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To: George Coroneos who wrote (2412)	8/10/1999 7:27:00 PM
From: TechMkt	of 2818

DELL has said they will not buy anyone. But, I think someone will snatch up UIS. They are an EXCELLENT acquisition. Not a dog like Digital. Fez ____________________ Unisys or NCR likely to be bought next By Joe Wilcox Staff, CNET News.com August 9, 1999, 2:25 p.m. PT news analysis EMC's surprise acquisition of Data General leaves very few of the smaller big-iron server companies left standing. And expectations are high that at least one of the players is a potential take-over target. NCR and Unisys stand alone as once great server companies beaten down--still independent, but progressing along the come-back trail. Either company is a likely acquisition candidate, analysts say. In this time of market transition, which firm may go next is anyone's guess. Big iron manufacturers fell out of favor in the late 1980s and 1990s as large customers focused technology more on PC workgroups and less on large servers and mainframes. This followed a management trend of empowering smaller units within the larger organization, according to the Meta Group. But the pendulum has swung back to more centralized technology management and big-iron servers, making systems from manufacturers like Data General more attractive to potential customers and larger competitors. The Internet has also fostered a great demand for powerful servers and attached storage, and a boom in services to make the technology work. As larger manufacturers scramble to fill in technology gaps, they look to smaller players strong in niche technologies and market segments. In less than a month, industry shakers swooped down and plucked up companies with specialized expertise, with IBM buying Sequent Computer and today's announcement between EMC and Data General. NCR and Unisys are attractive takeover targets for different reasons. Both are engineering comebacks that would attract different suitors.

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