WANdisco stands for Wide Area Network Distributed Computing, and we make software happen.

This is because our technology is the secret ingredient behind the products that you use every day – from mobile phones to machinery. We are an active member of the community that develops the world’s most popular Source Code product: Subversion, and our technology is used by half of the world’s software developers.

Our customers include a host of Fortune 1000 companies such as Hewlett Packard, Intel, John Deere, European Southern Observatory, Barclays Capital, Walmart, GE and Cisco.

How it works

With our patented technology, software developers in distributed locations can work simultaneously, creating a seamless global network. Users at every site where WANdisco is installed have local access to the same data at all times, which means that they can make changes locally and see each other’s changes immediately.

We are proud to have a 98% customer renewal rate – which is driven by compelling ROI data: a recent study from Forrester Research has shown that our Subversion MultiSite offers a 167% return on investment with a nine-month payback period.

The company

Co-founded in 2005 by David Richards, Jim Campigli and Dr Yeturu Aahlad, WANdisco has dual headquarters in Silicon Valley and Sheffield, England. WANdisco grew, without raising any private equity, venture capital or angel finance to become a leading provider of global collaboration software to the software development industry.

On June 1st, 2012 the company had a highly successful IPO on the London Stock Exchange raising over $24 million. The IPO was oversubscribed by over 300% and the list of investors included Fidelity, Legal & General, Blackrock, Artemis, Hargreave Hale, Cazenove, M&G, Octopus and Standard Life. WANdisco's ticker is WAND.L


http://www.wandisco.com/

Wll done dreamcatcher was there a mntion of Nano in Shares ?

I will charge to look that up. lol

lol.

WANdisco Rises on Success in Cracking ‘Big Data’: London Mover

By Peter Woodifield - Jan 31, 2013 4:49 PM GMT.

WANdisco Plc (WAND), a U.K. software provider to companies including Apple Inc. and Intel Corp., rose to a record as it won a U.S. patent award and joined a platform for storing and processing large volumes of data.

The stock advanced 9.4 percent to 640 pence, extending its gain this year to 45 percent. The stock has more than tripled since its initial public offering on June 1, giving the company a market value of 136.5 million pounds ($216.4 million). The volume of shares traded was almost 30 times the three-month daily average.

The products of Sheffield, England-based WANdisco allow software developers working anywhere in the world to have local access to the same data at all times. In November, the company moved into the so-called Big Data market used by social networking sites with the $5.1 million acquisition of AltoStor.

The stock is now above the 12-month price predictions of the two analysts tracked by Bloomberg. Panmure Gordon’s George O’Connor has a 565 pence target, while Emanuil Manos Halicioglu at Growth Equities & Co. has a 593 pence target.

In the last 10 days the company established a wholly-owned foreign enterprise in the Chinese city of Chengdu, was issued a patent for wide-area network technology it can use with Big Data, and joined the Hortonworks Technology Partner Program.

The Big Data market is forecast to increase at least 10- fold by 2017 to more than $50 billion, the company said in a statement about the patent award. Hortonworks, based in California, delivers services for Apache Hadoop, an open-source framework for running applications.

WANdisco had subscription bookings of $2.5 million during the three months through December, bringing its full-year total to $7.9 million, up 71 percent from the previous year, it said in a statement Jan. 15.

WANdisco was named Jan. 3 as one of Panmure Gordon’s top 2013 picks for small and mid-cap companies. O’Connor cut his recommendation to hold on Jan. 15, citing the fact that the share price was above his 12-month target.

Jan. 31 (Bloomberg) -- David Richards, CEO of Wandisco, discusses the differences in equity investing in the U.S. and U.K. and what lies ahead for his company. He speaks on Bloomberg Television's "The Pulse."

http://www.bloomberg.com/video/richards-equity-investors-need-u-k-tech-focus-enFgw~0AT1G5jiaWWL5v4w.html

Strong buying again today.

OUR MAN IN THE VALLEY


http://www.wandisco.com/get?f=documentation%2Fpress%2F020413-Talk%20Business.pdf

8 pages of tech titans in this weeks shares mag. Wandisco is now the UKs best performing IPO by miles. Wanddisco shares are up over 250% in seven months since its flotation at 180p in June.

I notice the buying has stepped up big this lunch. More news due perhaps ?

closed up 7.17%

WANdisco launches Big Data product platform
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8 February 2013



WANdisco plc



("WANdisco" or the "Company")



WANdisco launches Big Data product platform



- WANdisco unveils WANdisco Distro: its first Big Data product and the foundation for WANdisco's range of enterprise Big Data solutions -



- WANdisco Distro represents the world's first production ready Apache Hadoop 2 Distribution platform for Big Data -





Sheffield, UK - WANdisco (LSE: WAND), a provider of high-availability software for global enterprises to meet the challenges of Big Data and distributed software development, is pleased to announce the launch of WANdisco Distro ("WDD"): the foundation for the Company's enterprise-level Big Data products.



WDD's development was made possible through WANdisco's acquisition of AltoStor and has been led by Dr. Konstantin Boudnik, WANdisco's Director of Big Data Distribution who joined the Company in January from Karmasphere. Made available today for free download, WDD is the first fully tested and production-ready Big Data product from WANdisco and is based upon the most recent release of Apache Hadoop. WDD will underpin WANdisco's full range of enterprise Big Data solutions, set to be released during the coming weeks.



The core advantage of WANdisco's Big Data products over existing solutions will be their ability to not only manage but also protect and defend mission critical data centre installations. By applying WANdisco's patented replication technology to Hadoop, the company is able to guarantee 100% uptime for enterprises deploying Hadoop. In the event of a network or server outage, WANdisco's products would enable such installations to continue operating, with immediate failover, automatic recovery and zero downtime: even in the case of planned maintenance. These capabilities can be delivered across data centres over a Wide Area Network ("WAN") as well as a Local Area Network ("LAN"), providing users around the world with non-stop global business continuity.



WANdisco is also announcing the immediate availability of enterprise-class professional support for organisations deploying Hadoop clusters utilising WDD. These services are priced as an annual subscription based on the number of Hadoop nodes.





Commenting on the launch, WANdisco CEO, David Richards, said:



"This announcement and the launch of WANdisco Distro marks our first, formal product step in to the exciting world of Big Data. This fully tested, production ready platform will underpin all of our Big Data products going forward, based on the patented active-active technology that already gives us such a unique edge in the market place. We look forward to announcing further Big Data product news in the coming weeks."



Commenting on the news, Tony Baer, Principle Big Data Analyst for Ovum, said:



"WANdisco's active-active replication technology not only aims to eliminate single points of failure in Hadoop, but it could also be used to extend Hadoop deployment over wide areas. Users could start to utilize Hadoop as a globally distributed resource. "

unbelievable the speed this company moves.

WELL DONE dc a great find and obviously a good investment.

up just under 10.5% :-))

Thanks 3m. We will have to search out another, if there is such a one. Could be a one off this one.

WANdisco shares leap on product launch
Fri 08 Feb 2013

WAND - Wandisco

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LONDON (SHARECAST) - Shares in WANdisco lifted sharply as the group launched its big data platform WANdisco Distro on Friday.

The product is described by the company as "a production ready Apache Hadoop 2 Distribution platform for Big Data".

Development was led by Dr Konstantin Boudnik, WANdisco's Director of Big Data Distribution, who joined the company in January from Karmasphere.

According to the company, the product's competitive advantage is in its ability to manage, protect and defend mission critical data centre installations.

Commenting on the launch, WANdisco Chief Executive Officer, David Richards, said: "This announcement and the launch of WANdisco Distro marks our first, formal product step in to the exciting world of Big Data.

"This fully tested, production ready platform will underpin all of our Big Data products going forward, based on the patented active-active technology that already gives us such a unique edge in the market place. We look forward to announcing further Big Data product news in the coming weeks."

WANdisco's share price rose 10.04% to 740p at 10:52 on Friday.

WANdisco: Panmure Gordon ups target price from 565p to 763p and upgrades from hold to buy.

From below "This is one of a number of key Big Data product announcements WANdisco will be making between now and the upcoming Strata 2013 Big Data conference in Santa Clara, CA, February 26-28. It's a great time for enterprises requiring a hardened, non-stop Hadoop," said David Richards, CEO of WANdisco





WANdisco Launches World's First Production-Ready Apache Hadoop 2 Distribution for Big Data

Non-Stop Platform Backed by Global Team of Worldwide Experts

SAN RAMON, CA--(Marketwire - Feb 8, 2013) - WANdisco ( LSE : WAND ), a provider of high-availability software for global enterprises to meet the challenges of Big Data and distributed software development, today announced it has made its WANdisco Distro (WDD) available for free download. WDD is the first fully tested, production-ready version powered by Apache Hadoop 2 based on the most recent release, including the latest fixes. These certified Apache Hadoop binaries undergo the same rigorous quality assurance process as WANdisco's enterprise software solutions.

The WDD team is led by Dr. Konstantin Boudnik, who is one of the original Hadoop developers, has been an Apache Hadoop committer since 2009 and served as a Hadoop architect with Yahoo! This dedicated team of Apache Hadoop development, QA and support professionals is focused exclusively on delivering the highest quality version of the software. WANdisco's Apache Hadoop developers have been involved in the open source project since its inception and have the authority within the Apache Hadoop community to make changes to the code base, ensuring fast delivery of fixes and enhancements.

Foundation for WANdisco's Enterprise Hadoop Products
WDD lays the foundation for WANdisco's enterprise Hadoop solutions that deliver 24-by-7 availability, scalability and performance globally, without any downtime or data loss. By adding its patented active-active replication technology to WDD, WANdisco is able to eliminate the single points of failure (SPOFs) and performance bottlenecks inherent in Hadoop. With this technology, the same data is simultaneously readable and writable on every server, and every server is actively supporting user requests. There are no passive or standby servers with complex administration procedures required for failover and recovery.

"WANdisco's active-active replication technology not only aims to eliminate single points of failure in Hadoop, but it could also be used to extend Hadoop deployment over wide areas. Users could start to utilize Hadoop as a globally distributed resource," said Tony Baer, principal analyst for Ovum.

In the event of a network or server outage, failover is immediate and recovery is automatic without administrator intervention. There is no downtime, even in the case of planned maintenance. These capabilities can be delivered across data centers over a Wide Area Network (WAN) as well as a Local Area Network (LAN), providing users around the world with non-stop global business continuity.

"WANdisco, with its active-active technology, delivers the non-stop global performance, scalability and availability that enterprise customers are demanding worldwide," said DJ Das, Founder and CEO, Third Eye Consulting Services & Solutions LLC, a company focused on delivering services around Big Data and a WANdisco systems integration partner. "WANdisco Distro is the only production-ready, enterprise-grade Hadoop distro that guarantees 100% uptime with multiple active NameNodes deployed in every cluster."

"This is one of a number of key Big Data product announcements WANdisco will be making between now and the upcoming Strata 2013 Big Data conference in Santa Clara, CA, February 26-28. It's a great time for enterprises requiring a hardened, non-stop Hadoop," said David Richards, CEO of WANdisco. "Only our patented active-active technology removes the single point of failure inherent in Hadoop and works locally and globally. We are excited to have Dr. Konstantin Boudnik, one of the original developers of Hadoop, leading this rollout."

Professional Service and Support
WANdisco is also announcing enterprise-class professional support for organizations deploying Hadoop clusters utilizing WDD. More than a first line of defense, WANdisco support engineers are open source experts, providing in-depth professional assistance and ensuring customers get the most from their deployment. With WANdisco employees around the globe providing local support, customers are assured they are moving in the right direction toward their business goals. Services include online service request and case tracking, customer discussion forums, online access to service packs and patches, and more (see www.wandisco.com/support/hadoop).

WANdisco premium customer support services include a dedicated enterprise support manager to keep customers apprised of updates and quickly resolve escalated issues. This dedicated support manager monitors interactions 365/24/7, guaranteeing that high severity issues are addressed immediately after WANdisco Customer Support is contacted.

Pricing and Availability
WDD, based on Apache Hadoop 2.0.3, is available for free immediate download at www.wandisco.com/hadoop/download. Platinum Support covers global 24/7, is priced at $3,000 per node and includes Bug Buddy, Hadoop Cluster Health Check, 8 Hours of Free Consulting or Training, and Indemnification Coverage, protecting customers using WDD from intellectual property claims that can arise from the use of open source software. Gold Support covers 8 am - 5 pm (user chooses GMT, EST or PST) and is priced at $2,000 per node. WANdisco will release WDD updates via the same website.

About WANdisco
WANdisco ( LSE : WAND ) is a provider of enterprise-ready, non-stop software solutions that enable globally distributed organizations to meet today's data challenges of secure storage, scalability and availability. WANdisco's products are differentiated by the company's patented, active-active data replication technology, serving crucial high availability (HA) requirements, including Hadoop Big Data and Application Lifecycle Management (ALM). Fortune Global 1000 companies including AT&T, Motorola, Intel and Halliburton rely on WANdisco for performance, reliability, security and availability. For additional information, please visit www.wandisco.com.

Hadoop is a trademark of the Apache Software Foundation.
All product and company names herein may be trademarks of their registered owners.

I won't put the mockers on the rise by finally buying some -):

Go ahead Stan.