Ncipher Share Discussion Threads

[lancasterbomber] 26/6/2007 17:22

Very large volumes going through today, anyone know anything?

[garth] 25/6/2007 11:09

Security threats Toolkit
Biometric checks get air-passenger approval
Tags: Hong Kong, Automatic, Intelligence, Passenger
Andy McCue silicon.com

Published: 21 Jun 2007 12:12 BST

Air travellers have backed biometric security checks after a four-month trial of the passenger-screening technology at London's Heathrow airport.

Fingerprint and iris scans were used for screening more than 3,000 passengers who volunteered to take part in the trial on Cathay Pacific and Emirates flights to and from Dubai and Hong Kong.

The miSense trial was aimed at testing the feasibility of advanced passenger screening in the UK, which would allow the traveller's details to be checked against various intelligence and immigration databases and "watch lists" before being allowed to board a flight.

The basic miSense security screening required passengers to scan their passport and right index finger at a self-service check-in kiosk before getting a boarding card. The manual check before going through security is then replaced by an automatic barrier activated by the passenger's fingerprint and a biometric reader verifies the passenger again at the boarding gate.

A more advanced miSense screening collected 10 fingerprint scans, two iris scans and a facial image scan during a manual enrolment. This data was then uploaded onto an RFID smartcard, used in conjunction with a fingerprint reader at an automatic immigration barrier on arrival at Dubai, Heathrow or Hong Kong airports.

Overall, passenger feedback on the trial has been positive, with 81 percent rating the miSense service "good" or "excellent" and 87 percent saying the enrolment process was easy. The main benefit cited by those who took part in the trial was faster journey times.

The average time to fully enrol a traveller was seven minutes and the self-service border clearance gate recorded an average time of 17 seconds to let passengers through. More than 3,000 traveller records were transferred to the Border and Immigration Agency background checking system during the trial and 96 percent were processed in fewer than 30 seconds.

The report into the miSense trial said: "The advancement of technology has meant that biometric information can now be captured quickly, unobtrusively and, as observed during the trial, with a high degree of traveller acceptance."

The miSense technology was developed and delivered by a consortium of organisations, including Accenture, BAA, the Border and Immigration Agency, Cathay Pacific, Emirates, IER, Raytheon, Sagem, and Sita. Each organisation self-funded their elements of the trial, including time, materials and equipment.

Immigration minister Liam Byrne added in the report: "New technology, particularly biometrics, and new approaches to managing risk and intelligence will play a fundamental part in making it easier for good travellers to travel - but bad for those we are concerned about."

[katylied] 25/6/2007 07:55

That recent director purchase RNS. It says the non-exec director
now holds 42,268 Shares representing 0.1% of issued shares.
That implies a total of 42,268,000 shares in issue.
Isn't that substantially larger than they had
even before the tender offer?...

So how does that work?...

[napoleon 14th] 25/6/2007 00:10

8Clive - tired markets going into summer recess can make the best shares look dull in a boring market.
High volatility won't hit NCH, but won't help it either...
Good value for the patient! I sold some, but kept about half.

[8clive] 15/6/2007 13:00

I can not understand why there is not more interest in this company. It's products are vital to business, it's a potential takeover target and after the tender goes through it will be on a 2008 forecast pe of 10. to top it off there has been strong director buying the past six months. strong buy...

[8clive] 14/6/2007 09:48

I think the high court can veto the tender offer, don't know why they would though.
Personally I see the drop as a buying opportunity.

[wigton] 13/6/2007 16:45

WIGTON 13.6.07

Following the purchase and cancellation of the 41% of shares

I expected the shares to go up due to scarecity, and I cannot understand the

collapse of the shareprice.Any explanation for this for this?

[napoleon 14th] 02/6/2007 11:40

Nice to see US deals coming in...

[confusedcoalboy] 30/5/2007 09:32

about time really. might get back in sometime. I see the prospect of cancelling 40% of the companies shares has resulted in a rise of about 20%. Maybe people are hesitant because of the Abridean mess (although this action should help prevent repeats).

[napoleon 14th] 27/5/2007 12:49

So far, so good, but NCH will wellcome a rise in the US$'s value....

[weatherman] 25/5/2007 20:40

No comments on today's statements.?

[scburbs] 23/5/2007 13:20

MrX001, Thanks for your reply. I have been tracking NCH and was actually asking because FWY have announced a tender offer and was unsure of how my IG and Finspreads positions would be treated.

One of the IG holders has contacted IG who are going to allow sb positions in FWY to participate in the tender. If it is not too late I would suggest contacting IG to try to participate in the NCH tender.

[mrx001] 23/5/2007 12:59

I have a spreadbet with IG on these but they haven't offered anything. Bit of a shame really as I would have taken it!

[scburbs] 23/5/2007 11:51

Can any spread bet holder in NCH advise whether they have been offered the opportunity to tender their positions.

[jonnyno1] 08/5/2007 15:19

unquestionably, it has a floor now.

[pkw] 08/5/2007 12:44

Was always expecting to see this nearer to £3.50 : the share buy back at £2.85 is a complication really! Tempting to follow the director and buy more.

[cwa1] 08/5/2007 08:53

Thanks for that r. Good to see.

[rivaldo] 06/5/2007 09:14

From today's Observer:



"nCipher wins brokers' trust

nCipher, the internet security group, is in a booming market. The shares closed on Friday at 260p, but broker Charles Stanley has pencilled in a target price of 345p."

[philjeans] 02/5/2007 08:16

and here we go........

[philjeans] 01/5/2007 16:21

Should put a nice floor under the price at 280p.

Going much higher!

[jonnyno1] 01/5/2007 16:19

another blatant piece of insider dealing!

[dayjob] 28/3/2007 08:32

napoleon - belated thanks for the info. much appreciated.

[napoleon 14th] 21/3/2007 16:12

dayjob - a bit like a reverse rights issue, where they say (for eg.)

"We will buy 1 in 2 of your shares @ £x ea."

I have 10000, so I sell 5000 & get £5000x.

Price reflects new data, but shouldn't change too much for those who hold.
Alternatively, sell to the tender (& then buyback on subsequent dip?)

[dayjob] 06/3/2007 08:48

aaaand....exhale.