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Just as your pulse is checked during a routine physical, free cash flow is used as an indicator of a company's health. It equals the cash brought in from operations minus the money needed to pay the bills. Think about leftover money in your checking account after you pay this month's bills.
Investors and analysts see this leftover money as a gauge of a company's ability to perform. It is available for transactions such as handing out dividends and working on new products.
Some argue free cash flow is wrongly overshadowed by the emphasis often placed on earnings. Earnings numbers can be manipulated and don't always tell the whole story -- and earnings don't mean much if there's nothing left over after a company pays its expenses. Even if you bring in a six-figure salary, but no money left after paying the bills, are you in great financial shape?
You don't have to be Einstein to figure out free cash flow. To calculate the number, subtract the company's expenditures and dividends from its operating cash flow.
If the free cash flow is written in red ink, it doesn't necessarily signal curtains. This is common for young companies looking to grow. It also could be a result of heavy investments, which in the long run could be worth a standing ovation.
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Monday, April 28, 2008
LSI to Form Multi-Service Business Gateway Alliance
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MILPITAS, Calif., April 28, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ ----LSI Corporation (NYSE: LSI) today announced an initiative to form a multi-service business gateway (MSBG) alliance and the availability of a reference platform to enable rapid development of MSBG solutions. The formation of the alliance represents an industry-wide effort among founding members that include service, system and components providers. The primary mission of the new alliance is to accelerate the development of MSBG systems and complete solutions for service providers.
"Managed business services represent a key growth opportunity for service providers," said Ibrahim Gedeon, chief technology officer, Telus. "The MSBG alliance and reference platform can help accelerate the delivery of managed services to business customers and will play an important role in defining next-generation solutions."
MSBG solutions can replace PBX, media gateways, Internet access devices, firewalls and routers with a single, cost-effective multi-service platform. Using MSBG technology, service providers will be able to offer small and medium business (SMB) customers access to enterprise-grade managed services and provide enterprise customers with access to corporate-level voice, video and data services at remote branch office (RBO) locations.
"Customer demand for multiple services consolidated into fewer devices at the Internet gateway is growing," said Abner Germanow, director of Enterprise Networking Research at IDC. "Reducing hardware footprint is a big first win and IDC expects new value to emerge from functions that operate more effectively together when paired on a common platform."
MSBG solutions deliver integrated services including secure, unified communication, high-speed connectivity and mobility by consolidating routers, gateways and access devices. As a result, service providers who deploy MSBG platforms will be better equipped to deliver new applications and managed services to SMB and RBO locations.
"LSI and other MSBG alliance members are creating the open technology platform to deliver high-performance solutions for the emerging hosted business services market," said Tony Pereira, business leader, Business Communications Portfolio, Nortel. "Nortel is excited about leading with our Business Services Gateway into this segment."
Charlie Kawwas, vice president of segment marketing, Networking and Storage Products Group, LSI, said, "Early on, LSI recognized the potential of the MSBG market, but also realized that a reference platform and solution delivery alliance were necessary for the market to flourish. Through the combined efforts of MSBG alliance members, service providers will now have the technology required to deliver new managed business services at a much faster pace."
LSI will showcase its MSBG solutions at Interop 2008, April 28 to May 1, in the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, Las Vegas, Nev. Alliance members will showcase their solutions in the LSI booth, Palm H, and will announce their participation during Interop 2008. On Tuesday, April 29, at 10:15 a.m. at Reef E, Kawwas will be joined by Pereira, where they will jointly present the session Managed Services: The Real-Time Tipping Point. This session will explore the new services and efficiencies enabled by the application of MSBG systems.
About LSI
LSI Corporation (NYSE: LSI) is a leading provider of innovative silicon, systems and software technologies that enable products which seamlessly bring people, information and digital content together. The company offers a broad portfolio of capabilities and services including custom and standard product ICs, adapters, systems and software that are trusted by the world's best known brands to power leading solutions in the Storage and Networking markets. More information is available at http://www.lsi.com.
Editor's Notes: 1. All LSI news releases (financial, acquisitions, manufacturing, products, technology, etc.) are issued exclusively by PR Newswire and are immediately thereafter posted on the company's external website, http://www.lsi.com. 2. LSI and the LSI logo design are trademarks or registered trademarks of LSI Corporation or its subsidiaries. 3. Telus is a registered trademark of Telus Corporation. 4. Nortel is a registered trademark of Nortel Networks. 5. All other brand or product names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.
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