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NICE Systems Reports Second Quarter 2004 Results
NICE Systems announced results for the quarter ending June 30, 2004. Revenue for the second quarter of 2004 was $61.3 million, up 12% from the same quarter of 2003 and up 5% sequentially due to strong growth in enterprise-related revenue in the contact center/trading floor market.

MicroStrategy Reports Financials
MicroStrategy announced its financial results for the three-month period ended June 30, 2004, reporting GAAP earnings of $0.67 per share on a diluted basis, a more than four-fold increase over the second quarter of 2003. Second quarter 2004 revenue was $49.9 million versus $43.6 million in the second quarter of 2003, a 14 percent increase. Revenue in the first quarter of 2004 was $49.1 million.

Applix Reports Continuing Profitability
Applix reported that revenue for the quarter ended June 30, 2004 was $7.26 million, a 22% increase over second quarter 2003 revenues of $5.94 million. For the first time since the sale of its customer relationship management (CRM) business during the first quarter of 2003, Applix is now reporting revenues that are comparable on a year-over-year basis -- both quarterly periods include only revenue derived from its analytics business (BI and BPM software).

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Physician Referral: Evolving Beyond The Call    Hospital-sponsored physician referral programs have existed for several decades. Early versions used manual processes to select appropriate physicians to whom referrals were sent. Documentation of the referral was via paper, pencil, and index cards. Today, physician referral programs are at the very core of hospitals' patient acquisition and retention programs. more >>
 
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APAC1.76-0.08
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Astea8.570.08
ATG0.89-0.06
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eOn1.21-0.01
Firstwave1.690
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HP20.370.22
ICT Group9.01-0.13
Interact Intell4.1-0.06
Interv Brite 8.65-0.16
KANA1.42-0.06
LivePerson 2.650.13
Motive8.57-0.03
NCR46.13-0.3
NICE21.45-0.05
Nortel Networks3.820.16
Onyx Software 4.09-0.02
Oracle10.670.16
Pegasystems6.430
PeopleSoft17.62-0.4
Primus1.03-0.02
Rainmaker1.69-0.03
salesforce.com12.81-0.2
SAP40.050.04
Selectica3.77-0.21
Sento5.990.29
ServiceWare0.47-0.02
Siebel7.88-0.22
Sitel2.82-0.18
SPSS14.65-0.15
SupportSoft8.69-0.05
Sykes6.650.06
Tekelec19.21-0.22
Teletech8.750
Verint32.520.81
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