Date updated:12-29-2007
It's early, but worry about the economy raises concern that corporate buyers of tech gear and software may hold back more than originally expected, says Walter Pritchard, the infrastructure software analyst for Cowen, which this month talked with some 900 people involved in technology purchases to get their views on the economy and spending.

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CTXS
Citrix Systems - $37.84
- -0.71%
- $37.97
The stocks with the highest risk, Pritchard says, are Citrix Systems (ticker: CTXS), an application-delivery software outfit, and Blade-Logic (BLOG), a maker of data-center software. And, owing to the financial-services industry's turmoil, Pritchard sees business-software makers Computer Associates (CA) and BMC Software (BMC) as somewhat vulnerable.

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BLOG
N/a - $28.04
- 0.00
- $28.04
The stocks with the highest risk, Pritchard says, are Citrix Systems (ticker: CTXS), an application-delivery software outfit, and Blade-Logic (BLOG), a maker of data-center software. And, owing to the financial-services industry's turmoil, Pritchard sees business-software makers Computer Associates (CA) and BMC Software (BMC) as somewhat vulnerable.

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CA
Ca Inc. - $21.86
- -0.46%
- $21.92
The stocks with the highest risk, Pritchard says, are Citrix Systems (ticker: CTXS), an application-delivery software outfit, and Blade-Logic (BLOG), a maker of data-center software. And, owing to the financial-services industry's turmoil, Pritchard sees business-software makers Computer Associates (CA) and BMC Software (BMC) as somewhat vulnerable.

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BMC
Bmc Software - $38.65
- -0.08%
- $39.00
The stocks with the highest risk, Pritchard says, are Citrix Systems (ticker: CTXS), an application-delivery software outfit, and Blade-Logic (BLOG), a maker of data-center software. And, owing to the financial-services industry's turmoil, Pritchard sees business-software makers Computer Associates (CA) and BMC Software (BMC) as somewhat vulnerable.

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MFE
Mcafee - $40.62
- -0.95%
- $40.88
Security software seems to be at less risk because it isn't viewed as a discretionary purchase. So, McAfee (MFE), Checkpoint (CHKP) and WebSense (WBSN) are less vulnerable to corporate spending constraints, Pritchard says

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CHKP
Check Point Softw - $32.48
- -0.88%
- $32.48
Security software seems to be at less risk because it isn't viewed as a discretionary purchase. So, McAfee (MFE), Checkpoint (CHKP) and WebSense (WBSN) are less vulnerable to corporate spending constraints, Pritchard says

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WBSN
Websense - $15.96
- +0.25%
- $16.00
Security software seems to be at less risk because it isn't viewed as a discretionary purchase. So, McAfee (MFE), Checkpoint (CHKP) and WebSense (WBSN) are less vulnerable to corporate spending constraints, Pritchard says

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SYMC
Symantec Corporat - $17.72
- -0.84%
- $17.71
However, he adds, Symantec (SYMC), which sells Norton-branded software, is more exposed, due to its storage and data-center products.
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http://seekingalpha.com/article/173986-s
hipping-three-high-risk-high-reward-opti
ons
Also, DSX, for instance moved up after
hours.
It might depend on your timeframe. The
related indexes appear to be trending
up. (this is not a recommendation).
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too hard pick a winner out all of them
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