Ironyman,,where do I go to see the short sale volume? TIA

Thats a legitimate question and I wondered the same myself. I assume that any announcement has to have immediate material consequences. Today's pr was about a partnership with a reseller and not any actual sale.
On another note ,,looking at the new partners website,, it says they have been growing at 110% a year. Which is fairly stunning in my book.

Mike D bought 5k shares this morning.

Its a pretty quiet day for such a nice news release. imo

I've noticed that there was 800k shares short as of April 15th. This would normally be a safe bet and easy to exit but with volume drying up I'd think some shorts are getting nervous. Imagine a crowded room with a fire alarm ringing..its ok if there are lots of doors.

Thanks,,that's good. EOM.

Not sure why they need to do an offering with 16M ? in the bank. Not really looking out for shareholders are they.

Gold is up 1.5% and silver up 4% and most of the miner stocks just yawn. Amazing. So,, I think the actual pm's are out in front here and the miners will catch up, probably after earnings or so. There is a major gap in the axu chart around $2.40 -2.53 area,,and I think the mm wants to fill it. That seems absurd to me here at this juncture but will put in a good til cancelled order to snag some if that ever happens. I think axu will easily be 5 -7$ share after mining for 3 qtrs. Best to all longs.

Hi JonQ, these voter/poll wins for bkyi are just for the workers and not the voters,, as far as I know. I don't think it would fly to well in the u.s. to use biometrics on the voters. At least not now.
The big problem here, now is a 15 $M company just announced a 10 M$ win and stock hardly did anything. These Chinese deals are a lot like dating your sister, it's complicated.

Tape was being painted at the close in a downward direction today. Same as yesterday too I think? It's a good sign, means someone wants to buy more. The one year chart here looks a lot better than I feel.

Looking at a 3 -5 year chart it appears good. I suppose it could also break down from here but I don't think so. Reasons being, 1. Insider buying. 2. Many inflationary policies being instituted right now. 3. Global warming, yeah, no one really bakes that in, but imagine 2 big storms every summer that both need billions of dollars to dig out.. I think that will be the norm, maybe even worse . 3. Cerra Morra should be a nice bonus. Starting to be baked in,,

Someone else mentioned seeing a pr for a earnings release and cc yesterday. I also saw that, and then couldn't find it later. Was it a mistake, or, do they have news pending?

Someone else mentioned seeing a pr for a earnings release and cc yesterday. I also saw that, and then couldn't find it later. Was it a mistake, or, do they have news pending?

If anyone saw the home shopping show this evening, could you post your observations and thoughts. Thanks.

Jon Q. I'm not sure that a good red goes with a garage sweep. Seems like a waste.?
I'm waiting for all the funds that wanted to buy but couldnt. They are prolly waiting for earnings? I'm hopeing.

Might not be much over, but it is over.

Mike did say in the cc a few weeks ago that they had over 1 M in revs for 1st qtr.

I always thought the window to buy was after the cc.
Anyway, any guesses for revs this qtr? I don't have a clue, not that I ever did. Even if they do 1.5$ -$2$M I think most will yawn until we see 3 good qtrs. Or one seriously great qtr. I am still hoping for better days.

Looks like they have a new reader. It's on their website. Larger, sturdier etc.

Sean, As far as the double count. If a mm had a bit of a cushion, they would not have to shop for more ..or if they felt the price would drop in a day or two they would not replace the ones that were bought immediately.. Thus the games,,,mm's play.
It was a securities lawyer that told me that. The reason I'm not 100. % sure, is that it was a securities lawyer who told me that.

I am almost certain that there is a double count on the bb stocks like bkyi. It counts once when someone buys from the market maker, and then again when the mm buys from someone else. So, that means there were days that only Wong was buying. I also expect a retrace but not back to 16. I also expect good news here toward the end of summer.. Etc. in all its still a great sign.

Sean, thanks for that. It does have some merit, and Mike did mention that qtrs were up on qtr and down another. I think it was a smart move to get out of the qtrly forecast, hopefully we will grow and someday things will smooth out over time.

Sean, I'm curious. Why do you say that?

It sounds like the hardware sales are going hand in hand with the software sales. Hardware was 700k in last quarter alone, more then the prior three qtrs. when asked if it was a blip, or sustainable, Mike said they expect more in the future qtrs. money is money, I'll take it anyway we can get it.

I found the last quarter promising. Do I need to point out that the lower end of guidance, $7M, is 1.62$ M average per quarter. To me, the fact that fingerprint cards stock price went up many times over in the last year,,is a good sign. They are the low end provider of this technology,,used for opening up a cell phone. Banks and insti's will want something a lot more robust, a system that can't be hacked with a piece of scotch tape. Who is the high end provider? Who is used by the FBI ?

It looks like interesting news to me. By law they are required to announce any deals that are xxx percent of revs. But this may be with a company, or country that prefers not to announce. Thus, this release. Speculating here.

I noticed in the recent conf call that Mike said, "I look forward to talking with you all in January" or something to that affect. It was at the very end of the call. I wonder what that's all about.

Sean, I believe you may be right about that. This looks like a two way license agreement.

Looks like they closed on the license deal. Bkyi now has 20$ M in their pocket.

We should get a news blurb in the next day or two about this,,maybe even a cc. As for now I am seeing some positives and negatives about this deal.
Let's start with the good. It's very possible this new partner, WWTT , will bring in some serious deals , business for bkyi. IDEX is nice,, we already were working with em,, but I wonder if the FPC relationship may help more.Those guys have been doing lots of deals as of late..so many that they raised their guidance 3x in the last 4 months. FPC is Finger Print Cards,, they make readers.
Now, the bad news. As JonQ pointed out. The preferred type share deals are generally very toxic. Bkyi was in one from $1.20 down to .12 cents. Only way it isn't painful is is if the co,,bkyi, can pay the interest with dollars, rather then shares. To say nothing of the new shares issued and their dilutive factor.
Ohh,, lastly ,,on the good side again. The street, and potential customers may see this as making bkyi a viable player..which can help on several levels.
I would like to say we will see soon enough.. But it may take a qtr or two for this to fully play out.

Thanks for posting Gamco, although I really don't understand the implications of this deal,,,,I know it's big. If anyone has any thoughts, please post,, and post any reasoning of said implications with it.

New partners? Was just at the bio-key web site , and on their partner page. It looks like they just added 5-6 new partners.

Well, JB is a good barometer, you can't go wrong betting against him. If he shows up, and starts to trash the company, it's time to buy.

Everyone just assumes there will be another offering. It's very baked into the stock price. I am not so sure. With the hiring, and the guidance, I assume they landed a fairly big fish. So, they might not be backed into a corner. Whoever went on a hiring spree when they were broke?
At a 11 M market cap, this thing is way undervalued if they start landing big fish.

Topp, guidance is 1.5 To 3.0 for this qtr, and 5.0. To 7.0 M for the year. Let's not make it any errors to the downside. They have said on several occasions that they are being conservative with those numbers. Let's hope.

I didn't think they would start to hire unless they had a major win. So, this is good news. I can't imagine them hiring if there was a cash crunch. Mmmmm?

If one were to count these shares twice, as in pre split. Volume would have set an all time record.

Wick, I can only guess. As I understand it biokey will only be used with the large, or larger area readers with Next. The places where serious I D is needed. Biokey is not necessary for just a sign on to phone ap, nor is the reader that good in those instances. Both Next and Idex have small readers too.
So, I think there is potential for some wins here in the long run. How many,? Let's just say I think a lot more of Bkyi's potential than do most posters on this board.
I also have been horribly frustrated with all these alliances that bkyi has formed that seem to go no where. But, still think it is very early in the game, and eagerly await the second inning and beyond. And by that I mean the next three quarters, especially Q2.

Microsoft Managers Laud NEXT Biometrics
Posted on May 11, 2015
Microsoft Managers Laud NEXT BiometricsMicrosoft has a lot of faith in NEXT Biometrics, it seems. In a recent presentation covering secure authentication, Microsoft managers reportedly pointed only to NEXT and one other company as major leaders in the global fingerprint sensor market.

The kudos is a reflection of the faith that Microsoft has in NEXT, evident in their recent business dealings. In October, Microsoft certified NEXT for integration of its biometric technology into the former’s products, and the companies announced plans to bring NEXT drivers into Windows 7 and 8.1. And for Microsoft’s forthcoming Windows 10 OS, that partnership has deepened. Microsoft announced that the OS would adhere to FIDO 2.0 specifications, and as a part of that effort Windows 10 will also make use of NEXT sensor drivers.

It’s a partnership that could have major payoffs for NEXT, in addition to the obvious security benefits for Microsoft products. Specializing in low-cost fingerprint sensors, NEXT has benefited from the smartphone market’s growing appetite for biometric security, and as the company seeks to transition from a year that saw major costs in R&D, the Microsoft connection could open a lot of doors for integrations going forward; the same goes for Microsoft’s obvious enthusiasm for NEXT technology.

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May 11, 2015 – by Alex Perala

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This may very well be the time to buy. People have been so frustrated with the wait, but there are hints of nice things in the near future. Sounds like they are working on a lot of deals. Just need a few to hit.