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Shares in IMS Maxims surged ahead after the healthcare software provider said it has seen continued growth, helped by its NHS contract.

Revenue and pre-tax profit for the year ending 31 March 2007 has increased due to the contract to supply IMS clinical applications at Barking, Havering and Redbridge NHS Trust.

"The group expects to report a continued growth in operating profits before interest, taxation and minority interests when the full year results are released in September 2007," it said.

Branded garden products provider William Sinclair was also up after saying it experienced strong demand from its retail section due to good weather.

"As a result of strong sales conditions though the Easter period and of continued management action to reduce exposure to low margin business and to focus on increasing higher margin sales activity, the company also expects to materially exceed current market expectations for its full year profitability," the group said.

William Sinclair added that its on-going restructuring and recovery strategy has focused on margin improvement and customer service to improve profitability.

Intellectual property group Galleon said it has received re-orders from PepsiCo for its patent toy IP Blasterz, amounting to about €300,000.

"The substantial sales uplift that Blasterz is delivering to our clients has already resulted in a re-order, which indicates that once we have rolled this product out globally we can expect to see long term sustainable revenues from this product as territories reuse the IP for other promotions," commented chief executive Stephen Green.

Galleon received its first order for Blasterz in early 2006 and has since received orders totalling €4.3m.