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To: Scrapps who wrote (8096)	3/13/2000 10:36:00 AM
From: Scrapps	Respond to of 9236

Analog Devices to Power Mass Deployment of ADSL in Korea -Korea Telecom selects Samsung Electronics as provider of the second project of its 1 million ADSL line deployment by year end. NORWOOD, Mass., March 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Analog Devices, Inc (NYSE: ADI - news) announced today that its leading ADSL (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line) chipset solutions are enabling the world's largest deployment of ADSL. With Korea Telecom's recent selection of Samsung Electronics' ADSL AceLink? system, 155,000 ADSL lines will be deployed in Korea by mid-2000. ADI's AD20msp918 chipset is at the heart of Samsung's ADSL AceLink(TM) system. This selection represents the second installment of Korea Telecom's plan to deploy over 1 million ADSL lines by year 2000. The first deployment of Korea Telecom's 90,000 ADSL lines was also powered by ADI's ADSL chipsets. This agreement represents an even greater proliferation of ADI's ADSL chipsets being deployed worldwide. Currently, ADI's ADSL chipsets are powering eight out of the world's top ten PSTNs (Public Switched Telephone Networks). Analog Devices is the only independent ADSL chipset vendor to have already shipped to the open market in excess of 1 million ADSL chipsets to date in North America, Europe and Asia. Korea Telecom is undertaking the world's largest deployment of ADSL and this deployment of Samsung's AceLink system represents an additional 310,000 ADI chipsets to be installed by mid- 2000 at both the Central Office (CO) and Customer Premise Equipment (CPE) ends of the lines. Samsung is a key partner in ADI's client ADSL deployment strategy with current designs based on ADI's AD918 chipset moving to next generation AD930 designs. Analog Devices has already supplied well over one million chipsets worldwide, making it the leading independent provider of broadband Internet solutions. ``Korea Telecom's selection of Samsung's AceLink ADSL system demonstrates that Analog Devices' ADSL technology continues to be recognized as the most dependable and interoperable foundation for the world's largest deployments and most complex configurations of ADSL,' said Russ Johnsen, vice president and general manager, Communications Products Division, Analog Devices. Through ADI's multi-standard, flexible ADSL chipset, Samsung's AceLink ADSL system will allow Korea Telecom to provide both residents and businesses the capability to enjoy a multitude of communications options, ranging from advanced broadband data access to basic telephone and fax services. About Analog Devices' ADSL Chipsets Analog Devices' ADSL chipsets can be configured for either full rate or G.lite operation and represent the only ADSL chipset solutions shipping today that offer field-proven and widespread interoperability. In addition, ADI's chipsets provide a high degree of flexibility and programmability, which allow for easy upgrades and adjustments. Three generations of chipsets are based on DMT (discrete multi-tone) technology that comply with international standards, including American National Standards Institute (ANSI) T1.413 and the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) G.992.2 and G.992.1 standards. About Analog Devices' Broadband Solutions ADI's family of broadband products includes xDSL line drivers and analog front ends, as well as complete end-to-end xDSL solutions. The company's xDSL solutions form the foundation for modems that provide high-speed Internet access and multimedia services up to 100 times faster than today's fastest analog modems. With a customer base of more than 70 companies worldwide, Analog Devices' xDSL solutions are designed into more than 80 percent of the world's xDSL systems, from client modems and routers to central office voice and data switches, xDSL access multiplexers and digital loop carriers. For more information, please visit the web site at analog.com. About Analog Devices With fiscal 1999 sales of $1.45 billion, Analog Devices is a leading manufacturer of precision high-performance integrated circuits used in analog and digital signal processing applications. Headquartered in Norwood, Massachusetts, the company employs approximately 7,800 people worldwide, and has manufacturing facilities in Massachusetts, California, North Carolina, Ireland, the Philippines and Taiwan. Analog Devices' stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and the company is included in the S&P 500 Index. AceLink is a trademark of Samsung Electronics. YOUR READERS SHOULD CONTACT: Analog Devices, Inc. Three Technology Way Norwood, MA 02062 Tel: 1/800-ANALOGD (1-800-262-5643) Fax: 1-800-446-6212 SOURCE: Analog Devices Inc. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- More Quotes and News: Analog Devices Inc (NYSE:ADI - news) Related News Categories: computers, machinery, semiconductors biz.yahoo.com

To: Scrapps who wrote (8096)	3/13/2000 11:04:00 AM
From: Jess Beltz	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9236

Scrapps, U.S. stock options "expire at 11:59 PM on the Saturday following the third Friday of the expiration month. To exercise an expiring option, exchange rules provide that the owner of the option instruct his or her broker to do so no later than 5:30 P.M. Eastern Time on the business day immediately preceding the expiration date." Fabozzi and Modigliani, "Capital Markets" I think this means you need to do something with the damned things no later than market close on the 3rd Friday. Ugly market today. jess.