Ubisense was founded on the notion that computers monitoring or controlling anything in the real world need to be able to sense the environment they operate in – commonly referred to as “sentient computing”.

As humans we make sense of our surroundings using sight and sound. These tools help us understand the identification, location and motion of things so we can interpret the world around us. Without this information even basic actions are impaired and complex activities are beyond reach. Automatic monitoring and the control of processes need a similar level of situational awareness, which is where real-time location system (RTLS) technology can help.

When Ubisense was formed, the objective was clear: to create the very best RTLS available. We knew that delivering customer value would depend on a system that could provide very accurate location data (1m or better accuracy), in very difficult environments (such as manufacturing facilities and warehouses), with high reliability.

Our technology of choice was ultra wideband (UWB), the only wireless solution capable of simultaneously meeting all of these needs. Today, the Ubisense UWB RTLS is unique, employing both time-of-arrival and angle-of-arrival measurements to deliver the absolute best in accuracy and reliability.

Yet identifying, locating and monitoring the motion of important items does not immediately guarantee value. So Ubisense developed specific software solutions to turn RTLS data into high worth, actionable business intelligence. Over the years the company has continued to develop applications in close consultation with strategic customers that lead their respective fields. The result is a suite of location-based solutions optimized to provide unprecedented visibility and control over complex processes.

“Location-based visibility and control” is most often thought of in terms of processes like manufacturing or transit yard management, where layers of complexity exist because of the number of moving objects in a confined area. However, even fixed objects can be difficult to manage when they are very widely dispersed, for example across a telecommunication or power distribution network. Partly through acquisition, and partly through internal development, Ubisense also offers geospatial solutions to solve problems for this class of customer.

Armed with a technology portfolio that can transform the management of assets and processes, fixed or mobile, Ubisense has grown into a leading location solutions company, serving customers such as BMW, Airbus, Aston Martin, Caterpillar, Metro Transit, US Army, Duke Energy and Deutsche Telekom as well as other FTSE 100 and Fortune 500 companies.



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Great tips in the Mail, up 10.92% MIDAS SHARE TIPS: Poised to motor…

ON the move north, again these tips in the mail work for me.

Year End Trading Update
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22 January 2013

Ubisense Group plc

Year End Trading Update

Cambridge, UK - Ubisense Group plc ("Ubisense" or the "Company") (LSE:UBI), a market leader in location based smart technology, provides an update on trading performance for the full year to 31 December 2012.



The Group has displayed good momentum in the second half of the period but timing of some projects has led to revenue growth below market expectations and profitability in line with consensus expectations for the full year.



The Geospatial business is expected to deliver revenues slightly below the previous year but with increasing software sales, including promising early sales progress with the MyWorld product, resulting in improved margins.



In RTLS, the business continued to exhibit robust double-digit percentage revenue growth to help drive the Group's overall performance. The momentum in the second half was characterised by an increase in the scope and size of contracts, including production acceptance by Daimler. In addition, new installations were completed at BMW, BAE Systems, Hyundai, Lufthansa and US Steel.



The performance in RTLS was aided by the strategic partnership with Atlas Copco which has driven significant sales growth and introduced a number of high quality manufacturers to Ubisense's technology including Audi, John Deere and Smart.



Innovation remains critical to Ubisense's long-term future with the Group continuing to invest in next generation products and applications extending the Smart Factory Solution Suite.



The Group hadnet cash at 31 December 2012 of £2.6million. Ubisense continues to evaluate acquisition opportunities to supplement the RTLS business and further accelerate growth.



Richard Green, Chief Executive Officer, commented:



"We are pleased with the progress seen in the second half which will allow the Group to deliver a robust performance for the full year. Momentum within RTLS continues which is reflected in our strong pipeline and order book. We remain confident about capitalising on the substantial opportunities we see in high value manufacturing in order to continue to drive growth for the Group."

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Ubisense selected by General Electric for contract

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23 April 2013






23 April 2013



Ubisense selected by General Electric for $6.8m Location Solutions Contract



Cambridge, UK - Ubisense Group Plc ("Ubisense" or the "Company") (AIM:UBI), a market leader in location-based smart technology, announces that it has been selected by GE (NYSE: GE) to provide location services as part of a major new engagement.



The engagement for an enterprise solution will consolidate several legacy systems and provide critical data and integration for operations including asset management, capacity planning and customer service. This system enables the rationalisation of regional data, applications and processes into a centralised platform that leverages common standards and best practices across the organisation.



The three year, $6.8m agreement represents a significant milestone for the Company and is one of the largest contracts of its kind encompassing data migration, validation, development, roll-out and support services.



Richard Green, CEO of Ubisense said: "We are delighted to have been selected by GE for this strategic engagement which demonstrates the strong momentum in the business and reinforces the importance of the agreement between the two companies."





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Ubisense Wins Managed Service Software Contract

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Ubisense wins $3.5m Managed Service Software Contract with North American Energy Company



Cambridge, UK - Ubisense Group plc ("Ubisense" or the "Company") (AIM:UBI), a market leader in location based smart technology, has been selected by one of North America's largest energy companies to outsource a Network Mapping Software solution for its decision support system.



The contract provides the energy company, which serves over five million customers, with a network planning and design system for more than 200 concurrent design and planning engineers, and is also used to provide critical data for the company's enterprise systems including asset management and outage management applications. This system includes databases with approximately 200GB of facility information, about 10,000 active designs and with 4,000 designs in detailed planning and construction phases.



The contract runs over three years and is an extension of the long term relationship between the two companies. Ubisense already provides a number of location solutions ranging from one-call customer service user interfaces through to underground cable fault location applications development, implementation and support.



Richard Green, CEO of Ubisense, said: "We are increasingly being given more responsibility by our customers to support them in solving their real time operational problems using their geospatial network data in a modern online environment. We are delighted to continue working with this customer to deliver improvements in the quality and efficiency of their service. This contract win is further evidence of the increased demand we are seeing for our IP embedded within our Real-Time Location Intelligence Solutions."

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Half Year End Trading Update

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During the period the Group achieved record orders of approx. £17 million - an increase of 83% over the same period in 2012. This significant increase in orders across the whole business is a reflection of the increased demand for the company's software solutions encompassed in its real time location intelligence platform being adopted by leading Manufacturing Companies, Telecoms and Utilities. New orders include major blue chip customer wins.



The Group has a strong balance sheet and had net cash of £2 million at 30 June.



Richard Green, Chief Executive, said: "The group has had a tremendous start to 2013 resulting in a strong order book and good forward momentum.



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US agricultural manufacturer selects Smart Factory

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Large US agricultural manufacturerselects Ubisense Smart Factory System for their assembly facilities





Cambridge, UK - Ubisense Group plc ("Ubisense" or the "Company") (AIM:UBI), a market leader in real time location intelligence solutions, is pleased to announce that a large agricultural manufacturer in the US, has selected the Ubisense Smart Factory System ("Smart Factory System") to be installed across multiple facilities.



Ubisense have been chosen for the deployment by this manufacturer, as the Smart Factory System will enable them to achieve their lean manufacturing targets and optimise their manufacturing production flow, further enhancing their business operations.



Richard Green, Ubisense Chief Executive Officer commented: "I am delighted to welcome this blue chip client to our Smart Factory System customer base. Our real time location intelligence presence in North American has grown considerably and this deployment provides further evidence of the market leading capabilities of the Ubisense system."



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A buy in this weeks IC - Ubisense growing fast.

Canaccord's price target 269p

Encouraging contract win and nice move today. I still think we're way undervalued here - time will tell...

Organised in partnership with Cenkos Securities and Shares magazine, the second Innovators & Investors Forum will take place on 4th February 2014 at the Business Design Centre, London N1.

The event aims to showcase up to 40 leading innovative and imaginative technology-led firms and to bring them together with the investment community. It combines both a company expo and an educational conference where delegates learn about a range of investment opportunities.

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This event gives you a platform to meet under one roof up to 40 technology-led companies, hear their messages during presentation seminars and engage in discussions with them on their stands.

The event is supported with an extensive conference program, including keynote speakers and company presentations.



Companies already confirmed for the 4th February 2014 include:

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Earthport
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Escher
Forbidden Technologies
Globo
InternetQ
KBC Advanced Technologies
Optimal Payments
Regenersis
StatPro
Transense Technologies
Ubisense

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10:45 Private Investors’ registration and coffee

11:40 Company presentation - InternetQ

11:55 Company presentation - Earthport

12:10 Company presentation - To be confirmed

12:25 Company presentation - To be confirmed

12:40 Lunch

14:00 Keynote address - Richard Penny, Senior Fund Manager - Legal & General

14:15 Russ Mould, Editor, Shares Magazine

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14:45 Company presentation - Optimal Payments

15:00 Company presentation - To be confirmed

15:15 Company presentation - CML Microsystems

15:30 Company presentation - KBC Advanced Technologies

15:45 Coffee

16:15 Company presentation - StatPro

16:30 Company presentation - To be confirmed

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Shares - finals 25 March. The prelims will reveal record orders worth £32m, up 30%.

Preliminary Results

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Ubisense Group PLC

25 March 2014






25 March 2014



Ubisense Group plc

Audited results for the year ended 31 December 2013



Ubisense Group plc ("Ubisense" or the "Company") (LSE: UBI), a market leader in real time location intelligence solutions, announces its audited results for the year ended 31 December 2013.

Highlights



Strategic highlights



· Broadening reach of addressable market in Japan and South Korea with acquisition of Geoplan



· Customer bookings in the year up 32.1% to £32.5 million, including multi-year contracts



· Order book up 75.5% year-on-year to £17.9 million as at 31 December 2013 and continues to provide good revenue visibility



· Appointment as Google Enterprise partner






Financial highlights



· Group revenue increased by 11.2% to £27.0 million (FY 2012: £24.3 million)



· Organic revenue increased by 8.2% to £26.3 million (excluding acquisitions)



· Recurring revenues up, representing 26.5% of total revenues (FY 2012: 25.1%)



· Accelerated investment in product development with gross R&D costs of £4.0 million (FY 2012: £3.2 million)



· Adjusted EBITDA* of £1.1 million (FY 2012: £1.2 million) reflecting strong second half in line with previous guidance



· Cash and cash equivalents of £4.0 million, following acquisition of Geoplan, and net funds of £0.5 million (FY 2012: £2.7 million)



· Adjusted loss per share** 3.5p (FY 2012: 0.5p earnings per share); Basic and diluted loss per share 8.9p (FY 2012: 2.8p loss per share)



· New £5.0 million bank facility to provide capacity to meet future working capital requirements, with £3.5 million drawn






Operational highlights



· Product certification granted in Japan and South Korea enabling deployment of RTLI solutions



· Significant orders during the period from leading European telecoms network operator, the largest US agricultural manufacturer, a Top-5 US Telecoms operator and a leading US energy utility



· All three German automotive groups deploying Ubisense Smart Factory System in a step and repeat cycle



· Robert Parker appointed Chief Financial Officer on 10 February 2014






* Measured as operating profit excluding depreciation, amortisation, share-based payments charge and non-recurring costs such as reorganisation costs, AIM listing expenses and acquisition costs

** Earnings measured as profit for the period excluding amortisation on acquired intangible assets, share-based payments charge and non-recurring exceptional items such as acquisition and reorganisation costs.



Richard Green, Chief Executive Officer, commented:



"2013 was a year of promising progress for the Group. The investment we made in our converged location intelligence platform has been rewarded with strong customer momentum, reflected in solid revenue growth and acceleration in cash bookings. With an established and growing presence in the three German automotive OEMs, our progress in this strategic market has been a key driver of the 2013 performance and importantly it represents the model which we can replicate in North America and Asia, large attractive markets where we have a strategic foothold and see a vast near term opportunity. The Group enters 2014 with increasing momentum. With a robust order book and broadening pipeline of opportunities across new markets and applications, the Board looks to the future with confidence."

Half Year End Trading Update

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21 July 2014

Ubisense Group plc

Half Year End Trading Update

Cambridge, UK - Ubisense Group plc ("Ubisense" or the "Company") (AIM: UBI), a market leader in real time location intelligence solutions, provides the following update on trading performance for the half year to 30 June 2014.



The Group has made substantial progress with its transition towards a Solutions-focused business model during the first half. Traction with our Smart Factory System and MyWorld products has been evidenced by the considerable number of new customer wins and extensions signed in the period, helping to deliver a c.45% increase in Solutions revenue compared to the same period last year.



The strong customer momentum has helped Ubisense achieve revenues of c £17m 40% up on the prior year and a closing order book as of 30 June 2014 of £16m. As a result the Group is confident it is on track to deliver results in line with the Board's expectations.



Notable new Solutions customers in the period included Audi, General Motors, Duke Energy and Central Hudson. The Group was also able to expand its presence with a number of existing customers such as Airbus, Deutsche Telekom, Hyundai, VW, Cummins and another tier one German automotive manufacturer, where our Smart Factory solution is now deployed on seven assembly lines across multiple plants.



Following a smooth integration, Ubisense's Asia-based acquisition, Geoplan Group, continues to make strong progress winning a number of early stage deployments of Smart Factory System and myWorld with major strategic customers in Japan and Korea including Toyota, Hyundai, KEPCO and NTT.



The Group has also made positive advances through its enterprise partnerships with Google, and Atlas Copco, actively pursuing business opportunities together for both the myWorld and Smart Factory product suites.



The Group has a strong balance sheet position with cash, deposits and securities of £5.5m and drawn debt facilities of £4.8m as at 30 June 2014.



Ubisense expects to report its final results for the half year ended 30 June 2014 on Tuesday 16 September 2014.



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Contract Win

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22 July 2014






22 July 2014





Major US Electric Utility Signs $1.5 Million Deal for Ubisense myWorld Solution



Cambridge, UK - Ubisense Group plc ("Ubisense" or the "Company") (AIM: UBI), a market leader in real time location intelligence solutions, has signed an initial $1.5 million contract for Ubisense myWorld with one of the largest electric power utilities in the United States, representing a new and material customer for Ubisense. The utility anticipates improved operational awareness and greater productivity as a result of using Ubisense myWorld.



Ubisense myWorld brings critical enterprise information together into a single application, including network asset data, work orders, customer information and operational data from a variety of spatial and enterprise systems vendors. This data can be accessed via any standard web browser on any smart device. Ubisense myWorld will provide geospatial data access to the majority of the customer's employees, empowering them to make informed decisions and be more productive, all of which leads to greater customer service and support.



Ubisense Chief Executive Officer, Richard Green, said:



"This blue chip power utility has selected Ubisense myWorld to enhance visibility across their organisation, enabling the business to work more efficiently. This customer manages three different Geographic Information Systems (GISs) across their vast service territory and for the first time they will have a complete view of their network assets in one application. Ubisense myWorld has been designed to integrate with any GIS, and this customer saw that as a significant benefit."



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Ubisense Wins New European Deal

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18 August 2014




New Global Agricultural Equipment Manufacturer selects Ubisense Smart Factory for initial $0.5m installation



Cambridge, UK - Ubisense Group plc ("Ubisense" or the "Company") (AIM: UBI), a market leader in real time location intelligence solutions, announces that another global agricultural equipment manufacturer has selected the Ubisense Smart Factory System for installation in the one of its Europe based plants.



The new customer has selected the Smart Factory for process tracking and measurement to increase visibility and drive efficiency across the plant. There is significant potential to extend the deployment within this plant and across the 14 other manufacturing plants this operator has worldwide.



The industry leading Ubisense Smart Factory System delivers a proven return on investment and is already used in the production of over one in every thirty cars manufactured worldwide as well as with other leading manufacturing groups such as Airbus and John Deere.



Richard Green, Ubisense Chief Executive Officer, said:



"We are pleased that yet another global manufacturer has deployed our Smart Factory System. The proven ROI it generates continues to drive the adoption of our market leading solutions and gives us increasing confidence that we can continue to expand within this particular customer's extensive international manufacturing operations and across our existing global blue chip customer base."



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Have to say I got bored with this one and culled it.

Contract Win

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RNS Number : 2947V

Ubisense Group PLC

27 October 2014







27 October 2014



Off-road vehicle manufacturer contracts Ubisense to drive productivity



Ubisense Group plc ("Ubisense" or the "Company") (AIM: UBI), a leader in real-time location intelligence systems, has been awarded a six-figure contract by one of the world's biggest off-road vehicle manufacturers, to use Ubisense's Smart Factory technology at one of their plants in the US.



The Ubisense system will be deployed over the remainder of 2014 at one of the company's major US heavy-duty vehicle assembly plants to improve end-of-line process efficiency. It will assist workers to test, inspect, and, if necessary, carry out any remedial work before delivery. By augmenting these processes, which are currently managed manually, Smart Factory will save time typically spent locating vehicles, thereby removing bottlenecks and accelerating processing to improve throughput and productivity.



Richard Green, Ubisense Chief Executive Officer, said: "Ubisense continues its growth of Smart Factory with this major deployment by a company widely admired worldwide for its commitment to safety, integrity, quality and innovation. As more companies deploy Ubisense solutions, our global footprint continues to expand and in turn we continue to discover new best practices in next generation manufacturing, bringing even greater benefits to our customers."



Ubisense Smart Factory provides an unprecedented level of real-time process visibility and context-sensitive controls in assembly operations. Using location sensors that link multiple information sources, it presents users with simple, actionable data and automated alerts to keep operations running as planned and manual processes free of errors. This enables manufacturers to make measurable cost reductions, quality improvements and improve process reliability while maximising flexibility.



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