We are amortizing the development of a proprietary software product.
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There is no standard. It all depends on the expected useful life of the software and/or expected revenue pattern:\n\n.107Capitalized software costs shall be amortized on a product-by-product basis.  The annual amortization shall be the greater of the amount computed using (a) the ratio that current gross revenues for a product bear to the total of current and anticipated future gross revenues for that product or (b) the straight-line method over the remaining estimated economic life of the product including the period being reported on.  Amortization shall start when the product is available for general release to customers.  [FAS86, ¶8]
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The company is called Capital Properties.
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each company has a private contract
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Patent research first, imisidro says - with hardware software this is particularly difficult as there are numerous licensing implications on top of this.\n\nWhatever the idea is, if you're a startup you're better off looking at the component route (e.g. combined with GPS your bit forms an essential part of the solution) that you can license for distribution, rather than a vertical solution that tries to do everything for the customer in one package, which has both patent/license complexity and more likelihood of direct competition.
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To reduce the total cost of ownership (TCO).  Currently there are too many proprietary technologies, cost of integrating them is huge.  The savings might not be "immediate" but over the course of time, it will be beneficial.\n\nI am answering the question very generically.  Need more details to answer more specifically.
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You cannot gaurantee anything without a patent. If you have faith in your idea then you should be confident in paying for the patent.
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Or just find a COTS solution, since such systems are already in use.\n\nIs there a question in here, such as what technology platforms might be appropriate?
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Unfortunately, the software is probably correct.
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They are conserving their personal wealth.
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These are development stufferies.
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This is something that benefits the company in a big, big way
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No, because it costs money to actually produce the software in the first place.
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There is usually another step in the process - product readiness - it's a separate group of people / different dept.  Prevents those crazy QA guys and gals from taking over the world :)
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Here is a link to some software that can do that.
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Sure...make software free.\n\nAnd whatever you do for a living, lets make that free, too, so you don't get paid for your work.
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The OS will handle it.
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it's easy... application software are not easy to modify easily for yours and too easy to your hand and eyes..haha.. it means u can easyli operate then others.