Adam Adelman

Potential customers have more faith and confidence in the financial health of IBM.

Potential customers have more faith and confidence in the financial health of IBM.

Software companies have sold off aggressively but some information technology managers have indicated a willingness to spend in that area.

Software companies have sold off aggressively but some information technology managers have indicated a willingness to spend in that area.

We'll probably trend a little bit lower [in the next couple of weeks]. A lot of the gains have been read more

We'll probably trend a little bit lower [in the next couple of weeks]. A lot of the gains have been on positive comments made by companies like Dell and IBM, but I think a lot of this reflects market-share shifts rather than a recovery in the overall market.

I don't really see [today's bad corporate news] as significant fundamental factors, I see it more as an excuse for read more

I don't really see [today's bad corporate news] as significant fundamental factors, I see it more as an excuse for short-term profit-taking. The correction we've seen is very small relative to the rally we've seen in the last few weeks.

I don't see how the company can have that kind of visibility, especially with a management team that had to read more

I don't see how the company can have that kind of visibility, especially with a management team that had to revise earnings three times within one quarter last year. They don't have credibility.