There's no skirting the issue, ... International sales are a major revenue source for technology companies. When international markers brighten, so will results for many of these 'trendsetter' businesses.

We have an enormous sales pipeline for both applications and technology, ... Typically that's proven to be a good indicator of how we'll do.

Technology products are driving our sales. The really hot products at the moment are the digital cameras and MP3 players. We stock every new technology product that comes out and they are really belting out the door.

To sell successfully into the financial services marketplace, technology software or services sales teams must master three critical competencies. They must understand the links between financial services institution business drivers and trends, and specific IT investments. It is critical to then understand how their own solutions are aligned with these drivers, trends and investments, as well as how their solutions are best deployed to solve tangible business problems. Finally, sales teams must be able to engage both IT and business executives within institutions in meaningful, bottom-line oriented dialogues.

The Internet is a wonderful tool, but technology is increasing faster than the safety message is.

For the year, sales to Dell were $782 million and represented 15 percent of our revenue. This compares to Dell revenue of $570 million in 2004, which was about 11 percent of our total revenue.