JPY Ltd is a London-based company specialising in software development and distribution - Cloud services; file-sharing and data backup; digital asset management. JPY has many customers in the creative industries such as publishing and advertising that have extreme workflow requirements (e.g. video). The company was formed in 1990 by Dr John Yardley - previously a research scientist at the National Physical Laboratory where he did his PhD in speech recognition. JPY has an enviable reputation in handling products using state-of-the-art technologies. Software development and consultancy have continued to run hand-in-hand with distribution and have made JPY unique in this field. JPY currently represents manufacturers of over 30 software products, which are distributed through a channel of 100 specialist resellers. JPY re-invests a significant proportion of turnover into pure research and development and works in collaboration with several academic institutions. JPY is the developer of the Cloud services Threads and HourDiary.