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Joseph Tucci, President and CEO, EMC: Page 11 of 18

Byte and Switch: Are you interested in increasing the size of your software sales force?

Tucci: Absolutely.

Byte and Switch: Via an acquisition?

Tucci: You can count on it. But Precise wouldn't help me at all. I'm not saying it's bad technology, but if I want to get some sales and distribution capability for software, Precise would not come to my mind, would it? They sell through channels, and we are Precise's largest reseller.

Byte and Switch: Does that contract still stand, even though you compete with Veritas Software Corp. [Nasdaq: VRTS]?