dreamcatcher
- 07 Jul 2012 23:31
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/

dreamcatcher
- 02 Apr 2013 17:34
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WANdisco Applauds Release of Apache Bloodhound™
Original Project Submitter, WANdisco, Supports Project with On-Staff Committers
San Ramon, CA – April 2, 2013 - 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 support Apache Bloodhound™, which was officially announced today as a Top-Level Project (TLP) by the Apache Software Foundation (ASF). Originally submitted to the ASF in December 2011 by WANdisco, Bloodhound is a software development collaboration tool based on Trac that includes a Subversion repository browser, wiki, and defect tracker.
The WANdisco developers serving on the Project Management Committee (PMC) or participating at some level in the development of Bloodhound have been involved since the project's inception. Apache Bloodhound is an issue tracker with a tightly integrated source code browser that works with Apache Subversion and Git. It also provides Wiki functionality and is compatible with hundreds of free plugins available for Trac, allowing users to customize their experience even further.
"WANdisco received many requests for an issue tracker and at the time, open source options available for integration were limited, which is why we decided to invest in setting one up in the Apache Incubator," said David Richards, CEO of WANdisco. "WANdisco has been actively supportive of the ASF, and we're proud to have played a leading role in Bloodhound."
"When Bloodhound entered the incubator, while it was built on the Trac framework, it was a completely new project," said Gary Martin, Vice President of Apache Bloodhound and WANdisco developer. "Bloodhound's strengths lie in its powerful combination of Apache Subversion source control and robust ticket system."
dreamcatcher
- 08 Apr 2013 18:00
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WANdisco Releases New Version of Hadoop Distro; WDD 3.1.1 Simplifies Hadoop Deployments
http://www.wandisco.com/news/press-releases/wandisco-releases-new-version-hadoop-distro-wdd-311-simplifies-hadoop-deployment
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Final Result
25 Apr 13 WANdisco [WAND]
dreamcatcher
- 11 Apr 2013 10:46
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dreamcatcher
- 15 Apr 2013 18:07
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As of Apr 12, 2013, the consensus forecast amongst 2 polled investment analysts covering Wandisco PLC advises investors to purchase equity in the company. This has been the consensus forecast since the sentiment of investment analysts improved on Feb 11, 2013. The previous consensus forecast advised that Wandisco PLC would outperform the market.
dreamcatcher
- 16 Apr 2013 15:28
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WANdisco Launches SVN MultiSite Plus for Dramatically Improved Availability, Performance and Scalability for Global Organizations
http://www.wandisco.com/news/press-releases/wandisco-launches-svn-multisite-plus-for-dramatically-improved-availability-perf
dreamcatcher
- 18 Apr 2013 07:18
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18 April 2013
WANdisco plc
Q1 2013 Bookings Update
Q1 subscription bookings increase by 96 per cent year-on-year
Renewal rate 134 per cent
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 provide the following update for the three months ended 31 March 2013.
In the first quarter of the new financial year, subscription bookings reached a record level of $3.035 million, representing a 96 per cent increase year-on-year (2012: $1.545 million).
Notable new customers signed in the first quarter included General Atomics, FutureWei (a division of Huawei), Société Générale and Maxim. In addition, the Company saw significant growth in existing customer accounts including Home Depot, Nokia, John Deere and McAfee all of whom expanded their use of WANdisco products within their organisations.
The annualised renewal rate by booking value was 134 per cent. Renewals included Sony, McGraw Hill, Raytheon, Vanguard, Borg Gais and Blue Shield. When one particularly large increased renewal is excluded the underlying rate of renewal is 117 per cent.
During the period the Company announced the release of its new products for the fast growing Hadoop Big Data market. Hadoop is a proven, open source Big Data technology which serves as the backbone for many of the world's largest and most important databases utilised by companies such as Yahoo, Facebook, Netflix, Amazon and eBay. According to the analyst firm Wikibon, the market for solutions able to solve Big Data issues is forecast to grow at a compound annual rate of 58% between 2012 and 2017 from $5 billion to over $50 billion.
WANdisco's flagship Big Data product, the Non-Stop NameNode, is the only 100 per cent uptime solution for Hadoop. Built on the company's Non-Stop patented replication technology, Non-Stop NameNode completely eliminates the single point of failure that risks data availability - the NameNode - which tracks the location of data within a Hadoop cluster and coordinates client access to it.
The Company also filed three new additional patents related to distributed computing with applications in the Big Data market to complement the patent awarded by the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for its core replication technology in November last year.
WANdisco will report results for the financial year ended 31 December 2012 on Thursday, 25 April 2013.
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dreamcatcher
- 18 Apr 2013 10:31
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WANdisco: Panmure Gordon moves target price from 1015p to 1038p and retains a buy recommendation.
dreamcatcher
- 18 Apr 2013 18:29
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Bookings momentum continues into Q1
WANdisco’s strong momentum has continued into Q1 with bookings up 96% year-on-year to $3m. This growth has been driven largely by the company’s Subversion product suite. With the company also having completed the launch of its first generation Hadoop portfolio over the quarter, WANdisco looks well placed to substantially exceed our $12m full year bookings estimate.
We will revise our estimates following publication of the full year results on 25 April.
http://www.edisoninvestmentresearch.com/researchreports/wandisco180413flash.pdf
dreamcatcher
- 19 Apr 2013 17:40
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A hold in this weeks IC - The question now, though, is whether the price has run to far ahead of the company's financial reality. However, while Wandisco's sales have been rising fast, they're still only forecast to hit $7.8m this year, and the company won't make a pre-tax profit until 2014, when sales will hit $22m , that's because costs are ramping up, too, as it makes strategic hires and puts distribution in place. But that does not take into account any contribution from its unique Big Data capability so, even though the shares are pricey, they are well worth hanging on to.
dreamcatcher
- 20 Apr 2013 21:58
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I have been reading up about a company in March in the FT and on the net and its come up this week in the Shares mag.
Get ready to back Rosslyn IPO -
Emerging big data theme promises bright future for statistical number cruncher -
Investors should keep their eyes peeled for the likely IPO of Rosslyn Analytics later this year. It could be a story worth backing from the off. The London and New York-based software as a service (SaaS) data analytics company is eyeing a £100m aim float.
Market whispers say Rosslyn has accelerated its float plans following the stunning success of server replication expert WANDISCO. The latter has seen its share price rocket from 180p at IPO (1 June 12) to 755p. Both Wandisco's success and Rosslyn's interest to follow it to London demonstrates the appetite, and shortage of investment opportunities in Big data, an area enjoying exponential growth rates.
Rosslyn, set up and run by chief executive Charles and Hugh Cox, the chief innovation officer, reported revenues of £2.2 million for the year to April 2012, but its run rate this year is believed to be closer to £5m, with £10m of sales the rough target for the 12 months to April 2014.
Will update with future news and a thread on day one of trading.
dreamcatcher
- 22 Apr 2013 18:24
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WANdisco
April is Bonzer
Let’s have none of this “April the cruel’st month” claptrap. . . WANdisco
issues a blisteringly strong Q1 bookings update. The numbers are ahead of
our plan, ASPs are up strongly YOY and there is increased sequential
momentum – 96% subscriptions booking growth Q1/2013E v 76% Q4/2012.
This is ‘spring’ but ‘Valley’ style. Also while there is much debate about
WANdisco’s Big Data offer we remind that these booking numbers reflect
strong growth in the ALM business. With final results around the corner, 25
April, we retain our forecasts which now look conservative. Our Target Price
moves from 1,015p to 1,038p. Buy
http://www.wandisco.com/get?f=documentation%2Fanalyst-reviews%2FWANdisco18-4-13.pdf
dreamcatcher
- 22 Apr 2013 18:36
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As of Apr 20, 2013, the consensus forecast amongst 2 polled investment analysts covering Wandisco PLC advises investors to purchase equity in the company. This has been the consensus forecast since the sentiment of investment analysts improved on Feb 11, 2013. The previous consensus forecast advised that Wandisco PLC would outperform the market.
dreamcatcher
- 23 Apr 2013 20:39
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WANdisco CEO, David Richards, presents at Tech London Advocates Launch as Founding Member
Published by Mand on April 23, 2013 in WANdisco. 0 Comments
Last week saw the launch of Tech London Advocates, a new advocacy group launched by angel and venture investor Russ Shaw to support London’s technology start-ups into high growth.
With a founding membership of 150 comprising international CEOs, CTOs, fund managers and private investors, Tech London Advocates launched with an event featuring presentations by high profile executives, including our own founder and CEO, David Richards.
High profile supporters of Tech London Advocates include Saul Klein, partner at Index Ventures; David Richards, founder and CEO of WANdisco; Julie Meyer, founder of Ariadne Capital; Sherry Coutu, co-chair of Silicon Valley comes to the UK; Simon Devonshire, director at Wayra Europe, Dan Crow, CTO of Songkick and Rajeeb Dey, CEO and founder of Enternships.
Tech London Advocates will work in partnership with existing groups and initiatives to support ongoing efforts to establish London as a world-class hub for digital and technology businesses. WANdisco is honored to be part of the advocacy group.
dreamcatcher
- 25 Apr 2013 07:40
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Preliminary Results
Operational Highlights
· Successful Admission to AIM:
o IPO successfully completed raising $26m in significantly oversubscribed placing
· Major IPO milestones met:
o Awarded US Patent for core Active-Active Data Replication technology
o Footprint extended into China, with office established and first customers secured
o Expansion of enterprise sales team, with key hires from IBM, HP and other global technology firms
o Acquired AltoStor, accelerating product development for the fast-growing Hadoop Big Data market
o Opened new development centre in Belfast, Northern Ireland to accelerate product delivery and development
· New customers secured in multiple markets across multiple product sets:
o New customers include Apple; Cap Gemini; Cisco; Delta Systems; E-Signal; FINRA; Fujitsu; General Dynamics; Georgia Tech; Honeywell; Huawei; Huntington Bank; McAfee; Nokia; Penn State University; Pioneer Investments; Pitney Bowes; and Ricoh
· Continued strong up-sell to existing customers:
o Additional subscription licenses purchased by Emerson; EMC; Fiserv; Hewlett Packard; John Deere; Prudential; Sherwin Williams; Syniverse; Wal-Mart; and Wells Fargo
o Subscription renewal rate of 114 per cent including customers such as Cisco Systems; Disney; Juniper Networks; McGraw Hill; and Vanguard
Post period end Highlights
· Strong financial momentum maintained:
o Q1 2013 cash bookings of $3.035m, representing an increase of 96% year-on-year (Q1 2012: $1.545m) and annualised subscription renewal rate of 134 per cent
· Successful entry into Big Data market with new products, solutions and partnerships:
o Launched four Big Data products including WANdisco Distro, our first Big Data product and the foundation for WANdisco's range of enterprise Big Data solutions, and 'Non-Stop NameNode', our flagship solution
o Filed three new additional US patents related to distributed computing with applications in Big Data
o Established the Non-Stop Alliance Partner Program, with founding partners Hyve Solutions and SUSE
· Maiden Big Data customer win:
o Tier 1 UK telecoms operator with operations in Britain and around the world purchases WANdisco Hadoop Console and Non-Stop NameNode
http://www.moneyam.com/action/news/showArticle?id=4581390
dreamcatcher
- 25 Apr 2013 07:43
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First 'Big Data' Customer Win
RNS
RNS Number : 1785D
WANdisco Plc
25 April 2013
First 'Big Data' Customer Win
- WANdisco secures first customer for its Hadoop Big Data products -
- Tier 1 UK telecoms operator selects WANdisco Hadoop Console and Non-Stop NameNode -
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 that it has secured the first sale of its ground-breaking, Enterprise class Big Data solutions.
WANdisco's first Big Data customer is a Tier 1 UK telecoms operator with operations in Britain and around the world. This customer will use WANdisco's Big Data solutions to ensure 100 percent uptime for its business critical data storage facilities, which are both numerous and distributed across multiple geographies.
Under the terms of the agreement, the customer will utilise both WANdisco's Hadoop Console - which is plug-and-play software to deploy, manage and monitor enterprise-class Hadoop clusters - and its Non-Stop NameNode - which is WANdisco's flagship Big Data product and the only 100 percent uptime solution for Hadoop.
The NameNode server is the most problematic potential 'single point of failure' for organisations that use Hadoop to manage Big Data. It is this problem that WANdisco's solutions address. Should one NameNode within a cluster fail, WANdisco's solutions ensure that others in the cluster automatically take over. This means that users of WANdisco's solutions can be confident they will enjoy zero downtime and zero data loss, even in the event of a natural disaster at a storage site or during planned site maintenance.
Whilst the financial details of the contract will not be disclosed, WANdisco can confirm that the customer has signed a standard twelve month subscription licence agreement.
Confirming the deal David Richards, Chairman and CEO of WANdisco commented:
"This is a real landmark for all of us at WANdisco. For many months we have talked passionately about the opportunities open to us in the Big Data arena and in the past few weeks we have rolled-out a truly unique set of enterprise products to help capture this opportunity. Today, we have taken the first, exciting step toward proving that the opportunity is real. This first customer win serves as clear evidence that some of the world's largest, most innovative companies know they must get to grips with the Big Data challenge and - perhaps even more importantly - are prepared to trust WANdisco to help them do that."
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dreamcatcher
- 25 Apr 2013 09:05
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Strong buying this morning, with some large purchases. Thought the sp may drop with the increased losses .
dreamcatcher
- 25 Apr 2013 09:35
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Market movers: WANdisco, Turbo Power Systems, Ncondezi Coal, North American Petroleum, Magnolia Petroleum, Unilever
By Jamie Nimmo
April 25 2013, 9:14am
Technology company WANdisco (LON:WAND), AIM’s top IPO of 2012, today reflected on a year in which its share price more than doubled.
In fact, since the year-end the share price has doubled again to 806p a share, valuing the company at over £160mln.
WANdisco’s technology allows employees from different sides of the world to work together on the same project at the same time.
The company, which listed in June, boosted revenues by more than 50% to US$6mln last year and finished the period with US$14mln cash in the bank.
It has added a plethora of exciting tech companies to its client base, including giant Apple.
The company revelled in another record quarter since the end of the year in which it saw bookings rise 96%, with “significant interest” in its Big Data products that protect large amounts of data.
Today the WANdisco also unveiled its first Big Data customer win in what chairman and CEO David Richards called a “real landmark”.
“For many months we have talked passionately about the opportunities open to us in the Big Data arena and in the past few weeks we have rolled-out a truly unique set of enterprise products to help capture this opportunity,” he said.
“Today, we have taken the first, exciting step toward proving that the opportunity is real.”
Shares climbed 4% after the open.
dreamcatcher
- 25 Apr 2013 10:31
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WANdisco: Panmure Gordon moves target price from 1038p to 1060p maintaining a buy recommendation.
dreamcatcher
- 25 Apr 2013 11:32
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2 x £200,000 buys just gone through. :-))
dreamcatcher
- 25 Apr 2013 16:58
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Panmure Gordon
25 April WANdisco
Delivering across the board
They are the new kids on the block, but WANdisco is doing it like a pro as
Maiden results are nicely ahead of expectations. WANdisco also signed its
first Big Data customer – an unnamed Tier 1 UK telecommunications
company – in our view a huge endorsement for the technology. Revenue grew
by 56% - and pleasingly WANdisco is not being proliferate – EBITDA and
cash are both better than we expected. To reflect these results and, of course
that 96% Q1 bookings data (announced 18 April), we increase our 2014E
bookings and revenue – and remind that we have yet to factor in Big Data
increases – these estimates reflect the ALM market. WANdisco is delivering
ahead of expectations but we are transfixed by that very nifty operational
pivot which saw it float as a single product entity and since become a wider
platform business with a horizontal technology base and three product areas
ALM, GIT and Big Data. There is also a very impressive channel ecosystem
being built up. From here sit back and watch WANdisco ‘mine’ that fresh
seam of Big Data sales opportunities. We retain our Buy increasing our
Target Price from 1038p to 1060p.
http://www.wandisco.com/get?f=documentation%2Fanalyst-reviews%2Fwandisco-flash-25-04-13.pdf