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Today's SSDEX Figures

Index

Close

Change

Percent

SSDEX
Dow
Nasdaq
S&P500

56.35 7795.50 1641.64 1009.06

1.83
179.96
56.31
28.87

3.24% 2.36%
3.55%
2.95%

Support Stock Index (SSDEX) is the support industry's health barometer. It is a measure of the stock performance for companies that sell products and services to the support / customer interaction industry. On 12/31/96, SSDEX's value was set at 100, making it easy to see how the industry is performing as a group.


Today's Gainers and Losers

   Company   

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 Change 

 Percent 

Teletech
Peregrine
Sykes
Inference
Vantive
Precision
Aspect
APAC Tel.
Siebel
Clarify
West Tel
SPS Pay
Astea
Aegis Comm
ICT Group
Firstwave
Datawatch
Remedy
Pegasystems
Melita
SITEL
Applix
IMA

7
32 9/16
14 5/8
3 7/8
8 1/16
4 7/8
26
3 11/16
24 1/2
10 1/8
10 5/8
31 5/16
1 11/16
2 1/8
2 3/8
2 5/8
1 5/16
8 7/8
19 1/8
9 5/8
3 3/16
2 3/8
6

5/8
2 9/16
1 1/8
1/4
1/2
1/4
13/16
1/16
3/8
1/8
1/8
1/16
0
0
0
0
0
0
- 1/8
- 3/8
- 3/16
- 3/16
- 7/8

9.80%
8.54%
8.33%
6.90%
6.61%
5.41%
3.23%
1.72%
1.55%
1.25%
1.19%
0.20%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
-0.65%
-3.75%
-5.56%
-7.32%
-12.73%



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McGarahan's mission: Revitalize HDI

After successful stints at PepsiCo. subsidiary Taco Bell and Vantive, Peter McGarahan took the reins of the Help Desk Institute in February. HDI's new executive director talked recently with Service News Editor Kym Gilhooly about his organization's place in the dynamic support industry, and where things stand six months into his tenure. For the full interview, visit http://www.servicenews.com/periodical/dolink.asp?issue=9809&page=9809sc03.htm

Career Corner Update

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09/03/98Customer/Technical Support
09/03/98Help Desk Coordinator
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09/06/98Help Desk Applications Consultant
09/06/98Technical Support Specialist
09/10/98Help Desk Analyst I, MIS
09/10/98Direct Mail Marketing Database Analyst


Sykes Enterprises, Incorporated Announces New Call Center

Sykes Enterprises, Incorporated today announced that it will begin the construction of a technical support call center in Milton Freewater, OR. The 42,500 square foot facility will add an additional 432 seats on a single shift basis to its 10 other domestic and 11 international centers.

  Financial News    

Venture Firms Invest $8.6M in Rubric, Inc.

Rubric(TM), Inc., in the new category of Enterprise Marketing Automation (EMA) applications, today announced that the company raised $8.6 million of new capital from venture firms. the Rubric product is designed to automate marketing campaigns and processes and to leverage the Web.

HealthPlan Services Announces Sale Of Sykes HealthPlan Services, Inc. To Joint Venture Partner

HealthPlan Services Corporation today announced that it has sold its 50% interest in Sykes HealthPlan Services, Inc. to its joint venture partner, Sykes Enterprises for approximately $30.6 million cash.

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