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To: Techplayer who wrote (10146)	10/18/1999 12:17:00 PM
From: elmatador	Respond to of 21876

From the CSCO Thread on LU: To: Curtis E. Bemis who wrote (28207) From: elmatador Sunday, Sep 12 1999 1:06PM ET Reply # of 28738 As LU starts selling more abroad this is expected to happen. To ship, install, commission and support is established in the US. But when you have to deploy abroad, you have customs clearances, lack of able project management, etc. And then there are those local companies that LU buys or join abroad. Regardless they help you clich the deal, they want to benefit form it as well. There are guys there who meddle or have 'favorite' subcontractors to pass on some jobs, lots of Mr. Fix it... (15 years abroad doing that stuff, was part of my work dealing with the bones of implementing projects.) Hey, you have to translate that documentation in the local languages.

To: Techplayer who wrote (10146)	10/18/1999 12:47:00 PM
From: Bindusagar Reddy	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 21876

Brian and others. Why couldn't they wait until October 26, 1999 when they report the earnings to do better analysis of the balance sheet. It is very simple. These pimps at the Street.com were hired by shorts to do the damage now, as they know the reality. The reality is LU is going report improved cash flow, decrease of inventories, decrease in DSOs this quarter with a bullish outlook. They want to take advantage of this uncertain period and scare the weak fund managers. It is very simple. If they really want to service the investors, they would wait until the earnings are released. This explains the reasons for timing of this type of article. ANother reason is this type of shit works better when there is negative sentiment. BR

To: Techplayer who wrote (10146)	10/18/1999 1:06:00 PM
From: Techplayer	Respond to of 21876

More business for Netcare... 2ND CENTURY SIGNS AGREEMENT WITH LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES NETCARE for Nationwide, End-to-End Services Business Editors/Technology Writers TAMPA, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 18, 1999--2nd Century Communications, a second generation competitive local exchange carrier (CLEC), today announced it has signed a multi-year agreement with Lucent Technologies (NYSE:LU) NetCare(R) for nationwide installation and maintenance of integrated communications services over its ATM-based local exchange network. Under this agreement 2nd Century's customers, switch sites and sales offices can access NetCare's services. "Our agreement with Lucent Technologies NetCare provides our small and medium business customers with a national installation and maintenance support system on a 24-hour-a-day basis," said John Prisco, 2nd Century's president and CEO. "The NetCare agreement is another component in 2nd Century's commitment to provide turnkey solutions for all our customers' communications needs. Customers can count on 2nd Century to be their communications partner for everything from installation to network monitoring -- in effect, we become our customer's outsourced IT manager." 2nd Century is building a nationwide ATM-based local exchange network that enables customers to take advantage of convergence through fully integrated applications and services. The company delivers the traditional services of local, long distance and Internet access integrated with managed Internet applications at the customer premises including e-mail, Web hosting, firewall and file sharing. In addition to up-front installation, Lucent's NetCare service will handle ongoing testing and maintenance for 2nd Century's network -- including adds, moves and changes. "We are pleased to be working with a leading-edge start-up like 2nd Century Communications, and look forward to helping them rapidly roll out their services to customers," said Jack Helman, director, NetCare Services Sales for Lucent. "When you combine 2nd Century's broad product and service portfolio with Lucent NetCare's value-added services and support, 2nd Century is uniquely able to serve the communications needs of the small and medium business market." About 2nd Century Communications 2nd Century is a second-generation competitive local exchange carrier (CLEC). The company will offer small- and medium-sized businesses advanced applications along with integrated telecommunications and data communications over one unified network. The company's product offering includes dedicated, high-speed Internet access, e-mail, and Web hosting integrated with local and long distance services integrated onto one unified network. Customers subscribing to 2nd Century's services will no longer need to rely on multiple vendors for their communications needs, allowing small- and medium-sized businesses to leverage the benefits of communications solutions previously available only to large companies. 2nd Century Communications, a privately held company, is headquartered in Tampa, Fla., and can be found on the World Wide Web at www.2c2.com. About Lucent Technologies NetCare Lucent Technologies NetCare offers business consulting, network design and integration, network deployment, 24-by-7 customer support, education, training and certification, and a variety of additional services and support programs focused on delivering the highest levels of customer satisfaction to global carriers, next-generation network providers, competitive local exchange carriers (CLECs), Internet service providers (ISPs) and enterprise customers. Lucent Technologies designs, builds and delivers a wide range of public and private networks, communications systems and software, data networking systems, business telephone systems and microelectronic components. Bell Laboratories is the research and development arm for the company. For more information about Lucent Technologies, headquartered at Murray Hill, N.J., visit the company's website at lucent.com.