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To: fooledalot who wrote (65443)	7/22/1999 11:35:00 AM
From: Captain Jack	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 97611

fooled-- your assessment is on target but the news and chuckles from competitors indicate they MAY be losing more than they can make up for in the short, mid, and long term.They will still do very well and should see high 30s minimum in the time frame you mentioned... but everyone is eating their lunch by the sounds of things. Nothing is happening to indicate they are or will regain mkt share.

To: fooledalot who wrote (65443)	7/22/1999 2:16:00 PM
From: Captain Jack	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 97611

Here is ONE thing they are still holding--- so far.. HOUSTON, Jul 22, 1999 (BUSINESS WIRE via COMTEX) -- Dataquest, a market research company, has given Compaq Computer Corporation (NYSE:CPQ) top ranking in its recent report on the 1998 mechanical CAD/CAM/CAE industry. Compaq is listed as the number one worldwide supplier of workstations supporting Mechanical Computer Aided Design (MCAD).(1) In the Microsoft Windows NT MCAD segment, Compaq's share is 18.2%, over 60% greater share than the nearest workstation competitor. "We're very excited about these results because it confirms Compaq workstation growth in the vitally important CAD and engineering segments," said John Thompson, Vice President and General Manager of the Workstation Division at Compaq. "And this is only the beginning. Today we lead the industry in the raw application performance of our workstations as measured by the well-known CAD industry benchmarks for Pro/E (Bench99) and for CATIA (CATBench99)(2) as well as in the strategic alliances we have with industry-leading ISVs. These two elements result in an unbeatable foundation for future growth." "Compaq is the number-one platform for PTC's Windows NT business as measured by new licenses installed, nearly twice the nearest Windows NT competitor," says Ron Locklin, Vice President of Strategic Alliances, PTC. "Customers implementing behavioral modeling with Pro/ENGINEER 2000i find that the combination of PTC software and Compaq Professional Workstations provides an excellent solution for mechanical engineers." "Our customers are increasingly turning to powerful IA/NT workstations, like those provided by Compaq, to boost their efficiency and give them an edge in the competitive design industry," said Dominic Gallello, Executive Vice President, Design Solutions Division, at Autodesk, Inc. "Compaq continues to be a leader in workstation industry, and a key strategic partner for Autodesk and our customers."