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Documentum Announces Record Fourth-Quarter Revenue and Fiscal Year Financial Results.


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PLEASANTON Pleasanton, city (1990 pop. 50,553), Alameda co., W Calif., a suburb of the San Francisco–Oakland area, in a vineyard and dairy region; inc. 1894. Wine and cheese are produced, and there are publishing and stone-quarrying industries. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 27, 2000

Documentum Documentum is an enterprise content management platform, now delivered by EMC Corporation, as well as the name of the software company that originally developed the technology. EMC acquired Documentum for $1.7 billion in December, 2003. , Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ
 in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations

U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on
:DCTM), the leading provider of Internet-scale content management solutions for powering eBusiness See e-business.  applications, today announced record revenues for their fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December December: see month.  31, 1999.

For comparative purposes, except where noted, the full year results discussed throughout this release exclude the effects of one-time one-time
adj.
1. or one·time
a. Occurring or undertaken only once: a one-time winner in 1995.

b.
 charges of $34.6 million related to the July July: see month.  16, 1998 acquisition of Relevance Technologies, Inc., and $2.2 million related to the acquisition of Workgroup Two or more individuals who share files and databases. Local networks (LANs) are designed to provide electronic sharing of data within workgroups. In general, products designed for workgroups support approximately 50 people, whereas departmental devices support several hundred, and  Management Inc., in the first quarter of fiscal 1998.

Revenues for the fourth quarter of 1999 were a record $41.0 million, a 12.6 percent increase over revenues of $36.4 million for the same period of 1998 and a 21.3 percent increase over third quarter of fiscal 1999. Net income for the fourth quarter of 1999 was $0.2 million, a 95.2 percent decrease compared with net income of $4.2 million reported for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 1998. Diluted earnings per share diluted earnings per share

An earnings measure calculated by dividing net income less preferred stock dividends for a period by the average number of shares of common stock that would be outstanding if all convertible securities were converted into shares of
 for the fourth quarter of 1999 were $0.01 per share, a decrease of 95.8 percent from diluted earnings per share of $0.24 for the fourth quarter of 1998 and an improvement of 112.5 percent over the prior quarter in fiscal 1999.

Revenues for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999, were a record $128.0 million, a 3.4 percent increase over revenues of $123.8 million for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1998. Net loss for the year was $8.4 million, a decrease of 165.1 percent compared with net income of $12.9 million reported for the year ended December 31, 1998. Diluted di·lute  
tr.v. di·lut·ed, di·lut·ing, di·lutes
1. To make thinner or less concentrated by adding a liquid such as water.

2. To lessen the force, strength, purity, or brilliance of, especially by admixture.
 loss per share for the year was $0.50 per share, a 166.7 percent decrease from diluted income per share of $0.75 for fiscal 1998.

&uot;We are aggressively executing our new eBusiness strategy announced last quarter, and it has resulted in a number of new eBusiness customer wins this quarter,&uot; said Jeffrey A. Miller, president and chief executive officer for Documentum, Inc. &uot;By powering the eBusiness connections of our customers with our content management solutions, we are giving our customers a fundamental and crucial capability for their eBusiness success. This in turn is fueling Documentum's revenue growth.&uot;

In addition to historical information contained herein, this news release contains forward-looking statements forward-looking statement

A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections.
 that involve risks and uncertainties. The company's future actual results could differ materially from the forward-looking statements discussed herein as a result of contracts failing to close as expected, failure of contracts to meet revenue recognition rules, and other factors detailed in the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K Form 10-K

A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information.


Form 10-K

See 10-K.
. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, those discussed from time to time in the company's public reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, such as those under &uot;Risk Factors&uot; included in the company's annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1998, and the company's quarterly reports on Form 10-Q Form 10-Q

See 10-Q.
 for the quarters ended March 31, 1999, June June: see month.  30, 1999, and September September: see month.  30, 1999. The company undertakes no obligation to update or revise these forward-looking statements.

About Documentum

Documentum, the leading provider of Internet-scale content management solutions for powering eBusiness applications, offers solutions that integrate dynamic content, complex business processes and people everywhere - enabling seamless See seamless integration.  collaboration Working together on a project. See collaborative software. , communication and knowledge sharing between employees, suppliers and customers. Documentum offers the only open, standards-based content management platform and applications suite for managing complex processes as well as any content type, in a truly collaborative col·lab·o·rate  
intr.v. col·lab·o·rat·ed, col·lab·o·rat·ing, col·lab·o·rates
1. To work together, especially in a joint intellectual effort.

2.
 environment enabling trusted content to be delivered to the right person at the right time on any information device, regardless of its origin or location. Documentum's highly adaptable a·dapt·a·ble  
adj.
Capable of adapting or of being adapted.



a·dapta·bil
 collaboration and content management solutions enable corporate developers and Internet Internet

Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the
 System Integrators See systems integrator.  to quickly implement robust eBusiness applications with the reliability, scalability How much a system can be expanded. See scalable.

scalability - How well a solution to some problem will work when the size of the problem increases.

For example, a central server of some kind with ten clients may perform adequately but with a thousand clients it
 and interoperability The capability of two or more hardware devices or two or more software routines to work harmoniously together. For example, in an Ethernet network, display adapters, hubs, switches and routers from different vendors must conform to the Ethernet standard and interoperate with each other.  required by today's 24x7 Internet economy The Internet Economy refers to conducting business through markets whose infrastructure is based on the Internet and World-Wide Web. An Internet economy differs from a traditional economy in a number of ways, including: communication, market segmentation, distribution costs, and price. . These eBusiness applications powered by Documentum help more than 800 global customers dramatically improve their top line by accelerating product lifecycles Product lifecycle or product life cycle is the course of a product's sales and profits over time. The five stages of each product lifecycle are product development, introduction, growth, maturity and decline. , re-architecting business processes, improving operational efficiency and turning knowledge into a corporate asset. Headquartered in Pleasanton, Calif., Documentum software and services are sold through a direct sales force, systems integrators An individual or organization that builds systems from a variety of diverse components. With increasing complexity of technology, more customers want complete solutions to information problems, requiring hardware, software and networking expertise in a multivendor environment.  and affiliated af·fil·i·ate  
v. af·fil·i·at·ed, af·fil·i·at·ing, af·fil·i·ates

v.tr.
1. To adopt or accept as a member, subordinate associate, or branch:
 distributors worldwide. Additional information is available at www.documentum.com.

                           Documentum, Inc.
                 Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet
                       (in thousands; unaudited)

                                         December 31,    December 31,
                                            1999              1998

                                ASSETS

Current assets:
 Cash and cash equivalents               $ 18,286           $ 16,240
 Short-term investments                    64,258             84,203
 Accounts receivable,
  net of allowances                        37,492             28,177
 Other current assets                      14,674              8,192
                                 ----------------   ----------------
 Total current assets                     134,710            136,812

Property and equipment, net                28,030             13,426
Other assets                                6,262              5,843
                                 ================   ================
                                        $ 169,002          $ 156,081

                 LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY


Current liabilities:
 Accounts payable                         $ 5,645            $ 3,176
 Accrued liabilities                       33,783             26,170
 Deferred revenue                          18,290              9,922
 Current portion of long term debt            232                  -
                                 ----------------   ----------------
 Total current liabilities                 57,950             39,268

Long term debt                                 73                  -

Stockholders' equity                      110,979            116,813
                                 ================   ================
                                        $ 169,002          $ 156,081

    Note: Certain prior period balances have been reclassified to
conform to current year's presentation.


                           Documentum, Inc.
       Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations
           (in thousands, except per share data; unaudited)


                           Three Months Ended        Year Ended
                                December 31,          December 31,
                           1999         1998       1999       1998

Revenues:
 Licenses               $ 25,418     $ 23,217   $ 72,007    $ 80,546
 Services                 15,536       13,221     55,957      43,283
                         -------      -------     ------      ------
Total revenues            40,954       36,438    127,964     123,829

Cost of revenues:
   Licenses                1,634        1,329      5,497       4,179
   Services                8,817        7,405     32,118      25,684
                         -------      -------    -------     -------
Total cost of revenues    10,451        8,734     37,615      29,863

Gross profit              30,503       27,704     90,349      93,966

Operating expenses:
 Sales and marketing      18,433       14,186     61,486      50,425
 Research and development  7,066        5,417     25,832      18,181
 General and
  administrative           5,605        2,901     19,549      10,255
                         -------      -------    -------     -------

Total operating expenses  31,104       22,504    106,867      78,861

Income (loss)
 from operations            (601)       5,200    (16,518)     15,105

Interest and other
 income, net                 830        1,139      3,773       4,395
                          -------     -------    -------     -------

Income (loss) before income
tax provision (benefit)      229        6,339    (12,745)     19,500

Provision for (benefit from)
 income taxes                 78        2,155     (4,333)      6,630
                          ======      =======    =======      ======
Net income (loss)          $ 151      $ 4,184   $ (8,412)   $ 12,870
                          ======      =======    =======      ======

Basic earnings (loss)
 per share                $ 0.01       $ 0.25    $ (0.50)     $ 0.79
Diluted earnings (loss)
per share                 $ 0.01       $ 0.24    $ (0.50)     $ 0.75

Shares used to compute
 earnings (loss) per share
Basic                     16,610       16,661     16,691      16,221
Diluted                   18,271       17,793     16,691      17,233

    NOTE: Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations for the
twelve months ended December 31, 1998 excludes the effects of a one
time charge of $2,171,000 primarily related to the acquisition of
Workgroup Management, Inc. and a one time charge of $34,622,000
primarily related to the acquisition of Relevance Technologies, Inc.


                           Documentum, Inc.
            Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations
           (in thousands, except per share data; unaudited)


                             Three Months Ended       Year Ended
                                December 31,         December 31,
                             1999      1998        1999       1998


Revenues:
 Licenses                $ 25,418    $ 23,217    $ 72,007   $ 80,546
 Services                  15,536      13,221      55,957     43,283
                        ---------   ---------   ---------  ---------
Total revenues             40,954      36,438     127,964    123,829

Cost of revenues:
 Licenses                   1,634       1,329       5,497      4,179
 Services                   8,817       7,405      32,118     25,684
                        ---------   ---------   ---------  ---------
Total cost of revenues     10,451       8,734      37,615     29,863
                        ---------   ---------   ---------  ---------
Gross profit               30,503      27,704      90,349     93,966


Operating expenses:
 Sales and marketing       18,433      14,186      61,486     50,425
 Research and development   7,066       5,417      25,832     18,181
 General and administrative 5,605       2,901      19,549     10,255
 Acquisition and related
  costs                         -           -           -      2,171
 Purchased in process
  research and development      -           -           -     34,622
                        ---------   ---------   ---------  ---------
Total operating
 expenses                  31,104      22,504     106,867    115,654
                       ----------   ---------   ---------  ---------

Income (loss) from
 operations                  (601)      5,200     (16,518)   (21,688)

Interest and other
 income, net                  830       1,139       3,773      4,395
                       ----------  ----------  ---------- ----------
Income (loss) before income
 tax provision (benefit)      229       6,339     (12,745)   (17,293)

Provision for (benefit from)
 income taxes                  78       2,155      (4,333)     6,231
                      ===========  ==========  =========== =========
Net income (loss)           $ 151     $ 4,184    $ (8,412) $ (23,524)

Basic earnings (loss)
 per share                 $ 0.01      $ 0.25     $ (0.50)   $ (1.45)
Diluted earnings (loss)
 per share                 $ 0.01      $ 0.24     $ (0.50)   $ (1.45)

Shares used to compute
 earnings (loss) per share
Basic                      16,610      16,661      16,691     16,221
Diluted                    18,271      17,793      16,691     16,221
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