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-10/08/10:Jim Hogan's eval
-10/08/10:Calibre SmartFill
-10/08/10:IC Manage
-10/08/10:Pat Pistilli
-09/10/10:EDA360 before DAC
-09/10/10:rivals on EDA360
-09/10/10:EDA360 after DAC
-09/02/10:NextOp BugScope
-09/02/10:Solido, MunEDA
-09/02/10:Tuscany Pinpoint
-09/02/10:Oasys vs Synopsys
-09/02/10:Mentor CatapultC

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