Technology >> Analyst Interviews >> November 3, 2003

It Services / It Outsourcing: Patrick Burton – Citigroup Smith Barney

PATRICK BURTON joined the Smith Barney equity research department in March 1999 as an equity research analyst covering the computer services industry. Since 1998, for six consecutive years, he has been a member of Institutional Investor's All- America Research Team poll. He has also been a member of the Wall Street Journal All-Star Team in 2001 and 2002. His 19 years in the investment business commenced in 1984 at Piper Jaffray, where he served as a computer services analyst. In 1995, he joined Lehman Bros. as an analyst covering computer services. A chartered financial analyst, he received a BS degree from the University of Minnesota. He was appointed a Smith Barney Managing Director in January 2003. Profile
TWST: Could we start out with an overview of your coverage?

Mr. Burton: Our coverage is called computer services and IT consulting,

which encompasses all the major market cap names in the