Ionfinity is an expert in commercializing emergent technologies via strong partnerships with the U.S. Department of the Army, the Department of the Navy, and the Air Force (USAF). A subsidiary of the VIASPACE family, Ionfinity is a pioneer in bleeding-edge Mass Spectrometry (MS), a technology which allows for real-time sampling and analysis of trace amounts of a substance.

Ionfinity enjoys a continuous relationship of development with the National Aeronautical and Space Administration (NASA), NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), and the California Institute of Technology (Caltech). Ionfinity also maintains partner programs with General Dynamics Corp., Imaginative Technologies LLC., and Sionex Corporation.

Ionfinity is currently developing applications of its proprietary “soft-ionization” technology, capitalizing on a vast wealth of experience in miniaturization, to produce truly next generation MS sensors capable of “sniffing” molecular concentrations of a substance in the parts-per-trillion to sub-parts-per-billion range within

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GD, PSFT, PWRM, UNH, CSRH, IBM, CVAT, ADBE, AQNM, CRM

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GD, General Dynamics Corp.

General Dynamics C4 Systems, a business unit of GD, is a leading integrator of secure communication and information systems and technology.

General Dynamics C4 Systems has been awarded a $50 million contract to supply the U.S. Army with comprehensive engineering and logistics-support services to help ensure that Land Warrior integrated modular fighting systems currently used in combat are kept in operational condition for soldiers. The contract also includes maintaining ensembles used for training and those returning from theater. The one-year contract is

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Northrop Grumman Corp. (NOC) yesterday bagged a five-year $599 million contract from the U.S. Army to provide laser rangefinders. Northrop Grumman is supplying the army with its universal terrain lightweight designators/rangefinders since 2002. Till date, the company has delivered more than 800 of the systems to the Army.   This contract will boost the dwindling backlog of Northrop, which fell to $70.4 billion after the second quarter of fiscal 2009 from $76.9 billion year over year. Northrop’s backlog was affected by the cancellation of the $5.1 billion Kinetic Energy Interceptor program by the U.S. Government.   Northrop Grumman’s future success in the competitive defense industry depends upon its ability to develop and market its defense-related products and services to the U.S. Government, as well as its ability to provide the people, technologies, facilities, equipment and financial capacity needed to deliver those products and services with maximum efficiency. The ...

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GD is a market leader in business aviation; land and expeditionary combat systems, armaments and munitions; shipbuilding and marine systems; and information systems and technologies.

GD will provide enterprise information technology (IT) support to the U.S. Coast Guard under a five-year, $140 million task order awarded through the Enterprise Acquisition Gateway for Leading-Edge Solutions (EAGLE) contract.

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Power3 Medical Products, Inc. is a leading bio-medical company engaged in the commercialization of neurodegenerative disease and cancer biomarkers, pathways, and mechanisms of diseases

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General Dynamics Corp.'s (GD) share price has entered into oversold territory with a stochastic value of 18.74. The Zacks #1 Rank (“Strong Buy") stock has topped the consensus forecast in each of the last 4 quarters with an average surprise of 6.31%, or 9 cents per share. The full-year consensus estimate has climbed 3 cents over the past 2 months to $6.14 per share."GD" Free Stock Analysis: Buy? Sell? Hold?Zacks Investment Research

Highlights include The Boeing Company (BA), General Dynamics Corp. (GD), Lockheed Martin Corp. (LMT), Northrop Grumman Corp. (NOC) and Raytheon Company (RTN).Awhile back, we published the following warning regarding the Defense Sector: Watch out for the light at the end of the tunnel -- it could be the termination express! Well, it looks like the train is about to arrive.Reportedly, Defense Secretary Gates is readying the most extreme changes to the Pentagon's spending plans since the end of the Cold War. It is possible that the Pentagon will call for the termination of as many as 6 major weapons systems as soon as the end of March. Programs which are probably on the block include the DDG X Destroyer and the F-22 Lightening II. And these are just the starters. If history repeats itself -- as it has many times ...

Companies highlighted in this weekly wrap include Techne Corp. (TECH), American Science & Engineering (ASEI), Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (CHD), General Dynamics Corp. (GD) and Abbott Laboratories (ABT).

< ?DART(15);?> Techne Corp. (TECH), which continues to sport a Zacks #1 Rank (“strong buy”), has seen its share price increase since it was last featured as a Growth and Income play. Earnings estimates are also on the rise as analysts forecast year-over-year growth of 11%.

Earnings estimates for the year ending June 2009 are at $2.93 per share, above the two months-ago level of $2.90.

TECH is trading 5% higher than it was when featured in mid-November.

The company sports a strong balance sheet with no debt. TECH's return on equity (ROE) of 23% is ahead of the industry average. The company's dividend yield of 1.6 also

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General Dynamics Corp. (GD) reported third-quarter results in late October. Earnings per share of $1.59 topped the year-prior $1.34 and exceeded analyst estimates by 7%. Revenues jumped 4.5% to $7.1 billion on a year-over-year basis.

Company Description

General Dynamics operates in four main business segments. Aerospace designs, develops, manufacturers and services a comprehensive offering of advanced business-jet aircraft. Combat Systems is a global leader in producing, supporting and sustaining land and expeditionary combat systems for the U.S. military and its allies. Marine Systems designs, builds and supports submarines and a variety of surface ships for the U.S. Navy and commercial customers. The Information Systems and Technology group offers a breadth and depth of technology and service capabilities that support a wide range of government and commercial needs, including systems integration expertise; hardware and software products; and engineering, management and support services.

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If you still haven't put any defense and aerospace stocks in your portfolio, you should seriously consider doing so before October. There are plenty of these 'war' stocks to choose from including ones that pay high yields. Here are some that you may want to site your scopes on and possibly pull the trigger. All of these have market caps over $1 billion.Alliant Techsystems Inc. (ATK) manufactures and markets aerospace and defense products and ammunition. The stock has a PE of 16, and a PEG of 1.56.Boeing (BA) makes and markets jets, military aircraft, missile defense systems, satellites, and launch systems. The stock has a PE of 11, a PEG of 0.83, and pays a yield of 2.8%.CAE Inc. (CGT) makes and markets simulation equipment and services to the civil aviation industry, military organizations, and defense organizations. The ...

Avon Products, Inc. (AVP), a Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stock, has jumped 19.77% since it was last featured on July 8. The company recently easily beat Wall Street estimates for the second quarter by 21.28%.

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On July 30, Avon reported its second quarter earnings and saw revenues grow 17% year over year. All six operating segments contributed to the increase. Sales of beauty products were especially strong, jumping 19%.

Latin America and Central & Eastern Europe saw big revenue growth. Latin America revenues rose 27% over the year ago period, with a 30% increase in Brazil, nearly 50% in Venezuela and over 20% in Columbia. Russia led the Central & Eastern European segment, with a revenue gain of 30%.

Analysts expect year over year earnings growth for 2008 of 29.48%. Earnings estimates have risen for the third quarter and the full year in the last 30

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