The severe economic recession and maturity of the Japanese telecom market have compelled Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. (NTT) to look at other geographies. Industry sources say the company has started negotiations with Patni Computer Systems, the sixth largest software services exporter of India , to acquire 66% stake in the latter. Entry into India will unlock the $60 billion IT and ITES (IT enabled services) market to Nippon. In the last reported quarter, Patni generated approximately $166.75 million in revenue and around $33.7 million of net profit.  Nippon, the largest telecom operator in Japan is facing strong competition in the Japanese wireless market and from the potential impact of low-cost, fixed-line services, such as “voice-over-Internet protocol" (VoIP). In order to maintain its leadership position, the company has taken various measures in the domestic telecom market and also decided to capture selected international opportunities to drive long-term ...

RFE/RL follows the movements of former police major and new You Tube star Aleksei Dymovsky, whose campaign against corruption in the police forces has caused a storm of controversy.  According to an article by Brian Whitmore, Dymovsky avowed at a press conference in Moscow that he has 150 hours of incriminating material on tape, which it seems he wishes to submit directly to video addressee Vladimir Putin.  The article also raises some question marks about whether the apparently media-savvy major, who has called his whistle-blowing 'suicidal', has a political puppet master behind him.  Indeed Whitmore highlights how the ex-major's criticisms could be fueling an internal political battle: Dymovsky's allegations come at a time of intense ...

Today's headlines speak of the bleak but sadly not unfamiliar news of another human rights activist being murdered in the North Caucasus.  On Sunday, businessman and rights defender Maksharip Aushev was killed when 60 rounds of bullets were sprayed into his car along a highway in the province of Kabardino-Balkaria.  Aushev is the third human rights activist to be murdered in the trouble spot in a little over three months, following the murder of Memorial's stalwart Natalya Estemirova in July and childrens' charity officer Zarema Sadulayeva and her husband in August. The Guardian adumbrates Aushev's trajectory into the sphere of human rights advocacy, prompted by the experience of his own son and nephew being kidnapped, followed by ...

Safeguard Security Holdings is a fully integrated sole-source security solutions provider focused on offering a suite of physical and electronic security services through its operating subsidiaries. Through these subsidiaries, the company provides corporate and government clients with a broad array of security services ranging from highly-trained armed and unarmed guards to the design, installation and maintenance of sophisticated digital security systems.

The company’s team of professionals has proven their expertise by successfully deploying some of the most significant security projects in the United States. Unmatched in the industry and dedicated to providing excellence in leadership, innovation, knowledge and application, the senior team of security professionals offer the best value in the security industry.

Safeguard continues to build its business with quality clients that recognize best value practices. These ongoing contracts enhance the company’s presence in the marketplace and are synergistic with the overall business plan. Emerging as a new market leader in

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Philip P. Pan of the Washington Post has some better information on the married couple who were murdered in Chechnya yesterday.  Ramzan Kadryov's quote is breathtaking:  in explaining that he would have no reason to have one woman killed, he gives a reason why he would want Natalia Estemirova killed.  C'mon now, let's just try a little harder here.

She said Sadulayeva avoided political activism and never challenged the government. But Save the Generation's former director was found slain in 2005 after witnesses saw the security services take him away. A gunfight had taken place in an apartment he owned, but prosecutors cleared him of any ties to the rebels, Sokiryanskaya said.

Afterwards, a propaganda film broadcast on state television attacked Save the Generation as one of several groups receiving funding from international aid organizations determined to support the rebels, Lokshina said.

Sadulayeva's husband had served time in

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DrStockPick.com Stock Report!

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

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Sport Supply Group (NASDAQ:RBI) today stated that preliminary results for its fiscal year ended June 30, 2009 - subject to the completion of its year end audit - indicate annual sales of more than $250 Million and diluted earnings per share of $0.84 - $0.87 cents versus diluted earnings per share of $0.76 in the prior fiscal year. This represents the highest level of income produced in the Company’s 37 year history.

Critical backup power systems manufacturer Active Power, Inc. (NASDAQ: ACPW) today announced it has received and shipped an order for a CleanSource(R) 1200 kVA UPS (uninterruptible power supply) system to Naples Daily News, the major daily newspaper for Collier County, Fla. The flywheel-based UPS system will

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Today the Associated Press is reporting that the Russian security services have raided the offices of the legally troubled company Sibir Energy.  Earlier this spring we saw Gazprom begin to pull some moves on Sibir that were very similar to its maneuvering around TNK-BP, Royal Dutch Shell, and even Yukos, involving arrest warrants, corporate raids, visa troubles for executives, environmental hang ups, etc.It's almost coming to the point at which we could measure progress in the fight against legal nihilism by counting whether these kinds of office raids are increasing or decreasing.  Unfortunately, things seem to be on the uptick.

Safeguard Security Holdings, Inc. (OTC:SSHS), a provider of corporate and industrial security systems and personnel, announces today that the majority shareholders have elected Michael Gelmon and Cory Gelmon as Directors of the Board. R. Michael Lagow continues to serve his term as Director and CEO for the Company.

Mr. Michael Gelmon has replaced Mr. Tom Montgomery as Chairman of the firm and Cory Gelmon has been elected Director and appointed as the new Chief Financial Officer, replacing Mr. Dan Miller. Both Messrs Gelmon have been and are currently Officers and Directors of various publicly traded companies. Previously, the Gelmons were founding shareholders, Directors and Officers of the Domino’s Pizza of Canada, Ltd. (the Domino’s Pizza Master Franchisor in Canada). Both Gelmons graduated from the University of Calgary and each hold law degrees from the University of London.

R. Michael Lagow, Safeguard’s CEO, added, “The Gelmons bring a wealth of public

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Smart Money Betting on Heavy Machinery Stocks Gaining in 2009

Joe Kunkle, The Investment U Research Team

One of the greatest assets you can have as a trader or investor is having the ability to spot trends, and use that information to draw conclusions about what will occur in the future.

I have long used the options market as a way of watching where the “smart money” is making bets. It has allowed me to foresee the collapse of financial stocks and the re-emergence of oil and commodity related stocks.

And from the signals I’m seeing, we may be on the verge of another big move.

Over the past few weeks, large volume bullish option trades have been indicating the expectation for a major recovery in heavy machinery stocks for the third quarter of 2009.

But we can’t really understand the significance of these

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Safeguard Security Holdings, Inc. (OTC:SSHS), a provider of corporate and industrial security systems and personnel, announced today that it has formed a new subsidiary named Search Global International, Inc., dba SEARCHglobal. The newly formed company specializes in background investigation services to include criminal background screening and comprehensive criminal checks, showing felonies, misdemeanors, sex offenses and more at the state and county levels throughout the US. The new business unit is a wholly owned subsidiary of Safeguard and is expected to grow rapidly through acquiring other business units engaged in the same type of business which desire to consolidate with a public company.

Speaking at the Board meeting, Safeguard’s CEO, R. Michael Lagow, stated, “Our strategic plan is to grow SEARCHglobal through acquisitions and consolidation. We will acquire other likewise business units engaged in the background investigations sector while growing SEARCHglobal organically. Through consolidation of such acquisitions, we will significantly

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