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Microcap & Penny Stocks : AVTI - Accord Semiconductor Equipment Group -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Norrin Radd who wrote (74)	8/9/2000 3:29:32 PM
From: craigbritmo	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 92

Thanks Tom, I've been using NDB.com for quotes, although I use suretrade.com to trade. I'll try other sites for 'real time' quotes and see how I come out. Thanks again for the info. and for the tips. craig

To: Norrin Radd who wrote (74)	10/17/2000 10:39:29 AM
From: Dave Gore	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 92

Tom, good news on AVTI. I am keeping an eye on this one again as we approach year end. Maybe it will have a significant rise when BB's get hot again. I also read yesterday that the NASD will likely be soon submitting a proposal to move towards electronic trading in the OTC/BB to give investors fairer trades, especially when the market is hectic. Right now everything has to be phoned in which can cause delays in order execution. If this happens and the NASDAQ perks up we could have a wonderful 2001 in the OTC/BB as speculation and renewed confidence in fully reporting, battered down companies returns. (BSNS WIRE) Accord Receives Semiconductor Equipment Order From All-Optical Accord Receives Semiconductor Equipment Order From All-Optical Switching Manufacturer Business Editors/High-Tech Writers TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 17, 2000--Accord Advanced Technologies Inc. (OTCBB: AVTI) Tuesday announced that it has received an order for semiconductor equipment totaling $1 million USD. Accord will refurbish an Applied Materials (Nasdaq: AMAT) P5000 system that will be used for the customer's development and characterization of its photonic switch subsystems. Travis Wilson, chief executive officer and president of Accord Advanced Technologies, stated, "The networking-equipment sector is red-hot and a high-stakes race to provide the technology for an all-optical Internet is upon us. "The stakes in the contest are huge. RHK, a telecom research firm in South San Francisco, estimates that the world market for optical equipment will nearly triple, from $31 billion in 1999 to $90 billion by 2003. "Telecommunication market leaders are spending billions in the optical switching industry, which includes the purchasing of specialized semiconductor equipment. Accord was selected from many suppliers to develop an innovative solution to a semiconductor equipment process issue. "Not only can Accord provide this equipment, but also it can provide a single-source solution with significant cost savings and shorter lead times. "With this equipment order totaling $1 million USD, Accord is positioned to report a record quarter. Our main goal for shareholders is to return to quarter-to-quarter consistency and profitability in the near-term." Accord has completed work for such well-known companies as American Microsystems, ATMI (Nasdaq: ATMI), Honeywell, Rockwell International, Integrated Solutions, Microchip (Nasdaq: MCHP), Motorola, Intel, Sony, California Micro Devices, Eastman Kodak, National Semiconductor, Siemens Semiconductor Group, Lockheed, IDT and Texas Instruments (NYSE: TI). Accord specializes in refurbishing and modifying multi-chamber systems for chemical vapor deposition (CVD), physical vapor deposition (PVD) and Etch processes. These precision systems are responsible for transforming individual silicon wafers into integrated-circuit (IC) products such as computer chips. Refurbishing provides Accord customers an equally high quality alternative to new OEM equipment and enables the customer to immediately produce its IC products at a reduced cost due to lower manufacturing equipment costs. The company also provides system decommissioning, commissioning, after-sales service and supplies parts and process technology as needed by the customer Accord is unique among companies that refurbish equipment because of its ability to custom-engineer modifications to customers' systems. The company primarily refurbishes the equipment of Applied Materials, the largest original equipment manufacturer (OEM) of semiconductor manufacturing equipment in the world. Note: Any statements released by Accord Advanced Technologies Inc. that are forward looking are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Editors and investors are cautioned that forward-looking statements invoke risk and uncertainties that may affect the company's business prospects and performance. These include economic, competitive, governmental, technological and other factors discussed in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. --30--clf/ix* CONTACT: Accord Advanced Technologies Inc., Tempe Investor Relations, 480/820-1400 ext. 121 KEYWORD: ARIZONA INDUSTRY KEYWORD: CHEMICALS/PLASTICS HARDWARE Today's News On The Net - Business Wire's full file on the Internet with Hyperlinks to your home page. URL: businesswire.com