re - What the h*** does "organic growth" mean in this context? - It means growth through increased sales of products as opposed to growth through acquisitions of another company or product.
It's admittedly a somewhat fuzzy term, but not uncommon in business discussions, and it is important sometimes in discussions about a company to distinguish different categories of growth, so it does serve a purpose. Sometimes it can mean growth through sales to new customers as opposed to growth through price increases to existing customers, but in this case I think the intent to distinguish additional revenues from the Tasker acquisition is clear from the context. Len Fischer Trax Softworks -----Original Message----- From: Bagotronix Tech Support [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, December 17, 2001 8:45 AM To: Protel EDA Forum Subject: Re: [PEDA] Altium article from Australian "electronic news" Dec mag > And that future looks particularly good, with the company > expecting sales revenue growth in line with worldwide > forecasts for the PCB market of 15-20%, driven strongly > by the growth of the Windows/NT end of the market Buttrose > said. Funny, for me this is like falling into a time warp. It sounds like a press release in EE Times from 4 years ago. I don't see how they can use this prediction for current times. Haven't you Aussies heard? Us Yanks got a recession going on here in the U.S.! I know it says "worldwide", but the U.S. is a big chunk of the EDA world. > Buttrose attributed these impressive results to both the > continued increase in organic growth and market share > provided by the clear boost in sales in the company's > existing products, and also the successful acquisition and > integration of Dutch embedded software supplier Tasking. What the h*** does "organic growth" mean in this context? I have a prediction: I will experience an increase in organic growth in my refridgerator over the holidays from all the uneaten leftovers. > "Our continued focus will be on developing tools for the PC > desktop that will provide a real Powerful, full-featured, value > for money alternative to the high-priced complex Unix-based > systems:" Buttrose added. How about for desktop Linux-based systems? I'd like to see that. I won't be moving to Windows XP. It's Windows 2000 or Linux for me. Best regards, Ivan Baggett Bagotronix Inc. website: www.bagotronix.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Darren Moore" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Protel EDA Forum'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2001 7:51 AM Subject: [PEDA] Altium article from Australian "electronic news" Dec mag > > It gives a little in-site as to what's coming...(long) > > Please tell why Protel is Altium > > It's all quite simple really - the boardlevel EDA company > has evolved over the I ears from a company that developed > and sold the single Protel PCB design system to one that > now encompasses multiple product brands across a range of > design applications, according to Altium marketing director > Elisa Buttrose. > > "The change of the company name from Protel international > to Altium represents the launch of a new and distinct > corporate brand that will equally represent each distinct > product brand and embody our focus of helping every engineer > and designer turn his or her ideas into successful products > in the easiest and most productive way," Buttrose said. > > "The creation of Altium marks a major step in our long-held > strategy to create a product mix that forms a complete > electronic design system. Altium is the source of the > products that make up this system and represents a focus > and unifying force to take this strategy into the future," > Buttrose said. > > And that future looks particularly good, with the company > expecting sales revenue growth in line with worldwide > forecasts for the PCB market of 15-20%, driven strongly > by the growth of the Windows/NT end of the market Buttrose > said. > > The immediate year has also been strong for Altium with a > 60% year-on-year sales revenue increase to $53 million or > an after-tax profit of $12.6 million - the fifth consecutive > year of compound annual revenue growth above 45%. > > Buttrose attributed these impressive results to both the > continued increase in organic growth and market share > provided by the clear boost in sales in the company's > existing products, and also the successful acquisition and > integration of Dutch embedded software supplier Tasking. > > "The Tasking acquisition provided Altium with an immediate > broadening of our product offerings, the addition of embedded > software design technology, and the move into a new market" > Buttrose continued. > > "This has provided one of the most important components > needed to achieve our vision or providing engineers with > the complete electronic design system." > > In terms of market trends, Buttrose identified two main > areas: the increased blur between the design of electronic > hardware and software, and the demand for increased > integration between all design tools and technologies > along the design process. > > Buttrose said hardware design and software development are > essentially 'two sides of the same coin' and need to be > tied together m some way as electronics technology progresses. > > "Some software tools currently exist that attempt to provide > engineers with solutions to these problems but, as was the > case with PCB design tools 15 years ago, the tool are > expensive, require expensive infrastructure, are difficult > to learn and use and are accessible only to a limited number > of engineers and designers," Buttrose said. > > "We are now ready to change this situation as our products > currently cover both hardware design and software development, > and we are about to embark on the integration of these two > phases of the design process." > > Buttrose also outlined a market trend demanding increased > integration between all design tools and technologies along > the design process. > > "Increased integration offers designers and engineers practical > benefits such as a consistent design environment across all > tools, smooth transitions between the different phases of the > design process and elimination of the need to learn a new > environment for each tool in the design workflow, which saves > them valuable time and money," Buttrose continued. > > "Altium is constantly working to help its customers improve > the overall electronic design flow process, to integrate the > many tools and processes that are necessary to develop complex > designs with our unique "Design Explorer" technology platform > providing a single design environment that seamlessly > integrates all design tools and technologies." > > As to the company's immediate future, Altium now has all the > building blocks necessary to fulfill its aims of providing > all the tools necessary to form a complete electronic design > system that integrates all aspects of the design process, is > easy to use, and is accessible to all engineers. > > "The immediate future will see us offer new versions of our > current products that significantly expand features, and > improve design tool integration using our unique Design Explorer > platform," Buttrose said. > > "As well, we are constantly exploring new avenues of technology > that will lead to the development of new tools and product lines > that target new areas of the design market." > > "Our continued focus will be on developing tools for the PC > desktop that will provide a real Powerful, full-featured, value > for money alternative to the high-priced complex Unix-based > systems:" Buttrose added. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To post a message: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * To leave this list visit: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/leave.html * * Contact the list manager: * mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * Forum Guidelines Rules: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/forumrules.html * * Browse or Search previous postings: * http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
