 During the first half of 2011 , analysts such as Oppenheimer & Co . , J.P. Morgan and Barclays said that with its accounting problems largely behind it , some restructuring done , and an improving cash balance and some revenue growth , Comverse Technology was well @-@ positioned for ongoing operations or a possible sale . Zacks Investment Research predicted the company would again show a profit for fiscal year 2011 . Comverse itself had gained tens of millions in new business , was hiring again in modest numbers , and was at about 4 @,@ 000 employees , including some on an outsourcing basis . 
