SEBL is losing marketshare big time. I believe the only shining ERP company relatively speaking is SAP.
"CEO Thomas Siebel said at the time that several major deals set to close on the very last day of the quarter were not signed. "Our biggest competitors in the quarter were the economy, the economy and the economy," he said."
Sure Tom, is this what your SFA system told you? Your software can't fix the "garbage in, garbage out" data problem that your sales folks seems to have.
Although, in all reality, those deals never had a chance of closing for the quarter and Tom knew it all along. At least he warned this time instead of dropping a bomb on the street like he did last time losing much credibility.