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To: 2MAR$ who wrote (325)	10/11/2000 6:20:49 PM
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RATL....(beat by 3c)..second quarter easily beats street Rational Software second quarter easily beats street CUPERTINO, Calif., Oct 11 (Reuters) - Rational Software Corp. <RATL.O>, a maker of software used for electronic business, on Wednesday reported second-quarter earnings that easily beat Wall Street's expectations on record revenues that jumped 46 percent. For the quarter ended Sept. 30, the Cupertino, Calif.-based company said fiscal 2001 second-quarter pro forma net income reached $34.6 million, or 17 cents a share, compared with $19.3 million, or 10 cents per share in the second quarter last year. Revenues rose to percent to $187.5 million from $128.2 million. Pro forma net income excluded amortization of goodwill and purchased intangible assets related to acquisitions as well as net activity incurred by Catapulse Inc. Analysts had expected the company to earn 14 cents in the second quarter, according to First Call/Thomson Financial, which tracks earnings estimates. ((New York Newsdesk, 212-859-1700)) REUTERS *** end of story *