Arcontech Group Regulatory News (ARC)

24 Jul 2006 07:00

Knowledge Technology Solutions PLC24 July 2006 RNS Release 24 July 2006 KTS launches MarketTerminal Mobile MessengerAll-in-one mobile PDA offers financial information and email access on the move Knowledge Technology Solutions PLC ("KTS"), providers of market informationservices in the finance sector, has launched MarketTerminal Mobile Messenger, anew real-time financial information service accessed from a mobile-connectedPersonal Digital Assistant (PDA). Microsoft, Hewlett-Packard (HP) and T-Mobile are partnering with KTS to providean end-to-end mobile application service aimed at equity market professionalswho require live market data, news, analytics and email access on the move. Subscribers to the new MarketTerminal Mobile Messenger service receive acomplete 'all in one' package of KTS MarketTerminal delivered on HP's latestiPAQ hw6915 Mobile Messenger device at a cost of just £90 a month on a 24 monthcontract. As part of the package, T-Mobile's web'n'walk professional data tariffoffers subscribers unlimited data access to MarketTerminal, other businessapplications and email, as well as a monthly voice allowance of 250 minutes withT-Mobile's Business 1-Plan. The new MarketTerminal PDA software requires minimal bandwidth yet stillprovides maximum resilience and reliability. In combination with Direct Pushemail functionality available with Windows Mobile 5.0, MarketTerminal MobileMessenger represents a valuable all-in-one information and communication toolfor financial professionals who want to stay connected while on the go. MarketTerminal Mobile Messenger offers in-depth coverage of essential financialinformation - real-time prices, news and analytics. It covers 15 exchangesincluding the London Stock Exchange, New York Stock Exchange, NASDAQ, Euronext,and Deutsche Boerse. In addition to information access, MarketTerminal MobileMessenger offers comprehensive functionality to monitor multiple instruments atthe same time as well as setting up live price and news alerts to automaticallymonitor the markets for events whilst on the move. By launching the MarketTerminal Mobile Messenger KTS is leading the field amongfinancial market data providers in end-to-end mobile solutions. Sales of mobile-connected PDA devices have been primarily application driven.According to a recent study by Gartner Dataquest, more than 3.6 million PDAswere shipped worldwide in the first quarter of 2006. KTS assesses the initial addressable market for its new MarketTerminal MobileMessenger to consist of around 100,000 relevant City of London professionals. Initial sales are expected to stem from KTS's existing MarketTerminal clientbase of 130 client organisations. Current KTS MarketTerminal customers includeprivate client stockbrokers, asset managers, advisers and corporate clients. Microsoft, HP, T-Mobile and KTS are collaborating on sales and marketinginitiatives. Specialist teams are working exclusively on a launch campaign forthe new MarketTerminal Mobile Messenger. Dr Marc Pinter-Krainer, Chief Executive of KTS PLC, said: "We are delighted to be working with such distinguished partners to offer thisconvenient MarketTerminal Mobile Messenger solution. Increasingly, Cityprofessionals want to access key financial information and email when away fromthe office. Therefore, PDA access to equity news and data is increasinglyessential for traders or advisers who must keep fully up-to-date with livemarkets." Todd Warren, Corporate Vice President, Mobile and Embedded Devices Division atMicrosoft, commented: "In the past five years there's been a profound shift in the type of data andservices people access on their mobile devices, from multimedia to businessapplications such as KTS's MarketTerminal. The iPAQ hw6915 combines Microsoft'spowerful Windows Mobile 5.0 Direct Push email functionality with continuedinnovation from HP to give business professionals a compelling all-in-oneapplication access device." Neil Dagger, Handheld and Wireless Device Business Manager, HP UK and Ireland,commented: "These days people want stock market information at their fingertips, and ournew iPAQ hw6915 is the perfect device for getting KTS's MarketTerminalapplication to busy City professionals with the added benefit of instant emailaccess, camera, WiFi, built in GPS Sat Nav, and pocket internet explorer viaWifi or GPRS. We are delighted to be a part of this Solution." Derek Williamson, Head of Business Marketing, T-Mobile UK, said: "Successfully addressing the wireless data demands of today's business marketrequires a combination of powerful networks and a wide choice of applications.The combination of T-Mobile's web'n'walk professional with Business 1-Planprovides the data and voice requirements to access MarketTerminal and keep intouch. We are pleased to be working with KTS as mobile service provider ofchoice for the professional finance sector." Financial professionals can request a free trial of MarketTerminal MobileMessenger by contacting KTS sales on 020 7256 2300. Enquiries, please contact: Dr Marc Pinter-Krainer Tariq Ahmed, PR ManagerKnowledge Technology Solutions PLC Hewlett Packard020 7256 2300 020 7015 3000 Sophia Parviez Jason LangridgeT-Mobile Microsoft Corporation07017 150 150 07802 882 006 Neil Boom/Tanya FenessGresham PR Ltd.020 7404 9000 Notes to editors About Knowledge Technology Solutions PLC Knowledge Technology Solutions PLC is an innovative provider of financial marketdata application services and the company is listed on the AlternativeInvestment Market of the London Stock Exchange (ticker symbol: KTS). Utilising its proprietary advanced technologies, KTS focuses on developing andproviding real-time thin-client market data services to the financialmarketplace by delivering essential market data and news via more cost-effectivecommunications channels. KTS differentiates itself from other leading information providers as itsservices are technology driven. They are designed to run on standard PCs andlaptops without the need for any installation of dedicated hardware, software orinfrastructure, as the application runs on the server side on powerful clustersof highly resilient and secure servers. Financial professionals can log on to KTS's services by using a standardInternet connection from any geographical location across fixed and wirelessnetworks. KTS's "zero-client" application service offers its clientsunprecedented benefits including flexibility and significant cost savings in theareas of support and maintenance of any market data infrastructure and userdata, as no client-side components are required and upgrades are automatic. More than 130 client organisations currently subscribe to KTS's financialinformation service KTS MarketTerminal. Fair use policy for web'n'walk professional MarketTerminal Mobile Messenger incorporates T-Mobile's web'n'walk professionaltariff with unlimited data access subject to a fair use policy.T-Mobile defines fair use as total UK data use (both sent and received) of up to2GB per month. T-Mobile may contact customers who exceed this volume of data intwo (or more) consecutive months in any six month period to ask them to reducetheir usage. If usage is not reduced, notice may be given, after which networkprotection controls may be applied which will result in a reduced speed oftransmission. Use of Voice over Internet Protocol and Messaging over InternetProtocol is prohibited by T-Mobile. If use of either or both of these servicesis detected T-Mobile may terminate all contracts with the customer anddisconnect any SIM cards and/or web'n'walk cards from the T-Mobile network. About HP HP is a technology solutions provider to consumers, businesses and institutionsglobally. The company's offerings span IT infrastructure, global services,business and home computing, and imaging and printing. For the four fiscalquarters ended April 30, 2006, HP revenue totaled $88.9 billion. Moreinformation about HP (NYSE, Nasdaq: HPQ) is available at www.hp.com. About Microsoft For further information on Windows Mobile, please go to the following website:http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/default.mspx About T-Mobile T-Mobile is one of the world's largest mobile operators with around 80 millioncustomers worldwide and in the UK it is the network of choice for over 16million customers, more than any other UK network. T-Mobile has a range of innovative products and services such as Business1-Plan, U-Fix, a tariff that combines pay-as-you-go and a monthly contract andweb'n'walk professional, which enables customers to access their systems andinformation on the move. T-Mobile's network coverage is among the best in the UK(over 99% of the UK population) with one of the lowest dropped call rates.It offers the largest worldwide Wi-Fi network, with over 1,000 HotSpotsin business-friendly locations in the UK and 19,000 worldwide, and offers arapidly expanding 3G network across the UK. For more information about T-Mobile UK, please visit www.t-mobile.co.uk This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange