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Technology Stocks : Cabletron Systems (CS: NYSE)

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To: WTSherman who wrote (3157)3/8/1998 1:38:00 PM
From: 4-UR-Eyes-Only  Read Replies (1) of 8358
 
<<...CPQ is going to be totally absorbed with the DEC acquisition for
the next 12-24 months. I can't imagine that they they would even
consider another acq/merger, no less one that's in a market as
removed from their mainstream as CS's is. The DEC acquisition is the
largest ever attempted in the computer industry, its going to take all
of CPQ's management talent to have a chance of making this payback for
shareholders and there are lots and lots of sceptics who think that it
won't pay back.....>>

CPQ is very good at handling mergers. I guess it will complete the
DEC integration in less than 10 months. But I believe CPQ will not
buy another hardware company. It will focus on computer service
companies because of higher margins. Hardware business is getting
too competitive to make good margin in the future.

IMO, CS will be in limbo for the next few quarters and eventually
bought out by another company at a price range of $22-$25. This is
just my $0.02.

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