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Strategies & Market Trends : MARKET INDEX TECHNICAL ANALYSIS - MITA -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: dvdw© who wrote (4957)	10/13/2000 5:30:45 PM
From: UnBelievable	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 19219

Do you understand that there is not enough money to continue to enable to bid up the price of a stock at a rate that is totally unrelated to the rate of real goods and services which the company can be expected to produce now and in the future. And the problem is that where the FOMC to create that much liquidity there would be no way to prevent the extra dollars from exiting the stock market, being used to bid for real goods and services, and in the process creating rampant inflation. Furthermore, such an increase in the rate of growth of the dollar when compared to the rate of growth of foreign currencies would make the dollar less valuable over time. Foreign investors would have to take the repatriation loss into account before deciding to invest in US markets. On the margin this would mean there would be less foreign investment in US markets. Lower foreign demand for US equities would reduce their price making them even less attractive to other investors, and ultimately result in lower stock prices. In addition, even though some companies have attempted to explain their poor financial performance because of the strong dollar the impact on corporate performance would be significantly more adverse with a weak dollar. A significant portion of corporate profits are based on securing the various elements of production in foreign markets. The US imports much more than it exports. The affect of higher costs would dominate any additonal sales which might result if the dollar were weaker. Stocks are not going back up because there just is not enough money to continually grow stock prices at the rates expected. No matter how good the technology, leadership, or possible or necessary infrastructure buildouts.

To: dvdw© who wrote (4957)	10/13/2000 5:32:42 PM
From: Joseph Silent	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 19219

dvdw .... I'm no expert but I'm inclined to agree with what you are saying. All is not what it seems to be when it comes to declines like this. I try to watch the tape as carefully as I can on certain low floats too, and I rarely have explanations for bizarre declines, often on very low volumes. So your observation is interesting. It is also interesting that the Nasdaq had 323 new lows on a day it blew up by over 200 points. The NYSE had 129 new lows. Unusual for such a day, yes? Regards, Joseph

To: dvdw© who wrote (4957)	10/18/2000 2:44:36 PM
From: J.T.	Respond to of 19219

dvdw, How companies disguise their intent you are dead on the money.. This is why I love CSCO and HIFN... HIFN is win design in this new CSCO platform from January for this pup... CSCO doesn't want the competition to know where the guts are coming from... Visibility is high for both companies... HIFN 55 and CSCO 53 3/4 are buys: *********************************************** From Yahoo: Monday October 9, 10:50 am Eastern Time Press Release Cisco Systems Unveils Complete IP VPN Solution for Service Providers Network-Based IPsec VPN Solution Offers Industry's Best Scalability and Performance SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 9, 2000--Cisco Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:CSCO - news), the worldwide leader in networking for the Internet, today announced a complete network-based IPsec VPN solution. Based on the new Cisco VPN 5000 concentrator and client, and available today, the new Virtual Private Network (VPN) platform securely connects remote users and branches to their corporate networks and business partners across the Internet. Cisco's new VPN 5000 solution brings service providers a new revenue generating opportunity by allowing them to offer their customers a single, secure solution for both remote access and Intranet and Extranet VPNs from a variety of client platforms. A Virtual Private Network (VPN) delivers secure connectivity over a public infrastructure. With an increasing number of businesses using the public Internet as part of their network infrastructure, IP VPNs have become an important alternative to leased lines and modem access. According to the Yankee Group, IP-based VPNs will be used by 70 percent of all companies for up to 90 percent of their data communications needs by 2003. ``In the New World, companies are achieving dramatic reductions in operating costs by utilizing network-based VPN solutions,'' said John Goodhue, vice president of Cisco's Aggregation Business Unit. ``By outsourcing VPN services, enterprises can focus on their core competencies while leaving the issues of installation, security, management to the service provider. For the service provider, the new Cisco VPN 5000 series offers unparalleled security and increased revenue-generating opportunities.'' Cisco VPN 5000 Series The Cisco VPN 5000 series includes three separate offerings to meet the needs of a broad range of service providers and customers. The 5001 has been specifically designed for deployment on the customer's premise. The carrier-class 5002 and 5008 are modular platforms enabling service providers to scale their VPN offerings and provide a full range of global connectivity options. The 5002 and 5008 are the first IPsec VPN solutions designed specifically for network-based IP VPN deployments. When placed at the edge of a service providers' network, the Cisco VPN 5002 and 5008 concentrators allow for both remote access and site-to-site access -- saving significant time and money in implementing and managing the network. ``A new trend in network-based VPNs is emerging,'' said Ron Westfall, senior analyst at Current Analysis. ``With service providers offering VPN services based on the Cisco VPN 5000 series, enterprise customers can now turn more confidently toward outsourcing their WAN requirements.'' VPN Service Expansion and Flexibility The Cisco VPN 5002 and 5008 modular platforms support differentiated VPN services, such as the ability to leverage hundreds of customers on a single platform. Up to 256 Customer Virtual Contexts (CVCs) can be created per platform, each providing separate IGP routing, RADIUS authentication and accounting servers, VPN Groups, filter sets and tunnel mappings. The VPN 5000 series also offers service providers with the broadest tunnel mapping features available today -- including IPsec, L2TP LNS, 802.1Q VLANs, Frame Relay PVCs and GRE. Since each CVC has its own virtual router, numerous customers can seamlessly use the same overlapping IP ranges, including private (RFC 1918) addresses. Industry Leading Performance and Scalability The Cisco VPN series incorporates hardware acceleration and advanced architecture to offer the industry's top performance and scalability features. The modular 5000 series models (5002 and 5008) are available in two-slot (5002) and eight-slot (5008) versions; the 5008 can scale up to 40,000 simultaneous remote access or site-to-site VPN tunnels, with 760 Mbps 3DES throughput. Scalability and high performance are critical to the successful support of large broadband deployments. Unmatched Flexibility and Ease of Use A combination of features unique to the Cisco VPN 5000 series offers service providers unmatched flexibility and ease of use. With the broadest client platform support in the industry, the Cisco VPN 5000 series allows service providers to offer their customers a wide range of accessibility, enabling connections from almost any workstation operating system. A license to brand and distribute IPsec VPN Client software is included with all VPN 5000 products at no cost. In addition, the Cisco VPN 5000 series is the only client-based VPN solution available today, supporting Windows 95/98/NT/2000, MacOS, Linux and Solaris -- allowing service providers to increase revenue by supporting a broader range of enterprise customers. The Cisco VPN 5000 series also includes a simple user interface which ``pushes'' security policy and access control to the VPN client automatically -- eliminating the need for service providers to pre-configure each VPN client or for end-users to establish their own settings. With a thin client, the Cisco VPN 5000 series is the only VPN client in the industry that is easy for end-users to download and install with minimal risk of configuration errors. Electronic Data Systems, one of the world's largest IT outsourcers, recently chose the Cisco VPN 5000 solution for its flexibility. ``Cisco's client support of all major operating systems, including Windows 2000, is critical for EDS as we continue to expand our diverse customer base around the world,'' said Terry Milholland, chief information officer for EDS. ``Today, we have more than 6000 remote IT professionals that use the EDS Remote Access Services VPN Solution daily. We have smoothly added VPN services to our existing dedicated dial solution, leveraging our existing CiscoSecure authentication and accounting system, which now permits our remote access users to take advantage of cable modem and DSL broadband Internet access.'' Lockheed Martin Global Telecommunications, LMGT, a leading IP solutions provider in the United States, Latin America, Europe and Asia, recently chose the Cisco VPN 5000 to provide Securedge(SM) IP solutions to their expanding list of global business customers who require reliable and secure networking services for their mission critical applications. Comprehensive Management Options The Cisco VPN 5001 concentrator includes Windows-based GUI management at no additional cost. Service providers deploying 5002 and 5008 systems can utilize Cisco's CVC Pro provisioning system to easily build and push bulk configuration information to VPN 5000 systems. CVC Pro is a directory-based provisioning system that provides an optional browser interface to build and populate VPN service templates. Availability The Cisco VPN 5000 Concentrator Series is available today. ******************************************************* I joined your long MRVC party today... lol Best Regards, J.T.