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To: quidditch who wrote (6114)	2/3/2000 1:23:00 AM
From: Ruffian	Respond to of 13582

Vodafone, Mannesmann CEOs Held Talks on Combination, Vodafone's Gent Says By Heather Harris Vodafone, Mannesmann CEOs Held Talks on Combination, Gent Says Dusseldorf, Germany, Feb. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Vodafone AirTouch Plc, the world's biggest mobile operator, and Mannesmann AG have resumed talks on a combination, though haven't agreed on the exchange ratio, Vodafone Chief Executive Chris Gent said. ''There have been talks,'' Gent told German television N-TV from Dusseldorf, home of Mannesmann's headquarters, after a meeting with Mannesmann CEO Klaus Esser. ''But I can't really comment on them.'' Gent's appearance in Dusseldorf last night comes as Mannesmann's supervisory board gathers there today to discuss Vodafone's $185 billion offer for Germany's biggest cellular company. Mannesmann's head of telecommunications, said yesterday the two sides have moved ''closer'' together on price, though remain at odds of the future strategy. Lars Berg, a Mannesmann management board member, told reporters yesterday the German company is seeking a stake in the combined entity of 52 percent. Gent told the N-TV television station he considers a 50-50 merger with Mannesmann ''perhaps not appropriate.'' Gent said it was a ''coincidence'' that he was staying in the same hotel as German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder last night and that he hadn't met with Schroeder to discuss his plans to tie up with Mannesmann.

To: quidditch who wrote (6114)	2/3/2000 3:45:00 AM
From: Keith Feral	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 13582

Steven: Here is my take of the CDMA Bluetooth initiative. QCOM's technology has been historically defined as digital voice technology with some potential for wireless web access. Of course, the advancement of 1X and HDR have accelerated the growth potential of WWeb, not to mention the conversion of GSM systems. The CDMA Bluetooth initiative is an affirmation of Wireless Knowledge, a project that will propel into the enterprise software market. The greatest limitation of current enterprise networks is the lack of remote access. The ability to tailor real time information for enterprise networks would be an invaluable asset.