The question of whether the missions were a success is difficult to answer. From the standpoint of physical growth, yes. But with declining Indian populations, because of disease, it was a hollow victory.

The priests thought they knew what was best for the Indians, but they did not respect Indian culture.

It's hard to imagine that the Fresno River was once filled with salmon. Today it's filled with sand.

Our growth strategy for next year [2006] is built on the tremendous success and momentum developed during 2005.

It's a question of growth. In some ways we think that they're a victim of their own success. I mean, when you have already won the war, what do you do next?

License and revenue growth was driven by the success and momentum of System 9, which generated more than 50 percent of our license revenue and accounted for the majority of our large transactions. We're very pleased to report another quarter of strong execution during our exciting product launch.