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| Lasting Impressions:
The optimist sees opportunity in every danger; the pessimist sees danger in every opportunity.
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Winston Churchill
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My columns last week about pent-up demand, that may make it time for an upswing and being prepared to ride the rebound induced a wide range of responses.
In fact, the diversity of responses may be the greatest I have ever seen from any column I have ever written. The comments ranged on the negative end ranged from "are you out of your mind" to "what are you smoking" to "I strongly disagree" to "I don't see it." On the positive end, I read comments ranging from "we see the rebound" to "there are encouraging signs" to "delight in a positive outlook."
The majority of responses were something in the middle and can be summarized by one simple statement - "I hope you are right." And that is probably at the heart of the matter. The timing and slope of any upswing will probably be initiated, and hopefully sustained, by public confidence. Of course, little things like lower unemployment, available credit, and other little details are important too.
I have more to share on this later in the week. Stay tuned. That's my take. What's your take?
Gary Lemke, Publisher
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| eLoyalty | 3.82 | | 0.8 |
| SPSS | 29 | | 2 |
| ClickSoftware | 3.03 | | 0.17 |
| Pegasystems | 15.07 | | 0.82 |
| Interactive | 7.93 | | 0.43 |
| ATG | 2.32 | | 0.08 |
| Unica | 4.78 | | 0.15 |
| NetSuite | 9.7 | | 0.3 |
| RightNow | 8.82 | | 0.22 |
| SupportSoft | 2.05 | | 0.04 |
| HP | 35.87 | | 0.63 |
| Epicor | 3.6 | | 0.04 |
| Oracle | 17.72 | | 0.17 |
| SAP | 37.12 | | 0.21 |
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| Sykes | 15.67 | | -0.09 |
| APAC | 1.52 | | -0.01 |
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