<s>
Phorest	B-Application
Salon	O
Software	O
,	O
a	O
subsidiary	O
of	O
nDevor	O
Systems	O
Limited	O
,	O
is	O
an	O
SaaS	B-Architecture
company	O
that	O
specializes	O
in	O
computer	O
software	O
for	O
hairdressers	O
,	O
spas	O
,	O
and	O
beauty	O
salon	O
owners	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Phorest	B-Application
software	O
is	O
used	O
in	O
more	O
than	O
10,000	O
salons	O
in	O
ten	O
countries	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phorest	B-Application
was	O
founded	O
in	O
2002	O
,	O
by	O
Ronan	O
Perceval	O
in	O
Dublin	O
,	O
Ireland	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phorest	B-Application
first	O
designed	O
and	O
developed	O
an	O
online	O
messenger	O
application	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
Phorest	B-Application
Messenger	O
"	O
,	O
that	O
it	O
released	O
in	O
Ireland	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
May	O
2005	O
,	O
Phorest	B-Application
had	O
100	O
clients	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2005	O
,	O
Phorest	B-Application
acquired	O
their	O
largest	O
competitor	O
,	O
Stylebase	O
,	O
adding	O
170	O
salons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phorest	B-Application
competitors	O
include	O
Millennium	B-Application
and	O
Daysmart	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
19	O
August	O
2011	O
,	O
Phorest	B-Application
announced	O
it	O
had	O
received	O
a	O
seed	O
investment	O
of	O
€1.3	O
m	O
from	O
Enterprise	O
Ireland	O
and	O
private	O
investors	O
.	O
</s>
