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To: MeDroogies who wrote (85511)	10/12/2000 12:50:55 PM
From: tonyt	Respond to of 97611

Compaq says confident of strong second half growth HOUSTON, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Compaq Computer Corp. (NYSE:CPQ - news) remains confident it will have strong double digit revenue growth in the second half, Chairman and Chief Executive Michael Capellas said Thursday. Speaking to employees at a ceremony marking the retirement of former chairman Ben Rosen, Capellas said: ``In Q2 we started to grow revenues again at 8 percent, in constant currency it was 11 (percent). I told the marketplace, all the analysts, that we would do strong double digit growth the rest of the year and I have every confidence that that growth is going to be in place.'' In recent weeks, some computer makers have warned of slower than expected third-quarter revenue growth, primarily blaming slow sales in Europe