pivotal software , inc. ( “ pivotal ” , previously known as “ gopivotal , inc. ” ) during the year , we transferred certain assets and liabilities to pivotal in exchange for an ownership interest in pivotal of approximately 28 % as of december 31 , 2013 . in connection with this transaction , we transferred approximately 415 of our employees to pivotal during 2013. we also entered into an agreement with pivotal pursuant to which we are acting as the selling agent of the products and services we contributed to pivotal in exchange for a customary agency fee . we have also agreed to provide various transition services to pivotal , for which we are reimbursed for our costs . 42 beginning with the second quarter of 2013 , substantially all revenues and costs associated with our contribution to pivotal have been eliminated from our consolidated statements of income . while the contribution to pivotal has had a negative impact on our revenue growth rate compared to 2012 , our 2013 operating margin has been positively impacted due to the elimination of pivotal related costs from our consolidated statements of income . results of operations revenues our revenues in the years ended 2013 , 2012 and 2011 were as follows : replace_table_token_4_th license revenues license revenues in 2013 and 2012 were up 9 % and 13 % , respectively . our revenue growth rate for both periods was due to overall increased global sales volumes in all major geographies , slightly offset by the disposition of certain business lines under our realignment plan and the contribution to pivotal . during 2013 , we expanded the sales of product suites , such as our vcloud suite , that integrate advanced management and automation features with our vsphere cloud infrastructure platform and which are primarily sold through elas . our growth in ela volume across all geographies contributed to our overall increase in license revenues during 2013 compared to 2012. the growth in our ela business is also attributing , in part , to lower growth rates of our non-ela or transactional business . our revenue growth rate was negatively impacted by the contribution to pivotal and the disposition of other net assets under our realignment plan . license revenues related to pivotal and all dispositions under our realignment plan were $ 18 in 2013 and $ 56 in 2012. services revenues in 2013 and 2012 , software maintenance revenues benefited from strong renewals , multi-year software maintenance contracts sold in previous periods , and additional maintenance contracts sold in conjunction with new software license sales . in each year presented , customers bought , on average , more than 24 months of support and maintenance with each new license purchased , which we believe illustrates our customers ' commitment to vmware as a core element of their data center architecture and hybrid cloud strategy . in 2013 and 2012 , professional services revenues increased as growth in our license sales and installed-base led to additional demand for our professional services . our revenue growth rate was negatively impacted by the contribution to pivotal and the disposition of other net assets under our realignment plan . service revenues related to pivotal and all dispositions under our realignment plan were $ 37 in 2013 and $ 143 in 2012. foreign currency we invoice and collect in the euro , the british pound , the japanese yen , the australian dollar and chinese renminbi in their respective regions . as a result , our total revenues are affected by changes in the value of the u.s. dollar against these currencies . foreign currencies did not have a material impact when comparing license revenues in 2013 and 2012 to their respective prior years . 43 unearned revenues our unearned revenues as of december 31 , 2013 and december 31 , 2012 were as follows : replace_table_token_5_th unearned license revenues are generally recognized upon delivery of existing or future products or services , or will be recognized ratably over the term of the arrangement . future products include , in some cases , emerging products that are offered as part of product promotions where the purchaser of an existing product is entitled to receive a promotional product at no additional charge and to the extent promotional products have not been delivered and vendor-specific objective evidence ( “ vsoe ” ) of fair value can not be established , the revenue for the entire order is deferred until such time as all product delivery obligations have been fulfilled . increasingly , unearned license revenue may also be recognized ratably , which is generally due to a right to receive unspecified future products or a lack of vsoe of fair value on the software maintenance element of the arrangement . the amount of total unearned license revenues may vary over periods due to the type and level of promotions offered , the portion of license contracts sold with a ratable recognition element , and when promotional products are delivered upon general availability . unearned software maintenance revenues are attributable to our maintenance contracts and are generally recognized ratably , typically over terms from one to five years with a weighted-average remaining term at december 31 , 2013 of approximately 2.0 years . unearned professional services revenues result primarily from prepaid professional services , including training , and are generally recognized as the services are delivered . cost of license and services revenues , and operating expenses cost of license revenues our cost of license revenues principally consist of the cost of fulfillment of our software , royalty costs in connection with technology licensed from third-party providers and amortization of intangible assets and capitalized software . the cost of fulfillment of our software includes it development efforts , personnel costs and related overhead associated with the physical and electronic delivery of our software products . story_separator_special_tag during the year ended december 31 , 2013 , we provided transition services of $ 12 that are reimbursable by pivotal and which were recorded as a reduction to the costs we incurred . additionally , we purchased products and services for internal use from pivotal for $ 7 in the year ended december 31 , 2013 . as of december 31 , 2013 , our ownership interest in pivotal is 28 % as a result of investments made by a third-party strategic investor . the book value of all contributed assets and the liabilities assumed by pivotal , with the exception of intangible assets and goodwill , was based on the book values of those assets and liabilities specific to those particular products and services . for intangible assets and goodwill , the book value contributed was based on the relative fair value of the contributed assets applicable to pivotal . due to/from related parties , net as a result of the related-party transactions with emc and pivotal described above , amounts due to and from related parties , net as of december 31 , 2013 and 2012 consisted of the following : replace_table_token_13_th balances due to or from related parties , which are unrelated to tax obligations , are generally settled in cash within 60 days of each quarter-end . the timing of the tax payments due to and from emc is governed by the tax sharing agreement with emc . see note l to the consolidated financial statements in part ii , item 8 of this annual report on form 10-k for further information . by nature of emc 's majority ownership of us , the amounts we recorded for our intercompany transactions with emc may not be considered arm 's length with an unrelated third party . therefore the financial statements included herein may not necessarily reflect our results of operations , financial position and cash flows had we engaged in such transactions with an unrelated third party during all periods presented . accordingly , our historical results should not be relied upon as an indicator of our future performance as a stand-alone company . on january 21 , 2014 , in connection with our agreement to acquire airwatch holding , the sole member and equity holder of airwatch , we and emc entered into a note exchange agreement providing for the issuance of three promissory notes in the aggregate principal amount of $ 1,500 . see note r to the consolidated financial statements in part ii , item 8 of this annual report on form 10-k for further information . 49 liquidity and capital resources at december 31 , 2013 and 2012 , we held cash , cash equivalents and short-term investments as follows : replace_table_token_14_th as of december 31 , 2013 , we held a diversified portfolio of money market funds and fixed income securities totaling $ 5,692 . our fixed income securities are denominated in u.s. dollars and consisted of highly liquid debt instruments of the u.s. government and its agencies , u.s. municipal obligations , and u.s. and foreign corporate debt securities . we limit the amount of our domestic and international investments with any single issuer and any single financial institution , and also monitor the diversity of the portfolio , thereby diversifying the credit risk . as of december 31 , 2013 , our total cash , cash equivalents and short-term investments were $ 6,175 , of which $ 4,146 was held outside the u.s. if these overseas funds were needed for our operations in the u.s. , we would be required to accrue and pay u.s. taxes on related undistributed earnings to repatriate these funds . however , our intent is to indefinitely reinvest our non-u.s. earnings in our foreign operations and our current plans do not demonstrate a need to repatriate them to fund our u.s. operations . we expect that cash generated by operations will be used as our primary source of liquidity . we also believe that existing cash and cash equivalents , together with any cash generated from operations will be sufficient to meet normal operating requirements for at least the next twelve months . while we believe our existing cash and cash equivalents and cash to be generated by operations will be sufficient to meet our normal operating requirements , our overall level of cash needs may be impacted by the number and size of acquisitions and investments we consummate and the amount of stock we buy back in 2013. on january 21 , 2014 , in connection with our agreement to acquire a.w.s . holding , llc ( “ airwatch holding ” ) , the sole member and equity holder of airwatch llc ( “ airwatch ” ) , we and emc entered into a note exchange agreement providing for the issuance of three promissory notes in the aggregate principal amount of $ 1,500 . please see below for further details regarding these promissory notes . should we require additional liquidity , we may seek to arrange debt financing or enter into credit facilities . our cash flows for years ended 2013 , 2012 and 2011 were as follows : replace_table_token_15_th operating activities story_separator_special_tag months . critical accounting policies our consolidated financial statements are based upon the selection and application of accounting principles generally accepted in the united states of america that require us to make estimates and assumptions about future events that affect the amounts reported in our financial statements and the accompanying notes . future events and their effects can not be determined with certainty . therefore , the determination of estimates requires the exercise of judgment . actual results could differ from those estimates , and any such differences may be material to our financial statements . we believe that the critical accounting policies set forth below may involve a higher degree of judgment and complexity in their application than our other significant accounting policies and represent the critical accounting

cash provided by operating activities increased by $ 638 in 2013 from 2012 primarily as a result of increased profitability . the net effect of non-cash items was an increase of $ 197 primarily due to movements associated with excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation and deferred taxes , net . cash provided by operating activities decreased by $ 128 in 2012 from 2011 . the decrease was primarily driven by the timing of tax payments we received from emc under the tax sharing agreement . under the tax sharing agreement , emc is obligated to pay us an amount equal to the tax benefit generated by us and we are obligated to pay emc an amount equal to the tax expense generated by us that emc may recognize in a given year on its consolidated tax return . in 2012 , we received $ 19 from emc under the tax sharing agreement , but in 2011 we benefited from the net receipt of $ 302 , which included amounts primarily related to refunds received for both the 2011 and 2010 tax years . investing activities cash used in investing activities is generally attributable to the purchase of fixed income securities , business acquisitions , and capital expenditures . cash provided by investing activities is also impacted by the timing of purchases , sales and maturities of our available-for-sale securities . 50 cash used for business acquisitions during 2013 and 2011 compared to 2012 , was significantly lower as a result of our acquisition of nicira , inc. , which occurred in 2012. net cash used in investing activities during 2012 compared to 2011 was also impacted by a reduction in capitalized software development costs and purchase of leasehold interest . financing activities net cash used in financing activities during 2013 increased compared to 2012 primarily as a result of the decrease in excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation and a decrease in proceeds from issuance of common stock . during 2013 , excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation were $ 70 compared to $ 138 during 2012 .


 Write a concise suspicious activity report of the following text delimited by triple backquotes. Return your response as a formal report which covers the key points highlighting the location,dates,entity names and account holder information in chronological order of the text.
     ```cash provided by operating activities increased by $ 638 in 2013 from 2012 primarily as a result of increased profitability . the net effect of non-cash items was an increase of $ 197 primarily due to movements associated with excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation and deferred taxes , net . cash provided by operating activities decreased by $ 128 in 2012 from 2011 . the decrease was primarily driven by the timing of tax payments we received from emc under the tax sharing agreement . under the tax sharing agreement , emc is obligated to pay us an amount equal to the tax benefit generated by us and we are obligated to pay emc an amount equal to the tax expense generated by us that emc may recognize in a given year on its consolidated tax return . in 2012 , we received $ 19 from emc under the tax sharing agreement , but in 2011 we benefited from the net receipt of $ 302 , which included amounts primarily related to refunds received for both the 2011 and 2010 tax years . investing activities cash used in investing activities is generally attributable to the purchase of fixed income securities , business acquisitions , and capital expenditures . cash provided by investing activities is also impacted by the timing of purchases , sales and maturities of our available-for-sale securities . 50 cash used for business acquisitions during 2013 and 2011 compared to 2012 , was significantly lower as a result of our acquisition of nicira , inc. , which occurred in 2012. net cash used in investing activities during 2012 compared to 2011 was also impacted by a reduction in capitalized software development costs and purchase of leasehold interest . financing activities net cash used in financing activities during 2013 increased compared to 2012 primarily as a result of the decrease in excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation and a decrease in proceeds from issuance of common stock . during 2013 , excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation were $ 70 compared to $ 138 during 2012 .
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 Suspicious Activity Report : pivotal software , inc. ( “ pivotal ” , previously known as “ gopivotal , inc. ” ) during the year , we transferred certain assets and liabilities to pivotal in exchange for an ownership interest in pivotal of approximately 28 % as of december 31 , 2013 . in connection with this transaction , we transferred approximately 415 of our employees to pivotal during 2013. we also entered into an agreement with pivotal pursuant to which we are acting as the selling agent of the products and services we contributed to pivotal in exchange for a customary agency fee . we have also agreed to provide various transition services to pivotal , for which we are reimbursed for our costs . 42 beginning with the second quarter of 2013 , substantially all revenues and costs associated with our contribution to pivotal have been eliminated from our consolidated statements of income . while the contribution to pivotal has had a negative impact on our revenue growth rate compared to 2012 , our 2013 operating margin has been positively impacted due to the elimination of pivotal related costs from our consolidated statements of income . results of operations revenues our revenues in the years ended 2013 , 2012 and 2011 were as follows : replace_table_token_4_th license revenues license revenues in 2013 and 2012 were up 9 % and 13 % , respectively . our revenue growth rate for both periods was due to overall increased global sales volumes in all major geographies , slightly offset by the disposition of certain business lines under our realignment plan and the contribution to pivotal . during 2013 , we expanded the sales of product suites , such as our vcloud suite , that integrate advanced management and automation features with our vsphere cloud infrastructure platform and which are primarily sold through elas . our growth in ela volume across all geographies contributed to our overall increase in license revenues during 2013 compared to 2012. the growth in our ela business is also attributing , in part , to lower growth rates of our non-ela or transactional business . our revenue growth rate was negatively impacted by the contribution to pivotal and the disposition of other net assets under our realignment plan . license revenues related to pivotal and all dispositions under our realignment plan were $ 18 in 2013 and $ 56 in 2012. services revenues in 2013 and 2012 , software maintenance revenues benefited from strong renewals , multi-year software maintenance contracts sold in previous periods , and additional maintenance contracts sold in conjunction with new software license sales . in each year presented , customers bought , on average , more than 24 months of support and maintenance with each new license purchased , which we believe illustrates our customers ' commitment to vmware as a core element of their data center architecture and hybrid cloud strategy . in 2013 and 2012 , professional services revenues increased as growth in our license sales and installed-base led to additional demand for our professional services . our revenue growth rate was negatively impacted by the contribution to pivotal and the disposition of other net assets under our realignment plan . service revenues related to pivotal and all dispositions under our realignment plan were $ 37 in 2013 and $ 143 in 2012. foreign currency we invoice and collect in the euro , the british pound , the japanese yen , the australian dollar and chinese renminbi in their respective regions . as a result , our total revenues are affected by changes in the value of the u.s. dollar against these currencies . foreign currencies did not have a material impact when comparing license revenues in 2013 and 2012 to their respective prior years . 43 unearned revenues our unearned revenues as of december 31 , 2013 and december 31 , 2012 were as follows : replace_table_token_5_th unearned license revenues are generally recognized upon delivery of existing or future products or services , or will be recognized ratably over the term of the arrangement . future products include , in some cases , emerging products that are offered as part of product promotions where the purchaser of an existing product is entitled to receive a promotional product at no additional charge and to the extent promotional products have not been delivered and vendor-specific objective evidence ( “ vsoe ” ) of fair value can not be established , the revenue for the entire order is deferred until such time as all product delivery obligations have been fulfilled . increasingly , unearned license revenue may also be recognized ratably , which is generally due to a right to receive unspecified future products or a lack of vsoe of fair value on the software maintenance element of the arrangement . the amount of total unearned license revenues may vary over periods due to the type and level of promotions offered , the portion of license contracts sold with a ratable recognition element , and when promotional products are delivered upon general availability . unearned software maintenance revenues are attributable to our maintenance contracts and are generally recognized ratably , typically over terms from one to five years with a weighted-average remaining term at december 31 , 2013 of approximately 2.0 years . unearned professional services revenues result primarily from prepaid professional services , including training , and are generally recognized as the services are delivered . cost of license and services revenues , and operating expenses cost of license revenues our cost of license revenues principally consist of the cost of fulfillment of our software , royalty costs in connection with technology licensed from third-party providers and amortization of intangible assets and capitalized software . the cost of fulfillment of our software includes it development efforts , personnel costs and related overhead associated with the physical and electronic delivery of our software products . story_separator_special_tag during the year ended december 31 , 2013 , we provided transition services of $ 12 that are reimbursable by pivotal and which were recorded as a reduction to the costs we incurred . additionally , we purchased products and services for internal use from pivotal for $ 7 in the year ended december 31 , 2013 . as of december 31 , 2013 , our ownership interest in pivotal is 28 % as a result of investments made by a third-party strategic investor . the book value of all contributed assets and the liabilities assumed by pivotal , with the exception of intangible assets and goodwill , was based on the book values of those assets and liabilities specific to those particular products and services . for intangible assets and goodwill , the book value contributed was based on the relative fair value of the contributed assets applicable to pivotal . due to/from related parties , net as a result of the related-party transactions with emc and pivotal described above , amounts due to and from related parties , net as of december 31 , 2013 and 2012 consisted of the following : replace_table_token_13_th balances due to or from related parties , which are unrelated to tax obligations , are generally settled in cash within 60 days of each quarter-end . the timing of the tax payments due to and from emc is governed by the tax sharing agreement with emc . see note l to the consolidated financial statements in part ii , item 8 of this annual report on form 10-k for further information . by nature of emc 's majority ownership of us , the amounts we recorded for our intercompany transactions with emc may not be considered arm 's length with an unrelated third party . therefore the financial statements included herein may not necessarily reflect our results of operations , financial position and cash flows had we engaged in such transactions with an unrelated third party during all periods presented . accordingly , our historical results should not be relied upon as an indicator of our future performance as a stand-alone company . on january 21 , 2014 , in connection with our agreement to acquire airwatch holding , the sole member and equity holder of airwatch , we and emc entered into a note exchange agreement providing for the issuance of three promissory notes in the aggregate principal amount of $ 1,500 . see note r to the consolidated financial statements in part ii , item 8 of this annual report on form 10-k for further information . 49 liquidity and capital resources at december 31 , 2013 and 2012 , we held cash , cash equivalents and short-term investments as follows : replace_table_token_14_th as of december 31 , 2013 , we held a diversified portfolio of money market funds and fixed income securities totaling $ 5,692 . our fixed income securities are denominated in u.s. dollars and consisted of highly liquid debt instruments of the u.s. government and its agencies , u.s. municipal obligations , and u.s. and foreign corporate debt securities . we limit the amount of our domestic and international investments with any single issuer and any single financial institution , and also monitor the diversity of the portfolio , thereby diversifying the credit risk . as of december 31 , 2013 , our total cash , cash equivalents and short-term investments were $ 6,175 , of which $ 4,146 was held outside the u.s. if these overseas funds were needed for our operations in the u.s. , we would be required to accrue and pay u.s. taxes on related undistributed earnings to repatriate these funds . however , our intent is to indefinitely reinvest our non-u.s. earnings in our foreign operations and our current plans do not demonstrate a need to repatriate them to fund our u.s. operations . we expect that cash generated by operations will be used as our primary source of liquidity . we also believe that existing cash and cash equivalents , together with any cash generated from operations will be sufficient to meet normal operating requirements for at least the next twelve months . while we believe our existing cash and cash equivalents and cash to be generated by operations will be sufficient to meet our normal operating requirements , our overall level of cash needs may be impacted by the number and size of acquisitions and investments we consummate and the amount of stock we buy back in 2013. on january 21 , 2014 , in connection with our agreement to acquire a.w.s . holding , llc ( “ airwatch holding ” ) , the sole member and equity holder of airwatch llc ( “ airwatch ” ) , we and emc entered into a note exchange agreement providing for the issuance of three promissory notes in the aggregate principal amount of $ 1,500 . please see below for further details regarding these promissory notes . should we require additional liquidity , we may seek to arrange debt financing or enter into credit facilities . our cash flows for years ended 2013 , 2012 and 2011 were as follows : replace_table_token_15_th operating activities story_separator_special_tag months . critical accounting policies our consolidated financial statements are based upon the selection and application of accounting principles generally accepted in the united states of america that require us to make estimates and assumptions about future events that affect the amounts reported in our financial statements and the accompanying notes . future events and their effects can not be determined with certainty . therefore , the determination of estimates requires the exercise of judgment . actual results could differ from those estimates , and any such differences may be material to our financial statements . we believe that the critical accounting policies set forth below may involve a higher degree of judgment and complexity in their application than our other significant accounting policies and represent the critical accounting

