information, models, investment theses, proprietary research, calendar events, broker research, and news, as well as to retrieve information in various ways, including ticker symbol, portfolio name, investment theme, source, sector, and country. The RMS also helps analysts to switch between investment ideas, retrieve their information, and regain their focus; funds to make informed investment decisions; and investment professionals to retrieve information on a ticker or topic with one click of their mouse, as well as access a firm's research-related information. In addition, the company's RMS helps groups, offices, and investment professionals collaborate on investment opportunities; portfolio managers stay current on the firm's activity and view internal research; make the research process and workflow of investment professionals; and maintain intellectual property. It serves investment professionals and portfolio managers; and analysts at hedge funds, traditional asset management firms, pension funds, endowments, fund of funds, and private equity firms. The company was founded in 2002 and is based in New York, New York with additional offices in Boston, San Francisco, Chicago, Los Angeles, and London. As of October 1, 2008, Tamale Software, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Advent Software, Inc.