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ASX Company News: ComOps Enters International Reseller Agreement

Thursday, September 13th, 2012

ComOps (COM), a leading Australasian provider of workforce management solutions has announced an international reseller agreement with specialist employee relations consultancy – Portside Solutions Pty. Ltd. The agreement will see the global consultancy engage in both selling and implementing the ComOps workforce optimisation solution – Microster, into container ports across Europe, the Middle East and the Americas. Since being established in 2007, Portside Solutions has provided consulting services to many global organisations including DP World,  Tasports, Capital Stevedores, APMT (Singapore), OMSA, TfNSW and QUBE Logistics, Australia’s largest bulk and general provider.

Microster is a highly specialised workforce management software solution with a long history within the ports and shipping industry.  Microster includes rostering/scheduling, award interpretation, fatigue risk scoring and dynamic leave management. The solution offers  enormous benefit to organisations that have complex workplace agreements that need to be tracked and refined on an on‐going basis and it has been implemented into some of the largest and most complex workforces across Australia and New Zealand. With the addition of Microster to their portfolio, Portside Solutions will focus their efforts on marketing to port management and assisting them to better manage rostering, meet work rules and productivity requirements and minimise their costs.

www.comops.com.au

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ASX Company News: MGM Wireless School Truancy Contract Extended

Tuesday, May 8th, 2012

Australian School SMS communication and attendance systems leader MGM Wireless (MWR) is pleased to announce the Western Australian Department of Education has approved an extension of its contract with MGM for the use of its SMS Student Attendance improvement solution for a further 12 months. Once it is exercised in September 2012, this will be the fourth extension to the original 2 year contract entered into in 2007.

MGM’s SMS messaging and attendance management systems are operational in over 230 WA state schools where it is a key tool to combat student absences and improve student safety in local communities.

In a media release in February, ‘Parents must support school attendance’ The WA Department of Education highlighted the State Government’s Better Attendance, Brighter Futures strategy. MGM’s messageyou Schools and Watchlist products are specifically included as strategies to improve attendance and their use is covered in the WA Department of Education Annual Report.

In Australia, MGM invented and pioneered the School use of SMS communication technology. MGM’s systems have been proven to be highly effective towards improving student attendance, welfare, safety and to provide an important communication bridge for Parents.  To date, MGM boasts more than 750 successful implementations nation-wide – a proven track record to ensure a brighter future for so many Australian school students.

www.mgmwireless.com

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ASX Company News: Quickflix To Supply Movies To Microsoft Xbox

Tuesday, May 1st, 2012

Leading Austrialian home entertainment company, Quickflix (QFX) announced an exciting new partnership with Microsoft to stream Quickflix movies and TV series directly to the Xbox 360 console in Australia and New Zealand. The subscribtion streaming service will offer unlimited viewing of TV series and movies for a low monthly fee and will be available to Xbox LIVE Gold subscribers in Australia and New Zealand later in 2012. The agreement with Microsoft will give Quickflix’s customers even more ways to access its enetrtainment content, and adds to the growing range of devices enabled for Quickflix streaming, including smart Tvs, game consoles, tablets, mobile phone, Pcs and Apple Macs.

In a joint statement Quickflix’s Executive Chairman, Stephen Langsford, and CEO, Chris Taylor, said: “This is a great new partnership, and will bring the Quickflix streamed eentertainment service   to the Xbox community across both countries. We’re commited to making home entertainment of how to watch the TV shows and movies they love – whether its on a mobile device, Smart TV or games console.

Xbox 360 customers will join the growing number of TV and movie lovers accessing Quickflix’s range of Hollywood movies from studios such as Warner Bros, Sony Pictures, NBC Universal, MGM, Lakestore and Pinnacle Films.

www.quickflix.com.au

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ASX Company News: Hyro To Sell Business For $17 million

Tuesday, April 24th, 2012

Hyro Limited (HYO) is pleased to announce it has entered into a Security Purchase Agreement with KIT digital Inc for the Company to sell its main undertaking to KIT digital for the purchase price of AUD$17,215,485.00 in cash, or 2,079,972 NASDAQ listed ordinary shares in KIT digital (at the discretion of KIT digital).

“Both Hyro and KIT digital’s service offering in Australia and the Asia Pacific region are strongly complementary, particularly in areas such as video technology, strategy development and user experience. KIT digital brings significant experience in video and IP-solutions which will be of great benefit to existing Hyro clients. In addition, Hyro will continue to fully support our customer’s solutions throughout the region” said Hyro Chairman, Mr Rob Clarke. Dr Anthony Poiner, Hyro Chief Executive Officer said “This is an exciting development for all Hyro staff and clients. We will now be able to contribute our talent and experience to KIT digital’s global business and bring their video technology experience and expertise to our customers across Asia- Pacific.”

KIT digital is a NASDAQ listed company with a market capitalisation in excess of US$300 million as at 22 April 2012, and is one of the world’s leading video technology and services companies. KIT digital services almost 2,500 clients including some of the world’s biggest brands, and has over 20 offices globally. Under the Agreement, the Company will sell to KIT digital the Company’s shareholding in the following wholly owned subsidiaries of the Company: Hyro Australia Pty Ltd;  Idaptive Pty Ltd;  Hyro Digital Pty Ltd;  Hyro Asia Limited, a company registered in Thailand.

www.hyro.com

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ASX Company News: Webfirm Secures Wotif Advertising Contract

Thursday, February 2nd, 2012

Webfirm Group Limited (WFM) announced Adslot has entered into a commercial agreement with Wotif Holdings Limited (WTF) to implement Adslot’s end-to-end self-serve display sales platform. The Wotif Group operates Australia and New Zealand’s leading accommodation site, represents more than 19,000 properties in 66 countries world-wide and transacts more than $1 billion AUD of accommodation bookings each year. The Adslot self-serve platform will enable advertisers to buy, build and serve display advertising campaigns on wotif.com. The platform provides wotif.com with an automated and highly scalable sales channel to capitalise on display ad revenue opportunities from advertisers in a secure private marketplace.

Andrew Barlow, CEO of Webfirm Group, said: “Wotif is a recognised world-leader and innovator in one of the fastest growing online sectors. We are excited to be working with yet another classifieds market leader and look forward to playing a key role in building wotif.com’s display advertising revenue.” Robbie Cooke, Managing Director of the Wotif Group stated, “The Adslot platform has a proven track record in the Australian market place and presents an ideal opportunity for us to tap into the display advertising market. We are looking forward to a strong partnership with Adslot.”

With the addition of Wotif.com, Adslot now provides display advertising automation solutions to market leading online classifieds publishers in property, automotive and accommodation across three countries.

www.webfirmgroup.com

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ASX Company News: Tag Pacific Sells Unique World Group

Sunday, December 4th, 2011

Tag Pacific Limited (TAG) is pleased to report that it has reached agreement and completed the sale of its 38% shareholding in the Unique World Group.

The Unique World Group has two distinct components – the Unique World consultancy business and the RecordPoint Software business. Unique World’s consulting business has been acquired by Jacobs Australia Pty Ltd, a subsidiary of Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE: JEC). Jacobs is one of the world’s largest and most diverse providers of professional technical services, with annual revenues of nearly $10 billion. The RecordPoint Software business has been acquired by RecordPoint management in a simultaneous transaction, resulting in Tag Pacific having no residual interest in either business.

Tag’s involvement with the Unique World Group dates back over a decade and its stake has historically been equity accounted. The investment was acquired in stages between 2000 and 2004 for a total cash outlay of approximately $1.1 million. In the year to 30 June 2011, Tag’s equity accounted share of the Unique World Group profit after tax was $0.6 million.

With net proceeds of approximately $5.4 million, this will represent a pre-tax profit in the 2012 financial year of approximately $3.0 million based on the carrying value of approximately $2.4 million at 30 June 2011. This equates to a gain of 4.2 cents per Tag share. A substantial part of this profit is capital in nature and is offset by existing capital losses which have not previously been brought to account.

Cash proceeds from all sources totalling $4.6 million were received at completion today and a further $0.8 million is being held in an escrow account and will be released in two equal instalments on the first and second anniversaries of the transaction, subject to any warranty or other claims under the transaction documentation.

“The sale of our Unique World Group investment has delivered us a healthy profit and tops up our cash reserves at the same time,” said Tag Chairman Peter Wise. “It follows on from the exit of our iSoft stake in July 2011 and marks the end of a decade long direct investment in the information technology area.”

www.tagpac.com

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ASX Company News: Intermoco Secures Retirement Village Contract

Friday, November 25th, 2011

Utilities management provider, Intermoco Limited (INT), is pleased to announce that the Company has entered into a contract for nine new Intermoco Connect Sites situated in various locations around Australia. The sites have been developed by one of the largest retirement village developers in Eastern Australia. The majority of these sites are domiciled on the North Coast of NSW. This is a total of over 1,300 new units on Intermoco Connect. Each new site will be a five year contract for embedded electricity network services at its fully tenanted developments. The revenue from the combined 9 sites is estimated at over $2 million per annum, with one-off equipment sales of approximately $800,000. This prominent developer has now included the Intermoco Connect model into its existing and future developments. This will provide significant strength to its marketing strategies pre and post development activities.

Intermoco CEO Mr Ian Kiddle said: “Obviously we are extremely pleased to be able to announce a further nine sites for what is not only one of Intermoco’s major clients but also one of the Retirement Industry’s major participants. With these nine additional sites the number of Intermoco Connect sites has now increased to twenty three, more than a threefold increase since June 2011. We believe this further reinforces the market’s acceptance of our model and gives us excellent momentum moving into the second half of FY12.”

Intermoco (INT) is a leading provider of water, energy, voice and data management solutions with a  focus on the provision of embedded  networks. Intermoco  provides a world-­‐class end-­‐to-‐end     internet-­‐enabled energy metering and resource management   solution to utilities, corporations, local councils and government departments to help them monitor, manage and minimise their consumption of electricity, gas and water.

www.intermoco.com

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ASX Company News: Datasquirt Sells Entire Business For US$12.5 million

Monday, November 21st, 2011

Datasquirt Limited (DSQ) is pleased to announce the conditional sale of its complete business to LiveOps, Inc., a leading US call centre provider, for US$12.5 Million, a 37% premium over Datasquirt’s current market capitalization. Datasquirt has entered into an asset purchase agreement to sell substantially all of the assets of its business to LiveOps. The total consideration is US$12.5 Million in cash, subject to adjustments for working capital. There is no escrow applied to the consideration and any warranty claims by LiveOps must be made with one year and are limited to US$2.5 Million, except for certain title and IP claims. The Directors anticipate that upon completion of the sale there will be a distribution to shareholders of at least NZ$12.8 Million (NZ$0.41 per share) as a capital return. Following completion of the sale, Datasquirt will be a cash box holding approximately $NZ3 Million (excluding any working capital adjustment) which the Directors will seek to invest in an alternative business, or if no suitable investment opportunities present, return the balance of the cash to shareholders within approximately six months of completion of the sale.

LiveOps is a US-based leader in providing innovative solutions aimed at solving technology and workforce needs for today’s businesses. The company plans to maintain the current Datasquirt product and service delivery, should the acquisition proceed. Datasquirt (DSQ) supplies CONTACTTM, an award-winning, enterprise grade, multi-channel (email, SMS, fax, web chat and social media) communication solution. Businesses use CONTACTTM to acquire, retain and service customers to achieve revenue growth in a cost-effective and efficient manner. Datasquirt is headquartered in Auckland, New Zealand, with offices in London, Sydney and Düsseldorf. DatasquirtTM and CONTACTTM are trademarks of Datasquirt Limited.

www.datasquirt.com

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ASX Company News: Bravura Solutions Secures Wealth Management Software Contract

Thursday, October 13th, 2011

Bravura Solutions Limited (BVA) – a leading global supplier of transfer agency and wealth management software applications and professional services –announced a seven year contract with existing client, Politis Investment Strategies, for the use of Garradin, Bravura’s private wealth and portfolio administration system. Following a thorough review of solutions available on the market, Politis, a boutique private client investment firm, has elected to extend its existing five year partnership with Bravura.

Gregory Politis, Politis’ Director commented: “After evaluating the solutions available to us, we believe that Bravura continues to offer the most comprehensive and effective solution for our needs. Garradin has consistently met our expectations and we believe it is the best product for administering our self-managed super fund, managed discretionary accounts and high-net- worth client business. “We sought to secure a long-term partnership with Bravura, to ensure sustained operational stability for our organisation, and to allow for the continued provision of high-quality efficient service to our clients.”

Garradin is a comprehensive, multi-currency investment management system with integrated asset management, registry and tax management functions. It is a single, fully modular system that can be deployed across multiple sectors.

www.bravurasolutions.com

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ASX Company News: Iress Extends Canadian Hosting Agreement

Monday, October 3rd, 2011

IRESS (IRE)  is pleased to announce the upcoming release of ION (IRESS Optical Network). In addition, IRESS has extended its co-location agreement with the TMX Group through to 2015.

The IRESS Optical Network (ION) Designed to meet the increasing demands of Canadian and international trading, ION provides IRESS clients with an industry-leading, ultra low-latency, high-capacity, multi-market  trading ecosystem that delivers IRESS’ OMS IOS+, IRESS FIX+, consolidated market data and the IRESS Best Market Router (BMR).

ION utilizes industry leading 10 Gigabyte connectivity between all key data centres housing Canadian exchanges and dark pools, providing IRESS clients with the highest bandwidth access to Canadian market and trade data.

Fully managed, ION continues IRESS’ on-going investment in developing high availability trading infrastructure that meets the highest standards for throughput, resiliency, and reliability.  Continuously innovating, IRESS was the first Canadian vendor to operate dual hot sites with fully redundant systems, and the first vendor to co-locate with TMX Group in January of 2007.

“As the first trading system vendor in our co-location facility, IRESS clients were the first to benefit from the reduction in latencies and increased stability associated with co-location,” said Eric Sinclair, President of TMX Datalinx and Group Head of Information Services. “We’re pleased that IRESS continues to offer the advantages of TMX Group co-location to their clients through this extended agreement.”

www.iress.com

http://www.traderdealer.com.au/fundamentals/ire

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