Economic malaise hits the IT industry

摘要

borne disappointing earnings and a shortage of IPOs are two signs that the struggling economy is taking a toll on the technology sector. Enterprise-software giant SAP says customer concern about stock markets caused "a very sudden and unexpected drop in business activity?' resulting in lower-than-expected earnings. CRM vendor RightNow Technologies says it lost money in operating expenses in September, essentially because customers are taking longer to pay their bills.