Note: piece was available to subscribers 9/17. Tradingipos.com is currently long VITC at an avg price of $11.40 VITC - Vitacost.com plans on offering 11 million shares at a range of $11-$13. Insiders will be selling 6.6 million shares in the offering. If the over-allotments are exercised the deal size will be 12.6 million shares offered with insiders selling 7.6 million shares. Jefferies and Oppenheimer are leading the deal with Needham and Roth Capital co-managing. Post-ipo VITC will have 2 ..

NEEDHAM, Mass - June 3 2009 - PTC (Nasdaq: PMTC), The Product Development Company, today announced that Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT) has achieved great success using PTC Pro/ENGINEER for the design and research of 50 electric-powered buses, which were used for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.

NEEDHAM, Mass. - April 7 2009 - PTC (Nasdaq: PMTC), The Product Development Company, today announced that Baoding Tianwei Wind Power Blade Co., Ltd. (TWPB), a subsidiary of Baoding Tianwei Baobian Electric Co., Ltd., has successfully deployed PTC Pro/ENGINEER as its standard platform for fan blade design.

Yahoo Inc (YHOO) named Carol Bartz, 60, chairwoman of Autodesk Inc. (ADSK), its new chief executive following the departure of former company chief and co-founder Jerry Yang, who announced in November he would step down.

Bartz served as Autodesk’s president and CEO for 14 years before stepping down from the post in April 2006. She remained chairwoman, and will continue in that role until Autodesk fills the position.

“We are very excited to have Carol Bartz leading Yahoo into its next era of growth. She is the exact combination of seasoned technology executive and savvy leader that the Board was looking for, and we are thrilled to have attracted such a world-class talent to Yahoo,” Yahoo Chairman Roy Bostock said in a statement.

“The Board is united in its view that her energetic and decisive leadership style, coupled with a proven track record of driving growth,

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NEEDHAM Analyst Richard Kugele rates HEWLETT-PACKARD STRONG BUY:

a. while the broader tech sector has not uniformly corroborated with the fear of a global recession, nowhere is that more evident than in the consistent, impressive performance of Hewlett-Packard.

b. He notes HP’s far-reaching product offerings and relentless focus on cost have enabled it to mitigate the macro headwinds and thrive.

c. $57 target price.

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PIPER JAFFRAY Analyst Michael Walkeley rates NOVATEL WIRELESS a SELL:

a. second quarter view is disappointing and the company guided to a weaker third quarter.

b. He downgrades on intensifying competition in several key markets, continued transition of product portfolio and lack of near-term catalysts.

c. weak bottom line is driven by a one-time charge related to ongoing internal accounting review and bad debt expenses.

d. He also notes management indicated unfavorable product mix, execution issues, and delays in higher margin products due to changes in

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Brite-Strike Tactical Illumination Products, Inc. (BSTI.PK) is the latest company to be profiled by OTC Financial Network (OTCFN), a division of National Financial Communications Corp. The Corporate Facts report on Brite-Strike highlights the company’s core product line, target market, current distribution channels, and future growth strategies.

Located in Needham, Massachusetts, OTCFN has established its niche as a leading small-micro-cap investor relations and financial communications firm. For the marketing, printing, and distribution of the report, OTCFN received $100,000 and will now serve as a special advisor to Brite-Strike. The opinions and data in the report are prepared for informative purposes and are not intended as investment advice.

The founders of Brite-Strike, Glenn Bushee and Jon Neal, are active police officers who felt the need to improve the design of standard issue flashlights. The company focuses on the design and manufacturing of advanced, high-intensity LED

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NVIDIA CORP. (”NVDA”)

Oppenheimer analyst Rick Schafer rates Nvidia a BUY:

Analyst says the next couple of quarters are likely to be tough, but thinks that is well understood. He believes the company’s near-term issues are not chronic, and would continue to be buyers in a still solid long-term story. He still sees Nvidia’s programmable single-chip solution as likely long-term winner, relegating rival ATI two-chip technology to the lower end of the market. Schafer views raised buyback amount as positive for shares. He trimmed his 85 cents calendar 2008 EPS estimate to 77 cents, and his $1.10 calendar 2009 forecast to $1.00. The analyst sees Nvidia as a compelling risk/reward play for fundamental investors heading into 2009. Schafer says the shares trade at a steep discount to historical averages and peers’ P/Es. He reiterates his $18 target price.

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APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. (

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1. SunPower

a. Merrill Lynch Analyst Mark Heller says that recent deals with PG&E  and FPL Group suggest SunPower is making significant inroads into the U.S. utility market.

b. SunPower’s sales channels and geographic diversification place it at a competitive advantage relative to other c-Si PV (photovoltaic) vendors.

c. SunPower announced one of the largest single utility scale contracts in history; it will install 250MW of PV solar at a California plant using its tracking system technology, and the contract could be worth $1 billion to $1.5 billion.

c. $100 price target on the shares

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a. Citigroup raises Analyst Deborah Weinswig says Kohl’s second-quarter EPS of 77 cents were well above her estimate and the Street consensus.

b. impressed by the company’s ability to report better-than-expected gross margin expansion in this environment.

c. company expects sales to increase sequentially throughout the second half of fiscal 2009 (Jan.), and raised its fiscal

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