Happy1
- 03 Mar 2004 22:47
Superscape was founded nearly twenty years ago, and has been dedicated throughout its history to the development of ground-breaking software technology for the creation and delivery of innovative, high quality interactive 3D applications.
Over the years, Superscape has amassed unparalleled expertise and experience in the development of 3D software capable of working within the constraints of limited memory devices, slow processor speeds and strictly controlled file sizes.
Drawing on this knowledge, Superscape has established a world-leading position in the development of industry-standard 3D technology and applications for mobile devices. The company's Swerve technology has been developed specifically for wireless environments in close collaboration with ARM, and comprises a 3D engine (Swerve Client), authoring tools (Swerve Studio) and a broad portfolio of 3D content, with particular emphasis on 3D games. Swerve is being adopted on a global basis by many of the mobile industry's leading players, together with world-renowned content and brand organisations.
Superscape has corporate headquarters in Hook, Hampshire (UK) and San Clemente, California (USA) with regional offices in Tokyo and Sydney. The company is quoted on the London Stock Exchange (LSE: SPS).
Superscape (SPS) has received various tips in the press and by Analysts recently which will certainly give impetous to the share price. Indicators are looking good with the RSI rising off an oversold position and the MACD crossing showing BULLISH signs for the stock.
The mobile gaming market is still in it's infancy but the projected revenue is enormous. Mobile operators are looking at tapping the Gameboy market as they feel that users will not want to carry around a multitude of technology and if they have a mobile phone which can double as a gaming station than people will prefer this option.
People should also look at the recent contracts which SPS have signed for their technology. This is a technology company which could well be a great success in 2004.
Company website
http://www.superscape.com/
Please also check the SPS thread at
www.iii.co.uk
!CHARTS
ehall
- 20 Apr 2004 19:15
- 29 of 707
Results are fairly irrelevant although turnover, still very small will be a key. Two major issues are the break even date and licences. Future guidance from the break even date is key, within the next 12 months and SPS believe their revenues will start to ramp up, if it is January then we can expect exponential growth expectations (not that I'm saying it will be achieved). Also agreements, I think everyone has given up nokia but you never know with SPS, far more likely is a further agreement with Intel but we will have to wait and see. Cash burn and reserves are key, if they make it to profitability faster than expected with cash in the bank, the market will be impressed, otherwise its 20p for the next 6 months!
momentum
- 21 Apr 2004 08:16
- 30 of 707
Unusual for results not to be annouced before the market opens?
jailbird
- 21 Apr 2004 09:41
- 31 of 707
results will be out before midday..
skids
- 21 Apr 2004 10:21
- 32 of 707
Superscape Group PLC
21 April 2004
21 April 2004
SUPERSCAPE GROUP plc
PRELIMINARY RESULTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JANUARY 2004
Significant endorsements for Superscape's Swerve technology from the global
wireless industry.
Superscape Group plc, leaders in revolutionary entertainment for mobile phones,
today announces preliminary results for the year ended 31 January 2004.
FINANCIAL AND OPERATING HIGHLIGHTS
Total of 1.9m Swerve wireless business secured of which 1.8m in
second half year; Revenue recognised of 1.1m.
12.2m in cash; 18 % reduction in cash outflow from operations.
9.3m raised through a placing and open offer in November 2003.
Contracts signed with top four global handset manufacturers - Nokia,
Motorola, Siemens and Samsung.
Swerve Content contracts signed with leading global entertainment
businesses incl. 20th Century Fox, Walt Disney, Sony, Activision and others.
24 Swerve game titles, many with high profile IP names, for roll out
to major handset manufacturers and operators starting in Q2 2004.
Strong and growing sales pipeline and backlog of revenue going into
2004 has Superscape positioned for expected, serious revenue growth 2004.
Excellent results from partnerships and day-to-day working
relationship with ARM.
ehall
- 21 Apr 2004 13:39
- 33 of 707
Outstanding, nice to see Nokia are on board, a one way ticket really although it may take a while to get going. If the other deal is with Vodaphone then it's one way traffic in my book. Couldn't find one negative in the whole lot, no doubt IC will. good news is that there shouldn't be any more share issues and they have given a break even date, slightly later than I would have liked but I guess they could be being cautious, investors should read this set of results just to get a grip on the whole thing, they are so positive it's unbelievable!
dusman
- 21 Apr 2004 17:12
- 34 of 707
if every thing go as planned then what could be the share price?any good comment welcome
Legins
- 21 Apr 2004 23:38
- 35 of 707
dusman, Having now read through the finals I'm very thankfull that I've been regularly topping up my holding at every opportunity like now while they are at this price.
Meteoric growth IMHO! Global multiple revenue streams = huge river of profits!
Big Al
- 22 Apr 2004 03:15
- 36 of 707
Interesting company with potential?
I first came across these in 1999, but they have consistently failed to get off the ground. If they ever do, they may fly, but I'll watch and wait until we see some consistent progress. I've been disappointed before.
Best of luck though.
ehall
- 22 Apr 2004 13:47
- 37 of 707
strange trades today, far more sells than buys and the MM's are moving it higher to get stock on their books. strange because there has been way more sells than buys over the last month so they must already be holding stock, someone must want it!
hlyeo98
- 24 Apr 2004 17:23
- 38 of 707
superscape is one to watch as new contracts are on the way
moneyman
- 25 Apr 2004 18:06
- 39 of 707
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Worth reflecting where we were twelve months ago compared with now. Then we had just a single licence deal with HP Ipaq plus a contract to do some vague branding work for France Telecom. Now we have license agreements with all the main four manufacturers (though we are still in the dark about the mystery Nokia one) plus Savaje, which promises to become a significant player in the market. We also have content agreements the likes of Sony and Disney that we were only dreaming of a year ago. Our close technology development ties with the likes of Intel, TI, Microsoft and Qualcomm are also something that has been developed in the last year.
Interestingly, most of the real action last year took place in the five months between May and August. Thereafter, the 'new' deals tended to be embellishments or add-ons to earlier contracts. Not surprisingly, that is also when the main share price action took place. From the lows of 6p or 7p just following the results, there was some huge volume buying in May and June long before the rest of the market woke up to the fact that big license deals were just around the corner. It looked to me suspiciously like 'insiders' making hay. I also got the impression that the same big investors were the ones bailing out just before the rights issue in November. Apart from the blip from January's New Year tips, the share price has not yet recovered from the rights issue!
My point is that SPS seems to be one of those shares where big traders seem to lead the way and signal what's to come and having seen some huge trades go through in the last couple of days, I wonder if we are about to see a change in direction bought about by 'knowledgeable' traders. Last year the catalyst was the manufacturer contracts. Could we see a similar effect this year as the network operator contracts start to emerge? Certainly there is going to be a lot of news flow over the next few months. The first operator deal is imminent and others may not be many months behind if the operators are to have their 3G offerings available for the Xmas market. Also, by mid year (July/August?) we are going to have a library of 24 games hitting the streets. I also anticipate other manufacturer agreements arising from, not least, the OEM's licensing MBX packages from the likes of Intel and TI. and looking for a compatible software solution.
So the next six months could be very interesting and may also be key to whether the 'break-even' is achieved early or later in 2005. The current estimates for 2004 probably take into account only the known deals to date. New contracts could change the picture and will be key to determining how rapidly revenues grow into 2005. This is a very dynamic market and the picture will change very quickly. If we can achieve this year on the scale of last, think where we will be in April 2005.
Thegster
- 26 Apr 2004 08:09
- 40 of 707
Superscape Group PLC
26 April 2004
SUPERSCAPE TO DELIVER UNIVERSAL PICTURES' ACTION-ADVENTURE VAN HELSING TO MOBILE
PHONE USERS
Monday 26 April 2004, Hook, Hampshire, UK: Superscape Group plc, leaders in
revolutionary entertainment for mobile phones, announces that it has signed a
worldwide licensing agreement with Universal Studios Consumer Products Group to
develop a new 3D game based on Van Helsing. Van Helsing, the new epic
action-adventure film from writer-director Stephen Sommers (The Mummy, The Mummy
Returns), draws inspiration from the studio's classic horror properties and
introduces Van Helsing, Bram Stoker's fabled monster hunter, who is summoned to
a distant Eastern European land on a quest to vanquish evil. The film stars
Hugh Jackman (X-Men, Swordfish) and Kate Beckinsale (Pearl Harbor) and opens
nationwide May 7, 2004.
Commenting, Kevin Roberts, CEO Superscape Group plc said: 'I am delighted that
Superscape has been awarded the rights to develop a new 3D game based on Van
Helsing. This is further endorsement that Superscape's Swerve is being regarded
as the technology of choice to bring high profile, branded entertainment to the
small screen of the mobile phone.'
'We believe that Superscape is the best partner to translate the fun, adventure
and rich visual universe of Van Helsing from the big screen to the handset,'
said Jeremy Laws, vice president of Media Licensing and Strategy for Universal
Studios Consumer Products Group.
The new mobile game, developed by Superscape using the company's
industry-standard JSR 184 compliant authoring tool Swerve Studio, will be
available for over the air download on mass-market BREW and Java handsets. New
missions and levels will also be downloadable.
In the game, Van Helsing's mission is to defeat the infamous Count Dracula
before he is able to bestow the power of everlasting life on his evil offspring,
of which there are thousands. The game comprises a series of missions for Van
Helsing in which he must battle with wraiths who shoot lightening bolts,
exploding pygmy bats, vampires, Dracula's brides, werewolves, dwarf-like '
dwergers', Frankenstein's Monster, and ultimately Dracula himself. Players will
experience the game through the eyes of Van Helsing, and will need to explore,
puzzle solve and enter into many combats armed with an impressive array of
weaponry including wooden stakes, blades, shotguns, and crossbows. At the end
of each mission, the players will receive a summary of the time taken to
complete it, the number of opponents killed, and the level of accuracy achieved.
Missions are set in the castles of Frankenstein and Dracula and are
accompanied by realistic sound effects (to complement the console-quality 3D
graphics) including a wolf growl, pistol shots, explosions, and thunderclaps.
About the Film
Deep in the mountains of Carpathia lies the mysterious and mythic land of
Transylvania-a world where evil is ever-present, where danger rises as the sun
sets, and where the monsters that inhabit man's deepest nightmares take form.
Innovative filmmaker Stephen Sommers-who so imaginatively re-envisioned
Universal's classic Mummy character in the worldwide blockbusters The Mummy and
The Mummy Returns-now widens his cinematic scope and multiplies his creative
inspiration by breathing new life into the most time-honored pantheon of classic
Universal monsters and setting them in a stunning new world of fantastical
reality. Sommers' all-encompassing vision for a world as tangible, real and
visceral as any caught in the stranglehold of inescapable evil blends the
recognizable and the unimaginable into a vivid, epic backdrop for his tale of
ultimate evil against a lone force of good: Van Helsing.
Van Helsing is rated PG-13 (Parents Strongly Cautioned - Some Material May Be
Inappropriate For Children Under 13) for non-stop creature action violence and
frightening images, and for sensuality. Please consult
www.filmratings.com
or
www.parentalguide.org
for more information.
About Universal Studios Consumer Products Group
Universal Studios Consumer Products Group (USCPG) is responsible for global
licensing and retail strategies as well as building brand recognition. USCPG is
a unit of Universal Pictures, a division of Vivendi UNIVERSAL Entertainment
(VUE) (
www.universalstudios.com),
the U.S.-based film, television and recreation
entity of Vivendi Universal, a global media and communications company.
About Superscape
Superscape specialises in industry standard (JSR 184/M3G) 3D technology for
wireless environments. The company's Swerve technology is a complete solution
comprising a software-only 3D engine (Swerve Client), a powerful development
tool integrated into 3ds maxtm (Swerve Studio) and a catalogue of 3D games
(Swerve Content) available for licensing. Key players such as ARM, Sony, 20th
Century Fox, Siemens, Samsung, Motorola and SavaJe have already endorsed Swerve.
Superscape is quoted on the London Stock Exchange and has corporate offices in
Hook, Hampshire (UK) and San Clemente, California (USA).
www.superscape.com
------------------
Pictures will be available on the day from Hudson Sandler on 020 7796 4133
For further information, please contact:
Maggie Templeman
Director, Corporate Communications
Superscape Group plc
Telephone: +44 1256 745769
Email: mtempleman@superscape.com
Jessica Rouleau/Sandrine Boussard
Hudson Sandler
Telephone: +44 20 7796 4133
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
momentum
- 26 Apr 2004 12:40
- 41 of 707
News flow appears to be supporting the price at present. However the quality is not good enough for the market at present. Expect the downtrend to continue very shortly .SPS still massively overpriced. SP was ramped up big time last summer for the right issue. SP is still working this excess out.
ehall
- 26 Apr 2004 13:45
- 42 of 707
Disagree momentum, 10 million swerved up phones out by the end of the year, count the royalties (not massive admitedly) but each phone will have at least one game on it and you get the significant revenue increases KR was talking about. I think it is reality, sometimes the best time to buy a stock is when the market has the opposite view now. would you go and buy a new house now, ask an estate agent, they will till you to but I wouldn't go near the housing market, same analogy!
Happy1
- 26 Apr 2004 21:42
- 43 of 707
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Siemens gets Chinese WAP
More in your face than 3G
By Tony Dennis: Monday 26 April 2004, 10:17
DISPLAYING ITS preference for proven technology rather than bleeding edge stuff, China Mobile has awarded Siemens a contract to set up what it claims will be 'the world's second-largest WAP installation' in the South Eastern part of China.
The pair claim that more than 100 million mobile phone users will be able to use mobile internet applications via Siemens 'Mobile Smart Proxy' product.
More to the point this WAP gateway can support more than 2,400 transactions per second whereas by comparison the worldwide average is less than 100 transactions per second. Users will gain access to the usual stuff downloadable images, ring tones, and Java applications.
Plus they'll be able to use online games via their mobile phones and enjoy secure access to Internet sites. China, of course, had some 269 million mobile subscribers by Q1 2004 compared to some 293 million land lines, so mobile is more now important than the fixed Internet.
Siemens was the biggest loser from China's recent decision to delay 3G licences until 2006 as we reported here. Siemens doesn't say where the world's biggest WAP gateway is located, though.
Drivel momentum ! Try and understand the potential of the market which SPS are addressing and gaining major deals in !
Happy1
- 27 Apr 2004 10:19
- 44 of 707
Moving up nicely today with some strong buying.
I liked the 800K and 1.5M trades we have seen over the last few weeks.Seems as though someone wants a stake and if this continues then expect the price to be alot stronger from here.
momentum
- 27 Apr 2004 13:34
- 45 of 707
Answer me this then Mr Happy explain SP performance the past 9 months.And if you like 3 months prior to this.However once a big seller is remove from the market the technical picture can change quite dramatically. Once 30p-35p is overcome rise could be substantial. Also 30p could prove a barrier to great and the downtrend continue.
Happy1
- 27 Apr 2004 22:02
- 46 of 707
Do you not think the Mms played a blinder today ? The 200K was a delayed sell from earlier and then on two small sells they marke the price down a penny on the bid !! Some other large buys and ratio was in favour of buyers.
Seems like they have a big order to fill at a pre arranged price !
Happy1
- 27 Apr 2004 22:05
- 47 of 707
Suggest people check out the iii BB as the posting there is top notch ;-)
www.iii.co.uk
Happy1
- 28 Apr 2004 08:56
- 48 of 707
RNS Number:0755Y
Superscape Group PLC
28 April 2004
Superscape Group PLC ("the Company")
Notifiable Interest
On 27 April 2004 the Company was informed that as a result of a purchase of
1,304,348 ordinary shares of 10 p each in the capital of the Company ("Ordinary
Shares") Active Capital Trust, a client of ISIS Asset Management, now has an
interest in 4,152,211 Ordinary Shares representing 3.36 per cent. of the issued
share capital of the Company.
28 April 2004
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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