Alcatel-Lucent will assist Surfline to roll out next-generation mobile communication by providing hardware and software in major cities, followed by a nationwide rollout. Additionally, Alcatel-Lucent will also provide installation, optimization, maintenance and managed services.
Alcatel-Lucent believes that its new IP architecture-based network will assist Surfline to expeditiously and economically expand mobile broadband capacity in order to meet the burgeoning customer demand, driven by the launch of low-cost smart phones.
The 4G LTE network is expected to provide quality service to Surfline�� customers to access social networking sites, indulge in online gaming, view streamed videos and avail video calling and e-mail services. Moreover, the 4G-LTE network launch in Africa is likely to benefit the associated industries, thereby developing the overall economy. Thus the Alcatel-Lucent and Surfline collaboration is expected to positively contribute to Ghana�� social and economic growth.
Top 5 Clean Energy Stocks To Own For 2015: Birner Dental Management Services Inc.(BDMS)
Birner Dental Management Services, Inc., a dental business service company, provides dental practice management services to dental practice networks in Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona. The company offers business services to 64 dental practice offices that include 38 acquired offices and 26 internally developed ?de novo Offices?. Its affiliated dentist offices provide general dentistry services, including crowns and bridges, fillings, and aesthetic procedures, such as porcelain veneers and bleaching; cleanings and periodontal services, including root planning and scaling; and specialty dental services, such as orthodontics, oral surgery, pediatrics, endodontics, and periodontics at some of its offices. The company serves dentists, patients, and third-party payors. Birner Dental Management Services, Inc. was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Geoff Gannon]
For example, a company involved in a mundane business like running hair salons ��like Regis (RGS), dentist offices ��like Birner Dental (BDMS), grocery stores ��like Village Supermarket (VLGEA), or garbage dumps ��like Waste Management (WM), may be easy to estimate as essentially a no-growth business.
Hot Managed Healthcare Companies To Watch In Right Now: SeaChange International Inc.(SEAC)
SeaChange International, Inc. provides multi-screen video products and services that facilitate the aggregation, licensing, management, and distribution of video, television programming, and advertising content to cable system operators, telecommunications companies, broadcast television companies, and mobile communications providers worldwide. The company operates in two segments, Software and Media Services. The Software segment offers back-office products, including SeaChange Axiom, an on-demand back office software that allow operators to centralize video distribution systems, as well as video streamers; advertising product solutions, such as video-on-demand, digital video recorders, and over-the-top services; and home gateway product solutions, which include Nucleus, a hybrid gateway software product that provides control over channel changes, VOD/DVR playback, and trick mode set-top box functionalities. This segment also provides professional services, installation, training, project management, product maintenance, technical support, and software development related services. The Media Services segment offers content for video-on-demand and pay-per-view platforms; and marketing, promotional, and production services to cable operators and telecommunications providers. This segment also sources, acquires, packages, and markets video-on-demand services by providing access to content from local and Hollywood studio providers in various formats, including music videos, television programs, and feature length movies. The company sells and markets its products and services through a direct sales organization, independent agents, and distributors. SeaChange International, Inc. was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Acton, Massachusetts.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Seth Jayson]
Calling all cash flows
When you are trying to buy the market's best stocks, it's worth checking up on your companies' free cash flow once a quarter or so, to see whether it bears any relationship to the net income in the headlines. That's what we do with this series. Today, we're checking in on SeaChange International (Nasdaq: SEAC ) , whose recent revenue and earnings are plotted below. - [By Johanna Bennett]
SeaChange (SEAC) fell 16.5% to $12.03 after the company’s guidance for the fiscal fourth quarter fell well below analysts’ expectations.
- [By Seth Jayson]
When judging a company's prospects, how quickly it turns cash outflows into cash inflows can be just as important as how much profit it's booking in the accounting fantasy world we call "earnings." This is one of the first metrics I check when I'm hunting for the market's best stocks. Today, we'll see how it applies to SeaChange International (Nasdaq: SEAC ) .
Hot Managed Healthcare Companies To Watch In Right Now: Novo Nordisk A/S (NVO)
Novo Nordisk A/S, a healthcare company, engages in the discovery, development, manufacture, and marketing of pharmaceutical products in Denmark and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Diabetes Care and Biopharmaceuticals. The Diabetes care segment covers insulins, oral antidiabetic drugs, and other protein-related products and projects comprising glucagon and protein-related delivery systems, as well as GLP-1 analogue. The Biopharmaceuticals segment provides products in the areas of haemophilia, growth hormone therapy, hormone replacement therapy, and inflammation therapy. Its products are marketed and distributed through subsidiaries, distributors, and independent agents in 180 countries. Novo Nordisk A/S has a collaboration agreement with Archimedes, Inc. The company was founded in 1925 and is headquartered in Bagsvaerd, Denmark.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Rich Duprey]
What started with the Food Network not renewing her TV show contract has now turned into a complete rout, with major corporations including Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT ) , Target, Home Depot, and Novo Nordisk (NYSE: NVO ) all dropping their association with her.
- [By Damian Illia]
In the past, other inhaled insulins have not been very successful. In 2006, Pfizer (PFE) launches Exubera, the first FDA approved inhaled insulin. Pfizer stopped marketing the drug in October 2007 as it only had made $12 million in sales in the first three quarters of that year. Other companies then also decided to discontinue their own inhaled insulin programs. This means that even if Afrezza clears its way into FDA approval and makes it into the market, it will be hard to convince physicians to prescribe this drug over other existing and "safer" ones. Also, it will have to compete with the market leaders, such as Novo Nordisk (NVO) which derives 78 percent of total sales from diabetes care products.
- [By Dan Carroll]
While Big Pharma's facing increased scrutiny from regulators, investors looking for one of the best pharmaceutical stocks in this growing market could do worse than looking into Novo Nordisk (NYSE: NVO ) . The Danish pharmaceutical power has carved out a lucrative niche in China's growing diabetes market, becoming the market leader in this industry with a 37% market share. If Novo can avoid any Chinese crises of its own in the difficult-to-maneuver market, its sharp Chinese sales growth -- 28% last year -- could continue and fuel this stock's future.
- [By Nicholas Vardy]
One reason for EDEN's impressive returns is its 41% exposure to the healthcare sector. The ETF�� largest holding, drug giant Novo Nordisk (NVO), accounts for over 24% of the fund�� weight.
Hot Managed Healthcare Companies To Watch In Right Now: Home Bancorp Inc.(HBCP)
Home Bancorp, Inc. operates as the holding company for Home Bank that provides various banking services in Louisiana. The company offers various deposit products, including interest-bearing and noninterest-bearing checking, money market, savings, and negotiable order of withdrawal accounts; and demand deposit and certificates of deposit. It also provides various loan products, such as single-family residential first mortgage loans, commercial real estate mortgage loans, commercial loans, home equity loans and lines of credit, construction and land loans, and other loans. In addition, the company offers online banking, bank cards, and ATM services. As of December 31, 2010, it had 18 full-service banking offices in the Greater Lafayette, Baton Rouge, and Northshore regions of south Louisiana. The company was founded in 1908 and is headquartered in Lafayette, Louisiana.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Tim Melvin]
The credit crisis slowed the pace of deals temporarily, but there are plenty of former thrifts trading at low valuations that have the potential for large long-term returns.
Home Bancorp (HBCP)Home Bancorp (HBCP) is a 22-branch bank located in Lafayette, La. The bank has almost $1 billion in assets and the balance sheet is in excellent condition. Also, its equity-to-asset ratio is 14.5 — well above my preferred minimum of 10. Meanwhile, Home Bancorp’s nonperforming assets are just 2.09% of the total.
Hot Managed Healthcare Companies To Watch In Right Now: Britton & Koontz Capital Corporation(BKBK)
Britton & Koontz Capital Corporation operates as the holding company for Britton & Koontz Bank, National Association that provides commercial and consumer banking services in Adams and Warren Counties, Mississippi, and East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, as well as in the adjoining counties and parishes in Mississippi and Louisiana. The company offers various deposit products, including personal and commercial checking accounts, money market deposit accounts, savings accounts, non-interest bearing deposits, negotiable order of withdrawal accounts, and certificates of deposit. Its loan portfolio comprises commercial, financial, and agricultural loans; real estate construction, residential, and other loans; installment loans; consumer loans; and overdrafts. In addition, the company provides automated clearinghouse services; safe deposit box facilities; brokerage services; automated teller machines; cash management services, including remote deposit, money transfer, direct de posit payroll, and sweep accounts; VISA credit cards; and letters of credit. As of May 17, 2011, it operated three full service offices in Natchez, two in Vicksburg, Mississippi; three in Baton Rouge, Louisiana; and a loan production office in Central, Louisiana. The company was founded in 1866 and is headquartered in Natchez, Mississippi.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Tim Melvin]
HBCP recently announced a deal to buy Britton & Koontz Capital Corporation (BKBK) in a deal that will add eight branches and more than $300 million of assets to the bank. It also gains access to the Mississippi marketplace and increases Home Bancorp’s deposit base in Baton Rouge.
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