A gold rush from software reinvigorates Silicon Valley.

Reports on the economic boom that Silicon Valley is experiencing in January 1997. The shift in jobs from computer and semiconductor manufacturing to software development; The creation of 125,000 new jobs; Estimations from economists; Details of the review of the region's economy and quality of life that is to be released on January 13, 1997; Companies established in the Silicon Valley, such as Cisco Systems, Netscape Communications and Oracle.