Data Call Technologies Inc. is moving forward with its earlier announced plan to acquire PrioServ, Inc., a private technology service company specializing in the installation, deployment, and management of digital signage systems, in addition to VOIP, corporate networks, and the installation and management of associated servers.

PrioServ’s strong background in the installation and support of digital signage systems fits perfectly with Data Call’s content provision capabilities. PrioServ has been contracted to handle service work for existing networks residing in most of America’s sports stadiums. It has also been contracted to handle digital signage installation for 24 Northern California Bank of America branches as well as 115 Digital College Network installations in colleges and universities all over the country. Data Call digital signage content feeds are used by sports arenas, banks, airports, clinics, manufacturing plants, and a wide variety of other businesses

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Companies featured in this edition of the newsletter: ACTC, CVM, CUR, DKAM, FMTI, ICLK, IMUC, IWEB, OMCM, ONEZ, SIHI, TAGS

Markets took pause from their four week run this week, as some less than encouraging economic reports coupled with profit taking led to slight declines in all of the major indices. All told, the Dow ended the week down 0.5%, surrendering 48 points to close at 9321, bringing its YTD gains to 6.2%. The Nasdaq was off 0.7%, closing at 1985, up a healthy 25.9% on the year, while the S&P 500 and Russell 2000 were down 0.6% and 1.5% respectively, paring their yearly gains to 11.2% and 12.9%.

Disappointing economic data relating to inventories and consumer sentiment soured the mood for much of the week, as worse than expected declines in retail sales, consumer sentiment, and business and wholesale inventories gave investors cause for concern. Retail sales

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The UpTurn, Inc., under the leadership of founder and CEO Jeffrey Eckman, is combining real estate needs with lifestyle interests to create what some are calling the world’s first Web 2.0 real estate site. As a startup venture, the company is being capitalized with investments from private funding and capital markets, and is also receiving resources and support from another young company founded by Eckman, BGV (Blue Green Ventures).

BGV provides business development strategy and tactical services for early stage companies, with the goal of creating and expanding markets through innovative business models. The UpTurn is BGV’s primary focus, but the quality of BGV team members suggests a bright and diverse future for the company. Besides Jeff Eckman, who has over 15 years of Fortune 500 and business development experience, BGV management includes the following:

• Bernard DeCunha, Executive VP and General Manager,

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Headquartered in Houston, Texas, DataCall Technologies, Inc. is a company that focuses on offering real-time information/content to the Digital Signage community. They present this information in a uniquely packaged, rich user experience. They combine this with a multitude of delivery methods, so they can offer information the way users want to receive it. DataCall Technologies, Inc. trades on the OTCBB as part of the Business Services industry.

Data Call’s information feeds are available for viewing throughout digital signage networks in numerous venues. These include gas stations, airports, sports arenas, banks, clinics, car dealers, and manufacturing plants. They also include luxury condominium information systems, cell phones, elevators, and electronic digital billboards, among many others.

Yesterday, DataCall Technologies, Inc. announced that they agreed to enter into negotiations for the 100 percent acquisition of PrioServ, Inc. A privately held company also based in Houston, Texas, PrioServ is a technology service company that specializes in

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Fraud increases when the economy takes a downturn, which is why nearly two-thirds (63.3%) of executives polled expect accounting fraud to increase during the next two years, concludes a recent online poll conducted by Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP. “While fraud is committed during strong economic conditions, it is clearly exacerbated in declining markets,” said Kerry L. Francis, chairman and national leader of Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP’s Corporate Investigations practice. “Smaller paychecks, reductions in employee headcount and internal controls, as well as diminished morale, are just a few factors that can open the door to fraud in a down market.” More than 1,280 executives from the banking and securities, financial services and technology industries responded to the polling questions during a Webcast entitled: “Financial Fraud: Does an Economic Downturn Mean an Uptick?”...

It was nice to see oil stop rising to the moon and for stocks to still continue higher as a constant rotation from commodity into higher quality tech stocks does seem to be evolving. In fact, it appears commodity stocks are going to continue higher with those new leaders that are starting to emerge. I can only pray that this trend of prettier charts and higher quality longs continues to show in the market. There is no doubt when you see longs like HRS, PVA, FMC, COP, FST, JOYG, TUP, CRK, BUCY, and CLR move like they did today that we do not have some sort of speculative action in oil longs. Along with this action, you can see a lot of technology industries moving higher on the list of IBD industry groups. There is only one way to spin that: bullish. The great thing that some commentators were actually complaining about ...