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To: PCSS who wrote (73876)	12/15/1999 6:01:00 PM
From: Elwood P. Dowd	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 97611

28 by 12/31. Get the Crown Royal bottle!!! jajajaja El

To: PCSS who wrote (73876)	12/15/1999 7:45:00 PM
From: Elwood P. Dowd	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 97611

Message 6237 of 6237 Reply i decided to call IR... brian_cranston 12/15/1999 07:30 pm EST and boy, talk about a lock-down on information! the first thing off the bat that the IR person tells me is 'we don't give mid quarter guidance to anyone - individual investors, analysts, fund managers, reporters, anyone. this is so that we can ensure that everyone gets this information at the same time. CPQ has not said anything to anyone other than the last Quarters conference call and subsequent 10q filing' after saying that perhaps he could answer some of my questions since they are not directly earnings related, i asked about layoffs and if he had a figure of how many have occurred so far this quarter. 'layoffs are on-going' is the answer he gave me. when i prompted him again if he had a figure, he said, 'we can't say because that would be earnings related' when i asked about the status of the CFO search, again the answer i got was 'that would be mid quarter guidance, and we cannot say' when i said i would like it noted that i would like to see CPQ use its assets (CMGI, cash, other investments) in a way which would directly enhance shareholder value, such as an increased share buy-back, i got the response 'its not just our investments, we are very excited about our partnerships with CMGI' an exercise in futility.