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[spud] 21/6/2007 17:16

Yup me too. I would guess that my buying days of 4.3 and below are well behind us now.

Oh well, still have plenty funds available if they drop :o)

spud

[garth] 21/6/2007 15:08

CH,

thanks! I'd tried orders for 20K and 25K at 4.5p and 4.35p but no luck.... Have in the past been able to pick up little parcels here and there at attractive prices...

G.

[rambutan2] 21/6/2007 13:39

and on the subject of mobile money, will be interesting to see how this one goes...

[rambutan2] 21/6/2007 13:26

the front cover of this months Banker mag (read by all top execs!) is about the mobile money revolution. however, i'm not a top exec and i've not had the chance to go and read it in my local newsagent as yet!

[rambutan2] 21/6/2007 13:23

re amb, fortress did get the emirates stadium contract and further football stadiums (see recent results). but the whole sit is a bit odd as amb keep on extending their option to up their stake - have been doing it for nearly a year now.

still, naggar and klimt are top shewdies and have plenty of their own money in amb, so they must be up to something.

[churchtower] 21/6/2007 13:09

Garth - Level 2 4 v 4 with HOOD,WINS,KBC and SCAP all willing to deal in 25000 at the bid and offer price 4.0/5.0.

[bungler] 20/6/2007 11:56

Slightly off topic - but paragraph 2 shows how fast smartcards are evolving and , hopefully, becoming more and more acceptable for everyday use. Does anyone know anything about Fortress GB who are providing the smartcard system (see end of last para)?

LONDON - June 20, 2007- Watford Football Club, founded more than a century ago, is building one of the most advanced voice, video and data communication systems ever deployed at a European sports venue. Based on Cisco technologies, the network will help deliver a massive 10 gigabits per second to every part of the club's Vicarage Road stadium. The fixed and wireless network supports a Cisco Unified Communications system, video streaming and a Cisco Connected Real Estate solution. The network is expected to transform the experience for club fans and corporate visitors using Vicarage Road, as well as helping deliver significant cost savings and efficiency improvements in venue management.

The Cisco network infrastructure has been installed and is already supporting a smartcard system used by fans so they can get through turnstiles much faster and use the cards for purchases at the ground. It will soon also support access to a range of other potential services such as video-on-demand in corporate boxes and access to team and match information. When integrated with the club's customer relationship management system via the Cisco network, the smartcard system will provide club management with invaluable information about fans so staff can provide services that are better aligned to fans' preferences and offer more sophisticated loyalty reward schemes. On match days, stewards will use mobile devices, which communicate via the Cisco wireless network, to view real-time video for better crowd monitoring and control and for providing on-the-spot information to visitors.



The Cisco network is also expected to help the club increase the revenue potential of Vicarage Road out-of-season by making the stadium a highly advanced corporate event venue offering a wide range of business communications services such as flexible video conferencing facilities and wireless networking. The club also plans to integrate all of the venue's building management systems across the Cisco network so services such as lighting, heating, closed-circuit television security and digital signage can be managed centrally and more economically.

Watford FC's head of new projects, Katie Wareham, said, "Watford FC doesn't have the financial clout of the top UK and international football clubs and yet we have deployed what we believe is the most powerful and fastest communications network of any sports venue in Europe. The Cisco solution means we can give fans a host of innovative services that transform their experience when visiting Vicarage Road and increase revenue potential outside the football season. And we have an infrastructure that is more than capable of supporting additional services and applications for at least the next 10 years."

The Cisco solution is part of a £32.5millon redevelopment of the Vicarage Road venue to improve access, seating, corporate hospitality and a range of other facilities that the club hopes will also improve the stadium as a centre for the local community.

The Cisco infrastructure at the Vicarage Road stadium is based upon Cisco Catalyst® 6500 Series Switches and Cisco Catalyst 3750E and Cisco Catalyst 3560E Series Switches. The Cisco wireless network uses Cisco Aironet® 1130 AG Access Points. The Cisco network infrastructure is highly resilient as the architecture has no single point of failure anywhere around the stadium. The Cisco Unified Communications system comprises 140 Cisco Unified IP Phones around the stadium which will provide sophisticated telephony services such as video conferencing and the delivery of real-time information to handset displays. The Cisco solution is being deployed at Watford FC by The Project Network, a Cisco SMB Select Partner, and Fortress GB is delivering the smartcard system.

[garth] 19/6/2007 19:07

Up-coming conference in July in preparation for CBTB. Info reads as follows:

"The Department for Transport have issued tenders to assist Concessionary Travel Authorities in procuring and issuing new permits (almost certainly as ITSO smartcards) for the 2008 English National Concessionary Travel Scheme.

This conference provides the opportunity to learn about the latest position with this important national initiative and discuss how smartcards will help in managing concessionary travel schemes and how the ITSO specification provides inter-operability and the ability to choose from a range of suppliers.

The conference will be of great interest and benefit to:

Staff within local authorities and Passenger Transport Executives with responsibility for Concessionary Travel.
Transport planners and public transport co-ordinators
Bus Operators"

[garth] 19/6/2007 14:13

I don't know - they keep flirting with dropping a bit and letting me pick up a few more on the cheap and the next thing -> bounce up they go again and that lovely rising trend stays intact. Ho-hum ;0)

G.

[garth] 19/6/2007 09:03

Partner website. For info.

[mistertibbs] 18/6/2007 19:09

The results were at the printers 3 weeks ago when I phoned and reported it here. Must be some report.

[spud] 18/6/2007 14:13

1/3m cross had the Offer up with a 'nice' wide spread.

Trust me, the Market doesn't want you to buy this.

spud

[awilson] 18/6/2007 11:34

Just phoned the company. Interim results are due at the end of June -they are at the printers now -but there is no firm date.

[garth] 17/6/2007 21:08

Restructuring at ITI Techmedia. Background interest only:

[garth] 14/6/2007 10:49

Every ITSO certified ticket machine(POS)and ticket reader needs an ISAM from SMRT..... it all mounts up.


Making standards happen - a world first for Almex and ITSO

Hannover, 13.06.2007 - Almex is pleased to announce the award of full certification for the Optima electronic ticket machine

Not only is Almex the first ETM supplier in the UK to achieve this important milestone, it is the first in the World. A delighted John Clarkson, Almex's UK General Manager said:

"ITSO was first introduced as a concept almost ten years ago and the achievement of full certification is testimony to the hard work of my colleagues both in Hanover and Swindon. We knew we were capable of reaching ITSO's 31st May deadline and the last couple of months have seen much frenzied but focussed activity. This is a significant milestone not just for Almex, but also for ITSO. It confirms us as market leader in the development of solutions for the public transport industry."

The Full Compliance Certificate was presented on Tuesday 5 June 2007 during the annual Moving On

Conference in Cardiff.

ALMEX delivers state of the art ticketing systems to the bus, rail and airline industry. The complete range of products includes electronic ticketing machines, ticket vending machines and handhelds, supported by our comprehensive back office system, almex.office. Installations in the UK include British Midland's successful self service check-in terminals and a fully managed service for more than 1.100 London Bus roadside ticketing machines.

[garth] 12/6/2007 10:28

News on Cheshire pilot via Innovision website:

[garth] 12/6/2007 10:15

No fixed date for results as yet but will be before the end of June.

G.

[mistertibbs] 09/6/2007 20:30

Please allow me to congratulate you on an already, now updated introduction to this thread Garth. Was somewhat taken by surprise. Thank you.

[bungler] 09/6/2007 08:51

garth - re your post 734 thanks very much again.

[garth] 08/6/2007 16:58

7th June last year....

[longshanks] 08/6/2007 16:19

are interim results due some time soon?

[mistertibbs] 07/6/2007 20:36

Because they're greedy b@@@rds maybe?