Labels:text | poster | graphic design | screenshot OCR: SOFTWARE UPS AND DOWNS Software productivity isriding a precipitous decline: Meta Group studies reveal that productivity in the U.S. fell 5036 between 1995 and 1996. Meanwhile, business demand for software is up. 25% Dedining Software Development Productivity in the U.S 1994-1995 1995-1995 Increasing Business Demand for Software Systems -10% -50% Offshore outsourcing is on the rise and U.S. professionals are being displaced by lower cost, higher production workers from abroad,