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To: Dealer who wrote (5075)	10/2/2000 8:51:12 PM
From: freeus	Respond to of 65232

Thank you, how exciting to win something, in the middle of this horrid, gloomy bear. I couldn't get the picture to come up, I'll try again later. Otherwise I'll have to have a surprise at the porch party (if I can afford to come after all this). How long is this bear market going to last? I wish I'd believed that's what it was last April...but then everyone who didn't wishes that. I've heard they can last two years. Freeus

To: Dealer who wrote (5075)	10/2/2000 9:36:46 PM
From: Dealer	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 65232

CSCO--Cisco Rolling Up Sleeves With Optical Networking Plant By Scott Moritz Senior Writer 10/2/00 8:01 PM ET For years, Cisco (CSCO:Nasdaq - news) has made the Internet work while mostly staying out of the messy business of manufacturing. But that's about to change. Tuesday, the networking giant will stage the grand opening of a refurbished Digital Equipment factory in Salem, N.H. In doing so, Cisco should shed some light on its widely awaited optical networking strategy. Though the race to provide equipment for the next-generation Internet is far from over and Cisco remains a formidable foe, observers say the company's bits-and-pieces approach to optical networking has allowed rival Nortel (NT:NYSE - news) to sprint to an early lead. Now, in opening the 674,000 square-foot plant, Cisco is making a bold shift to an in-house manufacturing strategy, allowing it to consolidate its optical efforts under one roof, say analysts. But with Nortel dwarfing Cisco in optical sales and the industry evolving rapidly, it's clear the networking giant must show progress quickly, particularly in key technologies.