Provision Interactive Teams With LocalVision Digital Advertising to Increase Advertising Revenues
The Partnership Will Add New Impressions Each Month to Provision’s 3DEO Media Centers
CHATSWORTH, CA–(MARKET WIRE)–Jul 31, 2008 — Provision Interactive Technologies, Inc. (”Provision”), a subsidiary of Provision Holding, Inc. (OTC BB:PVHO.OB - News), announced today that it has signed an agreement with LocalVision Digital Advertising to bring the company’s advertising portfolio to Provision’s 3DEO Media Center.
The partnership will bring LocalVision’s advertising to Provision’s 84 screens, including Fred Meyer Stores, in the greater-Portland area, adding more than 5 million new impressions per month to Provision’s screens. LocalVision’s top-tier brand advertisers will now be able to feature their messaging on Provision’s fast-growing network of 3DEO Media Centers located in retail locations. The advertisements can be in a variety of forms, including 3D holographic videos and digital coupons.
“The collaboration between Provision and LocalVision is a great partnership in the rapidly expanding out-of-home digital advertising market,” said Curt Thornton, President and CEO of Provision. “National advertisers can now place their brands’ messaging on 3DEO Media Centers and reach consumers at a time and place where they are most likely to be receptive and take action.”
Consumers report that advertising on digital signage catches their attention more than any other media, including television, according to a 2007 OTX Digital Out-of-Home Media Attitude and Awareness study.
Provision’s 3DEO Media Centers in Fred Meyer Stores utilize Provision’s patented Holo(TM) 3D technology which projects full color, high resolution videos into space detached from the screen, without the need for any special glasses. The kiosks will be a destination for shoppers looking for promotions, sweepstakes, or coupons for products and services.
About Provision Interactive Technologies, Inc.
Provision Interactive Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of the publicly traded company Provision Holding, Inc. (OTC BB:PVHO.OB - News), is the leading purveyor of intelligent interactive 3D holographic display technologies, software, and integrated solutions for both commercial and consumer focused applications. Provision’s 3D holographic display systems represent a revolutionary technology that provides the projection of full color, high resolution videos into space detached from the screen, without any special glasses. Provision is currently the market leader in true 3D consumer advertising display products being implemented by innovative, consumer-focused Fortune 1000 companies. For more information, please visit Provision at www.provision.tv.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks, assumptions and uncertainties that could cause the Company’s actual results to differ materially from those projected in such forward-looking statements. These risks, assumptions and uncertainties include: the ability to complete systems within currently estimated time frames and budgets; the ability to compete effectively in a rapidly evolving and price competitive marketplace; changes in the nature of telecommunications regulation in the United States and other countries; the ability to develop customers and market expertise; changes in business strategy; the successful integration of newly acquired businesses; the impact of technological change; and other risks referenced from time to time in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We disclaim and do not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements.
Provision Interactive Announces Purchase Agreement From Studio One Media for up to 1,000 3D Units
The Contract Is Valued at up to $7 Million Over the Next 18 Months
CHATSWORTH, CA–(MARKET WIRE)–Jul 15, 2008 — Provision Interactive Technologies, Inc. (”Provision”), a subsidiary of Provision Holding, Inc. (OTC BB:PVHO.OB - News), announced today that shipments to Studio One Media, Inc. for up to 1,000 3D holographic units will begin pursuant to a Strategic Alliance and Purchase Agreement. The contract will generate up to $7 million in revenue for Provision over the next 18 months.
Provision has received from Studio One Media a purchase order for the first five of Provision’s 3D holographic units. Studio One will integrate Provision’s 3D holographic display technology into Studio One’s self-contained MyStudio recording studios, which will be installed in high-traffic public locations, such as shopping malls, beginning later this year.”The execution of this agreement will introduce Provision’s revolutionary 3D video holograms to new venues and new consumers across the country. MyStudio’s younger demographic is a set of early adopters who will undoubtedly be eager to explore, use, and have fun with the technology,” said Curt Thornton, President and CEO of Provision. “We have tested our 3D holograms in public locations like the ones the recording studios will be installed, and we know they will quickly attract an audience.”
Provision’s 3D units utilize its patented Holo(TM) 3D technology which projects full-color, high-resolution videos into space detached from the screen, without any special glasses. The versatile nature of the streaming videos allow for endless advertising possibilities for a variety of industries.
MyStudio recording studios will allow customers to create personalized music videos, as well as videos for modeling, comedy, dating, resumes, auditions and personal messages, with the 3D holographic units and post them online for public viewing. Provision’s 3D holographic displays will be installed on the exterior of the studios where people passing by can easily interact with the holograms.
About Provision Interactive Technologies, Inc.
Provision Interactive Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of the publicly traded company Provision Holding, Inc. (OTC BB:PVHO.OB - News), is the leading purveyor of intelligent interactive 3D holographic display technologies, software, and integrated solutions for both commercial and consumer focused applications. Provision’s 3D holographic display systems represent a revolutionary technology that provides the projection of full color, high-resolution videos into space detached from the screen, without any special glasses. Provision is currently the market leader in true 3D consumer advertising display products being implemented by innovative, consumer-focused Fortune 1000 companies. For more information, please visit Provision at www.provision.tv.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks, assumptions and uncertainties that could cause the Company’s actual results to differ materially from those projected in such forward-looking statements. These risks, assumptions and uncertainties include: the ability to complete systems within currently estimated time frames and budgets; the ability to compete effectively in a rapidly evolving and price competitive marketplace; changes in the nature of telecommunications regulation in the United States and other countries; the ability to develop customers and market expertise; changes in business strategy; the successful integration of newly acquired businesses; the impact of technological change; and other risks referenced from time to time in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We disclaim and do not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements.
Choose the Appropriate Strategy for Each Problem
Choose the Appropriate Strategy for Each Problem
It may seem quite confusing nowadays when everything comes in know-how-to books; all of which are bombarding us with contradicting information that instead of helping us to decide the right answer, these manuscripts are further clouding our minds.
Just by going to a bookstore, you may find yourself overwhelm with books about trading strategies all of these eating up a huge space on the shelves. It is not to undermine the importance of books, but still, one must not be a passive reader, digesting and absorbing all the information without even realizing that not all of these are important.
Here are the simplest and most basic things you have to remember in trade stock:
- You should know how to trade in the most viable time where there is a reduce risk of losses. Order-placement method means that you should wait for the right moment to sell and buy stocks.
- Imposed your own self-limitation. Set your own “allowable” percentage of loss which may differ depending on your character. If you are the type of a trader who is less of an adventurer, you may restrict yourself with 3 percent loss of your total account value in a trade, but if you have the character of being a risk-taker, a 10 percent of loss limitation is reasonable.
- Set yourself a realistic goal with timeframe. Forget the too-good-to-be-true stories where someone had hit it big-time. Bear in mind that trading demands focus, determination, skills, and discipline—not on pure luck.
- Test the water before you jump. The most basic thing to remember in trading is always take one step at a time, waiting patiently for the right moment to execute your plans and not committing the mistake of overtrading which is the most common reason for traders’ losses.
- Give high consideration on the market’s volatility. If you think that the stock is highly-volatile, it would be a prudent decision to divide their buys into four (25 percent for each). In case that you have reached the 20 percent position, restrain yourself from making an additional position from that same day.
- Decide on what type of investment you want to have; you can either be a long-term traders or day-traders.
- In most cases, it is better to focus on few strategies instead of adopting all of these. In all problems in trading, there is no such thing as a universal solution.
Concocting your own success in trading
Concocting your own success in trading
Being a good trader means you have to do your homework. This means that you have to keep track of every progress and development happening to your trade. One way to do this is by staking small steps and avoiding doing drastic actions such as overtrading, since in this kind of industry, it is not a wise decision to put all your eggs in one basket.
There are many books about trade industry today, with shelves overflowing with all kinds of how-to manuscripts. With all these guidelines and information, it may sometimes be hard to formulate your very own market opinion. This confusion may be solved if you will just read those books which have been written by reputable writers who have long years of experience in trading.
But still, experience is far a better teacher than written words so it is very important to learn from your own mistakes and shortcomings. As the cliché goes, those people who haven’t learned from their past are destined to repeat their mistakes again and again until they learn.
One of the most traditional techniques of successful traders is limiting themselves with their self-imposed restriction. In this industry, it is very tempting to be overly optimistic when the market seems to be volatile, for example, some traders who have reached the point that they are losing 10 percent of their stock, they would immediately pull out their shares. The mistake of some beginners is that they keep on expecting that the stocks would rebound, waiting for something good to happen until it was too late for them.
Some traders, especially those less adventurer ones, would only limit themselves to lose only 3 percent of their total account value in a single trade. It is probably hard to state a single solution for this problem, but still, a good trader must know how to predict the outcome of the trade before it even hit rock-bottom.
Perhaps one of the best ways to lessen the possibility of losing is by knowing the market history and the economy’s state. These things will serve as a determinant on what will be your next action and will also allow you to make an alternative plan in case your action is not viable due to the market’s volatile condition.
Also, planning a day-to-day plan will allow you to keep track on our goals, assisting you not to wayward from your initial plan.
Let Bygones be Bygones
Let Bygones be Bygones
In trading industry, you are only as good as your last winning trade. This means that whether you have experienced losing or winning, you shouldn’t dwell on your past—let bygones be bygones and look at the present condition of the market. This doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t learn from the past, instead, learn from this but never let it determine your future. The common mistake of some traders who hit it big-time think that they are invincible, being over-confident until they found themselves hitting rock-bottom.
In order not to look at your past losses with a heavy-heart, here is a guideline you must follow to save yourself from financial risk involved in trading:
- The best way to reduce the risk of losing is by scrutinizing the company you are planning to buy a stock. Analyze its annual earning, common stock dividends, preferred stock dividends divided by the total number of shares outstanding, net income with tax reduction, and earnings-per-share (EPS) which is the most important figure in evaluating a company since this will reveal if there is a growth or not.
- One of the most important things you have to consider is the company’s growth rate which can be evaluated using the formula price / earning = N / estimated earning growth rate.
- It is also very important to evaluate the company’s equity return which can be determined by this formula: company’s income / equity of shareholder = N. The answer in this equation would reveal how the company is using its capital.
- Always consider the volatility of a certain stock. This means that you should know the Beta which is a statistical measurement of stock market that can influence the stock price.
- After doing the stated above, the next step you should do is to determine the total return of the stock. This can be measure using this formula: total returns = dividends + or – stock price / a trader purchase price.
- Know the company’s book- value related to the price. This is equal to asset minus liability. When you divided the stock price by its book-value-per-share, you can come up with a precise figure of price-to-book value.
- You should scrutinize the debt of the company which can be determined by dividing outstanding debt from shareholders’ equity. When the company has high debt level, this is a sign of its vulnerability to volatile market conditions.
Information overload is bad or traders
Information overload is bad or traders
The problem in these modern times is that people tend to be overloaded with too much of anything. From calories to information, it is sometimes hard for people to know if this excess state is already doing them more harm than good.
For traders, this looming problem of information overload is creating a lot of confusion instead of clarifying things. With numerous software for trading, and confusing features each of this possessed, it is hard for traders to choose what are the important things they have to know and the things they have to discard which prove to be obsolete. Expert traders suggest that the essential factors that must be determined are charts, filters, tickers, and trading platform windows.
For traders who are still deciding what kind of software they must use for trading, they must look for those which has strategy trading platform for stock trading, forex, futures, advanced analytics, trading strategy optimization, professional charting, and backtesting.
To further maximize the trader’s performance, it may also prove to be advantageous if their software would have multi data series with appropriate symbols and timeframes. It would also help traders if their platform has data feeds, count base, indicators, and time base which can all be simulated in a single chart. And lastly, if the software would allow them to apply their algorithm trading strategy to online trading, it would be much more of an advantage for these traders.
This information may seem in contrast to what have been said earlier that too much of these are not good. But traders should know that depending on a certain factor and market condition, information may be important or not since it all boils down to its determinants. If traders would really want to maximize their success, the most traditional method may prove to be the most effective one. Planning is the most conventional way of reducing the risks involved in trading; even the most advanced software would not amount with this since this method has long been used by successful traders.
And lastly, traders should not just be a passive consumer of information surrounding them; they should know the things that must be ignored and be discarded, from the things that must be digested and absorbed.
Success in trading must not based on hearsay
Success in trading must not based on hearsay
You could have probably heard about numerous stories of trading success which seems to be too good to be true. Well, most of the times, when things are too good to be true, it’s NOT true.
Trading requires a lot of skills, talent, disciplines, and good decision-making ability. It is not base from pure luck since in this kind of dealings, those people who act base from their hunch are doomed to failure. There is really no a 100 percent guaranty of a successful trading; all you can do is to reduce the associated risks. The first step in doing this is by setting a concrete and realistic plan of action which should be very specific and has timeframe.
After doing this, you must come up with a day-to-day plan. This method will surely prepare you for any thing that may come up unexpectedly and will allow you to create an alternative plan in case where the initial one proves to be inefficient. It is also important for traders to monitor their every progress, this means including their failures and successful trading. With this monitoring practice, traders can set a more realistic goal in case they have this tendency to wayward from this.
Also, keeping a record will let you see how you performed, allowing to see your mistakes which you seem to repeat over and over again. This would also allow you to see your strong points and further improve you weak spot. Some beginners tend to seek knowledge from books; this might provide them with indispensable knowledge about trading, but they have to choose what they are reading and must be sure that the author is not just another quack pretending to know something when in fact he knows little. You should always remember that some books are just for visual pleasure; some are just to be tasted, while few are to be digested.
The most common mistake of beginners is that they tend to be totally swept away from feel-good stories about trading and seem to mimic the style of their idols. But one thing for sure, in trading, a solution may not be the overall answer to all problems, but instead, it is up to the traders to come up with their unique and most appropriate style in trading.
Swing trade - how to avoid trading at the worst time
Swing trade - how to avoid trading at the worst time
Expert traders know what are the most viable market conditions wherein trading activities such as buying and selling proves to be profitable.
Swing trading, although this might result to big returns, still involves the potential risk since prices might break the channel. This kind of trading requires players not to be concerned with buying a stock in its lowest price, but to acquire this when it reach the baseline.
Many experts suggest that this trading transaction is associated with higher risks compared to other trading deals such as those which require long-term arrangement. The reason for this is that this style requires traders to hold a certain stock which last only for few days up to a maximum period of three weeks. This short-term arrangement, more often than not, is highly-volatile.
In terms of profit returns, this trade may be fruitful if traders would close the deal when it almost reaches the upper or lower channel line. In some cases, being too cautious (traders expecting the perfect timing and exact precision) may result to setbacks and missing the best opportunity and chance.
In a case where the market is strong - the stock is showing signs of strong movements of its direction - it may be a good move for traders if they would wait for the right condition where the market line has been reached before acquiring the profit returns. In contrast, in a case of a weak market, it is better for traders to get their profits even before it hit the line. Since traders using this trading style must positioned themselves between following trend and day trading, this requires them to trade stocks base on its intra-week or intra-month fluctuation.
For some traders who have enough skills and discipline, they might reduce the risk of potential loss in this kind of trading style. Swing trading is mostly ideal for a certain condition where the market’s movement is erratic. (This means that indices would rise for few days and suddenly decline, with seemingly repetitive movement from time to time.) In some cases, few months will pass with less or no changes in indices and major stocks, and this is where patience become a virtue for traders since they have to wait and be able to strike the best opportunity and seize the up and down short-term movements.
Technical analysis—How traders should adopt this skill
Technical analysis—How traders should adopt this skill
Success in trading requires a lot of efforts in order to succeed, but this might not suffice enough if a trader fails to apply certain skills necessary in trading business.
Considered to be one of the most important elements for a successful trade, technical analysis is defined as the ability of a trader to predict the “unseen” outcome and anticipate the future. This method is done by doing historical analysis which is going back to the past performance of the market to see its usual movements and directions.
The two most important considerations for technical analysis are the volume and price (this can also be viewed as supply and demand curve). Price is the most influential factor since this element dictates the market shift of both the producer and consumer. Some skeptics suggest that traders should not solely rely on this method since the market can not be easily predicted. They added that in trading business, more often than not, the past does not determine the future.
Identifying the price’s usual movement and direction and using it to the trader’s advantage is one of the key factors that will determine if he will lose or win. The most common way of doing this is by studying market sentiments or the psychology facet of the industry. Another way of doing this method is by way of determining patterns of both volume and the price.
Expert traders know how to pinpoint the factors and indicators of market which help them to asses the price changes and asset. Scrutinizing the correlation among volume, price, and open interest will likely prepare traders to know what to expect and be prepared for the ramifications of each of their action. A good technical analyst should know that a certain condition - influence by many determining factors - will affect the market movement which can go up, down, sideways, or remain constant.
Predicting the usual price movement may result to a more successful trades and lesser possibility of losing. In the truest sense of the word, technical analysis in trading focuses on two areas of investing: the first one is analyzing the supply and demand curve which means that consumers and the producers’ behavior must be taken into consideration, and the second one is the market sentiment which means that traders should also be able to predict innate human behavior in terms of “wants and needs”.
Provision Interactive Receives Advertising From Top Manufacturers
Provision’s 3DEO Media Centers to Distribute a Variety of Digital Product Coupons in Fred Meyer Stores
CHATSWORTH, CA–(MARKET WIRE)–Jun 24, 2008 — Provision Interactive Technologies, Inc. (”Provision”), a subsidiary of Provision Holding, Inc. (OTC BB:PVHO.OB - News), announced today that it has received advertising placements from some of the largest manufacturers in the country, including Unilever, Proctor & Gamble, Johnson & Johnson, BIC and Kimberly Clark. The manufacturers will advertise through digital coupons that customers will receive from Provision’s 3DEO Media Centers located in Fred Meyer stores. This is another step in Provision’s transition from hardware purveyor to a digital media company.
“These companies represent some of the best known and widely used brands in retail stores,” said Curt Thornton, President and CEO of Provision. “We are able to put coupons into the hands of the consumer where 70% of all purchasing decisions are made. The combination of our 3D video technology with the valuable coupons from these well-known brands will save consumers money while giving them an entertaining experience.”
Provision is currently launching its 3DEO Media Centers in the first 29 of the total 127 Fred Meyer stores in the greater Portland market. Installation of the centers began earlier this month with kiosks being placed in high traffic, high visibility locations close to the main entrance of the stores.
The 3DEO Media Centers utilize Provision’s patented Holo(TM) 3D technology which projects full color, high resolution videos into space detached from the screen, without any special glasses. In addition to projecting advertisements, this Provision device allows consumers to print coupons as well as receive non-cash awards. The kiosks will be a destination for shoppers looking for promotions, sweepstakes, or coupons for products and services. Given the technology’s potential in the advertising market, Provision is focused on creating recurring revenue streams from the sale of advertising space on each unit. Photos of the 3DEO Media Centers at Fred Meyer are available at: http://www.lexicommgroup.com/Clients/Provision/FredMeyer/FredMeyer.html
About Provision Interactive Technologies, Inc.
Provision Interactive Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of the publicly traded company Provision Holding, Inc. (OTC BB:PVHO.OB - News), is the leading purveyor of intelligent interactive 3D holographic display technologies, software, and integrated solutions for both commercial and consumer focused applications. Provision’s 3D holographic display systems represent a revolutionary technology that provides the projection of full color, high resolution videos into space detached from the screen, without any special glasses. Provision is currently the market leader in true 3D consumer advertising display products being implemented by innovative, consumer-focused Fortune 1000 companies. For more information, please visit Provision at www.provision.tv.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks, assumptions and uncertainties that could cause the Company’s actual results to differ materially from those projected in such forward-looking statements. These risks, assumptions and uncertainties include: the ability to complete systems within currently estimated time frames and budgets; the ability to compete effectively in a rapidly evolving and price competitive marketplace; changes in the nature of telecommunications regulation in the United States and other countries; the ability to develop customers and market expertise; changes in business strategy; the successful integration of newly acquired businesses; the impact of technological change; and other risks referenced from time to time in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We disclaim and do not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements.