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To: Thomas Haegin who wrote (840)	7/31/2000 9:34:10 AM
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July 31, 2000 In: UpsideToday ------------- Stock Quotes ------------- Research Center ------------- Netword What is Netword? ------------- Powerize \| In Money \| Fiber-optic testing companies attractive sector July 28, 2000 by Stefani Lako Baldwin This is a test of the fiber-optic market. It is only a test. We all know that companies such as Lucent (LU) and Cisco (CSCO) are great investments. One sector analyst, however, thinks investors should start looking beyond the main fiber-optic companies and consider the companies that test these lines for problems. "This entire sector is just emerging [into] public trading," said Bill Choi, an analyst at PaineWebber. "There is a great [opportunity] to invest in the new test and measurement industry." The industry players' names sound like a Star Wars roll call: Digital Lightwave (DIGL); Agilent Tech(A); and the recently merged TTC-Wavetek Wandell Goltermann, a subsidiary of Dynatech Corp. (DYNA). Choi is particularly bullish on Digital Lightwave, which he upgraded from "attractive" to "buy" after the Clearwater, Fla.-based firm released its earnings report last week. Digital Lightwave reported that second-quarter revenues came in at $22.1 million, more than double from the same period last year. Net income rose $6.2 million, or 20 cents per share, compared with zero per share a year ago. These fiber-optic testing companies service the high-speed telecommunications networks based on fiber-optic technology. Simply put, the products created by these companies are used to test fiber-optic systems during installation and then to conduct ongoing monitoring of those systems. Digital Lightwave, for example, plans to launch a product soon that will allow companies, such as Cisco, to test wires in isolated locations. Currently, a technician needs to physically go out to and test wires not located in an operations center. For Choi, the appeal of Digital Lightwave comes not only from its recent earnings announcement, but also from his own prediction that Cisco is about to make a $1 million to $2 million order for new testing equipment. "I talked to people at Cisco, Cerent and Digital Lightwave … Cisco is developing an OC192 Interface for the Cerent boxes and Lightwave has the tester," Choi explained. A Lightwave spokesperson would not confirm the order, but said that Cisco is a longtime customer and such an order would not be unusual. Certainly the phenomenal growth in the fiber-optic industry will only serve to help Lightwave and its competitors increase their customer bases. "New fiber-optic networks are being built and old ones are being upgraded," Choi noted, "And all need to be tested." Dow Jones Industrial Avg. 10511.17 0.00 S&P 500 1419.89 -29.73 NYSE Composite 639.16 -8.04 AMEX Composite 902.80 -9.53 NASDAQ Composite 3663.00 -179.23 Russell 2000 490.22 -11.39 30-year Treasury Bond 5.78 +0.01 last updated 07/28/2000 15:00 Quotes are delayed at least 20 mins. Most Actives (15 most actively traded stocks on the NYSE, Nasdaq and AMEX) Gainers (15 biggest winners on the NYSE, Nasdaq and AMEX) Losers (15 biggest losers on the NYSE, Nasdaq and AMEX) Silicon Investor Hot Subjects 1 Meet Gene, a NASDAQ Market Maker 2 MDD - Market Direction Discussion 3 Stock Attack -- A Complete Analysis 4 CSCO - Cisco Systems, Inc. 5 Qualcomm(QCOM) -> SpinCo 6 MARKET INDEX TECHNICAL ANALYSIS - MITA 7 LUMM - Lumenon Innovative Lightwave Technology Inc. 8 COLOR TEST THREAD 1.2 9 Semiconductor and Semi-Equipment Analysts - Their Calls 10 Qualcomm - Coming Into Buy Range powered by: Financial Info DIGL quotes ratings A quotes ratings DYNA quotes ratings Research Center Get more info from our vast library of national news, tech pubs and Web sites at UpsideToday's Research Center. Sponsored Links: ITRADAR.COM: Pinpoint the RIGHT IT Services Provider - For FREE! GURU.COM: Thousands of expert consultants. The right one for you. Get a guru today! EJIGSAW.COM: The easiest way to find and evaluate IT products and services. PRESENTING SOLUTIONS: Great advice and prices on LCD projectors. NEXTOFFICE.COM: Register for a chance to win $2,500 towards your next office. Home \| Newsroom \| Money \| E-Biz \| Opinion \| Magazine \| Books \| Events \| About Upside \| Online Advertising \| Print Advertising \| Classifieds \| FAQ Read our Privacy Statement Feel free to contact us: Magazine Ad Sales, Online Ad Sales, Feedback. For UPSIDE Magazine subscriptions: Questions, Back Issues, Change of address, Renewals, click here. Subscribe to UPSIDE Magazine today! Copyright ©1993-2000 Upside Media Inc. All rights reserved. Powered by Thunderstone. Read about the technology used on this site.