Advanced Technology develops radio communications software and has proven technology with a large potential market. The company's future will depend on its ability to secure contracts.
Sherwood International supplies computer software packages and focuses on the insurance market. The company's product, Amarta, faces little competition. Sherwood is expanding into the US, and Deloitte Consulting is being used as a distribution partner. Deloitte deals with the main 200 US insurers and has signed up Northwestern Mutual Life. Sherwood also has a facilities management JV with ICL which has potential. The key factor in the company's success is its ability to locate and retain skilled staff.
Superscape VR carried out a stock flotation in 1994, and has not reported a profit since then. The company plans a new generation of 3D interactive software, and news of this has overshadowed poor results. Superscape's software needs faster downloading. The company needs cash for marketing and development and the market is potentially large, but Superscape has to show that it can develop a stake in this market. The company has benefited from being in an internet sector, which has allowed it to raise funds more easily.