There's no sure thing in business, and it's going to be the ability of businesses themselves to really take full advantage of the opportunity that lies ahead. What I see is that new customers, new business opportunities are going to drive investment in product innovation, new technology, and skills training there. I think that is very important.
I have to tell you we were surprised. We thought there was some opportunity to facilitate technology partnerships, but to have 26 joint ventures under way already in a period of four months shows that even with a slow economy in Europe and here in North America, there's a tremendous amount of opportunity, especially for smaller companies that see some opportunity to work together in the development of new technology. I think that's essential. We really can't assess the benefits of this trade agreement just on a business-as-usual basis. We really have to look at the opportunities that are out there.
Again, it's up to the businesses to take advantage of that. They have to make the investments, they have to make sure that their employees come along with them.