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Case
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Reference no. 9-106-015
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Originally published in: 2005
Version: 2 April 2007
Length: 12 pages
Data source: Published sources

Abstract

Compares two companies in the information capture software industry. Asks students to analyze and compare the performance of two companies (one in the United Kingdom and the other in the United States) from the perspective of a buy-side analyst reporting to the manager of the firm''s Global Technology Fund. The analyst must decide whether to recommend one or both stocks to the fund manager. Provides an opportunity to compare the differences in terminology, presentation of financial reports, and accounting methods for the US and UK firms.
Size:
800 employees, GBP156 million revenue
Other setting(s):
2005

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Abstract

Compares two companies in the information capture software industry. Asks students to analyze and compare the performance of two companies (one in the United Kingdom and the other in the United States) from the perspective of a buy-side analyst reporting to the manager of the firm''s Global Technology Fund. The analyst must decide whether to recommend one or both stocks to the fund manager. Provides an opportunity to compare the differences in terminology, presentation of financial reports, and accounting methods for the US and UK firms.

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Size:
800 employees, GBP156 million revenue
Other setting(s):
2005

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