Hey all the other thread was getting a little long so I figured Maybe I would start a new one. If everyone is happy with the older one, just allow this to pass further back. 21st Century's PrizeWise Announces Conference Call For Shareholders August 6th 12pm PST 3pm EST
Thursday August 5, 8:30 am ET
LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 5, 2004--21st Century Technologies, Inc.'s (OTC:BB TFCT.OB) portfolio investment company, prizeWise, Inc.'s President, Steve Rinehart , has informed 21st Century Technologies, Inc of a live conference call for investors, Friday August 6th 2004 at 12 pm PST 3pm EST. Shareholders and interested parties are invited to call 877-407-3140 from the US and 201-689-8320 from outside the continental US. Phone lines will open 5 minutes prior to the start time. During the call, Mr. Rinehart will answer questions relating specifically to prizeWise that have been submitted by 21st Century Technologies shareholders. We have created a special email address conferencecall@prizewise.com, where shareholders can submit questions to be answered during the call. Since the initial press release of August 3rd we have had over 100 emails with very good questions.
For those who are unable to attend the live call it will be recorded and available as a web cast through a link posted on www.prizeWise.com/news.asp.
21st Century Technologies is a Business Development Company, operated pursuant to the Investment Companies Act of 1940. It holds various enterprises as investments and seeks to grow companies in which it has an interest.
Http://www.prizeWise.com is a site which sells valuable coupons, with an option offered to purchasers to receive tickets to enter sweepstakes contests on the website. Numerous sweepstakes have already been concluded and prizes awarded since the site's opening on May 21, 2004. The public is invited to browse the website without obligation.
Safe Harbor Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995:
The statements which are not historical facts contained in this press release are forward-looking statements that involve certain risks and uncertainties including but not limited to risks associated with the uncertainty of future financial results, regulatory approval processes, the impact of competitive products or pricing, technological changes, the effect of economic conditions and other uncertainties as may be detailed in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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21st Century's prizeWise Announces Conference Call for Shareholders
Tuesday August 3, 8:31 am ET
LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 3, 2004--21st Century Technologies, Inc.'s (OTCBB: TFCT.OB - News) portfolio investment company, prizeWise, Inc.'s President, Steve Rinehart , has informed 21st Century Technologies, Inc of plans to hold a live conference call for investors, Friday August 6th 2004. During the call Steve will answer questions submitted by 21st Century shareholders. "The shareholders have been so supportive I want to take this opportunity to address their many concerns and put substantive information into the market place. The rumor mill has been working overtime and much misinformation is being exchanged," said Steve. "We have created a special email address conferencecall@prizewise.com, where shareholders can submit questions to be answered during the call. Shareholders are encouraged to begin submitting questions immediately."
The exact time, format and call in number for the call will be announced in a subsequent release.
21st Century Technologies is a Business Development Company, operated pursuant to the Investment Companies Act of 1940. It holds various enterprises as investments and seeks to grow companies in which it has an interest.
Http://www.prizeWise.com is a site which sells valuable coupons, with an option offered to purchasers to receive tickets to enter sweepstakes contests on the website. Numerous sweepstakes have already been concluded and prizes awarded since the site's opening on May 21, 2004. The public is invited to browse the website without obligation.
Safe Harbor Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995:
The statements which are not historical facts contained in this press release are forward-looking statements that involve certain risks and uncertainties including but not limited to risks associated with the uncertainty of future financial results, regulatory approval processes, the impact of competitive products or pricing, technological changes, the effect of economic conditions and other uncertainties as may be detailed in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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21st Century's prizeWise.com Exceeds Second Month Projections
Monday July 26, 12:23 pm ET
LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 26, 2004--21st Century Technologies, Inc.'s (OTCBB: TFCT.OB - News) portfolio investment company, prizeWise, Inc., announced that its second month's revenues and total members exceeded their initial projections. Steve Rinehart, president of prizeWise, advised 21st Century that revenues for the second full month of operations were double that of month one. "PrizeWise is now serving over 13,000 members who are actively placing items in new sweepstakes or entering tickets in existing sweepstakes through the purchase of coupons," added Mr. Rinehart.
Mr. Rinehart additionally advised management that the total visits are steadily increasing and that almost 1,000,000 visitors have visited the site during its first two months of operations. "PrizeWise.com is continually adding refinements as evidenced by the addition of over 3500 new on-line coupons and discount offers which should be available by the end of this week," commented Mr. Rinehart.
Kevin Romney, President of 21st Century Technologies, commented that prizeWise is continuously evolving and meeting new challenges as they arise. "21st Century is very pleased with the initial results of this new opportunity and has committed the resources necessary to insure its success," added Mr. Romney.
http://www.prizeWise.com is a site which sells coupons, with an option offered to purchasers to receive tickets to enter sweepstakes contests on the website. The public is invited to browse the website without obligation.
21st Century Technologies is a Business Development Company, operated pursuant to the Investment Companies Act of 1940. It holds various enterprises as investments and seeks to grow companies in which it has an interest.
Safe Harbor Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995:
The statements which are not historical facts contained in this press release are forward-looking statements that involve certain risks and uncertainties including but not limited to risks associated with the uncertainty of future financial results, regulatory approval processes, the impact of competitive products or pricing, technological changes, the effect of economic conditions and other uncertainties as may be detailed in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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21st Century's prizeWise Announces New Coupon Agreement
Friday July 23, 8:30 am ET
LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 23, 2004--21st Century Technologies, Inc.'s (OTC:BB TFCT.OB) portfolio investment company, prizeWise.com announced today the signing of an agreement with a major coupon distribution source. Steven Rinehart, President of prizeWise,Inc. advised 21st Century that this distribution agreement will add thousands of coupons and discount offers from almost 800 on-line stores, including major office suppliers, book retailers, children's toys, men's and women's wear stores and major discount merchants. "Within two weeks, the programming will be in place to allow users to browse through a list of merchants and coupons before purchasing," stated Mr. Rinehart. "The improvements to the site will include electronic coupons that can be clicked on and hard coupons that can be printed," added Mr. Rinehart. The coupon data base will be updated daily to remove expired coupons and add new coupons and discount offers. prizeWise continues to pursue additional coupon offers which can be used in the fixed location merchant market segment.
Kevin Romney, President of 21st Century Technologies, commented "prizeWise users can now shop the most popular retailers anywhere in the nation and enjoy tangible savings on merchandise they use daily. Our source is a well established company in this market segment. The agreement is a performance oriented affiliate marketing plan that will become an important revenue generator as our user base continues to grow."
21st Century Technologies is a Business Development Company, operated pursuant to the Investment Companies Act of 1940. It holds various enterprises as investments and seeks to grow companies in which it has an interest.
Safe Harbor Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995:
The statements which are not historical facts contained in this press release are forward-looking statements that involve certain risks and uncertainties including but not limited to risks associated with the uncertainty of future financial results, regulatory approval processes, the impact of competitive products or pricing, technological changes, the effect of economic conditions and other uncertainties as may be detailed in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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21st Century to Report Earnings of $1.2 Million for Second Quarter
Wednesday July 21, 8:30 am ET
LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 21, 2004--21st Century Technologies, Inc.'s (OTC:BB TFCT.OB) will report net income of $1,228,000 in its second quarter filing with the SEC. Alvin L. Dahl, Chief Financial Officer reported that the 2004 second quarter income will be a 1.2 million dollar gain as compared to a loss of $641,495 in the same quarter of 2003. "Year to date net income will exceed 2.0 million which will be compared to a $908,902 loss for the six month period ending June 30, 2003," said Mr. Dahl. "This is our third quarterly net profit in a row and represents a $2 million dollar turnaround from last year," added Mr. Dahl.
Kevin Romney, President of 21st Century Technologies, stated that this continued increase in net earnings is the result of our continued emphasis on the changes implemented in the fourth quarter of 2003 with the conversion to a Business Development Company and opportunities that are available to companies of this nature. "This is just the beginning of continued growth for 21st Century. We expect to be able to report many new and exciting developments in the near future," added Mr. Romney.
21st Century Technologies is a Business Development Company, operated pursuant to the Investment Companies Act of 1940. It holds various enterprises as investments and seeks to grow companies in which it has an interest.
Safe Harbor Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995:
The statements which are not historical facts contained in this press release are forward-looking statements that involve certain risks and uncertainties including but not limited to risks associated with the uncertainty of future financial results, regulatory approval processes, the impact of competitive products or pricing, technological changes, the effect of economic conditions and other uncertainties as may be detailed in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Jane Butel Corporation Begins Trading with Symbol JBTL
Wednesday July 14, 2:52 pm ET
LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 14, 2004--21st Century Technologies, Inc.'s (OTC:BB TFCT.OB) Jane Butel Corporation has been approved by the NASD to trade on the OTC Bulletin Board, effective July 14. The company's shares will now be listed on the NASD OTC Bulletin Board under the trading symbol JBTL. "We are extremely pleased with this progression of the Jane Butel Corporation and believe this is just the beginning of many great things for the Jane Butel Corporation and for 21st Century Technologies added shareholder value," said Kevin Romney. 21st Century Technologies, Inc. received a substantial stock and warrant position in Jane Butel Corporation for providing funds and assistance which allowed the company to go public.
"We are extremely pleased over this approval by the NASD," said Jane Butel, CEO of Jane Butel Corporation. "We are elated that our stockholders and the investing public will now have the opportunity to buy and sell our shares through this efficient market."
About Jane Butel Corporation
The Jane Butel Corporation is a multi-faceted sales and service organization directing its efforts at the growing interest in the Southwestern lifestyle. JBTL is led by Ms. Jane Butel, President and CEO, an internationally recognized authority on the regional cooking of the American Southwest. She is often credited with starting the Tex-Mex craze. The Jane Butel Corporation is the only company in the market that integrates and cross-promotes all aspects of the Southwestern lifestyle. JBTL's corporate structure exploits each business unit's resources to expand sales and reduce operating, marketing and distribution costs. JBC offers the most comprehensive collection of quality Southwestern products and services at an excellent value while maintaining the utmost level of consumer satisfaction. The Jane Butel brand is leveraged across the following business segments:
Jane Butel's Southwestern Cooking School teaches methodologies and practices consistent with the best aspects of Southwestern cuisine and has been profiled by Bon Appetit magazine as one of the best vacation cooking schools in the world.
Spices and other ingredients exclusively licensed for sales and distribution through Pecos Valley Spice Company, which is well-known for the purest, high quality ingredients used in Southwestern cooking.
Jane Butel's Southwestern Cooking Club, a membership organization similar to a book club where subscribers receive bi-monthly kits including instructional videos and rare, hard-to-find premium ingredients.
A line of 16 Southwestern cookbooks authored by Jane Butel (6 are best sellers).
"Jane Butel's Southwestern Kitchen," a television series that originally aired nationwide on December, 2001 and has run on PBS since September, 2002. The show promotes the Southwestern cuisine/lifestyle and integrates marketing opportunities for JBC books and related products.
21st Century Technologies is a Business Development Company, operated pursuant to the Investment Companies Act of 1940. It holds various enterprises as investments and seeks to grow companies in which it has an interest.
Safe Harbor Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995:
The statements which are not historical facts contained in this press release are forward-looking statements that involve certain risks and uncertainties including but not limited to risks associated with the uncertainty of future financial results, regulatory approval processes, the impact of competitive products or pricing, technological changes, the effect of economic conditions and other uncertainties as may be detailed in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Form 8-K for 21ST CENTURY TECHNOLOGIES INC
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14-Jul-2004
Other Events
ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS
The lawsuit entitled "James Mydlach, an individual, Richard Grob, an individual,Daniel Brailey, an individual, Plaintiffs, vs. Arland D. Dunn, an individual,Trident Technologies, Inc., a Nevada Corporation, Larry B. Bach, an individual,Twenty First Century Technologies, Inc., a Nevada Corporation, Does I through Xand Roes I through X, Inclusive, Defendants." has been settled as a compromiseof disputed claims without admission of liability on the part of either settlingparty. The agreement requires that the terms and conditions of the settlementremain confidential.
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21st Century's prizeWise Begins Marketing with New Features
Tuesday July 13, 12:15 pm ET
LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 13, 2004--21st Century Technologies, Inc.'s (OTC:BB TFCT.OB) portfolio investment company, prizeWise.com. has updated site functionality to handle the run up in traffic expected over the next 60 days. Steven Rinehart, President of prizeWise,Inc. advised 21st Century that many features have been overhauled, including almost 300 new subcategories added for new prizes, and an expanded frequently asked questions sections. Powerful new servers and firewalls, capable of handling, and being expanded to handle, up to 100,000 concurrent users have been shipped to prizeWise, Inc.'s London collocation facility, where they are being installed in a server cluster. New customer service reps have been trained, and new phone lines installed.
Kevin Romney, President of 21st Century Technologies, met with management, designers, programmers and employees about streamlining operations over the coming weeks and months.
Yahoo! banner advertising began Saturday, July 10, 2004, in four major sections of Yahoo!. The immediate result of these banner ads was evidenced by over 4,000 visitors at a time on the site during Saturday afternoon. 21st Century stockholders can see the new prizeWise.com ad, and other ads currently being run, at the new URL: www.prizewise.com/banners.asp. Steve Rinehart advises that prizeWise.com will be spending up to $100,000 marketing prizeWise.com on Yahoo! during the next 60 days, and will run approximately 60,000,000 impressions on various search engines. PrizeWise.com further announces it plans to begin a major advertising campaign in approximately 60 days.
Negotiations are in process between prizeWise.com and two major coupon retailers for coupon distribution on prizeWise.com, which if finalized, will improve the database and coupon selection features.
PrizeWise.com experienced a glitch in its merchant accounts on July 8, 2004, which has caused some sporadic credit card processing difficulties, notably with Discover and American Express. PrizeWise.com is resolving these issues, which should be finalized soon. Additionally, there are some issues to be resolved regarding the server cluster installation and some planned marketing is being held pending resolution of the issues.
In the coming weeks, prizeWise.com will be implementing new features, including a charitable sweepstakes section, with modified rules, and no minimum ticket amount necessary to close.
21st Century Technologies is a Business Development Company, operated pursuant to the Investment Companies Act of 1940. It holds various enterprises as investments and seeks to grow companies in which it has an interest.
Safe Harbor Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995:
The statements which are not historical facts contained in this press release are forward-looking statements that involve certain risks and uncertainties including but not limited to risks associated with the uncertainty of future financial results, regulatory approval processes, the impact of competitive products or pricing, technological changes, the effect of economic conditions and other uncertainties as may be detailed in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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21st Century's prizeWise.com TV Advertising on Schedule for July 12!
Tuesday July 6, 8:30 am ET
LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 6, 2004--21st Century Technologies, Inc.'s (OTC:BB TFCT.OB) portfolio investment company, prizeWise, Inc., is on schedule for the launch of its Northern California television advertising campaign to be aired on ESPN and CNN beginning July 12. Steve Rinehart, president of prizeWise, also advised 21st Century of plans being made for a Southern California television campaign which is planned to begin on July 19 using the same media outlets. Additional banner ads have also been purchased on YAHOO.com which will complement the television advertising.
"There was a terrific response to our initial banner advertising," said Mr. Rinehart. "Site traffic far exceeded our expectations. We expect our growth to continue to expand with the addition of the television advertising."
Kevin Romney, President of 21st Century Technologies, advised that prizeWise.com is planning a Gift Shoppe button which will allow users to purchase prizeWise.com items such as T-Shirts, caps, coffee mugs and bumper stickers. "PrizeWise.com users and 21st Century stockholders will be able to advertise this dynamic new enterprise to their friends and neighbors," added Mr. Romney.
Http://www.prizeWise.com is a site which sells valuable coupons, with an option offered to purchasers to receive tickets to enter sweepstakes contests on the website. The value of the sweepstakes is now over $30,000,000, which represents a 200% increase in the total value of the sweepstakes now available on prizeWise.com. The public is invited to browse the website without obligation.
21st Century Technologies is a Business Development Company, operated pursuant to the Investment Companies Act of 1940. It holds various enterprises as investments and seeks to grow companies in which it has an interest.
Safe Harbor Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995:
The statements which are not historical facts contained in this press release are forward-looking statements that involve certain risks and uncertainties including but not limited to risks associated with the uncertainty of future financial results, regulatory approval processes, the impact of competitive products or pricing, technological changes, the effect of economic conditions and other uncertainties as may be detailed in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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21st Century's prizeWise.com TV Commercials to Begin July 12
Tuesday June 29, 8:31 am ET
LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 29, 2004--21st Century Technologies, Inc.'s (OTC:BB TFCT.OB) portfolio investment company, prizeWise, Inc. will begin its initial television advertising campaign on ESPN and CNN on July 12. According to Steve Rinehart, president of prizeWise, Inc, "This is the beginning of the TV portion of our full promotion program which also includes internet banner ads and emails. We expect this campaign to generate many thousands of new users for prizeWise. There is terrific excitement currently being generated by prizeWise".
Kevin Romney, President of 21st Century Technologies, commented that the Company was very pleased with Mr. Rinehart's report which included information regarding current usage. "We are elated to see an 81% increase in coupon sales since last Wednesday and a 220% increase since June 11," said Mr. Romney.
Banner ads and targeted emails will appear on Yahoo.com and MSN.com prior to the start of, and in conjunction with, the television campaign which will begin in Northern California. http://www.prizeWise.com is a site which sells coupons, with an option offered to purchasers to receive tickets to enter sweepstakes contests on the website. The value of the sweepstakes is now over $30,000,000.00. Numerous sweepstakes have already been concluded with prizes awarded, such as a Plasma TV on June 28 requiring about 5000 tickets to close. It took only twelve hours for the last 50% of the ticket quota to fill as opposed to thirty-five days for the first 50%. The public is invited to browse the website without obligation.
21st Century Technologies is a Business Development Company, operated pursuant to the Investment Companies Act of 1940. It holds various enterprises as investments and seeks to grow companies in which it has an interest.
Safe Harbor Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995:
The statements which are not historical facts contained in this press release are forward-looking statements that involve certain risks and uncertainties including but not limited to risks associated with the uncertainty of future financial results, regulatory approval processes, the impact of competitive products or pricing, technological changes, the effect of economic conditions and other uncertainties as may be detailed in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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