Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Technology Stocks : Network Appliance -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Danny Chan who wrote (4006)	8/14/2000 11:59:56 PM
From: DownSouth	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 10934

Let me interpret. Backlog is created by either or both of the following circumstances: 1. Product cannot be built and shipped because of manufacturing capacity problems, so it is booked but not billed yet. 2. Billing numbers have been met for the quarter, so additional product is not shipped this quarter, so it is booked but not billed. A company likes to carry a backlog from quarter to quarter to help assure that some portion of the billing goal is "in the bag". The risk is that customer satisfaction will be effected negatively because their orders are not filled in a timely manner. So the balance is to maintain a backlog without pissing off customers.