Portrait Software Share Discussion Threads

[lanzarotelady] 17/3/2006 09:59

I like Bessemer Venture Partners having 10.59% of shares. Solid backing.

[johnroger] 16/3/2006 17:43

Portrait Software plc ("Portrait" or "the Company")
Launch of new product, Interaction Optimizer

Henley-on-Thames, 15th March, 2006 - Portrait Software plc (London: PST), a
leader in Customer Interaction Management and Predictive Customer Analytics
software, announces the latest addition to its Customer Interaction Management
Suite.

The new offering, called Interaction Optimizer, is the latest new offering
emerging from Portrait's acquisition of Quadstone, the leading customer
analytics player, in December last year. It combines the Interaction Management
technology from Portrait with Predictive Analytics software developed by
Quadstone and as such allows companies to bring the power of real-time analytics
to the point of customer interaction. In addition, it has been specifically
developed so that it can be easily integrated into existing CRM infrastructure
without there being a requirement for significant investment in new front end
systems.

Portrait has launched this latest product offering at the Gartner CRM Summit in
London this week where it has received strong customer interest. Of particular
note, Interaction Optimizer addresses the B2C sales campaign marketplace which
Gartner believes is a rapidly growing sector within the CRM market.

"Quadstone brought to the table the most powerful predictive analytics on the
market," said Sarah Haskell, Group Marketing Director for Portrait. "With
Interaction Optimizer, we're using this power to drive real-time insight to the
places it can do the most good: whenever and wherever the customer touches the
organisation."

Nick Randall, CEO for Portrait, added, "The combination of these two
technologies greatly enhances our product offering in a market which offers
significant growth. I am delighted that in just four months since the
acquisition of Quadstone, we have been able to develop and launch a product that
combines our core competencies. It is clear evidence of how well these
technologies complement each other and the degree to which we have been able to
successfully integrate the two companies since December."

Interaction Optimizer addresses a market that is set to offer significant growth
based on its value to business and the value of enhanced customer intelligence.
A recent report from the Aberdeen Group showed that companies who exemplified
best in class customer intelligence practices reported greater than 20%
year-over-year improvement in annual revenues, customer acquisition, and
customer retention rates. (Source: "Customer Intelligence Management: Converting
Data to Profits", December 2005).

[tech] 07/3/2006 12:24

Nice recovery from last weeks lows.

[johnroger] 06/3/2006 21:03

Leading customer-interaction management and predictive analytics software company Portrait unveiled a new product set. The group said that its Self-Service Analytics product would broaden its current Portrait range, with a first entrance into the customer analytics market, a sub-sector of the marketing automation market. This market is predicted to show 11.2% compound annual growth on a worldwide basis between 2004 and 2009 according to the company. The shares rose 2.5p to 21p.


Only just back to the price paid by John O'Connell in December. I hope he does as well with this as he did at Staffware.

The Company has been informed that, following a purchase of 235,000 ordinary
shares in the Company at 21p per share on 14 December 2005, John O'Connell,
Non-Executive Chairman of the Company, now holds 635,000 ordinary shares
representing 0.75% of the issued ordinary share capital of the Company.

[its the oxman] 02/3/2006 15:36

16p bid now!!!

[its the oxman] 02/3/2006 13:45

what is causing the latest fall anyone? can't just be bored holders exiting can it - i used to hold and believe good times may come again, but not yet it seems.

[idlejack] 02/3/2006 08:56

I think it's very hard to believe in a company when it's been through the troubles that this one has faced. They have brought in very expensive execs to turn it round that have had no positive effect on the share price, infact it keeps dropping. They don't appear to be able to manage their way out of trouble the only thing they can do is sellout.I still hold a small amount and would like to see the company successful as I still feel it has a good product.

[infocusint] 01/3/2006 22:17

Does that mean you don't any longer?

[idlejack] 01/3/2006 12:57

Another drop today, makes it very hard to believe.

[infocusint] 28/2/2006 18:24

Just time and improving figures as forcast. Slow and boring but if you believe you just have to hang on in.

[idlejack] 28/2/2006 12:09

Well at least it's doing something, shame it's not up!It's going to take something major to move this, possibly a take over.Going to take a lot to get it back in favour.

[napoleon 14th] 22/2/2006 12:35

Still in the dolldrums despite that forwards P/E of 5.4 for 2007;
Like, there's a credibility problem, right?
Haven't bought just yet. Too dull.

[rhianna1] 29/12/2005 20:22

RNS just before Xmas (23/12):

Holding in the Company


The Company has been informed that Goldman, Sachs Group Inc is interested in
1,926,700 ordinary shares which represents approximately 2.27% of the issued
share capital of the Company."

[johnroger] 28/12/2005 14:08

Sharescope has consensus earnings figures as
1.4p to 3/06
2.9p to 3/07
4.7p to 3/08
if these projections look as though they are going to be achieved then the share price could easily double over the next year.

[thecroots] 28/12/2005 09:49

OK..

That's me in with 15,000

[empirestate] 23/12/2005 11:52

train leaving the station, improving nicely on small trade

[empirestate] 14/12/2005 11:17

some reasonable size trades going through on the middle price -L2 3/1

[idlejack] 02/12/2005 09:33

Well you lot have gone quiet, I thought the results were disappointing but the aquisition is a good choice.

[e-venturer] 23/11/2005 09:41

the buyiing on buying is what sparked the iginition. a 331k r trade and 2 mm 100k buys. Yesterday was retail buying as like today. i would guess someone knows something. Anyway what is an r trade.

[infocusint] 23/11/2005 09:03

Menthol
I read once that 90% of share price movements were random, If that is the case why would PST have anything to say. They will announce their figures when they are ready. What would be the point of them issuing an RNS saying that they knew of no reason for the recent share price movement? I am not in the least frustrated by the lack of news, it probably gave me the buying opprotunity at 17.5p. When did faint heart ever win fair lady?
Regards,
Infocus

[menthol] 22/11/2005 21:32

Share rises thirty percent in one day and not a word from management. Maybe they are very busy. After all it fell nearly 50 percent without any mention from them so I won't hold my breath.
Very frustrating!

[idlejack] 22/11/2005 14:54

Holdontight, probably worth a lot more than 40p! 100p more likely. If someone is after it they will have to pay for it's potential. Infocusint has a point they will want to get as much out of this as they can, but there comes a point where the deal is worth doing.

[holdontight] 22/11/2005 14:46

Another tick up