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To: Box-By-The-Riviera™ who wrote (4333)	5/15/2000 4:59:00 PM
From: Edwarda	Respond to of 5232

Next year's tax rate will be in the 42%-43% range because of all the amortization associated with the Sterling acquisition.

To: Box-By-The-Riviera™ who wrote (4333)	5/15/2000 5:00:00 PM
From: Edwarda	Respond to of 5232

Use 43% for modeling purposes.

To: Box-By-The-Riviera™ who wrote (4333)	5/15/2000 5:05:00 PM
From: Edwarda	Respond to of 5232

Big jump in intangibles because of Sterling acquisition: $1.5 billion. Paying down debt aggressively OTOH. Looking at third-party financing to enhance the very good A/R collection effort....

To: Box-By-The-Riviera™ who wrote (4333)	5/15/2000 5:11:00 PM
From: Edwarda	Respond to of 5232

About two thirds of integration of Sterling is complete already. Mid-June should see full integration, including Europe. The company held the users group meeting for Sterling at the same time as CA-World and reassured customers as to direction. Whooee, finally the company is combining sales organizations of licenses and services, which suggest better total solutions focus. Kewl.