Founded in 1983, Advent Software, Inc.® (Nasdaq: ADVS) is the world's leading provider of software solutions, data integration tools, and services for investment management professionals. The Advent Office™ Suite of integrated solutions automates a wide range of investment activities, from portfolio management and partnership accounting to client relationship management, reconciliation processing, trading, and order management. Because these solutions are scalable, they are used by investment organizations of all sizes -- from the single financial planner managing several million dollars, to large enterprise-wide firms with tens of billions of dollars under management. Advent has more than 400 employees located at its San Francisco headquarters and offices in New York and Australia. The company completed its initial public offering in November 1995.