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Forecast Calls For Improving Climate - Tech Still Weak, But Analysts See Downturns' End

February 10, 2002 - "The fact that the unemployment rate didn't slide back in January is a sign, I think, that we've seen the worst and that there will be a slow, modest recovery," said Deborah Besemer, chairwoman of the 600- member Massachusetts Software and Internet Council. In fact, some of her group's members "are putting hiring plans in place" for later this year, targeting salespeople and engineers, added Besemer, chief executive of BrassRing, a recruiting software company in Waltham.