It's good public relations (and) investor goodwill, ... (It) shows that we're standing by our shares, that we hope that the individual and institutional community follows suit.

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If (Rotary) wasn't doing this project, where would they end up? In the dump.

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A lot of people think their vendors can solve this problem for them. We believe a vendor can provide a HIPAA-ready system, but only an organization can make it compliant. And it's not a one-time process like with Y2K. It's ongoing.

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Banking has been the driving force in mergers and acquisitions this year. With over $1 trillion in all U.S. deals, about $250 billion have been in the banking sector.

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We encourage all our dealers to satisfy their objectives and (create) a good relationship in the community.

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The catalyst for deals is generally rising corporate profits, ... We should have rising activity next year.

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Companies are trying to take a preventative strike against hostile bids.

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Next week looks kind of low, ... We're headed into the late summer, pre-Labor Day drought for deals.

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Whether they're successful in that pursuit remains to be seen.

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