Mike Niehuser

Beacon Rock Research LLC is an independent investment research firm located in Portland, Oregon. They focus on precious, base metals and substitutes, oil and gas, alternative energy, communications and human resources. They utilize a mediasite recorder whenever possible to help companies explain their opportunities first-hand without the filter of analysts, brokers and the investment media.

Founded by Marcus Robins in 1997, the Robins Group, LLC is a broker/dealer located in Portland, Oregon. The Robins Group provides professional investors with research and brokerage services on under-followed small- and micro-cap equities. The firm prefers well-managed companies that dominate their particular niches through superior service, products and technology. The Robins Group's research team employs fundamental analysis to measure value. Earnings power, cash flow, revenue growth, book value and financial strength are among the factors evaluated to determine investment potential. They target almost all industry sectors ranging from physical sciences and manufacturing, to services, technology and financial. The Robins Group clears through Wedbush Morgan Securities

RedChip Independent is an investment research firm located in Maitland, Florida. The firm is a division of RedChip Companies, Inc. and their ultimate parent is ProManage, Inc., an advanced software development process management and consulting firm located in Burlingame, Massachusetts. RedChip provides fundamental research on small-cap companies. They seek to identify undervalued and underfollowed small-cap companies that are profitable or near term profitable and have effective management teams, mass appeal, growing sales and improving margins. After considering these factors and looking at expectations implied by the stock's current price, RedChip issues a strong buy, buy, speculative buy, hold or sell rating. The rating combines the firm's projection of the stock's performance, their assessment of the company's financial strength, their confidence in the company's management team and their confidence in their forecast.

Scarsdale Equities LLC is a registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2004 and its main services include institutional equity brokerage services, discretionary account management, investment banking and start-up consulting and advisory services for money managers.Scarsdale Equities provides a full array of trading and execution services for their clients. They do not provide any internal research.

Part of U.S. Bancorp, U.S. Bank NA (Utah) operates as a nationally chartered commercial bank.

Founded in 1946, R.F. Lafferty & Co., Inc. is a brokerage firm and registered investment advisor located in New York City. The firm's research focuses on small- and mid-cap companies (market-cap less than $2.5 billion).

ROTH Capital Partners LLC is a broker/dealer headquartered in Newport Beach, California. The firm was founded in 2001 and is a subsidiary of CR Financial Holdings, Inc. They offer institutional sales and trading services. Their broad institutional coverage includes investors in North America, Canada, UK, Europe and other international territories.