Deltek

Deltek, Inc. (NASDAQ: PROJ) is a software company that specializes in accounting and related software programs to be used by government contractors and similar businesses. The company was founded as Deltek Systems, Inc. by Donald deLaski and his son Kenneth in 1983. From the beginning, Deltek's niche in the software industry is its focus on developing software for use by companies that are project focused, such as government contractors (who must, under U.S. government procurement law, track costs by individual contract, and in some cases by task order or line item – the company has from inception been located in the Washington DC area, the location of many such companies). Later, Deltek expanded its marketing focus towards...