Fall 2003 Project 2: Computer Companies

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Fall 2003 Project 2 Computer Companies

• By Amy Lynn Strohfus

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Adobe Systems Incorporated

• Adobe leads the world in digital imaging, design,
  and document technology platforms, that help
  people and businesses communicate better.
• Has a platform driven approach.
• Helps consumers edit, manage, and share digital
  images and video, with the highest quality.

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Adobe Systems Incorporated

• Founded in 1982
• Annual Revenues exceed 1 billion!
• Approximately 3,500 employees
• Headquarters in San Jose, California

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ADBE

• Acrobat family
• Print and web publishing
• Digital Imaging
• Digital Video

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Loudeye Corporation

• Their Digital Media solutions allow content
  providers to distribute music, video and radio to
  consumers online.

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Loudeye Corporation

• Offers Digital Media Solutions!!
• Offers digital media marketing

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LOUD

• Founded in March 1997
• Serves more than 1 billion song samples over 50
  Internet music sites monthlyincluding CDNow,
  Amazon, AOL, Yahoo, Barnes and Noble, MSN, and
  Windows Media.

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Sigma Designs, Inc.

• Sigma Designs primarily sells silicon-based media
  processing solutions for consumer products.

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Sigma Designs, Inc.

• They have developed
• DVD playback
• Digital TV reception
• Video over IP
• Personal Video Recording (PVR)
• And Video-on-demand (VOD)

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SIGM

• Publicly traded since 1986
• Headquartered in Milpitas, California
• Sales offices also in China, Europe, Hong Kong,
  Japan, and Taiwan

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Comparing Computer CompaniesTotal Current
Value, Gain, Loss, Profit

• Total Current Value
• Also referred to as T.C.V.
• 1 year G/L
• Gain or loss if you bought 550 shares one year
  ago and sold them today
• 52/L Profit
• Profit if you bought 550 shares at the 52 week
  low and sold them today
• 52/H Loss
• Loss if you bought 550 shares at the 52 week high
  and sold them today

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Excel Chart