A recent aquisition for Intelliplus Group plc and new contracts for this company are coming in thick and fast. Result - share price is consistently heading north - Up 46% since 1/10. Perhaps one to quietly be a ten bagger over the next few months. DYOR

LOL

Any views as to wether there was any discissions with PXC.

MS

mickey

now that ECK has your attention have a butchers over the fundamentals!

ECK has the potential to be very big over the next couple of years look at the client base...

stay lucky

p.s.

wouldn't surprise me if Dubens had a look, but he's a tight bastard when it comes to price...just look at the bargain he got when he nicked HER at 2.5p a share LOL

it was very strange that Pipex shares started going up shortly after Eckoh Tech stated that takeover talks had terminated?

news item from ECKOH...interesting read and plenty more opportunities for developing their product mix...

Eckoh Technologies

M2 Presswire
01 November 2004
[What follows is the full text of the news story.]

Broadcast professionals and format developers do not see a threat to the development of interactivity from the Personal Video Recorder (PVR).

So says a new survey produced by Eckoh Technologies hard on the heels of the 6th Interactive TV Show Europe 2004 held in Barcelona last month.

Eckoh conducted an instant poll of over 300 delegates at the Show, which included leading professionals from across the European continent, the USA, and a major delegation from the UK, with 62.7 per cent of delegates stating that they did not think the PVR would be a threat to the growth and development of interactive TV.

While over 27 per cent of delegates said the PVR would, 'or might' threaten, iTV developments, the backing for the PVR must come as a relief for hardware developers in a market that is now starting to develop rapidly.

Paul Parry, managing director of Eckoh Technologies, said: "We asked delegates a number of questions at the Show and the results show some firm opinions.

There has been a long running debate on what effect PVRs will have on advertising revenues and interactive platforms, but it seems by a sizable majority, delegates at the conference in Spain felt digital gains outweighed digital pains in this respect."

The Eckoh poll also revealed that over 68 per cent of delegates feel that not enough is being done to harness the potential of sponsorship for iTV initiatives and over 60 per cent felt that not enough was being done to measure the success of the new medium.

With gambling now high on the agenda in the UK delegates were asked if they thought gaming or gambling services were a threat or an opportunity in the iTV environment. Over 70 per cent (72.8 per cent) saw it as an opportunity; 10.2 per cent as a threat; 6.8 per cent weren't sure and the rest (10.2 per cent) said they 'didn't care'.

Parry says: "The debate on gambling in the UK is likely to run for some time and I think this survey shows that, while the majority of delegates see the development of these type of services as an opportunity, there are realistic concerns about the need to show sensitivity as we move forward."

Eckoh Technologies plc designs, builds, hosts and manages speech solutions for large corporations and organisations using ASR (Advanced Speech Recognition) and IVR (Interactive Voice Response) technologies. It is a leading UK service provider and infrastructure owner/operator, and intends to exploit the anticipated growth in demand for Speech Solutions across Europe.

CONTACT: Rachel Conway, TDM Marketing Associates Tel: +44 (0)162 557 5592 Simon Shrouder, Eckoh Technologies plc Tel: +44 (0)162 557 5592 Paul Parry Tel: +44 (0)870 110 0200 Fax: +44 (0)162 557 4313

nice up tick today and its on the back of heavy buying volume

wonder if something has leaked on the trading update front?

or is another takeover bid about to surface?

thought there might be a bit more chatter in here?

shares are up 16% today and still rising!!!

news release from ECK

Eckoh gives music fans a voice

M2 Presswire
12 November 2004

Eckoh Technologies has made the UK Music Hall of Fame the first mass-vote TV series where screaming at the telly really did make a difference.

For fans armed with phones, voting for their favourite rock and pop idols really was as simple as saying their name. The programme's innovative iTV voting platform, which was capable of recognising individual artist names, made easy work of welcoming the likes of The Beatles, U2 and Robbie Williams into the UK Hall of Fame.

Eckoh, which provided the platform to programme makers Endemol, has revealed this is the first UK use of speech recognition for a series of mass-call shows in iTV. It is a step change in interactive voting, as viewers can call one premium rate number, rather then a range of numbers, and a single spoken word can trigger the vote.

Chief Operating Officer for Eckoh Technologies, Nik Philpot, comments: "This is a defining moment in the history of iTV. IVR-based interactivity has already proved hugely popular. ASR platforms like ours add further value and give greater scope for new initiatives."

He adds: "Speech recognition provides a quick and easy one number solution, which really simplifies the on screen proposition.

"The technology recognises all UK accents and works equally effectively for a simple vote as well as more complicated recognition such as name and address capture." Nik says: "Until now, speech recognition has been used predominantly in the corporate sector - however we believe the potential for iTV formats is enormous."

Eckoh Technologies has made a significant investment in adding speech recognition to its call processing platform, and the company can handle over 5,000 simultaneous calls utilising the technology, allowing it to terminate over a million votes in an hour.

Nik says: "This means that TV producers looking to run mass call events can at last seriously consider using speech recognition, as we have the necessary capacity to handle the large spikes of calls that are produced.

"We are the only company in the UK to be able to offer this, and we believe that this significantly differentiates our offering in the competitive media market."

UK Music Hall of Fame enabled viewers to honour the greatest musicians of the last five decades. A choice of 10 influential artists from each decade, chosen by a panel of industry experts, was featured each week. Viewers were then invited to vote for their favourites by calling Eckoh's premium rate number (09011 331133) and simply 'speaking' their votes.

This latest collaboration with Channel Four features VISTA, Eckoh's new web-based software package that allows broadcasters to track viewers 'phone', 'red button' and 'web' votes in real time.

Note to Editors:

Eckoh Technologies plc designs, builds, hosts and manages speech solutions for large corporations and organisations using ASR (Advanced Speech Recognition) and IVR (Interactive Voice Response) technologies. It is a leading UK service provider and infrastructure owner/operator, and intends to exploit the anticipated growth in demand for Speech Solutions across Europe.

CONTACT: Rachel Conway/Simon Shrouder, Eckoh Technologies plc Tel: +44 (0)162 557 5592 Fax: +44 (0)162 557 4313 Paul Parry Tel: +44 (0)870 110 0200

((M2 Communications Ltd disclaims all liability for information provided within M2 PressWIRE. Data supplied by named party/parties. Further information on M2 PressWIRE can be obtained at http://www.presswire.net on the world wide web. Inquiries to info@m2.com)).

nice reading that last post......wouldnt use it myself of course, i mean, who wants to waste effort voting for some minging slum dweller to become a karaoke artist destined for the bargain bin at smiths...oops,they do do pop idol dont they? and if they dont why not!....going to have to buy more of these...

trading volume gone through roof today relative to last 7 days!

lots of what appear to be sells but the mid price is holding...

very strange!

On the rise again....AT LAST!!!

WE HAVE LIFT OFF!!!

Onwards and upwards..Skyhigh hopefully!

heres hoping...12p+ before Xmas

Why the 16% rise today?

Echo Technologies chart seems to be confirming the SP is now recovering well in a rising trend.

The surge in todays SP may have something to do with a news article in the Observer saying that ITV is to increase its prime time programming content will be much greater involved in more interactive reality TV shows such as "I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here" as this is proving to earn more income to ITV from IVR telephone call services. ITV strongly see this will enhance their revenue streams as their profits from advertising have been in a declining trend through the increase in the number of TV channels.

The news report didn't mention that Echo Technologies has the IVR contract with ITV, but the smart money would immediately recognise that ECK's income will be significantly enhanced by the growth in Interactive Reality TV shows from ITV and from the competition generated from other TV channels following suit as viewing ratings largely dictate by how much TV companies can charge for their advertising.

Perhaps this may also lead to a train of thought that a company like ITV may want to aquire ECK as they about the only company with the technology and call capacity to handle the surges and rapid voting results response for the demand in call handling volume created by the hugely popular Interative Reality TV shows.

ECK's future earnings seem to be now far more visable and secure. The all chart indicators MACD & RSI etc. are now supporting a strong rising trend for the forseeable near term as the SP is about to break though previous support levels in 2003 @ 11p and IMO soon test resistance @ 14p fairly soon when there may be some profit taking. However, because it is likely the institutions will now be out to buy in and that it also has recently been rumoured on BB's that Pipex may be interested in a bid for ECK, Peter Dubens is the chairman of PXC also UKB UkBetting who already have a share holding in ECK through the aquisition of an Intelliplus subsidiary.

There may be some truth in this rumour particlarly as Peter Dubens has proven to be very aquisitive and has made some very shrewd investments in GX Networks and Pipex. Perhaps this has also had something to do with why the MM's have been walking down PXC's SP as I think most investors will agree that they cannot fathom any other reason why PXC's has been falling when there is a strong growth in broadband.

However, without any speculation of a bid, if ECK's SP breaks through the next resistance @ 14p then we could see it reaching the next resistance and fair value reached last Nov/Dec 10 of about 20p per share! It may just do this if interims on 13th December show a good set of results and a positive trading statement that I think will useful to be announced with them!

Legins - Thanks for a great post. Let's wait and see what the interims have in store for us...

nice tick up at close...bodes well for next week?

L2 remains strong at 3 v 1

PETER WHO!!!

can anyone out there shed any light on this gentleman and why he has amassed a major interest in ECK????
Eckoh Technologies PLC
07 December 2004

SCHEDULE 10

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES



1. Name of company


ECKOH TECHNOLOGIES PLC



2. Name of shareholder having a major interest


PETER O'REILLY



3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest
or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's
spouse or children under the age of 18


AS IN 2 ABOVE



4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them


N/A



5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired


NOT STATED



6. Percentage of issued class


NOT STATED



7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed


NIL



8. Percentage of issued class


N/A



9. Class of security


ORDINARY SHARES OF 0.25 P EACH



10. Date of transaction


7 DECEMBER 2004






11. Date company informed


7 dECEMBER 2004



12. Total holding following this notification


8,155,000



13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification


3.006



14. Any additional information


NOTIFICATION RECEIVED FROM DOLMEN STOCKBROKERS



15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries


MRS SAM DRIVER 01442 458 389



16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification


mrs sam driver

company secretary



Date of notification


7 DECEMBER 2004



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document or material and does not accept any liability for error or omission.
The FSA is not liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damages
for loss of business or loss of profits) arising in contract, tort or otherwise
from the use of or inability to use this document, or any material contained in
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What a crap day.

The problem with this share that gets missed is that speech recognitions is only a small part of their T/O so even though its perfroming great it has got to support other low margin facets of the business. I begin to wonder if it will ever deliver the pot of gold i once thought it would