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Technology Stocks : SDL, Inc. [Nasdaq: SDLI] -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: pat mudge who wrote (2835)	9/19/2000 8:38:00 AM
From: Jill	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3951

I don't own any SDLI (just JDSU) but these prices are making me think twice. I wonder how much lower it can drop.

To: pat mudge who wrote (2835)	9/19/2000 9:19:31 AM
From: Boplicity	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3951

More dilution. <<Hitachi to form US fiber optic parts unit TOKYO, Sept 19 (Reuters) - Japanese electronics giant Hitachi Ltd <6501.T> said on Tuesday it would set up a new U.S. subsidiary this month to make and sell fiber optic components for telecommunications use. The new company, OpNext Inc, will be created to meet surging demand for fiber optic parts in the United States, which accounts for 60 percent of global demand for such products, Hitachi said in a statement. Clarity Group, an equally owned joint venture of Los Angeles-based private equity firm Clarity Partners and Japanese trading company Marubeni Corp <8002.T>, will invest up to $450 million in OpNext, the statement said. Hitachi will transfer to OpNext the operations of its fiber optic components business division, which generated sales of 17 billion yen last year, and take a majority stake in the new company, a Hitachi spokesman said. Hitachi shares on Tuesday closed down 2.75 percent at 1,275 yen.>> Greg

To: pat mudge who wrote (2835)	9/20/2000 8:00:40 PM
From: freeus	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3951

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you for that synopsis. I'm glad I have some SDLI and glad that it's combining with JDSU which I also have. Freeus

To: pat mudge who wrote (2835)	9/21/2000 12:16:39 AM
From: jay silberman	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3951

Pat, Hope you're enjoying your vacation (I just came back from mine), and that you're still wired to recent pithy reports such as these; i.e., signs of the FO boom turning up in the strangest places: state.hi.us If you go to the last page, you will find the following notice from the National Marine Sanctuary Program: Comments Sought on Commercial Submarine Cables in National Marine Sanctuaries Global markets are expanding rapidly and domestic land-based cable routes are becoming increasingly congested. For this other reasons, the number of project proposals and specific permit requests for laying cables in the marine and coastal environment is increasing at a tremendous rate. The increase in proposals for marine-based telecommunications cable projects strikingly highlights the Department of Commerce™s (DOC) role as steward for both the nation™s economy and the marine and coastal environment. For DOC, protecting the marine and coastal environment is as impera- tive as fostering the growth of telecommunications. Marine and coastal resources provide economic, cultural, and societal benefits to the nation. Yet, with the rapid growth and devel- opment of the coastal zone, many marine and coastal re- sources are at risk of degradation or loss. As a result, cumula- tive environmental impact evaluations need to be performed for cabling projects proposing transit through national marine sanctuaries, sensitive marine habitats outside of sanctuaries, submerged cultural resources, fishing zones, and areas of aesthetic value. Federal, state, and local governments impose permitting requirements for all forms of development. The types of issues that are evaluated in seeking necessary permits for a proposed submarine cable project include, but are not limited to: cable route planning, cable installation (e.g., burial), operation, maintenance and repairs, and removal. Preparing an application for a permit, as well as the govern- ment review and authorization process, takes time and money. Notice is hereby given that NOAA is seeking public comment on whether changes to existing National Marine Sanctuary (NMS) regulations or some form of policy guid- ance is necessary to clarify NOAA™s decision-making process regarding the installation and maintenance of commercial submarine cables within NMSs. Comments on this notice must be received by OCTOBER 23, 2000 . Send comments to Debra Malek, Conservation Policy and Planning Branch, National Marine Sanctuary Program, NOAA, 1305 East-West Highway, 11th Floor, Silver Spring, MD 20910; Attention: Submarine Cable FR Comments. Comments may also be submitted by e-mail to: submarine.cables@noaa.gov. For details, call Debra Malek, 301-713-3145 extension 162 (or see, 65 F.R. 51264, August 23, 2000).