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Knowledge Technology Solutions PLC 25 March 2003 RNS news release 25 March 2003 Royal London Asset Management selects QuoteTerminal Royal London Asset Management has signed a licence agreement for a number of QuoteTerminal systems from Knowledge Technology Solutions (KTS) PLC. Due to market data rationalisation it is replacing, at a significant cost reduction, existing terminals in its UK division with QuoteTerminal, KTS's UK-specific live financial information system. There is potential for Royal London Asset Management (RLAM) to place an additional order for MarketTerminalTM, KTS's international market data product, once it launches later this year. MarketTerminalTM, which will cover markets such as Nasdaq, NYSE and Euronext, may replace further terminals used in its non-UK divisions. Royal London Asset Management is investment adviser to the Royal London Group and has over £21bn of assets under management QuoteTerminal offers UK finance professionals premium news, data and analysis sourced from well-known providers such as Standard & Poor's, RNS, Dow Jones and AFX. Dr Marc Pinter-Krainer, the Chief Executive of KTS, said: 'Our business proposition is to offer competitively-priced fully professional market data systems to City institutions. We keep the costs of our products competitive by exploiting the inherent advantages of our proprietary technology. And as market data managers review their financial data and news needs, we are witnessing increasing sales and interest in QuoteTerminal from institutions seeking more cost-effective alternatives to Bloomberg and Reuters. The RLAM order confirms the appeal of QuoteTerminal and we are pleased to welcome them among our latest customers.' Jerry Day, IT Manager at RLAM, said: 'We have had to look closely at our market data costs for this coming year and the QuoteTerminal solution offers us an extremely cost effective and portable method of addressing a substantial portion of our requirement.' Enquiries, please contact: Dr Marc Pinter-Krainer Neil Boom/Mallika Basu Knowledge Technology Solutions PLC Gresham PR Ltd. 020 8795 2700 020 7404 9000 Karen Wagg Royal London Asset Management Ltd. 020 7506 6500 Financial professionals may request a free QuoteTerminal trial by calling the QuoteTerminal sales department on 020 8902 1400. About Knowledge Technology Solutions PLC Knowledge Technology Solutions PLC is a technology and software solutions company listed on the Alternative Investment Market of the London Stock Exchange (AIM: KTS). Utilising its proprietary technology, KTS focuses on developing and licensing software solutions related to real-time information processing. The Group's information technologies aggregate, analyse and process live data and deliver the enhanced information as organised knowledge in real time, tailored to customer requirements, via the Internet and wireless platforms. This delivery mechanism offers organisations a cost-effective communications infrastructure and enables users to speedily connect to and instantaneously interact with live information from any location at any time. KTS provides real-time market data solutions to market professionals via its financial information products which deliver essential real-time financial information from leading data providers at a low cost point. KTS is the holding company for Cognita Technologies Limited, owner of the Group's IPR, and Sharepages.com Limited, an online publisher of financial information. (www.ktsplc.com) About QuoteTerminal QuoteTerminal is the company's real-time financial information system which offers a fast continuous stream of essential UK market data, analytics, news and research for equities, fixed income, foreign exchange and derivatives, seamlessly integrated into a single complete package. Premium data is provided by leading information providers such as Standard & Poor's ComStock, Dow Jones Newswires, RNS and AFX News. By utilising proprietary technology and the Internet, financial professionals can immediately monitor and interpret live market activity via a more cost-effective channel. (www.quoteterminal.com). This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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