Who We Are
Data Perceptions is a privately owned, 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, a sales forecasting software solution used in companies worldwide to help forecasters produce better sales forecasts. We develop, sell, implement, train users on our software and provide a comprehensive support and maintenance service for our customers.
We have been trading since 1998, when the first release of Prophecy was launched.
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 by these companies before he left to form Data Perceptions.
Data Perceptions also operates under a subsidiary 'brand' name, PowerProgrammer.co.uk. PowerProgrammer.co.uk develops and markets the Software Update Wizard - a software component that allows developers to securely deliver automatic updates to their software over the internet. We use the Software Update Wizard in Prophecy to help our customers stay up to date efficiently, without fuss, delay or inconvenience. You can read more about the Software Update Wizard at http://www.powerprogrammer.co.uk. (Note: Prophecy also lets you turn automatic updates off - we aspire to meet all customer requirements wherever possible!)
We have also developed a low-priced delimited file editor, DLimit, which is another spin-off from our Prophecy work. Basically we need to recommend a delimited file editor to help our customers, couldn't find one we liked, so we wrote one ourselves!
However our 'passion' and commitment are exercised in making Prophecy the best software for real-world business sales forecasting and in helping our customers to extract the maximum benefit from Prophecy.
Our 'Mission'
To provide the best, most appropriate and easy to use multi-or single-user forecasting and planning software solution to business. To supply the most 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 as promptly as humanly possible.
- Going the extra mile to help the customer get the most from our software.
- Trying to provide the best value for money in this marketplace.
- Trying to do what suits the customer, rather than the software company. We were once customers too - we have first hand experience of 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 satisfying years in a variety of forecasting roles for Avon Cosmetics in Europe . He then set up and ran the Sales Forecasting Department for Beecham Personal Care (now GlaxoSmithKline). He created and managed the processes required to help the business arrive at an agreed forecast, at both the detail level and also the overall business level. On a day to day basis Peter and his forecasting team worked with Sales and Marketing management at all levels, developing and agreeing the forecast together.
He has spoken on sales forecasting at the Institute for Grocery Distribution and at conferences in the UK and Europe.
Moving into business software design and development, he designed, developed, implemented and supported a suite of integrated forecasting systems for Tetley, the top British hot beverages company.
All the experience gained as a specialist sales forecaster and software developer has been channeled into Prophecy. The techniques used in Prophecy have been proven in use in the companies he has worked in, through the forecasting systems he has developed, and in Prophecy's customer base, which spans a wide variety of industries and geographies.
Our offices:
Data Perceptions,
Barsham House, Weedon Hill,
Hyde Heath, Amersham,
Buckinghamshire, HP6 5RW,
United Kingdom
Call us now for a free no-obligation consultation: +44 (0)1494 785574
