Knowledge Technology Solutions

http://www.ktsplc.com/index.php

i have been a keen investor in this share for nearly two years now and would be interested in this Times article. Like others i can never quite understand why the potential of this share is not discussed more!

MC

The Times article was on the 12th... Not really an article rather a 10-12 word piece - the sort that's great as most would overlook it and the Times is one of the more credable sources for market info...

I checked the Co. website and having reviewed a number of 'broker related' trading platforms in the past, this one struck me as different....

A couple of other things stood out too...

1) No news releases since autumn... They have not released any info on new client contracts for some time...(so all things being equal - something should be out soon)...

2) Co. released high R&D cost writedown last interims and made a recent move to new offices in the City... (so I would suspect they would not want to be posting high cost write-downs again - without real justification)...

This one struck me as being different and having a potential ST profit...

I await with interest....

Knowledge Technology Solutions PLC
18 January 2005


Knowledge Technology Solutions plc ('the Company')

Holding in Company

The Company was informed on 14 January 2005 by Man Financial Limited that, as at
13 January 2005, it had a notifiable interest in 7,500,000 ordinary shares in
the Company amounting to 5.06 per cent. of the issued share capital.

The Company was also informed on 18 January 2005 by Brain Newman that, as at 11
January 2005, he had a notifiable interest in 4,660,000 ordinary shares in the
Company amounting to 3.14 per cent. of the issued share capital.


This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
VNRAAAR

I've been impressed with Man Financial's ability to pick winners. Have held KTS before, sold out near to their high and now believe they are about to deliver their long overdue promise. Lets see if I'm right.

The Company was informed on 14 January 2005 by Man Financial Limited that, as at
13 January 2005, it had a notifiable interest in 7,500,000 ordinary shares in
the Company amounting to 5.06 per cent. of the issued share capital.

There's the tick up. Now climbing on the leaderboard:
Top % Gainers
# EPIC Name Price Chg %
29 KTS Knowledge Tech Ord 0.1p 7.75 0.625 8.77

Could do with some RNS...

slowly, slowly catch the monkey...

More to come I think!

What does Man Financial and Brain Newman know that we don't? Both announced their holdings on the same day!

I called the company a couple of days ago...

They seemed reluctant to disclose much other than, 'RNS will be notified when they have something to say'...

Man and Newman are the types who don't speculate...

I think something must be brewing...

mam247:

We should know more when their interims are announced. These were were issued in March last year.

However, from their last RNS it looks as though KTS are stepping up a gear. Man Financial and Brain Newman must have bought in this month in anticipation of good results. Good luck!

02/03/04 07:00 Knowledge Technology (KTS) Interim Results

From KTS RNS 12/10/04
....
Chief executive Marc Pinter-Krainer added: 'We look forward with optimism to the year ahead.'

'KTS now has two fully-developed live financial data and news services based on common technologies, and a shared sales, marketing and customer support platform,' the CEO said.

'This allows us to expand our exchange coverage without incurring new infrastructure development costs. The services have been well received in the market and it is our aim to maximise revenues from them and continue to focus on future profitability.'

The group said its monthly recurring revenues are now running at a rate of 1.2 mln stg on an annualised basis, more than double the level seen in the last 12 months, partly due to its new MarketTerminal product.

At the end of the year, the group had 2.7 mln stg in cash.

Grevis...

Thanks - case of watch this space...

One-off 400K + today too...

MAN ups it's %

http://moneyam.uk-wire.com/cgi-bin/articles/200501271659539014H.html

Knowledge Technology Solutions PLC
27 January 2005


Knowledge Technology Solutions plc ('the Company')

Holding in Company

The Company was informed today by Man Financial Limited that, as at 26 January
2005, it had a notifiable interest in 9,250,000 ordinary shares in the Company
amounting to 6.24 per cent. of the issued share capital.

Should be interesting to see what develops...

Hope fully something is about to flow with KTS , as i was reading yesterdays Investors Chronicle and this share does for once get a mention!

It says about the cost per package etc but the best bit was left for last as KTS could be on the verge of revenue take-off. If so the shares are a Buy!

The Man Group can trace its origins back to 1783 when James Man first established a sugar broking business in the City of London. The Group operated as a traditional partnership for over two hundred years and was engaged mainly in the agricultural markets of sugar, coffee and cocoa.

In October 1994 the Group floated on the London Stock Exchange (stock code EMG). In March 2000, the Group sold its original agricultural products businesses so that today it is a focused financial services group, comprising a specialist fund manager called Man Investments and an international broker called Man Financial.

Man Investments is a leading global provider of alternative asset investment funds. The investment funds use systematic trading strategies across a diversified range of international markets as well as offering fund of funds products. These are sold on both an individual basis and through composite guaranteed structures.

Man Financial, the Group's Brokerage division, is the world's largest independent futures broker and commands a global financial presence with offices in New York, Chicago, Kansas City, London, Paris, Singapore, Taiwan, Sydney and Brisbane. Today the division provides agency broking and other related services to a worldwide client base, which ranges from banks, 'CTAs', 'Hedge Funds' and major industrial groups to individual private clients.

The acquisition of GNI Holdings Ltd in October 2002 also resulted in the Man Group plc becoming a leading broker in the European CFD market.

mcgrath1958: If the IC thinks KTS could be on the verge of revenue take-off then perhaps that's why we've seen two insitutions buying in at the same time. Now it's just a question of waiting for KTS's to make an RNS.

Keep an eye on KTS. Few trades this morning but just noticed a broker buy of 500K at 7.02p when Barclays stockbrokers are quoting a buy price 7.00p. Two institutions bought in a few weeks ago and results are out in a couple of weeks.

grevis2 : Well spotted another Buy just gone through this time an ordinary trade! Lets hope their is very good news to digest when the results are out by early march. Fingers crossed as they say!

mcgrath1958: Crossed legs as well perhaps!

This looks like my last opportunity to grab a few before the results in March.

I'm thinking positive, and there's no need to cross your fingers or legs.

Superjock: Just kidding. Have taken advantage of the current price and topped up with a few more at 7.00p this morning.

Why the sudden jump?

Good rise yesterday. Holding very steady this AM. Graph is looking very interesting.

Results are due at the end of March. With recent institutional buying, I would expect to learn that KTS is getting closer to those break even numbers. Signings so far have included the likes of Prudential Bache, Royal London Asset Management, Morley Fund management and Dresdner Kleinwort.

This was Michelle Baltazar's comments on 28 March 2004:

Half year pre-tax losses at Knowledge Technology Systems widened to 321,580 from 100,540 last time on flat turnover due to increased overheads. While administration costs rose from 239,000 to 265,260, the group's distribution costs more than doubled to 104,380.

However, the widened losses are just part and parcel of a company that is just starting to drum up business. Shares should enjoy a fillip on the more important point which is that the company has announced a string of contracts since the start of the year.

Prudential Bache, Royal London Asset Management,Morley Fund management and Dresdner Kleinwort have all signed deals to use KTS's real-time data solutions software QuoteTerminal, a cheap alternative to existing services provided by companies such as Reuters and Bloomberg.

grevis2

Lets hope KTS are getting closer to break even! If that does happen these shares will be given a big shot in the arm by the markets.

I could be wrong but i believe the results will be out on Friday 11th March or just before.

NICE RISE TODAY SO FAR

Any body out their have any idea why this share has being dropping like a stone recently?

The SP on this has dropped a lot in recent months. Directors are now buying, is there some good news about to be released on new clients numbers?

a little gem no one is interested in ;-(

ANOTHER OF MY TIDDLERS, PLEASE TAKE A LOOK AT THIS ONE. BUT VERY CLOSELY AS ITS STILL HIGH RISK.

Nothing seems to be happening over at KTS these days a very luckluster SP and little news flow, however I have been reliably informed that at Knowledge Technology Solutions a dedicated staff are working on a winner.

Operating, as they do, in an intensely competitive sector, business is till hard work and uphill so therefore very tough as they struggle to compete against the bigger and more substantial players.

They tell me that their expansion plans are still very much alive and active and expansion should be by acquisition---therefore there could be a cash call, but I am banking that is there is one it might just transform KTS, with a possible partnership deal with private company that may be lurking in the background---but who knows. That said its well worth keeping an eye on this one. and although it made a cash calls, 1.6m at 1p. come just after the 242 placing, both were well supported.

But for me one of the most important things to consider is the board of directors, the ones who pull the strings. This year KTS was joined by Richard Last as chairman and a non-executive director, and Louise Barton.

Richard has a string of directorships to his credit, has 2.5m KTS shares. Check out what he did at Lynx which was subsequently taken over by Scandia for 210m, and Scandia Richar4d in a 60m management buy-out.

Richard Long is chairman and non-executive director of Xpertise Group, an AIM listed IT training company. He is also a non-executive director of The British Smaller Companies VCT and two other venture capital trusts as well as being a non-executive director of Patsystems and a qualified accountant.

This is a very speculative punt and not for widows and orphans as they say, but as you know by now I am a bottom fisher which would indicate its about as cheap as its going get---so it has two ways to go, up or bust, but given the anticedents of the board I dont think the latter is an option.

One to tuck away-------Good luck

David ,thanks for the update , think a lot of previous investors in KTS, myself included have wondered whats been going on the last couple of years?

Keep us posted!

Has anybody any thoughts as to why KTS has suddenly spurted.

As a long term holder I'm just relieved they managed to do a recent fund raising and not go down the pan.

I can live in hope I guess

50% rise.

Just another1000% to go!