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For anyone in doubt, we have a window of opportunity...
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Happy Days Here Again For Technology Company IPOs
Tuesday August 14, 7:00 pm ET=20
The stock market has been in turmoil of late, but the IPO window for
software companies is open wider than it has been since the bubble year
of 2000.
With VMWare's (NYSE:VMW <http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=3Dvmw>  - News
<http://finance.yahoo.com/q/h?s=3Dvmw> ) big initial public offering, =
six
software companies already have gone public this year, and analysts
expect that number to perhaps double by year's end.
Last year, seven software companies went public, says the National
Venture Capital Association/Thomson Financial. From 2001 through 2005,
no more than five -- and as few as three -- software companies made
their IPOs.
In addition, a number of tech services companies have gone public this
year. The IPO trend is nothing like in 2000, when Thomson counted 50
software IPOs. But the bursting of the tech bubble made investors wary,
forcing software makers to develop much more stable business plans
before selling stock to the public, says Mark Heesen, president of the
NVCA.
"Now we're seeing some solid companies going public, with real revenues
and an ability to withstand the regular interruptions in business cycles
that happen so often on Wall Street," Heesen said.
VMWare raised nearly $1 billion in its IPO, another sign of recovery in
tech offerings, says Paul Bard, an analyst with research firm
Renaissance Capital, which runs the Web site IPOhome.com.
"We've started to see a recovery in 2006," Bard said. "And now with all
the problems around subprime lending, investors see the tech sector as
more attractive" than some others.
"We expect to see 10 or more software IPOs this year," Bard said.
A total of 148 IPOs, tech and otherwise, were priced in the U.S. as of
Aug. 10, up from 103 in the year-earlier span, according to IPOhome.com.
Some investors say VMWare is the most anticipated tech IPO in two or
three years. (See story, A1.) It's a unit of EMC (NYSE:EMC
<http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=3Demc>  - News
<http://finance.yahoo.com/q/h?s=3Demc> ) that's focused on =
virtualization.
This is a type of software that maximizes the spare computing power of
corporate servers.
...
Full article:
http://biz.yahoo.com/ibd/070814/tech.html?.v=3D1



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<P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us">Happy Days Here Again For Technology =
Company IPOs<BR>
Tuesday August 14, 7:00 pm ET </SPAN></P>

<P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us">The stock =
market has been in turmoil of late, but the IPO window for software =
companies is open wider than it has been since the bubble year of =
2000.</SPAN></P>

<P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us">With =
VMWare's (NYSE:</SPAN><A =
HREF=3D"http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=3Dvmw"><SPAN =
LANG=3D"en-us"><U><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF">VMW</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN =
LANG=3D"en-us"></SPAN></A><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"> - </SPAN><A =
HREF=3D"http://finance.yahoo.com/q/h?s=3Dvmw"><SPAN =
LANG=3D"en-us"><U><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF">News</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN =
LANG=3D"en-us"></SPAN></A><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us">) big initial public =
offering, six software companies already have gone public this year, and =
analysts expect that number to perhaps double by year's end.</SPAN></P>

<P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us">Last year, seven software companies =
went public, says the National Venture Capital Association/Thomson =
Financial. From 2001 through 2005, no more than five -- and as few as =
three -- software companies made their IPOs.</SPAN></P>

<P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us">In addition, a number of tech services =
companies have gone public this year. The IPO trend is nothing like in =
2000, when Thomson counted 50 software IPOs. But the bursting of the =
tech bubble made investors wary, forcing software makers to develop much =
more stable business plans before selling stock to the public, says Mark =
Heesen, president of the NVCA.</SPAN></P>

<P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us">&quot;Now we're seeing some solid =
companies going public, with real revenues and an ability to withstand =
the regular interruptions in business cycles that happen so often on =
Wall Street,&quot; Heesen said.</SPAN></P>

<P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us">VMWare raised nearly $1 billion in its =
IPO, another sign of recovery in tech offerings, says Paul Bard, an =
analyst with research firm Renaissance Capital, which runs the Web site =
IPOhome.com.</SPAN></P>

<P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us">&quot;We've started to see a recovery =
in 2006,&quot; Bard said. &quot;And now with all the problems around =
subprime lending, investors see the tech sector as more attractive&quot; =
than some others.</SPAN></P>

<P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us">&quot;We expect to see 10 or more =
software IPOs this year,&quot; Bard said.</SPAN></P>

<P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us">A total of 148 IPOs, tech and =
otherwise, were priced in the U.S. as of Aug. 10, up from 103 in the =
year-earlier span, according to IPOhome.com.</SPAN></P>

<P DIR=3DLTR><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us">Some investors say VMWare is the most =
anticipated tech IPO in two or three years. (See story, A1.) It's a unit =
of EMC (NYSE:</SPAN><A HREF=3D"http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=3Demc"><SPAN =
LANG=3D"en-us"><U><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF">EMC</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN =
LANG=3D"en-us"></SPAN></A><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us"> - </SPAN><A =
HREF=3D"http://finance.yahoo.com/q/h?s=3Demc"><SPAN =
LANG=3D"en-us"><U><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF">News</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN =
LANG=3D"en-us"></SPAN></A><SPAN LANG=3D"en-us">) that's focused on =
virtualization. This is a type of software that maximizes the spare =
computing power of corporate servers.</SPAN></P>

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