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| Company | Period | Revenue ($m) | Rev Change (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair Isaac Corp | 1Q09 | $163.5 | -14% |
| Nuance Communications Inc | 1Q09 | $216.8 | 11% |
| SPSS Inc | 4Q08 | $74.1 | -7% |
| Teradata Corp | 4Q08 | $493.0 | 6% |
| Beta Systems Software AG* | 4Q08 | $122.0 | 2% |
| Actuate Corp | 4Q08 | $33.2 | -15% |
* Figures converted to US dollars
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|---|---|---|
| Informatica | AddressDoctor | n/a |
| Affiliated Computer Services | Xploite's Anix sub | 31.5m |
| Open Text | Vignette | $310m |
| Datamonitor | Brown-Wilson Group | n/a |
| Oracle | Sun Microsystems | $7.4bn |
| Oracle | Relsys | n/a |
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