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    	COMPANY DATA:
    		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			SMITH MICRO SOFTWARE, INC.
    		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000948708
    		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SERVICES-PREPACKAGED SOFTWARE [7372]
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    		CITY:			PITTSBURGH
    		STATE:			PA
    		ZIP:			15237
    		BUSINESS PHONE:		4128375300

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    		STATE:			PA
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