badahur Posted July 12, 2005 Share Posted July 12, 2005 In reply to: radd on Tuesday 12/07/05 02:50pm 400000 bought in the last 20 minutes, almost double the average for the last few trading days. quarterly due out end of the month might have some more detail on the 2nd stage pakistan deal. I'm already set so welcome any move (more up than down of course). Cheers Badahur Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arthur Posted October 13, 2005 Share Posted October 13, 2005 I think we can read a little message between the lines on this report seeing that airbus are keen on CVM's product, maybe a nice contract:biggrin: _____________________________________________________ Australian Office Unit 5, 15 Walters Drive Osborne Park, WA 6017 Telephone: +61 8 9204 4844 ~ Fax: +61 8 9204 4866 United Kingdom Office 4 Elwick Road, Ashford, Kent TN23 1PF, United Kingdom ~ Telephone: +44 (0) 1233 666795 ~ Fax: + 44 (0) 1233 646840 ARBN 106 307 322 A public limited liability company incorporated under the laws of England and Wales. 12 October 2005 The Listing Manager Australian Stock Exchange Limited Level 8, 2 The Esplanade PERTH WA 6000 Dear Sir SENIOR EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENT The Directors of Structural Monitoring Systems plc are pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Andrew Chilcott to the position of Vice-President, Sales & Marketing. The position has been created to further facilitate the commercialisation and future sales growth of the CompanyÃÆâ€â„¢ÃƒÆ’ƒâہ¡ÃƒÆ’‚¢ÃƒÆ’¢Ã¢Ã¢Ã¢Ã¢â€š¬Ã…¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚¬ÃƒÆ’…¡Ãƒâہ¡ÃƒÆ’‚¬ÃƒÆ’¢Ã¢Ã¢Ã¢Ã¢â€š¬Ã…¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚¬ÃƒÆ’…¾Ãƒâہ¡ÃƒÆ’‚¢s CVM ÃÆâ€â„¢ÃƒÆ’ƒâہ¡ÃƒÆ’‚¢ÃƒÆ’¢Ã¢Ã¢Ã¢Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ã‚¬Ãƒâ€¦Ã‚¡ÃƒÆ’‚¬Ãƒâ€Â¦ÃƒÆ’‚¾ÃƒÆ’â€Å¡Ãƒƒâہ¡ÃƒÆ’‚¢ technology, with a particular focus on US and Asian markets. Mr Chilcott will join SMS from Airbus where he holds the position of Regional Sales Director. As Vice President ÃÆâ€â„¢ÃƒÆ’ƒâہ¡ÃƒÆ’‚¢ÃƒÆ’¢Ã¢Ã¢Ã¢Ã¢â€š¬Ã…¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚¬ÃƒÆ’…¡Ãƒâہ¡ÃƒÆ’‚¬ÃƒÆ’¢Ã¢Ã¢Ã¢Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ã‚¬Ãƒâ€¦Ã‚¡ÃƒÆ’‚¬Ãƒâ€Â¦ÃƒÆ’¢Ã¢Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ã‚¬Ãƒâ€¦Ã¢â‚¬Å“ Sales & Marketing Andrew will be responsible for the overall management of the sales and marketing activities of SMS, and in particular the management and coordination of the development of business in the commercial and military aircraft market, including the development of strategic business development plans, marketing plans and revenue forecasts and budgets. Mr Chilcott brings his valuable experience to assist in the commercialisation of CVM systems from growing Airbus market presence in the Pacific and African regions involving the management of marketing activities as well as the building and execution of sales campaigns, and including the communication of economic benefits of the technologies applied to Airbus aircraft. Prior to joining Airbus Mr Chilcott was the Rolls Royce Sales & Marketing Manager liaising between Rolls-Royce and Airbus marketing, sales and contractual teams. Mr Chilcott has a Material Science background and prior to developing his sales and marketing career was the Rolls Royce Principal Engineer, Composites with the role of designing and testing of various engine components in composite materials and the promotion and marketing of composite components to both military and commercial projects. Mr Chilcott commences with the Company on 2 January 2006. Yours faithfully Colin McDonald Company Secretary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arthur Posted October 13, 2005 Share Posted October 13, 2005 Sorry forgot For anyone new to this stock its worth reading through some reports to the ASX, The recent Investor report is a good one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arthur Posted October 13, 2005 Share Posted October 13, 2005 This is the article from the Investor newsletter re Airbus --June 05 The commercialisation of the CompanyÃÆâ€â„¢ÃƒÆ’ƒâہ¡ÃƒÆ’‚¢ÃƒÆ’¢Ã¢Ã¢Ã¢Ã¢â€š¬Ã…¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚¬ÃƒÆ’…¡Ãƒâہ¡ÃƒÆ’‚¬ÃƒÆ’¢Ã¢Ã¢Ã¢Ã¢â€š¬Ã…¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚¬ÃƒÆ’…¾Ãƒâہ¡ÃƒÆ’‚¢s CVM ÃÆâ€â„¢ÃƒÆ’ƒâہ¡ÃƒÆ’‚¢ÃƒÆ’¢Ã¢Ã¢Ã¢Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ã‚¬Ãƒâ€¦Ã‚¡ÃƒÆ’‚¬Ãƒâ€Â¦ÃƒÆ’‚¾ÃƒÆ’â€Å¡Ãƒƒâہ¡ÃƒÆ’‚¢ technology has taken a significant step forward with SMS signing a Joint Development Agreement (JDA) with Airbus. The objective of the JDA is for the ÃÆâ€â„¢ÃƒÆ’ƒâہ¡ÃƒÆ’‚¢ÃƒÆ’¢Ã¢Ã¢Ã¢Ã¢â€š¬Ã…¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚¬ÃƒÆ’…¡Ãƒâہ¡ÃƒÆ’‚¬ÃƒÆ’â€Â¦ÃƒƒÂ¢Ãƒ¢Ã¢Ã¢â€š¬Ã…¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚¬ÃƒÆ’…âہ“Development of CVMÃÆâ€â„¢ÃƒÆ’ƒâہ¡ÃƒÆ’‚¢ÃƒÆ’¢Ã¢Ã¢Ã¢Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ã‚¬Ãƒâ€¦Ã‚¡ÃƒÆ’‚¬Ãƒâ€Â¦ÃƒÆ’‚¾ÃƒÆ’â€Å¡Ãƒƒâہ¡ÃƒÆ’‚¢ for an in-flight Structural Health Monitoring system.ÃÆâ€â„¢ÃƒÆ’ƒâہ¡ÃƒÆ’‚¢ÃƒÆ’¢Ã¢Ã¢Ã¢Ã¢â€š¬Ã…¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚¬ÃƒÆ’…¡Ãƒâہ¡ÃƒÆ’‚¬ÃƒÆ’â€Å¡Ãƒƒâہ¡ÃƒÆ’‚ At the conclusion of the JDA SMSÃÆâ€â„¢ÃƒÆ’ƒâہ¡ÃƒÆ’‚¢ÃƒÆ’¢Ã¢Ã¢Ã¢Ã¢â€š¬Ã…¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚¬ÃƒÆ’…¡Ãƒâہ¡ÃƒÆ’‚¬ÃƒÆ’¢Ã¢Ã¢Ã¢Ã¢â€š¬Ã…¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚¬ÃƒÆ’…¾Ãƒâہ¡ÃƒÆ’‚¢s patented CVMÃÆâ€â„¢ÃƒÆ’ƒâہ¡ÃƒÆ’‚¢ÃƒÆ’¢Ã¢Ã¢Ã¢Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ã‚¬Ãƒâ€¦Ã‚¡ÃƒÆ’‚¬Ãƒâ€Â¦ÃƒÆ’‚¾ÃƒÆ’â€Å¡Ãƒƒâہ¡ÃƒÆ’‚¢ technology will be ready for introduction on new and existing Airbus aircraft. This places CVMÃÆâ€â„¢ÃƒÆ’ƒâہ¡ÃƒÆ’‚¢ÃƒÆ’¢Ã¢Ã¢Ã¢Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ã‚¬Ãƒâ€¦Ã‚¡ÃƒÆ’‚¬Ãƒâ€Â¦ÃƒÆ’‚¾ÃƒÆ’â€Å¡Ãƒƒâہ¡ÃƒÆ’‚¢ at the forefrontof Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) system development for civil aircraft. Importantly, the JDA commits Airbus and SMS to entering into a licencing agreement for the use of CVMÃÆâ€â„¢ÃƒÆ’ƒâہ¡ÃƒÆ’‚¢ÃƒÆ’¢Ã¢Ã¢Ã¢Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ã‚¬Ãƒâ€¦Ã‚¡ÃƒÆ’‚¬Ãƒâ€Â¦ÃƒÆ’‚¾ÃƒÆ’â€Å¡Ãƒƒâہ¡ÃƒÆ’‚¢ technology during the JDA program. SMS is now positioned for entry into the developing civil aircraft SHM market sector that could be worth tens of millions of dollars annually. Airbus plans to develop the technology to initially reduce maintenance costs and increase aircraft availability for existing and new aircraft. They are also considering introducing new design concepts and manufacturing techniques that can reduce aircraft weight and manufacturing costs, resulting in greater efficiency and productivity. ÃÆâ€â„¢ÃƒÆ’ƒâہ¡ÃƒÆ’‚¢ÃƒÆ’¢Ã¢Ã¢Ã¢Ã¢â€š¬Ã…¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚¬ÃƒÆ’…¡Ãƒâہ¡ÃƒÆ’‚¬ÃƒÆ’â€Â¦ÃƒƒÂ¢Ãƒ¢Ã¢Ã¢â€š¬Ã…¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚¬ÃƒÆ’…âہ“WeÃÆâ€â„¢ÃƒÆ’ƒâہ¡ÃƒÆ’‚¢ÃƒÆ’¢Ã¢Ã¢Ã¢Ã¢â€š¬Ã…¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚¬ÃƒÆ’…¡Ãƒâہ¡ÃƒÆ’‚¬ÃƒÆ’¢Ã¢Ã¢Ã¢Ã¢â€š¬Ã…¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚¬ÃƒÆ’…¾Ãƒâہ¡ÃƒÆ’‚¢ve had a relationship with Airbus going back to 2001 and this is the culmination of a lot of hard work and investment on both sides to get CVMÃÆâ€â„¢ÃƒÆ’ƒâہ¡ÃƒÆ’‚¢ÃƒÆ’¢Ã¢Ã¢Ã¢Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ã‚¬Ãƒâ€¦Ã‚¡ÃƒÆ’‚¬Ãƒâ€Â¦ÃƒÆ’‚¾ÃƒÆ’â€Å¡Ãƒƒâہ¡ÃƒÆ’‚¢ technology to the point where it can be developed for in-service use,ÃÆâ€â„¢ÃƒÆ’ƒâہ¡ÃƒÆ’‚¢ÃƒÆ’¢Ã¢Ã¢Ã¢Ã¢â€š¬Ã…¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚¬ÃƒÆ’…¡Ãƒâہ¡ÃƒÆ’‚¬ÃƒÆ’â€Å¡Ãƒƒâہ¡ÃƒÆ’‚ said SMS managing director Mark Vellacott. The potential value and benefits of SHM for aircraft manufacturers and operators is discussed on page four of this newsletter. SMSÃÆâ€â„¢ÃƒÆ’ƒâہ¡ÃƒÆ’‚¢ÃƒÆ’¢Ã¢Ã¢Ã¢Ã¢â€š¬Ã…¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚¬ÃƒÆ’…¡Ãƒâہ¡ÃƒÆ’‚¬ÃƒÆ’¢Ã¢Ã¢Ã¢Ã¢â€š¬Ã…¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚¬ÃƒÆ’…¾Ãƒâہ¡ÃƒÆ’‚¢s technology has been successfully used by Airbus to provide critical material performance-related information during the development of the A380 aircraft, and more than 120 CVMÃÆâ€â„¢ÃƒÆ’ƒâہ¡ÃƒÆ’‚¢ÃƒÆ’¢Ã¢Ã¢Ã¢Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ã‚¬Ãƒâ€¦Ã‚¡ÃƒÆ’‚¬Ãƒâ€Â¦ÃƒÆ’‚¾ÃƒÆ’â€Å¡Ãƒƒâہ¡ÃƒÆ’‚¢ sensors are in the process of being manufactured and installed onto the A380 full scale fatigue test rig in Germany. This makes CVMÃÆâ€â„¢ÃƒÆ’ƒâہ¡ÃƒÆ’‚¢ÃƒÆ’¢Ã¢Ã¢Ã¢Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ã‚¬Ãƒâ€¦Ã‚¡ÃƒÆ’‚¬Ãƒâ€Â¦ÃƒÆ’‚¾ÃƒÆ’â€Å¡Ãƒƒâہ¡ÃƒÆ’‚¢ the world leader in SHM sensors installed on a full-scale fatigue test rig. Airbus engineers have visited SMS in Perth during June to commence the JDA program. An Airbus spokesperson said, ÃÆâ€â„¢ÃƒÆ’ƒâہ¡ÃƒÆ’‚¢ÃƒÆ’¢Ã¢Ã¢Ã¢Ã¢â€š¬Ã…¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚¬ÃƒÆ’…¡Ãƒâہ¡ÃƒÆ’‚¬ÃƒÆ’â€Â¦ÃƒƒÂ¢Ãƒ¢Ã¢Ã¢â€š¬Ã…¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚¬ÃƒÆ’…âہ“We are pleased to have entered into this jointdevelopment agreement with SMS which will see CVMÃÆâ€â„¢ÃƒÆ’ƒâہ¡ÃƒÆ’‚¢ÃƒÆ’¢Ã¢Ã¢Ã¢Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ã‚¬Ãƒâ€¦Ã‚¡ÃƒÆ’‚¬Ãƒâ€Â¦ÃƒÆ’‚¾ÃƒÆ’â€Å¡Ãƒƒâہ¡ÃƒÆ’‚¢ systems developed tomeet Airbus requirements for on-aircraft applications on both existing and new aircraft. We look forward to a long and mutually beneficial relationship with SMS.ÃÆâ€â„¢ÃƒÆ’ƒâہ¡ÃƒÆ’‚¢ÃƒÆ’¢Ã¢Ã¢Ã¢Ã¢â€š¬Ã…¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚¬ÃƒÆ’…¡Ãƒâہ¡ÃƒÆ’‚¬ÃƒÆ’â€Å¡Ãƒƒâہ¡ÃƒÆ’‚ This further development of CVMÃÆâ€â„¢ÃƒÆ’ƒâہ¡ÃƒÆ’‚¢ÃƒÆ’¢Ã¢Ã¢Ã¢Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ã‚¬Ãƒâ€¦Ã‚¡ÃƒÆ’‚¬Ãƒâ€Â¦ÃƒÆ’‚¾ÃƒÆ’â€Å¡Ãƒƒâہ¡ÃƒÆ’‚¢ technology opens up a range of opportunities for SMS in both the civil and military aircraft SHM sectors and thus this agreementis a cornerstone for the future development of the company. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulhart Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 In reply to: arthur on Friday 14/10/05 09:55am Arthur, I fully agree with you. SMN is going places. I have it in my portfolio for the long term It will be interesting to see where the SP is in 12-18 months time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arthur Posted October 16, 2005 Share Posted October 16, 2005 Doing some fishing on the weekend I found what I thought was an interesting shareholder in SMN 'ole' Rupert himself indirectly -------------------------------------------------------------- 16 September 2005 The Listing Manager Australian Stock Exchange Limited Level 8, 2 The Esplanade PERTH WA 6000 Dear Sir SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDER The Company advises that it has become aware that Orbis Capital Limited (ÃÆâ€â„¢ÃƒÆ’ƒâہ¡ÃƒÆ’‚¢ÃƒÆ’¢Ã¢Ã¢Ã¢Ã¢â€š¬Ã…¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚¬ÃƒÆ’…¡Ãƒâہ¡ÃƒÆ’‚¬ÃƒÆ’â€Â¦ÃƒƒÂ¢Ãƒ¢Ã¢Ã¢â€š¬Ã…¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚¬ÃƒÆ’…âہ“OrbisÃÆâ€â„¢ÃƒÆ’ƒâہ¡ÃƒÆ’‚¢ÃƒÆ’¢Ã¢Ã¢Ã¢Ã¢â€š¬Ã…¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚¬ÃƒÆ’…¡Ãƒâہ¡ÃƒÆ’‚¬ÃƒÆ’â€Å¡Ãƒƒâہ¡ÃƒÆ’‚ÂÂ), a company registered in the British Virgin Islands, is a substantial shareholder of the Company within the meaning of section 617B of the Corporations Act 2001. HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited holds 19,800,000 shares in a beneficial capacity for Orbis, which represents 9.66% of the ordinary shares on issue. Yours faithfully Colin McDonald Company Secretary _____________________________________________________________________- Orbis Technology Limited Company Profile Orbis Technology makes the OpenBet interactive gambling system, a software platform used by gambling operators. OpenBet technology allows bets to be placed in a variety of ways, including via the Internet, cell phones, and telephones, and the system includes applications such as a database viewer and a report generator. Customers include Blue Square, BSkyB, Fancy A Flutter, and Ladbrokes. Orbis is a subsidiary of NDS Group, which is itself majority-owned by News Corp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulhart Posted October 16, 2005 Share Posted October 16, 2005 In reply to: arthur on Sunday 16/10/05 09:28pm The substantial shareholder notice states the holder being Orbis Capital Ltd. Are you sure you are looking at the same company??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badahur Posted October 17, 2005 Share Posted October 17, 2005 In reply to: arthur on Sunday 16/10/05 09:28pm I think orbis capital and orbis technology may be two different companies ie unrelated. Cheers badahur. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arthur Posted October 17, 2005 Share Posted October 17, 2005 In reply to: badahur on Monday 17/10/05 05:19pm Yes I have just checked , What a goose a thousand pardons it is Orbis Capital http://www.orbis-capital.comnot Orbis Tech But still looks like a very credible U.K company ,and possibly took shares in liu of services, P.S I think we have some accumulation going on now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arthur Posted October 20, 2005 Share Posted October 20, 2005 I may regret this as SMN is a good story but I sold out today, REASONS I noticed some of sreeen selling as the buyers built up over resent days , Chart looks like it has hit the top of a down trend , Volume reducing Director statement that 2006 will be a good year , Could be very wrong so asking for some other opinions from holders . http://www.sharescene.com/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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