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To: johnd who wrote (42564)	4/19/2000 1:37:00 PM
From: jackhach	Respond to of 74651

wired.com -JH

To: johnd who wrote (42564)	4/19/2000 1:39:00 PM
From: werefrog	Respond to of 74651

"Wait for another minute or few seconds" It's upticking now, I started to buy it at 79 3/8, but my starter got hung. This time of day, 1:30 est is the market low a lot of days. JH

To: johnd who wrote (42564)	4/19/2000 1:39:00 PM
From: johnd	Respond to of 74651

Bill Gates Delivers Keynote at WinHEC 2000 REDMOND, Wash. - April 19, 2000 - Microsoft Corp. plans to host the following press activities for WinHEC 2000 in New Orleans, April 25-27, 2000. (For a list of Microsoft© events and activities at WinHEC 2000, members of the press may visit microsoft.com Keynote Address by Bill Gates - "Advancing the Platform, Connecting the World" When: Tuesday, April 25, 2000, 8:15 a.m. CDT Where: Morial Convention Center, Hall D Microsoft Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates will present his vision of the ways that PCs and connected appliances will fundamentally change the way consumers and businesses use technology. He will explain how these advances can be used to create PC and other products that meet the evolving needs of developers, consumers, knowledge workers and enterprise customers.

To: johnd who wrote (42564)	4/19/2000 1:41:00 PM
From: johnd	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 74651

JH, What do you think of these Windows2000 adoption rates? Credit Suisse First Boston, a leading global investment banking firm with 60 sites in 30 countries, is deploying Windows 2000 on more than 17,000 desktops and 2,500 laptops and plans to standardize its operating system to the Windows 2000 platform. "Credit Suisse First Boston is committed to using Windows 2000 as our standard platform because it provides us with the tools to further expand our global reach while maintaining our high standards for customer service," said Steve Long, co-CIO of Credit Suisse First Boston. "The multilingual features in Windows 2000 have allowed us to standardize on a consistent framework worldwide, and, in addition, provide our clients with the flexibility of choosing their preferred language no matter where they travel. Windows 2000 has allowed us to create a win-win situation where employee productivity is increased and IT costs are reduced." Expanding Personalized Customer Services With Windows 2000 Full-service investment firms such as Merrill Lynch are realizing the need to broaden their service offerings and respond quickly to changing customer needs and market demands. To address these challenges, Merrill Lynch is deploying Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 2000 Server and Windows 2000 Advanced Server to the more than 700 branch offices and 13,600 financial consultants throughout the United States that make up its Private Client Group. Windows 2000 allows Merrill Lynch to reuse more components in multiple applications, minimizing the amount of work that has to be done to release a new application and deliver enhanced customer services. "The reliability, flexibility and centralized administration in Windows 2000 will enable us to efficiently provide our financial consultants with new tools, so we can maintain a high level of quality and deploy new applications and services far more easily than before," said Adam Schoenfield, director of Distributed Systems Development, Private Client Architecture Group, Merrill Lynch. Windows 2000 Increases Revenue Opportunities for Securities Institutions The SWX Swiss Exchange ranks among the world's leading securities exchanges, bringing investors and issuers together in a liquid and efficient securities market. To maintain its technological leadership, SWX needs to ensure that its applications offer high performance and uncompromising security, as well as be easy to upgrade and maintain. SWX's current UNIX-based trading system has proven reliable, but to occupy a leading position in the competitive global exchange environment, SWX is adding the Windows 2000 platform. SWX and Microsoft have developed the reference architecture for a new electronic trading system called the Trading New Architecture, based on the Microsoft Windows DNA platform, using Microsoft Windows 2000 and Microsoft SQL Server™ 7.0. The Trading New Architecture will expand customer services provided by SWX because it allows for full integration of the exchange participants' own trading room applications. It will also serve as the basis for future developments, such as further expansion of trade through the Internet and the creation of networks with other exchanges. Increasing Customer Benefits by Boosting Productivity Wells Fargo is the nation's seventh largest bank, and as a product of more than 1,500 mergers in 147 years it has become a highly decentralized financial services company. To meet its diverse IT challenges, it plans to migrate its Microsoft Windows NT© Server 4.0-based infrastructure to the Windows 2000 operating system and utilize the Microsoft Active Directory™ service. "It's easier to deploy new applications on the Windows 2000 platform," said Scott Hall, enterprise architecture manager for Wells Fargo Services Co. "Windows 2000 allows us to design our network directory according to our business needs, instead of mapping our business to a predefined architecture. Windows 2000 will enable us to reduce the cost of administration while allowing for greater flexibility and increased productivity, which will ultimately benefit the customer."