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Technology Stocks : Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO)
CSCO 76.28+0.1%Nov 25 3:59 PM EST

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To: Lizzie Tudor who wrote (67209)3/6/2005 8:55:18 AM
From: Amy J  Read Replies (1) of 77400
 
Santa Clara County had 842,400 jobs at the end of 2004, down about 200,000 from the March 2001 peak and even below the level of 1995, before the boom began.

[ As if the Internet never happened. Less people doing more work and companies moving out of CA. ]

At game software maker Electronic Arts, employees recently filed a lawsuit demanding to be paid overtime for their long hours.

[ Have you heard the status on this lawsuit? If this goes through, this could impact motivation if it kills stock options since people obviously can't have it both ways. What kind of management do they have at Electronic Arts that their own employees sued them? Makes you wonder if the EA execs were issuing themselves too many options at the expense of the team's moral? ]

mercurynews.com

On a serious note, this year may be the time to be invested in Silicon Valley companies rather than buying into the pessimism.

Regards,
Amy J
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