BMC Software, (FRA:BMS) Research & Development : €134 Mil (TTM As of Jun. 2013)

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What is BMC Software, Research & Development?

Research & Development is the aggregate amount of research and development expenses during the year. BMC Software,'s Research & Development for the three months ended in Jun. 2013 was €33 Mil. Its Research & Development for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2013 was €134 Mil.

BMC Software, Research & Development Historical Data

The historical data trend for BMC Software,'s Research & Development can be seen below:

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BMC Software, Annual Data

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170.05

144.16

125.84

125.06

134.79

BMC Software, Quarterly Data
	Sep08	Dec08	Mar09	Jun09	Sep09	Dec09	Mar10	Jun10	Sep10	Dec10	Mar11	Jun11	Sep11	Dec11	Mar12	Jun12	Sep12	Dec12	Mar13	Jun13
Research & Development	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															33.63	25.07	31.93	44.85	32.59

BMC Software, Research & Development Calculation

This is the expense the company spent on research and development.

Research & Development for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2013 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was €134 Mil.

BMC Software, (FRA:BMS) Research & Development Explanation

If competitive advantage is created by a patent or tech advantage, at some point it will disappear.

High R&D usually dictates high SG&A which threatens the competitive advantage.

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BMC Software, Business Description

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http://www.bmc.com

BMC Software, Inc., was organized as a Texas corporation in 1980 and was reincorporated in Delaware in July 1988. It is a software company which provides IT management solutions for large, mid-sized and small enterprises and public sector organizations around the world. The Company's portfolios of IT management software solutions simplifies and automates the management of IT processes, mainframe, distributed, virtualized and cloud computing environments, as well as applications and databases. It also provides its customers with maintenance and support services for its products and assist customers with software implementation, integration, IT process and organizational transformation, and education services. The Company is organized into two business segments, Enterprise Service Management (ESM) and Mainframe Service Management (MSM). The Company's ESM segment consists of its solutions and related professional services in the following IT management areas: Service Assurance; Service Automation; Service Support; and BMC Atrium. The Company's MSM segment addresses IT requirements for mainframe data and performance management, middleware management, job scheduling and enterprise workload automation. The Company's customers include manufacturers, telecommunication companies, financial service providers, educational institutions, retailers, distributors, hospitals, service providers, government agencies and channel partners including resellers, distributors and system integrators. Its competitors are International Business Machines Corporation (IBM), CA, Inc. (CA) and Hewlett-Packard Company (HP). The Company's solutions are used by some of the largest, demanding IT organizations in the world including over 16,000 companies.