Tadpole, WebEx deal bears fruit

London, February 11 2003, (netimperative)



by Chris Lake

Peer-to-peer software developer Tadpole Technology has released the first fruits of a deal struck with WebEx after the two companies combined their software to launch a product aimed at the fast-growing web meetings sector.


WebEx, the world's largest web meetings operator, inked an agreement with Tadpole last October, in order to produce a product that uses Magi's secure collaboration and enhanced instant messaging functionality.

Developed by its Endeavors subsidiary, Tadpole's latest Magi release will allow users to use WebEx's online meetings and conferencing tools, enabling participants to work on projects together and share applications and files over the internet.

The combined Magi-WebEx product will directly initiate web meetings via a two-click procedure, with Magi doing the groundwork so users do not need to go through the normal process of accessing WebEx's website to organise meetings.

Users taking part in meeting via the web can view, discuss and edit documents and presentations with other participants, and Magi Enterprise enables team members to chat, instant message and conduct internet and intranet searches. Magi also provides an audit trail and storage capabilities in line with corporate governance policies.

Web meetings, conferences and presentations are expected to become increasingly popular in the coming years, as they increase efficiency and productivity, cut travel costs, and ultimately shorten project cycles.

BT also struck a deal with WebEx last year in a bid to develop its own web conferencing division, based on WebEx's technology, and last month started to launch its range of online meetings products.

28 January: BT launches new conferencing tools

www.webex.com

not sure whether tads is involved - or not but looks like a winning idea


BA launches in-flight email and surfing
By James Watson Over the Atlantic at 35,000 feet [11-02-2003]
The web at 35,000ft - but not in the cheap seats
The first British Airways scheduled flight to offer onboard internet and email access to passengers took off from London's Heathrow airport today.
The service, available only to selected members of the press today, will be available to regular passengers from next Tuesday.

Initially it is only available on planes flying from Heathrow to New York, but the airline plans to roll out the service to the rest of its long-haul flights over the next two years.

BA chief information officer Paul Coby explained that the system will allow the airline to test passenger response and work out an ideal price.

"This is a chance for us to gauge how customers react to the service and will help determine how we roll it out further," he said.

The airline is charging between $25 and $35 per flight for the service. It plans to test alternative prices during the trial period to determine what passengers are willing to pay.

"Obviously, this is a tough time for the industry, which has put some pressure on the roll-out of this service, but we believe it will be a very attractive offering for our passengers," said Coby.

Connexion by Boeing is supplying the service, which connects passengers' laptops to the internet via satellite.

Users can connect through Ethernet ports in their seats, or via 802.11b wireless networking.

Passengers can access their corporate email, files and business applications from 35,000ft above the Atlantic. This story has been written and filed en route to New York.

Connexion by Boeing, a provider of mobile information services, is a business unit of airline giant Boeing.

Stanley Deal, the company's vice president for global network sales, said that it is tough to bring new technology to market in the current economic climate, but that the service presents airlines with strong benefits.

"The ability to bring business travellers a great service is very valuable," he explained.

"And, by offering the airlines the ability to implement new applications that can reduce operating cost on a day to day basis, we give them an additional incentive."

Lufthansa launched a similar three-month trial of the Connexion by Boeing service on its Frankfurt to Dulles route last month. Japan Airlines and Scandinavian Airlines plan to test the system on their planes from 2004.

The service will only be available to BA's First, World Traveller Plus and Club World classes.

ains
The adoption of secure file transfers wherever you are has got to be good for Tad even if they are not directly involved at the moment. There is a good chance with their security aspects they wiil eventually be involved.
Guru 1 1/4

Yes guru .... I go along with that. Looks like the mm's are reluctant to maske a proper market this afternoon ..... speads are discouraging trading. I suspect we are going to see some late biggies agan.

The netimperative explanation of todays announcement helps peeps like me to understand what is going on :-))



ains

Genisis


Peer-to-peer software developer Tadpole Technology has released the first fruits of a deal struck with WebEx after the two companies combined their software to launch a product aimed at the fast-growing web meetings sector.

What other fruits are on their way would you say?


M

Very quiet in here tonight? where is everyone.

M

Talked out I guess M ....... was a little disapointing today - share price wise. The wide spreads seemed to put people off after the initial mark up. You get the impression it's easier for the mm's to avoid the retail trades



ains

anyone any idea on the 150k at 6.5 seems very generous of a mm to give 0.5p above the bid. Mind you the pread is very handy for the mm's they can basically decide whether to do trades or to pick and choose unless someone is prepared to pay a huge spread. Not so much of an issue on a couple of thousand shares but a big issue on 100k+.
Guru 1 1/4

Guru

The spread now is so wide, it is designed to do two things.

1. Discourage retail trade.
2. Camouflage the true identity of a trade. ie buy or sell.

Now why would they want to do that??

They have a large Corporate client that has taken an interest?
and they do not want the TAD army to drive up the price, by buying themselves.

M

M
Well its certainly detering buyers currently. Traders that have bought recently may have to sell and therefore close with a huge spread. When Tadpole was 80p the spread was never this large, mm's are not interested in volume at this time.
Guru 1 1 /4

well bit of life in the Co, with 600K traded in
the last fifteen minutes of business.

Dont ask what they were, I got no idea!!!

M

Test

Broker Research Notes
A textual analysis of Tadpole Technology PLC's financial statements, including company description a
Release date: 2003-02-09
Broker: Wright Reports (Price: 19.00)

Ainsoph, can you tell me which MM's played around with the price at the close yesterday?
D.

Mostly the house broker and MLSB ..... MLSB moved down but them ticked up as they closed - hence the backwardisation. My own view is that the closing price should have been 6/7p as it is now - the intraday 13% gain that is showing is nonsense.

House are the only mm on the offer at this time


ains

I have a theory

Tads management know shareholders do not like the GEM situation and would have preferred a rights issue maybe - or a bank facility .......

Tads may have gone to House broker and asked them to put a few feelers out in the money markets. Brokers came back and said they could arrange a placing or get support for a rights issue at 2p.

Tads said no way ....... unfortunately this news got out to a shorting group who proceeded to short tads in a big way - putting misleading stories in the media and spamming the bb's. Despite attempts by some to put the record straight the shorters thought they could force the price down to 2p anyway. They forgot the Tads army and their able commanders :-)).

The price has held and stabilised around 6/7p. Tads know they will need another chunk of money in short term to see them through to profitability. With war looming and uncertain markets and a June deadline on price - they couldn't afford to risk a market downturn that took Tads with it ......... they activated GEM - maybe 280K to date - or 4.5 million shares.

What we have been experiencing over last 6/7 weeks imho is a short raid - a Gem drawdown - a biggish buyer and now short closing ........ you may wonder why the shorters are closing ...... it's because they have lost the game. News is coming out - contracts are not far away - alliances with the likes of HP - BT and MS don't just happen haphazardly and for no reason .... remind me when that conference is due?


I remain a big holder and whilst accepting there are high risks (we are on 510 risk grade out of 1000) the potential rewards are huge. R+D is mostly paid for - the infrastructure is there - the products are mostly debugged and looking good - the trails are coming to conclusions - contracts cannot be far away ........ and then on to true profitability ..... sounds like an oxymoron - Tads and profits :-)) but imagine a scenario where at the end of the year we can see a forward million or two on the bottom line ....... how much for a Tadpole share then ???????

Markets are difficult - financial and sales but a war may prove the catalyst to move forward and either way we are talking huge potential markets and must have applications like IM across the networks


ains

Endeavors Boosts Online Meeting Technology

By Internetweek.com

Endeavors Technology on Wednesday introduced software designed to add flexibility to WebEx online meetings.

Endeavors's latest update to Magi beefs up WebEx with tools for presence detection, messaging, file sharing, and document sharing.

Before a meeting starts, a host can see who is online and available for conferencing, as indicated on a presence status display in Magi. Initializing the meeting through Magi is a two-click operation, instead of the longer process normally done by going to a company's WebEx Web page.

During the meeting, participants can view, discuss, and edit any document with other team member or groups who are available and online. Meeting participants can access up-to-date cache files of an offline participant. For instance, if an offline participant was expected to present budget information in a spreadsheet on his laptop, the host can open the spreadsheet because Magi caches updated versions of files.

Conferences and transactions can be centrally recorded.

The software is available now, priced an average of $20-$30 per user.

If ainss theory is close to the truth you can imagine managements feelings on the subject!!
So would BH be happy with this scenario ..doubt that very much!!!
So best way to burn them would be to follow such a theory :0)
So off to gem for a little top up. make a few announcements. shorters closing fastevery ones a winner :0)
Throw in a conference with MS for good measureonly days away :0).
Take another look at the BH statement at results time.
Just a thought. but feasible imho.DYOR chaps
Tris

from iii ..... not sure if this is good or not :-))


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