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Software Magazine Ranks Micro Focus as One of the World’s Largest Software Companies
Rockville, MD, October 15, 2009 --Micro Focus®
(LSE.MCRO.L), the leading provider of enterprise application
modernization, testing and management solutions, today announced its
inclusion on Software Magazine’s Software 500 ranking of the world’s largest software and service providers, now in its 27th year.
Micro
Focus was ranked 151, with software revenue of $228.2 million,
including corporate revenue growth of 33 percent in FY 2008 (ending
April 30, 2008). For more information on Micro Focus’ corporate
profile, please visit http://investors.microfocus.com/.
“The
2009 Software 500 results show that revenue growth in the software and
services industry was healthy, with total Software 500 revenue of
$491.3 billion worldwide for 2008 representing 8.8% growth from the
previous year,” says John P. Desmond, editor of Software Magazine and
Softwaremag.com.
“The Software 500 helps CIOs, senior IT managers
and IT staff research and create the short list of business partners,”
Desmond says. “It is a quick reference of vendor viability. And the
online version posted at http://www.softwaremag.com/ is searchable by category, making it what we call the online catalog to enterprise software.”
The
Software 500 is a revenue-based ranking of the world’s largest software
and services suppliers targeting medium to large enterprises, their IT
professionals, software developers and business managers involved in
software and services purchasing.
The Software 500 ranking is
based on total worldwide software and services revenue for 2008. This
includes revenues from software licenses, maintenance and support,
training and software-related services and consulting. Suppliers are
not ranked on their total corporate revenue, since many have other
lines of business, such as hardware. The financial information was
gathered by a survey prepared by King Content Co. and posted at http://www.softwaremag.com/, as well as from public documents.
About Micro Focus
Micro
Focus, a member of the FTSE 250, provides innovative software that
allows companies to dramatically improve the business value of their
enterprise applications. Micro Focus Enterprise Application
Modernization and Management software enables customers’ business
applications to respond rapidly to market changes and embrace modern
architectures with reduced cost and risk. For additional information
please visit www.microfocus.com.
About Digital Software Magazine, the Software Decision Journal, and Softwaremag.com
Digital
Software Magazine, the Software Decision Journal, has been a brand name
in the high-tech industry for 30 years. Softwaremag.com, its Web
counterpart, is the online catalog to enterprise software and the home
of the Software 500 ranking of the world’s largest software and
services companies. Software Magazine and Softwaremag.com are owned and
operated by King Content Co.
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product names are registered trademarks of Micro Focus. Other products
mentioned in this announcement are trademarks of their respective
owners.
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