It will depend on HP and Compaq's ability to stabilize themselves and make some kind of commitment to this market, but I think that is way down on their list of action points.
We've been shipping 64-bit chips for over 10 years, and the operating systems that go with that are mature and bug free, and are in real-time. They haven't achieved any of this yet, and already, the first product on the market is three years late. So it's going to take so long for them to learn. But we know they're headed this way.
My intention was to reduce the revenue of the company and increase the [profit] margins.
Intel, for example, has only recently begun to ship a 64-bit chip.
In health insurance, what you're seeing is employers having to offer less rich benefits -- higher deductibles, higher copays -- to keep the premiums in moderation so they can at least offer them some kind of protections.
In the past, we have not offered this assistance package for making the port (to SGI) as painless as possible.
I believe they reflect the stabilization we've achieved in our customer base, and our field organization in the last quarter, setting the stage for future growth.
It's very difficult for a small employer, ... For example, we do not offer any retirement benefits here.
At this point and time, the deals are relatively minor. If they were big enough, we would make a big announcement.
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