Are they that desperate for just 100k to provide working capital.
Can anybody see any positives out of this because i cant ?

They still cannot be making any money and the number of fools prepared to part with their ca$h is dwindling.

Look out for another Steig of the dump share dump and the price will weaken further.

Come on moneygrabber post a few more irrelevant articles, you would make 3 times retired Keith a happy man. The career break from cleaning the public toilets in Richmond to trade a few Tadpole shares didn't do him much good, although no doubt the public toilets in Richmond are now cleaner than ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Company today announces the issue of 2,803,486 Ordinary Shares at a price of
3.78p to GEM Global Yield Fund Limited, pursuant to the equity line of credit
provided to the Company by GEM Global Yield Fund Limited, details of which were
announced to the shareholders on 26 January 2005.

The need for this equity issue is in line with expectations in order to maintain
sufficient working capital headroom as was indicated in the interim statement
dated 28 April 2005.

One notes that Moneylender has only posted this bad news when prompted.

As an ex good friend often used to remark.........hmmmmmmmmmm.

hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

LOL!

yuff - 22 Aug 2005 11:42 - 1724 of 1733
ml
Is that the sp above the 50day ma
:-)

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

No yufff it's south of the 50 day MA and the 200 day MA

how come you took 3 days to respond?
The current mid price is above the 50 day ma!

no it's not yuff - stop telling porkies!!!!!

It would not surprise me that TAD is being manipulated/groomed/whatever to be swallowed by Microsoft.

MS have used Tadpoles software distrbution model for a couple of their products.
Basically online distribution of software. This is the Future! In the next 5 years I predict practically all software will be distributed over the wire to the device wishing to use it.

There are two major camps testing this mechanism. One with MS interest the other with Sun interest.

Have you tried it! I have. I downloaded a trial of Encarta from MS and it was cumbersome. Whats holding it back?......bandwidth.
Once we have 6 to 8 meg broadband surely this is going to fly.

As for the other side of TAD's business....what market size?...perrrr!

why would Microsoft want to buy Tadpole for arguments sake for between 25m to 250m when they could easily develop the streaming software themselves for a whole lot less?

Give me a budget of 500,000 and I could get it done quite easily in Bangalore or Hanoi and still have change.

Give me a budget of 2m and I could get it done quite easily in the UK.

Next potential suitor please!!!!!!!!!!!

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Dear

So...why does Microsoft buy any business up?

Why did they buy up voice recognition for instance?

IRVINE, CA August 26, 2005: Stream Theory, Inc., a division of Tadpole Technology plc (LSE: TAD), today announced that it has signed a worldwide content provider agreement with Strategy First, a leading publisher and developer of interactive entertainment software. Strategy First, Inc. a wholly owned subsidiary of Silverstar Holdings, Ltd. (NASDAQ: SSTR), publishes award winning titles such as the classic Disciples and Jagged Alliance series. Strategy First launched a new online store in May and has more than 20 titles available for purchase. Stream Theorys patented StreamFlow Games on Demand platform enables retailers, portals, game publishers, and ISPs to securely distribute PC games to broadband consumers under a variety of payment models.

We are delighted to participate with Stream Theory in capturing our share of the burgeoning online marketplace," said Brian Clarke, Strategy Firsts Executive Vice President. Strategy Firsts award-winning content and Stream Theorys patented delivery process provide a formidable combination to achieve that objective, Clarke said.

Stream Theory is very excited to welcome Strategy First to our content provider family, said Steig Westerberg, CEO of Stream Theory. This is a perfect opportunity for Stream Theorys worldwide digital distribution partners to increase exposure of Strategy First games to broadband gamers everywhere. Through our partnership we will delight current fans and attract new consumers of Strategy First games, Westerberg continued.

Games on Demand (GoD) is a broadband-only service where games application data is streamed to a users PC. Unlike one-time purchases at retail or through installed downloads, GoD subscriptions provide recurring revenue streams for game publishers and distribution partners. GoD is emerging as a new revenue-generating window of opportunity for a PC game after its brief sell-through period passes. 2004 ended with 118 million worldwide broadband subscribers according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. With Nielsen//NetRatings reporting current U.S. penetration at 60% the desire for new online services from broadband users is accelerating adoption of new technologies and business models. According to Parks Associates the number of households subscribing to GoD services will climb to more than 2 million by 2007.
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Strategy First Joins Stream Theory as Digital Distribution Partner

About Silverstar Holdings
Silverstar Holdings Ltd. is a publicly traded company (NASDAQ: SSTR), focusing on acquiring controlling positions in high growth retail driven and fee-based electronic game businesses that stand to benefit from the economies of scale generated by the Internet and other technology related platforms. It currently owns Fantasy Sports, Inc., a dominant provider of fee-based NASCAR related and other fantasy sports games, Strategy First Inc., a leading developer and worldwide publisher of entertainment software for the PC, as well as a stake in Magnolia Broadband, a fab-less semiconductor company and innovator of radio frequency (RF) solutions for the cellular industry. For more information, visit www.silverstarholdings.com

About Strategy First
Strategy First, Inc. is a leading developer and worldwide publisher of entertainment software for the PC. Founded in 1990, the Company has grown rapidly, publishing major games in the industry such as Supreme Ruler 2010 and Disneys Aladdin Chess Adventures and simultaneously developing its own in-house titles such as O.R.B. and Disciples II. After winning numerous awards for games such as Disciples: Sacred Lands, Kohan: Immortal Sovereigns, Steel Beasts, Galactic Civilizations, and Jagged Alliance, Strategy First continues to push the gaming envelope with its own groundbreaking titles, while maintaining its reputation as a unique alternative for independent developers seeking to market their games to a worldwide audience. For more information, visit www.strategyfirst.com.

About Stream Theory
Founded in 1996, Stream Theory, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Tadpole Technology plc (LSE: TAD). Stream Theory is revolutionizing the manner in which software is purchased, delivered and accessed by enabling true software-on-demand and virtualization models. Stream Theory has developed a patented framework that is a piracy deterrent for software publishers. The Company is a leading supplier of software streaming technology for delivering and managing software applications worldwide over IP and digital media. Leading software publishers, developers, portals, ASPs, and broadband ISPs have deployed the company's patented technology. Stream Theory is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner and an IBM Partnerworld member. For more information, visit www.streamtheory.com.

if you want something, it makes far more commercial sense to buy it than develop your own. ( naturally if the price is right ).

Disneys Aladdin Chess Adventures

This game sounds like a classic ;-) must go and buy it right now

snappy
If thats true why did Softbank pay $9m and Wyse $1.8m
:-)

what happened to the $9m and why are they still drawing down on Gem?

Why would Microsoft want to buy out the company when they can sign a deal for up to a maximum of $100,000?

These questions need answering but I suspect you do not have the answers yuff........

I would say that Ms would buy the technology in as I believe it will so fundamental to MS deploying their software in the future. No 1 to 2 yearer but for a long time to come.

The fact that they are using Encarta curtently on this service just shows how interested they are.

Rather than be held ransom by TAD they will take the company and absorb it into MS.

OR

Will MS do what they are really good at and steal the technology, rebrand it as their own and launch it...crushing the opposition. ??? mmmm

Snappy

The answer is on iii in response to the same question put by you on that website. I am quite happy to paste Carta's anawer over on here if you would like.
Regarding your spin on the MS $100k, MS didn't get the software for $100k they got it to use on their trialware, whilst MS are big they don't sell a lot of software through direct methods other companies do that therefore SW thought wasting time and money on MS would be less productive than on new companies like the OEM deal who are prepared to pay millions of $'s for the software and future licensing.
MS as usual are interested in the software but don't want to pay for it although they might not have a choice in the future.