On November 18, 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed a number of rules designed to enhance the operational transparency and regulatory oversight of alternative trading systems (ATSs) that trade national market system (NMS) stocks listed on national securities exchanges.

“Investors and other market participants need more and better information about how alternative trading systems work,” SEC Chair Mary Jo White said in the news release. “The proposed changes would represent a critical step forward in delivering greater transparency to investors and enhancing equity market structure.”

ATSs have been labelled ‘dark pools’ since information on prices and volume are not made public. NMS securities are exchange-listed equity securities and standardized options. A ‘national securities exchange’ is a securities exchange that has registered with the SEC under Section 6 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. At present, there are at least 30 exchanges registered as national securities exchanges with the SEC.

National securities exchanges are subject to several mandates. They must, for example, make price and volume information public. They also set rules governing the conduct of their members and perform self-regulation. ATSs, on the other hand, are regulated as broker-dealers and so escape the strict guidelines set for exchanges. Recent scandals involving ATSs have highlighted the need for greater transparency. The New York State Attorney General has accused Barclays of misleading investors in the operation of its ATS. And in January of this year, the SEC fined UBS $14.4 million for allowing orders priced in thousandths of a dollar in its dark pool and circulating this information to a select group of clients who used this pricing to jump the queue in order fulfillment.

The SEC proposal would require an ATS that trades NMS stocks to file detailed disclosures on the newly proposed Form ATS-N about its operations and the activities of its broker-dealer operator and its affiliates. It would also make Form ATS-N disclosures publicly available on the Commission’s website.

The comment period for the newly proposed rules will be 60 days after publication in the Federal Register.

For more information visit www.sec.gov

Ever since it was founded in 1995, OurPet’s Company (OTCQX: OPCO) has been blazing new trails… taking the roads less traveled. It’s driving force and co-founder Dr. Steven Tsengas is an engineer and inventor. He has been elected to the National Inventors Hall of Fame. That engineering expertise and open approach to new ideas has been employed, over the years, to develop OPCO’s stable of over 1,000 products. In addition, the company has another 30 or so products in the pipeline plus an intellectual property stockpile of over 160 patents. This is a company thinking ahead. It is in talks with a Japanese IT firm with the aim of incorporating wireless technology into up-and-coming products.

OurPet’s Company focuses on providing solutions such as mitigating the pathologies of aging pets. Its first product was a Big Dog Feeder that made it easier for big dogs to eat by elevating the feeding bowl. When it was developed in 1995, the idea was novel. For large dogs, eating at ground floor level is not healthy or comfortable. Their physical structure can be compromised leading to arthritis at the joints. The Big Dog Feeder has been a huge success. But over the past twenty years, the company has moved into other areas. Today its largest category of sales, which are on track to cross $23 million, is pet toys. In its 3rd Qtr 10-Q filing, the company gave a breakdown of each category as a percentage of total sales:

• Toys & Accessories – 50%
• Bowls & Feeders – 35%
• Edibles – 7%
• Waste & Odor Products – 5%
• Dog Houses & Health Products – 3%

The company has been growing at twice the rate of the industry. Since 2010, it has had an annual compounded growth rate of about 6%. In 2011, it initiated a two-pronged branding strategy. The OurPets brand is aimed at the pet specialty market, while the Pet Zone brand is designed for the mass market. This strategy has undoubtedly paid off.

The management team is ambitious. In a recent interview they stated their objective to double the size of the company. As part of that strategy, they are investing heavily in distribution and marketing infrastructure. They also plan to make the waste and odor category a more significant part of the company’s business, with their Smart Scoop product line spearheading the drive. The company’s total net revenue has steadily increased:

• 2010 – $17,091,741
• 2011 – $19,667,134
• 2012 – $20,160,751
• 2013 – $21,554,106
• 2014 – $22,770,562

The pet industry has proved to be recession resistant, since pets are dearly loved members of the family. There are an estimated 350 million pets in the U.S. and Canada. About 93 million are cats and 85 million are dogs. The average pet owner spends $1,200 per year for a cat and $1,800 per year for a dog. With OPCO’s remarkably innovative product line-up, that money will surely be spent wisely.

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

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International Stem Cell Corp., a California-based biotech developing novel stem cell-based therapies and biomedical products, reports that its Lifeline Skin Care, Inc. subsidiary will launch its next generation skin care product in time for this year’s retail holiday season, which according to research from eMarketer will grow nearly 6% this year.

Starting in mid-December, U.S.-based consumers can purchase Molecular Renewal Serum™ through Lifeline’s website at www.lifelineskincare.com. Following product launches will target the domestic professional sales market such as luxury spas, aestheticians, and medical offices, as well as luxury skincare markets in Europe and Asia.

Molecular Renewal Serum is a collaboration between ISCO’s research and development team, which developed the breakthrough nano-compound technology behind the product, and a renowned cosmetic chemist who formulated the serum.

Independent third-party testing demonstrated that the new skin care product significantly improves skin elasticity and decreases skin roughness in all subjects four and eight weeks after the start of the study. Additionally, the compound-treated group outperformed the baseline as well as the Retinol treated group, without adverse events, such as skin irritation, which has been reported as a common side effect of Retinol treatment.

Lifeline’s current product line includes the Daily Defensive Complex, Recovery Night Moisture Serum, Eye Firming Complex, Dual Action Exfoliator, and Brightening Cleanser. In addition to the Molecular Renewal Serum, in 2015 Lifeline introduced two new products — Refresh Polishing Gelée and Neck Firming Complex.

ISCO’s confidence in Lifeline’s products is validated by professionals in the skin care industry.

Dr. Steven F. Weiner, MD, a facial plastic surgeon and pioneer in the field of minimally invasive cosmetic procedures, stated, “Our office has been using Lifeline Stem Cell Skin products for about four years. We have used it on freshly lasered and microneedled skin without complications and with improved healing times. All of our Infini patients have Lifeline applied and most continue to use it well after treatment because of the noted skin improvements it provides. It’s our best-selling growth factor product because of its higher concentrations of growth factors, streamlined product line and superior results.”

Jill Haynes, a Medical Aesthetician working under Jonathan Sykes, MD, a world renowned pioneer in facial plastic and reconstructive surgery research, at the University of California, Davis Medical Center recommends micro-needling treatments along with Lifeline Skincare products to her patients. “I am seeing incredible results in my patients. This is the biggest skin care breakthrough in years,” she says. “It’s not just about one product or procedure; it’s about using the best products and procedures in conjunction to create noticeable change in the skin.”

Lifeline has established a distribution network with global reach. Products are distributed domestically through the company’s branded website and network of dermatologists, plastic surgeons, and spas. On an international scale, Lifeline products are distributed through a network of local distributors. Shuei Trading Company, Lifeline’s largest international distributor, has introduced currently offered and custom-developed Lifeline products to the Japanese and Hong Kong markets.

Backed by a solid distribution network and growing family of breakthrough products, Lifeline has enjoyed rapid brand and product awareness since its inception five years ago, resulting in steady sales growth and operating income. So far this year, Lifeline has notched $2.6 million in revenue and remains on pace to achieve continued annual growth. Third-quarter revenues equaled $924,000, and the company forecasts even higher fourth-quarter sales.

In 2016, Lifeline plans to continue its upward growth trend with the introduction of several new products based on its proprietary extract and nano-compound technologies.

For more information, visit www.internationalstemcell.com and www.lifelineskincare.com

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Today before the opening bell, Hemp, Inc. announced that it has become the newest member of one of the most proactive organizations in the industrial hemp industry, the National Hemp Association. In the press release, Hemp, Inc. shared that its gold member status will enable it to reach more hemp businesses with multi-channel exposure. The National Hemp Association (NHA) is a mission-driven, non-profit organization “dedicated to the re-birth of industrial hemp in America which helps connect farmers, processors, manufactures, researchers, investors and policy makers to accelerate the growth of this important industry in the United States.”

NHA also launched a Federal Campaign on Veteran’s Day to legalize industrial hemp on a Federal level. An American hemp flag, made of industrial hemp grown in Kentucky, was flown over the U.S. Capital in Washington, DC to “celebrate the versatile crop cultivated by our founding fathers and calls attention to how hemp can provide a significant source of jobs for veterans and rural farming families.” The Campaign is an effort to “bring hemp back as the major sustainable crop on which our country was founded.” Bruce Perlowin, CEO of Hemp, Inc., has committed to helping the NHA with its goal by encouraging other companies and individuals to support the movement and join the National Hemp Association (NHA).

“It’s time the laws are changed across the board on a Federal level. I want to encourage others to become a Gold member. This will help raise the capital needed to make this campaign a success,” said Perlowin.

To join the National Hemp Association, visit the following link: http://nationalhempassociation.org/membership-has-its-advantages.

According to the NHA’s press release on Nov. 9, 2015, “Once considered America’s most important cash crop, hemp seeds today cannot be transported across state lines and hemp farmers cannot obtain bank accounts or get crop insurance. Industrial hemp is legal in 30 countries around the world. In the U.S., industrial hemp is classified as a Schedule 1 controlled substance (along with narcotics such as heroin and LSD). Advocates hope to restore the industrial hemp industry through passage of the Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2015 (H.R. 525 and S. 134) which will legally define the difference between hemp and marijuana and will remove hemp from the Controlled Substances Act.”

Perlowin said, “By supporting this campaign and becoming a Gold member, you will not only help to legalize industrial hemp on a federal level, but will receive a host of other benefits as well.” As a Gold member, benefits include but are not limited to: logo listing with active link on NHA’s homepage; logo and clickable link in NHA’s monthly email newsletters; free admission to select NHA events; invitations to pre-qualified Hemp business meetings and opportunities; media referrals; two-hour consultation with NHA Political Director; inclusion in NHA’s press release; eligible to run for the NHA Board of Directors; opportunities to speak at NHA Events; and, a featured story on NHA’s website.

As announced earlier this month, Hemp, Inc. entered into a definitive 5-year term agreement to sell its industrial hemp fiber from its decortication plant in North Carolina to Hemp Blue which will purchase the raw hemp fiber for the production of its hemp denim fabric and manufacture their hemp denim apparel line in the United States all from hemp grown in the United States.

The company’s Kickstarter campaign will run through the end of this week. According to Hemp Blue’s Kickstarter campaign, jeans are not just a pair of pants and hemp is not just another plant. It’s a movement. “A great pair of jeans blends comfort, fashion, good looks, and style with a dash of sex appeal.”

“Hemp Blue, Inc. is a cutting edge and we applaud them for making a prudent economic decision in signing a long-term contract with Hemp, Inc. to assure their supply of American grown hemp for years to come,” said Perlowin. “Support Hemp Blue and Hemp, Inc. by being among the first to own a piece of Hemp Blue’s current collection from their Kickstarter campaign. I also encourage you to purchase Hemp, Inc.’s products at Hempify.us.”

For more information, visit www.hempinc.com

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The world is becoming increasingly dependent on technological conveniences and advances, particularly when it comes to commerce. In recent months, technology giants such as Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Samsung (OTC: SSNLF) and Google (NASDAQ: GOOG; GOOGL) have demonstrated this evolving landscape with innovative forays into the mobile payments space. According to a study by Accenture, roughly 41 percent of consumers reported using their phones to pay at a merchant location in 2014, up from just 17 percent in 2012. This growth is likely just the beginning. Mobile-based payments in the United States are expected to reach $142 billion in annual volume by 2019, according to the New York Times. For merchants, this shifting consumer preference makes updating legacy point of sale systems a major focus in the coming years.

Alternet Systems, Inc. (OTCQB: ALYI) delivers technology products to financial organizations requiring solutions that can manage a wide range of payment channels. By partnering with leading manufacturers, the company seeks to offer innovative solutions that extend the capabilities of payment processing systems across a full range of capture devices – including point of sale, mobile phones, tablets, PCs and web-based applications.

One way in which Alternet is attempting to disrupt the payment technology industry is by offering an innovative, brand agnostic point of sale terminal to the U.S. market, which includes the largest collection of outdated legacy point of sale infrastructure in the world. Through a strategic partnership with the Brazilian leader in multichannel technology solutions for the electronic point of sale industry, the company is addressing an expansive target market that includes over 20 million merchants across the country.

In 2013, the global point of sale market was valued at $36.86 billion, and it is expected to achieve a compound annual growth rate of 11.6 percent from 2014 to 2020. As adoption of wireless and mobile point of sale solutions continues to increase, Alternet is in a favorable strategic position to capitalize on this market performance while promoting sustainable growth.

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When Doc Brown invented the time machine in the movie ‘Back to the Future’, the most important piece to accomplish time travel was the flux capacitor. The biggest problem with time travel was, of course, the resources available at the point in time where you found yourself. The flux capacitor could convert any raw material into a reliable, sustainable, efficient source of energy needed to power the time machine.

This fun analogy to the popular 80’s science fiction movie relates to Georgia-based energy solutions company Dominovas Energy Corp. (DNRG), dedicated to delivering electricity on a multi-megawatt scale to areas of the world that lack this critical commodity. The biggest hurdle associated with deployment of a sustainable energy source to a frontier market is that fuel sources and availability vary, depending upon a wide range of factors.

The company’s RUBICON™ SOFC (solid oxide fuel cell) technology is fuel-flexible, specific to the variability and number of fuels that can be incorporated into its operation. The integration of the proprietary reformer with the RUBICON™ SOFC stack is engineered in such a way that the RUBICON™ will reform almost any hydrocarbon fuel to a suitable syngas composition (a mixture of carbon monoxide, hydrogen, methane, etc.) for optimal SOFC stack electricity generation. In laymen’s terms, this means that whatever you put into the company’s ‘flux capacitor’ will transport your country from the days of the Wild Wild West into the 21st century.

Importantly, the company’s energy solution is also ‘green’. Success in the global energy business is increasingly based upon the ability to produce energy efficiently while being kind to the environment. As a ‘non-combustion’ electricity producer, the RUBICON™ emits markedly less green-house-gas pollutants per unit of power produced. Generating mostly heat and water as byproducts, the RUBICON™ is a sustainable solution to the energy-mix. In summation, the future of energy is the focus for Dominovas Energy.

For more information, visit www.dominovasenergy.com

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International Stem Cell Corporation (OTC: ISCO) focuses on utilizing patented human parthenogenetic stem cells (hPSC), developed from unfertilized embryos, to treat Parkinson’s, retinal, and liver diseases where replacing dead and dying cells with new ones seems most effective. However, the road to commercialization and FDA approval is a long one. Therefore, the company has two wholly-owned subsidiaries that generate money in the meantime: Lifeline Skin Care, Inc. and Lifeline Cell Technology, LLC.

The first, Lifeline Skin Care, Inc., develops, produces, and markets a line of anti-aging cosmetic skin care products. These products use the company’s scientific rejuvenation breakthrough of non-embryonic stem cells to improve the look and feel of skin. These products include neck and eye firming creams, moisturizers, cleansers, and more. Sold all over the world, this cosmetic line promises youthful and healthy looking skin.

The second, Lifeline Cell Technology, LLC, develops, manufactures, and sells human cell culture products along with optimized reagents for laboratory research purposes. For example, the company offers VascuLife®SMC, a human smooth muscle cell medium optimized for the culture of human smooth muscle cells. This provides 15 population doublings at high growth rates. The company also sells Normal Human Mammary Epithelial Cells (HMEC) that provide a serum-free culture model for research on breast cancer, carcinogen screening, and other areas of breast research. All of Lifeline Cell Technology products are rigorously tested to the highest degree for maximum laboratory research operations.

In a news release, Andrey Semechkin, Ph.D., CEO, and co-chairman of ISCO recently stated, “We are maintaining our position as a leader in the regenerative medicine field and the overall operating income of our biomedical businesses continues to grow.” The company continues to manufacture and market its proprietary innovations while advancing developments in treatments of various diseases using stem cells.

To find out what the buzz is all about, visit www.internationalstemcell.com

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Bruce Perlowin, chief executive officer of Hemp, Inc. (OTC: HEMP), was recently featured in an interview on Up Close with Chris Tinney, a weekly podcast that introduces listeners to people making a difference in their communities and around the world. Perlowin, once dubbed the ‘King of Pot’ by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, is now referred to as the ‘Godfather of Pot Stocks’ after founding the first publicly-traded company in the medical marijuana space, Medical Marijuana, Inc. (OTC: MJNA). Today, he serves as the CEO of the first publicly-traded company seeking to capitalize on the nation’s ongoing industrial hemp revolution, Hemp, Inc.

In recent months, measures to reinvigorate the production of industrial hemp across the nation have been gaining steam. In 2014, President Obama signed a bill that removed hemp grown for research purposes from the Controlled Substances Act, and more than a dozen states now allow industrial hemp farming for research and/or commercial purposes. During the show, Perlowin detailed his vision for the future of the hemp industry.

“Medical marijuana, recreational marijuana and, certainly, industrial hemp have won,” Perlowin stated in the interview. “We will be legal in all 50 states. Trying to stop this movement is trying to sweep back the incoming tide with a broom – it’s not going to happen.”

Perlowin went on to give prospective shareholders insight into Hemp, Inc.’s progress toward the impending launch of its decortication facility in Spring Hope, North Carolina. He also highlighted the performance of the company’s cosmeceutical and nutraceutical product lines, as well as Hemp, Inc.’s enthusiastic efforts to educate the market through the production of The Hemp Nation magazine.

“Part of what we do as a public company in our position is not just make a profit; we believe in giving back and helping social causes,” Perlowin continued. “We have this massive educational campaign as part of a core element of our company, and The Hemp Nation magazine takes care of that.”

The Up Close with Chris Tinney Interview comes at an exciting time for followers of Hemp, Inc. Last week, the company reported its financial results for the third quarter of 2015, which included a 53.8 percent year-over-year increase in sales stemming from its hemp-based product line. As it continues to shift focus toward more advanced processing at its expansive decortication facility, Perlowin and the company’s management team are optimistic about Hemp, Inc.’s ability to capitalize on the rapid growth of the industrial hemp market in the years to come.

To listen to the full interview, visit www.christinney.com/hemp-inc

For more information visit www.hempinc.com

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Physical asset tracking has never been easier than it is today, with companies like GTX Corp seamlessly bringing together all of the technologies needed to render real-time situational awareness of a vast array of field devices, directly to the end user via any networked intelligent device, from a smartphone to a PC. Whether the asset in question is personal property like a UAV, a loved one such as a child, or an elder suffering from some form of dementia like Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s, the ability to find a lost asset using an elegantly meshed architecture of small GPS/BLE (Bluetooth low energy) wearable systems and software changes everything. More importantly, it becomes quite easy to ensure such assets are never lost in the first place, thanks to always-on and assisted two-way tracking capability that is available at the touch of a button via GTX’s Smart Locator app, and enhanced by automatic alerts routed from the company’s IoT (Internet of Things) tracking platform. GTX Corp also owns and runs an app development firm, LOCiMOBIL, as well as Code Amber Alertag, a secure digital personal identification tag platform that helps first responders by providing rapid access to critical personal/medical information.

The immediacy of the company’s real-time IoT-driven platform, accessible from iOS and Android apps, or from any tablet, PC or laptop, has thrust open the door for what has quickly become GTXO’s flagship product, the GPS SmartSole™. An ingenious tracking system that completely eliminates the stigma attached to other wearable trackers like bracelets, the award-winning GPS SmartSole looks much like any other commercially available insole for shoes you might find, but has a robust embedded GPS tracking system and long-life rechargeable battery that can go for two or three days without needing to be recharged. The overall product execution here is easy to use, powerful, discreet, and does not have to be remembered to be taken along. These unique characteristics make the SmartSole an ideal solution for people who wander, such as people with autism spectrum disorder, or elderly people with dementia, as such individuals almost never take off or forget their shoes.

According to Alzheimer’s Disease International’s World Alzheimer’s Report 2015, every three seconds someone on earth develops dementia and over 9.4 million people in the U.S. alone currently live with dementia. A number which will likely more than double by 2050, mirroring a similar global trend that will come to represent $1 trillion in healthcare and associated costs to the global economy by as early as 2018. Chief among the recommendations included in the report are finding ways to address the 68 percent or more of dementia sufferers who live (or will live) in low and middle income countries, finding ways to reduce risk from dangers such as wandering, and implementing national plans in all countries that are designed to support people living with dementia, and their caregivers. This is a clearly developing market for which the SmartSole is ideally suited. Alzheimer’s Disease International made it clear that tackling the stigma surrounding dementia and actively working to ameliorate people’s preconceived notions about dementia sufferers was of utmost importance, and SmartSole’s existence in the retail marketplace is one big step towards achieving that directive.

CDC estimates from last year were that 1 in 68 children in the U.S. were identified with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), around 30 percent higher than projected back in 2012. This is another massive, and sadly, growing market that is directly addressable by the company’s tracking solutions, and the SmartSole shines as the most appropriate option. According to the Autism Wandering Awareness Alerts Response and Education (AWAARE) Collaboration, a working group comprised of six national autism non-profits for the purpose of helping to prevent autism-related wandering incidents and deaths, almost half of all children with autism engage in wandering behavior which is similar to the behavior seen in seniors with dementia and/or Alzheimer’s. And while official data indicates that there is indeed already a sizeable global market for wandering assistance devices, software and services such as those provided by GTXO, the problem of wandering in general which is addressable by IoT-driven location technologies is likely far larger than has been accurately quantified thus far.

Any way you slice it, GPS tracking insoles for shoes are one of the most compelling wearable technologies in existence today and GTXO has an extremely strong IP position with over 80 patents to back it all up. Patents that are collectively worth nearly three times the company’s current market value. GTX Corp’s extant IP portfolio is also clear evidence of the company’s comprehensive IP strategy and investors should take note of the numerous patents pending, registered trademarks, copyrights, and URLs that GTXO has under its belt.

Whereas big names like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), with its Apple Watch, or Alphabet, (NASDAQ: GOOG; GOOGL) with its Android Wear, have failed to really captivate consumers, GTXO’s SmartSole-driven PLS (Personal Location Services) platform has quickly rooted itself in the minds of its core demographics. Reception to the product so far has been outstanding, with the initial production run selling out on zero advertising or preorders. At a sticker price of only $300 a pair and basic online tracking starting at just $25 a month, alarming statistics about the mortality rate among those living with dementia who wander don’t seem quite so insurmountable and terrifying. Statistics like 60 percent of those living with dementia becoming lost at least once in their lives and half of those who become lost subsequently perishing within the first 24 hours.

GTXO’s IoT PLS leverages packet oriented mobile data service on the 2G/3G global system for mobile communications in order to drive continuous, real-time coordinates to the user via Google Maps. This same easy to use tracking architecture, centered on a licensable global IoT M2M (machine to machine) monitoring portal, is also employed in GTXO’s cutting-edge workforce situational awareness solution, the Track My Workforce app, and its miniaturized standalone tracking devices. Devices like GTXO’s tiny little Prime AT Lite, which is perfect for tracking assets like vehicles or containers. Or the take-along GTX VL2000 model, another extremely lightweight quad-band device that is also about the size of a D battery, and which comes with an inductive charging option, programmable voice call capability, and an SOS button. Subscribers are provided access to the GTX Corp Tracking Portal, where an unlimited number of devices can be organized, located and followed in real-time using any internet connected device, or the smartphone app.

Continuous interval tracking that shows things like direction and route makes generating various types of reports on mileage and location very simple, delivering even more finely tuned situational awareness. The geo-fencing and SMS or e-mail alert capabilities GTXO’s platform offers users a no-hassle asset localization methodology so easy that anyone can do it. This ease of use factor is a commercial goldmine given the size of the potential market from wandering assistance alone, but there are certainly other markets. The media has not failed to notice this either, with GTX Corp and the SmartSole receiving a great deal of attention. From being featured at the 2015 CES in the Internet of Things webcast and receiving coverage from a host of mainstream news sources like the BBC, NBC, NPR, and Fox News, to winning numerous industry awards. The SmartSole even placed second in Wearables, Health, Fitness and Wellness at this year’s 2015 CTIA E-Tech Awards, beating out Samsung’s (OTC: SSNLF) Gear S, and coming in just behind the winner, Microsoft’s (NASDAQ: MSFT) Microsoft Band. Let’s face it though, the wearable market is saturated with souped-up watches. However, GTXO’s SmartSole is effectively in a class all its own and has the IP muscle to really shake things up.

Notable midcap/microcap equity research and corporate access firm, SeeThruEquity, even recently announced initiating coverage on GTX Corp with price target of $0.09 a share (November 6 close, $0.011) and underscored the commercial potential of the company’s flagship product as a best-in-class solution for the wandering and ancillary markets. Los Angeles-headquartered GTX Corp is a proud member of the United Nations Global Compact and has an extensive distributor and reseller network serving customers in over 20 countries, as well as a substantial distribution and fulfillment center in Ireland/UK. This overall distribution footprint has grown mightily in recent months as well, with the company seeing numerous key deals across Europe, as GTXO ramps towards serious commercial success in Q3 and on this year. The company is going strong on a full head of steam from initial commercial success with the launch of the SmartSole at the start of the year and its distribution footprint’s growth is a very clear sign of the company’s forward trajectory.

Major provider of GPS tracking systems to the healthcare sector in Denmark and Norway, Safecall Denmark, signed on for distributor status in October alongside German geo location and tracking services provider, Way4Net. One of the leaders in Sweden and other Nordic countries of mobile safety alarms for the elderly, Posifon AB, also signed on as a reseller/distributor in September. Furthermore, the company’s agreement signed in early October with Telefonica Germany, to leverage Telefonica’s global Smart M2M platform and network of strategic relationships throughout Europe, was a sweeping victory for GTXO. This single move gave the company’s entire tracking platform global deployment capability via a single SIM card and provisioning backend. Using Telefonica’s API, GTXO will be able to seamlessly integrate its platform’s backend architecture with Smart M2M, saving a bundle on M2M development, as well as IT infrastructure costs.

Q2 financials posted in August look solid too, with revenue nearly tripling from the same quarter last year and subscribers to the company’s PLS platform up 72 percent from Q1, even as subscriber revenue grew 136 percent quarter over quarter. Also among Q2 highlights was word of a next-gen SmartSole that is already in the works and a continued effort to broaden the core market for the product, including growth markets like security, with ongoing pilot programs underway at with local Sheriffs and PDs. The new (2G/3G/LTE compatible) SmartSole is being upgraded for even longer battery life, a smaller form factor, and the new version will even have motion sensor capability, in addition to costing around $240 a unit, or 20 percent less than the current model. The security space is a very interesting play for GTXO and the SmartSole has a golden opportunity to find fast adoption as a surreptitious tracking solution for high-risk kidnapping targets and the like.

The versatility of the asset tracking platform GTXO has put together, combined with the company’s IP-centric nature – as evinced by the ‘286’ patent issued last year which effects any tracking device, from embedded units to hand held wireless GPS trackers – should give investors an idea of how aggressive GTX Corp is in the sector.

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“Boxed Water is Better.”

It’s a simple sentence that represents a powerful message about the environmental impact of the bottled water industry. Landfills across the United States are overflowing with more than two million tons of discarded water bottles, and this plastic packaging will take more than 1,000 years to biodegrade, according to the Santa Clara Valley Water District. Despite the environmental concerns, the national bottled water industry is thriving. According to a study by Statistic Brain Research Institute, annual spending on bottled water in the U.S. was estimated at $11.8 billion in 2014. That’s roughly 167 plastic bottles per person each year!

While major beverage companies such as PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP), Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) and Nestle (OTC: NSRGY) continue to capitalize on the performance of the bottled water market, a company in Grand Rapids, Michigan, is on a mission to minimize the impact of portable water solutions with a tried and tested packaging formula that’s just simple enough to work. Boxed Water Is Better LLC publicly launched Boxed Water in March 2009. Boxed Water is packaged in a 100 percent recyclable carton that has less than half of the carbon footprint of a PET bottle. To date, the company has secured placement in a variety of popular shopping destinations – including Costco (NASDAQ: COST), Whole Foods Markets (NASDAQ: WFM) and Kroger (NYSE: KR).

While Boxed Water Is Better LLC continues to make progress toward cracking the bottled water industry in the U.S., a similarly sized opportunity is available in Canada. The Canadian distribution rights for Boxed Water are held by RM Fresh Brands, which was acquired by Legacy Ventures International, Inc. (OTC: LGYV) in October.

According to a report by the Canadian Department of Agriculture, annual per capita consumption of bottled water increased by more than 107 percent from 1999 to 2009, accounting for roughly 10.6 percent of all non-alcoholic beverage sales in 2009. In the months to come, Legacy will look to capitalize on this market performance by offering an ecofriendly alternative. Currently, Legacy is focused on increasing brand awareness across Canada through the use of viral, event-driven marketing campaigns. Recent partnerships with major events such as the Toronto Film Festival and Holt Renfrew’s Holiday Kick Off have illustrated the massive potential of this strategy.

As the Boxed Water brand continues to gain steam in both domestic and international markets, Legacy is in a favorable position to realize sustainable financial growth. For prospective shareholders, ongoing efforts to disrupt the Canadian bottled water industry with a more environmentally conscious alternative make Legacy an intriguing investment opportunity moving forward.

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