Arcontech Group Regulatory News (ARC)

2 Oct 2006 14:00

Knowledge Technology Solutions PLC02 October 2006 RNS Release 2 October 2006 Pritchard signs up for MarketTerminal Mobile Messenger service Private client stockbrokers Pritchard Stockbrokers Limited have signed up withKnowledge Technology Solutions PLC (AIM: KTS) for MarketTerminal MobileMessenger, its recently launched real-time financial information service on amobile-connected Personal Digital Assistant. MarketTerminal Mobile Messenger has been created for equity market professionalswho require live market data, news, analytics and email access while on themove. KTS provides the service in partnership with Microsoft, Hewlett-Packard(HP) and T-Mobile. Subscribers to the new MarketTerminal Mobile Messenger receive a complete 'allin one' package of KTS MarketTerminal delivered on HP's latest iPAQ hw6915Mobile Messenger device at a cost of just £90 a month on a 24 month contract. Aspart of the package, T-Mobile's web'n'walk professional data tariff offerssubscribers unlimited data access to MarketTerminal, other business applicationsand email, as well as a monthly voice allowance of 250 minutes with T-Mobile'sBusiness 1-Plan. Michael Fitzroy of Pritchard, commented: "We are long standing users of MarketTerminal and welcomed the chance to have aproduct we know and like, as well as push email, for when we are out of theoffice. The ability to keep in contact with the markets and colleagues, evenwhen away from the desk, is vital in today's highly client-focused market." Dr Marc Pinter-Krainer, Chief Executive of KTS PLC, said: "The feedback we have received from users of MarketTerminal Mobile Messenger isamazing. We have created an end-to-end mobile solution that is leading the fieldamong financial market data providers. I am delighted that Pritchard's isalready benefiting from MarketTerminal Mobile Messenger." 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 Neil Boom/Tanya FenessKnowledge Technology Solutions PLC Gresham PR Ltd.020 7256 2300 020 7404 9000 Oliver ScottKBC Peel Hunt020 7418 8905 Notes to Editors More about MarketTerminal Mobile Messenger The MarketTerminal PDA software requires minimal bandwidth yet still providesmaximum resilience and reliability. In combination with Direct Push emailfunctionality available with Windows Mobile 5.0, MarketTerminal Mobile Messengerrepresents a valuable all-in-one information and communication tool forfinancial 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. About Knowledge Technology Solutions PLCKnowledge 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. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange