Specialty Underwriters Alliance Volume Jumps 460%

Shares of Specialty Underwriters Alliance(SUAI) gained a little more than 1% on Wednesday as volume spiked more than 5x the 3-month daily average.

There were no news releases or other significant events that could be detected.

Specialty Underwriters Alliance offers commercial property and casualty insurance in the United States. It also provides workers’ compensation, property, inland marine, general liability, garage, and automobile coverages through various partner agents.

The company has over $20 million in cash and equivalents with no debt as reported by Yahoo!Finance, with a total market valuation of just under $150 million.

The company's stock closed at $9.72, only 0.72% lower than the 52 week high of $9.79 established on the same day.

Specialty Underwriters Alliance has made VSI's Watch List.

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Iona Technologies Gains on 5x Average Volume

Shares of Iona Technologies(IONA) gained more than 7% on Tuesday as volume jumped almost 5x the 3-month daily average.

There were no news releases or other significant events that could be detected.

Iona provides web services-based integration software for enterprise information technology organizations.

The company's revenue and profit numbers have been eratic over the last three years, but does hold almost $50 million in cash and no debt.

The company's stock closed at $5.51, only 1.96% away from its 52 week high of $5.62 reached the same day.

Iona has made VSI's Watch List.

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SkillSoft Shares Gain as Volume Surges 1100%

Shares of SkillSoft PLC (SKIL) jumped more than 3% on Monday as volume spiked more than 1100% above the stock's 3-month daily average, with over 3 million shares trading hand.

There were no news releases or other significant events that could be detected.

SkillSoft provides e-learning content and technology products for business and information technology (IT) professionals worldwide.

The company's revenue and profit numbers have been increasing year after year for the last 3 years. It holds almost $100 million in cash and equivalents, with no debt!

The company's stock closed at $5.70, 16.91% away from its 52 week high of $6.86.

SkillSoft has made VSI's Watch List.

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Dryclean USA 1st Quarter Revenue, Earnings Rise

Dryclean USA (DCU) reported quarterly financial numbers ending September 30, 2006. Revenue jumped 70% to just below $6 million, while earnings increased 73.5% to $0.03 per diluted share. Revenues for this quarter were a company record.

Dryclean USA made VSI's Watch List last Thursday after shares jumped more than 5% to $2.17 on large volume. Shares then jumped to $2.64 the very next trading day.

VSI will continue to watch Dryclean USA shares for the next 4 weeks.

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