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To: Jim Willie CB who wrote (35655)	4/11/2001 4:23:05 PM
From: Ponderosa	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 65232

Your #3 could be Portal Software, PRSF. Has 400+ customers for billing systems including AOL,Q,PCS & VOD. Revenues grew last year to $103MM from $26MM... No guesses for #1 & #2... want to know though... Cheers...

To: Jim Willie CB who wrote (35655)	4/13/2001 10:08:58 AM
From: stockman_scott	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 65232

Unemployment Could Hit 5 Percent by Fall Friday April 13, 4:10 am Eastern Time <<NEW YORK (Reuters) - The National Federation of Independent Business, a U.S. small-business group, foresees the nation's unemployment rate hitting 5 percent by the autumn, The Wall Street Journal reported in its online edition Friday. That would represent a level not seen since 1997, the paper noted. A sharp rise in unemployment, which stood at 4.3 percent in March, wouldn't bode well for a quick pickup in the economy, the paper said. Significant job losses could shake consumer confidence and cause a downward spiral in sales and profits, it said. The NFIB, the nation's largest small-business lobbying group, used data from its monthly survey of small businesses to arrive at the 5 percent figure, the paper said. The most significant statistic is the percentage of small businesses reporting hard-to-fill positions. A sharp drop in that category typically has meant lax demand for workers and fewer available jobs, the paper said. In March, 26 percent of business owners said they had difficult-to-fill job openings, down sharply from 32 percent the previous month and the lowest level in three years. If sustained at this level, the NFIB said unemployment certainly would rise, the paper reported.>> New York Newsroom (212) 859-1700