Company Profile - Data Perceptions
Who We Are
We are a private, self-funded UK software company based in Hyde Heath, Amersham, about 20 miles from the centre of London, England. We specialise in the development of Sales Forecasting, Planning and Budgeting software for Microsoft Windows.
We are the developers of Prophecy, our lead product for Sales Forecasting, Planning and Budgeting. We develop, sell, implement, train users on our software and provide a comprehensive support and maintenance service for our customers.
Peter Boulton, our MD and software designer was a full time sales forecaster for 10 years, working in the consumer packaged goods industry. He also developed internal sales forecasting systems which were used for a number of years before he left to form Data Perceptions. More...
We have been trading since 1998, when the first release of Prophecy was launched.
We also operate under a subsidiary 'brand' name, PowerProgrammer.co.uk. PowerProgrammer.co.uk develops and markets the Web Update Wizard - a set of developer components which lets application developers add automatic updates over the web to their applications with just a single line of code. We use the Web Update Wizard in Prophecy, so that once you have installed our software once all subsequent updates happen automatically over the internet, even if your users do not have rights to update their Program Files folder. You can read more about the Web Update Wizard at http://www.powerprogrammer.co.uk.
Our 'Mission'
To provide the best, most appropriate and easy to use forecasting and planning multi-user or single user software to markets where the application of statistical methods is inappropriate. To supply robust and easy to implement software.
To care about our customers. That means:
- Listening to their needs and trying to incorporate them into the software.
- Giving the provision of first class support the highest priority. You will receive support directly from the developer, not a junior help desk assistant. And you will receive it promptly.
- Going the extra mile to help the customer get the most from our software.
- Trying to provide the best value for money available in this marketplace.
- Trying to do what suits the customer, rather than the software company. We were once customers too - we know what you can go through dealing with software houses!
- Providing bug fixes within 24 hours and free minor and major software upgrades to all our customers with support agreements in place.
Biography
Data Perceptions was founded by Peter Boulton.
Peter Boulton
Data Perceptions MD and Developer
Peter Boulton was a full time sales forecaster for 10 years, prior to moving into software design and development. He spent 6 years in a variety of forecasting roles for Avon Cosmetics in Europe . He then set up and ran the Forecasting Department for Beecham Personal Care products (now GlaxoSmithKline). He has spoken on sales forecasting at the Institute for Grocery Distribution and at UK and European conferences.
Moving into business software design and development, he designed, developed and implemented a suite of integrated forecasting systems for Tetley, the top British hot beverages company.
All the experience gained as a specialist business forecaster and software developer has been channeled into Prophecy. The techniques used in Prophecy have been proven in use in the companies quoted above, within the forecasting systems he developed, and in Prophecy's customer base.
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