SOFTWARE INDUSTRY AT A GLANCE

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The San Diego region has 1,253 software and computer services firms and is home base to some of the largest software companies in the world. Innovative corporate giants like Lockheed Martin, Sempra Energy, SAIC, Illumina, Intel, and Intuit are just some of the 100+ companies that continue to expand and grow in the area of software analytics within San Diego.

Software companies in San Diego succeed at attracting the best and brightest talent to the region. In addition to a vibrant innovative and entrepreneurial climate, outstanding quality of life, and robust business environment, compensation for software jobs in San Diego are higher than the national average and competitive among its peer regions.

San Diego’s strong base of human capital allows companies in the region to flourish. As the software industry continues to diversify, San Diego offers significant career opportunities for software engineers with a broad range of employers across dozens of industries. This provides tremendous career mobility to the software workforce, fostering intellectual stimulation and facilitating a close knit hive of hyperactivity where people are able to collaborate and create new companies through organizations such as the San Diego Software Industries Council (SDSIC).

Formed in 1994, SDSIC is building a future for the region's high tech industry. SDSIC exists to foster and support the entrepreneurial spirit within the software and IT industry in San Diego, by providing an organized forum for the exchange of ideas, sharing of resources, and promotion of industry goals. The Council's objectives include fostering communications and networking opportunities among its members, creating and maintaining a link between the software industry and local educational institutions, and promoting a mutually beneficial dialog between San Diego's software industry and local government.

San Diego is also home to some of the largest software companies in the world. Such companies include Websense Inc., a unified content securities company or web, email and data, as well as ESET, which specializes in antivirus, antispam, and personal firewall solutions.

Other software solution companies like Intuit, Active Network, and SmartDraw are staples in the San Diego region.

Active Network is an online event marketing company that provides software and technology for organizations to help promote, plan and manage various activities globally in a low cost and effective manner. The company was taken public in mid -2011.

SmartDraw is the first program to automate the creation of business graphics and was named “Most Innovative General Business Software” at the Software Innovation Awards in 2008. San Diego is also home to Intuit, the business software solutions provider of QuickBooks.

A diverse array of software industry leaders, spanning a wide range of specialties, choose San Diego County as the prime location for their corporate headquarters.

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Company Name Total Employees Local Employment Description

QUALCOMM Incorporated 17,500 1,200 Wireless Communications Components Mitchell International Inc. 1,700 600 Collision & insurance Software The Active Network, Inc. 2,490 500 Database & File Management Software

Escalate, Inc. 370 290 Commerce Software

Accelrys, Inc. 326 175 Engineering, CAD/CAM S

ID Analytics 200 150 Analytics

Life Technologies Corp. 11,000 140 Biotechnology

ESET, LLC 140 140 Security Software

PacketVideo Corp. 400 100 Wireless Software

WordSmart 75 75 Vocabulary Software

Certona 100 75 Retail, Point-Of-Sale & Inventory Management Software

Photon Research Associates, Inc. 187 70 Aerospace Simulation

Brightscope 70 70 Analytics

SmartDraw.com 60 60 Graphics Software

EdgeWave 127 60 Security Software

Electronic Online Systems Intl. 64 56 IT Systems

ImageWare Systems, Inc. 65 50 Security Software

Covario 125 50 Analytics

Sweetlabs 50 50 Software Development

Mojopages 50 50 Software Development

SalePoint, Inc. 60 38 Retail, Point of Sale, inventory

Bluepoint Solutions, Inc. 40 30 Document Management Software

Dataskill 75 25 Software Development

Iomega Corp. 300 25 Storage Devices and Software

Cardiff Software 35 25 Document Management Software

Notes: N/A= Data not available

In addition to the myriad of impressive software companies headquartered in the region, countless innovative software giants also call San Diego home, employing hundreds of local employees.

Company Name Total Employment Local Employment Description

Intuit 3,000 1,200 Software Development

Teradata 4,000 750 Software Development

Sony Online Entertainment LLC 800 500 Entertainment D.R. Systems, Inc. 178 178 Imaging & Diagnostic

BAE Systems 4,000 150 Software Development

FICO 2,000 100 Analytics

CA, Inc. 13,400 100 IT Services

Healthline Systems 80 80 Credentialing Software

Epicor Software Corporation 2,571 75 Business Software

Microsoft Corp. 90,000 75 Software Development

G7 Productivity Software 60 60 Financial/Professional

Oracle 108,000 40 Software Development

Symantec Corp 18,600 40 Security Software

Education Systems Exchange N/A 35 Recruitment Software

Techflow 144 45 Software Engineering

AIRSIS Inc. 35 35 Enterprise Software

EMC Captiva Software N/A 30 Enterprise Software

Microvision Development N/A 30 Printing Software

Overtone, Inc. 350 30 Social Media

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Computer and Information Research Scientists $109,930

Software Developers, Systems Software $98,650

Software Developers, Applications $96,130

Information Security Analysts, Web Developers, and Computer Network Architects $89,570

Computer Systems Analysts $82,170

Computer Programmers $77,680

Network and Computer Systems Administrators $76,460

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The economic impact of the 27,360 employees hired by the San Diego’s software companies generates more than $9.8 billion in economic activity, making a significant contribution to the regional economy. The indirect effects of vendor activity and employee spending also contribute to the total economic impact of this important industry. For example, San Diego’s software total industry is responsible for more than 61,300 total jobs paying more than $3.5 billion in wages and adding more than $543.9 million in state and local taxes.

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Employment 27,360 61,300

Wages and Compensation $2,109,251,540 $3,521,632,950 State and Local Taxes $194,630,766 $543,920,047 Output $5,062,398,525 $9,803,234,355

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Notes: Totals include direct, Indirect, and induced impact. State and Local Taxes includes sales, excise, property taxes, fees, licenses. Output represents the total value of production. Source: IMPLAN, Estimates based on data provided by San Diego EDC, National University and Hendershot Economics

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*The IMPLAN model provides estimates of total economic activity including direct, indirect, and induced impacts based on the activities for the software industry.

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Employment opportunities are abundant in the region. Local and national job boards regularly post thousands of software positions with San Diego’s top firms. In August 2011, one national job board listed more than 2,500 software engineer, 1,200 software developer, and nearly 2,000 software testing positions available throughout the region. In addition to a vibrant innovative and entrepreneurial climate, outstanding quality of life, and robust business environment, compensation for software jobs in San Diego are higher than the national average and competitive among our peer regions.

Local jobs boards operated and managed by dedicated industry groups as well as postings on San Diego’s company websites also publicize and promote the multitude of opportunities open to cool, smart software talent.

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In 2010, Software employment in San Diego was 27,360.

Anticipated job growth in San Diego is estimated at a minimum of 1,700 new jobs over the next five years.

Source: National University System Institute for Policy Research, 2010

VISIT SAN DIEGO SOFTWARE INDUSTRIES COUNCIL JOB CENTER AT:

Software and technology trade organizations throughout the San Diego region provide educational programming, excellent networking and foster industry growth and collaboration.

San Diego Software Industries Council (SDSIC) www.sdsic.org

Formed in 1994, SDSIC is building a future for the region's high tech industry. SDSIC seeks to foster and support the entrepreneurial spirit within the software and IT industry in San Diego, by providing an organized forum for the exchange of ideas, sharing of resources, and promotion of industry goals. SCSIC members have access to exceptional networking and educational opportunities, critical workforce development programs and valuable company benefits.

CommNexus San Diego www.commnexus.org

CommNexus San Diego is a non-profit technology industry association that works to accelerate the formation, growth, and success of the technology industry in the region. They deliver value to the technology industry through

content-driven programs that provide access to capital, talent and business development. CommNexus operates

EvoNexus™, San Diego’s only community-supported, fully pro-bono technology incubator. They provide furnished office space, domain experts and mentors, and the opportunity to leverage our wide network of business and VC contacts to start-up companies striving to achieve sustainability.

TechAmerica San Diego www.techamerica.org/sandiego

TechAmerica San Diego (formerly AeA) serves the high-tech business interests of companies located in the region by providing access to opportunities for networking, business development, education, advocacy, and through delivering a portfolio of products and services.TechAmerica is the largest and strongest voice and resource for technology in the United States and is the industry's leading trade association.

CONNECT www.connect.org

CONNECT has assisted in the formation and development of more than 2,000 companies since 1985 and is widely regarded as the world's most successful regional program linking inventors and entrepreneurs with the resources they need for commercialization of products. The program has been modeled in almost 40 regions around the world. Key to their success has been the unique "culture of collaboration" between industry, capital sources, professional service providers, and research organizations that was created by our founding Director Bill Otterson.

San Diego Regional Economic Development Corporation (EDC) implements strategies that set the San Diego region apart from our competitors as a thriving center of technology and entrepreneurship. Fueled by the support of 150

companies deeply committed to regional prosperity, EDC’s jobs-development strategy leverages the region’s highly-skilled workforce, innovation economy, leadership in cutting-edge industries, and outstanding quality of life. EDC’s mission is to attract high-wage, technology-driven companies to the region from around the world, assist those

here with expansion plans, and to champion foundational efforts to improve the region’s competitiveness. Contact us for more information:

San Diego Regional Economic Development Corporation Office (619) 234-8484

Fax (619) 234-1935