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To: Charles Tutt who wrote (21569)	10/21/1999 12:27:00 PM
From: QwikSand	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 64865

Maybe the Paine Webber analyst is a new grad. HP is getting its butt kicked today too. Which is strange, because what do IBM and Y2K have to do with toner? --QS

To: Charles Tutt who wrote (21569)	10/21/1999 12:44:00 PM
From: JC Jaros	Respond to of 64865

I'm not impressed with Paine Webber. So, we're downgrading Paine Webber in kind? "SI SUNW Thread downgrades Paine Webber from an ignore to a don't use rating." <g> -JCJ

To: Charles Tutt who wrote (21569)	10/21/1999 12:49:00 PM
From: Sam Citron	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 64865

Just opened initial position in Sun at this 5% discount courtesy of IBM ;-) I am happy to have this dynamic and profitable net infrastructure company in my portfolio but have certain questions. I am still trying to piece together certain aspects of their business model and competitive landscape. As a start, could someone please guide me to a reliable source on how Sun servers stack up against competitors on a price/performance basis for hosting Java applications in a robust fashion. Are there objective tests available from reliable third parties? To what extent do Sun earnings derive from Solaris servers? I assume that portability of Java on the client side does not equate to such portability on the server end, or does it? Not looking for opinions but hard data. Thanks in advance.