1. Amdocs Company Overview

2. Brief Description
Amdocs combines innovative billing and CRM software products and services with deep business knowledge to deliver true Integrated Customer Management, enabling the world's leading services companies to achieve stronger, more profitable customer relationships.
The company supports its customers with a wide range of services, including integration and implementation services, managed services, and advisory services. Its unique combination of products and services ensures accountability and reduces risk.
Backed by an unsurpassed 21 years of delivering real business results for its customers, Amdocs leverages deep industry experience and develops lasting relationships to help its global customer base of industry leaders plan and execute their business strategies with confidence.
Source: Amdocs Company Website

3. Business Model Amdocs derives its revenue principally from:
the sale of licenses for its products, including initial license fees and incremental license fees resulting from increases in a customer's business volume
the sale of services related to its products, including customization, implementation and integration services
recurring revenue from ongoing support and maintenance provided to its customers
providing outsourcing and other related services for its customers
Source: Amdocs Limited Form 20-F, Fiscal Year ended 9/30/2002

4. Principal Revenue Sources
The majority of Amdocs’ revenue comes from business support systems. These business support systems include: customer care and billing, CRM, and order management systems
$1.44 bn - Customer Care & Billing Systems
$174 mn - Directory Systems
$1.61 bn - Total
$153 mn - License Revenue
$1.46 bn - Service Revenue
$1.61 bn - Total
Source: Amdocs Limited Form 20-F, Fiscal Year ended 9/30/2002

5. Current Management Bruce Anderson, Chairman and CEO
Avinoam Noar, Vice Chairman
Dov Baharav, President and CEO of Amdocs Mgmt Ltd
Thomas O'Brien, Treasurer, Sec.
Nehemia Lemelbaum, SVP of Amdocs Mgmt Ltd., Director
Source: Yahoo! Finance

6. Corporate History 1982 – Company founded as Aurec Information
1984 – Aurec Information and SBC form a joint venture
1985 – SBC acquires 50% of the company
1988 – Aurec has operations on five continents
1995 – Amdocs created as a holding company.
1997 – WCAS Investors invested in company. Bruce Anderson (partner) named Chairman and CEO
1998 – Initial Public Offering
1999 – Acquired International Telecommunications Data Systems
2000 – Acquired Solect Technology Group
2001 – Acquired Clarify from Nortel Networks for $200 million
2003 – Bought assets of Exchange Applications and purchased Bell Canada’s joint venture stake in Certen
Sources: Hoover’s Online
Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe website

7. About the Founders
A team of people including Avinoam Naor began Amdocs in He initially served as SVP. He is curently Vice Chairman of the Board. He has been involved with software for 29 years.
No info on other founders available
Source: Hoover’s Online

8. Funding history
Information on initial funding is hard to find. Significant investors in the company included:
? – Amdocs International Limited
1985 – SBC International acquired 50% of company
1997 – WCAS Investors invested in company
1998 – In June, the company had its IPO
Sources: Amdocs Limited Form 20-F, Fiscal Year ended 9/30/2002
Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe website
Yahoo! Finance, Hoover’s Online

9. Stock Chart No splits. Company went public in June 1998.
Source: Yahoo! Finance