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Application Software
Composite Value: 893.1
Today's Change: +2.11%
S&P 500: +1.10%		chart for [Application Software (^YHOh885)]
Application Software News
Microsoft exec Jeff Raikes to run Gates Foundation
1 hour, 39 minutes ago (AP)
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation said Monday that Microsoft Corp. executive Jeff Raikes will take over in September as chief executive of the world's largest charitable foundation.
• Nuance says 1Q loss widens on one-time charges - (AP)
• Monotype Imaging Announces First Quarter 2008 Results - (Business Wire)
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Industry Top Performers
Intraday Price Performance% ChangeMarket Cap
COMMVAULT SYSTEMS [CVLT] +8.20% $0
QAD INC [QADI] +8.01% $233.5 M
STARLIMS TECHNOLOGY [LIMS] +6.68% $0
WIZZARD SOFTWARE [WZE] +6.67% $0
DELTEK, INC. [PROJ] +5.88% $0
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Market Capitalization% ChangeMarket Cap
MICROSOFT CP [MSFT] +2.04% $273.7 B
ORACLE CORP [ORCL] +2.43% $108.2 B
SAP AKTIENGESELL ADS [SAP] +2.40% $58.3 B
ADOBE SYSTEMS INC [ADBE] +1.38% $21.2 B
CA INC [CA] +1.85% $11.6 B
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Upcoming Events
Date Co Event
05/12/08 NUAN Nuance Communications, Inc. Earnings Conference Call (Q2 2008)
05/12/08 TYPE Monotype Imaging First Quarter 2008 Earnings Conference Call
05/13/08 CALL CALLWAVE INC Earnings Conference Call (Q3 2008)
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Recent Events
Date Co Event
05/12/08 CVLT COMMVAULT SYSTEMS upgraded by Morgan Keegan
05/09/08 PROJ DELTEK, INC. downgraded by Credit Suisse
05/09/08 PROJ DELTEK, INC. downgraded by William Blair
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Market Capitalization:517B
Price / Earnings:21.7
Price / Book:13.6
Net Profit Margin (mrq):22.1%
Price To Free Cash Flow (mrq):40.7
Return on Equity:27.3%
Total Debt / Equity:0.3
Dividend Yield:1.0%
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