Stock Software Corporate History

Stock Software Limited was incorporated in March 1998 following the closure of The WSA Consultancy Ltd in 1997, when the directors parted due to geographical relocation, and to pursue separate personal ambitions. The directors of WSA continue to associate, and discuss many aspects of business and software development, and have since collaborated on a number of major projects. 

The WSA Directors

Mr G.W.Wilmot received a B.Sc. in Applied Physics from Coventry Polytechnic in 1981 and an M.Sc. in Medical Physics from the University of Aberdeen in 1982 with a thesis on computer imaging of radio-tracer distribution within the human body. After leaving Aberdeen University in 1984, having worked as a research assistant he took up the post of Technical Support Specialist with Fison's Microsystems. He left this post in 1985 to become Principal Software Engineer with Mowlem Microsystem being promoted to Systems Manager in 1987, leaving in 1989 to become Technical Manager of Techsonix (UK) Ltd, he left this post early 1991 to become a full-time Director of The WSA Consultancy Ltd. Mr Wilmot has extensive experience of both product design and the management of product development teams. He is presently a Chartered Physicist, a Member of the Institute of Physics, and a Fellow of the Institute of Analysts and Programmers.

Mr J.A.Stock-Allchurch received a City and Guilds, Telecommunication (271), and a Diploma in Computing, while working as an apprentice with GEC General Signals Ltd. After completing these courses in 1979, he took up the post of Project Engineer with Vaughan Systems Ltd., leaving in 1983 to become Computer Product Manager at VSI Electronics Ltd. He left this post in 1985 to become Senior Sales Engineer with Electroplan Ltd. and after 18 months left to become Sales and Marketing Manager at Mowlem Microsystems Ltd. He become General Manager at Techsonix (UK) Ltd in 1988, leaving in Sept. 1990 to become a full-time Director of The WSA Consultancy Ltd . Mr Stock-Allchurch has a comprehensive background in Engineering, Sales and Marketing, and Electronics, with extensive knowledge of the computer industry.

The WSA Company

The WSA Consultancy Ltd. was incorporated on the 11th May, 1990, with the main aims of the business being to provide computer consultancy to other businesses, to act as a value added reseller of third party products (hardware and software), and to develop software products for Personal Computers and Networks.

The philosophy behind the development of software products by WSA was that the majority of personal computers, were used for word processing, database and spreadsheet applications, and that there was a substantial market for tools that could enhance the use of these applications. The slogan "Software Tools for the Office Environment" was an apt description of the companies products.

Successful products included an the STD Code Decoder product, produced under license from BT, a PC security package and a number of utility packages. These tools were simple to deploy, of a high quality, supplied with first class documentation, with easy to use installation routines and contained in attractive packaging.

Having developed numerous software products and applications WSA gained extensive experience and developed some highly advanced software techniques, particularly in the area of compressed static databases. An example of this is the STD Code database, the large number of records were contained in less than one tenth of the size of comparable products, and remained exceptionally fast. WSA also developed advanced techniques for conveying information to and from other databases, which facilitates database maintenance and origination.

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