Software firms: ranked by employees in L.A. County. (The List).EXECUTIVE SUMMARY THE largest firms in L.A. County software development are among the biggest players nationwide in the electronic games Electronic Games was the first video game magazine published in the United States and ran from 1981 to 1985. Co-founded by Arnie Katz, Joyce Worley and Bill Kunkel, it is unrelated to the subsequent Electronic Gaming Monthly. business. Vivendi-Universal Games again tops the list of largest developers--with more than twice the number of local employees than its closest competitor. Activision Activision, Inc. NASDAQ: ATVI is an American video game developer and publisher. It was the first independent developer and distributor of video games for gaming consoles, founded on October 1 1979. , No. 2, and THQ THQ Toy Headquarters THQ Territorial Headquarters THQ Tehsil Headquarters (Pakistan) THQ The Holy Quran THQ Theater Headquarters , at No. 4, are joined by Encore Inc. in representing game makers on the list. Activision saw the largest gain in employment in the last year, increasing its staff to 532 in L.A. from 277 reported in 2001. As a whole, the software sector of the 200 largest public companies in L.A. is down 15 percent over the last 52 weeks, 14 percent year-to-date Year-to-date (YTD) The period beginning at the start of the calendar year up to the current date. . Activision's archrival arch·ri·val n. A principal rival. , THQ, has seen its shares drop after a rapid run-up--they're down 35 percent over the last 52 weeks. Activision has held onto its gains, adding 16.2 percent in the same period. The broad decline in share prices has been reflected in the leveling off of sector employment, which has flattened flat·ten v. flat·tened, flat·ten·ing, flat·tens v.tr. 1. To make flat or flatter. 2. To knock down; lay low: The boxer was flattened with one punch. at just less than 8,000 in LA. County. THE PACESETTER VIVENDI-UNIVERSAL GAMES THROUGH merger, acquisition and control of a number of lucrative licenses, Vivendi-Universal Games has been the biggest player in L.A. software for several years. The business has been in a state of chum for some time. Dating back to the formation of Davidson Da·vid·son , Jo(seph) 1883-1952. American sculptor best remembered for his vigorous portrait busts of Woodrow Wilson, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Albert Einstein, among others. & Associates in L.A. in L.A. In is a compilation of studio recording by Various Artists. It was originally released in 1979 as an LP by Rhino Records. Track listing Side One The Kats 1982, it had lives as Havas Havas is the second largest advertising group in France and is a "Global advertising and communications services group" and the sixth-largest global advertising and communications group worldwide, operating on the communications consulting market through three main operational Interactive and, with Vivendi's merger with Universal, Vivendi-Universal Interactive Publishing. It has in the last year trimmed some operations, either selling or shutting down its non-games software development operations, and changed its name to Vivendi-Universal Games. Luc LUC Loyola University Chicago LUC Land Use Control LUC Limburg University Centre (Netherlands) LUC Lowest Unit Charge LUC Local User Council LUC Landed Unit Cost (Australian business term) Vanhal, its president and chief executive, said the name change "is a better reflection of what we are doing. "The trimming of product lines was not related to the name change," he said. With the move of productivity software to the 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 , Vanhal said, the decision was made to focus on "better ways to do business." More changes may be in the offing coming; arriving in the foreseeable future. visible but not nearby. See also: Offing Offing . With the ouster ouster n. 1) the wrongful dispossession (putting out) of a rightful owner or tenant of real property, forcing the party pushed out of the premises to bring a lawsuit to regain possession. of Vivendi-Universal Chairman and Chief Executive Jean-Marie Messier Jean-Marie Messier (born December 13, 1956) is a French businessman who was Chairman and Chief Executive of the multinational media conglomerate Vivendi SA (formerly Vivendi Universal) until 2002. , the company's new chief executive, Jean-Rene Fourtou, has moved to cut debt by selling units. The company has said it would sell some French publishing businesses as well as its Houghton Hough·ton , Henry Oscar 1823-1895. American publisher who founded (1852) the printing office that became the Houghton Mifflin Company. Noun 1. Muffin publishing unit in the U.S. So far, Vanhal said, it's it's 1. Contraction of it is. 2. Contraction of it has. See Usage Note at its. it's it is or it has it's be ~have "business as usual. 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Boom Continues Nationally
Software and related businesses will account for eight of top 10
employment leaders.
Employment * Employment * Percent
Occupation 2000 2010 change
Software Engineer/Application 380 760 100
Computer Support 506 996 96.8
Software Engineer/Systems 317 601 89.6
Network Administrators 229 416 81.7
Network Analysts 119 211 77.3
Database Administrators 106 176 66
Desktop Publishers 38 63 65.8
Personal/Home Care Aide 414 672 62.3
Computer Systems Analyst 431 689 59.9
Medical Assistant 329 516 56.8
* In thousands
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Rank Company (Ranking in 2001) Employees Programmers/
* address * L.A. County Developers
* companywide
1 Vivendi Universal Games (1) 1,100 NA
6080 Center Drive, 10th Floor 2,000
Los Angeles 90045
2 Activision Publishing Inc. (5) 532 380
3100 Ocean Park Blvd. 1,100
Santa Monica 90405
3 CCH Inc. (3) 495 71
21250 Hawthorne Blvd. 882
Torrance 90503
4 Candle Corp. (2) 472 NA
201 N. Douglas St. 1,200
El Segundo 90254
5 THQ Inc. (4) 251 372
27001 Agoura Road Ste. 325 738
Calabasas 91301
6 Elite Information Systems (7) 213 103
5100 W. Goldleaf Circle, Ste 100 414
Los Angeles 90056
7 Trillium Digital Systems (2) (6) 170 NA
12100 Wilshire Blvd. same
Los Angeles 90025
8 Parasoft 160 80
2031 S. Myrtle Ave. 250
Monrovia 91016
9 Executive Software 140 20
International Inc. (9) 160
7590 N. Glenoaks Blvd.
Burbank 91504
10 CMS BondEdge 85 15
11766 Wilshire Blvd. Ste 300 100
Los Angeles 90025
11 Peerless Systems Corp. 80 73
2381 Rosencrans Ave. Ste 400 95
El Segundo 90245
12 Encore Inc. 55 0 (1)
16920 S. Main St. same
Gradena 90248
13 Tanner Research Inc. 44 19
2650 E. Foothill Road same
Pasadena 91107
14 Three D Graphics 16 9
11340 W. Olympic Blvd. Ste 300 same
Los Angeles 90064
15 Hollywood Software Inc. 12 12
1604 N. Cahuenga Blvd. Ste 115 20
Los Angeles 90028
Rank Company (Ranking in 2001) Products
* address
1 Vivendi Universal Games (1) Crash Bandicoot, Barbie,
6080 Center Drive, 10th Floor Lord of the Rings, NASCAR
Los Angeles 90045
2 Activision Publishing Inc. (5) Tony Hawk's Pro Skater,
3100 Ocean Park Blvd. Spider-Man, X-Men, Blade
Santa Monica 90405
3 CCH Inc. (3) ProSystem Fx Tax, ProSystem Fx
21250 Hawthome Blvd. Engagement, ProSystem Fx Tax,
Torrance 90503 ProSystem Fx Site Builder
4 Candle Corp. (2) Omegamon, Way Point Solutions,
201 N. Douglas St. PathWAISolutions
El Segundo 90254
5 THQ Inc. (4) Red Faction II, WWE Smackdown,
27001 Agoura Road Ste. 325 Shut Your Mouth, SpongeBob
Calabasas 91301 SquarePants
6 Elite Information Systems (7) Billing Manager, Encompass
5100 W. Goldleaf Circle, Ste 100 Elite Express, Elite Online
Los Angeles 90056 Solutions, TimeEntry Solutions
7 Trillium Digital Systems (2) (6) telephony, advanced
12100 Wilshire Blvd. portability software, wireless
Los Angeles 90025 software
8 Parasoft Jtest, Insureit, SOAPtest,
2031 S. Myrtle Ave. Code Wizard
Monrovla 91016
9 Executive Software Diskeeper Undelete, Site
International Inc. (9) Keeper, Diskalert, I/O
7590 N. Glenoaks Blvd. Express
Burbank 91504
10 CMS BondEdge BondEdge
11766 Wilshire Blvd. Ste 300
Los Angeles 90025
11 Peerless Systems Corp. PeerlessPrint PCL SDK, Adobe
2381 Rosencrans Ave. Ste 400 POstSript3 SDK, Peerless
El Segundo 90245 QuickPrint co-processor
ASICs
12 Escore Inc. Sesame Street, Dragon Tales,
16920 S. Main St. National Geographic, Fun &
Grandena 90248 Skills Packs
13 Tanner Research Inc. L-Edit Pro, T-Spice Pro,
2650 E. Foothill Road Tanner Tools Pro,
Pasadena 91107 technology setups
14 Three D Graphics Acumen, Amigo, Compadre,
11340 W. Olympic Blvd. Ste 300 Texture Creator
Los Angeles 90064
15 Hollywood Software Inc. Exhibitor Management System,
1604 N. Cahuenga Blvd. Ste 115 Theatrical Distribution
Los Angeles 90028 System, Online Release
Scheduler, Rightsmart
Rank Company (Ranking in 2001) Platforms
* address
1 Vivendi Universal Games (1) Windows, Playstation2,
6080 Center Drive, 10th Floor Xbox, GameCube, GameBoy
Los Angeles 90045
2 Activision Publishing Inc. (5) PlayStation 2, Xbox,
3100 Ocean Park Blvd. Gamecube, Gameboy
Santa Monica 90405
3 CCH Inc. (3) Windows 95, 98, NT, ME,
21250 Hawthome Blvd. 2000 PE
Torrance 90503
4 Candle Corp. (2) Windows NT, Linux, Unix,
201 N. Douglas St. OS-390, AIX, Sun Solaris
El Segundo 90254
5 THQ Inc. (4) PlayStation 2, Xbox,
27001 Agoura Road Ste. 325 Gamecube
Calabasas 91301
6 Elite Information Systems (7) UNIX, Windows NT and
5100 W. Goldleaf Circle, Ste 100 2000, Oracle Informix,
Los Angeles 90056 SQL Server
7 Trillium Digital Systems (2) (6) Windows NT, Unix, Solaris
12100 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles 90025
8 Parasoft Windows, Linux, HP, AIX,
2031 S. Myrtle Ave. Solaris
Monrovla 91016
9 Executive Software Windows 95, 98, 2000, ME,
International Inc. (9) XP, NT; Open VMS
7590 N. Glenoaks Blvd.
Burbank 91504
10 CMS BondEdge Windows 95, 98, NT
11766 Wilshire Blvd. Ste 300
Los Angeles 90025
11 Peerless Systems Corp. various embedded imaging
2381 Rosencrans Ave. Ste 400 systems
El Segundo 90245
12 Escore Inc. PC, Xbox, PlayStation2,
16920 S. Main St. GameCube
Grandena 90248
13 Tanner Research Inc. Windows 98, 2000, XP, NT
2650 E. Foothill Road
Pasadena 91107
14 Three D Graphics Windows, Mac, Unix
11340 W. Olympic Blvd. Ste 300
Los Angeles 90064
15 Hollywood Software Inc. Windows, SQL, Visual
1604 N. Cahuenga Blvd. Ste 115 Basic
Los Angeles 90028
Rank Company (Ranking in 2001) End users
* address
1 Vivendi Universal Games (1) retail consumers
6080 Center Drive, 10th Floor
Los Angeles 90045
2 Activision Publishing Inc. (5) retail consumers
3100 Ocean Park Blvd.
Santa Monica 90405
3 CCH Inc. (3) fax and accounting
21250 Hawthome Blvd. professionals
Torrance 90503
4 Candle Corp. (2) chief information
201 N. Douglas St. officers, management
El Segundo 90254 information systems
directors, systems
developers
5 THQ Inc. (4) retail consumers
27001 Agoura Road Ste. 325
Calabasas 91301
6 Elite Information Systems (7) lawyers, accountants,
5100 W. Goldleaf Circle, Ste 100 other professional
Los Angeles 90056 services firms
7 Trillium Digital Systems (2) (6) networking, telecom
12100 Wilshire Blvd. companies
Los Angeles 90025
8 Parasoft software developers
2031 S. Myrtle Ave.
Monrovla 91016
9 Executive Software systems managers, IT
International Inc. (9) staff, hiome users
7590 N. Glenoaks Blvd.
Burbank 91504
10 CMS BondEdge fixed income portfolio
11766 Wilshire Blvd. Ste 300 managers, broker-dealers,
Los Angeles 90025 commercial banks, pension
fund consultants
11 Peerless Systems Corp. printer and copier
2381 Rosencrans Ave. Ste 400 manufacturers
El Segundo 90245
12 Escore Inc. retailer consumers
16920 S. Main St.
Grandena 90248
13 Tanner Research Inc. electrical engineers
2650 E. Foothill Road
Pasadena 91107
14 Three D Graphics financial officers,
11340 W. Olympic Blvd. Ste 300 financial analysts,
Los Angeles 90064 accountants
15 Hollywood Software Inc. film distributors,
1604 N. Cahuenga Blvd. Ste 115 exhibitors, bookers
Los Angeles 90028
Rank Company (Ranking in 2001) Top Local Executive
* address * title
1 Vivendi Universal Games (1) Luc Vanhal
6080 Center Drive, 10th Floor ceo, president
Los Angeles 90045
2 Activision Publishing Inc. (5) Robert Kotick
3100 Ocean Park Blvd. chairman, ceo
Santa Monica 90405
3 CCH Inc. (3) Kevin L. Robert
21250 Hawthome Blvd. ceo, president
Torrance 90503
4 Candle Corp. (2) Andy Mullins
201 N. Douglas St. ceo, president
El Segundo 90254
5 THQ Inc. (4) Brian Farrell
27001 Agoura Road Ste. 325 ceo, president
Calabasas 91301
6 Elite Information Systems (7) Christopher Poole
5100 W. Goldleaf Circle, Ste 100 ceo
Los Angeles 90056
7 Trillium Digital Systems (2) (6) Thomas R. Franz
12100 Wilshire Blvd. vp, general manager
Los Angeles 90025
8 Parasoft Adam Kolawa
2031 S. Myrtle Ave. ceo
Monrovla 91016
9 Executive Software Craig Jensen
International Inc. (9) chairman, ceo
7590 N. Glenoaks Blvd.
Burbank 91504
10 CMS BondEdge Laurie Adami
11766 Wilshire Blvd. Ste 300 president
Los Angeles 90025
11 Peerless Systems Corp. Howard Nellor
2381 Rosencrans Ave. Ste 400 ceo, president
El Segundo 90245
12 Escore Inc. Michael Bell
16920 S. Main St. ceo
Grandena 90248
13 Tanner Research Inc. John Tanner
2650 E. Foothill Road ceo, president
Pasadena 91107
14 Three D Graphics Elmer Easton
11340 W. Olympic Blvd. Ste 300 ceo
Los Angeles 90064
15 Hollywood Software Inc. David Gajda
1604 N. Cahuenga Blvd. Ste 115 ceo
Los Angeles 90028
NA - Not Available
(1.) Programmers are outside contract employees.
(2.) Acquired by Intel Corp. for $300 million in cash and stock in
August 2001.
The information in this list was supplied by the companies themselves.
Research aid came from SocalTech.com. Software Dynamics Inc., No. 8 on
last year's list, was acquired by S1 Corp., which does not break out
local numbers.
To the best of our knowledge, this information is accurate as of press
time. While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy and thoroughness
of the list, omissions and typographical errors sometimes occur. Please
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