Technology >> Sector Roundtables >> April 4, 2005
GARRETT BEKKER III is a Senior Analyst at Tradition Asiel Securities
Inc. He has been following the information security sector for over five
years. Prior to joining Tradition Asiel, Mr. Bekker was a Vice President
of equity research at Kaufman Bros., LP, and a Senior Analyst at
Josephthal. He has also previously worked as a financial journalist
covering the software industry, and taught economics and finance at the
New School University and St. John's University. Mr. Bekker received a
BA in International Studies at The University at Buffalo, and completed
all coursework for a PhD in Economics at the New School University. Profile
ALAN WEINFELD is a senior analyst at Kaufman Bros. LP, in the security
and applications software sector. Prior to joining Kaufman Bros., he was
a managing director covering primarily security software at Fulcrum
Global Partners, a leading independent research firm which had a
significant presence in the enterprise software arena serving
institutional clients. He was a financial analyst in Goldman Sachs'
Global Investment Research Division and a member of Institutional
Investor magazine's number two All-American research team. He also
worked in the research department of the technology venture capital firm
Tower Hill Capital Group. He graduated summa cum laude with a BBA in
Finance from the Isenberg School of Management at the University of
Massachusetts at Amherst. Profile
point?
Mr. Bekker: It's a little tough to call right now in terms of
fundamentals. We're coming off a very strong end of
