Zacks.com Announces That Jim Collins Highlights the Following Stocks: Optimal Group, Inc., Matria Healthcare, VeriSign, VASCO Data Security and Immucor

Business Wire, April 13, 2005

CHICAGO -- Jim Collins, editor of the OTC Insight newsletter, explains that the movement in oil is going to continue to lead the markets until we see a significant drop in prices. Discover what this expert sees once oil prices fall and read about Optimal Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:OPMR), Matria Healthcare (NASDAQ:MATR), VeriSign (NASDAQ:VRSN), VASCO Data Security (NASDAQ:VDSI), and Immucor (NASDAQ:BLUD). Click here for the full story exclusively on Zacks.com: http://at.zacks.com/?id=84

Highlights from the April 11th Featured Expert column by Jim Collins include:

Stock Picks for the Week

Optimal Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:OPMR) is a leading payments and services company with operations throughout North America and the United Kingdom. Optimal Payments processes credit card payments for Internet businesses including licensed online gaming, mail-order/telephone-order and retail point-of-sale merchants, as well as processing checks and direct debits online and by phone.

Matria Healthcare (NASDAQ:MATR) is a provider of comprehensive, integrated disease management services to patients, physicians, health plans and employers.

Company News

VeriSign (NASDAQ:VRSN) has completed its acquisition of LightSurf for $270 million in stock. LightSurf is a global leader in multimedia messaging and interoperability solutions for the wireless market. The company`s technology enables mobile subscribers to exchange pictures, video, and other forms of multimedia content.

VASCO Data Security (NASDAQ:VDSI) announced on Wednesday that it has expanded its indirect sales network in the U.S. by signing up six new resellers. VASCO`s new resellers will sell VASCO Digipass Packs to companies looking to protect their corporate network with VASCO`s security products.

Immucor`s (NASDAQ:BLUD) shares rose sharply on Wednesday after the company reported strong results for the fiscal third quarter and upped its guidance for the rest of fiscal 2005 and 2006. Revenue for the quarter was up 36.3% to a record $38.0 million. Net income for the third quarter was $0.14 per share, versus $0.04 during the same period a year ago.

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