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Overall Rating: Positive  as of  22 June 2004go to arrow View Ratings Definitions
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 Initiative  Rating  Status 
Corporate Viability    
    Strategy Positive --
        Geographic Penetration         (Europe, the Middle East         and Africa) Strong Positive --
    Financial Positive --
    Marketing Promising --
    Organization Promising --
Product/Services/Technologies    
    Product/Service Positive --
        Application Development Strong Positive --
        Application Maintenance and         Management Strong Positive --
        Enterprise Application         Services Promising --
        Business Process         Outsourcing Caution --
    Technology Strong Positive --
    Pricing Strong Positive --
Customer Service/Product Support    
    Sales/Distribution Promising --
    Support Services Promising --
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Analyst Comments
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22 June 2004

Overall Rating:  Positive 
Partha Iyengar
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23 July 2003

Overall Rating:  Positive 
Partha Iyengar
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