Oxford Metrics
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| Public limited company | |
| Traded as | lse |
| Industry | Technology |
| Founded | 1984 |
| Headquarters | Yarnton, Oxfordshire, UK |
Key people |
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Number of employees | 201[1] |
| Website | www |
Overview
Oxford Metrics is a United Kingdom-based smart sensing software company. It serves c.10,000 customers in more than 70 countries, including gaming companies and universities in various nations.[2] Recently, their Vicon technology enabled London’s holographic Abba Voyage experience.[3]
Company History
Oxford Metrics is an AIM[4] listed company which was founded in 1984, and based out of Oxfordshire.[5] Nick Bolton became the CEO in 2005.[6] The business floated on the London Stock Exchange in 2001.[7] The company originally developed its high-speed imaging camera to monitor the movements of people with cerebral palsy. It later branched out into motion-capture animation, with its Vicon technology[8] being used to create effects for television series and Hollywood films including The Mandalorian[9], The Polar Express[10], and Gladiator.[5] Oxford Metrics’ technology was also used to create Abba Voyage, which launched in 2022.[11] The business has made a number of acquisitions and disposals, the most notable being the 2022 sale of its Yotta division for £52 million to Causeway Technologies.[12]
Business Structure
Oxford Metrics provides clients with smart sensing technology which converts information from a physical environment into a digital data stream.[13] It employs 201 people and has headquarters in Yarnton, Oxfordshire. Oxford Metrics is a Public Limited Company, listed on the London Stock Exchange and trading under the OMG ticker.[14]
Services and products
Oxford Metrics’ smart sensing Vicon technology is used in the Life Sciences, engineering, entertainment and virtual reality industries. It has been used in films such as Iron Man and Blade Runner 2049 and individuals associated with the technology, were awarded a Technical Achievement Award at the 77th Academy Awards for the development of Vicon motion capture.[15] Vicon is also used in hospitals to improve the care of children with cerebral palsy.[16] The business has previously been a provider of physical asset management software used in the maintenance of street lighting, highways and waste management.[17] Oxford Metrics also previously provided camera tracking technologies through its former 2d3 business. The business won a Primetime Emmy Engineering Award in 2002.[18]
Sales, partnerships and acquisitions
2004
Oxford Metrics acquired House of Moves, an animation and motion capture business.[19]
2005
Oxford Metrics acquired Peak Performance Technologies, a provider of motion management solutions.[20]
2007
Oxford Metrics acquired highway surveying company Data Collection Ltd for £5 million.[21]
2013
Oxford Metrics acquired Mayrise Systems through its Yotta DCL asset management arm.[22]
2014
House of Moves is sold by Oxford Metrics to the company’s management team.[23]
2015
Oxford Metrics sold terrain-mapping software operation ‘2d3’ to Insitu, a subsidiary of Boeing Defense, Space & Security, for $25m.[5]
2017
Oxford Metrics acquired IMeasureU.[24]
2021
Oxford Metrics acquired video-based movement analysis company Contemplas GmbH.[25]
2022
Oxford Metrics sold infrastructure asset management division, Yotta,[3] to Causeway Technologies for £52m.[17]
References
- ↑ "Equities - Oxford Metrics PLC". Financial Times.
- ↑ "Equities - Oxford Metrics PLC". Financial Times.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Montebello, Leah (30 May 2022). "Super Trouper deal: Firm behind ABBA Voyage holograms sells asset management division for £52m". City AM.
- ↑ Evans, Richard (3 June 2022). "Until four days ago this looked like a really bad tip. Now it seems almost inspired". The Telegraph.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Fildes, Nic (11 April 2015). "Boeing's drone division swoops on Oxford Metrics Group in $25m deal". The Times.
- ↑ Simply Wall St, first name (9 February 2020). "How Much is Oxford Metrics plc's (LON:OMG) CEO Getting Paid?". Yahoo! Finance.
- ↑ "About - Oxford Metrics". Oxford Metrics.
- ↑ Hore, Andrew (9 February 2023). "Oxford Metrics already on course for full year forecast". UK Investor Magazine.
- ↑ Ide, James (22 March 2022). "Vicon virtual productions are making the Unreal a reality, bringing the Mandalorian to life". Mirror.
- ↑ Desowitz, Bill (10 November 2004). "All Aboard the CG 'Polar Express'". Animation World Network.
- ↑ Andy Silvester (18 May 2023). "The City View: Sainsbury's to cut prices, and the importance of UK private equity". City AM (Podcast). City AM. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
- ↑ Kilgannon, Laurence (1 Jun 2022). "CAUSEWAY TECHNOLOGIES STRIKES £52M DEAL". Insider Media.
- ↑ "Smart Sensor Technology for the IoT". Tech Briefs.
- ↑ "Oxford Metrics PLC". London Stock Exchange.
- ↑ "THE 77TH SCIENTIFIC & TECHNICAL AWARDS 2004-2005". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
- ↑ Meddings, Sabah (19 November 2017). "Oxford Metric's Hollywood technology helps children with cerebral palsy". The Times.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 Hornstein, Oscar (31 May 2022). "ABBA Voyage tech provider Oxford Metrics sells Yotta division for £52m". UKTN.
- ↑ "Firm scoops Emmy for hi-tech program". Oxford Mail. 26 September 2002.
- ↑ "House of Moves". Crunchbase.
- ↑ "Peak Performance Technologies". Crunchbase.
- ↑ "OMG acquires Data Collection Ltd". Proactive Investors.
- ↑ "Yotta DCL completes Mayrise Systems acquisition". ITS International. 24 July 2013.
- ↑ "The management-led team of House of Moves Inc. completed the acquisition of House of Moves Inc. from OMG plc (LSE: OMG) in a management buyout for £0.8 million". Market Screener. 15 October 2014.
- ↑ "BRIEF-Oxford Metrics announces acquisition of Imeasureu". Reuters. 27 June 2017.
- ↑ "ARQIS advises Oxford Metrics on the acquisition of Contemplas". Arqis.
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