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DXC Technology Adds Software and Technology Veteran Matt Fawcett to Senior Leadership Team

Fawcett brings 30 years’ legal experience to DXC General Counsel Deckelman announces retirement

ASHBURN, Va., March 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ – DXC Technology (NYSE: DXC), a leading Fortune 500 global technology services provider, today announced that Matt Fawcett has been appointed Executive Vice President and General Counsel effective April 1reporting directly to DXC President and Chief Executive Officer Raul Fernandez.

Fawcett is a well-respected name in the industry, having advised several leading technology companies throughout his career. He served as General Counsel of NetApp, a Fortune 500 global cloud-led, data-centric software company from 2010 to 2021, and most recently was Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer for the company. Prior to NetApp, Matt was Senior Vice President and General Counsel for JDS Uniphase. He has built and led global organizations, managed strategic transactions, and is widely recognized as an innovator. The addition of Matt’s deep experience in the technology industry coupled with his strategic and business acumen is an important addition to DXC’s senior leadership team.

Fawcett will replace Bill Deckelmanwho has announced his intention to retire on June 1, 2024after being with DXC for 16 years.

“Matt brings

Is Guidewire Software (GWRE) on Track for Significant Revenue Improvement?

Next Century Growth Investors, LLC, an investment Management Company, released its “SMID Cap Growth Strategy” fourth-quarter investor letter. A copy of the same can be downloaded here. October had negative returns from the equity markets in the fourth quarter of 2023, but November and December saw a robust market rally that produced positive returns for the quarter. The strategy returned 4.84% (net of fees) compared to 12.59% for the Russell 2500 Growth Index. Over the trailing year, the strategy returned 15.46% compared to 18.93% for the index. In addition, please check the fund’s top five holdings to find out its best picks in 2023.

NCG SMID Cap Growth Strategy featured stocks like Guidewire Software, Inc. (NYSE:GWRE) in the fourth quarter 2023 investor letter. Headquartered in San Mateo, California, Guidewire Software, Inc. (NYSE:GWRE) is a software product-providing company for P&C insurers. On March 19, 2024, Guidewire Software, Inc. (NYSE:GWRE) stock closed at $112.67 per share. One-month return of Guidewire Software, Inc. (NYSE:GWRE) was -2.95%, and its shares gained 48.96% of their value over the last 52 weeks. Guidewire Software, Inc. (NYSE:GWRE) has a market capitalization of $9.388 billion.

NCG SMID Cap Growth Strategy stated the following regarding Guidewire Software, Inc. (NYSE:GWRE)

The Best Business Accounting Software Services of 2024

Many aspects of accounting software make it a useful tool. If you’re a small business owner, it’s important to know which features to look for. Most online accounting software offers accounts receivable, accounts payable, banking and reporting features. Some programs include inventory management, project management, time tracking and payroll tools.

Here are some of the core features to look for in accounting software:

Bank feeds Accounting software connects with your bank so that your banking transactions appear in your online ledger as well.
Dashboards The best accounting software platforms have organized, customizable dashboards with clear data visualization and organizational features.
Online invoicing You can create and send invoices from within most accounting software, so there’s no need to print or mail anything.
Recurring invoices Often, accounting software includes automation features for sending recurring invoices each month.
Automatic payment reminders Many accounting software platforms regularly and automatically remind your customers to pay outstanding invoices.
Bank reconciliation All accounting software should match your bank transactions to invoices, bills, purchase orders and expenses.
Financial reporting You can use accounting software to generate basic forms, such as profit and loss statements and advanced business health reports.
Mobile apps Almost all accounting software platforms offer

Who enforces software licenses when sold through resellers?

An issue of costly importance to every agency recently came up in the Federal Circuit Court. Namely, when you buy software through a reseller, who can enforce the end user licensing agreement, the software manufacturer or the company you actually bought it from? The answer isn’t always so clear, as the Federal Drive with Tom Temin recently heard from Haynes Boone procurement attorney Zach Prince.

Tom Temin And I guess this is an important principle, even though it’s a fairly routine case. Tell us who was involved here.

Zach Prince This case involved a company called AVUE Technologies. They’re a software company. They sell the public and private entities through resellers, as many software companies do. A lot of companies have taken the view that they’d rather not have direct contracts with the government. So, there are companies out there that will hold a NASA contract or a GSA contract, and they’ll list your software for you, and they’ll sell it to the government. And one of the conditions that you as a software company would have been that your standard end user license agreement has got to be applied to the government. And that’s especially important when you’re talking