Monsanto Company (MON) has signed a long-term supply contract with Air Products (APD), the leading global hydrogen provider. According to the contract, Air Products will build a new world-scale hydrogen production plant to be located at Monsanto's Luling, Louisiana, Roundup facility. The new hydrogen plant is scheduled to be on-stream in Jan 2012.  Air Products will build a steam methane reformer (SMR) producing over 100 million standard cubic feet per day (MMSCFD) of hydrogen. The SMR will be connected to Air Products' East Gulf Coast pipeline network, which supplies refineries with hydrogen needed to make cleaner burning transportation fuels, in addition to meeting the hydrogen needs of the local petrochemical industry. In addition, the facility will produce additional hydrogen via a clean-up of a hydrogen-rich off-gas feed coming from Monsanto. Monsanto will use steam from Air Products' SMR process to benefit its Roundup production plant. ...

QuoteMedia, Inc. (QMCI.OB), a provider of market data and financial applications, announced in summer of last year that it has entered into an enterprise agreement with Penson Worldwide, Inc. (PNSN), a provider of flexible technology-based solutions to the investment industry.

Previous to this agreement, QuoteMedia had a well established relationship with Penson, and was providing a wide array of services to Penson’s clients through its subsidiary, Nexa Technologies. However, the new agreement is expansive in its scope and in the degree of integration involved. To have a company like Penson, which has a well known reputation for technological superiority, choose to incorporate QuoteMedia’s solutions for all of their clients is pretty significant.

Daniel Son, President of Penson, stated, “In order to maintain and improve our competitive position, it is vital that we continue to provide our clients with unmatched customer service and technological excellence. By incorporating QuoteMedia’s market

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Monsanto Co. (MON) recently declared a quarterly dividend of 24 cents per share. The company noted that the dividend is payable on January 30 to shareowners of record on January 9. The dividend translates into a yield of 1.3%, which is better than the industry average.

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Monsanto Company is a leading global provider of technology-based solutions and agricultural products that improve farm productivity and food quality.

Rewarding Shareholders with Solid Income

The company recently declared a quarterly dividend of 24 cents per share. Monsanto noted that the dividend is payable on January 30 to shareowners of record on January 9. The dividend translates into a yield of 1.3%, which is better than the industry average.

Record results in the Fourth Quarter

Monsanto announced record net sales of $2 billion for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2008, a 35% increase from last year. MON noted that key drivers for the quarter

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Simtrol, Inc. (SMRL.OB), with headquarters in Georgia, is focused on helping companies streamline the management of assets while increasing the use of the assets. The company’s Device Management Platform increases asset utilization, reduces operational expenses, improves technology utilization, and reduces energy consumption. Simtrol partners with a number of industry leaders to deliver its world-class solutions to the market.

Simtrol works with its partners to connect people and processes with the technology needed to reduce operating costs and increase profitability. The company has chosen to develop partnerships with companies that have highly personalized services, from planning to ongoing support, to ensure the roll-out of its platform is optimized specifically for each client. Simtrol has reseller, OEM, and End User partnership programs

Simtrol’s Reseller partners have access to a dedicated sales and technical support team to address issues. To ensure customers’ needs are addressed promptly, the customer base is

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Monsanto Company (MON) recently announced its expansion of a joint venture with China National Seed Group Corp. The joint venture provides corn seed to Chinese farmers. In early August, Monsanto declared a quarterly dividend of 24 cents per share, which is payable on October 24, 2008, to shareowners of record on October 3, 2008.

Company Description

Monsanto Company is a leading global provider of technology-based solutions and agricultural products that improve farm productivity and food quality.

Growth Through Expansion

The company just announced its expansion of a joint venture with China National Seed Group Corp. The joint venture provides corn seed to Chinese farmers.

Under the deal, China Seed, a subsidiary of Sinochem Corp., and Monsanto Far East Ltd., a Monsanto subsidiary, will increase their investment in CNSGC-Dekalb Seed Co. formed in 2001. The agreement will allow the joint venture to expand its existing corn seed business by combining its business

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