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REAL
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RESEARCH
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Tuesday,
October 20, 1998
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THE
SUPPORT
REPORT
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The First and Only Daily Report for the Service and Support (CRM) Industry
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Today's SSDEX Figures |
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Index |
Close |
Change |
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SSDEX
Dow
Nasdaq
S&P500
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53.78
8505.85
1639.19
1063.93
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-0.95
39.40
-9.54
1.54
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-1.76%
0.47%
-0.58%
0.14%
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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.
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Today's Gainers and Losers
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Aegis Comm
SITEL
Remedy
Applix
Astea
West Tel
Datawatch
Sykes
Vantive
Precision
Pegasystems
ICT Group
Inference
SPS Pay
Teletech
Clarify
IMA
APAC Tel.
Firstwave
Melita
Aspect
Peregrine
Siebel
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1 3/8
2 7/8
12 13/16
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1 27/32
12 1/4
1 1/16
19 3/32
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6
11 7/8
2 1/2
3 5/8
31 15/16
10 5/16
8 3/8
5 7/8
5 1/4
2 1/4
10 1/2
11 5/8
38 1/2
20 1/2
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11/32
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33.33%
27.78%
19.19%
17.07%
13.46%
6.52%
6.25%
6.08%
5.66%
4.35%
2.15%
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Barnhill Associates to Deliver Knowlix Solutions to Help Desks.
Knowlix Corporation today announced it is building a
Valued Added Reseller (VAR) channel to represent its iKnow™ knowledge
management solution for the internal help desk environment.
First to join the ranks of the Knowlix VAR program is industry channel leader,
Barnhill Associates, Inc. This partnership allows help desk managers to
get a total
support solution from a single provider.
Full Story - http://www.realmarket.com/news/knowlix102098.html.
Allen Systems Group Forms Partnership with FirstSense Software
Allen Systems Group, Inc. has formed a partnership with FirstSense Software, Inc.
which includes the integration of ASG's
product, ASG-IMPACT, and FirstSense's product, FirstSense Enterprise. In
addition, ASG will be reselling FirstSense Enterprise with ASG-IMPACT.
Cole-Parmer Selects IMA for Integrated Telesales
and Customer Service Applications
IMA announced the Cole-Parmer Instrument Co. has licensed and is
implementing its MSM/400 sales, marketing and customer service product for the IBM AS/400.
The Vernon Hills, Ill.-based distributor of scientific equipment
will use the system on an enterprise-wide basis to streamline
internal information operations, handle sales efforts and, in
turn, improve customer communications. In addition, integration with
the company's inventory control and shipping systems
will make all pertinent customer service data available to agents on-line.
Peregrine Systems Introduces New Software Product
Today, at the World WorkPlace '98 Show in Chicago,
Peregrine Systems (R), Inc.,introduced Span*FM Office
Manager(TM), a diagramming software for facility and office management.
This software is
based on Actrix(TM) Technical, the first in a family of diagramming
and drawing solutions from Autodesk.
CustomerSoft, Inc. Gears Up
The Denver-based customer
support management software company, which was spun
off from Teubner & Associates this past April,
has made new investments in development and distribution
to land new customers like Eastman Kodak, GTE, Raytheon, Gulf States Paper and UCLA.
The new investments have included a new version of Expert Support Program -
ESP 3.4.
Remedy(R) Offers IT Excellence Seminar with
GartnerGroup, IBM, Intel, and Oracle
Remedy Corp. today announced a free, seminar series in
conjunction with GartnerGroup, IBM, Intel,
and Oracle. These companies will demonstrate how to
deliver service solutions for the enterprise. Entitled ``Delivering
IT Excellence: Best Practices for IT Service Management,''
this seminar is tailored for business executives looking to
improve business processes.
Applix Announces Q398 Earnings of $0.02
Applix, Inc. today announced its results for the third with total revenue of
$12.0 million compared to $12.2 million or a 2% decrease from the comparable period.
Net income for the third quarter of 1998 was $0.2 million or
$0.02 per share compared to a net income of $0.2
million or $0.02 per share for the same period in 1997.
For the nine month period, the Front-Office
Business Application sector represents more than 60% of Applix license
revenue.
APAC Reports Third Quarter Results
APAC TeleServices, Inc. today reported consolidated
financial results for its third quarter of 1998. The
Company reported net income of $3.4 million or $0.07 per
share for the third quarter of 1998 compared to $2.0 million of net
income or $0.04 per share for the third quarter of 1997.
Earnings were
$20.0 million for the thirteen weeks ended September 27, 1998,
compared to $11.0 million for the same period of 1997.
Peregrine Systems Reports Record Second Quarter
Financial Results
Peregrine Systems(R), Inc. (today announced record
quarterly revenues and profits for
its second fiscal quarter and the first
six months of fiscal 1999 excluding one- time charges
relating to acquisitions.
Revenues for the quarter ended September 30, 1998 grew 143%
to a record $29.7 million, compared with revenues of $12.2
million for the quarter ended September 30, 1997.
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