On the Move Systems today issued a press release to shine light on the problem of retailers investing millions of dollars in technology to ensure prompt order fulfillment only to see their efforts ruined by poor delivery service in the shipment’s “last mile,” leaving upset customers and destroying business relationships. On the Move Systems is focused on helping retailers fix that problem with its proposed shared economy courier service that promises not only fast, on-demand delivery, but professional, courteous service that will set it apart from traditional competition.

Amazon and Wal-Mart are two large retailers that realize the long-term value of providing fast, affordable last-mile solutions that satisfy customers’ expectations and add to the corporate bottom line. Each company is investing heavily to make sure their customers can not only get their online orders in the shortest possible time, but that those customers receive them in a way that leads to repeat business down the road.

“Wal-Mart and Amazon can afford to invest the millions to ensure last-mile satisfaction from the customer, but what about smaller retailers?” said OMVS CEO Robert Wilson. “Our on-demand courier business can help smaller retailers match Amazon’s and Wal-Mart’s speed, efficiency and service, putting them on an even footing with the giants. We expect there to be great demand for this, especially as the holiday season approaches and shippers face increasing lag times.”

Estimates peg the value of large last mile shipments at $8 billion annually, with the value of smaller shipments much higher. Retail industry analysts predict that companies that can best leverage last-mile solutions will be able to drive top-line growth and reap profits.

For more information on OMVS, please visit www.onthemovesystems.com

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ENGlobal, a leading provider of automation and engineering services, announced this morning that it has added two key professionals to its management team in newly created positions. The decision to expand its leadership team was made to support the company’s strategic commitment to further strengthen its midstream project execution and automation engineering businesses.

Mr. John Offutt will be serving as General Manager — Midstream Projects, with responsibility of the company’s Tulsa and Houston midstream operations. Mr. Offutt brings his knowledge and experience in managing all phases of large transportation-related projects, with the majority of his 30-year career having been with a major midstream operating company.

In his most recent assignment, Mr. Offutt managed a $700 million capital budget including 280 miles of pipeline and associated facilities. Mr. Offutt has directed teams of project managers, engineers, construction managers and support functions, being responsible for the successful execution of a lengthy list of both large and small diameter pipeline projects.

Mr. Robert Sammons will be serving as General Manager — Automation Engineering. In his role, Mr. Sammons will be expanding ENGlobal’s automation capabilities, in addition to supervising several of the company’s existing projects and technologies.

Mr. Sammons has gained extensive automation experience during his 25 year career, with senior level responsibilities focused on both business development and operations. Most recently he has been active in his own business providing Process Hazard Analysis and Burner Management Safety systems to midstream processing, refining and petrochemical clients.

“ENGlobal is privileged to include both John and Robert as senior professionals and members of the ENGlobal Team,” stated William A. Coskey, P.E., ENGlobal’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “Our intent in the current market is to remain dynamic and proactive as a Company, building upon our many project execution skills and thereby demonstrating our continuous commitment to better serve our valued clients.”

For more information, visit www.ENGlobal.com

The Alkaline Water Company, Inc. (OTCQB: WTER) produces, distributes, markets and sells bottled alkaline water under the Alkaline88 brand. The company’s product, which is created using a proprietary electrolysis process, is an 8.8 pH-balanced bottled drinking water enhanced with trace minerals and electrolytes and specially formulated to promote a healthy, balanced lifestyle. With regular consumption, alkaline water products have been shown to provide a host of potential health benefits ranging from improved hydration levels to boosted immune system performance.

In recent months, WTER has focused on a national mass-market expansion program designed to increase the availability of Alkaline88 in retail locations across the United States. In its fiscal quarter ending June 30, these efforts translated into strong financial growth resulting from increased product distribution. The company’s total revenue for the quarter was just over $1.5 million, which represented a year-over-year increase of 164 percent. Building on this progress, WTER expects to achieve profitability in the fourth quarter of its current fiscal year.

“We see continued strong demand for our products at each of our retailers, and have already shipped over $1 million of product in our current second fiscal quarter,” Steven Nickolas, president and chief executive officer of WTER, stated in a news release. “With the addition of new retailers and increases in current store volumes, we expect to see significant sales growth over the next three quarters of fiscal 2016.”

The company’s most recently announced distribution agreement, which was unveiled last month, introduced the Alkaline88 brand to the Hawaiian Islands. Through this exclusive direct-to-store distribution deal with Hawaii-based Triple T Corporation, WTER secured a presence in both 7-Eleven convenience stores and Foodland grocery stores, which represent the largest operators in their respective categories across the island chain. The first order resulting from this agreement was for approximately 15,000 cases of product, and fast sell-through rates are expected to promote additional sizable orders in the future.

WTER’s considerable progress toward achieving profitability in recent months is a promising indication of its market potential in the years to come. For prospective shareholders, the company’s aggressive expansion efforts make it an intriguing investment opportunity. Look for WTER to continue leveraging the marketability of its Alkaline88 product in order to promote ongoing returns.

For more information, visit www.thealkalinewaterco.com

WRIT Media is focused on theatrical, mobile and interactive content, operating in the digital media industry as a holding company under two different divisions: content creation through Front Row Networks; and “retro” video gaming through Retro Infinity Inc. and Amiga Games Inc.

Front Row Networks was started to produce, acquire and distribute live concerts in 2D and 3D format initially for worldwide digital broadcast and eventually into digitally-enabled movie theaters. The subsidiary’s business model also calls for securing and distributing non-concert alternative theatrical programming, as well as the acquisition of rights for exclusive programming.

WRIT’s Retro Infinity subsidiary specializes in licensing classic computer and console video game libraries and adapts and republishes the most popular titles for smartphones, modern game consoles, micro-consoles, PCs and tablets. The company’s strategy is to leverage platform and classic game brands, along with proprietary technologies, to create new revenue from dormant but once-popular game libraries.

Amiga Games shares resources with Retro Infinity to adapt and republish the most popular titles from the Amiga family of computers for smartphones, modern game consoles, micro-consoles, PCs, and tablets. WRIT leverages the Amiga brand along with game brands of the past and proprietary technologies to create new revenue from classic games that with strong historical sales performance.

According to the Entertainment Software Association (ESA), the WRIT’s potential market stems from the 155 million Americans that play video games. As the industry continues to churn out new games that enable players to be more collaborative, the numbers of global participants rapidly grows. The ESA’s report also shows that frequent gamers (47%) find more value for their money in computer and video games than DVDs, movies and music.

By focusing on re-introducing popular games from the past, WRIT and its subsidiaries have the opportunity to cater to younger and older generations of gamers looking for both new and familiar game-playing challenges.

For more information, visit www.writmediagroup.com

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On the cusp of milestone TGA (Therapeutic Goods Administration) authorization in Australia to start clinical trials in its breakthrough Parkinson’s disease (PD) treatment using human parthenogenetic neural stem cells (hpNSCs), International Stem Cell Corp. (OTCQB: ISCO) was proud to show markets recently that the company has achieved a point of maturity where it is also driving home steadily increasing revenues. The release of the company’s Q2 2015 data also showed record net income for the quarter, with outlays decreasing due to having successfully wrapped on a number of important preclinical studies, even as revenues increased 14 percent year over year, and profit margins held steady at around 72 percent.

The company’s increasingly lucrative biomedical business and consistently profitable regenerative skin care offerings, administrated respectively via ISCO’s wholly-owned Lifeline Cell Technology and Lifeline Skin Care subsidiaries, continue to materially backstop the ongoing development of an exciting therapeutic pipeline based on proprietary human parthenogenetic stem cell (hpSC) technology which is efficient, perfect for commercial scale volumes, and also completely ethical. ISCO’s parthenogenesis technology employs a unique chemical stimulation technique for triggering unfertilized donor human eggs to create pluripotent cells that can then be differentiated through proprietary activation into numerous types of cells. From the aforementioned hpNSCs, which are increasingly seen via the company’s trial work as a paradigm shift approach when it comes to treating neurological system conditions like PD and even ischemic stroke. To liver and eye cells that can be used to effectively treat degenerative diseases affecting those tissue systems, such as metabolic liver disease and macular degeneration.

Just looking at the company’s application of hpNSCs in PD, we see a fundamentally new approach to therapy using transplanted stem cells, which could actually solve the underlying problems that give rise to such conditions, rather than just attempting to ameliorate the condition as with many other therapies, including the current standards of care. In PD, where injected hpNSCs actively differentiate into both dopaminergic neurons, as well as express brain-protecting neurotrophic factors, and thus directly address the two primary causes of debilitation, this approach shows its monumental superiority to other approaches by simultaneously replacing dead neurons and protecting any survivors. This kind of therapeutic solution constitutes an end-run on PD, and potentially many other diseases/disorders via a completely ethical, high-volume stem cell production technology, and it could make ISCO into one of the now $27 billion plus global stem cell market’s heaviest hitters.

Recent projections by Transparency Market Research indicate that the global stem cell market is just getting warmed up too. With around 24 percent CAGR seen occurring through 2018 and valuations the following year of as much as $119 billion or more, this highly fragmented market is primed for explosive growth. Something which is especially true for real innovators like ISCO, given that pluripotent stem cells are also seen as rapidly eclipsing the core adult stem cell type that currently has around 80 percent of the market share.

Perhaps even more importantly, the company’s UniStemCell bank, which is effectively the life science industry’s first commercial-scale aggregation of histocompatible, non-embryonic human stem cells, is ideally positioned to benefit from the continued upswing in the sector. Providing a growing logistical footprint of high-quality material for research purposes, as well as commercial applications. Moreover, ISCO has established a solid presence already here in the U.S., which is the epicenter of global activity for the stem cell industry due to federal government support for the sector. As the biobanking market expands further into Europe and other global markets, the company will benefit from first-mover advantages.

To take a closer look, visit www.internationalstemcell.com

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Jagged Peak is a leading ecommerce solutions provider with software and services that enhance the scalability, flexibility and profitability of multi-channel online businesses. The company’s cornerstone technology, EDGE, is an enterprise-class ecommerce platform that includes a full-featured ecommerce platform and robust order management system (OMS), as well as a warehouse management system and transportation management system. With this innovative technology, Jagged Peak has built a formidable roster of blue chip clients that features many of the world’s leading brands – including Honeywell (NYSE: HON), Nestle (VTX: NESN), Kimberly-Clark (NYSE: KMB), AIG (NYSE: AIG) and Marriott (NASDAQ: MAR).

By combining its innovative technology with a comprehensive array of eMarketing, customer support and IT professional services, Jagged Peak offers a uniquely holistic approach to ecommerce that’s helped it build a formidable presence in the ecommerce market. In 2014, Jagged Peak’s proprietary EDGE OMS managed a total transactional value of approximately $1 billion, with over 400 million product units shipped from more than 1080 stores. Additionally, at just 43 minutes, the company’s platform was responsible for the ecommerce industry’s fastest order to delivery time.

In recent months, Jagged Peak has leveraged the favorable performance of its software solutions and supply chain services to promote strong financial growth. In the second quarter of 2015, the company recorded $17.2 million in total revenue, realizing a 26 percent year-over-year increase. This performance helped Jagged Peak achieve a net income for the period of $523,200, marking an improvement of more than $890,000 over the results of the previous year.

“Our improved results reflect our continued efforts in driving efficiencies while supporting a growing base of clients and their growing online businesses,” Albert Narvades, chief financial officer of Jagged Peak, stated in a news release. “For 2015, we will continue to invest in our technology and infrastructure to support the global needs of our clients.”

Earlier this month, the company took a significant step toward building on its recent growth through the announcement of its impending release of StorePoint, a cloud-based extension to the EDGE ecommerce platform that manages the pickup in-store and site-from-store functions from an easy-to-use online portal. According to a recent report by Forrester Research, 70 percent of online shoppers indicated that they use pickup in-store shipping options in order to avoid shipping costs and save time finding products in the store, demonstrating the considerable market potential of Jagged Peak’s newest offering.

“We witness the change of the landscape of retail over the years and have evolved our technology to keep up with the rapid pace in change,” stated Paul Demirdjian, chief executive officer of Jagged Peak. “StorePoint can help merchants undergo a personalized omnichannel transformation and create a more holistic customer-centric experience while sharing inventory across multiple sales channels.”

With impressive financial growth, an expanding portfolio of services and an established roster of blue chip clients, Jagged Peak is in a formidable position to promote sustainable returns for the foreseeable future. Look for the company to continue updating its platform in order to meet the evolving demands of the ecommerce market in the years to come.

For more information, visit www.jaggedpeak.com

In 2014, an estimated 57 million Americans participated in fantasy sports, and strong growth is expected to continue in the years to come. By 2016, industry reports estimate that fantasy sports could account for as much as $10 billion annually, as the popularity of daily fantasy games continues to expand. Latitude 360, Inc. (OTCQB: LATX), through its pending acquisition of Major League Fantasy, is in a strong strategic position to capitalize on this market performance, building on the success of its innovative upscale dining and entertainment venues.

The daily fantasy sports boom is led by established market players, such as DraftKings and FanDuel, and the movement is rapidly spreading. Yahoo (YHOO), a leader in more traditional seasonal fantasy sports, recently launched its first ever daily format, and more than 55 million people throughout North America participated during its first year. Latitude 360 is entering the daily fantasy sports market at the apex of a surge in popularity, and the company’s innovative plans to improve upon the current formula could give it an edge as it begins to enter new markets around the country.

Fantasy athletes at Latitude 360’s award-winning locations will be treated to the full host of amenities on offer as part of the company’s ‘360 Experience’ – including a comedy club, cigar lounge, live performance theater, luxury bowling lanes, dine-in movie theaters and more. Additionally, the company plans to offer high-stakes fantasy games in its exclusive VIP ‘Black Rooms’, which will have entry fees ranging from $250 to $25,000 and an enhanced viewing experience for players and spectators that will be second-to-none. By offering brand new game modes, real-time experiences, daily featured prize contests and interactive tools not available on any daily fantasy sites or apps, Latitude 360 will look to rapidly expand its share of the booming fantasy market.

“With our recent partnership and pending acquisition of Major League Fantasy, we’ve… made a sizeable entrance into the multi-billion dollar sports fantasy market,” Brent Brown, chief executive officer of Latitude, stated in a news release. “The combination of our upper-scale sports watching experience in our venues coupled with the ability to participate in daily fantasy sports we see as something our sports fan patrons will definitely enjoy when they come to visit our locations.”

Upon release, Latitude 360’s innovative take on daily fantasy sports is expected to be available at all of the company’s dining and entertainment venues nationwide – including current locations in Jacksonville, Pittsburgh and Indianapolis – as well as planned, additional venues under development. For prospective shareholders, the company’s continued refinement and expansion of its proven ‘360 Experience’ could provide a platform for rapid financial growth in the months to come.

For more information, visit www.latitude360.com/corporate/investor-relations/

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MIT Holding, a Los Angeles-based company operating through its network of agents, facilitators and contractual obligations to offer professional outpatient medical care with ambulatory infusion therapies, home infusion services, and medical equipment delivery, this morning reported its financial results for the 2015 second quarter, marking the company’s first quarter of profitability.

Key points include:

• MITD’s sales for the first six months were $851,724, an increase over sales of $473,153 for the same period of 2014. Adjusted net income for the period was $265,967, or $0.0027 per diluted share.
• On a GAAP basis, MITD’s first six months of 2015 earned a gross profit of $631,725 compared to $312,240 for the comparable period of 2014.
• Receivables increased to $286,853 as compared to $208,269 for the same period of 2014.
• The six-month period ended June 30, 2015, produced a per share profit on 202% increase in revenues, as compared to the same period of 2014, reflecting a 37% increase in receivables.
• MITD is currently in the process of completing corporate audits to become fully compliant with the SEC by year-end 2015.

“After implementing our corporate goals on January 1, 2014, we experienced normal growing pains and produced a profitable and solid company in 18 months. The business plan is now firmly entrenched in the expansion phase. In addition to organic growth goals of 20-25% per year on existing business, we expect acquisitions and the opening of new facilities in untapped geographic locations throughout the United States. When we cannot locate a sound acquisition for purchase within a target market, MIT Holding has the ability to ‘open from scratch’ facilities that will host our products and services,” Tommy Duncan, president of MIT Holding, stated in the news release.

MIT Holding Chief Executive Officer Walter Drakeford commented on industry challenges and the company’s unique position in the medical market.

“We are pleased with the strong financial and operational performance of our reorganization strategy. The first six months of profit and growth validate our strategy and approach to our business model. The unabated growth in the medical industry is creating headwinds, contributing to our continued growth and profitability. The MITD concept of bringing together all necessary services and products under one umbrella for a patient’s post-medical event recovery is, to our knowledge, the first in the industry,” he stated.

The company also announced it will hold an upcoming investors conference call prior to the end of third quarter September 30, 2015. Date, time and dial-in instructions will be released two weeks prior to the call.

For more information visit http://mitholdinginc.com/

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HII Technologies is an oilfield services company with operations in Texas, Oklahoma, Ohio and West Virginia. Through the use of innovative water management techniques – including both water transfer and produced water flowback services – the company is strategically positioned to take advantage of the significant anticipated growth in horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing within the country’s active shale and unconventional oil plays in the years to come. Since horizontal multi-stage fracking operations can use more than five million gallons of water during oil production activities, the company’s services, which include the installation of temporary, above-ground pipe connected to nearby water sources, normally offer significant cost savings over less efficient means of transport.

While slumping commodity prices have had a negative impact on much of the oil and gas industry throughout the first half of 2015, the water management market appears to be the exception. According to a report by Lux Research, the estimated value of the hydraulic fracturing water management market remains steady at $1.9 billion for 2015. This consistent performance comes as a result of oil and gas firms searching out new ways to cut back on capital spending in recent months, effectively highlighting the benefits of HIIT’s services.

In particular, the report notes the significant growth potential of the water recycling market, which is an increasingly attractive option for production firms as the U.S. Department of the Interior looks to build upon recently announced environmental regulations. HIIT’s solution to this shifting landscape comes in the form of high volume onsite recycling of flowback and produced water. This technology has the capacity to clean up to 20,000 barrels of water each day while occupying a relatively small on-site footprint.

In the first quarter of 2015, HIIT’s performance echoed the optimism of Lux Research’s market forecast. The company’s total revenues for the period rose by approximately 13.3 percent from the previous year to $8.5 million despite unforeseen challenges to operations presented by inclement weather. Additionally, HIIT acquired eight new customers during the quarter following the release of new technologies, such as its proprietary AES HydroFLOW™ non-chemical bacteria kill.

“Offering new frac water related technologies that save customers money and drive efficiencies, cutting operational costs and bundling of our suite of services is the strategic approach the company has taken to manage through this industry cycle,” Matthew Flemming, chief executive officer of HIIT, stated in a news release. “Our goal is to exit this cycle as a market share leader in the southwest United States using our cost-saving technologies to have a competitive advantage.”

As HIIT continues to build upon its innovative portfolio of oilfield services, the company is in a favorable strategic position to promote sustainable financial growth in the months to come. Look for HIIT expand upon its market share by leveraging the marketability of its unique combination of cutting-edge technology and cost-saving solutions for the foreseeable future.

For more information, visit www.hiitinc.com

FastFunds Financial Corp., through recently formed subsidiary Pure Grow Systems LLC, is expanding its presence in the thriving legal cannabis industry. Earlier this month, the company’s innovative antimicrobial sanitation products and systems for grow facilities were highlighted as part of Hempfest in Seattle, Washington, which attracts more than 100,000 guests and is noted as one of the largest hemp-centric festivals in the world. By leveraging this platform to promote its products, FastFunds is in a favorable position to stimulate improved brand awareness and increased market share moving forward.

“Hempfest will be a great launching pad for our products and system,” Russ Mitchell, managing partner of Pure Grow Systems, stated in a news release prior to the event. “As a sponsor we will get significant coverage with extra signage and ads providing for greater exposure to the large number of people attending this event.”

These efforts followed the company’s earlier announcement that it had received approval to sell its groundbreaking GroClean product within the states of Washington and Wisconsin. The Washington approval, in particular, is intriguing, because it allows FastFunds to address both the medical and recreational cultivation markets.

The Pure Grow sanitizing and disinfection products and systems are expertly designed to help cultivators optimize the yields of their plants by delivering maximized coverage and kill ratios for a full range of bacteria, viruses, molds, fungi and other pests. When used as directed, GroClean has been shown as an effective sanitary solution for use in a full range of botanical and horticultural facilities, including hydroponic growing facilities. In addition to its high efficiency formulation, the company’s Pure Grow technology is unique in that it is created with 100 percent biodegradable active ingredients, ensuring that it is both environmentally-friendly and safe for users.

For prospective shareholders, the considerable momentum of the Pure Grow brand, in addition to the rapidly approaching release of FastFunds’s highly anticipated prepaid loyalty debit card, could provide a platform for sustainable market growth. Look for the company to capitalize on this progress in the months to come while continuing to search for revenue-producing acquisition candidates that provide ancillary services to the cannabis industry.

For more information, visit www.fastfundsfinancial.com

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