Grammatical aside: I've noticed more usage of "company x are…" I never really went for "the data are/show/etc.", despite the learned Latin explanation. To me, "the data" indicates the same group as "the information" and is still singular. A company acting as an entity is singular. I hope the "company are" trend in writing doesn't catch on. (I never much liked "graphical" either) Flame away. :)