.'s product candidates included: SILENOR ? (doxepin hydrochloride) for the treatment of insomnia; nalmefene for smoking cessation or the treatment of nicotine dependence; and nalmefene for the treatment of pathological gambling and other impulse control disorders. Also, Co. is developing a new formulation of acamprosate calcium for the treatment of certain movement disorders.
SUPERTEL HOSPITALIT [ NASDAQ : SPPR ] Supertel Hospitality is a self-administered real estate investment trust (REIT) engaged primarily in the business of owning equity interests in hotel properties. Through its wholly owned subsidiaries, Supertel Hospitality REIT Trust and E&P REIT Trust, Co. owns a controlling interest in Supertel Limited Partnership and E&P Financing Limited Partnership. As of Dec 31 2006, Co. owned an approximately 97.0% general partnership interest in Supertel Limited Partnership and a 100.0% interest in E&P Financing Limited Partnership. In addition, at Dec 31 2006, Co. owned 88 limited service hotels in 19 states through its subsidiaries.
Stratus Services Group, Inc. [ OTC PK : SSVG ] Stratus Services Group provides information technology (IT) staffing services to customers nationwide and technology asset disposition services. Co. operates in two business segments. Through Co.'s subsidiary Stratus Technology Services, LLC (STS), Co. provides broad-based professionals in such disciplines as finance, pharmaceuticals, manufacturing and media. Through Co.'s subsidiary Green-Tech Assets, LLC (Green-Tech), Co. provides complete, creative asset disposal and disposition solutions for Fortune 1000 and other companies. Green-Tech's services include: technology asset disposition services; recycling services; data security protection; and asset auditing and tracking.
SAVANNAH BANCORP [ NASDAQ : SAVB ] Savannah Bancorp is a bank holding company. Through its subsidiaries, Co. provides a range of short-term and medium-term commercial, real estate, residential mortgage and personal loans. Co.'s subsidiaries also offer a range of deposit services, including checking accounts, savings accounts and various time deposits ranging from daily money market accounts to long-term certificates of deposit. In addition, Co. is engaged in providing retirement accounts such as Individual Retirement Account and Simplified Employee Pension accounts. As of Dec 31 2006, Co. had total assets of $843.5 million and total deposits of $706.8 million.
SWS Group, Inc. [ NYSE : SWS ] SWS Group is a full-service securities and banking firm engaged in delivering a range of investment, commercial banking and related financial services to individual, corporate and institutional investors, broker/dealers, governmental entities and financial intermediaries. Co. provides clearing and execution services for other broker/dealers. Co.'s Retail segment includes retail securities, insurance and managed accounts. The Institutional segment is comprised of businesses serving institutional customers in various areas. Co.'s Banking segment offers a full array of deposit products. As of June 29 2007, Co. had total assets of $5.07 billion and total deposits of $897.2 million.
SMITHTOWN BANCORP [ NASDAQ : SMTB ] Smithtown Bancorp is a bank holding company. Through its Bank of Smithtown subsidiary, Co. is engaged in providing a range of commercial and consumer banking services, as well as trust services, including demand, savings and time deposits, accepted from consumers, businesses and municipalities located primarily within Suffolk and Nassau Counties, Long Island, NY. In addition, Co. offers merchant credit and debit card processing, safe deposit boxes, online banking including bill pay, telephone banking, automated teller machines (ATMs) and individual retirement accounts. As of Dec 31 2006, Co. had $1.05 billion of total assets and $892.3 million of total deposits.
SPECTRUM PHARMACTLS [ NASDAQ : SPPI ] Spectrum Pharmaceuticals is a biopharmaceutical company that acquires and advances a diversified portfolio of drug candidates, with a focus on oncology, urology and other critical health challenges for which there are few other treatment options. As of Dec 31 2006, Co. had 10 drugs in development, including five in late stage clinical development, which include: Satraplatin, for hormone refractory prostate cancer; Levofolinic acid, for high dose methotrexate rescue in osteogenic sarcoma; Sumatriptan injection, for migraines; EOquin, for non-invasive bladder cancer; and Ozarelix, for benign prostatic hypertrophy.
Simtrol, Inc. New [ OTCBB : SMRL ] Simtrol, together with its majority and wholly-owned subsidiaries, designs, develops and markets Windows-based software solutions that enable the command, control and monitoring of otherwise incompatible electronic devices, particularly corporate audiovisual (?AV?) assets. Co.'s end-to-end solutions are designed to provide Fortune 1000 corporations, government entities and other end users a solution to simplify the automation and integration of AV and information technology (?IT?) assets. After development, Co.'s resulting solutions were the ONGOER? and OnGuard systems.
SCANSOURCE [ NASDAQ : SCSC ] ScanSource is a wholesale distributor of specialty technology products, providing distribution sales to resellers in the specialty technology markets. Co. has two geographic distribution segments: North America, and international segment serving Latin America and Europe. Co. markets automatic identification and data capture and point-of-sale products through its ScanSource sales unit; voice, data and converged communications equipment through its Catalyst Telecom sales unit; voice, data and converged communications products through its Paracon sales unit; video conferencing and telephony products through its T2 Supply unit; electronic security products, and wireless infrastructure.
SUPERTEL HOSP CP-A [ NASDAQ : SPPRP ] Supertel Hospitality is a self-administered real estate investment trust (REIT). Through its wholly owned subsidiaries, Humphrey Hospitality REIT Trust and E&P REIT Trust, Co. owns a controlling interest in Humphrey Hospitality Limited Partnership (HHLP) and E&P Financing Limited Partnership. As of Dec 31 2004, Co. owned an approximately 98.0% general partnership interest in HHLP and a 100% interest in E&P Financing Limited Partnership. As of Dec 31 2004, through its subsidiaries, Co. owned 69 limited service hotels in 16 states. Co.'s hotels operate under several national franchise brands.
Solera Holdings, Inc. [ NYSE : SLH ] Solera Holdings is a global provider of software and services to the automobile insurance claims processing industry. Co. provides additional services and products to its customers, which include selling hardware for use with its software, training, and call center technical support services. Co. also offers services that allow its customers to access operational and technical support in times of high demand following natural disasters and software that helps detect fraudulent activity. In addition, Co. provides software and services that are not directly related to the automobile insurance claims process. As of June 30 2007, Co. served more than 55,000 customers in 49 countries.
SAPIENS INTL CORP [ NASDAQ : SPNS ] Sapiens International is a global provider of information technology ("IT") solutions that modernize business processes to enable insurance and other companies to quickly adapt to change. Co. 's solutions are supplemented by technology, methodology and consulting services, which address issues related to the life-cycle of enterprise business applications. Co.'s solutions include scalable insurance applications developed for insurance organizations. Co. 's service offerings include a standard consulting offering that helps customers make better use of IT in order to achieve its business objectives.
Smart Online, Inc. [ OTCBB : SOLN ] Smart Online develops and markets products and services targeted to small businesses that are delivered via a Software-as-a-Service, or SaaS, model. Co. sells its products and services primarily through private label syndication and original equipment manufacturer, or OEM, distribution channels, or directly through its main portal located at www.smartonline.com. As of Dec 31 2006, Co.'s primary source of revenue comes from sales of its SaaS applications for business management, web marketing, and e-commerce. Co. offers two technology platforms that communicate via web service and serve as the foundation for delivery of its business solutions: OneBiz and iDirect Architecture .
SCIENTIFIC LEARNING [ NASDAQ : SCIL ] Scientific Learning develops and distributes the Fast ForWord suite of reading intervention software. Co.'s products build learning capacity by systematically applying neuroscience principles to improve the fundamental neuro-cognitive skills required to read and learn. Co.'s Fast ForWord series of products is used as an interventional or remedial supplement to existing curriculum materials for struggling, at-risk, English Language Learner, and special education students to improve reading and learning. Co.'s products are marketed primarily to K-12 schools in the US. Co. also sells to and through private practice professionals, learning centers, hospitals and clinics.
SWITCH&DATA FAC [ NASDAQ : SDXC ] Switch & Data Facilities is engaged in providing network neutral interconnection and colocation services primarily to Internet dependent businesses, Internet service providers, online content providers and enterprises. As a network neutral provider, Co. doesn't own or operate its own network, and, as a result, Co.'s interconnection services enable its customers to exchange network traffic through direct connections with each other or through peering connections with multiple parties. Co.'s colocation services provide space and power for customers' networking and computing equipment allowing those customers to avoid the costs of building and maintaining their own facilities.
Savannah Electric and Power Company Ser G 5.75% Sr Notes 12/01/2044 [ NYSE : SVJ ] Savannah Electric & Power is a wholly subsidiary of The Southern Company. Co. is engaged, within a five-county area in eastern Georgia, in the generation and purchase of electricity and the distribution and sale of such electricity at retail.
SUPERIOR UNIFORM [ NASDAQ : SGC ] Superior Uniform Group manufactures and sells a range of uniforms, corporate identification, career apparel and accessories for the hospital and healthcare fields; hotels; fast food and other restaurants; and public safety, industrial, commercial markets, as well resort embroidered sportswear. Co. sells its products utilizing its marketing brands: Fashion Seal , Fashion Seal Healthcare , Martin's , Worklon , Universal , Sope Creek and UniVogue . Furthermore, Co. markets itself to its customers as a "stock house", which requires it to, at all times, carry substantial inventories of raw materials and finished garments.
SPAIN FUND, Inc. [ NYSE : SNF ] The Spain Fund, Inc. operates as a nondiversified, closed-end management investment company. The fund invests primarily in the equity securities of Spanish companies. Its portfolio includes investments in financial services; insurance; utilities; consumer services; apparel; broadcasting and cable; cellular communications; printing and publishing; energy; capital goods; technology; consumer staples; beverages; tobacco; basic industry; and mining and metals sectors.
Sierra Wireless [ NASDAQ : SWIR ] Sierra Wireless is engaged in developing and marketing a range of products that include wireless modems for mobile computers, embedded modules for original equipment manufacturers and rugged vehicle-mounted modems. Co.'s products permit users to access wireless data and voice communications networks using laptop computers, handheld mobile computing devices, vehicle-based systems or fixed wireless terminals. Co.'s products are used to access a range of applications, including the Internet, e-mail, corporate intranet, remote databases and corporate applications. Co. sells its products through indirect channels, including wireless operators, resellers and OEMs.
Seaspan Corporation [ NYSE : SSW ] Seaspan is a newly incorporated Marshall Islands corporation formed to acquire all of the containership business of Seaspan Container Lines Limited, or SCLL. Co.'s business is to own containerships, charter them pursuant to long-term, fixed-rate charters and seek additional accretive vessel acquisitions. Co. deploys all its vessels on long-term, fixed-rate time charters to take advantage of the stable cash flow and high utilization rates that are typically associated with long-term time charters. The charters on the ten vessels in Co.'s initial fleet have an average remaining initial term of 9.1 years.
STATE AUTO FINCL [ NASDAQ : STFC ] State Auto Financial is a property and casualty insurance holding company primarily engaged in writing both personal and business lines of insurance. As of Dec 31 2006, Co. operated through its subsidiaries: State Auto Property and Casualty Insurance Company, Milbank Insurance Company, Farmers Casualty Insurance Company, State Auto Insurance Company of Ohio, State Auto National Insurance Company, Stateco Financial Services, Inc., Strategic Insurance Software, Inc. and 518 Property Management and Leasing, LLC. Co.'s principal lines of business include personal and commercial automobile, homeowners, commercial multi-peril, workers' compensation, general liability and property insurance.
STRATUS PROPERTIES [ NASDAQ : STRS ] Stratus Properties acquires, develops, manages, and sells commercial, multi-family and residential real estate properties located primarily in the Austin, TX area. Co.'s major holding is the 1,728 acres of residential, multi-family and commercial property and 37 developed residential estate lots located within the Barton Creek community as of Dec 31 2006. Co. also owns about 355 acres of undeveloped commercial property and about 36 acres of commercial property under development within the Circle C Ranch (Circle C) community. Co.'s other properties in the Circle C community include Meridian, which is an 800-lot residential development, and Escarpment Village, which is a retail center.
Schiff Nutrition Intl., Inc. [ NYSE : WNI ] Schiff Nutrition International develops, manufactures, markets and distributes branded and private label vitamins, nutritional supplements and nutrition bars in the U.S and throughout the world. Co. offers a range of capsules, tablets, and nutrition bars. Co.'s portfolio of recognized brands, including Schiff and Tiger's Milk , is marketed through mass market (including club) and, to a lesser extent, health food store distribution channels. As of May 31 2007, Co.'s specialty supplements included joint care products marketed under the Schiff brand, including its Move Free and Glucosamine products.
SRI/SURGICL EXPRESS [ NASDAQ : STRC ] SRI/Surgical Express provides daily processing, assembly and delivery of reusable and disposable products and instruments that its hospital customers require for surgery through FDA-regulated service facilities. Co. provides a combination of disposable surgical products and reusable products, including gowns, back table and Mayo stand covers, towels, procedure and patient drapes and basin sets. As of Dec 31 2006, Co. provided daily delivery, retrieval, processing, inspection, assembly and sterilization of reusable textiles at ten regional facilities. At Dec 31 2006, Co. served a customer base of approximately 350 hospitals and surgery centers located throughout the U.S.
SendTec, Inc. [ OTC PK : SNDN ] SendTec is a holding company organized for the purpose of acquiring, owning, and managing various marketing and advertising businesses, primarily involving the Internet. Co.'s business primarily involves direct response marketing programs. Co. provides a range of direct marketing products and services to help market customers' products and services on the Internet (online) and through traditional media channels such as television, radio and print advertising (offline). Co.'s online and offline direct marketing products and services include: media buying and tracking; campaign management, analysis and optimization; technology systems implementation; and integration for campaign tracking.
Sono-Tek Corp [ OTCBB : SOTK ] Sono-Tek is engaged in the development, manufacture and sale of ultrasonic liquid atomizing nozzles. Co. operates in one business segment, spraying systems. During the past year, Co. has diversified its product offerings to provide coating systems to medical device manufacturers, to provide spray drying systems for nanotechnology applications, and to provide wide area industrial precision coating equipment, including the manufacture of float glass. Co. has developed the following products: SonoFlux 2000F; SonoFlux 2000FP and SonoFlux XL; MediCoat for stent coating; WideTrack; and SonoDry.
SOUTHWEST BANCORP [ NASDAQ : OKSB ] Southwest Bancorp is the financial holding company for the Stillwater National Bank and Trust Company, SNB Bank of Wichita, Business Consulting Group, Inc., and Healthcare Strategic Support, Inc. Through its subsidiaries, Co. provides commercial and consumer lending, deposit and investment services, and specialized cash management, consulting and other financial services from offices in Oklahoma City, Stillwater, Tulsa, and Chickasha, OK; Austin, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, and Tilden, TX; and Kansas City and Wichita, KS, and on the internet, through SNB DirectBanker . As of Dec 31 2006, Co. had total assets of about $2.17 billion and total deposits of about $1.77 billion.
Synergy Brands, Inc. [ OTC PK : SYBR ] Synergy Brands is a holding company that principally operates through a wholly owned subsidiary, PHS Group Inc. in the wholesale distribution of known brands and proprietary private label Groceries and Health and Beauty Aid products, as well as wholesale luxury goods. Co. also owns a wholly owned subsidiary, Gran Reserve Corporation that principally operates in the wholesale, retail and online sales of Premium hand made cigars and accessories. As of Dec 31 2006, Co. owns 20.0% of the outstanding common stock of Interline Travel and Tours, Inc. (aka: PERX.com). PERX provides cruise and resort hotel packages through a proprietary reservation system to airline employees and their retirees.
Summit State Bank [ NASDAQ : SSBI ] Summit State Bank provides banking services to individuals and businesses in its primary service area of Santa Rosa, CA and the surrounding vicinity. Co.'s 3 branch locations include Santa Rosa, Rohnert Park and Windsor, CA. Co. offers depository and lending services primarily to meet the needs of its business and individual clientele. Co.'s lending activities are directed primarily towards commercial real estate and business loans. Co. utilizes its subsidiary Alto Service Corporation for its deed of trust services. As of Dec 31 2005, Co.'s total deposits was $301,754,697 and total assets was $345,738,236.
Shentang International, Inc. [ OTCBB : SHNL ] Shiner International, through its subsidiaries, is engaged in the production of four main types of packaging film: anti-counterfeit, coated films, shrinking and common Bi-axially Oriented Polypropylene film for package over-wraps. Co.'s products include a variety of packaging films which are used by food and consumer products manufacturers to preserve texture, flavor, hygiene, convenience and to protect their product. The films are used in a variety of industries such as: bakery, beverage, candy/confections, cheese, cosmetics/personal, compact discs, dairy, fruit/vegetables, nuts, pharmaceuticals and tobacco. In addition, Co. provides printing services for a variety of consumer products.
STERLING BANCSHARES [ NASDAQ : SBIB ] Sterling Bancshares is a bank holding company that provides commercial and retail banking to small- to mid-sized businesses and consumers, mainy in the Houston, Dallas and San Antonio metropolitan areas through 45 banking offices of Sterling Bank. Co.'s commercial and consumer banking services include demand, savings and time deposits; commercial, real estate and consumer loans; merchant credit card services; letters of credit; and cash and asset management services. Co. also facilitates sales of brokerage, mutual fund, alternative financing and insurance products through third party vendors. As of Dec 31 2006, Co. had total assets of $4.12 billion and total deposits of $3.33 billion.
Scailex Corporation Ltd. [ OTC PK : SCIXF ] Scailex is a investment company looking to explore and acquire new business. Co.'s larger investment includes Jemtex, who engages in printing technology.
SELECTIVE INSURANCE [ NASDAQ : SIGI ] Selective Insurance Group is engaged in the provision of property and casualty insurance products, as well as diversified insurance products. Co. operates through three segments; Insurance Operations, which writes commercial lines, personal lines property and casualty insurances through independent insurance agents, primarily in 20 states in the Eastern and Midwestern regions of the U.S.; Investments, which invests in fixed maturity investments, equity securities, short-term investments, and alternative investments; and Diversified Insurance Services, which provides human resource administration outsourcing products and federal flood insurance administrative products.
SANDY SPRING BANCRP [ NASDAQ : SASR ] Sandy Spring Bancorp is the holding company for Sandy Spring Bank and its principal subsidiaries, Sandy Spring Insurance Corporation and The Equipment Leasing Company. Co. focuses its lending and other services on businesses and consumers in the local market area. Through its subsidiaries, Co. provides a range of leasing, insurance, and investment management services. As of Dec 31 2006, Co. offered a range of commercial banking, retail banking and trust services through 33 community offices located in Anne Arundel, Carroll, Frederick, Howard, Montgomery, and Prince George's counties in Maryland. As of Dec 31 2006, Co. had total assets of $2.61 billion and total deposits of $1.99 billion.
Santander BanCorp [ NYSE : SBP ] Santander Bancorp is a financial holding company. Co. provides a range of financial services through its subsidiaries Banco Santander Puerto Rico, Santander Securities Corporation, Santander Insurance Agency, Inc., Santander Mortgage Corporation, Santander International Bank of Puerto Rico, Inc., Santander Asset Management Corporation, Santander Financial Services, Island Insurance Corporation and Santander PR Capital Trust I. At Dec 31 2006, Co.'s main subsidiary, Banco Santander Puerto Rico, had a network of 61 branches and 144 automated teller machines. As of Dec 31 2006, Co. had consolidated total assets of $9.19 billion and total deposits of $5.31 billion.
SY BANCORP [ NASDAQ : SYBT ] S.Y. Bancorp is a bank holding company with two subsidiaries: Stock Yards Bank & Trust Co. (the Bank), its wholly owned state chartered bank; and S.Y. Bancorp Capital Trust I, a statutory business trust that has no business operations. At Dec 31 2006, The Bank provided commercial banking services in the Louisville Metropolitan Statistical Area and Indianapolis via 25 banking offices. In addition to traditional commercial and personal banking activities, the Bank offers trust and investment services, originates and sells single-family residential mortgages, as well as provides securities brokerage services and life insurance products. At Dec 31 2006, Co. had total assets of $1.43 billion.
SPEHERION CORP. [ NYSE : SFN ] Spherion provides temporary staffing, managed and permanent placement services under its Staffing and Professional Services segments, in the U.S. and Canada. Temporary staffing services include personnel in clerical, light industrial, information technology, finance and accounting, legal, engineering, sales and marketing, human resources and administrative. Managed services include services of recruiting, administrative services, and data center. Permanent placement is a service where Co. locates talent on behalf of its clients, screen the candidates and assist in the recruitment efforts. As of Dec 31 2006, Co. had 486 company-owned offices, 93 licensed locations and 81 franchised locations.
SL Industries, Inc. [ NYSE : SLI ] SL Industries, through its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures and markets power electronics, motion control, power protection, teleprotection and communication equipment that is used in a variety of medical, commercial and military, aerospace, computer, datacom, industrial, telecom, transportation and electric power utility equipment applications. Co.'s products are largely sold to original equipment manufacturers, the electric power utility industry, and to a lesser extent, to commercial distributors. As of Dec 31 2006, Co. operated under four business segments: SL Power Electronics Corp., the High Power Group, SL Montevideo Technology, Inc., and RFL Electronics Inc.
Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. [ NYSE : SBH ] Sally Beauty Holdings is engaged in the professional beauty supply industry. Co. operates primarily through two business units, Sally Beauty Supply and Beauty Systems Group (BSG). Co. provides its customers with a wide variety of third-party branded and private/control label professional beauty supplies, including hair care products, styling appliances, skin and nail care products and other beauty items. Co. owns and operates stores in North America as well as European countries and Japan. As of Sep 30 2007, Sally Beauty Supply owned and operated 2,669 company-owned stores and supplied 25 franchised stores, and BSG operated 699 company-owned stores and supplied 175 franchised stores
SIGMATRON INTL [ NASDAQ : SGMA ] SigmaTron International is an independent provider of electronic manufacturing services, which includes printed circuit board assemblies and completely assembled electronic products. In connection with the production of assembled products, Co. also provides other services to its customers including automatic and manual assembly and testing of products; material sourcing and procurement; design, manufacturing and test engineering support; warehousing and shipment services; and assistance in obtaining product approval from governmental and other regulatory bodies. Co. provides these manufacturing services through a global network of facilities located in the U.S., Mexico, China and Taiwan.
SYCAMORE NTWRKS [ NASDAQ : SCMR ] Sycamore Networks develops and markets bandwidth management applications for fixed line and mobile network operators worldwide and provide services associated with such products. Co.'s customers include domestic and international wireline and wireless network service providers, utility companies, multiple systems operators and government entities with private fiber networks. Co.'s products include multiservice cross-connects, multiservice access platforms, access gateways, optical switching platforms, and element/network management and design software.
SAND Technology Inc. Class A [ OTCBB : SNDTF ] Sand Technology is involved in the design, development, marketing and support of software products and services that enable users to retrieve usable business information from large amounts of data. The software products, collectively known as the SAND Analytic Server, are designed to provide a way for business users to make inquiries of databases without the intervention of specialist Information Technology professionals. Co. has commercial relationships with SAP, IBM, Microsoft, Oracle, Hyperion Software, ATOS Origin, DunnHumby, FDI and TopEnd Solutions.
SILGAN HLDGS [ NASDAQ : SLGN ] Silgan Holdings is a manufacturer of metal and plastic consumer goods packaging products. Co.'s products are used for a range of end markets and it operates 69 manufacturing plants in North America, Europe, Asia and South America. Co. operates in thee businesses: metal food container business, plastic container business and closures business. Its products include steel and aluminum containers; custom designed plastic containers, tubes and closures, and metal, composite and plastic vacuum closures. Co. also manufactures metal, composite and plastic vacuum closures for food and beverage products.
SHUTTERFLY [ NASDAQ : SFLY ] Shutterfly is engaged in providing an Internet-based social expression and personal publishing service that allows consumers to share and print photos. Co. provides a range of personalized photo-based products and services to organize and archive digital images; share pictures; order prints and create an assortment of personalized items such as cards, calendars and photo books. In addition, Co. sells various photo-based merchandise that are manufactured for Co. by third parties, including mugs, mouse pads, coasters, and ancillary products, such as frames, photo albums and scrapbooking accessories.
Studio One Media, Inc. [ OTCBB : SOMD ] Studio One Media produced and marketed lithographically printed stereoscopic and animation print products. Co., through its wholly owned subsidiary, InfoPak, Inc., developed a data delivery system that provides end users with specific industry printed materials by way of a portable hand-held reader. Data is acquired electronically from the data provided by mainframe systems and distributed through a computer network to all subscribers. Co. is not actively conducting operations at this time. InfoPak has ceased to operate and its corporate charter has been administratively terminated.
Sunrise Telecom Incorporated [ OTC PK : SRTI ] Sunrise Telecom designs, manufactures, and markets service verification equipment that enables service providers to pre-qualify facilities for services, verify newly installed services, and diagnose problems relating to telecommunications, cable broadband, internet access, and wireless networks. Co.'s products continuously monitor in-service cable, telecom and wireless networks to assist operators in improving network quality and to provide traffic data to assist network operations. Customers include telephone companies, incumbent local exchange carriers, cable companies, competitive local exchange carriers, mobile operators, and network infrastructure suppliers.
SANDERS MORRIS GRP [ NASDAQ : SMHG ] Sanders Morris Harris Group provides a range of financial services through its operating subsidiaries: Sanders Morris Harris Inc., Salient Capital Management, LLC, SMH Capital Advisors, Inc., Kissinger Financial Services, The Edelman Financial Center, LLC, and Select Sports Group, Ltd. Co.'s financial services include institutional, prime and retail brokerage, principal trading, fixed income sales and trading, investment banking, merchant banking, financial advisory, trust related services, asset and investment management, financial planning, and sports representation and management. Co. serves a group of institutional, corporate and individual clients.
SyntheMed, Inc. [ OTCBB : SYMD ] SyntheMed is a biomaterials company engaged in the development and commercialization of anti-adhesion and drug delivery products. Products under development are primarily medical devices designed to prevent or reduce the formation of adhesions (scar tissue) following a range of surgical procedures. As of Dec 31 2006, Co.'s product development efforts are focused on its lead product, REPEL-CV , a bioresorbable adhesion barrier intended for use in cardiac surgery. Co.'s other products in development include REPEL-AFIB? (surgically-induced atrial fibrillation), REPEL? (general surgical procedures), RESOLVE? (abdominal surgery), RELIEVE? (orthopedic and spinal surgery).
SAFETY INS GRP [ NASDAQ : SAFT ] Safety Insurance is a provider of private passenger automobile insurance. In addition to private passenger automobile insurance, Co. provides a portfolio of property and casualty insurance products, including commercial automobile, homeowners, dwelling fire, umbrella and business owner policies. Co. operates exclusively in Massachusetts through its insurance subsidiaries, Safety Insurance Company, Safety Indemnity Insurance Company and Safety Property and Casualty Insurance Company. As of Dec 31 2006, Co. had relationships with 652 independent insurance agents in 760 locations throughout Massachusetts.
SAN Holdings, Inc. [ OTC PK : SNZH ] SANZ provides enterprise-level data storage and data management solutions to commercial and government clients. Co. focuses on the design, delivery and management of data storage systems, especially those that are built using a network architecture. Co. designs, delivers and manages data storage solutions based on storage area network ("SAN") and network attached storage ("NAS") architectures, as well as related data backup and disaster recovery systems. Co. operates as two business segments: (1) data storage integrator ("Storage Solutions"); and (2) a spatial data management software and service provider ("EarthWhere").
SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS [ NASDAQ : SWKS ] Skyworks Solutions is engaged in the engineering, manufacturing, sales and service of analog and mixed-signal semiconductors that enable wireless connectivity. Co.'s mobile platforms include front-end modules, power amplifiers that are used in many multimedia handsets, and Helios radio frequency system. Co.'s linear products includes attenuators, ceramic, diodes, directional coupler, directional detector, phase-locked loop, switch, and synthesizer that are used in automotive, broadband, cellular infrastructure, industrial and medical applications.
SINCLAIR BRCST GP-A [ NASDAQ : SBGI ] Sinclair Broadcast Group is a television broadcasting company that owns or provides certain programming, operating or sales services to television stations in the U.S. As of Dec 31 2006, Co. owned, provided programming and operating services pursuant to local marketing agreements (LMAs) or provided sales services pursuant to outsourcing agreements to 58 television stations in 36 markets. Co. broadcasts free over-the-air programming to television viewing audiences in the communities it serves through its local television stations. The programming that Co. provides consists of network provided programs, news produced locally, local sporting events and syndicated entertainment programs.
SUPERTEX INC [ NASDAQ : SUPX ] Supertex is a producer of high voltage analog and mixed signal semiconductor components. Co. designs, develops, manufactures, and markets integrated circuits (ICs), utilizing high voltage DMOS, HVCMOS and HVBiCMOS analog and mixed signal technologies. With respect to Co.'s DMOS transistor products, Co. has maintained a position in products for the telecommunication medical and automatic test equipment industries. Co. has also been an industry component in high voltage integrated circuits (HVCMOS and HVBiCMOS), which utilize the features of CMOS, bipolar and DMOS technologies and integrate them into the same chip.
Siberian Energy Group, Inc. [ OTCBB : SIBN ] Siberian Energy Group, Inc. is a New York, USA based oil and gas exploration company. The Company has four licenses for oil exploration located in Western Siberia, Russia.
SIRONA DENTAL SYSTE [ NASDAQ : SIRO ] Schick Technologies is engaged in designing, developing, manufacturing and marketing digital radiographic imaging systems and devices for the dental and medical markets. In the field of dentistry, Co. offers an integrated filmless product for the dental professionals. Co.'s suite of Computed Dental Radiography (CDR ) dental imaging products includes: The CDR digital imaging system; CDR Wireless?, CDR Dental Imaging Software, USBCam , CDRPan , CDRPanX? and SDX?. In the field of medical radiography, Co. manufactures and sells the accuDEXA bone densitometer, a device for the assessment of bone mineral density and fracture risk.
SPX CAPPED LIRN MATURITY 07/26/2010 [ NYSE : SCB ] Community Bankshares is a South Carolina corporation and a bank holding company. Co. is a holding company for Community Resource Bank, N.A. (the Bank). The Bank provides a range of commercial bank services including; deposit services; secured and unsecured, short-to-intermediate term loans; commercial and mortgage loans, as well as safe deposit boxes and night depository service. In addition, Co. operates Resource Mortgage, Inc., which provides residential mortgage products in the Columbia, Sumter and Anderson, SC markets. As of Dec 31 2006, Co. had total assets of approximately $578.5 million and total deposits of $483.6 million.
SYPRIS SOLUTIONS [ NASDAQ : SYPR ] Sypris Solutions is a provider of outsourced services and specialty products. Co. performs a range of manufacturing, engineering, design, testing and other technical services, typically under multi-year, sole-source contracts. Co.'s markets include aerospace & defense electronics, in which Co. supplies manufacturing services for the production of circuit cards, high-level assemblies and subsystems; truck components & assemblies, whereby Co. supplies manufacturing services for the forging and machining of medium and heavy-duty truck axle shafts and other drive train components in North America; and test & measurement equipment, where Co. provides technical services.
Senetek PLC New American Depositary Shares [ OTCBB : SNKTY ] Senetek is a life sciences product development company with an array of intellectual properties targeting the science of aging targeting skincare and dermatological therapeutics, erectile dysfunction, nutrition and cancer. Co.'s business is comprised of two business segments: dermatological/skincare compounds principally addressing photoaging and other skincare needs; and pharmaceuticals, principally those addressing sales of moclonal antibodies, sexual dysfunction and drug delivery of liquid injectable products (automatic injectors).
SAIA [ NASDAQ : SAIA ] Saia is an asset-based trucking transportation company that provides a variety of trucking transportation and supply chain services to a range of industries, including retail, chemical and manufacturing industries. Co. serves a variety of customers by offering regional and interregional less-than-truckload (LTL) services and selected national LTL, and guarantee services. At Dec 31 2006, Co. operates a single segment with one operating subsidiary, Saia Motor Freight Line LLC, which is a multi-regional LTL carrier that serves 34 states in the South, Southwest, Midwest, Pacific Northwest and the West.
Stelax Industries, Ltd. [ OTC PK : STAX ] Stelax Industries, Ltd., through its subsidiary, Stelax (U.K.) Limited, offers two product lines: Nuovinox™ and Steel abrasive shot pellets. Nuovinox™ is a stainless steel cladded product with a carbon steel core. It can be manufactured in flat bar, round bar, and pipes of various sizes and dimensions. Nuovinox displays corrosion resistant properties and mechanical strength. Steel abrasive shot pellets are used as an abrasive cleaner and polisher in steel manufacturing. In October 2002, Stelax and Sumisho Tekko Hanbai Co., Ltd., a division of Sumitomo Corporation Steel Group, executed an agreement for marketing and selling representation in Japan for Nuovinox stainless steel clad products, such as round bars, deformed bars, and flat bars. Both companies would also co-study the development of new product applications for nuovinox in the Japanese market, and the viability of local production in Japan.
STANLEY FURNITURE [ NASDAQ : STLY ] Stanley Furniture Company is a designer and manufacturer of residential wood furniture targeted at the upper-medium price range. Co. provides a range of product lines across various style and product categories within this price range. Co.'s product offerings include dining room, bedroom, home office, home entertainment, accent tables and youth furniture marketed as Young America . Co.'s Young America offerings include infant furniture marketed as Young America Baby . As of Dec 31 2006, Co. sold its furniture through independent sales representatives to independent furniture retailers, department stores and regional furniture chains.
StanCorp Financial Group [ NYSE : SFG ] StanCorp Financial Group is a provider of insurance products and services serving the life and disability insurance needs of employer groups and individuals. Through its subsidiaries, Co. has the authority to underwrite insurance products in 50 states. Co. also provides accidental death and dismemberment insurance, dental insurance, annuity products, retirement plan products and services and investment advisory services. Co.'s mortgage business originates and services fixed-rate commercial mortgage loans for the investment portfolios of its insurance subsidiaries and for participation to institutional investors. Co. has two operating segments: Insurance Services and Asset Management.
SJW Corporation [ NYSE : SJW ] SJW Corp. is a holding company with three subsidiaries: San Jose Water Company, SJW Land Company and SJWTX, Inc. San Jose Water Company is a public utility in the business of providing water service to approximately 226,000 connections that serve a population of approximately one million people in an area comprising approximately 138 square miles in the metropolitan San Jose area. SJW Land Company owns undeveloped land in the states of California and Tennessee, owns and operates commercial buildings in the states of California, Florida, Connecticut, Texas, Arizona and Tennessee, and has a 70% limited partnership interest in 444 West Santa Clara Street, L.P. SJWTX, Inc., doing business as Canyon Lake Water Service Company (CLWSC), provides service to approximately 8,700 connections that serve approximately 36,000 residents in a service area comprising more than 153 square miles in the growing region between San Antonio and Austin, Texas.
SIMMONS FIRST N -A- [ NASDAQ : SFNC ] Simmons First National is a financial holding company. Co.'s primary bank subsidiary is Simmons First National Bank, whose primary market area is Central and Western Arkansas. Through its subsidiaries, Co. provides banking services to individuals and businesses. Co.'s services include consumer (credit card, student and other consumer), real estate (construction, single family residential and other commercial) and commercial (commercial, agriculture and financial institutions) loans, checking, savings and time deposits, trust and investment management services, and securities and investment services. As of Dec 31 2006, Co. had total assets of $2.65 billion and deposits of $2.18 billion.
SKILLED HEALTHCARE GROUP, Inc. [ NYSE : SKH ] Skilled Healthcare Group is a provider of integrated long-term healthcare services through Co.'s skilled nursing facilities and rehabilitation therapy business. Co. also provides other related healthcare services, including assisted living care and hospice care. As of Apr. 1, 2007 Co. owned or leased 64 skilled nursing facilities and 13 assisted living facilities, together comprising approximately 8,900 licensed beds. Co. operates in two segments: long-term care services, which includes the operation of skilled nursing and assisted living facilities, and ancillary services which includes Co.'s integrated and third party rehabilitation therapy and hospice businesses.
SILICON LABORATOR [ NASDAQ : SLAB ] Silicon Laboratories designs and develops proprietary, analog-intensive, mixed-signal integrated circuits (ICs) which utilize standard complementary metal oxide semiconductor technology for various applications. Co. provides analog-intensive, mixed-signal ICs for use of several electronic products in applications such as Aero Transceivers , AeroFONE single-chip phone , Power Amplifiers and FM broadcast radio tuners and transmitters, as well as Personal Computer modems, satellite set top boxes, automotive controls and sensors, radio tuners, personal video recorders, industrial monitoring and control, central office telephone equipment and optical networking equipment.
Shinhan Financial Group Co.,Ltd. [ NYSE : SHG ] Shinhan Financial Group is a financial institution with a comprehensive banking network. Through its subsidiaries, Co. offers securities banking, securities, credit cards, investment trusts, lease financing, credit information, advisory, bancassurance and web-based financial portal services. Co. maintains its other operationg facilities in the United States, Japan, China, the United Kingdom, India, Hong Kong, Singapore, Vientnam and Germany. At Dec 31 2006, Co. had total assets of SKW177,725,169 million and total deposits of SKW99,759,523 million.
SKILLSOFT SP.ADR [ NASDAQ : SKIL ] SkillSoft is a provider of e-learning and performance support applications for global enterprises, government, education and small-to medium-size businesses. Co. helps companies to maximize employee performance through a combination of content, online information resources, flexible technologies and support services. Content offerings include business, Information Technology, desktop and compliance courseware complementary assets such as SkillSim Businesses Skills Simulations, KnowledgeCenter portals and online mentoring. Co.'s products and services are designed to connect learning objectives to business strategy and to maximize human capital investments.
SRS LABS INC [ NASDAQ : SRSL ] SRS Labs' business is focused on developing and licensing audio, voice and surround sound technology devices to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), software providers and semiconductor companies in the home entertainment, portable media devices, personal telecommunications, personal computers and automotive markets. In addition, Co. is engaged in the licensing and marketing of its hardware and software products for the Internet and professional audio markets. As of Dec 31 2006, Co. licensed its technologies throughout the Western Hemisphere, the Asia Pacific region and in Europe.
SOMANETICS [ NASDAQ : SMTS ] Somanetics is engaged in developing, manufacturing and marketing the INVOS system, a non-invasive patient monitoring system designed to measure changes in the blood oxygen levels in the brain and elsewhere in the body in somatic or skeletal muscle tissue in patients with or at risk for restricted blood flow. The INVOS system consists of a portable monitoring system, including proprietary software, which is used with multiple single-use disposable sensors, called SomaSensors . Co. also develops and markets the CorRestore system, which includes CorRestore Patch , a cardiac implant, for use in cardiac repair and reconstruction, including heart surgeries called surgical ventricular restoration.
SONIC SOLUTIONS [ NASDAQ : SNIC ] Sonic Solutions develops and markets computer software related to digital media. Co.'s product lines focus particularly on the Compact Audio Disc (CD-Audio), the DVD Video Disc, High Definition Digital Video Disc and Blu-ray Discs. Co.'s software is used to accomplish a variety of tasks, including: creating digital audio and video titles in the CD-Audio, DVD-Video formats; recording data files on CD recordable or DVD recordable discs in the CD-ROM and DVD-ROM formats; editing video programs; playing DVD-Video discs; managing digital media on a computer?s file system; editing and adjusting digital photographs; and backing up the information contained on hard discs attached to computers.
SOUTHCOAST FINL [ NASDAQ : SOCB ] Southcoast Financial is a bank holding company for Southcoast Community Bank (the Bank). The Bank provides commercial bank services. Deposit services include business and personal checking accounts, NOW accounts, savings accounts, money market accounts, various term certificates of deposit, IRA accounts, and other deposit services. Most of the Bank's deposits are from individuals and small businesses. In addition, The Bank provides secured and unsecured, short-to-intermediate term loans, with floating and fixed interest rates for commercial, consumer and residential purposes. As of Dec 31 2006, Co. had total assets of $481.9 million and total deposits of $310.9 million.
Salary.com [ NASDAQ : SLRY ] Salary.com is a provider of on-demand compensation management software applications. Co. provides CompAnalyst , a suite of on-demand compensation management applications that integrates its data, third-party survey data and a customer's own pay data with an analytics offering. Co.'s on-demand applications are designed to enable companies to determine how much to pay new and existing employees, research executive pay, and manage overall compensation programs. In addition, Co. provides a salary qualification service called PayScore, which is designed to aid lenders in qualifying applicants' salary claims, improving credit decision making and providing an audit trail for compliance purposes.
SUN HEALTHCARE [ NASDAQ : SUNH ] Sun Healthcare Group provides long-term, sub-acute, and related specialty healthcare services primarily to the senior population in the U.S. Co.'s core business is providing inpatient services through 118 skilled nursing facilities, 13 assisted and independent living facilities, seven mental health facilities and three specialty acute care hospitals. At Mar 1 2007, Co.'s facilities had 15,447 licensed beds, of which 14,726 were available for occupancy, located in 19 states. Also, Co. offers rehabilitation therapy services to affiliated and non-affiliated facilities and medical staffing as well as other ancillary services primarily to non-affiliated facilities and other third parties.
SonomaWest Holdings, Inc. [ OTC PK : SWHI ] Sonoma West Holding operates as a real estate management and rental company. Co. also holds an investment in MetroPCS Communications, Inc., a private telecommunications company. Co.'s rental operations include industrial/agricultural property, some of which was formerly used in its discontinued businesses. This commercial property is now being rented to third parties. Co.'s primary business revenue is generated from the leasing of its two properties, located in Sebastopol, CA. The properties are leased to multiple tenants with leases varying in length from month-to-month to ten years.
Speedway Motorsports, Inc. [ NYSE : TRK ] Speedway Motorsports is a promoter, marketer and sponsor of motorsports activities. At Dec 31 2006, Co. owned and operated Atlanta Motor Speedway, Bristol Motor Speedway, Infineon Raceway, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Lowe's Motor Speedway, and Texas Motor Speedway. Co. provides event souvenir merchandising services; food, beverage and hospitality catering services; radio programming, production and distribution; and develops electronic media promotional programming and distribute wholesale, retail racing and other sports-related souvenir merchandise and apparel; and develops and distributes smaller-scale, modified racing cars and parts. Co. also owns and operates North Carolina Speedway.
SOUTHWEST WATER [ NASDAQ : SWWC ] Southwest Water and its subsidiaries provides a range of operations, maintenance and management services, including water production; treatment and distribution; wastewater collection and treatment; customer service; and utility infrastructure construction management. Co. owns regulated public utilities and also serves cities, utility districts and private companies under contract. Co.'s businesses are segmented into two operating groups: the Utility Group, which is comprised of its regulated public utilities; and the Services Group, which is comprised of its non-regulated operations. As of Dec 31 2006, Co. had served more than 2.0 million customers.
SPX Corporation [ NYSE : SPW ] SPX is a multi-industry manufacturing company that provides flow technology, test and measurement products and services, thermal equipment and services, and industrial products and services. Co. provides a range of products, which include, but are not limited to, valves, fluid handling equipment, metering and mixing products, air filtration products, specialty service tools, diagnostic systems, service equipment and technical information services, cooling, heating and ventilation products, power transformers, and television and radio broadcast antennas. As of Dec 31 2006, Co. had operations in over 20 countries and sales in over 100 countries.
SCBT FINANCIAL [ NASDAQ : SCBT ] SCBT Financial is a bank holding company. Co. provides a range of banking services and products to its customers through its wholly owned subsidiaries: South Carolina Bank and Trust, N.A., South Carolina Bank and Trust of the Piedmont, N.A. In addition, The Mortgage Banc, Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of South Carolina Bank and Trust, N.A. Through its subsidiaries, Co. provides a range of retail and commercial banking services; mortgage lending services; trust and investment services; and consumer finance loans through 45 financial centers in 16 South Carolina counties at Dec 31 2006. As of Dec 31 2006, Co. had total assets of about $2.18 billion and deposits of about $1.71 billion.
STERLING FINANCIAL [ NASDAQ : STSA ] Sterling Financial is the bank holding company for Sterling Savings Bank, which has three primary operating subsidiaries: Action Mortgage Company, INTERVEST-Mortgage Investment Company and Harbor Financial Services Inc. Co. originates loans and attracts deposits from the general public through 166 retail branches located in Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana. In addition, Co. originates loans through branches located in Utah, Arizona and California. Co. also markets fixed income and equity products, mutual funds, fixed and variable annuities and other financial products throughout its network. At Dec 31 2006, Co. had total assets of $9.83 billion and deposits of $6.75 billion.
SONESTA INTL -A- [ NASDAQ : SNSTA ] Sonesta International Hotels is engaged in the operation of hotels that it owns or leases in Boston (Cambridge), MA; Key Biscayne, FL; and New Orleans, LA. Co. also operates, under management agreements, hotels in Southampton, Bermuda; New Orleans, LA; Coconut Grove, FL; Sunny Isles Beach, FL; and Cairo, Luxor, Port Said and Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt; and three Nile River cruise vessels. In addition, Co. has franchise agreements for hotels in St. Maarten, Brazil, and Peru. As of Dec 31 2006, Co. had also entered into management agreements to operate new hotels being created in Orlando, FL and in Qatar, and commenced management of two additional Nile Cruise Ships.
SPORTS CHALET-A [ NASDAQ : SPCHA ] Sport Chalet is an operator of sporting goods stores in California, Nevada and Arizona. As of Apr 1 2007, Co. operated 45 sporting goods stores, with 32 locations in Southern California, seven in Northern California, one in Central California, two in Nevada and three in Arizona. These stores average approximately 40,000 square feet in size. In addition, Co. operates a retail e-commerce store through GSI Commerce, Inc. at www.sportchalet.com. Co.'s stores include traditional sporting goods merchandise such as footwear, apparel and other general athletic products, as well as core specialty merchandise such as snowboarding, mountaineering and SCUBA.
Simon Worldwide, Inc. [ OTC PK : SWWI ] Simon Worldwide had been operating as a multi-national full-service promotional marketing company, prior to Aug 2001, specializing in the design and development of high-impact promotional products and sales promotions. Co.'s Simon Marketing subsidiary designed and implemented marketing promotions, which included premiums, games, sweepstakes, events, contests, coupon offers, sports marketing, licensing, and promotional retail items. At Dec 31 2006, Co. held an investment in Yucaipa AEC Associates, LLC, a limited liability company that is controlled by the Yucaipa Companies, a Los Angeles, CA based investment firm, which also controls the holder of Co.'s outstanding preferred stock.
SHORE BANCSHARES [ NASDAQ : SHBI ] Shore Bancshares is a financial holding company and the acting parent company to three bank subsidiaries, The Centreville National Bank of Maryland, The Talbot Bank of Easton, Maryland and The Felton Bank (relatively, the Banks), two insurance producer firms, one insurance premium finance company and an investment adviser firm. As of Dec 31 2006, The Banks operated 17 full service branches and 21 ATMs and provided a range of commercial and consumer banking products and services to individuals, businesses, and other organizations in the Maryland counties of Kent, Queen Anne's, Caroline, Talbot and Dorchester and in Kent County, DE. As of Dec 31 2006, Co. had total assets of $945.6 million.
SEACOAST BKG [ NASDAQ : SBCF ] Seacoast Banking is a bank holding company. Through First National Bank and Trust Company of the Treasure Coast (the Bank) and its broker-dealer subsidiary, Co. provides a range of deposit accounts and retail banking services, engages in consumer and commercial lending and provides a variety of trust and asset management services, as well as securities and annuity products. The Bank's service area includes Palm Beach, Martin, St. Lucie, Brevard and Indian River counties, which are located on Florida's southeast coast. The Bank operates 42 banking offices in 13 counties. As of Dec 31 2006, Co. had total assets of $2.39 billion and total deposits of $1.89 billion.
SHOE CARNIVAL [ NASDAQ : SCVL ] Shoe Carnival is a family footwear retailer. Co. provides customers an array of moderately priced dress, casual and athletic footwear for men, women and children with emphasis on national and regional name brands. Co.'s product assortment includes dress and casual shoes, sandals, boots and an assortment of athletic shoes for the entire family. Co.'s average store carries about 29,000 pairs of shoes in four general categories - men's, women's, children's and athletics. In addition to footwear, Co.'s stores carry selected accessory items complementary to the sale of footwear. As of Feb 3 2007, Co. operated 271 stores in 24 states mainly in the Midwest, South and Southeast regions of the U.S.
Sense Technologies, Inc. [ OTC PK : SNSG ] Sense holds a license to manufacture, distribute, market and sublicense world-wide, a patented technology which is used to produce the Guardian Alert backing awareness system for motor vehicles utilizing microwave radar technology. Co. assembles the product in Charlotte, NC. Co. also holds an exclusive license to manufacture, distribute, market and sublicense world-wide, a patented system of specially-designed mirrors which are placed at specific points on vehicles to offer drivers a more complete view of the blind spots toward the rear of the vehicle. This product is manufactured in China through an outsourced vendor.
SUMMER INFANT [ NASDAQ : SUMR ] Summer Infant is a development stage company engaged in effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition or other similar business combination with an operating business in the healthcare industry, as of Dec 31 2006.
Shoshone Silver Mng [ OTCBB : SHSH ] Shoshone Silver Mining is an exploration stage company. Co. is engaged in exploring and acquiring rights to explore properties which Co. believes are prospective for platinum group metals. Co. has identified and commenced efforts in several geological areas in Idaho, Montana, Arizona and Mexico. None of the properties are in production, and consequently Co. has no operatingincome.
SYMMETRICOM [ NASDAQ : SYMM ] Symmetricom, Inc. (Symmetricom) is a supplier of timing and synchronization hardware, software and services. The Company sells its solutions to communication service providers, government agencies, enterprises and research facilities. Symmetricom’s products include atomic frequency references; including rubidium and cesium oscillators; hydrogen masers; global positioning system (GPS) time and frequency receivers, as well as time and frequency distribution systems; network management software; video quality monitoring solutions, and professional services. Symmetricom is organized into five segments that are within two divisions: Telecom Solutions Division; Timing, and Test and Measurement Division. The Telecom Solutions Division consists of four segments: Wireline Products, Wireless/ original equipment manufacturers (OEM) Products, Quality of Experience Assurance Products and Global Services.
San Juan Basin Royalty Trust UBI [ NYSE : SJT ] San Juan Basin Royalty is an express trust. As of Dec 31 2006, Co.'s principal asset was a 75.0% net overriding royalty interest carved out of certain working, royalty and other leasehold interests (Underlying Properties) owned by BROG in oil and gas properties located in the San Juan Basin, and more particularly in San Juan, Rio Arriba and Sandoval Counties of northwestern New Mexico. At Dec 31 2006, the Underlying Properties consist of working interests, royalty interests, overriding royalty interests and other contractual rights in 151,900 gross producing acres and 4,616 gross producing wells, including dual completions.
Sonoma Valley Bancorp [ OTCBB : SBNK ] Sonoma Valley Bancorp is a bank holding company. Co.'s business operations continue to be conducted through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Sonoma Valley Bank (the Bank). The Bank has three offices located in Sonoma, Glen Ellen, and Boyes Hot Springs in California. The Bank offers depository and lending services, which include a variety of demand deposit, savings and time deposit account alternatives, all insured by the FDIC up to its applicable limits. In addition, the Bank's lending activities are directed primarily towards granting short and medium-term commercial loans. At Dec 31 2006, Co. had total assets of $277.7 million and total deposits of $232.8 million.
STEWARDSHIP FINANCE [ NASDAQ : SSFN ] Stewardship Financial is a holding company. Through its subsidiary, Atlantic Stewardship Bank, Co. conducts commercial banking business and provides services, including personal and business checking accounts and time deposits, money market accounts and regular savings accounts primarily in the Bergen, Passaic and Morris Counties in the New Jersey market. Co. is also engaged in a range of lending activities and offers commercial, consumer, mortgage, home equity and personal loans. As at Dec 31 2006, Co. had total assets of $519.7 million and total deposits of $434.2 million.
San Diego Trust Bank [ OTCBB : SDBK ] San Diego Trust Bank is a full service bank serving the needs of the residents and businesses of San Diego, CA.
STAR BULK CARRIERS [ NASDAQ : SBLK ] Star Maritime Acquisition is a blank check company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware on May 13 2005. Co. did not have any specific operations but serves as vehicle for the acquisition through a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, or other similar business combination with one or more businesses in the shipping industry. As of Dec 31 2006, Co. has not acquired an entity. As of Dec 13 2006, Co. created a wholly-owned subsidiary, Star Bulk Carriers Corp. registered in the Marshall Islands.
Seacoast Commerce Bank [ OTCBB : SCCB ] Seacoast Commerce Bank is a community bank serving the businesses, professionals, and individuals of the San Deigo County of Chula Vista.
Southwall Technologies, Inc. [ OTCBB : SWTX ] Southwall Technologies is a global developer, manufacturer and marketer of thin film coatings for the automotive glass, electronic display, architectural glass and window film markets. Co. develops products that are designed to control sunlight in automotive glass, reduce light reflection, reduce potentially harmful electromagnetic emissions and improve image quality in electronic display products, and conserve energy in architectural products and after-market window film products. Co.'s products include transparent solar-control films; anti-reflective films and reflective films; transparent conductive films; energy control films; and various other coatings.
Servotronics, Inc. [ NYSE : SVT ] Servotronics operates in two business segments, Advanced Technology and Consumer Products. Co.'s Advanced Technology Products segment designs, manufactures and markets a range of servo-control components which convert an electrical current into a mechanical force or movement and other related products. Co.'s Consumer Products business is engaged in the design, manufacture and sales of a range of cutlery including kitchen knives such as steak, carving, bread, butcher and paring knives for household use and for use in restaurants, institutions and private industry, and pocket and other types of knives for hunting, fishing and camping.
SERACARE LIFE [ NASDAQ : SRLS ] Co. is a manufacturer of plasma based diagnostic products and a distributor of both diagnostic and therapeutic products based in Oceanside, CA. The primary focus of Co. is the sale of plasma based therapeutic and diagnostic products to domestic and international biotech customers.
SYNTHESIS ENERGY [ NASDAQ : SYMX ] Sythesis Energy Systems is an emerging, development stage company engaged in the development and commercialization of U-GAS gasification technology which converts "low rank" coals, coal waste and biomass into high value energy products and chemical feedstocks. Co.'s principal business activities are focused in China and North America, which are estimated by the U.S. Department of Energy to represent a combined 40% of total global coal reserves. Coal gasification provides a clean and efficient means to utilize these coal reserves and reduce the dependence of China and North America on imported energy.
Sherwood Brands, Inc. [ OTC PK : SHDB ] Sherwood Brands is engaged in the manufacture, market and distribute of brand name candies, cookies, chocolates and gifts. Co. also manufactures lollipops and biscuits and assembles seasonal gift items including gift baskets for Christmas, Valentine's Day and Easter. Co.'s principal branded products include COWS butter toffee candies, DEMITASSE biscuits, RUGER wafers, SMILE POPS lollipops, STRIP-O-POPS lollipops, ELANA chocolates, SOUR FRUIT BURST fruit-filled hard candies and PIRATE'S GOLD COINS milk chocolates. Co. has three business segments: Manufactured Candy and Cookies, Purchased Candy and Cookies, and Purchased Gift Items.
SMART BALANCE [ NASDAQ : SMBL ] Smart Balance is a blank check company formed to serve as a vehicle for the acquisition, through a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition or other similar business combination with an operating business and/or brand in the consumer food and beverage industry. On Sep 25 2006, Co. entered into a merger agreement pursuant to which its wholly-owned subsidiary, BSB Acquisition Co., Inc., will merge with and into GFA Holdings, Inc. (GFA), and GFA will be the surviving corporation and will become its wholly-owned subsidiary. Through GFA Brands, GFA is a marketer of functional food products in the U.S. under the trade names Smart Balance and Earth Balance .
Schuff International, Inc. [ OTC PK : SHFK ] Schuff International is a fully integrated fabricator and erector of structural steel and heavy steel plate. Co. fabricates and erects structural steel for commercial and industrial construction projects such as buildings and office complexes, hotels and casinos, convention centers, sports arenas, shopping malls, hospitals, dams, bridges, mines and power plants. Co. also manufactures short and long span joists, trusses and girders as well as specializes in the fabrication and erection of heavy steel plate, including large diameter water pipe, water storage tanks, pollution control scrubbers, tunnel liners, pressure vessels, strainers, filters, separators and a variety of customized products.
SouthCrest Financial Group, Inc. [ OTCBB : SCSG ] SouthCrest Financial Group, Inc. was incorporated on Sep. 30, 2004 after the merger of Upson Bankshares, Inc. and First Polk Bankshares, Inc. SouthCrest Financial Group, Inc. is a bank holding company whose principal activity is the ownership and management of its wholly owned subsidiary banks, Bank of Upson and The First National Bank of Polk County. Both banks are commercial banks that provide a full range of banking services.
SANDERSON FARMS INC [ NASDAQ : SAFM ] Sanderson Farms is a fully-integrated poultry processing company engaged in the production, processing, marketing and distribution of fresh and frozen chicken products. In addition, Co. is engaged in the processing, marketing and distribution of processed and prepared food items through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Sanderson Farms, Inc. (Foods Division). Co. sells ice pack, chill pack and frozen chicken, in whole, cut-up and boneless form, primarily under the Sanderson Farms brand name to retailers, distributors, and casual dining operators principally in the southeastern, southwestern and western U.S.
STAR BUFFET [ NASDAQ : STRZ ] Star Buffet is a multi-concept restaurant holding company that operates a portfolio of mid-scale and family-oriented restaurant brands throughout the southeastern and western U.S. As of Jan 29 2007, Co. owned and operated 14 franchised HomeTown Buffets, six JB's Family restaurants, five Whistle Junction restaurants, four BuddyFreddys restaurants, four K-BOB'S Steakhouses, two Holiday House Family restaurants, one Western Sizzlin restaurant, one JJ North's County Buffet, one Pecos Diamond Steakhouse and one Casa Bonita Mexican theme restaurant. Co. operates through four reporting segments: HomeTown Buffet, North's Star, Florida Buffets Division and Summit Restaurant Division.
Southeastern Bank Financial Corporation [ OTCBB : SBFC ] Southeastern Bank Financial is a bank holding company. Through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Georgia Bank & Trust Company of Augusta (GB&T) and Southern Bank & Trust (SB&T), Co. focuses primarily on offering real estate, commercial and consumer loans and various deposit and other services to individuals, small to medium sized businesses and professionals in the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metropolitan area. GB&T operates eight full service branches in Augusta, Martinez, and Evans, GA, and one branch in Athens, GA, with three mortgage origination offices in Augusta, Savannah and Athens, GA. As of Dec 31 2006, Co. had total assets of $1.04 billion and total deposits of $801.8 million.
SELECT 10 INDEX SRN DUE MARCH 08, 2012 [ NYSE : MSS ] Milestone Scientific develops, manufactures, markets and sells a proprietary, computer-controlled system for the improved and painless delivery of local anesthetic, through the use of The Wand , a single use disposable handpiece. The system is marketed in dentistry under the trademark CompuDent and in medicine under the trademark CompuMed . CompuDent is suitable for all dental anesthetic procedures. CompuMed is suitable for many medical procedures regularly performed in Plastic Surgery, Hair Restoration Surgery, Colorectal Surgery, Podiatry, Dermatology, Orthopedics and a number of other disciplines. CompuDent and CompuMed are sold in the United States and in over 25 countries abroad.
Sutura, Inc. [ OTC PK : SUTU ] Sutura Inc., formerly Technology Visions Group, Inc., is a medical device company that has developed a line of innovative, minimally invasive, vascular suturing devices to suture the puncture created in arteries during open surgery and catheter-based procedures. The Company's line of SuperStitch medical devices provide sutured closure of the arteriotomy site utilizing the existing catheter sheath introducer or cannula during fluoroscopically guided procedures and directly through the open arteriotomy during open surgical procedures.
Schawk, Inc. [ NYSE : SGK ] Schawk is an independent brand image applications company that operates in one operating business segment, Digital Imaging Graphics Arts. The Digital Imaging Graphic Arts segment serves consumer products packaging, advertising and promotional markets. Co. designs, creates and manages image and text for reproduction for a variety of media, including packaging for consumer products, point-of-sale displays and other promotional and advertising materials. As of Dec 31 2006, Co. delivered a range of digital pre-media graphic services through 151 locations in 12 countries across North America, Europe, Asia and Australia.
Sunrise Mining Corporation [ OTCBB : SUIP ] Sunrise Mining is a mining exploration company. Co. is engaged in the acquisition and exploration of mineral properties with a view to exploiting any mineral deposits it discovers. Presently, Co. owns a 100% interest in one mineral claim that is located in Mongolia. Mineral property exploration is typically conducted in phases. Each subsequent phase of exploration work is recommended by a geologist based on the results from the most recent phase of exploration. Co. has completed the initial phases of exploration on its Khul Morit property. Co.will make a decision as to whether or not it will proceed with each phase based upon the analysis of the results of that exploration program.
SCO Group, Inc. [ OTC PK : SCOXQ ] SCO Group is engaged in providing the UNIX-based products and services. Co.'s core business is to sell and service its UNIX software products to small-to-medium sized businesses and franchisees or branch offices of Fortune 1000 businesses. Co.'s main products that drive the majority of its UNIX revenue are OpenServer and UnixWare. As of Dec 31 2006, Co. operated its business through two reportable business segments, UNIX and SCOsource business segment. The UNIX business sells and distributes UNIX products and services through distribution channel and to corporate end-users, and the SCOsource business, which enforces and protects Co.'s UNIX intellectual property.
SALEM COMM-A [ NASDAQ : SALM ] Salem Communications is a domestic U.S. radio broadcast company, which has traditionally provided talk and music programming targeted at audiences interested in Christian and family issues. As of Dec 31 2006, Co. operated 97 radio stations as well as owned and operated Salem Radio Network , SRN News Network , Salem Music Network , and Reach Satellite Network . In addition, Co.'s Salem Radio Representatives unit sells commercial air time to national advertisers for its radio stations and networks, and for independent radio station affiliates. Also, Co.'s Salem Web Network provides online Christian content and streaming, and its Salem Publishing publishes Christian magazines.
Samaritan Pharmaceuticals [ OTC PK : SPHC ] Samaritan Pharmaceuticals is a biopharmaceutical company, focused on commercializing therapeutic products for the treatment of patients with Alzheimer's disease; cancer; cardiovascular disease, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and Hepatitis C. In addition, Co. has marketing and sales rights to sell nine drugs in Greece and/or various eastern European countries. Co.'s product pipeline includes SP-233 for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease; SP-1000 for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases; SP-01A, an HIV oral entry inhibitor drug; SP-10, an antiviral therapeutic product in preclinical studies for the treatment of Hepatitis C; and SP-6300 for the treatment of Cushing's syndrome.
SENSIENT TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION [ NYSE : SXT ] Sensient Technologies manufactures and markets colors, flavors and fragrances through two segments: Flovors & Fragrances Group and Colors Group. Co. employs technologies at its facilities to develop specialty food and beverage systems, cosmetic and pharmaceutical systems, inkjet and specialty inks and colors, and other specialty chemicals. Co.'s principal products include: flavors, flavor enhancers & bio-nutrients; fragrances and aroma chemicals; dehydrated vegetables and other food ingredients; natural & synthetic food colors, cosmetic & pharmaceutical additives, inkjet inks, technical colors and specialty dyes & pigments as well as chemicals for laser printing & flat screen displays.
Sunovia Energy Technologies, Inc. [ OTCBB : SUNV ] Sunovia Energy Technologies, Inc., through its wholly owned subsidiary Sunovia Solar, Inc., is engaged in the business of engineering, developing, marketing and distributing solar powered substrate and light emitting diode (LED) lighting technologies. The Company is developing, designing, and integrating photovoltaic solar cells into products for incident management, energy efficient advertising, and low-cost durable solar modules for easy installation and incremental upgrading of capacity. The Company is also developing environmentally responsible, energy efficient lighting products that are based on LED technologies.
Sunwest Bank [ OTCBB : SWBC ] Sunwest Bank is a commercial bank with four banking offices within Orange County, CA. Co. offers a range of deposit instruments and lending activities, including commercial, consumer installment, and real estate loans. Co. also offers ATMs, ACH originations, on-line banking for business customers, touch-tone federal and state tax payment processing, lockbox services, travelers'checks, safe deposit, Mastercard and Visa merchant credit card services, ATM cards, Visa debit cards and business sweep accounts. At Dec 31 2003, Co. had total assets of $279.9 million and total deposits of $246.5 million.
Standard Energy Corp [ OTC PK : STDE ] Standard Energy is engaged in the acquisition of unproven oil and gas leaseholds, primarily with the intent of reselling such leaseholds to third parties. Historically, Co. has acquired primarily federal oil and gas leaseholds through the Bureau of Land Management's leasing program. Co. also obtains leases through purchases in competitive bidding programs offered by various state agencies, principally the States of Utah and Wyoming. Co. evaluates the geologic potential of the leases, which it proposes to acquire, based primarily upon geologic information available through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Petroleum Investment Company.
SCANA Corporation [ NYSE : SCG ] SCANA, through its wholly owned regulated subsidiaries, is primarily engaged in the generation, transmission, distribution and sale of electricity in parts of South Carolina and the purchase, transmission and sale of natural gas in portions of North Carolina and South Carolina. Through its wholly owned nonregulated subsidiaries, Co. markets natural gas to retail customers in Georgia and to wholesale customers primarily in the southeast, as well as performs power plant management and maintenance services, provides fiber optic and other telecommunications services, and provides service contracts to homeowners on certain home appliances and heating and air conditioning units.
Soligen Technologies, Inc. [ OTC PK : SGTN ] Co. is engaged in the developing, manufacturing, marketing and selling of products utilizing certain patented technology and processes for the production of ceramic casting molds for casting metal parts. Based upon the M.I.T. patent, Co. developed a proprietary technology known as Direct Shell Production Casting (DSPC?), a process that is distinguished from typical rapid prototype systems that are characterized by the ability to rapidly produce non functional three dimensional representations of parts from Computer Aided Design (CAD) files. The DSPC technology is dedicated to metal casting; this technology enables Co.to produce functional cast metal parts.
Salon Media Group, Inc. [ OTCBB : SLNM ] Salon Media Group is an Internet media company that provides online news and information including journalism from breaking news and analysis on politics, technology, culture and entertainment. Co. also offers an audio streaming Website, and hosts two online communities -Table Talk and The Well. The main entry and navigation point to Co.'s ten Websites is Co.'s home page at www.salon.com. Co.'s ten websites provide a continuously updated array of news, features, interviews and regular columnists and include the following: News & Politics, Opinion, Technology & Business, Arts & Entertainment, Movie Page, Life, Books, Comics and Sports.
SUCCESSFACTORS [ NASDAQ : SFSF ] SuccessFactors is engaged in providing on-demand performance and talent management software that enable organizations in all industries to optimize the performance of their people to drive business results. Co.'s application suite includes the following modules and capabilities; Performance Management; Goal Management; Compensation Management; Succession Management; Learning and Development; Recruiting Management; Analytics and Reporting; Employee Profile; 360-Degree Review; Employee Survey; and proprietary and third-party content. Co. has over 1,400 customers across over 60 industries, with more than two million end users in over 150 countries using its application suite in 18 languages.
SENECA FOODS -B [ NASDAQ : SENEB ] Seneca Foods is engaged in food processing. Co. also markets branded and private label processed foods to retailers and institutional food distributors. Co.'s canned vegetables are sold nationwide in channels serving retail markets, certain export markets, the food service industry, and other food processors. Also, as of Mar 31 2007, Co. supplied canned and frozen vegetable products to General Mills Operations, Inc. under an Alliance Agreement. In addition, Co. is the supplier of frozen vegetable products principally to the food service industry, and fruit and snack chip products principally serving retail markets and other food processors.
SUSSER HLDGS [ NASDAQ : SUSS ] Susser Holdings operates convenience stores and distributes motor fuels in Texas and Oklahoma. Co.'s primary operations are conducted by two of its consolidated subsidiaries: SSP Partners, a general partnership that operates convenience stores located primarily in South Texas and North Texas/Southern Oklahoma; and Susser Petroleum Company, LP, a limited partnership that distributes motor fuels in Texas and Oklahoma. Co. operates its business in two primary segments: retail and wholesale. As of Dec 31 2006, Co.'s retail segment operated 325 convenience stores in Texas and Oklahoma, providing merchandise, foodservice, motor fuel and other services.
SENECA FOODS-A [ NASDAQ : SENEA ] Seneca Foods is engaged in food processing. Co. also markets branded and private label processed foods to retailers and institutional food distributors. Co.'s canned vegetables are sold nationwide in channels serving retail markets, certain export markets, the food service industry, and other food processors. Also, as of Mar 31 2007, Co. supplied canned and frozen vegetable products to General Mills Operations, Inc. under an Alliance Agreement. In addition, Co. is the supplier of frozen vegetable products principally to the food service industry, and fruit and snack chip products principally serving retail markets and other food processors.
Surrey Bancorp [ OTCBB : SRYB ] Surrey Bank & Trust, a locally-owned bank in Surry County, North Carolina, is a full-service financial institution committed to the continued growth of the communities it serves in North Carolina and Virginia.
Signature Eyewear, Inc. [ OTCBB : SEYE ] Signature Eyewear designs, markets and distributes prescription eyeglass frames and sunglasses, primarily under exclusive licenses for Laura Ashley Eyewear, bebe eyes, Nicole Miller Eyewear, Hart Schaffner Marx Eyewear, Hummer Eyegear and Dakota Smith Eyewear , as well as its proprietary Signature Collection line. Co. distributes its products through its national direct sales force and sales representatives; exclusive distributors in foreign countries and direct sales force in Western Europe; account managers to optical retail chains; and selected distributors in the United States.
SUMMIT FINL GRP [ NASDAQ : SMMF ] Summit Financial Group is a financial holding company. Through its two community bank subsidiaries: Summit Community Bank, and Shenandoah Valley National Bank, Co. provides commercial and retail banking services primarily in the Eastern Panhandle and South Central regions of West Virginia and the Northern region of Virginia. Co. also operates Summit Insurance Services, LLC, an insurance agency in Moorefield, WV. Co. provides various community banking services, including demand, savings and time deposits; commercial, real estate and consumer loans; letters of credit; and cash management services. As of Dec 31 2006, Co. had total assets of $1.23 billion and total deposits of $888.7 million.
Scanner Technologies Corporation [ OTC PK : SCNI ] Scanner invents, develops and markets vision inspection products that are used in the semiconductor industry for the inspection of integrated circuits. Specifically, integrated circuits are divided into two general categories: leaded devices, integrated circuits with fragile leads extending from the perimeter of the package that provide the electrical interconnects between the integrated circuit and the other components that constitute an electronic product; and ball array devices, integrated circuits that have an array of small conductive spheres, or balls, mounted to the bottom of the integrated circuit package. These balls serve the same function as the leads in the first category.
SYNGENTA AG ADS [ NYSE : SYT ] Syngenta is engaged in the discovery, development, manufacture and marketing of a range of agricultural products designed to improve crop yields and food quality. Co.'s crop protection chemicals include herbicides, insecticides and fungicides to control weeds, insect pests and diseases in crops. Many of these products also have application in the professional products sector in areas such as seed treatment and turf and ornamental markets. The seeds segment includes seeds for field crops such as corn, soybeans, oilseeds and sugar beets, along with vegetable and flower seeds. Co. is also developing a plant science business applying biotechnology to improve growers' yield and food quality.
SVB Financial Group [ NASDAQ : SIVB ] SVB Financial Group is a diversified financial services company, as well as a bank holding company and financial holding company. Through the Company’s various subsidiaries and divisions, it offers a range of banking and financial products and services. The Company offers commercial banking products and services through its principal subsidiary, Silicon Valley Bank (the Bank), which is a California state-chartered bank. Through its subsidiaries, the Bank also offers brokerage, investment advisory and asset management services. It also offers non-banking products and services, such as funds management, private equity investment and equity valuation services, through its other subsidiaries and divisions. SVB Financial Group has three operating segments: Commercial Banking, SVB Capital, and Other Business Services.
Storage Computer Corporation [ OTC PK : SOSO ] Storage Computer develops and manufactures storage architectures to address the needs of high-bandwidth and other "performance-impaired" applications. Through Co.'s Cyber product lines, and patented storage software, these solutions support multiple open systems servers and are modular and scalable for future growth. Co.'s product line consists of CyberBorg, CyberNAS and CyberFibre.
Semgroup Corporation Class A [ OTC PK : SEMX ] Co. principally manufactures proprietary thermal management materials, microelectronic ceramic packages and interconnect products for critical components that enable the growth of high bandwidth fiber optic communication systems, wireless base stations and fixed wireless radio systems, Internet servers and routers and other specialized microelectronic devices through its Microelectronic Packaging Group. Co.'s Wafer Reclaim Services Group reclaims silicon test wafers for the semiconductor industry through facilities located in North America, Europe and Asia, making it a wafer reclaim service with a worldwide presence.
Seychelle Environmental Technologies, Inc. [ OTCBB : SYEV ] Seychelle Environmental Technologies designs and manufactures unique, state-of-the-art Ionic Adsorption Micron Filters that remove up to 99.8% of all pollutants and contaminants found in any fresh water source. Using breakthrough technology, Co. has also developed proprietary ozone systems. Patents or trade secrets cover all proprietary products. Since human bodies are 75% water, Co.'s mission is twofold: First, to help educate everyone to the fact that the quality of water they drink is important and second, to make available low-cost, effective filtration products that will meet the need for safe, great tasting, high quality drinking water.
SUREWEST COMM [ NASDAQ : SURW ] SureWest Communications is a holding company. Through its subsidiaries, Co. provides a range of telecommunications, digital video and other facilities-based communication services in Northern California. Co.'s Telecom segment provides services in landline telecommunications, Digital Subscriber Line, directory advertising, long distance and certain related non-regulated services. Co.'s Broadband segment provides a range of services such as high-speed Internet service, digital video, voice, network access and toll telephone, and custom data systems. Co.'s Wireless segment provides wireless personal communications services as well as handsets and related communication equipment.
Sparta Commercial Services, Inc. [ OTCBB : SRCO ] Sparta Commercial Services operates as a specialized consumer finance company engaged primarily in the origination of leases and the purchase of retail installment sales contracts of new and used motorcycles, scooters, and 4-stroke all-terrain vehicles or ATVs. Co. is developing relationships with vehicle dealers and manufacturers to provide financing programs to its customers. Co. also seeks to provide motorcycle, scooter, and all-terrain vehicle manufacturers a private label version of its financing programs for its customers. Additionally, Co. offers a police motorcycle leasing program to municipalities.
SUN BANCORP [ NASDAQ : SNBC ] Sun Bancorp is a bank holding company. Through Sun National Bank, Co. provides consumer and business banking services such as lending, domestic letters of credit, remote deposit, depository and financial services. Co.'s lending services to businesses include commercial business loans, equipment leasing, commercial real estate and construction loans, while its lending services to consumers include residential mortgage loans, home equity loans and installment loans. As of Dec 31 2006, Co. had 75 community banking centers in southern and central New Jersey, New Castle County, DE and Philadelphia, PA. As of Dec 31 2006, Co. had total assets of $3.33 billion and total deposits of $2.67 billion.
SELECTICA [ NASDAQ : SLTC ] Selectica offers consulting, training and implementation services and ongoing customer support and maintenance, to support its software applications. The business is focused towards delivering software and services under two operating segments: Sales Execution (SE), and Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM). The SE segment provides products that are designed to enable customers to increase revenues and reduce costs through web-enabled automation of quote-to-contract business processes. The CLM segment provides products that are designed to enable customers to create, manage and analyze contracts in a single, easy to use repository.
Southwest Georgia Financial Corporation [ NYSE : SGB ] Southwest Georgia Financial is a bank holding company. All of Co.'s activities are conducted by Southwest Georgia Bank (the Bank), which provides customary banking services such as consumer and commercial checking accounts, savings accounts, certificates of deposit, and lines of credit. The Bank also finances commercial and consumer transactions, makes secured and unsecured loans, and provides other banking services. The Bank has a trust and investment division and also operates Southwest Georgia Insurance Services Division. Empire, a subsidiary of the Bank, is a commercial mortgage banking firm. At Dec 31 2006, Co. had total assets of $288.5 million, and deposits of $226.7 million.
STEREOTAXIS [ NASDAQ : STXS ] Stereotaxis designs, manufactures and markets an advanced cardiology instrument control system for use in a hospital's interventional surgical suite. Co.'s Stereotaxis System allows physicians to navigate proprietary catheters, guidewires and other delivery devices, both Co.'s own and those Co. is co-developing with strategic partners, through the blood vessels and chambers of the heart to treatment sites in order to effect treatment. Co.'s Stereotaxis System consists of these proprietary components: NIOBE magnetic navigation system; NAVIGANT advanced user interface; CARDIODRIVE catheter advancement system; and a suite of interventional catheters, guidewires and other delivery devices.
Southern California Gas Co 6% Series A Preferred S [ OTC PK : SOCGP ] Southern California Gas is the primary operating subsidiary of Pacific Enterprises, which purchases, sells, distributes, stores and transports natural gas. Co. owns and operates a natural gas distribution, transmission and storage system supplying natural gas throughout approximately 20,000 square miles of service territory. Co. provides natural gas service to residential, commercial, industrial, utility electric generation and wholesale customers, via 5.6 million meters, covering a population of 20.1 million. As of Dec 31 2006, Co.'s natural gas facilities included 2,889 miles of transmission and storage pipeline, 48,808 miles of distribution pipeline and 46,785 miles of service pipelines.
Signature Bank [ NASDAQ : SBNY ] Signature Bank is a New York-based full-service commercial bank with 18 private client offices located in New York serving the needs of privately owned business clients and their owners and senior managers. Co. offers a variety of business and personal banking products and services through the bank as well as investment, brokerage, asset management and insurance products and services through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Signature Securities, a licensed broker-dealer and investment adviser. As of Dec 31 2006, Co.'s assets totaled $5.4 million and its deposits totaled $4.2 million.
STRATTEC SECURITY [ NASDAQ : STRT ] Strattec Security is engaged in the design, development, manufacture and marketing of mechanical locks and keys, electronically enhanced locks and keys, steering column and instrument panel ignition lock housings, latches, door handles and related access control products for North American automotive customers, and for global automotive manufacturers through the Vehicle Access Systems Technology LLC Alliance in which Co. participates with WITTE Automotive of Velbert, Germany and ADAC Plastics, Inc. of Grand Rapids, MI. Co.'s products are shipped to customer locations in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Europe, South America and China, and Co. provides full service and aftermarket support.
Solucorp Industries Ltd [ OTC PK : SLUP ] Solucorp Industries, Ltd. markets technologies and services as solutions to problems within the environmental industry marketplace. Its Molecular Bonding System (MBS) process remediates hazardous metals contamination, permanently. The MBS process stabilizes hazardous metals in soils, slag, sludges, ashes, and bag house dust by chemically rendering leachable metal ions inert, by bonding them to non-leachable molecules. The company also markets, under license, MuckMix™, which stabilizes and solidifies organic contaminated oily wastes. In addition, it markets Mercon™, a line of mercury vapor suppressant products, which are used to clean-up mercury spills and to suppress the deadly vapors associated with them. Through sub-contractors, Solucorp provides environmental solution services. Its principal environmental remediation operations are conducted by EPS Environmental, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary in Canada and through joint venture arrangements.
SOUTHERN FIRST [ NASDAQ : SFST ] Southern First Bancshares serves as the holding company for Southern First Bank, N.A. (the bank). The bank is a national bank organized under the laws of the U.S. located in Greenville County, SC. The bank is primarily engaged in the business of accepting demand deposits and savings deposits insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and providing commercial, consumer and mortgage loans to the general public. At Dec 31 2006, the bank owns all of the capital stock of JB Properties. In addition, as of Dec 31 2006, Co. had total assets of $509.3 million and total deposits of $345.5 million. Co.'s primary market and service area consists of Greenville County, SC.
SHC Corporation [ OTC PK : SONM ] Co. is in the business of making short-term loans called payday loans within the states of Illinois and Indiana in which a customer agrees to execute a post-dated check which includes the base principal amount plus a fee. Co. agrees to hold the check for up to two weeks or until the customer's next pay day, at which time the check is deposited by Co.
Swift Energy [ NYSE : SFY ] Swift Energy is engaged in developing, exploring, acquiring, and operating oil and gas properties, with a focus on oil and natural gas reserves onshore and in the inland waters of Louisiana and Texas and onshore in New Zealand. As of Dec 31 2006, Co. had estimated proved reserves of 816.80 billion cubic feet of natural gas equivalent. At such date, Co.'s proved reserves comprised of approximately 50.0% crude oil, 40.0% natural gas, and 10.0% natural gas liquids, of which 44.0% were proved developed. Co.'s proved reserves are concentrated 64.0% in Louisiana, 22.0% in Texas, 13.0% in New Zealand, and 1.0% in other states.
SPO Medical, Inc. [ OTCBB : SPOM ] SPO Medical is engaged in the design, development and marketing of non-invasive pulse oximetry technologies to monitor blood oxygen saturation and heart rate for a variety of markets, including medical, homecare, sports and search & rescue. Pulse oximetry, which is an essential measurement procedure in medical practice, is a non-invasive process used to measure blood oxygen saturation levels by monitoring the percentage of hemoglobin that is saturated with oxygen and measure heart rate. Co.'s products are sold primarily through resellers in the U.S. and a combination of resellers and independent distributors in international markets.
Savoy Resources Corp. [ OTC PK : SVYR ] Savoy Resources Corp. is a precious metals and mineral exploration and mining company. Through our joint venture company, the Heilongjiang Savoy Resources Co., Ltd., in partnership with the First Institute of Geology and Exploration of Heilongjiang Province, China, Savoy Resources Corp. holds sole mineral rights to the Shishan Forest Gold Property and access to the exploration and development of all minerals in Heilongjiang Province.
Small Business Company [ OTC PK : SBCO ] The Small Business, a development stage company, is engaged in proof-of-concept beta testing and business development consulting services. Co. develops, packages and will market business improvement solutions for small business owners in the form of books, CD's, and Business Coaching. Co. will market these products through mixed media including national cable TV commercials. The foundation of Co. solution is the ?DARE Process?: Decide, Analyze, Realize and Evaluate. This process addresses many problems facing many small businesses. Co. initial products are based on the DARE Process: interactive CD-ROMs targeted to home based and small businesses.
SUSQUEHANNA BCSHS [ NASDAQ : SUSQ ] Susquehanna Bancshares is a financial holding company that provides a range of retail and commercial banking and financial services in the mid-Atlantic region through its subsidiaries. In addition to its commercial bank subsidiaries, which include Susquehanna Patriot Bank, Susquehanna Bank PA, and Susquehanna Bank, Co. operates a trust and investment company, an asset management company, a property and casualty insurance brokerage company, a commercial leasing company and a vehicle leasing company. As of Dec 31 2006, Co. had total assets of approximately $8.23 billion and total deposits of $5.88 billion.
Secured Financial Network, Inc. [ OTCBB : SFNL ] Secured Financial Network, Inc. provides financial services specializing in short term high-margin business capital, also known as opportunity financing. It primarily engages in international container shipping financing and bridge financing.
Suffolk Bancorp [ NASDAQ : SUBK ] Suffolk Bancorp is a bank holding company. Through its subsidiary, Suffolk County National Bank (the Bank), Co. provides banking services through 27 full-service offices to its commercial and retail customers in Suffolk County, on Long Island, NY. The Bank offers a line of domestic, retail, and commercial banking services, and trust services which include making loans that are secured by commercial real estate and float with the prime rate. The Bank also serves as an indirect lender to the customers of several automobile dealers as well as makes loans secured by residential mortgages. As of Dec 31 2006, Co. had total assets of $1.39 billion and total deposits of $1.14 billion.
SecureAlert, Inc. [ OTCBB : SCRA ] Sea Containers is engaged in four main businesses. The first is the operation of ferry transport services in the Baltic Sea, English Channel, Irish Sea and New York harbor. The second is the operation of passenger rail transport services through GNER in Great Britain. The third business is leasing of cargo containers to liner ship operators, road and rail operators, forwarders and exporters located throughout the world and the services which support these activities, including the manufacture and repair of container equipment. The fourth business historically has been the ownership and/or management of hotels, restaurants, tourist trains and a river cruiseship located worldwide through OEH.
Sensor System Solutions, Inc. [ OTC PK : SSYO ] Sensor System Solutions, Inc. completed its merger of Advanced Custom Sensors, Inc. (ACSI) in May, 2004. ACSI was founded by an engineering management team with over 50 years of MEMS transducer experience.
Stolt-Nielsen SA [ OTC PK : SOIEF ] Stolt-Nielsen is a holding company. Through its subsidiaries, Co. is engaged in two principal businesses. The transportation business, which is carried out through Stolt-Nielsen Transportation Group Ltd., is engaged in the worldwide transportation, storage, and distribution of bulk liquid chemicals, edible oils, acids, and other specialty liquids. This business includes Co.'s parcel tankers, tank containers and terminals divisions. The seafood business, wholly-owned by Co. and carried out through Stolt Sea Farm Holdings plc, produces, processes, and markets turbot, sturgeon caviar and sole.
Spectral Diagnostics, Inc. [ OTC PK : DIAGF ] Spectral Diagnostics, Inc. develops medical technologies for disease management. Its Cardiac STATus™ is a cardiac test that enables clinicians to identify acute coronary events. The company’s Endotoxin Activity Assay product is approved for the diagnosis of sepsis infection. Its patented blood separation membrane develops and manufactures separation membranes for use in point-of-care diagnostics. Besides, the company manufactures and supplies recombinant proteins, monoclonal antibodies, and reagents to diagnostic companies for use in a variety of diagnostic products and services. In addition, the company is developing a new Micro-Fluidic Immunoassay platform; and a second generation core cardiac tests for CKMB, Myoglobin, and Troponin. In September 2003, the company received a notification and registration of a CE marking of conformity for its Endotoxin Activity Assay, as an aid in risk assessment of patients in the ICU for developing severe sepsis.
Santa Fe Financial Corporation [ OTCBB : SFEF ] Santa Fe Financial purchases and manages real estate operations. The real estate properties include the land, improvements and leaseholds at 750 Kearny Street, San Francisco, CA. The interest in this property is held by the Justice Investors limited partnership. Co.'s significant income source is a lease between the partnership and Felcor Lodging Trust, Inc. The partnership also derives income from its lease of the garage portion of the property to Evon. Justice Investors leased approximately 5,400 square feet on the lobby floor of the hotel to Tru Spa LLC for the operation of a health and beauty spa. Co. also derives income from management fees as a general partner in Justice Investors.
Southern California Gas Co 6% Preferred Stock [ OTC PK : SOCGM ] Southern California Gas is the primary operating subsidiary of Pacific Enterprises, which purchases, sells, distributes, stores and transports natural gas. Co. owns and operates a natural gas distribution, transmission and storage system supplying natural gas throughout approximately 20,000 square miles of service territory. Co. provides natural gas service to residential, commercial, industrial, utility electric generation and wholesale customers, via 5.6 million meters, covering a population of 20.1 million. As of Dec 31 2006, Co.'s natural gas facilities included 2,889 miles of transmission and storage pipeline, 48,808 miles of distribution pipeline and 46,785 miles of service pipelines.
Skyline Multimedia Entertainment, Inc. [ OTC PK : SKYL ] Skyline Multimedia Entertainment is a holding company. Co. operates the New York Skyride, a state-of- the-art simulator attraction located in the Empire State Building New York City, New York. Co.'s business is somewhat seasonal in nature, based in part on higher volumes of tourists during the spring and summer months and holiday seasons.
SOLITARIO EPLORATION & ROYALTY CORP. [ NYSE : XPL ] Solitario Resources is an exploration stage company with a focus on the acquisition of precious and base metal properties with exploration potential. Co. is principally engaged in identifying mineral properties with promising mineral potential, acquiring these mineral properties and exploring them in order to sell or joint venture these properties prior to the establishment of proven and probable reserves. As of Dec 31 2006, Co. had nine exploration properties in Peru, Bolivia, Mexico and Brazil. Co. is conducting exploration activities in all of those countries. In addition, Co. owns its Yanococha royalty interest.
Shared Technologies Cellular, Inc. [ OTC PK : STCL ] Co. is a national telecommunications products and services provider. Co. offers prepaid wireless, Internet service and appliances, paging, long distance and local services through various national distribution channels. Co. also rents cellular telephones to business and leisure travelers and to individuals at special events. The rental program is primarily marketed to car rental customers nationwide under a Co./Nextel co-branding name. Co. is capable of delivering cellular service to approximately 98% of the U.S. population, which allows customers from coast to coast to utilize Co.'s cellular products and services, and activate these phones with a local cellular phone number. As of Dec. 31, 2000, Co. had approximately 3,000 cellular telephones available to rent at approximately 200 distribution outlets.Co. is currently engaged in two industry segments within the telecommunications industry, providing a wide range of services including, prepaid cellular phone service and short-term cellular phone rentals.
SouthFirst Bancshares, Inc. [ OTCBB : SZBI ] SouthFirst Bancshares is a unitary savings and loan holding company. Through its subsidiaries, Co.'s principal business is to attract retail deposits from the general public and investing those deposits, together with funds generated from operations, primarily in one-to-four family mortgage loans, residential constructions loans, mortgage-backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations and investment securities. As of Sept 30 2004, Co. has total assets of $141,533,157 and total deposits of $97,792,826. Co. markets its one-to-four family residential loans and deposit accounts to persons in Alabama.
Stada Arzneimittel Ag Namen AKT [ OTC PK : STDAF ] STADA Arzneimittel AG engages in the healthcare business, focusing on three core segments: generics, branded products, and special pharmaceuticals market. Its products in the generic market segment include Omeprazol, Naproxen, Amoxicillin, Enatapril, and Ranitidin. STADA’s branded products include Grippostad, Ladival, Magnetrans, kamistad, and Hoggar. Special pharmaceuticals segment consists of Cell Pharm, a subsidiary of the company that offers oncology products in the German and European markets. The company also offers a range of services for patients, doctors, and pharmacists that include patient advisories, informational material for pharmacists and their customers, informational material for the doctor’s office, and an advanced training program for doctors and pharmacists in Germany, France, Italy, the United Kingdom, Spain, the Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, Denmark, Ireland, and Sweden.
St. Lawrence Seaway Corporation [ OTCBB : STLS ] St. Lawrence Seaway is engaged in investing in drug development programs and in evaluating other alternatives to its former business, including continuing its evaluation of operating companies for acquisition, merger or investment. Pending any such transaction, Co. will continue its practice of maintaining its cash assets in relatively liquid interest/dividend bearing money market investments. Eventually such assets may be used for an acquisition or for a partial payment of an acquisition or for the commencement of a new business. Prior to 1998, Co. was principally engaged in farming, timber, harvesting and other traditional agricultural activities.
Sionix Corporation [ OTCBB : SINX ] Sionix Corporation, a development stage company, engages in designing, developing, and marketing an automatic water filtration system primarily for small water districts. Its Dissolved Air Flotation technology is a self-contained water treatment system or pre-treatment process using ordinary air with minimal chemical filter aids. The company’s water purification systems reduce bacterial or parasitic contamination, particularly cryptosporidium, giardia, and ecoli with minimal or no disinfecting by-products. These systems include automatic computer controls to optimize ozone concentration levels. Sionix’ water purification systems are suitable for small to medium-sized potable water treatment utilities. The company's competitors include U.S. Filter and Cuno, Inc.
Swiss Reinsurance Company Sponsored ADR [ OTC PK : SWCEY ] Swiss Reinsurance is a global reinsurer which is based in Zurich, Switzerland. Together with its subsidiaries, Co. provides reinsurance and other related products and services to insurance companies, clients and others worldwide through a network of offices in over 25 countries as well as through reinsurance brokers. Co.'s reinsurance products and related services for property and casualty as well as for life and health business are complemented by insurance-based corporate finance and risk management products and services. Co.'s operations are organized in three core business functions: Client Markets, Products, and Financial Services.
Southern Banc Company, Inc. [ OTCBB : SRNN ] The Southern Banc Company is a bank holding company. Through its subsidiary, The Southern Bank ("the Bank"), Co. is engaged in general banking business and is subject to regulation by the Office of Thrift Supervision. The Bank is an independent community-oriented savings institution dedicated to customer service. The Bank?s principal lending activity consists of the origination of loans secured by mortgages on existing one-to-four-family residences and a variety of consumer loans. The Bank also makes limited amounts of non-residential real estate and commercial loans. At June 30, 2006, Co. had total consolidated assets of $102.6 million and deposits of $82.2 million.
STM Wireless, Inc. Class A [ OTC PK : STMIQ ] Co. is engaged in the is a development, manufacture and provision of wireless-based satellite communications infrastructure and user terminal products utilized in public and private telecommunications networks for broadband and telephony applications. These networks support IP based data, fax, voice and video communication and are used to either bypass or extend terrestrial networks. Co.?s product line is based on proprietary hardware and software and primarily consists of two-way earth stations referred to as VSATs (very small aperture terminals), associated infrastructure equipment and software. Co.?s proprietary equipment and software are utilized by businesses, government agencies and telephone companies in Europe, the Americas, Africa and Asia.
South Street Financial Corporation [ OTCBB : SSFC ] South Street Financial is a bank holding company. Co.'s primary activity is owning Home Savings Bank of Albemarle, Inc. (the Bank), a North Carolina-chartered stock savings bank. The Bank is engaged primarily in the business of attracting retail deposits from the general public and using such deposits to make mortgage loans secured by real estate. The Bank makes mortgage loans secured by residential real property, loans secured by improved nonresidential real property, loans secured by undeveloped real property, and construction loans. As of Dec 31 2006, Co. had total assets of $277.0 million and total deposits of $236.1 million.
SCOR S.A. American Depositary Shares [ OTC PK : SCRYY ] SCOR is a holding company. Through its subsidiaries, Co. is engaged in reinsurance with worldwide operations. Co. is engaged in life reinsurance through SCOR Global Life and non-life reinsurance through SCOR Global P&C. In the life reinsurance business, Co. offers a range of reinsurance for individual and group life insurance, long-term care, substandard risks, critical illness (United Kingdom and Asia) and financing products. In the non-life reinsurance business, Co. offers a comprehensive service in Treaty, Specialties (Inherent Defects, Credit and Surety, Space and Aviation, Agricultural Risks and Special Risks) and Business Solutions (Facultatives / Large Corporate Accounts).
Symons International Group, Inc. [ OTC PK : SIGC ] Co. owns insurance companies that underwrite and market nonstandard private passenger automobile insurance. Co.'s principal insurance company subsidiaries are Pafco General Insurance Company (Pafco) and Superior Insurance Company (Superior). Pafco, Superior and Superior's subsidiaries, Superior Guaranty Insurance Company (Superior Guaranty) and Superior American Insurance Company (Superior American) are engaged in the writing of insurance coverage for automobile physical damage and liability policies.
SK Telecom Co., Ltd. Sponsored [ NYSE : SKM ] SK Telecom is a wireless telecommunications service provider in South Korea. Co. is a provider of cellular telecommunications services and paging services. Co. provides the following services: cellular services; paging services, which provides paging via satellite , high speed paging, and interactive data transmission; overseas operations; IMT-2000 Services, which is wireless multimedia service accessible through a network based on wide band CDMA technology; IRIDIUM (Satellite Mobile Communication Services); and NETSGO (Multimedia On-Line Services).
Semafo, Inc. [ OTC PK : SEMFF ] SEMAFO, Inc. engages in gold mining and related activities, including exploration and development in west Africa. The company owns the Kiniero Gold Mine in Guinea. The company has the Samira Hill project in Niger and the Mana project in Burkina Faso under development. SEMAFO is majority owned by Managem. As of December 31, 2002, the company had 29.6 tonnes of mineral reserves.
Select Therapeutics, Inc. [ OTC PK : STLT ] Co. is engaged in business as a development stage biopharmaceutical company. Co. is pioneering the discovery and development of therapeutic systems based on proprietary tissue engineering, cell-growth and cell-targeting technologies. Co. is focused on two areas of medical application: hematopoietic (blood) and immunology (dendritic cells and T-cells) cell therapy.
Sharp Corp [ OTC PK : SHCAF ] Sharp and its subsidiaries are engaged in the manufacture and sale of consumer/information products and electronic components. Co.'s products include color TVs, high vision TVs, liquid crystal color TVs, TV videos, liquid crystal visions, DVD players, MD players, CD players, refrigerators, microwaves, air-conditioners, washers, vacuum cleaners, oil heaters, electric heaters, facsimiles, telephones, cellular phones, PHSs, personal computers, Japanese word processors, POS system equipment, electronic dictionary, calculators, EL display modules, LEDs, flash memories, CCD/CMOS imagers, analog ICs, and hologram lasers.
Star Struck, Ltd. [ OTC PK : SRSK ] Co. is a holding company. Through its subsidiary, Co. is engaged in the distribution of watch batteries and related products and sports apparel. Co.'s operating subsidiary is Star Struck, Inc. ("SSI") is a distributor throughout the United States of watch batteries and watch straps. SSI also sells related products, such as alkaline, photo and hearing aid batteries, jewelry findings, tools and supplies.
Sussex Bancorp [ NASDAQ : SBBX ] Sussex Bancorp is a bank holding company. Co.'s primary business is ownership and supervision of Sussex Bank (the Bank) and Tri-State, a subsidiary of the Bank. Co., through the Bank, conducts a traditional commercial banking business and provides services, including personal and business checking accounts and time deposits, money market accounts and regular savings accounts. Co. serves the small- and medium-sized business and professional community as well as that of individuals residing, working and shopping in northwest New Jersey, northeast Pennsylvania and Orange County, NY trade areas serviced by Co. At Dec 31 2006, Co. had $356.3 million of total assets and $295.8 million of deposits.
SONOSITE [ NASDAQ : SONO ] SonoSite is engaged in the development of hand-carried ultrasound (HCU) systems for use in a variety of medical specialties and in a range of clinical settings. Co. provides four types of HCU imaging systems: the MicroMaxx system, TITAN system, 180 series (180PLUS and SonoHeart ELITE) and the iLook series (iLook 15 and 25) . All of Co.'s ultrasound systems consist of a digital beamformer, broadband imaging, an integrated color display, a control panel, an alphanumeric keyboard and multiple caliper measurement tools. In addition to its HCU systems, Co. also provides SonoCalc IMT Software and accessories for its products, as well as specialized training and educational programs.
SoloPoint, Inc. [ OTC PK : SLPT ] SoloPoint.com, Inc. provides innovative and easy-to-use personal communications management products to customers of the residential Regional Bell Operating Companies (RBOC) and Local Exchange Carriers (LEC), Small Office Home Office (SOHO) professionals and professionals in corporate satellite offices. The company currently offers three products in its personal communications management product line: SmartScreen, which allows a residential RBOC or LEC Voice Mail customer to locally screen an incoming call and take the call, if desired; SmartMonitor, which allows a mobile professional to remotely monitor and take office calls from a cellular or PCS phone; and SmartCenter, which provides a feature rich call management environment for SOHO professionals and professionals in corporate satellite offices.
Swisscom AG [ OTC PK : SCMWY ] Swisscom and its subsidiaries are the principal provider of telecommunication services in Switzerland, providing a range of services to residential and business customers. Co.'s major lines of business include: Fixnet, which provides fixed network telecommunication services to residential, business and wholesale customers; Mobile, which provides mobile telephony services, with 4.6 million mobile subscribers as of Dec 31 2006; and Solutions, which provides telecommunication services, including national and international fixed-line voice telephony services, national leased lines services, Intranet services and private network services for corporate customers.
Seiler Pollution Control Systems, Inc. [ OTC PK : SEPE ] Seiler Pollution Control Systems, Inc. through its four subsidiaries provide envirnomental services and equipment business within and outside the United States. Its subsidiaries are Seiler Pollution Control Systems International, Inc., Advanced Pollution Control, Advanced Nuclear Control, Inc. and Seiler Abfallbehandlungs und Dienstleistungs GmbH. The company also holds the exclusive rights to a technology called High Temperature Vitrification, which treats a potentially wide variety of waste products.
Seto Holdings, Inc. [ OTC PK : SETO ] Co. principally (1) fabricates and distributes industrial ceramics products, (2) manufactures and sells rechargeable batteries, and (3) manufactures and sells small industrial diamond cutting tools for industry.
SAGA COMMUNICATIONS, INC. NEW [ NYSE : SGA ] Saga Communications is a broadcast company primarily engaged in acquiring, developing and operating radio and television stations. As of Dec 31 2006, Co. owned or operated 89 radio stations, five television stations, four low-power television stations and five radio information networks serving 26 markets throughout the U.S. Co.'s radio stations employ a variety of programming formats, including Classic Hits, Adult Contemporary, Classic Rock, News/Talk, Country and Classical. Co.'s television stations comprises of two CBS affiliates, one ABC affiliate, two Fox affiliates, one Univision affiliate, one NBC affiliate, one UPN affiliate and one Telemundo affiliate.
Scope Industries [ OTC PK : SCPJ ] Scope Industries is engaged in the waste food recycling business. Co. and its subsidiaries operate plants for the collection and processing of bakery waste materials into a feed supplement for animals. Co. operates a total of 11 manufacturing facilities throughout the United States under the names of Dext Company, International Processing Corporation, Recycle to Conserve and ReConserve. Co.'s principal customers are poultry farms, dairies, feed lots and pet food manufacturers. Co. also owns and operates a plant in Vernon, CA under the name Topnotch Foods, where certain bakery waste material is processed and converted into edible breadcrumbs for human consumption.
SKYWEST INC SHS [ NASDAQ : SKYW ] SkyWest operates as a regional airline through its two wholly owned subsidiaries, SkyWest Airlines, Inc. and Atlantic Southeast Airlines, Inc. (ASA). As of Dec 31 2006, SkyWest Airlines and ASA provided scheduled passenger and air freight service with over 2,400 total daily departures to 229 different destinations in the U.S., Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean. Additionally, Co., through its subsidiaries, provided ground handling services for approximately 10 other airlines throughout its system. As of Dec 31 2006, Co.'s consolidated fleet consisted of a total of 410 aircraft, of which 244 were in service with Delta Air Lines, Inc. and 166 were in service with United Air Lines, Inc.
Sierra Monitor Corp [ OTCBB : SRMC ] Sierra Monitor designs, manufactures and markets products which detect combustible and toxic gases for the protection of personnel and facilities. By utilizing Co.'s FieldServer devices described below, detection data can be presented on computers through a web server function for viewing over the Internet or by localized web browsers. Co. also supplies microprocessor-based environment control products to the telecommunications industry used to monitor temperature, gas, and smoke in remote structures. Co. also manufactures industrial communications bridges for transferring data between industrial instruments using non-standard protocols bridged by a data exchange software program.
Siboney Corp [ OTC PK : SBON ] Siboney, through its principal subsidiary, Siboney Learning Group, Inc., publishes educational software products for reading, language, mathematics, science, writing and English as a Second Language, primarily for students in grades kindergarten through adult learners. Co. publishes two software product lines: Orchard Software for Your State (Orchard) ; and Journey . In addition to Orchard and Journey , Co. also publishes three other instructional software product lines: GAMCO Educational Software; Teacher Support Software ; and Educational Activities Software .
Stevens International, Inc. Class A [ OTC PK : SVEIA ] Co. designs, manufactures, markets and services web-fed packaging and printing systems and related equipment for its customers in the packaging industry and in the specialty/commercial and banknote and securities segments of the printing industry. Co. also manufactures auxiliary and replacement parts and provides service for its equipment. Co. provides a customer service program including product services and support through trained Co.and dealer service representatives. Product services include installation, field repairs, routine maintenance, replacement and repair parts, operator training and technical consulting services.
SIGMA DESIGN INC [ NASDAQ : SIGM ] Sigma Designs specializes in silicon-based digital media processors for Internet Protocol (IP) video technology, connected media players, high-definition television (HDTV) and personal computer add-in and other markets. Co.'s REALmagic Video Streaming Technology is used in a variety of consumer applications providing integrated applications for decoding of H.264, MPEG-4, MPEG-2, MPEG-1 and Windows Media Video 9 (WMV9). Co. sells its products to consumer equipment manufacturers, distributors, value-added resellers and corporate customers. Co.'s products are sold worldwide through a direct sales force and distributors.
Stifel Financial Corp. [ NYSE : SF ] Stifel Financial is a holding company. Co. provides securities-related financial services through its subsidiaries: Stifel, Nicolaus & Co., Inc., Ryan Beck & Co., Inc., Century Securities Associates, Inc., and Stifel Nicolaus Ltd. These subsidiaries provide brokerage, trading, investment banking, investment advisory, and related financial services to customers in the U.S. and Europe. Through its broker-dealer subsidiaries, Co. provides securities services to about 379,000 client accounts. Co.'s customers include individuals, corporations, municipalities, and institutions. Co. has four business segments: Private Client Group, Equity Capital Markets, Fixed Income Capital Markets, and Other.
Sappi LTD [ NYSE : SPP ] Sappi is engaged in manufacturing and selling a range of pulp, paper, and wood products. Co. conducts its business through two operating segments: Sappi Fine Paper and Sappi Forest Products. Sappi Fine Paper is a producer of coated fine paper, and it also produces a range of uncoated graphic and business paper, coated and uncoated specialty paper and casting release paper used in the manufacture of artificial leather and textured polyurethane applications. Sappi Forest Products is a pulp and commodity paper products business. Co. is a producer of dissolving pulp, and it also produces newsprint and kraft packaging paper and beneficiates wood into timber products.
Southern Union Company [ NYSE : SUG ] Southern Union is mainly engaged in the gathering, processing, transportation, storage and distribution of natural gas in the U.S. Through its Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Company LP subsidiary, Co. owns and operates: interstate pipelines that transport natural gas from the Gulf of Mexico, South Texas and the Panhandle regions of Texas and Oklahoma to key markets in the Midwest and Great Lakes regions; and a liquefied natural gas import terminal located on Louisiana's Gulf Coast. Through its regulated utility operations: Missouri Gas Energy; and the Massachusetts operations of New England Gas Company, Co. serves natural gas end-user customers in Missouri and Massachusetts, respectively.
Spartech Corp. [ NYSE : SEH ] Spartech, together with its subsidiaries, is an intermediary processor of engineered thermoplastics which converts base polymers or resins purchased from commodity suppliers into extruded plastic sheet and rollstock, specialty film laminates, acrylic products, specialty plastic alloys, color concentrates and blended resin compounds, and injection molded and profile extruded products for customers in a range of markets. As of Nov 3 2007, Co. operated through three segments and one group: Custom Sheet and Rollstock, Packaging Technologies, Color and Specialty Compounds, and Engineered Products. Co. also operates 41 manufacturing facilities throughout North America and one in Europe.
SPECTRANETICS [ NASDAQ : SPNC ] Spectranetics develops, manufactures, markets and distributes single-use medical devices used in minimally invasive procedures within the cardiovascular system in conjunction with its excimer laser system, which includes the CVX-300 laser unit and various disposable fiber-optic laser catheters. Co.'s excimer laser system is approved in the U.S., Europe, Japan and Canada for use in multiple, minimally invasive cardiovascular procedures that include atherectomy, a procedure to remove arterial blockages in the peripheral and coronary vasculature, and the removal of infected, defective or abandoned cardiac lead wires from patients with pacemakers or implantable cardiac defibrillators.
Strategic Global Income Fund, Inc. [ NYSE : SGL ] Strategic Global Income Fund, Inc., is a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company seeking a high level of current income as a primary objective and capital appreciation as a secondary objective through investments in U.S. and foreign debt securities.
SHINER INTL [ NASDAQ : BEST ] Shiner International, Inc. engages in the manufacture and sale of packaging films which are primarily used by food and consumer products manufacturers. The company's products include anti-counterfeit film, which is embossed with a multi-dimensional insignia that creates illusions and enhances brand identity, used in the packaging of high-end cigarettes, DVDs, and other imitated or pirated products; coated films, a functional packaging film, which can be produced in heat-resistant, shrink-wrap, pealable or other varieties; and bi-axially oriented polypropylene tobacco film a box over-wrap film designed to meet the industry requirements for pack appearance, product freshness, and clear optics. It also offers surface printing and reverse printing services primarily for consumer goods and beverage companies. The company's products used in various industries, such as bakery, beverage, candy/confections, cheese, cosmetics/personal, compact discs, dairy, fruit/vegetables, nuts, pharmaceuticals, and tobacco. It has operations primarily in China, as well as in various parts of Southeast Asia, Europe, Middle East, and North America. The company was incorporated in 2003 and is based in Haikou, the People's Republic of China.
Spark Networks, Inc. [ NYSE : LOV ] Spark Networks is a provider of online personals services in the United States and internationally. Co.'s Web sites enable adults to meet online and participate in a community, become friends, date, form a long-term relationship or marry. Co. provides this opportunity through the many features on its Web sites, such as detailed profiles, onsite email centers, real-time chat rooms and instant messaging services. Co.'s Web sites include JDate.com, AmericanSingles.com, BlackSingles.com and Relationships.com. Co. also operates several international Web sites and maintain operations in the United States, Israel and the United Kingdom.
SWEDISH 11 NTS [ NYSE : AMY ] AmREIT is a real estate investment trust. Co.'s structure consists of two distinct companies: a portfolio of shopping centers that it refers to as Irreplaceable Corners and its advisory/sponsorship business, which manage Co.'s merchant development funds. Co.'s real estate development and operating business is a fee-driven and transaction-oriented business, which supports and enhances the growth of these two companies. As of Dec 31 2006, Co. owned a real estate portfolio consisting of 49 properties located in 15 states, and had over 600,000 square feet of retail centers in various stages of development or in the pipeline for both its advisory/sponsorship business and for third parties.
SoftLock.com, Inc. [ OTC PK : DIGSQ ] Co. provides a system that combines digital rights management, which is the management of copyright protection, and digital content marketing, along with an eCommerce solution. The system allows content publishers and commercial web sites to securely market and sell digital content. Publishers of digital content, including research reports, newsletters and electronic books, use Co.'s system to package and securely distribute their products while protecting their intellectual property. Co. markets digital content through a suite of tools including:: an affiliate retailer network, a search engine registration capability, contextual mapping of product offerings, targeted email campaigns and Co.'s Passalong viral marketing system
Seibels Bruce Group, Inc. [ OTC PK : SBBG ] Co. is a holding company. Co., through its subsidiaries, is an insurance industry provider as well as a provider of automobile, flood and other property and casualty insurance products. Co.'s fee-for-service operations include the activities of Insurance Network Services, Inc., its flood operations, and its operations as a servicing carrier for the South Carolina Reinsurance Facility and the South Carolina Associated Auto Insurers Plan. Co.'s traditional insurance operations include its North Carolina nonstandard automobile subsidiary, Universal Insurance Company, and its commercial lines operations.
Sonic Automotive, Inc. [ NYSE : SAH ] Sonic Automotive is engaged as an automotive retailer in the U.S. As of Mar 8 2007, Co. operated 173 dealership franchises at approximately 150 dealership locations, representing 36 different brands of cars and light trucks, and 38 collision repair centers in 15 states. As of Dec 31 2006, each of Co.'s dealerships provided comprehensive services including sales of both new and used cars and light trucks; sales of replacement parts and performance of vehicle maintenance; warranty, paint and repair services; and arrangement of extended service contracts, financing and insurance as well as other aftermarket products for its automotive customers.
SELECT 10 INDEX SRN DUE MAY 10, 2012 [ NYSE : RSY ] Recom Managed Systems is a development stage medical device company focused on researching, developing and marketing medical devices which monitor and measure physiological signals in order to detect diseases that impact an individual's health. Physiological signals are small bioelectrical signals generated by the body. Co.'s initial product will be patient modules used as part of a heart monitor system to acquire, amplify and process physiological signals associated with a patient's cardiovascular system. Heart monitor systems are used to collect physiological data for electrocardiogram or ECGtests for the purpose of detecting and identifying cardiovascular disease.
Salisbury Bancorp, Inc. [ NYSE : SAL ] Salisbury Bancorp is a holding company for the Salisbury Bank and Trust Company (the Bank). The Bank is a commercial bank providing a range of services, including deposit services, multiple mortgage products and various types of loans for business and personal needs. The Bank also has a Trust and Investment Services Division, which provides custody and agency accounts, estate planning and estate settlement. The offices of the Bank are located in the northwest corner of Litchfield County, CT and South Berkshire County, MA. As of Dec 31 2006, Co. had total assets of $450.3 million, and total deposits of $313.6 million.
Sabine Royalty Trust [ NYSE : SBR ] Sabine Royalty Trust is an express trust formed by Sabine Corp., as trustor, and InterFirst Bank Dallas, N.A., as trustee. Co.'s assets consist mainly of the Royalty Properties, which constitute interests in gross production of oil, gas and other minerals free of the costs of production. The Royalty Properties consist of royalty and mineral interests, including landowner's royalties, overriding royalty interests, minerals, production payments and any other similar, nonparticipatory interest, in certain producing and proved undeveloped oil and gas properties in Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas, which represented by about 5,400 tracts of land at Dec 31 2006.
Southern California Edison Company Preferred Series A [ OTC PK : SCEDN ] Southern California Edison is a public utility primarily engaged in the business of supplying electric energy to a 50,000 square-mile area of central, coastal and southern California, excluding the City of Los Angeles and certain other cities. Co.'s service territory includes approximately 800 cities and communities and a population of more than 11 million people. Co. operates in a highly regulated environment in which it has an obligation to deliver electric service to customers in return for an exclusive franchise within its service territory.
Sandridge Energy, Inc. [ NYSE : SD ] SandRidge Energy is an oil and gas company with its principal focus on exploration, development & production related to oil and gas activities. Co. also owns and operates drilling rigs and provides related oil field services; midstream gas service operations; and, CO2 transportation and tertiary oil recovery operations. Co.'s primary exploration, development and production areas are concentrated in West Texas and the Rocky Mountain region of northwestern Colorado. Co. also acquires, compresses, transports and sells CO2 through its CO2 pipeline and spurs located in West Texas.
Semco Instrument Cl-A [ OTC PK : SEMO ] Semco Instruments designs, manufactures and sells precision sensors for the measurement of temperature, pressure, and speed, as well as specialty electrical molded cables and wiring harnesses, which serve the requirements of the gas turbine engine manufacturers, the aircraft manufacturers, and the satellite industry. Co.'s product line includes electronic devices, coaxial heaters and specialty electrical wiring harnesses and molded cables. Co.'s products are sold principally to original equipment manufacturers in aerospace and commercial industries primarily located in North America.
Scientific Industries, Inc. [ OTCBB : SCND ] Scientific Industries designs, manufactures, and markets a variety of laboratory equipment. Co.'s products are generally used for research purposes in laboratories of universities, hospitals, pharmaceutical companies, clinics, medical device manufacturers and other related industries. Co.'s products primarily consist of laboratory mixers, rotators/ rockers, refrigerated incubators magnetic stirrers, and catalyst research instruments. Co. designs and develops substantially all of its products. Co.'s catalyst research instruments are offered through its subsidiary, Altamira.
Summit Environmental Corporation, Inc. [ OTC PK : SEVT ] Summit Environmental Corporation, Inc. markets fire suppression materials, environmentally safe cleaning chemicals, and natural, botanical cosmetic products. Its products are proprietary or are under exclusive license. The company’s FIREPOWER 911™ and FLAMEOUT® are fire suppressants and retardants. It distributes industrial chemicals and cleaners under the private label ULTIMATE CLEAN. Summit Environmental has a line of color cosmetics, developed from natural herbs and botanicals. Its Web site, www.pannachelusciouslips.com, displays the pannache cosmetics product line.
Security Federal Corporation [ OTCBB : SFDL ] Security Federal is a savings and loan holding company for Security Federal Bank ("the Bank"). The Bank is engaged in accepting deposits from the general public and originating mortgage loans. The Bank also makes multi-family residential and commercial real estate loans, consumer loans and commercial loans as well as construction loans on single family residences, multi-family dwellings and projects, commercial real-estate, and loans for the acquisition, development and construction of residential subdivisions and commercial projects. As of Mar 31 2007, the Bank had total assets of $738,110,000 and total deposits of $523,738,000.
Siuslaw Financial Group, Inc. [ OTCBB : SFGP ] Siuslaw Financial Group, Inc. manages a holding company including Siuslaw Valley Bank and Carter & Carter Financial.
Sterling Group Ventures, Inc. [ OTCBB : SGGV ] Sterling Group Ventures Inc., an exploration stage company, is in the business of exploration and development of mineral properties. The Company, through a holding subsidiary, plans to develop the Jiajika lithium deposit in Sichuan and to explore the Daoxian and the Lushi lithium deposits in China.
Sauer-Danfoss, Inc. [ NYSE : SHS ] Sauer-Danfoss is engaged in the mobile hydraulics industry. Co. designs, manufactures, and markets hydraulic, electronic, electric, mechanical components, software, and integrated systems, that generate, transmit, and control power in mobile equipment. Co.'s principal products are hydrostatic transmissions, gear pumps and motors, orbital motors, hydrostatic steering units, proportional load-sensing valves, microprocessor controls, electric drives, and electrohydraulics. Co. sells its products to original equipment manufacturers. Co.'s products are sold primarily to the agriculture, construction, road building, turf care, material handling, and specialty vehicle markets.
SIEBERT FINANCIAL [ NASDAQ : SIEB ] Siebert Financial is a holding company which conducts its retail discount brokerage and investment banking business through its wholly owned subsidiary, Muriel Siebert & Co., Inc. (Siebert). Siebert's principal activity is providing internet and traditional discount brokerage and related services to retail investors. Through its wholly owned subsidiary, Siebert Woman's Financial Network, Inc. (WFN), Co. also provides products, services and information for womens financial needs. Through its Capital Markets division, Siebert also provides institutional clients equity execution services on an agency basis, as well as equity and fixed income underwriting and investment banking services.
SI FINANCIAL [ NASDAQ : SIFI ] SI Financial Group is a bank holding company. Through its subsidiary, Savings Institute Bank and Trust Company (the Bank), Co. is a community-oriented financial institution providing a range of financial services to consumers and businesses in its market area, including insurance, trust and investment services. The Bank attracts deposits from the general public and uses those funds to originate one- to four-family residential, multi-family and commercial real estate, commercial business and consumer loans, which Co. holds primarily for investment. As of Dec 31 2006, Co. had total assets of $757.0 million and total deposits of $538.7 million.
Surgutneftegaz JSC American Depositary Shares [ OTC PK : SGTZY ] Surgutneftegas engages in the exploration and extraction of hydrocarbons, production, and marketing of oil products; petrochemical products manufacturing, and gas processing and electricity generation. Approximately 50 of its divisions are involved in its operations. The company owns Kirishinefteorgsintez Ltd., which focuses on producing fuel. Kirishinefteorgsintez produces 40 descriptions of goods. Marketing segment of the company comprises 250 automobile and gas filling stations, 32 tank farms, and 24 oil-storage tanks. It operates internationally, as well as in the regions of Russia.
Sodexo American Depositary Shares [ OTC PK : SDXAY ] Sodexho Alliance is a global provider of services in two primary business areas: Food and Facilities Management Services as well as Service Vouchers and Cards. In the Food and Facilities Management Services business, Co. provides outsourced food and facilities management services to businesses, public agencies and institutions, long-term and short-term healthcare facilities, universities and primary and secondary schools. Co.'s Service Vouchers and Cards business primarily issues and manages the provision of paper and debit-card vouchers to our clients' employees for food, products and services and the provision of various welfare benefits from government clients to their constituents.
SEACHANGE INTL [ NASDAQ : SEAC ] SeaChange International is engaged in developing, manufacturing and marketing of digital video systems and services such as the management, aggregation, licensing, storage, and distribution of video, television, gaming and advertisement content to cable system operators, telecommunications companies and broadcast television companies. At Jan 31 2007, Co. had three segments: the Broadband segment, which includes hardware, software and systems, such as its digital advertising and video-on-demand products; the Broadcast segment, which includes products for the storage, archival, on-air playback of advertising and other video programming; and the Services segment, which provides product support.
Silicon Mountain Holdings, Inc. [ OTC PK : SLCM ] Silicon Mountain Holdings is engaged in developing and producing video, computer-generated graphics and multimedia presentations used principally in litigation support services. Co.'s video, computer-generated graphics and multimedia presentations are used as litigation support tools by U.S.-based law firms and their commercial and government clients. Litigation support tools use video, computer-generated graphics and multimedia presentations to help explain factual and legal issues, to emphasize key concepts and facts, and to present information in a visual manner that will facilitate rapid recollection by fact finders including judges, juries and arbitration panels.
Sharp Corp [ OTC PK : SHCAY ] Sharp and its subsidiaries are engaged in the manufacture and sale of consumer/information products and electronic components. Co.'s principal business segments are electronics equipment and electronics parts. Co.'s products include LCD color TVs, high vision TVsl color TVs, TV/VCR combos, DVD players, MD players, CD players, refrigerators, microwaves, air-conditioners, washers, vacuum cleaners, oil heaters, electric heaters, facsimiles, telephones, mobile phones, PHSs, personal computers, mobile communicatiobs handsets, POS system equipment, electronic dictionary, calculators, EL display modules, LEDs, CCD/CMOS imagers, analog ICs, and hologram lasers.
Serefex Corporation [ OTC PK : SFXC ] Serefex is engaged primarily in the market for its specialty magnetic ancillary product lines including, paper and tapes. Co. distributes, sells and markets its magnetic tape under the trademark Fridge Tape?, along with other magnetic products. Additionally, Co. has acquired the rights to market Chat-n-Mouse?, a computer mouse with a built in microphone. Some of Co.'s other products include: Fridge Pic?, magnetic photo paper that allows the user to print out pictures and then stick to any magnetically receptive surface such as refrigerators, lockers and filing cabinets; Fridge Notes?, magnetically backed dry eraser sheets; Locker Tape?, and Heavy Duty Fridge Tape?.
SHENANDOAH TELE [ NASDAQ : SHEN ] Shenandoah Telecommunications is a telecommunications holding company that, through its operating subsidiaries, is engaged in providing regulated and unregulated telecommunications services to end-user customers and other communications providers in the southeastern U.S. Co.'s subsidiaries allow it to provide local exchange telephone services and wireless personal communications services, as well as cable television, video, Internet and data services, long distance, sale of telecommunications equipment, fiber optics facilities, as well as paging. In addition, Co. leases towers, as well as operates and maintains an interstate fiber optic network.
SCHOLASTIC [ NASDAQ : SCHL ] Scholastic is a children's publishing, education and media company. Co. creates educational and entertainment materials and products for use in school and at home including magazines, children's reference and non-fiction materials, teacher materials, television programming, film, videos and toys. Co. distributes its products and services through school-based book clubs and book fairs, directly to schools and libraries, through retail stores and the Internet. Co. conductes its businesses through four operating segments: Children's Book Publishing and Distribution; Educational Publishing; Media, Licensing and Advertising; and International.
STRATEGIC METALS LTD [ OTC PK : SMDZF ] Strategic Metals, Ltd. primarily engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of mineral properties located in Canada. It involves in the exploration of various mineral properties in the Yukon territory, northwest territories, British Columbia, and the Yukon-British Columbia border. The mineral projects comprise Olympic Dam and Wernecke Projects, and Kink 3 Royalty; Arn, Boot, Burwash, Narnia, and DDL Claims; Rancheria, Simpson, and Convert Projects; Casino Royalty; Blue Heaven Project; Van Project; Northern Dancer Project; Eureka Joint Venture; Hyland Gold Joint Venture; Mac Project; Cabin Creek Project; Hidden and Obvious Projects; and Donjek Joint Venture.
Seneca Foods Corp. Convertible Preferred Stock Series 2003 [ OTCBB : SENEL ] Seneca Foods is engaged in food processing. Co. also markets branded and private label processed foods to retailers and institutional food distributors. Co.'s canned vegetables are sold nationwide in channels serving retail markets, certain export markets, the food service industry, and other food processors. Also, as of Mar 31 2007, Co. supplied canned and frozen vegetable products to General Mills Operations, Inc. under an Alliance Agreement. In addition, Co. is the supplier of frozen vegetable products principally to the food service industry, and fruit and snack chip products principally serving retail markets and other food processors.
Shin Corporation Public Co Ltd American Depositary Shares [ OTC PK : SHNZY ] Shin Corporation Public Company Limited operates as a telecom and media investment, and asset management company. Its operations can be classified into Wireless Telecommunications, Satellite Communications, Internet Business, Information Technology, and Media and Advertising services. It renders satellite transponder and related services; operates a television channel; supplies and installs computer hardware and software, and related services; operates as an Internet Service Provider and content producer; provides advertising services and publishes telephone directories; trades in cellular telephone equipment; provides nationwide cellular network services and paging services; and provides data transmission services. Competitors for the company include TA Orange; Thai Mobile; Hutchison CAT Wireless Multimedia, Ltd.; Asia Satellite Telecommunications; APT Satellite Holdings; PanAmSat Corporation; and Satelindo (Palapa).
Sound Health Solutions, Inc. [ OTC PK : SHSO ] Sound Health Solutions develops and markets products and services for the bariatric surgery market. Bariatrics is the medical science of weight reduction and nutrition; bariatric surgery, a specialized area of general surgery, is focused on surgical weight reduction services for the very severely or morbidly obese. Co. is focused on implementing disease management strategies for the control of chronic and severe obesity. Co. provides a suite of consulting products and services for the initiation, operation and management of obesity surgery programs. Co.'s program management and consulting business, markets directly to hospitals and surgeons via its in-house sales and marketing departments.
Sun Motor International, Inc. [ OTC PK : SNMO ] Sun Motor International through its operating companies is an original design manufacturer and supplier of micro-motors to the global market with a broad range of applications in automotive parts, power tools, home appliances, business equipment, medical equipment, personal care products and consumer electronics. Co. operates in one industry segment, which includes the design, manufacture and sales of custom-designed and standard micro-motors. Co.'s products are distributed mainly through direct sales by its Sales and Marketing Department and also through four exclusive agents for the North America, Europe and Southeast Asian markets.
Signet International Holdings, Inc. [ OTCBB : SIGN ] Signet International Holdings, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Signet Entertainment Corporation (SIG), is a development stage company engaged in launching a Gaming and Entertainment Television Network. The network will cover major Poker and Blackjack tournaments as well as other major high stakes casino games. The network will also cover via satellite and cable other major sports events such as Horse racing and selected global events which have a sports and entertainment format. SIG's primary source of revenue will come from advertising, specifically from various resorts and casinos, liquor and tobacco companies and sporting sites in North and South America, Europe, Asia and Africa.
Santa Lucia Bancorp [ OTCBB : SLBA ] Santa Lucia Bancorp is a holding company for its wholly owned subsidiary Santa Lucia Bank (the ?Bank?). Most of the Bank's customers are retail customers, and small to medium-sized businesses. The Bank takes real estate, listed and unlisted securities, savings and time deposits, automobiles, machinery, equipment and accounts receivable as collateral for loans. The areas in which the Bank has directed its lending activities are (i) commercial loans, (ii) installment, (iii) construction loans, and (iv) other real estate loans or commercial loans secured by real estate. At Dec 31 2006, Co. had $240,738,000 in assets and $212,988,000 in deposits.
SportsNuts, Inc. [ OTCBB : SPCI ] SportsNuts is a sports management and marketing company, with a focus on community-based amateur athletics. Co. helps organize and manage certain community sports events, providing online registration, merchandise sales, event sponsorship, and event coordination. SportsNuts endeavors to make events more profitable and efficient by promoting such events through various media channels, attracting corporate sponsorships, and providing technology tools to decrease administrative and personnel costs. As of Dec 31 2006, Co. provided computer hardware sales and related services through its wholly owned Secure Networks, Inc. subsidiary.
SELIGMAN LASALLE INTERNATIONAL REAL ESTATE FUND, I [ NYSE : SLS ] SLS International manufactures loudspeakers and sells them through its dealer networks. The speakers use Co.'s proprietary ribbon-driver technology. Co. sells a Professional Line of loudspeakers, a Commercial Line of loudspeakers, and Home Theatre systems.
Stellar Phamaceuticals, Inc. [ OTCBB : SLXCF ] Stellar Pharmaceuticals Inc. is an innovative Canadian Health Care Company focused on providing physicians and their patients high quality products at the best available cost.
Shannon International, Inc. [ OTC PK : SHIR ] Shannon International is engaged in investing in oil and gas and technology. Co. has invested in the acquisition, development and production of natural gas and coalbed methane properties. Co. has an interest in non-producing properties in the province of Prince Edward Island, Canada. Through Co.'s subsidiary, Logical Sequence Incorporated, Co. is engaged in the development of comprehensive and integrated software applications for the automotive industry. Co. develops software applications for the North American automotive industry. Co.'s legacy product, the TIM system, is running in over 300 dealerships across Canada.
Security National Corporation [ OTC PK : SNLC ] Co. is a bank holding company. Through its subsidiaries, Co. is engaged in general banking business in Iowa and South Dakota.
Small World Kids, Inc. [ OTC PK : SMWK ] Small World Kids, through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, is engaged in the development, manufacturing, marketing and distribution of educational and developmental toys. Co. distributes products in specialty, mass, chain, education, catalog, online and international channels through sales representative firms as well as in-house sales executives. Proprietary brands include IQ Baby , IQ Preschool , Ryan's Room , Gertie Ball , Small World Living , Puzzibilities , All About Baby , Neurosmith and Imagiix ?. Co. also exclusively distributes product for several brands such as TOLO to the specialty toy market in the U.S. through its "SW Express" distribution arm.
Spantel Communications, Inc. [ OTC PK : SPAL ] Spantel Communications is a provider of discount long distance telephone service and is headquartered in Fuengirola, Spain. Co. markets its services primarily to a broad base of customers that includes small to medium enterprises and corporations, governmental entities, educational institutions, and residential consumers. Co. is active as an alternative operator in the Spanish telecommunications market. Co. also maintains ancillary proprietary products and services which include; Spansurf.com , Co.'s free Internet Service Provider and Portal and Spantel Tecnica , a service providing in-house technical support and equipment sales/installations of telephone equipment and end user systems.
Speaking Roses International, Inc. [ OTC PK : SRII ] Speaking Roses International is engaged in marketing, distributing and retailing embossed floral products. Co.'s emphasis is on personalizing organic items, particularly roses, sold through its website, retail stores, and limited franchise operations. Co.'s products are used in a variety of industries and for a variety of occasions, including personal and family events, holidays, client appreciation events, new product launches, grand openings, and other special events. Co. has its own production facilities, and Co. has also licensed its patented technology to several floral wholesalers in connection with its order fulfillment.
Shiseido Co Ltd Ord American Depositary Shares [ OTC PK : SSDOY ] Shiseido Company, Ltd. engages in the manufacture and sale of cosmetics, toiletries, beauty salon products, food, and pharmaceuticals. Its business activities also include distribution, research and development, and other services related to its products. The company also engages in restaurant business, and real estate management and sale.
Sls Industries, Inc. [ OTC PK : SLSI ] SLS Industries, Inc. was engaged in the design, development, and marketing of electronic ballasts for the lighting industry, as of January 31, 1998. The company developed electronic ballasts for high intensity discharge lamps, metal halide, and high pressure sodium lighting, as well as for use in related fiberoptic fixtures.
STEN Corporation [ OTC PK : STEN ] STEN is a diversified business. Co.'s operations are divided into two areas. The first is the business operations of STEN, which includes Co.'s corporate functions and a contract manufacturing business Co. conducts through its subsidiary, Stencor, Inc. Stencor has provided contract manufacturing services at Co.'s Jacksonville, Texas facility. Co. has provided contract services to a single customer, STERIS Corporation; however, Co. has added three new customers to its contract manufacturing business and has started a distribution business known as Zbiz.
STEINER LEISURE [ NASDAQ : STNR ] Steiner Leisure is a global provider of spa services and products. Co. also develops and markets beauty products, which are sold at Co.'s facilities and at third party retail outlets. Co.'s cruise line and resort customers include Carnival Cruise Lines, Caesars Entertainment, Celebrity Cruises, Crystal Cruises, Cunard Cruise Lines, Hilton Hotels, Holland America Line, Kerzner International, Loews Hotels, Marriott Hotels, Norwegian Cruise Lines, Princess Cruises, Ritz-Carlton, Royal Caribbean Cruises and Seabourn Cruise Line. As of Feb 28 2007, Co. served 126 cruise ships representing 19 cruise lines, and operated 53 resort spas and two day spas.
Scheid Vineyards, Inc. Class A [ OTC PK : SVIN ] Co. is an independent producer of varietal wine grapes. As of Dec. 31, 2001, Co. operated approximately 6,000 acres of wine grape vineyards. Of this total, approximately 4,400 acres are operated for Co.'s own account, and 1,600 acres are operated under management contracts for others. All of the properties operated by Co. are located in Monterey and San Benito Counties in California. As of Dec. 31, 2001, Co. produced 18 varieties of premium wine grapes, primarily Chardonnay, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir and Sauvignon Blanc.
SunLink Health Systems, Inc. [ NYSE : SSY ] SunLink Health Systems is a provider of healthcare services through the operation of exurban and rural community hospitals in the U.S. Through its subsidiaries, Co. operated a total of seven community hospitals in four states (Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, and Missouri) as of June 30 2007. Six of the hospitals were owned and one is leased. Co. also operates certain related businesses, consisting primarily of nursing homes located adjacent to, or in close proximity with, certain of its hospitals, and home health agencies servicing areas around its hospitals. Co.'s hospitals are acute care hospitals and have a total of 402 licensed beds.
Stanley, Inc. [ NYSE : SXE ] Stanley provides IT services and devices to U.S. defense and federal civilian government agencies. Co. offers its customers devices and information to support their mission-essential needs at any stage of program, product development or business lifecycle via five service areas: systems engineering, enterprise integration, operational logistics, business process outsourcing and advanced engineering and technology. As a systems integrator, Co. applies these five service areas to allow its customers to attain interoperability between different business processes and IT systems. At Mar 31 2007, Co. had over 200 active contractual engagements across 40 federal government agencies.
Synergie Wellness Products, Inc. [ OTC PK : SYHO ] In October 2002, The Hydrogiene Corporation changed its name to Synergie Holdings Limited, Inc. Synergie Holdings Limited, Inc. engages in the manufacture and marketing of the Hydrogiene family of personal care systems that convert tank-type and flush-type valve toilets into personal multi functional cleansing, water therapy, and sitz bath systems. Its products include the Theraclenze and Mediclenze systems, European-style personal hygiene and water therapy systems for tank-type or flushometer-equipped toilets. These systems may be installed on existing toilets without incurring additional plumbing, electrical or construction costs. In September 2002, the company acquired all intellectual rights to RustCor from Charles Kallmann, its Chairman and Chief Financial Officer. RustCor is designed to stop rust and corrosion for periods in excess of 25 years.
SYNAPTICS [ NASDAQ : SYNA ] Synaptics is engaged in developing and supplying custom-designed user interface applications for the personal computer (PC) market and the market for digital lifestyle products, including portable digital music and video players, mobile phones, and other select electronic device markets. In the PC market, Co. provides custom interface applications for navigation, cursor control, and multimedia controls for PC Original Equipment Manufacturers. In the Digital Lifestyle market, Co. provides applications, such as the ScrollStrip and TouchRing , which allow users to navigate through menus and content, and LightTouch capacitive buttons, which provide illuminated button functionality.
Synbiotics Corporation New [ OTC PK : SYNB ] Synbiotics is a provider of rapid diagnostic and laboratory diagnostic products for the animal health care industry. Co.'s product portfolio consists of 96 diagnostic test kits and detection devices. Co.'s principal markets are veterinary practices, laboratories and poultry producers in the United States, Canada, Europe, Africa, Asia, Oceania and Latin America. Co.'s products are sold primarily to wholesale distributors, and also directly to veterinarians, laboratories and poultry producers.
SYNOVIS LIFE TECH [ NASDAQ : SYNO ] Synovis Life Technologies is a medical device company engaged in developing, manufacturing and bringing to market products for the surgical and interventional treatment of disease. As of Oct 31 2007, Co. operated its business through two operating segments, the surgical business and the interventional business. Co.'s surgical business develops, manufactures, markets and sells implantable biomaterial products, devices for microsurgery as well as surgical tools, while Co.'s interventional business develops, engineers, prototypes and manufactures coils, helices, stylets, guidewires and other micro-wire, polymer and micro-machined metal components used in minimally invasive devices.
S & T BANCORP [ NASDAQ : STBA ] S&T Bancorp is a bank holding company with total assets of $3.34 billion and total deposits of $2.57 billion as of Dec 31 2006. Co. has two wholly owned subsidiaries, S&T Bank and 9th Street Holdings Inc., and it owns a 50.0% interest in Commonwealth Trust Credit Life Insurance Co. S&T Bank is a full service bank with its main office located in Indiana, PA, providing services that include accepting time and demand deposit accounts, and originating commercial and consumer loans to its customers through a branch network of 49 offices located in Allegheny, Armstrong, Blair, Butler, Cambria, Clarion, Clearfield, Indiana, Jefferson and Westmoreland counties of Pennsylvania as of Dec 31 2006.
SunVesta, Inc. [ OTCBB : SVSA ] Sunvesta is a development stage company. Co. is considering other business opportunities, either through merger or acquisition. As of Dec 31 2006, Co. has no day-to-day operations. Co. does not intend to restrict its consideration to any particular business or industry segment, though it intends to continue its focus on opportunities related to natural resources. Implementation of a structure for any particular business acquisition may involve a merger, consolidation, reorganization, joint venture, franchise or licensing agreement with another corporation or entity. Co. may also purchase stock or assets of an existing business.
SYNERGETICS USA [ NASDAQ : SURG ] Synergetics designs, manufactures and markets medical devices for use primarily in ophthalmic surgery and neurosurgery and for other healthcare applications. Its products are designed and manufactured to support micro or minimally invasive surgical procedures. In addition to its surgical devices and equipment, it designs and manufactures disposable and non-disposable supplies and accessories for use with such devices and equipment. It also manufactures and sells bipolar electrosurgical generators and other generators, based on its DualWave(TM) technology, and complementary instrumentation and disposable products for use in neurosurgery, spine surgery, pain control and in dental applications.
SPORT SUPPLY GROUP [ NASDAQ : RBI ] Sport Supply Group is engaged in marketing, manufacturing and distributing sports equipment, soft good athletic apparel and footwear products (soft goods), physical education, recreational and leisure products primarily to non-retail institutional customers in the U.S. The institutional market generally consists of youth sports programs, YMCAs, YWCAs, park and recreational organizations, schools, colleges, churches, government agencies, athletic teams, athletic clubs and dealers. As of June 30 2006, Co. provides approximately 23 thousand sports related equipment products and soft goods to approximately 173 thousand customers.
SPDR S&P International Consumer Staples Sector [ NYSE : IPS ] IPSCO is a North American steel and steel pipe producer with facilities and processing equipment located at 25 sites throughout the U.S. and Canada. Four of these facilities are steelworks; three of which produce carbon steel slabs, hot rolled discrete plate and coil and one that produces round billets. Co.'s downstream processing facilities further process the plate, coil and billets into products, including heat treated and normalized plate, cut-to-length plate, and a line of casing, tubing, large and small diameter line pipe and industrial pipe. Co.'s tubular product offerings include both seamless and welded pipe in carbon and alloy grades.
Small Cap Strategies, Inc. [ OTCBB : SMCA ] Small Cap Strategies, Inc. (SCPS), formerly known as Photonics Corporation (Photonics), operates as a business development company. On Sep 30 2006, Photonics combined into SCPS, with SCPS being the surviving entity. Photonics, doing business as DTC Data Technology, was engaged in the business of designing, developing and marketing of integrated device electronics and small computer systems interface disk controller cards as well as input/output products for personal computers. As of Dec 31 2006, Co. owned 100.0% ACL Consulting Corp., formed to identify companies capable of becoming publicly traded or are already publicly traded in various industry segments and which are in development.
SERVIDYNE [ NASDAQ : SERV ] Servidyne is engaged in providing comprehensive energy, infrastructure and productivity management solutions to owners and operators of commercial real estate; and is engaged in commercial real estate investment and development. Co. operates in two business segments: Building Performance Expert (BPE) and Real Estate. The BPE Segment provides energy, infrastructure and productivity management solutions to owners and operators of commercial, industrial and institutional real estate. The Real Estate Segment is engaged in activities that primarily involve the acquisition, development, redevelopment, leasing, asset management, ownership, and sale of shopping centers.
SheerVision, Inc. [ OTCBB : SVSO ] SheerVision designs and sells proprietary surgical loupes and light systems to the dental, medical and veterinary markets in the dental hygiene market segment. Through Co.'s exclusive arrangement with manufacturers based in Asia, Co. can provide quality loupes and light systems directly to end-users. Co. offers 2.5x, 3.0x, 3.5x, 4.0x and 5.0x magnification surgical loupes, as well as double-x models (2.5xx and 3.0xx) with an ultra-lightweight design. The ultra-light loupes are available in either a Flip-Up or ?through-the-lens? (TTL) design. All loupes can be mounted on either a light-weight titanium frame or a sports frame available in eight colors.
Santos Resource Corporation [ OTCBB : SANZ ] SANZ provides enterprise-level data storage and data management solutions to commercial and government clients. Co. focuses on the design, delivery and management of data storage systems, especially those that are built using a network architecture. Co. designs, delivers and manages data storage solutions based on storage area network ("SAN") and network attached storage ("NAS") architectures, as well as related data backup and disaster recovery systems. Co. operates as two business segments: (1) data storage integrator ("Storage Solutions"); and (2) a spatial data management software and service provider ("EarthWhere").
SENORX [ NASDAQ : SENO ] SenoRx is engaged in developing, manufacturing and selling minimally-invasive medical devices for the diagnosis of breast cancer. Co.'s initial product focus has been biopsy systems and breast tissue markers. Co. is also developing products for use in the treatment of breast cancer. The EnCor system, Co.'s flagship diagnostic product, is a minimally-invasive vacuum-assisted breast biopsy system. Co. is developing minimally-invasive products for removal of lesions, treatment of the lesion site and cosmetic reconstruction following therapy. Co. markets and sells their products through a direct sales force in the United States.
Superior Bancorp [ NASDAQ : SUPR ] Superior Bancorp is a bank holding company. Co. provides a range of banking and related services in 54 locations in Alabama and the Florida panhandle through Superior Bank, its principal subsidiary. Through its subsidiary, Co. provides a range of retail and small business services, including non interest-bearing and interest-bearing checking, savings and money market accounts, negotiable order of withdrawal accounts, certificates of deposit and individual retirement accounts. In addition, Co. provides an array of real estate, consumer, small business and commercial real estate loan products. As of Dec 31 2006, Co. had total assets of $2.44 billion and total deposits of $1.87 billion.
SFSB, Inc. [ OTC PK : SFBI ] SFSB, Inc., through its subsidiary, Slavie Federal Savings Bank (bank), engages in attracting deposits from the general public and investing those funds primarily in one-to four-family residential real estate loans and home equity loans. The bank offers one-to four-family residential loans; commercial real estate loans; multifamily loans; residential construction loans, and acquisition and development loans; commercial business loans; and consumer loans.
Safetek International, Inc. [ OTC PK : SFIN ] Safetek International, Inc. has no products, services, business or operations. Co. is reviewing a number of business opportunities. Co.'s efforts are focused in locating attractive opportunities, primarily from business development companies, venture capital partnerships and corporations, venture capital affiliates of large industrial and financial companies, small investment companies, and wealthy individuals.
STONEMOR PARTNERS [ NASDAQ : STON ] StoneMor Partners is an owner and operator of cemeteries in the U.S. The cemetery products and services that Co. sells are: Interment Rights (burial lots, lawn crypts, mausoleum crypts, cremation niches, and perpetual care rights); Merchandise (burial vaults, caskets, grave markers and grave marker bases, and memorials); and Services (installation of burial vaults, installation of caskets, and installation of other cemetery merchandise). As of Dec 31 2006, Co. operated 177 cemeteries in 21 states, located primarily in the eastern U.S. Co. owns 170 of these cemeteries, and operates the remaining seven under long-term management agreements with cemetery associations that own the cemeteries.
SiVault Systems, Inc. [ OTC PK : SVTLQ ] SiVault Systems is engaged in the commercialization of technologies designed to implement secure electronic solutions and retrieval of signed documents and biometric signature-based authentication for electronic transactions. Through Co.'s wholly-owned subsidiary, Lightec Communications, Inc., Co. also provides design, installation and technical support services for information technology systems. Co.'s Biometric Signature Authentication Technology is software designed to record and analyze biometric parameters relating to a person's handwritten signature. Parameters include image, speed, stroke sequence, pen tilt and acceleration.
SpectraScience, Inc. [ OTCBB : SCIE ] Prior to its filing for bankruptcy in 2002, Co. focused on developing the WavSTAT? Optical Biopsy System. The WavSTAT? System is a proprietary, minimally invasive technology that optically scans tissue in real-time to distinguish between normal and pre-cancerous or cancerous tissue, without the need to remove tissue from the body. Co.'s product, which has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, is used during endoscopy of the colon when screening for colon cancer. Co. is engaged in a clinical trial of a product using the same technology for detecting esophageal cancer. As of Dec 31 2006, Co. had exclusive rights to eight issued U.S. patents and international patents.
Symmetry Medical, Inc. [ NYSE : SMA ] Symmetry Medical is a provider of implants and related instruments and cases to orthopedic device manufacturers. Co. designs, develops and produces these products for companies in other segments of the medical device market, including the dental, osteobiologic and endoscopy segments, and also provides limited specialized products and services to non-healthcare markets, such as the aerospace market. Co.'s Total Solutions approach presents its customers with a range of products, as well as design, engineering and project management services, and production capabilities designed to help them bring their implant systems to market quickly and efficiently.
Strategic Hotels & Resorts, Inc. [ NYSE : BEE ] Strategic Hotels & Resorts operates as a self-administered real-estate investment trust that owns and asset-manage upper upscale and luxury hotels in North America and Europe through its investment in Strategic Hotel Funding L.L.C., its operating partnership. At Mar 2 2006, Co. owned: the fee interest in 11 hotels located in Arizona, California, Illinois, Louisiana, Washington, D.C. and in Mexico; a 35.0% interest in a joint-venture that owns a hotel in Prague, Czech Republic; an 85.0% interest in each of the InterContinental Hotel in Miami and Chicago; a 45.0% interest in a joint-venture that owns a hotel in Coronado, CA. Co. also asset-manage the hotels on behalf of these joint-ventures.
Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. [ NYSE : SHO ] Sunstone Hotel Investors is a hospitality company that owns primarily upper upscale and upscale hotels in the U.S. Through its 100.0% controlling interest in Sunstone Hotel Partnership, LLC, of which Co. is the sole managing member, and the subsidiaries of the Sunstone Hotel Partnership, LLC, Co. is engaged in owning, acquiring, selling and renovating hotel properties. Co.'s hotels are operated under brand names franchised or licensed from others, such as Marriott, Hilton, Hyatt, Fairmont and Starwood. As of Dec 31 2006, Co. owned 49 hotels, comprising 15,758 rooms, located in 13 states in the U.S. and in Washington, D.C. Co.'s portfolio also includes mid-scale hotels.
Santa Cruz County Bank [ OTCBB : SCZC ] Santa Cruz County Bank is a locally owned and operated commercial bank, serving the needs of the residents and owner-operated businesses of Santa Cruz County. The Bank offers a complete line of short and intermediate term loan products, including commercial term loans and lines of credit, Small Business Administration guaranteed term loans, construction loans, mini-perm commercial real estate loans and home equity lines of credit.
Standard Parking [ NASDAQ : STAN ] Standard Parking provides parking facility management services. Co. provides on-site management services at multi-level and surface parking facilities for key markets of the parking industry. Co. manages about 2,000 parking facilities, containing over 1.0 million parking spaces, in over 300 cities across the U.S. and Canada. Co.'s client base includes private and public owners, managers and developers of major office buildings, residential properties, commercial properties, shopping centers and other retail properties, sports and special event complexes, hotels, and hospitals and medical centers. Co. also manages 118 parking-related and shuttle bus operations serving over 50 airports.
Spectre Gaming, Inc. [ OTC PK : SGMG ] Spectre Gaming is focused on designing, developing and marketing networks, software and content to provide a comprehensive gaming system Co. has developed amusement-with-prize (AWP) games and distributes the games to operators at various retail, commercial and entertainment venues in the United States which allow for such devices. Co. has made the decision to focus its efforts exclusively in the AWP market.
Sunrise Real Estate Group, Inc. [ OTCBB : SRRE ] In 2003, Parallax Entertainment, Inc. changed its name to Sunrise Real Estate Development Group, Inc. Sunrise Real Estate Development Group, Inc. did not have any significant operations as of November 18, 2003. The company seeks to operate in the real estate development business.
Saguaro Holdings Corp [ OTC PK : SGUJ ] In May 2002, AllCopiers Corp. changed its name to Saguaro Holdings Corporation. Saguaro Holdings Corporation specializes in the on-line marketing and distribution of a range of products and e-commerce solutions to business-to-business and business-to-consumer customers. Its Internet-related businesses include AllnetServices.com, which offers professional graphics design, database management, Web site development, and Web hosting services; AllCopiers.com, offering wholesale pricing on copiers and other related office equipment; Allnetmortgages.com, an online mortgage lending Web site; Allmonitors.com, a Web site dedicated solely to offering all monitor-related merchandise; AllnetDirect.com, which lists over 45,000 computer-related products; Allnotebooks.com, offering notebooks computers, personal digital assistants, and accessories; and Allnetpagers.com, which offers wireless messaging products and services.
Surequest Systems, Inc. [ OTC PK : SUQU ] SureQuest Systems provides dietary and food service management software, menu services and dietary consulting to the institutional food service industry. Co. has focused on developing a client base in healthcare food service, concentrating on the Long-Term Care (LTC) segment of the industry represented by nursing homes and assisted living facilities. Co.'s software and other products are also used in other institutional settings including hospitals, continuing care retirement communities ("CCRC"), correctional facilities and educational facilities. Co. offers its software product in both a DOS and Windows operating system format. Co. serves facilities in 43 states and Canada.
Sterling Chemicals, Inc. New [ OTCBB : SCHI ] Sterling Chemicals is a North American producer of selected petrochemicals used to manufacture an array of consumer goods and industrial products worldwide. Co.'s primary products include: acetic acid, which is used to manufacture vinyl acetate monomer for adhesives and surface coatings; styrene, which is used to produce intermediate products such as polystyrene, expandable polystyrene resins and acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene plastics for household goods, disposable food service items, packaging and other consumer and industrial products; and plasticizers, which are used to make flexible plastics, such as shower curtains, floor coverings, automotive parts and construction materials.
SHEP Technologies, Inc. [ OTC PK : STLOF ] SHEP Technologies, Inc. engages in the development and commercialization of Stored Hydraulic Energy Propulsion (SHEP) System. The SHEP System improves fuel economy and vehicle performance by capturing kinetic energy generated from braking. This System stores the energy and then utilizes the energy on demand during subsequent acceleration. The company was in development stage and was pursuing applications, such as elevator and platform lifting systems for the use of the SHEP System, as of March 31, 2003.
Sumitomo Corp American Depositary Shares [ OTC PK : SSUMY ] Sumitomo Corporation engages in the purchase, supply, distribution, and marketing of various goods and commodities, including metals, machinery, electronics, fuels, chemicals, textiles, food products, and consumer goods. The company also provides various services, such as financing for customers and suppliers; planning, coordination, and operation of urban and industrial infrastructure projects; consulting in areas, such as system integration and technology development; and transportation and logistics. The company provides these services through its nine divisions: metal products; transportation and construction systems; machinery and electric; media, electronics, and network; chemical; mineral resources and energy; consumer goods and service; materials and real estate; and financial and logistics. In September 2003, Sumitomo acquired the Horiden Group, a manufacturer and seller of ready-mixed concrete in the Fukuoka/Kyushu region.
Scient, Inc. [ OTC PK : SCNTQ ] Co. is a provider of a category of professional services called systems innovation. Co. provides integrated eBusiness strategy and technology implementation services on a global basis to enterprise clients who want to fully leverage eBusiness technologies as part of their overall business strategy. Co.'s service offering includes strategy consulting, systems architecture and design, application and technology infrastructure development, and eBusiness management.
Sturgis Bancorp, Inc. [ OTCBB : STBI ] Sturgis Bancorp is a financial holding company. Co. s primary asset is Sturgis Bank & Trust Company ("Bank"), a Michigan savings bank. The Bank conducts business from its main office in Sturgis, Michigan and 9 full-service branch offices located in Bronson, Centreville, Climax, Coldwater, Colon, South Haven, Sturgis, Three Rivers and White Pigeon, Michigan. The Bank also operates one limited services branch in Sturgis, Michigan
STAGE STORES, Inc. [ NYSE : SSI ] Stage Stores is a department store retailer providing brand name and private label apparel, accessories, cosmetics and footwear. As of Feb 3 2007, Co. operated 655 stores located in 33 states under the Stage , Bealls and Palais Royal names throughout the South Central states, and under the Peebles name throughout the Midwestern, Southeastern, Mid-Atlantic and New England states. With an average size store of approximately 18,500 selling square feet, Co.'s principal focus is on consumers in small and mid-size markets. As of Feb 3 2007, 67.0% of Co.'s stores are located in small towns and communities, 19.0% are located in mid-sized communities, and 14.0% are located in metropolitan areas.
Spirent Communications plc American Depositary Sha [ OTC PK : SPMYY ] Spirent Communications is a communications technology company focused on delivering systems and services to meet the needs of customers. Co. is a provider of performance analysis and service assurance solutions that enable the development and deployment of next-generation networking technologies such as broadband services, Internet telephony, 3G wireless and web applications and security testing. Co. is organized into two operating groups, Communications and Systems. Communications is further subdivided into two divisions Performance Analysis and Service Assurance.
Sequel Technology Corp. [ OTC PK : SEQL ] Co. develops, designs, markets, and licenses its proprietary technology, which enhances image reproduction by reducing distortion that normally occurs in the imaging process, for application in such markets as medical imaging, graphic arts, computers, cinematography, and television/video. Each application will be a demonstration system of hardware and software components (an "Imatec 20/20 System") expressly developed for a specific market. Based on the results of extensive testing, Co. has developed an Imatec 20/20 System for medical diagnostic imaging devices which is capable of improving the quality of film reproduction of images taken by medical diagnostic imaging devices such as magnetic resonance imaging ("MRI"), computerized tomography ("CT") and ultrasound scanners.
Somerset Trust Holding Co [ OTC PK : SOME ] Somerset Trust Holding is a bank holding company. Through its wholly-owned subsidiary Somerset Trust Company, Co. is a state-chartered bank. Co.'s principal sources of revenues emanate from its portfolio of residential real estate, commercial mortgage, and commercial and consumer loans as well as a trust and a variety of deposit services to its customers through 12 branches and 1 drive-thru facility. As of Dec 31 2006, Co. had total assets of $444,673,105 had total deposits of $373,265,963, and operated 47 automated teller machines throughout its market.
SunGlobe Fiber Systems Corporation SunGlobe Fiber Systems Corporation [ OTC PK : SGFS ] Co. is engaged in the fiber optics telecommunication industry. Co. provides global common carrier telecommunications services for the transmission and reception of voice, data and video utilizing international and domestic fiber optic cable and satellite systems. As a provider of international telecommunications services, Co. has secured authorization from the FCC under section 214 of the Federal Communications Act, as amended, to establish and operate international lines of communication.
Silver Star Foods, Inc. [ OTC PK : SSTF ] Silver Star Foods, Inc. distributes frozen pasta food products, which it markets under the Silver Star name. It distributes a variety of pre-packaged frozen pasta products in 11 states in the United States, mainly in the New York metropolitan area. The company sells its products primarily to supermarket chains and local distributors within these states. Its subsidiary, Silver Star Media Group, Inc., engages in the business of magazine production and distribution. Silver Star Media co-published the Ali Collectors Publication, which is a 128 page book that is the only authorized of its kind by Muhammad Ali. The company competes with Nestle Fresh Foods, Co., Kraft General Foods, Inc., Celentano, and Italian Village.
S1 [ NASDAQ : SONE ] S1 develops and markets customer interaction software for financial and payments services to banks, credit unions, insurance companies, retailers and telecommunication companies. Co.'s products address the needs of financial institution clients such as online and voice banking, insurance company banking services, payment processing, point-of-sale functions, automated teller machine driving, as well as branch, call center, and teller automation. Co. sells its products to retail, wholesale, and community banks, and insurance companies. Co.'s payment devices are also sold to retailers, telecom operators, and third-party payment processors. As of Dec 31 2006, Co. had 18 offices in 10 countries.
Sunstyle Corp [ OTC PK : SSCO ] Co. has been principally engaged in real estate acquisition and development and the construction of single family housing on the west coast of Florida.
STEWART ENTERPR -A- [ NASDAQ : STEI ] Stewart Enterprises is engaged in the provision of funeral and cemetery products and services in the death care industry. Co.'s funeral homes provide services and products, including funeral services, cremation, transportation services, removal and preparation of remains, caskets and flowers. Co. sells cemetery lots, lawn crypts and family and community mausoleums; cemetery merchandise including vaults, monuments and markers; and insurance-funded preneed funeral contracts that are funded by life insurance or annuity contracts issued by third party insurers. As of Oct 31 2007, Co.'s operations included 221 funeral homes and 139 cemeteries in 24 states within the U.S. and in Puerto Rico.
Stewart Information Services Corporation [ NYSE : STC ] Stewart Information Services is a real estate information and transaction management company. Co. provides title insurance and related information services required for settlement of residential and commercial transactions by the real estate and mortgage industries. Co. also provides post-closing lender services, automated county clerk land records, property ownership mapping, geographic information systems, property information reports, flood certificates, document preparation, background checks and services in tax-deferred exchanges. Co.'s two main segments of business are: title insurance-related services and real estate information.
Sotheby's [ NYSE : BID ] Sotheby's and its subsidiaries are auctioneers of fine art, antiques and decorative art, jewelry and collectibles. Co.'s principal role as an auctioneer is to identify, evaluate and appraise works of art; to stimulate purchaser interest; and to match sellers and buyers through the auction process. In addition to auctioneering, Co.'s Auction segment is engaged in a number of related activities, including the brokering of private purchases and sales of fine art, jewelry and collectibles. Co. also operates as a dealer in works of art through its Dealer segment, conducts art-related financing activities through its Finance segment and is engaged, to a lesser extent, in licensing activities.
Sparton Corporation [ NYSE : SPA ] Sparton is engaged in the electronic manufacturing services business. Co. provides design and electronic manufacturing services, including a range of engineering, pre-manufacturing and post-manufacturing services. Co.'s products and services include ?Device Manufacturing? products for original equipment manufacturers, microprocessor-based systems, transducers, printed circuit boards and assemblies, sensors and electromechanical devices for the medical/scientific instrumentation, government, aerospace, and other industries, as well as engineering services relating to these product sales. Co. also designs and manufactures sonobuoys and anti-submarine warfare devices.
Skyline Corporation [ NYSE : SKY ] Skyline and its subsidiaries design, produce and distribute manufactured housing (single section homes, multi-section homes and modular homes) and towable recreational vehicles (travel trailers, fifth wheels and park models). Co.'s manufactured homes are available in lengths ranging from 30' to 76' and in singlewide widths from 12' to 18', doublewide widths from 20' to 32', triplewide widths from 36' to 46', and quadwide widths from 56' to 60'. As of May 31 2007, Co.'s manufactured homes were distributed by about 400 independent dealers at 700 locations throughout the U.S., and its recreational vehicles were distributed by about 240 independent dealers at 280 locations throughout the U.S.
Silver Butte Mining Company [ OTCBB : SIBM ] Silver Butte Company is a Nevada corporation, and the successor of Silver Butte Mining Company, an Idaho corporation, which originally organized to explore, acquire and develop mineral properties and rights primarily in Idaho. However, Co.'s exploration activities never developed any commercial ore deposits. During prior years, Co. made a strategic decision to abandon or sell its mineral properties and rights, and favorably position itself to seek other profitable business opportunities. Co. merged into its wholly-owned Nevada subsidiary and changed its corporate domicile from the state of Idaho to the state of Nevada.
Scott's Liquid Gold, Inc. [ OTCBB : SLGD ] Scott's Liquid Gold manufactures and markets household and skin care products, and distributes beauty care products contained in individual sachets and manufactured by Montagne Jeunesse. Co. operates in two segments: household products and skin care products. Co.'s household products include: Scott's Liquid Gold for wood, a wood preservative and cleaner; Mold Control 500 , a mold remediation product; and Touch of Scent , a room air freshener. Co.'s skin care products include: Alpha Hydrox , alpha hydroxy acid cleansers and lotions; a retinol product; Diabetic Skin Care , a healing cream and moisturizer to address skin conditions of diabetics; and beauty care sachets of Montagne Jeunesse.
SkyePharma PLC Sponsored ADR [ OTC PK : SKYEY ] SkyePharma is engaged in the research and development, manufacture and sale of prescription pharmaceutical products. Co. uses its technologies to create a product pipeline for out-licensing to marketing partners. Co.'s business segment consists of the Oral and Inhalation business. Co.'s products include Flutiform , Pulmicort , Foradil Certihaler , Paxil CR , Xatral OD, Solaraze , Triglide , and Requip XL 24-hour .
STERIS Corporation [ NYSE : STE ] STERIS is engaged in the provision of infection prevention as well as surgical products and services, with a primary focus on the markets of healthcare, pharmaceutical and research. Co. provides its customers a mix of capital products, which include sterilizers and surgical tables; consumable products, such as detergents and skin care products; and services which include equipment installation and maintenance, as well as the bulk sterilization of single-use medical devices. As of Mar 31 2007, Co. managed its business in three market-focused business segments: Healthcare, Life Sciences, and STERIS Isomedix Services.
SSE Telecom, Inc. [ OTC PK : SSET ] Co. is principally engaged in the development, manufacturing and marketing of satellite telecommunications equipment, sold to domestic and international service providers, system integrators and enterprises. Co.'s products are used for the transmission of voice, data, fax and video. Co. offers a number of products, including STAR satellite transceivers, SM modems, T-series Tri-band transceivers and the new iP3 satellite Internet gateway. Co.'s focus for the future is on IP-based satellite transport solutions for the Internet infrastructure market.
ShoLodge, Inc. [ OTC PK : LODG ] ShoLodge and subsidiaries are composed primarily of franchising lodging facilities, providing reservation services to franchisees and other hotel chains, commercial construction, residential developments, and management of a golf club and restaurant. Co.'s three major hotel chains consist of the following: Shoney's Inns, GuestHouse Inns & Suites, and AmeriSuites.
SourcingLink.net, Inc. [ OTC PK : SNET ] SourcingLink provides merchandise sourcing solutions for the retail industry. Co.'s Internet-based, hosted solutions for the pre-order phase of business-to-business merchandise procurement enables retailers to organize, automate and significantly reduce the cost of merchandise sourcing activities by locating and connecting directly with retail merchandise suppliers. Co.'s MySourcingCenter provides an online location for search, display and comparison functions, and links and manages the data and communications between retailers and merchandise suppliers in industry-specific environments, organizing and automating sourcing, or pre-order merchandise procurement activities, over the Internet.
Saehan Bancorp [ OTCBB : SAEB ] Saehan Bancorp operates as the holding company for the Saehan Bank. The bank provides a variety of banking services to individuals and businesses in the Los Angeles area. The company conducts its operations through the Banking Operations, Trade Finance Services, and Small Business Administration Lending Services segments.
Sealed Air Corp. [ NYSE : SEE ] Sealed Air is a holding company. Through its subsidiaries, Co. manufactures and sells a range of food and protective packaging products. Co. operates through two wholly-owned subsidiaries, Cryovac, Inc. and Sealed Air Corporation (US). Co.'s food packaging products are flexible materials, associated packaging equipment systems, rigid containers and absorbent pads. Co. sells the products in this segment to food processors, distributors, supermarket retailers and food service businesses. Co.'s protective packaging products provide cushioning, surface protection and void fill. Co. sells these products to distributors and manufacturers in a variety of industries.
Sasol Ltd. [ OTC PK : SASOF ] Sasol is an integrated oil and gas company with substantial chemical interests in South Africa. Co. is engaged in coal mining, producing and refining crude oil, and exporting liquid fuels. Co. divides its operations into the following segments: (i) Sasol Mining, (ii) Sasol Synfuels, (iii) Sasol Oil, (iv) Sasol Gas, (v) Sasol Synfuels International, (vi) Sasol Petroleum International, (vii) Sasol Polymers, (viii) Sasol Solvents, (ix) Sasol Olefins & Surfactants, and (x) other chemical businesses include Sasol Wax, Sasol Nitro, Merisol and Sasol Infrachem.
Scottish & Southern Energy plc Sponsored ADR [ OTC PK : SSEZY ] Scottish And Southern Energy plc engages in the generation, transmission, distribution, and supply of electricity to industrial, commercial, and domestic customers; and storage and supply of gas in the UK. The company also engages in energy trading; electrical, environmental, and utility contracting; and domestic appliance retailing. In addition, it engages in the telecommunication business with a total network of 7,000km throughout Great Britain; and gas storage business. Scottish and Southern Energy has an ownership interest in approximately 7,000MW of gas-fired, hydro, pumped storage, and wind power stations in Scotland and England.
Signet Jewelers Limited [ NYSE : SIG ] Signet Group is a holding company. Through its subsidiaries, Co. is engaged in the retailing of jewelry, watches and gifts with branches throughout the United Kingdom and the United States. The United Kingdom division trades under H.Samuel, Ernest Jones, Leslie Davis and Forever Diamonds. In the U.S. division, Co. operates through a variety of trade names including Kay Jewelers; Jared The Galleria Of Jewelry; JB Robinson Jewelers; Marks & Morgan Jewelers; Belden Jewelers; Weisfield Jewelers; Osterman Jewelers; Shaw's Jewelers; Rogers Jewelers; LeRoy's Jewelers; Goodman Jewelers; Friedlander's Jewelers; Every kiss begins with Kay; and Perfect Partner. As of Feb 3 2007, Co. had 1,308 stores.
Sandvik A B Sponsored ADR [ OTC PK : SDVKY ] Sandvik is a high-technology, engineering group with advanced products and a world-leading position within selected areas.
SKF AB American Depositary Shares [ OTC PK : SKFRY ] AB SKF is engaged in supplying products and services in the area comprising rolling bearings, seals, mechatronics, services and lubrication systems. Co.'s service offer includes technical support, maintenance services, condition monitoring and training. Co.'s business is organized into three divisions, the Industrial Division and the Service Division, servicing industrial OEM and aftermarket customers respectively, and the Automotive Division, servicing both automotive OEM and aftermarket customers. Co. divides its operations into four geographical areas: North America, Europe, Asia/Pacific and Other.
SOUTHERN COPPER CORPORATION [ NYSE : SCCO ] Smith Corona Corporation was engaged in the sale and marketing of electronic typewriters and related supplies, commercial headsets, and inkjet replacement cartridges, as of December 31, 1999. The company sourced its products from suppliers in North America, the Pacific Rim, and Europe. Smith Corona marketed its products through national retail chains, catalog merchandisers, department stores, office equipment dealers, discount stores, stationers, and direct mail accounts.
Surge Components, Inc. [ OTC PK : SPRS ] Surge Components is engaged in suppling electronic products and components. Co.'s products include capacitors, which are electrical energy storage devices, and discrete components, such as semiconductor rectifiers, transistors and diodes, which are single function low power semiconductor products that are packaged alone as compared to integrated circuits such as microprocessors. Co.'s wholly-owned subsidiary, Challenge/Surge, Inc., is also engaged in the broker distribution business.In such business, Challenge purchases name brand electronic components and products, typically from domestic manufacturers and authorized distributors, to fill specific customer orders.
SunStar Healthcare, Inc. [ OTC PK : SUHI ] The Company is a managed healthcare company whose wholly owned subsidiary, SHP, provides comprehensive healthcare benefits to individuals, families and small and large employer groups in its service areas through its health maintenance organization ("HMO") contracts.
Silverado Foods, Inc. [ OTC PK : SVFO ] Silverado Foods, Inc. was engaged in the manufacture and marketing of various lines of branded specialty baked goods, including Nonni's® biscotti and The Natural® bagel bars, as of September 30, 1998. The company marketed its products to the retail grocery and convenience stores, wholesale club stores, the food service industry, and the vending industry through multiple distribution channels.
Sports Club Company, Inc. [ OTC PK : SCYL ] Sports Club Co. owns and operates four Clubs under "The Sports Club/LA" name in Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, Orange County and at Rockefeller Center in New York City. Co.'s Clubs offer fitness and recreation options and amenities, and are marketed to affluent, health conscious individuals. Co.'s Clubs include spas, restaurants, fitness centers, swimming pools and basketball courts. Three of Co.'s Clubs range in size from 90,000 to 140,000 sq. ft. Co.'s subsidiary, The SportsMed Company, operates physical therapy facilities in its Clubs in Los Angeles and Orange County.
Softbank Corp [ OTC PK : SFTBF ] Softbank is a holding company. Co., through its subsidiaries, is engaged in the provision of internet-related services including platform and software development, site design, consulting, and maintenance services. Co.'s principal services include provision of on-line information, on-line shopping, and on-line data storage service; internet services; e-commerce system design and construction, system operation and maintenance, and technical support; information and communication services through high-speed modems, construction and technical support for ADSL and optic fiber lines; and investments in internet related business at overseas.
Schlotzsky's, Inc. [ OTC PK : BUNZQ ] Schlotzsky's is a franchisor of quick service restaurants that feature made-to-order sandwiches with unique sourdough buns. Co.'s Deli restaurants offer an expanded menu foods featuring Co.'s proprietary breads. Co.'s menu includes a minimum of 15 sandwiches on four types of buns, a minimum of ten sourdough crust pizzas, chips, salads, soups and other side items, fresh baked cookies and other desserts, and beverages.
SN MISSOURI BANCORP [ NASDAQ : SMBC ] Southern Missouri Bancorp is a holding company for Southern Missouri Bank & Trust Co. ("Bank"), a state chartered stock savings bank. The principal business of the Bank consists primarily of attracting retail deposits from the general public and using such deposits along with wholesale funding from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines, and to a lesser extent, brokered deposits, to invest in one- to four-family residential mortgage loans, mortgage loans secured by commercial real estate, commercial non-mortgage business loans and consumer loans. As of June 30 2007, Co. had total assets of $379,927,000 and total deposits of $270,088,000.
Sport-Haley, Inc. [ OTC PK : SPOR ] Sport-Haley designs, purchases, contracts for the manufacture of, markets and distributes men's and women's fashion golf apparel and outerwear under the SPORT HALEY and Ben Hogan labels. Co.'s fashion golf apparel collections are primarily marketed in the premium and mid-priced markets, through a network of independent sales representatives and distributors, to golf professional shops, country clubs, resorts and exclusive department stores within the United States and by certain distributors within various international markets. Co. also designs, purchases, contracts for the manufacture of, markets and distributes golf apparel and outerwear under the Top-Flite label.
Sino-Forest Corp [ OTC PK : SNOFF ] Sino-Forest Corporation operates as a fully integrated forest products company with downstream processing operations in the People’s Republic of China. Its principal business activities include the ownership, management, and operation of forestry plantations in China; and sale and trading of logs, lumber, and wood chips. As of December 31, 2002, the company had a total phased-in and phasing-in plantation area of approximately 230,000 hectares. It is also a commercial wood fiber provider in China. Sino-Forest’s plantation program includes fast-growing aspen, eucalyptus, and pine trees. It’s B2B e-commerce system, Sino-Forest Online, is a one-stop solution that facilitates international buyers in purchasing the Chinese wood products.
Summit Bancshares, Inc. [ OTCBB : SMAL ] Summit Bancshares is a bank holding company. Through its subsidiary, Summit Bank (the "Bank"), Co. provides commercial credit and other banking services to small and mid-sized businesses and professionals. Co. offers various checking and savings accounts for both personal and business purposes, time certificates of deposit, cashier's checks, money orders, travelers checks, safe deposit boxes, installment collection services, night depository, depository pickup and courier services, telephone transfers, collection services for notes, Individual Retirement and Business Planning (formerly Keogh) Accounts.
Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA [ NYSE : SQM ] Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile is the parent company of a group engaged in the production and sale of chemical products and concentrated minerals, including iodine, potassium, nitrates, sulfates, and fertilizers.
Sundance Homes, Inc. [ OTC PK : SDHM ] Co. is engaged in the development of land and construction of attached and detached single-family homes and urban residential buildings in the Chicago metropolitan area.
SportsQuest, Inc. [ OTC PK : SPQS ] SportsQuest, through its subsidiary Air Brook Limousine, operates services related to two airport ground transportation terminals ("Satellite Terminals"). Co.'s Satellite Terminals are located in the Village of Ridgewood and the Borough of Montvale, NJ. The Ridgewood Satellite Terminal grounds include parking for approximately 99 cars as well as a 600 square foot climate controlled ticket office and waiting area. Both Ridgewood & Montvale Terminals operate on a 7 day a week, 20 hour per day, basis and provide direct bus service to and from Newark International Airport. The Ridgewood Terminal's bus service operates hourly.
Specialty Chemical Resources, Inc. [ OTC PK : SCCS ] Specialty Chemical Resources, Inc. mixes chemical products into formulas and packages them primarily in aerosol cans, although some formulas are packaged in quart, gallon, 5-gallon, and 55-gallon drums. These chemical products are then sold into the automotive service, manufacturing plant maintenance, and cleaning service markets. The company also engages in developing, formulating and packaging new products for customers, which do not have the expertise or volume to maintain captive research and development departments and manufacturing operations. It presently produces and sells over 850 different formulas. Its customers are principally retail distribution companies through out the United States. Other markets served by Specialty Chemical include janitorial and sanitation, sophisticated electronic, and electrical manufacturing, and arts and crafts.
S & P 500 INDEX PPC MATURITY 07/11/2013 [ NYSE : AMM ] AMS Health Sciences markets a product line consisting of approximately 60 products in three categories; weight management, dietary supplement and personal care products. These products are marketed through a network marketing organization in which independent distributors purchase products for resale to retail customers as well as for their own personal use. As of Dec 31 2006, Co.'s primary product line consisted of five weight management products, 22 nutritional products and 31 personal care products consisting primarily of skin care products.
Sel-Leb Marketing, Inc. [ OTC PK : SELB ] Co. is primarily engaged in the distribution and marketing of consumer merchandise to retail sellers such as mass merchandisers, discount chain stores and food, drug and electronic retailers. Co.'s business presently consists of the following activities: (i) developing, marketing and selling Co.'s own proprietary brands of budget-line health, beauty aid and cosmetic products, (ii) opportunistic purchasing and secondary sourcing of a range of name-brand and off-brand products such as health and beauty aids, cosmetics, fragrances, kitchen items and other household items, and (iii) developing, marketing and selling, or otherwise facilitating the development, marketing or sale of, products to be promoted by celebrity spokespersons and sold to mass merchandise retailers.
Smlx Technologies, Inc. [ OTC PK : SMLX ] SMLX Technologies, Inc. engages in the business of developing technological solutions for the medical, dental, and other industries; and bringing the technologies to the marketplace. The company’s products include a transdermal drug delivery system, dental products, equine products, and an intradermal cosmetic line. The dental products include Airbrator® for polishing, cleaning, and abrading teeth, and for use in cavity preparation. Its equine products include Bioven, an anti-inflammatory drug; and equine infectious anemia rapid test.
Southern California Edison Company 6.125% Pfd Series B [ OTC PK : SCEDO ] Southern California Edison is a public utility primarily engaged in the business of supplying electric energy to a 50,000 square-mile area of central, coastal and southern California, excluding the City of Los Angeles and certain other cities. Co.'s service territory includes approximately 800 cities and communities and a population of more than 11 million people. Co. operates in a highly regulated environment in which it has an obligation to deliver electric service to customers in return for an exclusive franchise within its service territory.
Sobieski Bancorp, Inc. [ OTC PK : SOBI ] Sobieski Bancorp is a unitary savings and loan holding company with total assets of $121,445,778 and total deposits of $74,561,647 as of Jun 30 2003. Co. attracts deposits from the general public and uses such deposits, together with other funds, to originate primarily one-to-four family, fixed-rate and adjustable-rate residential mortgage loans for retention in its portfolio or for sale to the secondary market. In addition, Co. originates construction loans, consumer loans, and real estate-backed and other secured small business commercial loans and other commercial loans.
Sahaviriya Steel Inds Pub Ltd Sponsored ADR [ OTC PK : SAVXY ] Sahaviriya Steel Industries Public Company Limited (SSI) engages in the manufacture and sale of hot-rolled steel coils. It operates a hot strip mill with a capacity of 2.4 million metric tonne per year of hot rolled coils with 1.2 - 13 mm thickness. The company serves various local markets, including construction, pipe, gas cylinder, container, automotive industries, and export markets. SSI’s products are also used as feedstock for cold rolling mills, which produce cold rolled coils for automobile, electrical appliance, and steel coating industries.
Security Bancorp, Inc. [ OTCBB : SCYT ] Security Bancorp, Inc., serves as the holding company for Security Federal Savings Bank of McMinnville. The Bank engages primarily in the business of attracting deposits from the general public and using those funds to originate one- to four-family mortgage loans within its primary market area. To a lesser extent, the Bank also originates construction loans, commercial real estate loans, acquisition and development loans, commercial business loans, and consumer loans. Deposits of the Bank include savings and checking accounts, and certificates of deposits. The Bank considers Warren County to be its primary market area. In August 2002, John W. Duncan resigned as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the company.
Sabratek Corporation [ OTC PK : SBTKQ ] Sabratek Corporation produces therapeutic and diagnostic medical systems for health care market. The company’s product line consist of stationary pump, ambulatory pump, infusion sets, pre-filled syringe products, interactive programming and monitoring software, automatic diagnostic testing device, whole blood monitor, vital signs monitor, base station communications device, and clinical patient information management system. Sabratek’s health care information system provides remote programming, as well as real-time diagnostic and therapeutic data capture capabilities, allowing caregivers to monitor patient compliance, and to develop outcome analyses and clinical protocols.
Southwestern Electric Power Company $5.00 Preferred Stock [ OTCBB : SWSEO ] Southwestern Electric Power generates, transmits and distributes electric power to retail customers in northeastern Texas, northwestern Louisiana and western Arkansas. Co. also supplies and markets electric power at wholesale to other electric utility companies, municipalities, rural electric cooperatives and other market participants. Among the principal industries served by Co. are natural gas and oil production, petroleum refining, manufacturing of pulp and paper, chemicals, food processing, and metal refining. The territory served by Co. also includes several military installations, colleges, and universities. Co. also owns and operates a lignite coal mining operation.
Saint James Company [ OTC PK : STJC ] Saint James' does not have active business operations, other than holding certain artwork.
SFB Bancorp, Inc. [ OTC PK : SFBK ] SFB Bancorp, Inc. serves as the holding company for the Security Federal Bank. The Bank operates a traditional savings bank business, attracting deposit accounts from the general public and using those deposits, together with other funds, primarily to originate and invest in loans secured by single-family residential real estate. It also offers adjustable rate mortgage loans. The Bank’s consumer loans consist of home equity, automobile, farm, mobile home, and demand loans. Its deposit instruments include regular savings accounts, money market accounts, and term certificate accounts. Further, the Bank invests in residential mortgage-backed securities.
Southern California Edison Company Preferred Shares Series C [ OTC PK : SCEDL ] Southern California Edison is a public utility primarily engaged in the business of supplying electric energy to a 50,000 square-mile area of central, coastal and southern California, excluding the City of Los Angeles and certain other cities. Co.'s service territory includes approximately 800 cities and communities and a population of more than 11 million people. Co. operates in a highly regulated environment in which it has an obligation to deliver electric service to customers in return for an exclusive franchise within its service territory.
Standard Automotive Corporation [ OTC PK : SAUC ] The Company is a diversified holding company. The Company's subsidiaries are currently organized into two operating divisions: the Truck Body/Trailer Division and the Critical Components Division. The Company's Truck Body/Trailer Division designs, manufactures and sells trailer chassis, dump truck bodies, specialty trailers, truck suspensions and related assemblies. The Company's Critical Components Division designs, manufactures, and sells precision-machined components to original equipment manufacturers in the aerospace, nuclear, defense and industrial markets.
SUNPOWER-A [ NASDAQ : SPWRA ] SunPower Corporation is a vertically integrated solar products and services company that designs, manufactures and markets high-performance solar electric power technologies. The Company operates through two segments: components segment and systems segment. Its subsidiary is PowerLight Corporation, which developed, engineered, manufactured and delivered large-scale solar power systems. These activities are performed by its systems business segment, or systems segment. On January 8, 2008, the Company acquired Solar Solutions.
Summit Life Corporation [ OTC PK : SMLF ] Summit Life is an insurance holding company. Through its subsidiary, Co. is engaged in the sale of life insurance products. Through its insurance subsidiary, Co. offers a portfolio of permanent and term life products as well as flexible premium and single premium annuities designed to meet the needs of its customers for supplemental retirement income, estate planning and protection from unexpected death. The target niche is middle-income individuals, families and small businesses throughout its marketing territory.
Santeon Group, Inc. [ OTCBB : UBCI ] ubroadcast, Inc. (ubroadcast), formerly Diamond I Inc. is an United States-based company. The Company enables anyone to set up an Internet radio broadcast and begin transmitting from any location with the Station Manager software and an Internet connection. The Company delivers an interactive talk radio, music, and other live entertainment experiences to the global audiences. The Internet radio platform represents a media channel for the advertisers to reach the audiences with interactive marketing and promotions with marketing component whereby broadcasters build their own audiences and inspire some of those audience members to become broadcasters themselves.
Surety Capital Corporation [ OTC PK : SRYP ] Surety Capital is a bank holding company. Co. conducts all its operations through Surety Bank, National Association (the "Bank"). The Bank provides retail and commercial banking services to its customers, including checking and savings accounts, time deposits, IRAs, money transfers, safe deposit facilities, commercial loans, real estate mortgage loans, consumer loans and night depository facilities. The Bank only operates a full service office in Fort Worth, Texas. The Bank also operates one mobile branch to serve Dallas and Tarrant counties in Texas. As of December 31, 2005 Co. has total assets of $49,495,000 and total deposits $42,500,000.
Seen On Screen TV, Inc. [ OTC PK : SONT ] Sontra Medical is the pioneer of SonoPrep , a non-invasive ultrasonic skin permeation technology for medical and therapeutic applications including transdermal diagnostics and the enhanced delivery of drugs through the skin. Co.'s proprietary ultrasound mediated skin permeation technology is a non-invasive and painless method of enhancing the flow of fluids and molecules across the protective membrane of the stratum corneum, the outer layer of the skin. Co. is also developing a non-invasive glucose monitoring system to continuously measures glucose levels in patients with diabetes.
Strategic Mining Corp. [ OTC PK : SMNG ] Strategic Mining Corporation is building a successful mineral exploration company by creating wealth for the company's shareholders and providing employee fulfillment through geological experience and efficient management while conducting extensive research and development of high quality mineral exploration projects.
SINO-American Development Corporation [ OTC PK : SOAM ] Sino-American Development is engaged in real estate development. Co.'s principal activity is the development and sale of commercial and residential real estate. Co.'s principal country of operations through Dec. 31, 2006 was The People's Republic of China ("PRC"), however, Co. held substantial real estate holdings in the United States as of that date which it plans to develop in the near future.
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