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related topics

{regulation, change, law}

{system, service, information}

{product, market, service}

{condition, economic, financial}

{acquisition, growth, future}

{personnel, key, retain}

{property, intellectual, protect}

{control, financial, internal}

FactSet must continue to introduce new products and product enhancements to maintain its leading technological position FactSet must ensure the protection and privacy of client data A prolonged outage at one of FactSet s data centers could result in reduced service and the loss of customers FactSet must hire and retain key qualified personnel FactSet s ability to integrate newly acquired companies The negotiation of contract terms supporting new and existing databases or products Uncertain economic and financial market conditions may affect FactSet s revenues Increased competition in FactSet s industry that may cause price reductions or loss of market share FactSet s ability to achieve its historical levels of profitability and growth rates for revenues, earnings per share and cash flows Third parties may claim FactSet infringes upon their intellectual property rights Resolution of ongoing and other probable audits by tax authorities Changes in accounting may affect FactSet s reported earnings and operating income Internal controls may be ineffective Potential changes in securities laws and regulations governing the investment industry s use of soft dollars may reduce FactSet s revenues

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