Technology companies are still in a difficult environment. Worse-than-expected earnings revisions are setting the tone of the market.

The stronger dollar pushed exporters' shares higher, triggering a broad rally. Strong buying momentum in the market will persist into the first half of next year.

With our technology, I am convinced that we will be quite advantageous in cost competition.

The fourth quarter was an intensely competitive environment with general softness in the technology sector. This resulted in a revenue performance that did not meet our expectations.

Despite the challenging economic environment for technology companies, we posted healthy revenue growth, which led to higher-than- expected gross margins and earnings per share for the quarter.

Depending on whom you ask, the technology is either beneficial or has negative effects on health and environment.