iGambit (OTCQB: IGMB) is creating a portfolio of partner companies by acquiring, developing, and investing in small to medium-sized technology companies. A diversified holding company based in Smithtown, New York, iGambit’s goal is to push SMEs with a focus on licensing and/or services toward smart growth and to spin these tech ventures into public companies.

While iGambit has been in operation (developing software, servicing customers and licensing technology) since the mid-1990s, the company’s management team only turned its focus toward turning iGambit into a holding company in the late 2000s. Since then, iGambit’s founders and management have had practical experience developing start-ups into multi-million dollar businesses. The team has built these companies over three-year timelines and with internal capital, thereby steering clear of interference from venture capitalists or other investors.

An opportunity to survive and thrive is iGambit’s key offering to companies like ArcMail, the holding it is currently focused on, and other talented tech ventures operating profitably or near cash-neutral status in today’s tough economic climate.

iGambit acquired ArcMail Technology (ArcMail) via a stock purchase agreement in November of 2015. Now a wholly-owned subsidiary of iGambit, ArcMail is a top provider of simple, secure and cost-effective email archiving and management solutions. Considering the rapid growth of email usage, the company was founded to help private- and public-sector organizations implement effective email archiving programs, boost email server performance and satisfy regulatory requirements. Through hardware and software sales, support and maintenance, the company addresses a need for email archiving solutions that are within the means of small businesses yet tough enough to meet the demands of enterprise companies and government entities.

iGambit occupies the role of facilitator comprehensively. The company helps to create and fund solid business plans and long-term exit strategies for the principals of its partner companies and all of its stakeholders. iGambit’s team provides the guidance that fosters natural relationships, technology solutions and marketing synergies for its portfolio companies, thus enabling these companies to generate high-margin recurring earnings. Finally, along with financial, technical and management expertise, iGambit offers its partner entities the board experience they need to increase their volume and profitability and emerge as industry leaders.

For more information, visit the company’s website at www.iGambit.com

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Earlier today, OurPet’s Company (OTCQX: OPCO) announced that Scott Mendes, the company’s chief financial officer, will be presenting alongside executives from 60 other companies at this year’s MicroCap Conference, which is set to take place October 24-25 at the Hotel Monaco in Philadelphia. Mendes is scheduled to make his presentation on October 25 at 5:00 p.m. Planned topics of discussion include OurPet’s Company’s innovative, trend-setting pet products and accessories, including the cutting-edge OurPets® Intelligent Pet Care™ (http://dtn.fm/sOK6q) product line, which leverages Bluetooth and Wi-Fi technologies to foster a stronger connection between pets and their owners.

For more information on the MicroCap Conference, visit http://dtn.fm/kjJH5

Mendes’s upcoming presentation comes on the heels of a similar presentation by Kathleen Homyock, OPCO’s vice president of sales and business development, at last month’s National Pet Industry Trade Show hosted by the Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council (PIJAC) Canada. In her presentation, titled ‘Technology Translated to Pet Fitness, Food and Fun’, Homyock offered an in-depth look at how intelligent technology accessories can help pet owners more effectively monitor the health and wellbeing of their pets. These benefits are at the core of the company’s Intelligent Pet Care™ product line, including the SmartScoop – Intelligent Litter Box (http://dtn.fm/7eSSn), the SmartLink Feeder – Intelligent Pet Bowl (http://dtn.fm/8rEpu) and the SmartLink Waterer – Intelligent Water Fountain (http://dtn.fm/6NllS).

“It is always interesting to speak with industry professionals about how smart technology is changing pet products,” Homyock stated in a recent news release. “I was excited to have the opportunity to speak at the show in September and I am even more excited to work for a company that values this technology and continuously works to bring intelligent health and fitness monitoring products into the marketplace.”

OurPet’s Company’s commitment to innovation doesn’t end with its Intelligent Pet Care™ product line. According to data from the American Pet Products Association, there are currently about 175 million companion dogs and cats in the United States alone, with roughly 650 million worldwide. The growth of the pet population in recent years has led to pet waste becoming a significant environmental concern, with companion dogs producing roughly 10 million tons of waste annually in the U.S. OurPet’s Company is currently focused on creating environmentally-friendly solutions to the growing problem. Through a new partnership with Paulee Cleantec, Ltd., OurPet’s Company aims to develop and commercialize innovative solutions to the environmental issues stemming from improperly managed pet waste.

For more information, visit the company’s website at www.ourpets.com

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Consumer behavior is the study of why users buy or do not buy a product or service. This data also includes the why, what, when, where, and how. Consumer behavior attempts to understand the buyer’s decision-making process. It studies individual consumer habits while taking into account things like demographics, age group, religion, and more in order to understand what people want from their shopping experience.

There are, of course, a wide range of factors that can influence customer behavior. Some of these include: the environment, social variables, cultural variables, pricing, promotions, product quality, and customer service. Also, as mentioned above, demographic factors affect customer behavior. These include age, gender, marital status, income, education, and occupation.

With consumer behavior data being at the forefront of e-commerce today, the goal is to know what consumers want before they even ask for it. Algorithms and big data are now enabling retailers to capitalize on their consumers by offering them what they want based on their shopping history and all the other variables.

With marketers now having access to all sorts of useful data, it is no wonder they are able to target prospective clients and consumers and link them to specific merchants and products. Companies such as Moxian, Inc. (OTCQB: MOXC) who are in the business of providing social media marketing and promotion platforms to retailers allow merchants to run highly targeted and successful advertising campaigns.

MOXC enables consumers and merchants to better interact thanks to consumer behavior data compiled in the Moxian database. With this information, merchants are able to identify consumer patterns, identify individual customers, uncover opportunities to deliver integrated and targeted marketing campaigns, and optimize marketing efforts for the future. Moxian works on the basis that consumers and businesses should be able to connect and interact more easily with one another to achieve the concept of “online lifestyle, offline fun.”

For more information, visit the company’s website at www.Moxian.com

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Radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology is on the rise, having multiple applications in various industries ranging from healthcare and storage to transport, animal and human identification, as well as for RFID-empowered credit cards. The technology allows for a much simpler card payment process by enabling the user to simply brush his or her card against a special RFID reader to process a payment, but it has also given rise to serious privacy concerns and fears that personal information is easier to steal by anyone with the right type of RFID reading equipment. As a consequence, tighter security requirements were enforced for manufacturers of RFID tag technology, while special equipment emerged, designed to shield against RFID skimming and hackers.

A leading provider of personal security production and data protection technology, Florida-based Stealth Technologies, Inc. (OTCQB: STTH), comes to the aid of all owners of RFID-enabled cards with proprietary technology specifically created to protect the consumer’s data from any theft attempts or other compromising events. The company’s flagship product, the Stealth Card, can actively protect users’ RFID cards in their wallets by creating an electromagnetic force field that blocks any scan attempts and deflects the scans back to their source. Inspired by military technology employed to shield stealth aircraft from radar, the Stealth Card uses a proprietary PowerGrid Technology that blocks any inbound or outbound frequencies and effectively makes a card’s RFID chip invisible to theft threats.

At only 0.007” thick, the Stealth Card easily fits in the wallet and can protect up to 12 RFID cards simultaneously, as confirmed during tests run by The Center for Applied Research and Technology, an independent testing laboratory. The product does not require batteries or charging and works perfectly with cellphones, magnetic strips or Bluetooth technology without interference.

Encouraged by the success of the Stealth Card and facing a growing demand for RFID skimming blocking solutions on a market that’s expected to surpass $21 billion by 2020, Stealth Technologies has developed two other products designed to help protect users’ personal information: 911 Help Now and Stealth Mobile.

Rolled out in July of this year, the 911 Help Now device offers direct voice communication with emergency services with the simple push of a button. A compact, waterproof design powered by standard AAA batteries, the device works as a 24-hour emergency system that can be carried around anywhere, offering the user peace of mind in any and all environments.

Stealth Mobile has yet to be launched after having successfully passed the final testing phase of development at the end of September, according to company CEO Brian McFadden. The product is designed to protect the Near Field Communication (NFC) chip and any personal and financial information stored on the user’s cell phone. It can be easily attached to the back of the phone and will protect the user’s data by blocking any theft attempts via the NFC system.

In another effort to combat identity theft, the company recently launched a dedicated website, www.StealthIdentityTheft.com, which offers visitors access to ‘Data Secure,’ a unique personal identity theft protection and recovery service designed and used by law enforcement. The service uses a two-step prevention method: the Redaction/Privacy process that removes personal data from the Internet, and the Recovery Protection process that involves recovery specialists working to restore a stolen identity.

For more information about Stealth Technologies, Inc. and its innovative personal data protection services, visit www.TechnologiesByStealth.com

Earlier today, eXp World Holdings, Inc. (OTCQB: EXPI), through subsidiary eXp Realty, announced the addition of the Brent Gove team, a leading real estate team operating in California, to its family of agents and brokers. Gove brings nearly two decades of industry experience to the Agent-Owned Cloud Brokerage™. During this time, he earned a spot as one of the 11 most successful agents in the global RE/MAX (NYSE: RMAX) network, completing 429 transactions accounting for about $169 million in sales volume in 2005 alone. Gove then moved to Keller Williams Realty, where he served as CEO and team leader of the company’s most profitable market center in 2010. Despite only switching brokerages once throughout his extensive career in the real estate industry, Gove pointed to the tremendous value proposition offered by eXp Realty as a key driver in his decision to make the jump to EXPI.

“Everyone on my team is excited about the opportunity to become an owner of eXp World Holdings and to be part of a community of agent-owners working closely together with systems and infrastructure that will allow us to continue to grow both as a team and as professionals — building relationships and organizations that span across borders,” Gove stated in this morning’s news release. “eXp Realty represents the best opportunity for us as a team and as individuals.”

The addition of the Brent Gove team to the eXp Realty family continues to build on what has been an eventful October for the company. Just last Friday, EXPI announced the addition of Miguel Herrera, the top international luxury agent in South Texas, to eXp Realty. In the news release, Herrera hailed the eXp Realty business model as “the strongest in the industry.” According to an update issued last week, the company’s real estate brokerage division currently boasts a family of agents and brokers that includes more than 1,900 members across 41 high-demand markets in the United States and Canada. This marks an increase of about 120 percent from the beginning of 2016.

“We are excited, not only by our growth, but by the quality of agents that are being attracted to eXp Realty,” Jason Gesing, chief executive officer of eXp Realty, stated in a recent news release. “Increasingly throughout the year, eXp Realty has become the brokerage of choice for top producing agents and teams, and for brokerage owners looking to increase profits, achieve scalable growth, and deliver the opportunity of ownership to the agents in their organization.”

These growth milestones come on the heels of EXPI’s third annual real estate convention, which took place from October 5-7 in San Antonio, Texas. The company reports that nearly one-third of the agents and brokers licensed with eXp Realty at the time of the event were in attendance, representing more than a threefold increase from the previous year’s convention and marking the first time that the company has sold out one of its major annual events. Russ Cafano, president of EXPI, summed up eXp Realty’s recent performance in a news release.

“[W]e have uncovered a total value proposition which resonates with real estate professionals but to date, no firm had figured out how to implement,” he stated. “Our growth numbers clearly indicate that we have hit a sweet spot in the industry.”

For more information, visit the company’s website at www.eXpWorldHoldings.com

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Before the opening bell, Medical Transcription Billing, Corp. (NASDAQ: MTBC; MTBCP) issued a news release giving prospective shareholders additional insight into the company’s acquisition of MediGain, LLC. In the update, Mahmud Haq, chief executive officer of MTBC, highlighted the importance of the acquisition to the company’s growth strategy.

“As announced last week, we are very pleased to have acquired MediGain, which marks an important corporate milestone as our largest acquisition to date, and demonstrates the highly strategic nature of our successful, acquisition-based growth strategy,” Haq stated.

In the news release announcing the acquisition, MTBC CFO Bill Korn stated that the company completed the acquisition “at a compelling valuation that represents a significant discount as compared to the industry norm.” This morning’s update highlighted that MTBC, through wholly-owned subsidiary MTBC Acquisition, Corp., acquired all of the assets of MediGain and its affiliate for a purchase price of $7 million, which included $2 million paid at closing with a remaining balance of $5 million due at the beginning of next year.

Korn went on to predict that the addition of MediGain and affiliate Millennium Practice Management, LLC to MTBC will “contribute to our positive Adjusted EBITDA by the end Q1 2017.” This assessment was further validated with this morning’s update. In total, the accounts in good standing that were acquired as part of the MediGain acquisition are expected to contribute more than $10 million of annual revenues to fuel MTBC’s financial growth in 2017. With this performance, MTBC management expects incremental profits from the MediGain acquisition to greatly exceed its cost of capital, putting it on course to be accretive to the company’s shareholders as early as 2017.

To learn more about the MediGain acquisition, view MTBC’s Form 8-K at http://dtn.fm/4dGUh

“There are significant synergies between the two companies,” Gary Smith, a provider of leadership to MediGain Practice Management, explained in this morning’s update. “Our global team of professionals and proprietary technology will allow us to continue improving operating margins while delivering world-class service to our clients.”

On October 3, MTBC originally announced the closing of the MediGain acquisition, marking its largest acquisition to date. Included in the transaction, MTBC acquired substantially all of MediGain’s assets, including existing customer accounts, intellectual property, and offshore operations in both India and Sri Lanka. In addition to strengthening its total number of accounts, the acquisition effectively bolstered the MTBC team with talented members in North America while greatly expanding its Asia-based operations into new markets with “talented, cost-effective workforces.”

For more information, visit www.MTBC.com

Before the opening bell, Dominovas Energy Corporation (OTCQB: DNRG) announced that it has submitted a formal Request for Proposal (RFP) for the Ekurhuleni Energy Generation Program in Johannesburg, South Africa. The submission was made in collaboration with the company’s joint venture partner for the project, Mponeng Holdings [PTY] LTD (MPH), a sustainable energy management company based in Johannesburg. If awarded, the project would include a 20 megawatt power purchase agreement (PPA) to provide electricity for Johannesburg’s Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality, which would be fulfilled by leveraging Dominovas Energy’s proprietary RUBICON™ Solid Oxide Fuel Cell technology.

“The submission of this RFP and entering into this ‘JV’ agreement with MPH is an extension of our goal to expand and establish roots in multiple regions within sub-Saharan Africa,” Michael Watkins, chief operating officer of Dominovas Energy and president of its Fuel Cell Division, stated in this morning’s news release. “Having set our sights initially on the 50kW Showcase for Johannesburg, we believe it is critical that the follow-up and immediate next steps be in place and determined early in the process to maintain the momentum we hope to create with the installation of the ‘Showcase’.”

In recent months, Dominovas Energy has placed much of its focus on the delivery of its RUBICON™ ‘showcase’ unit to South Africa’s University of Johannesburg. Since the initial announcement of the project in May 2016, the company’s management team has completed multiple site visits to determine the actual site and deployment strategy for the unit, as well as to discuss a possible collaborative venture between Dominovas Energy and the University of Johannesburg designed to advance the study of fuel cell technology across sub-Saharan Africa. According to recent updates, the company is currently on pace to deliver the first system in 2017, with the ultimate goal of implementing a multi-Megawatt system in the region shortly thereafter.

Delivery of its highly-anticipated RUBICON™ ‘showcase’ unit is expected to play a key role in Dominovas Energy’s future growth, as illustrated by the company’s recent progress toward securing additional work following its implementation. Just last month, Dominovas announced that it has entered formal negotiations with key officials at the University of Johannesburg to become one of the main suppliers of electricity for the school’s Johannesburg campuses. If awarded, this project is expected to entail a minimum of 12 megawatts.

Dominovas Energy has also made efforts to expand its reach in sub-Saharan Africa outside of South Africa. In September, the company appointed Dr. Emma Rasolovoahangy as its ambassador for renewable energy projects and special advisor for the Republic of Madagascar. This move was particularly exciting when considering Dominovas Energy’s hydro power division, Currentergy. According to industry estimates, Madagascar boasts a hydro potential of about 7,000 megawatts, making it one of the company’s “top priorities for development and operation of multiple power projects.”

For more information, visit www.dominovasenergy.com

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Shares of eXp World Holdings (OTCQB: EXPI) climbed 12% in Friday’s mid-day trade after the company announced the addition of Miguel Herrera, the top-rated international luxury agent in South Texas, as the newest member of its eXp Realty, LLC real estate brokerage division in San Antonio, Texas. The company’s stock may also be moving on momentum from yesterday’s news that it has grown its family of agents and brokers to more than 1,900 across 41 markets in North America, up from 864 agents at the start of the year.

With nearly 30 years of previous business experience behind him, Herrera launched his real estate career in 2010 and quickly became a recognized leader within and among the luxury agent community.

In 2015 Herrera achieved production of more than $15 million, followed by more than $24 million in 2016. He was aptly named the #1 International Luxury Agent in San Antonio, Hill Country and South Texas by Luxury League, and has been a member of the Platinum Top 50 San Antonio group of agents from 2012-2016.

Herrera was first introduced at a press availability last week when eXp Realty – the Agent-Owned Cloud Brokerage® – held its third annual conference in San Antonio.

“The eXp Realty business model is the strongest in the industry,” Herrera stated in today’s news release. “I am excited about the opportunity for true ownership, not just for me, but for my loyal and talented team members, and I am excited to teach and coach eXp agents from all markets who aspire to work in luxury on the eXpWorld campus. This is the future of real estate and I want to be a part of it.”

eXp Realty CEO Jason Gesing welcomed Herrera to the team and commented that his “desire to share what he knows is perfectly aligned with our ownership culture and we look forward to his leadership and contributions for many years to come.”

For more information, visit the company’s website at www.eXpWorldHoldings.com

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The luxury travel market has been growing faster than overall travel in recent years, fueled by global consumers’ increasing tendencies to spend their income on life experiences rather than material goods. The trend is likely to continue over the next decade, with new business opportunities and challenges for leading providers of luxury tours such as Monaker Group, Inc.’s (OTCQB: MKGI) Maupintour.

Luxury travel had a compound annual growth rate of 4.5% between 2011 and 2015, and this growth is likely to continue at an even faster rate over the next decade. It is expected that luxury trips (http://dtn.fm/l2C0D) will grow at a compound annual growth rate of 6.2% through 2025, while overall travel will grow at a rate of 4.8%. The main catalyst for this growth is consumers’ general desire for more rewarding experiences achieved via travel, therefore leading to improved tourism industry standards and services.

It is worth noting that nowadays, the definition of luxury travel is less strict than before, relating more to personalized experiences and top notch services rather than the outdated image of sipping martinis by the pool or simply going on a luxury cruise to exotic destinations. The idea of excitement and the promise of unique experiences are essential to luxury tourism nowadays, while the desire for high-quality service and exclusive privacy and security remains a significant component.

North America and Western Europe are still the most popular destinations for luxury travelers, accounting for 64% of worldwide outbound luxury trips. However, the Asia Pacific luxury market is growing at an accelerated rate, outpacing the overall growth of the European market. India’s luxury travel market is also growing fast, with a compound annual growth rate of 13%.

All of these destinations are currently included on the list of luxury tours offered by Maupintour, a company with 65 years of experience in offering luxury and customizable private tours to the best destinations in the world. Some of the top luxury tours on the company’s roster this fall include a 9-day tour of traditional Christmas markets – Austria and Germany, a 12-day tour of China’s top tourist and historic sites, and a 10-day tour of Athens and the Greek Islands.

Since it was founded by Tom Maupin in Lawrence, Kansas, Maupintour has built a name for itself as an innovative, forward-thinking travel company with a reputation for creating unique, outstanding itineraries. In 1956, it was the first company to organize tours to the Soviet Union after World War II. Maupintour’s commitment to its core principles and traditions of leadership, variety, quality, value, service and fulfilling all its travelers’ dreams have made it a leading provider of luxury travel services with the highest repeat customer rate in the industry.

Maupintour is just one of the travel-focused companies currently owned by Monaker Group. The group’s flagship is NextTrip.com, a real-time booking platform that allows travelers access to both alternative lodging rentals and traditional hotel accommodation, as well as to other travel services such as airline booking or car rentals.

For more information, visit www.MonakerGroup.com

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OurPet’s Company (OTCQX: OPCO) is proving the adage “you can’t teach an old dog new tricks” wrong with its OurPets® Intelligent Pet Care™ line of products. According to the April 2016 issue of industry journal Pet Age, “OurPet’s Company showcased what is perhaps the most complete line of technology-integrated products, Intelligent Pet Care,” at the Global Pet Expo in Orlando, Florida from March 16-18.

“Pets are smarter than you may think, but it’s often difficult for them to clearly communicate their needs,” says Dr. Steve Tsengas, founder and CEO of OurPet’s Company. In other words, for cats and dogs, dumb doesn’t mean stupid. Since they cannot speak, they need help getting our attention. And that is exactly what the OurPets® Intelligent Pet Care™ line of products (http://dtn.fm/1qVBg) is designed to do.

Dr. Tsengas is right. Earlier this year Nature World News reported (http://dtn.fm/5ySP7) on a study of border collies conducted jointly by the London School of Economics (LSE) and the University of Edinburgh which ‘found… dogs have measurable IQs, much like people’. Border collies, used as sheep dogs, are particularly smart. Stanley Coren, a canine expert and professor emeritus at the University of British Columbia, found that the average border collie, poodle or German shepherd was on par with two-year-olds in terms of language. In basic arithmetic, ‘they would trump a 3- or 4-year-old’ (http://dtn.fm/PI9nk).

At the National Pet Industry Trade Show on September 17-18, at the International Centre Mississauga in Canada, Kathleen Homyock, vice president of sales and business development, talked about how OurPets® intelligent technology accessories might ‘talk’ for pets and enable their owners to monitor their health and wellbeing in a presentation titled ‘Technology Translated to Food, Fun and Fitness’ (http://dtn.fm/2qUer).

Homyock’s presentation highlighted the OurPets® Intelligent Pet Care™ line, the industry’s first pet care lifestyle brand that offers a complete line of smart products for monitoring pets’ health. The Intelligent Pet Care™ line leverages a combination of Bluetooth and Wi-Fi technologies to empower pets to indicate their needs, enabling a stronger connection between pet and owner for more complete care. The products in the line are controlled and accessed through the IntelligentPetLink™ smartphone app.

The line includes the SmartScoop® – Intelligent Litter Box (http://dtn.fm/UR4xf), which uses infrared technology to sense when your cat goes in and out of the box. It, accordingly, engages a mechanism that scoops the waste into a bin, simultaneously making a report via Bluetooth® to the smartphone app.

A SmartLink™ Tag (http://dtn.fm/j77H1) can be attached to your pet’s collar. When paired with the OurPets® Intelligent Pet Care™ products, it allows monitoring. If your pet is wearing it, the SmartLink™ Waterer- Intelligent Water Fountain (http://dtn.fm/7ROrs) will use Bluetooth® technology to dispense filtered water from its reservoir through a two-tier waterfall design.

The SmartLink™ Feeder – Intelligent Pet Bowl (http://dtn.fm/Dt2ZJ), which employs the same technology, regulates and monitors your pet’s feeding regime. And the SmartLink™ Gateway – Wi-Fi Pet Care Connector (http://dtn.fm/6HiOt) converts a short-range Bluetooth® signal into a long-range Wi-Fi signal so you can monitor your pets’ outside of the home.

For more information, visit the company’s website at www.ourpets.com

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