The technology bust has sure turned investors sour on tech stocks. But Wit SoundView found some tech stocks that investors may want to own once the tide turns. Wit says it has made an effort to come up with a list of stocks that are likely to be "much larger in three to five years than they are today." The list does not include tech bellwethers, but rather companies that have a chance to become bellwethers in their own right, or at least "graduate from mid-capitalization to 'potential bellwether' status." Included on the list is Veritas Software (VRTS), Siebel Systems (SEBL), BEA Systems (BEAS), Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP), Ciena (CIEN), i2 Technologies (ITWO), Brocade Communications Systems (BRCD), Peregrine Systems (PRGN), Mercury Interactive (MERQ), Micromuse (MUSE) and Finisar (FNSR). (DLF) |