Diedrich Coffee, a leading fine coffee roaster and wholesaler, reported impressive revenue and profit figures for the first quarter 2010 (ended September 16, 2009). Total quarterly revenue increased 52% over the same quarter last year, going from $10.4 million to $15.8 million. The jump was led by a 66%, $5.8 million, increase in the sale of Keurig K-Cups, the popular one-serving coffee pods that users can pop in a coffee maker and discard. Diedrich Coffee is one of only four roasters under license to produce K-Cups for Keurig Incorporated’s top-selling single-cup brewing system.

First quarter gross margins were also up, increasing from 21% in the same quarter last year to 26% this year. Price increases helped, but other factors include a higher machine utilization, lower temporary help and overtime costs, reduction of scrap and waste due to better inventory controls, lower outbound freight costs, plus the ability to leverage fixed manufacturing

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Perhaps the mishmash of numbers floating around the housing market have you confused.  For those who follow the market closely, the daily news seems to bring a never-ending stream of contradictory data. 

Here are just a few statistics in the news lately from respected market mavens like the S&P/Case-Shiller Indices and the National Association of Realtors:

The “average” price of homes in the U.S. is down almost 35% from the record highs of 2006. “Median” housing prices are down 19% in 90% of the major markets in the United States. Building permits were up 4% in April from last year, and homebuilder confidence increased from 16 to 18.

So what do these numbers mean to you?

Probably nothing.

“It’s like a weatherman who combines conditions in Nome, Alaska and Clearwater, Florida and issues an “average” national forecast of 45 degrees,” according to

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NetSol Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq: NTWK) provides business services and enterprise application solutions to organizations around the world. Headquartered in Emeryville, Calif., the company has operations and offices in London, Los Angeles, Sydney, Beijing, Bangkok and Lahore.

The company today announced the opening of NetSol University North America (NUNA), located at NetSol’s Emeryville headquarters, to encourage continued education and boost client productivity. NUNA will provide classes in a variety of industry-related topics and features a state-of-the-art facility with the latest in audio/video, Internet and wireless technologies. The center will house classroom lectures, Webinars, tele-training, product demonstrations and evaluations.

“NetSol University North America has been chartered to support continuing education as it pertains to industry sponsored education and development programs,” Najeeb Ghauri, chairman and CEO of NetSol stated in the press release. “We believe that training is a key element in ensuring both client productivity and an appreciable return on human capital

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Lyris, Inc. (OTCBB:LYRI), an online marketing company, this week reported steady revenue of $10.8 million for its 4th Quarter, ending June 30, 2008. This amount is the exact same as that reported 12 months ago by the company. The revenue breakout includes Web and storage hosting, 73%; licensed software, 11%; maintenance and support, 13%; and professional services, 3%.

For the full fiscal 2008 year, the company reported revenues of $43.2 million compared with revenues of $39.0 million in fiscal 2007. However, Lyris’ EBITDA for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2008 was a loss of $478,000 versus earnings of $3.0 million in the fourth quarter a year ago.

On a GAAP-standards basis, the company reported a $2-million loss or 2 cents less per diluted share, compared with net income on a GAAP basis of $2.1 million, in the same period a year ago. On a non-GAAP basis, the net loss in the quarter

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