"So how much are we worth, in your opinion?" I asked. "Just in case someone, maybe you, wants to buy us tomorrow morning, how much are we worth?" Rick Gardner, obviously delighting in the wine's clarity as he held it up against the light, replied, "In my estimation, New Dimension is worth six hundred, maybe six hundred and twenty million dollars." Then he laughed, and emptied his glass. This exchange, which took place in a meeting in Germany, marks a turning point in the history of The New Dimension Software, one of the most successful software companies in Israel in 1999 which was...