The recent insider buying and the barely discounted stock offering with private investors, are encouraging signs for brighter days ahead. I did some bargain hunting last week.

If the CEO can write a nice check for DSS stock, surely our fat cat chairman of the board, merger mastermind Robert Fagenson, should be able to do the same.

The stock keeps dropping(a bad thing), but so does the short

interest(a good thing).


As of 11/14/2014, short interest fell another 395,652 shares to

1,702,895 now short.

Like everyone else, I'm expecting some positive fireworks from

Ronaldi before year end.

Ronaldi deserves credit for a better than expected quarter and an upbeat and informative conference call.

The frosting on the cake will be seeing the insiders step up and buy some serious stock next week when their lock up period ends.

Fagenson didn't get run over. He was driving this train wreck.

He's also reportedly worth north of $200 million and only paid about 10 cents for his million shares. Barely spilt milk to our stock destroying, absentee chairman.

I know Fagenson is still there unfortunately, along with the other board clowns who failed to do the proper due diligence on this overpriced and one-sided merger.

Funny how Fagenson has gone into hiding on the last few conference calls. Let's see if he has the courage to show up at the upcoming quarterly call.

Does anyone know of any contribution Klein ever made to DSS? How come Mondavi, Corona or some of the other Constellation Brands' liquor products never adopted any DSS packaging or security?

Good riddance to Klein, Fagenson and all the other board members who voted for this disastrous Lexington merger.

All this worry about a cash squeeze at DSS could disappear with the successful closing of just one meaningful Authentiguard contract. We keep hearing on the conference calls about ongoing, serious discussions taking place. What's the deal?

Can we get some good news out of Rochester soon guys?

Anyone who watches the way this stock has traded for years, can quickly determine the stock is under the control of one or several entities who trade this stock daily and dominate the volume: Like that last, small afterhours trade today that pushed the stock back down to 70 cents. The company has totally failed to address this issue...but shareholders can by contacting FINRA if they have a concern.

Looks like real buyers around today vs the usual pattern of manipulative trading back and forth we're used to seeing that has dragged us down forever. Promising!

I wouldn't expect Apple to do anything until after the Markman hearing. The launch of new patent suits sounds the most likely, although I wouldn't rule out entirely the possibility of some settlement elsewhere.

Let's hope there is some fresh news coming out of Monday's press conference. A simple regurgitation of this week's press release and today's Seeking Alpha article will almost guarantee new lows for the stock. It's hard to believe management doesn't realize that. I'm expecting something positive and new on the patent front that will reverse the recent stock collapse.

Terrible news in the sector from VRNG and VHC are the primary reasons for poor recent performance. DSS management's total failure to attract investors to the stock or report any major patent or Authentiguard victories are longer-term issues. The daily stock manipulation has been an ongoing scandal for two years now that has been allowed to continue unchallenged by the board.

Talk of Scottish elections, Alibaba IPOs and our large European following as causes, are quite incredible. You're too smart and been around too long to be dishing out sludge like that.

This stock appears to be manipulated all day long and ever since the DSS/Lexington merger was announced two years ago. Despite company promises to look into this, the board has apparently done nothing.

As long as the daily volume is controlled by those who are enemies of DSS stockholders, the stock and shareholders will continue to suffer. It's time for management to file an action with FINRA and publicize that fact.

Things have been too quiet for months now. I'm expecting a very bullish conference call. Remember the old adage, "Never short a dull market". I think we push higher on the call.

Terrific letter jonnymars! Your factual and well constructed letter just might hit the right buttons with Tim Cook or someone else in high places at Apple. Great effort!

Sometimes an investor with a large appetite for stock is given an opening stake at sweetened terms with the expectation of significant, additional purchases taking place in the open market. I don't know if that's the case here, but I certainly wouldn't rule it out.

The shorts are doing their best to keep the stock down while they slowly cover. If DSS can catch a real buyer at one of these stock conferences, announce a big Authentiguard contract or make some meaningful progress on the patent front, then the stock price sails past $2.50 whenever that happens.

I agree Par, tickets and counterfeit NFL clothing and gear would seem to be the low hanging fruit for McInally. But if it works for the NFL, it will also work for basketball, baseball, soccer and every other televised sport. Tickets for concerts and Broadway shows wouldn't be far behind.

If McInally can break the ice here, DSS can become known as the go-to company for protecting all sorts of consumer products as well. If you're spending $10,000 on a Rolex, wouldn't you want to be 100 percent sure it's real? Companies will be beating down our door to sign up for Authentiguard. And woe to any company that tries to infringe on DSS's technology. We've got that covered quite nicely. The heavens will open up when we start winning or settling some big, pending patent suits too.

Often times at these presentations, there are breakout sessions after a talk and other scheduled one-on-one meetings over the course of the conference. That being said, it was a stale and lackluster presentation by CEO Jeff Ronaldi. I also agree that despite the confidentiality that often prohibits contract details on the security side of the business, DSS management can do a better job of keeping shareholders informed with more timely and general updates, that don't give away client names or other specifics.

So far I've seen nothing from this new PR firm and I'd like to hear more about what's going on with Authentiguard and Pat McInally.

I think we rally into the Thursday Marcum Conference in New York and then again into the annual meeting on June 4th with some new buyers in tow. Would not be surprised to see the stock comfortably north of $2 by the annual meeting.

Authentiguard seems to be gaining traction while things are about to get rolling again on the patent side of the business. For the first time in a long time, it seems DSS is heading into a first class investor conference next week in New York with a real story to tell and a monied audience that can move the stock rapidly in an upward trajectory. It appears long suffering stockholders have something to finally get excited about.

Breaking news out that Senator Pat Leahy has dropped his controversial patent legislative effort ti reduce patent litigation brought by "patent trolls". Leahy said he could not get sufficient support for a comprehensive deal.
Good news for patent monetezation companies like DSS.

Every time a consumer is scammed and buys a fraudulent NFL, MLB or LeBron James jersey, the player, team and league miss out on a pay day. Everyone has an incentive to stop counterfeit merchandise being passed off as official gear. DSS needs to get the word out loudly that Authentigauard is the solution. Management needs to spread the word if and when they do.

The new public relations firm is coming on at a great time to tell the DSS story to new investors at a bargain basement price.
They need to hit the ground running now.

The shorts are doing their best to keep the stock depressed while they continue to buy stock and attempt to exit as cheaply as possible. With this weak quarter behind us now, the market may begin to look out to brighter days ahead and start to move the stock higher.

I think the government gives a "rats azz" about counterfeit drugs getting into the system and they want the drug companies to come up with a solution soon, or the government will. I wouldn't be so quick to dismiss DSS and its Authentiguard product receiving some serious attention in a few pharmaceutical company board rooms right now.

We also know new hire Pat McInally from the Cincinnati Bengals is working the sports beat with Authentigauard. A score in either industry could be huge and a big door opener for other deals to follow. DSS's first big check, in my opinion, will come from the legacy, security side of the company before any big patent win on the Lexington side. I'm just glad we have two separate paths to hit big here. After resting here awhile, the stock looks ready for a move to the upside in my opinion.

Volume has dried up and the stock is creeping around at a snail's pace. Maybe there's some comfort coming in that old saying,"Never short a dull market".

Agree completely Patient. It appears that the Supreme Court and Congress will produce lukewarm rulings and legislation that are more likely to serve as a catalysts for the patent monetization sector rather than the fatal wounds that has been feared.

A Yahoo Board Post:


AuthentiGuard and Pat McInally

DSS finally has a real sales pro with solid football credentials and a Harvard education to bring AuthentiGuard to professional sports to help stop the rampant counterfeiting going on with unauthorized sports gear and clothing. Pat McInally,the former punter and wide receiver for the National Football League's Cincinnati Bengals from 1976 to 1985, is the kind of industry insider DSS needs to put this product before team owners and players and make AuthentiGuard the simple solution to stopping billions of dollars of phony goods and tickets being scammed to the public every year.

Winning these big patent lawsuits will take awhile. In the meantime, Pat can be scoring big touchdowns for DSS almost immediately with his connections and a product that is simple, cost effective and patent protected. I can see this product spreading to all of professional and college sports over time.
Go Pat!

DSS stock needed to trade above $5 for forty days by July 1st. There isn't a lot of runway left for that to happen. The company's announcement should have come as no surprise to anyone following the stock. Purging those 7 million shares from the float is a good thing, and also keeps the stock out of the hands of people who would likely only create problems with it.

Peter Hardigan told the Roth audience that the Markman hearing scheduled for April has been stayed, pending a reexamination.

No dilution, new sophisticated partners who probably signed an NDA and got a peek at good things coming. Would bet stock continues to move higher Wednesday. Bumping up against the 200 day moving average and looking to break through to me on swelling volume.

It will only take one breakthrough Authentiguard contract with a recognizable brand to break the ice and get the retail world to take notice. There is no easier, less expensive or more elegant solution that allows the consumer or vendor to validate a product.

Too much counterfeiting is going on globally for this DSS product not to get some traction soon. More exposure like the Fox & Friends show could make this happen much sooner than later.

Every time this judge has dropped the hammer, DSS has been the nail.

Patent delays like this make it imperative that the legacy DSS business gets the focus and funds it deserves to win big contracts to its side of the ledger.

There's some very exciting security work going on here, but it seems the new Lexington folks only want to keep the spotlight on them. It would be better to run this company on it's full eight cylinders and not just the four on the Lexington side. Today is a prime example of that.

With the stock market making all times highs while DSS continues to flirt with all time lows, it was certainly disheartening to hear the surprising reassurance from Chairman Robert Fagenson that the company is staying the course. It's obvious a new chairman, board, PR firm and management changes are desperately needed here in a hurry. One of the most depressing conference calls to date, from a company famous for its disappointing quarterly updates.

Within a few weeks DSS will be hosting its third quarter conference call. You can bet a red-faced management does not want to deal with angry investors again and offer their same feeble promises and excuses...not with the stock at a buck and little sign of relief on the horizon. I'm betting some stock lifting news that we've been promised is being feverishly worked on before the call. That's why I've been adding to my position the past few days...and will be looking to add some more this coming week.

In addition to creating one of the most destructive mergers in history, management at DSS/Lexington and its PR firm seem incapable of attracting one serious buyer to the stock, even after a drop of almost 70 percent. And this is during a roaring bull market. Management knows it's their loving partners who have been beating on the stock this past year, but does nothing about it. The stock symbol should be changed to SOS.

Agreed PI. Today's late afternoon action was all option related.