Butfuturehistorianswilltellusthat thiswasn't theendofthe thirddepression, just as the business upturn that began in 1933 wasn't the end of the Great depression.
While that portends an upturninbusiness heading into mid-2007, any significant slowdown in the economy would likely curb corporate technology spending, hurting Comverse's sales and profits.
Confidence among both businessmen and consumers rose for the third month in a row in January, according to the Commission's latest regular survey, with the upturninbusiness sentiment stronger than had been expected by many economists.