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To: Cirruslvr who wrote (119589)	7/7/2000 12:33:49 AM
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I'm confused SSB raises ratings now on TXN, AMD, etc?? Tech Stocks To Watch: Wednesday, July 5 Wed Jul 05 11:30:00 EDT 2000 Jul 05, 2000 (Tech Web - CMP via COMTEX) -- Among the stocks in the news Wednesday: Shares of Computer Associates International (stock: CA) plunged on Wednesday after the company warned that first quarter earnings would come in short of analysts' consensus expectation of 55 cents. The company said revenue will be between $1.25 billion and $1.3 billion, compared with $1.22 billion in the year-ago quarter. On Monday, CA closed at 51 1/8, but shares in the Islandia, N.Y., company plummeted 21 7/8, or 42.79 percent, in early trading Wednesday, to 29 1/4. One analyst said the results at the business software maker points to a shift in spending priorities. "Their mainframe business was terrible," said Bert Hochfield, an analyst at Josephthal & Co. "Suffice it to say that there's plenty of money around to buy software. But people are reallocating it toward Internet software and other new technologies. There's not as much money left for the old technology." Comverse Technology (stock: CMVT) said Wednesday that it will buy Israeli start-up Exalink for about $480 million in stock. Comverse said it will issue about 5.26 million new shares for Exalink, which makes gateways for cellular networks that allow access to IP networks. Comverse, Woodbury, N.Y., makes software systems for wireless communications systems. Comverse shed 1 1/4, to 90, in early Wednesday trading. 724 Solutions (stock: SVNX) has allied with Mexico's largest bank to offer wireless financial services. 724 creates software to let consumers bank through cell phones, pagers, and handheld computers. The deal is with Grupo Financiero Bancomer, whose shareholders last week approved a takeover by Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria. In early trading, 724 was up 1 13/16, to 48. In analyst actions: PaineWebber increased its earnings forecast for Intel's June quarter, from 71 cents to 98 cents, and its fiscal 2000 earnings estimate from $3.09 to $3.35 based on the company's one-time investment gains. Intel (stock: INTC) stock is rated "attractive," with a price target of $170. Salomon Smith Barney raised its ratings on Texas Instruments (stock: TXN), Advanced Micro Devices (stock: AMD), and National Semiconductor (stock: NSM) to "buy" from "outperform." techweb.com Copyright (C) 2000 CMP Media Inc.