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Re:Only 6 of the 20 largest software companies are in Silico... by fauigerzigerk on Saturday July 11, 2009 @04:23AM (#698969)
I don't think the SEC classification is useful for the purpose of locating software companies as the SEC regulates only publicly traded US companies. They're interested only in very specific aspects of a company and they categorize accordingly.
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Re:Only 6 of the 20 largest software companies are in Silico... by sachinag on Saturday July 11, 2009 @10:16AM (#699190)
SIC codes - not SEC codes. Just the easiest list to find. SIC are international.
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Re:Only 6 of the 20 largest software companies are in Silico... by fauigerzigerk on Sunday July 12, 2009 @03:27AM (#699930)
You pointed to the SIC codes used by the SEC. It's a legacy US only system (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_Industrial_Classificat...). There's a seperate UN initiative called ISIC (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Standard_Industri...)

But in any event, it's a classification for the purpose of bean counting, or meta bean counting if you will :-)

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