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To: John Curtis who wrote (21329)	8/30/2000 10:34:11 AM
From: Zeev Hed	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 27311

Well, John, as mooter pointed out, in the last few years, the shorts in general were not particularly "happy campers", maybe that trend will continue (g). I know they have taken serious beating in RMBS this year, but right now, on that equity, they are having a small party (well those that covered early and reshorted above $100, not too many considering the last few months trend in RMBS' short position). Zeev

To: John Curtis who wrote (21329)	8/30/2000 11:51:18 AM
From: P. Ramamoorthy	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 27311

The handheld PDA markets are backed by serious players like MSFT, INTC, QCOM, PALM, CPQ, etc. A light-weight handheld wireless units may out-sell laptops as most computing and database services shift to the server side. Looking good to VLNC longs, if VLNC and VLNC-licensees capture a good portion of this huge market! A PDA battery PO should be an easy, next step for VLNC. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ dailynews.yahoo.com Microsoft-Qualcomm venture tries to find wireless bearings By Corey Grice, CNET News.com ... The privately held wireless data company, with significant backing from Microsoft and wireless technology company Qualcomm, has spent much of the year changing its strategy. Wireless Knowledge has morphed from a service provider into a company that sells software to businesses that want to offer their employees mobile access to email, calendar and contact information. Shelving its earlier services, called Revolv, the company now sells software called Workstyle Server that runs on Windows NT/2000 systems and enables corporations to provide wireless access to Microsoft Exchange information. Sprint PCS, a major wireless carrier, last week announced plans to work with Wireless Knowledge to co-market and sell its software to large businesses. Analysts say the support of carriers is natural, because wireless data increases minutes of carriers' network use. ... Most analysts expect more than 400 million wireless handsets to be sold worldwide this year, with many of them capable of Internet access. By all accounts the market will be huge. For example, investment bank US Bancorp Piper Jaffray expects 645 million handsets to be sold in 2003, while the Strategis Group predicts the market will increase to 1.37 billion mobile phone owners worldwide by 2007, up from 530 million today.... ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ RIMM's Blackberry is gaining popularity with company executives for wireless e mail and contact information. Bluetooth technology is starting to make the entry. The distance between the PC and the handheld PDA is limited to a few yards. Bluetooth specifications are just being worked out this summer in Sweden, with Ericsson leading the effort. Ram