Edgewater Technology hopes that the current period is the pause that refreshes. As the company has reorganized its consulting operations, it intends that increased marketing and sales efforts will boost grow in its three business units.

Deltek has appointed four individuals to its executive management team. And the reorganization announced this week by the company apparently includes some title realignment, along with the unannounced departure of two high-level execs.

Never missing a chance for broad statements, SAP CEO Bill McDermott described his company this way during the recent second quarter earnings web cast: "SAP is a growth company for the ages," he said. That was on the revenue side. Net after tax profit of about $782 million for the most recently ended quarter was down 18 percent in IFRS terms.

It looks like I have spent too much of my life around technology. While looking to purchase a cane while I deal with knee issues, I was rummaging around the display at the medical device store. "What are you looking for?" the manager said. "The user manual," I replied.