Data which already exists inside firms has great potential to improve returns, said Todd Gottula, chief technology officer at Advent Software, whose investment software tools are used at more than 4, 500 firms.
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The rules should also give a boost to the use of managed accounts, such as those offered by Financial Engines , the pioneering Web-investment advice software company.
Pamela Pecs Cytron, CEO of Pendo Systems, another provider of investment accounting software (See story below) said the call for modernized accounting systems has been a familiar refrain for several years.
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But above all the pay of such people from executives to investment bankers and software engineers in Silicon Valley is soaring.
If Coverity can continue to deliver customers a return on their investment in its software, it should continue to grow faster than the industry it leads.
Another investment, Tableau Software, recently filed for an IPO.
Measured as a share of GDP, investment in equipment and software is almost back to its prerecession level.
Business investment in equipment and software grew at its fastest pace in more than a year, rising 12.4 percent.
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Investment in equipment and software was flat, while capital improvement spending declined 4.4%.
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Even though investment in equipment and software jumped 21% over the two-year period, the growth was not spread uniformly.
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Later on they ran arts and crafts retail chain Michaels Stores, technology outfit Sterling Software and investment firm Maverick Capital.
However, business investment in equipment and software continues to expand.
Although overall confidence has remained largely unchanged since early July, responses in regard to current business conditions, sales strength, and investment in equipment and software have improved in recent weeks.
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Driving Paulson's huge investment in hardware, software and communications links is his belief that technology will fundamentally change the way securities are traded--and drastically increase the variety of what is traded.
Driving Paulson's huge investment in hardware, software and communications links is his belief that the days of the conventional trading floor are numbered--and that the stock, options and commodities exchanges have been in denial or too sluggish to do much about it.
Despite the recent weak readings, we expect business investment in equipment and software to grow at a moderate pace this year, supported by high rates of profitability, strong business balance sheets, relatively low interest rates and credit spreads, and continued expansion of output and sales.
The two men head 2ndWave Software, an investment vehicle based in Eden Prairie, Minnesota.
The one, very modestly encouraging sign is a small upturn in investment in computer equipment and software, though this comes after nearly two years of decline.
The post-IPO quiet period over, analysts for the investment banks that took Kayak Software public picked up coverage of the stock this morning with mostly lukewarm ratings.
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Many organizations try to earn back their return on investment in project management enterprise software by activating every function and feature a technology has to offer or by custom developing an elaborate solution.
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To paraphrase Allison, if you build a house you employ people for just a time, whereas if you invest in a factory or new software, the investment feeds growth for years and years.
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They paid for the investment in network infrastructure and software development that has allowed us to have reliable broadband connectivity, multimedia websites, online chat and all the other cool stuff that we are coming to enjoy and rely upon.
There are already a plethora of computer software programs that provide investment related data.
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Its ongoing investment in sales and marketing and software development have doubled or more along with revenue.
But Holliday says the investment is more akin to developing software than building a new chemical plant.
Some venture firms avoid these investment pitfalls by targeting clean energy software companies and capital light hardware or process-improvement industries.
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The firm said that its research and development investment would focus on developing smartphone software and next generation flexible and transparent display panels.
The problem is that, so far, Microsoft does not have much to show for its plans, says Brent Thill, director of software research at Citi Investment Research.
Prof Mark shared results of one of her experiments into work in four different types of organizations: an investment management company, a medical software company, an aerospace engineering firm and a scientific research organization.
Investment in information-technology equipment and software fell at an annual rate of 6.5% in real terms.
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