CT Communications Inc. (CTCI) 45 3/4 -1/2: provider of integrated telecommunications services posts a Q2 net of $0.97 a share, six cents better than the First Call mean, vs year-ago profit of $0.34; operating revenues increased 16% to $26.1 mln.....

Caere Corp. (CAER) 10 1/2 +1/4: provider of software solutions for scanners posts a Q2 net of $0.20 a share, two cents shy of the First Call mean, but at the high end of the range of preliminary results announced on July 12, vs year-ago profit of $0.18; revenues increased 5% to $17.02 mln.....

AFC Cable Systems Inc. (AFCX) 38 1/4 +1/4: manufacturer of electrical and communications products and systems posts a Q2 net of $0.56, in line with the First Call mean, vs year-ago profit of $0.50; sales rose 12.2% to $77.93 mln.....

Allied Waste Industries Inc. (AW) 18 15/16 unch: waste management company to be added to the S&P 500 index, replacing Browning-Ferris Industries (BFI 44 11/16 +7/16); also ADC Telecommunications (ADCT 43 1/4 +1 7/16) to replace Nalco Chemical Co. (NLC 52 3/16 +1/16) in the S&P 500 index.....

Oakley Inc. (OO) 8 1/16 -1/16: manufacturer and distributor of eyewear and athletic equipment posts a Q2 net of $0.15 a share, in line with the First Call mean, vs year-ago profit of $0.16; net sales rose 2.9% to $72.1 mln.....

Amazon.com (AMZN) --Update-- issue tumbles 3 1/2 pts in 3rd-market; America Online (AOL) shares trading off 1 1/4 (18:00 ET)....

TALX Corp. (TALX) 9 +3/8: provider of self-service solutions using interactive Web, interactive voice response and computer telephony integration software posts a fiscal Q1 net of $0.09 a share, in line with the First Call estimate, vs year-ago profit of $0.01; revenues rose 22% to $8.2 mln.....

Amazon.com (AMZN) 125 7/16 +5 5/16: online retailer reports a Q2 loss of $0.51 a share, in line with the First Call mean; sales rose 171% to $314.4 mln; company also declares a 2-for-1 stock split....

Priority Healthcare Corp. (PHCC) 37 1/8 -3/8: distributor of specialty pharmaceuticals and related medical supplies posts a Q2 net of $0.23 a share, three cents better than the First Call estimate, vs year-ago profit of $0.12; sales increased 60% (and 47% excluding the Pharmacy Plus acquisition) to $102 mln.....

Exodus Communications (EXDS) 128 1/8 +5 5/8: Web hosting company reports a Q2 loss of $0.51 a share, a penny narrower than analysts were expecting, vs a yr-ago loss of $0.36; company also announced a 2-for-1 stock split.....

MedImmune Inc. (MEDI) 81 5/8 +4 3/4: biotechnology company posts a Q2 loss of $0.19 a share including an income tax benefit of $7 mln, vs year-ago loss of $0.35; according to First Call, company was expected to lose $0.22; total revenues fell 58.4% to $10.24 mln.....

Network Associates (NETA) 17 1/16 -1: supplier of enterprise network security and management software posts a Q2 loss of $1.05, in line with the First Call estimate, vs year-ago loss of $0.29; net revenues fell 90% to $25.196 mln.....

VIVUS Inc (VVUS) 4 +1/8: developer of erectile dysfunction treatments reports a Q3 profit of $0.01 a share, a penny below the First Call estimate (1 analyst surveyed), compared to a yr-ago loss of $0.76; revenue fell 57% to $6.8 mln.....

Best Software Inc. (BEST) 17 3/8 +1/4: provider of corporate resource management solutions posts a Q2 net of $0.20, in line with the First Call estimate, vs year-ago profit of $0.15; revenues increased 33% to $21.7 mln.....

Activision Inc (ATVI) 15 5/8 -9/32: distributor of interactive entertainment software reports a Q1 loss of $0.19 a share, in line with the First Call mean, vs a yr-ago loss of $0.17; revenue rose 37% to $84.1 mln.....

Harmonic Inc. (HLIT) 65 +2 11/16: designer, manufacturer and marketer of digital and fiber optic systems posts a Q2 net of $0.25 a share, more than twice the First Call estimate of $0.12, vs year-ago loss of $0.25; sales rose 109% to $37.9 mln.....

Peregrine Systems (PRGN) 26 1/4 -11/32: provider of Infrastructure Management solutions reports Q1 earnings of $0.14 a share (excluding costs), two cents above the First Call mean, vs yr-ago net of $0.09; revenue increased 137% to $51.6 mln....

Polycom Inc (PLCM) 38 +7/8: multimedia communications company reports Q2 earnings of $0.20 a share, a penny above the First Call mean, vs yr-ago EPS of $0.10; revenue rose 73% to $45.1 mln....

Kimberly-Clark Corp. (KMB) 57 +1 5/16: consumer products company posts a Q2 net of $0.72 a share, excluding a net credit, three cents ahead of the First Call mean, vs year-ago profit of $0.58; sales increased 3.5% to $3.15 bln.....

Extreme Networks (EXTR) 65 13/16 -7 9/16: networking equipment maker reports a fiscal Q4 profit of $0.05 a share, two cents above the First Call mean, vs a yr-ago loss of $0.10; revenue climbed 276% to $38.1 million.....

Preview Travel Inc. (PTVL) 21 3/8 +7/8: online travel service company posts a Q2 loss of $0.54 a share, ten cents narrower than the First Call estimate, vs year-ago loss of $0.39; revenues rose 131% to $7.3 mln.....

SpeedFam-IPEC (SFAM) 15 1/8 -3/8: chip equipment maker posts a Q4 loss of $1.58 a share, much wider than the $0.39 loss expected by Wall Street, compared to yr-ago red ink of $1.69; revenue fell 25% to $48.6 mln....

Tower Semiconductor Ltd. (TSEMF) 9 3/4 +1/32: manufacturer and service provider of semiconductor integrated circuits on silicon wafers posts a Q2 loss of $0.55 a share, a penny narrower than the First call estimate, vs year-ago loss of $0.38; sales fell 1.4% to $14.8 mln as the company expects lower prices for standard CMOS processes will continue to have a negative impact in the short-term.....

Cirrus Logic (CRUS) 8 13/16 +3/16: chip maker reports Q1 earnings of $0.01 a share, two cents above the First Call mean, vs yr-ago earnings of $0.01....

HMT Technology Corp. (HMTT) 2 11/16 -1/16: designer, developer and manufacturer of high-performance thin-film disk posts a fiscal Q1 loss of $0.43 a share, much wider than the First Call loss estimate of $0.27, vs year-ago profit of $0.03; net sales fell 20.9% to $44.9 mln as results were affected by lower average selling prices, due to the very aggressive pricing environment, lower sales units due to customers reducing their production plans and planned reductions in production levels.....

Open Market (OMKT) 15 7/16 +1/2: developer of Internet commerce software reports a Q2 loss of $0.05 a share, four cents narrower than analysts were expecting, vs a yr-ago loss of $0.34; revenue increased 13% to $16.5 mln.....

Com21 Inc (CMTO) 19 3/8 +3/16: provider of system solutions for the broadband access market reports a Q2 loss of $0.10 a share, in line with the First Call mean, vs a yr-ago loss of $0.45; revenue rose 147% to $21.5 mln.....

Symantec Corp. (SYMC) 30 3/4 +1/4: provider of Internet security technology posts a fiscal Q1 net of $0.45 a share, a penny ahead of the First Call mean, vs year-ago profit of $0.39; revenues increased 27% to $175 mln.....

Concur Technologies (CNQR) 38 +1: provider of workplace e-commerce solutions reports a Q3 net loss of $0.40 a share, ten cents narrower than the First Call mean, vs yr-ago red ink of $0.44; revenue rose 107% to $11.2 million....

Aware Inc. (AWRE) 61 +3 15/16: provider of digital subscriber line technology posts a Q2 net of $0.04 a share, in line with the First Call mean, vs year-ago loss of $0.06; revenues rose 94% to $4.7 mln.....

Conexant Systems (CNXT) 58 +2 3/4: modem chipset manufacturer reports Q3 earnings of $0.24 a share, a nickel better than analysts expected; revenue rose 20% sequentially to $380.3 mln; CNXT was a unit of Rockwell International Corp. (ROK) in the yr-ago period.....

Brooktrout Inc. (BRKT) 18 3/8 +1 1/4: supplier of electronic communications products posts a Q2 pro-forma net of $0.15 a share, in line with the First Call estimate, vs year-ago profit of $0.17; revenues increased 29% to $33.79 mln.....

Stamps.com Inc. (STMP) 45 13/16 -2 3/16: Internet-based postal service delivery system posts a Q2 pro forma net loss of $0.19 a share vs year-ago loss of $0.05; there are no First Call estimate for this period; STMP had no revenues.....

Software.com Inc (SWCM) 42 3/4 +1 3/4: provider of carrier-class email and unified-messaging software reports a Q2 loss of $0.10 a share, much narrower than the $0.17 a share Zacks mean estimate (2 analysts surveyed), vs a yr-ago loss of $0.05; revenue rose 48% to $9 mln....

Cerner Corp. (CERN) 19 9/16 +3/16: healthcare information services posts a Q2 net before extraordinary item of $0.01 a share, a penny below the First Call mean, vs year-ago profit of $0.16; revenues rose 4.5% to $82.8 mln as revenue growth continues to be "challenged by pressures on new business contract bookings created by the deferral of purchasing decisions due to Y2K and the Balanced Budget Act of 1997".....

Atmel Corp (ATML) 28 -13/16: chip maker reports Q2 net of $0.13 a share (excluding gains), in line with the First Call mean estimate, vs yr-ago EPS of $0.17; revenue rose 8% to $311.1 mln....

Western Digital Corp. (WDC) 6 1/16 +1/8: disk drive maker posts a fiscal Q4 loss of $0.90 a share, four cents narrower than the First Call estimate, vs year-ago loss of $1.84; revenues rose 9% to $709.3 mln as the company had total inventory turns of 19, about four turns better than in the prior quarter.....

Ariba Inc (ARBA) 121 +11: provider of business-to-business electronic commerce network solutions reports a Q3 loss of $0.86 a share (including certain costs). Excluding amortization of stock-based compensation, net loss was $0.46, compared to yr-ago loss of $0.42; revenue rose 376% to $11.9 mln; no estimates were available for this recent IPO....

ESS Technology Inc. (ESST) 12 7/16 +3/16: supplier of Internet, modem, PC audio and digital video solutions posts a Q2 net of $0.18 a share, four cents better than the First Call mean, vs year-ago loss of $0.32; net revenues rose 93% to $67.2 mln.....

America Online (AOL) : --Update-- issue halted in 3rd-market trading; YHOO shares trading up 1/2 on heels of better-than-expected AOL report (16:38 ET)...

Silicon Graphics Inc. (SGI) 16 unch: maker of servers, supercomputers and visual workstations posts a fiscal Q4 net of $0.12 a share, well ahead of the First Call loss estimate of $0.05, vs year-ago loss of $1.17; total revenues rose 7.1% to $828.6 mln.....

Go2Net Inc (GNET) 77 3/4 +1 5/16: network of technology and community driven Web sites reports Q3 pro forma earnings of $0.07 a share, two cents above the First Call mean, vs a yr-ago loss of $0.01....

Tut Systems (TUTS) 43 1/8 +1: developer of products which enable high-speed data access over the copper infrastructure of telephone companies reports a Q2 loss of $0.23 a share, two cents narrower than analysts were expecting, vs a yr-ago loss of $0.49; revenue rose 89% to $5 mln....

Sybase Inc. (SYBS) 11 11/16 +1/2: enterprise data management and enterprise application development software developer posts a Q2 net of $0.14 a share, four cents better than the First Call mean, vs year-ago profit of $0.01; total revenues fell 3.5% to $210.19 mln..... 

Legato Systems (LGTO) 74 9/16 +2 3/16: provider of enterprise storage management software reports Q2 net of $0.29 a share (excluding merger charges), four cents above the First Call mean, vs yr-ago earnings of $0.09; revenue rose 65% to $62 mln; company also announced a 2-for-1 stock split....

Visio Corp (VSIO) 28 -15/16: supplier of business drawing and diagramming software reports Q3 earnings of $0.31 a share, two cents above analysts' mean estimate, vs yr-ago EPS of $0.26....

Edify Corp. (EDFY) 11 13/16 +1/4: provider of Internet and voice e-Commerce portal solutions posts a Q2 loss of $0.15 a share, eleven cents narrower than the First Call mean, vs year-ago loss of $0.02 .....

Broadcom Corp (BRCM) 131 1/4 -3/4: developer of chips for high-speed digital data transmissions reports Q2 pro forma net of $0.19 a share, three cents above the First Call mean, vs yr-ago EPS of $0.05....

Vignette Corporation (VIGN) 67 9/16 +3 1/16: maker of Internet relationship management software posts a Q2 loss from operations of $0.22 a share, four cents narrower than the First Call mean, vs year-ago loss of $0.31

Compuware Corp (CPWR) 33 5/8 unch: software developer reports Q1 earnings of $0.24 a share, three cents above the First Call mean estimate, vs yr-ago net of $0.15....

America Online Inc. (AOL) 115 7/8 +2 11/16: online service provider posts a fiscal Q4 net of $0.13 a share, two cents better than the First Call estimate, vs year-ago profit of $0.05; revenues rose 46% to $1.38 bln.....

Beyond.com (BYND) 26 1/16 -1/4: online software retailer reports a Q2 pro forma loss of $0.62 a share, three cents narrower than Wall Street was anticipating, compared to a yr-ago loss of $0.23....

i2 Technologies (ITWO) 42 15/32 +1 15/32: developer of supply chain management reports Q2 earnings of $0.11 a share, in line with the First Call mean, vs yr-ago net of $0.01....

Vantive Corp (VNTV) 9 27/32 +31/32: developer of front-office automation posts a Q2 loss of $0.06 a share, a penny wider than the First Call mean, vs year-ago profit of $0.04.....

Molex Inc (MOLX) 35 3/4 +1 13/16: manufacturer of electronic, electrical and fiber optic interconnection products and systems reports Q4 net of $0.32 a share, in line with the First Call mean, vs yr-ago EPS of $0.29....

Onsale Inc. (ONSL) 17 11/16 +1/32: online retailer posts a Q2 loss of $0.60, in line with the First Call estimate, vs year-ago loss of $0.28; revenues rose 60% to $81 mln.....

Antec Corp. (ANTC) 36 5/16 +1 5/16: communications technology company posts a Q2 net of $0.21 a share, two cents ahead of the First Call estimate, vs year-ago profit of $0.09.....

Burr-Brown Corp. (BBRC) 11 1/8 +7/8: designer and manufacturer of high-performance, analog and mixed signal semiconductor components posts a Q2 net of $0.27 a share, three cents better than the First Call estimate, vs year-ago profit of $0.25.....
 
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