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/

In IC this week as a hold. Wandisco goes for growth. Shares in technology company have soared since last Junes Aim flotation at 180p.The groups prospects certainly do look impressive. So, despite the rapid growth in revenues Wandisco remains heavily
loss-making and broker Panmure Gordon expects pre-tax loss to rise to $8.27m in 2013, with an adjusted loss per share of 21.43c. Wandisco's offering is pitched at a big data market that Panmure Gordon says could be worth $23.8bn by 2016- so the groups long term growth potential is undeniably impressive. The brokers discounted cash-flow based valuation suggests a target price of 1,060p a share. However losses will persist for years to come and after nearly quadrupling since the IPO- the shares could well pause for breath.


In my view at this early stage no-one has any idea how fast new customers will sign up . Very difficult to predict the share price movement until a measure can be taken of the speed new customers are being signed up. Another important factor will be how quick the company turns round to a profit.

WANdisco PLC (WAND:LSE) set a new high during today's trading session when it reached 950.00. Since the IPO on Jun 01, 2012, the share price is up 377.39%.

Veteran innovator who has moved from Steel to Silicon


http://www.cityam.com/article/veteran-innovator-who-has-moved-steel-silicon

Board Transition

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8 May 2013

WANdisco plc



("WANdisco" or the "Company")



Board Transition



Nick Parker to step down as CFO

Paul Harrison, currently CFO of The Sage Group plc, appointed



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, announces a change to its board of directors (the "Board").



Having joined WANdisco in November 2011, with the principal objective of securing the Company's highly successful Admission to AIM in June 2012, Nick Parker has informed the Company of his intention to step down from his role as Chief Financial Officer ("CFO") and from the Board now that the Admission to AIM, associated major fund raising and first set of annual results have all been successfully delivered.



With the significant balance of WANdisco's current sales generated in the US, and with future sales growth expected to be generated in markets outside of the UK, particularly in Asia, the Board has decided to take this opportunity to relocate the CFO role to its existing corporate office in California.



Accordingly, WANdisco is pleased to announce the appointment of Paul Harrison as the Company's new Chief Financial Officer.



Mr Harrison, who will be based in California, joins WANdisco from The Sage Group plc ("Sage"), a FTSE 100 company and leading global provider of business management software to small and medium sized companies. Mr Harrison joined Sage in 1997 from Price Waterhouse to become Group Financial Controller. He joined the Board of Sage in April 2000 as Chief Financial Officer. In May 2007, he was appointed to the Board of Hays plc as a Non-Executive Director and, in November 2011, became its Senior Independent non-executive director.



Mr Harrison's appointment will take effect from 1 September 2013. Ahead of that date, Mr Parker will remain in both his CFO and Board positions ensuring continuity in the management of WANdisco's financial affairs.



David Richards, WANdisco Chairman and Chief Executive Officer said:



"All of us at WANdisco, particularly the Board, wish to thank Nick for his major contribution to the Company. Nick's hard work throughout the IPO process has been nothing short of invaluable. With our IPO successfully completed, we now look to use this opportunity to create a more US-centric finance team. Nick leaves WANdisco in excellent financial health and we are very pleased to have appointed Paul Harrison to continue the work Nick has started. Paul has a wealth of experience within the technology sector and a leadership track record of excellence while at Sage."



Paul Harrison added:



"I am excited to be joining David and the team at WANdisco. With its patented technology providing unique functionality targeted at some very high growth markets, I believe that WANdisco is well placed to continue its exceptional growth. I look forward to playing my part on this journey, and to sharing my experience of Sage's own growth story over the last sixteen years."

1000p next stop.

After your performance on the NEW thread Mitzy I'm surprised you've had the cheek to show your face on here again -):

NEW did alright for me Stan a one bagger at one time then it all went wrong.

Favs now are Wan and Nanoco.. tech is back.

WANdisco: Panmure Gordon ups target price from 1060p to 1083p and reiterates a buy recommendation.

WANdisco PLC (WAND:LSE) set a new high during today's trading session when it reached 990.00. Since the IPO on Jun 01, 2012, the share price is up 391.21%.

Panmure Gordon

Wandisco catches the biggest fish in LSEland with the hire of Paul Harrison
CFO of Sage. We are fond of talking about WANdisco’s nifty operational
pivot since IPO – i.e. 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 – with news of Paul Harrison’s hire ‘nifty’ is
replaced by ‘gutsy’ – both for WANdisco and indeed Mr Harrison. 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 1060p to 1083p.



http://www.wandisco.com/get?f=documentation%2Fanalyst-reviews%2Fwandisco-08-may-13.pdf


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May 08 2013 17:39 BST
Sage posts strong results but loses its CFO to WANdisco
Sage Group's better-than-expected results on Wednesday were made bittersweet by the loss of its long-serving chief financial officer to WANdisco. Paul Harrison, who has worked at Sage for 16 years and as CFO since 2000, has been instrumental in implementing chief executive Guy Berruyer's strategy to grow Sage's subscription business

WANdisco PLC (WAND:LSE) set a new high during today's trading session when it reached 1,000.00. Since the IPO on Jun 01, 2012, the share price is up 402.51%.

WANdisco PLC (WAND:LSE) set a new high during today's trading session when it reached 1,015. Since the IPO on Jun 01, 2012, the share price is up 410.05%.

WANdisco PLC (WAND:LSE) set a new high during today's trading session when it reached 1,035. Since the IPO on Jun 01, 2012, the share price is up 411.31%.

The company management is being built, with the arrival of Paul Harrison (CFO of Sage) He must have some insight into this company to leave a top position in the Sage group. He helped build Sage from a 100m company to a 4bn company. Hope his magic works for WANDISCO.

Ambitious WANdisco appoints Sage man as new FD




Published on 09/05/2013 08:56


“With news of Paul Harrison’s hire, ‘nifty’ is replaced by ‘gutsy’ – both for WANdisco and indeed Mr Harrison.

“From here sit back and watch WANdisco ‘mine’ that fresh seam of Big Data sales opportunities.”

Mr Richards said: “We started at the top of the list and that’s the guy we got. It’s quite incredible. He’s coming from a £4bn company and we’re £200m at the moment.”

Asked why Mr Harrison would want to switch over, Mr Richards said: “How many other companies on the exchange are growing at 96 per cent a year? He thinks there’s the potential at WANdisco to do something similar to Sage.”






http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/business/business-news/ambitious-wandisco-appoints-sage-man-as-new-fd-1-5657907

MARKET REPORT: WANdisco has a hit on its hands with early buyers cheering growth


By Geoff Foster

PUBLISHED: 22:07, 8 May 2013 | UPDATED: 22:07, 8 May 2013


Investors who bought into WANdisco in last June’s IPO have ever since been laughing all the way to the bank.

The software company, which was brought to the AIM by co-founder David Richards at 180p a pop, continues to go from strength to strength.

Its shares boogied a further 37.5p higher to a record 977.5p yesterday on news of the appointment of industry ‘heavyweight’ Paul Harrison. He will become chief financial officer in September, replacing Nick Parker.


Exponential growth: WANdisco, the boss of which is David Richards (pictured), has just recruited Paul Harrison as CFO


Panmure Gordon’s analyst George O’Connor said that WANdisco has caught the biggest fish in LSE land. He immediately raised his target price to 1083p from 1060p.

Harrison, who has been on Sage Group’s board since 2000 as finance director, will be based in California. Commenting on his appointment Harrison said: ‘With its patented technology providing unique functionality targeted at some very high growth markets, I believe that WANdisco is well placed to continue its exceptional growth.’

WANdisco’s software allows companies to synchronise the computer programme documents used in different locations. Last month the company announced it had secured its first deal for its own ‘Big Data’ technology for managing huge databases. Although the identity of the customer was not disclosed, WANdisco reassured the market that the company was a ‘tier one UK telecoms operator with operations in Britain and around the world’.

Posting of Annual Report

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WANdisco plc



("WANdisco" or the "Company")



Posting of Annual Report



Annual Report to be posted to shareholders and available on website



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 the Company's annual report for the year ended 31 December 2012 will be posted to shareholders on 17 May 2013 and is available for download at the Company's website www.wandisco.com.

WANdisco co-founder David Richards has backed ACCELERATE 2013 to have a major impact on the British economy, describing the festival as “a brilliant idea”.

“Ultimately, what ACCELERATE is going to do is bring some fantastic speakers and some fantastic delegates into the same place,” Richards said.

“When you get like-minded people in the same place, it’s amazing what can happen”.

Richards, a headliner at ACCELERATE 2013, added that start-ups’ potential for high-growth depends on their ability to consistently deliver.

“Execution means two things in my industry [the software industry] – it means building great products and it means selling great products.



http://www.accelerate2013.co.uk/news/when-you-get-like-minded-people-in-the-same-place-its-amazing-what-can-happen/

David Richards has tweeted -

David Richards ‏@davidrichards 12h
@WANdisco is now a constituent of the FTSE AIM 100


http://www.londonstockexchange.com/exchange/prices-and-markets/stocks/indices/summary/summary-indices-constituents.html?index=AIM1&page=5

Entrepeneurcountry - May 2013


Concluding our interview, I asked David what his hopes and dreams are for Wandisco in the next few years. ''We want to maintain growth and I can see that we will'', he says. ''I would like to build the Uk's most successful software company ever and if I can do that in the next couple of years, i'll be pleased. That all depends on size, valuation and revenue- things we are working hard to increase''.


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