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Whether you're walking a tightrope or scribbling in your checkbook, balance is a good thing. And, one of the best ways to evaluate a company is to glance at its balance sheet to see what it owns with what it owes.
The balance sheet is a paragon of simplicity and is made up of three components: assets (the stuff it owns), liabilities (the money it owes), and shareholders' equity (the company's value to its shareholders).
Assets take two forms: short-term (or current) assets and long-term assets. Under short-term, there¿s good ol' hard cash. Then, there¿s something called "cash equivalents," which are assets like short-term bonds that can be sold so quickly, they might as well be cash. There you factor in inventory, which (if you're a reasonably competent business owner) you can sell to customers in return for--you guessed it--cash. (The raw materials a company owns to make that inventory also falls under this category.)
Long-term assets are things that are harder to convert into cash. (Think real estate and equipment.) Long-term assets depreciate, meaning they lose some value over time. Also under the long-term category are what's called intangible assets: things like patents and brands, that are important, but hard to quantify. Accountants earn their stripes figuring out the real overall value of these assets.
Once you know your assets, it's time for liabilities. As with assets, liabilities are separated into short-term or current, and long-term. Current liabilities are what a company owes in that year: Things like payments to employees or accounts payable to suppliers. Long-term liabilities are debts paid over several years.
Shareholders' equity is determined by subtracting the liabilities from the assets. That number represents the value of the company after all its bills are paid.
Obviously, investors should pay close attention to balance sheets. Spikes in the amount of debt carried, or a reduction in shareholders' equity, are usually red flags.
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Thursday, May 22, 2008
Turn Back Time: Recover Data with TimeData(R) from Double-Take(R) Software
Comtex
SOUTHBOROUGH, Mass., May 22, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) ----Double-Take(R) Software (NASDAQ: DBTK) will showcase its latest innovation, TimeData(R), in an upcoming webinar on May 29, 2008. TimeData is an any-point-in-time recovery solution that allows customers to recover lost or corrupted data at the file level. This, used in combination with Double-Take(R), offers a complete data protection strategy that ensure companies can easily recover from the next disaster - regardless of the size.
Webinar participants will learn how to leverage TimeData technology to quickly and easily recover from common operational issues such as viruses, data corruption, deleted files or other human errors. Operational recovery is a critical component in any business continuity plan and should be designed in parallel with larger disaster recovery planning.
The TimeData webinar will discuss:
-- The features of TimeData continuous data protection technology and learn how TimeData protects data in an operational environment
-- How Double-Take, in combination with TimeData, offers complete data protection against disasters of all sizes
-- How to leverage TimeData to recover from loss, corruption or security breaches within minutes of impact
Webinar Information: To register for the webinar, click here.
Date: Thursday, May 29, 2008
Time: 1pm - 2pm E.T.
Bob Roudebush, director of solutions engineering, Double-Take Software
With over a decade of IT industry experience with companies like Microsoft and multiple industry certifications, Bob works with the Double-Take Software sales force, sales engineers, customers and prospects to position and promote Double-Take Software solutions. Through Bob's efforts, Double-Take Software has been widely acknowledged as a leader in easy-to-use software for recoverability. Bob possesses a deep understanding of technology and the data protection market as a whole. He has also been named a Microsoft MVP Award winner for 2006 through 2008.
About Double-Take(R) Software
Headquartered in Southborough, Massachusetts, Double-Take(R) Software (Nasdaq: DBTK) is a leading provider of affordable software for recoverability, including continuous data replication, application availability and system state protection. Double-Take Software products and services enable customers to protect and recover business-critical data and applications such as Microsoft Exchange, SQL, and SharePoint in both physical and virtual environments. With its unparalleled partner programs, technical support, and professional services, Double-Take Software is the solution of choice for more than ten thousand customers worldwide, from SMEs to the Fortune 500. Information about Double-Take Software's products and services can be found at www.doubletake.com.
This release includes forward-looking statements intended to qualify for the safe harbor from liability established by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements generally can be identified by phrases that say Double-Take or its management "believes," "expects," "anticipates," "foresees," "forecasts," "estimates" or other words or phrases of similar import. Similarly, statements in this release that describe the Company's business strategy, outlook, objectives, plans, intentions or goals also are forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements are inherently speculative, and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include those set forth from time to time in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We are under no obligation, and do not undertake any duty, to update these forward looking statements at any time.
(C) Double-Take Software. All rights reserved. Double-Take, GeoCluster, Double-Take for Virtual Systems, and NSI are registered trademarks of Double-Take Software, Inc. Balance and Double-Take ShadowCaster are trademarks of Double-Take Software, Inc. TimeData is a registered trademark of Double-Take Software Canada, Inc. TimeData logo is a trademark of Double-Take Software Canada, Inc. Microsoft, Windows, and the Windows logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective companies.
SOURCE: Double-Take Software
Double-Take Software Steve Harrington, 508-229-8410 sharrington@doubletake.com or Racepoint Group, Inc. Andrea Krull, 781-487-4639 akrull@racepointgroup.com
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