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To: Greg h2o who wrote (20180)	4/7/2000 5:02:00 PM
From: Madharry	Respond to of 42804

I am going to SPAM you guys once to check out ASIA. I see it as a long term core holding .Just don;t sell any MRVC to buy some. Like MRVC I do not see how this stock can sell so cheaply. I considered MRVC very cheap at $110 so I am not selling any for the time being. but its nice to feel that the hole in the pocket has been sewn up a little bit.

To: Greg h2o who wrote (20180)	4/7/2000 5:25:00 PM
From: delmarbill	Respond to of 42804

I've been putting rulers all over this chart... and my analysis says at Mon close stock price should = $111.75. How's that sound? Have a good weekend everyone.

To: Greg h2o who wrote (20180)	4/8/2000 7:14:00 PM
From: James Calladine	Respond to of 42804

OFF TOPIC(RECOMMENDATIONS NEEDED) I have been in MRVC from the days of $6-9, and it has been quite a ride. And of course, it has only just started! MRVC epitomizes what I am looking for: -- in a hugely explosive growth sector -- with innovative products and services -- a tangible plan for realizing great shareholder value -- some powerful partners/alliances etc -- management that knows how to execute the grand design -- still wildly undervalued I am hoping that MRVC actually IS what I have described. The sectors I am invested in right now are: -- broadband infrastructure equipment companies -- end to end communications equipment companies -- communications semiconductor companies -- semiconductor foundries -- semiconductor equipment companies -- one longshot on the hoped-for renaissance of the disk business -- one microprocessor company -- one combined insurance company and venture capital house I am looking around for companies in these general arenas that offer the virtues that I HOPE MRVC has! What do any of you have to recommend? If you don't want to clutter up the thread, send me a private message. If you think the thread in general would be interested, post it here. What do I have to suggest? Something I learned about here-- LDP (London Pacific). A nice way to participate in the Venture Capital business. Huge earnings of $4.54 share! Even dividends! Not bad for the current price of $19.75! The post below describes the most recent event. For your information, the Market Cap of Saba is $1.42 billion, so 6.2% of that would be $88 million, less cost of $14 million equals gain of $74 million by 64 million odd LDP shares equals $1.15 gain per each LDP share. Just the latest offering out of the IPO shute.....! In my view LDP represents a similarly insanely great gain potential as MRVC in an entirely different direction... Do your own DD of course! And tell me about your gems, please! Best wishes, Jim To: Mark Lewin who wrote (249) From: Mark Lewin Friday, Apr 7, 2000 2:42 PM ET Reply # of 250 [London Pacific Group Limited Investment Holding Announces Initial Public Offering] LONDON, April 7 /PRNewswire/ -- London Pacific Group Limited is pleased to announce the following concerning Saba Software, Inc. ("Saba" or the "Company"), an investment held by its subsidiary, London Pacific Life & Annuity Company ("LPLA"): Saba Software, Inc. (NASDAQ:SABA) announced today (7 April 2000) its initial public offering ("IPO") of 4,000,000 shares of Common Stock. The initial public offering is being managed by an underwriting group consisting of Goldman, Sachs & Co., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, FleetBoston Robertson Stephens Inc and Banc of America Securities LLC. the underwriters have an option to purchase up to 600,000 additional shares from Saba to cover over-allotments, if any. Copies of the prospectus relating to the offering can be obtained by contacting one of the underwriters. Saba is a provider of software and services that enable businesses and governments to create and deploy global networks over the Internet that connect people to learning. The Company's Internet-based software platform and related services enable organisations to procure and deliver learning and systematically close knowledge and competency gaps across their base of employees, customers, partners and suppliers, known as the "extended enterprise". In addition, the Company offers learning providers an Internet-based global marketing and distribution channel. The Company recently launched the Saba Learning Exchange, an Internet-based business-to-business learning marketplace. The Saba Learning Exchange is designed to enable businesses, governments and learning providers to buy and sell learning offerings, such as on-line and off-line courses and related materials, as well as collaborate within learning communities. The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the offering for general corporate purposes, including working capital, capital expenditures and investments in product development, expansion of sales and marketing activities, and other corporate expenses. The Company may also use a portion of the net proceeds from the offering to acquire or invest in businesses, products or technologies that are complimentary to its business. LPLA owns 2,631,284 shares of Common Stock of Saba, equivalent to 6.2% of the Company post IPO. These shares were acquired by LPLA in a private placement at a cost of $14.1 million.