From #15 to #7 in the last 6 years would seem to be forward progress. I hope the progress continues.
Also strange here is that Altium Japan (assuming this is part of the Altium we know....) Is broken out and shown as a separate line item. One has to wonder why this was done. Add the two together and they then would move up to the #6 position. This fits nicely into my plans of someday owning world class EDA tools. I still think I have placed the right bet. :P ---Phil DS> for those interested in such things... DS> i just read a very interesting article in DS> EETIMES magazine Oct 27 2003 (an actual paper printed copy) DS> "Gentrification hits pcb tools" DS> Among many other things they show a chart (source: Gartner Dataquest) DS> "TOP 20 pcb/MCM/hybrid software companies 1996 vs. 2002" DS> http://img.cmpnet.com/eet/news/03/october/NF1293_TABLE.gif DS> as you can see and as they also point out the gap between DS> #3 and #4 in 2002 is HUGE DS> You also will learn how the top vendors are doing their VeriBest :) DS> to drive prices up and how there are no new entrants DS> I don't know how many people Altium has but these days $12 mil DS> gross revenue is not a huge number for an international going DS> enterprise DS> ominous sub headings DS> "Consolidation squeezes board tools" DS> also some interesting history re CCT & Orcad acquisitions DS> full article link DS> http://www.eedesign.com/story/OEG20031027S0069 DS> Altium may be able to sit at this level but it seems to me DS> that a more likely scenario involves the ongoing DS> dramas of swallow or be swallowed DS> Dennis Saputelli DS> ========= send only plain text please! - no HTML ========== DS> _______________________________________________________________________ DS> Integrated Controls, Inc. DS> www.integratedcontrolsinc.com DS> 2851 21st Street tel: 415-647-0480 DS> San Francisco, CA 94110 fax: 415-647-3003 DS> * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * DS> * To post a message: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] DS> * DS> * To leave this list visit: DS> * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/leave.html DS> * DS> * Contact the list manager: DS> * mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] DS> * DS> * Forum Guidelines Rules: DS> * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/forumrules.html DS> * DS> * Browse or Search previous postings: DS> * http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] DS> * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 見-jg��� �����k�ץy֟�����!���w �d��z�b�X������m���� -y�lz���(��k�ץ�ǫ��^j���iB�{Zr�azX��f�j������h��vh���kj�+M�!I��"w �ah�醺'^�)ޱ�z�m���� -y�lz���(��k�ץ�ǫ���髺W��٥�0��+I�rkz����h�ا��m���� &j)Z��b��(��k�ץy֟�����!���w �
