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To: mike machi who wrote (110720)	10/18/2000 9:40:47 AM
From: H James Morris	Respond to of 164684

>The optical sector is still very fluid, with the winning technologies far from being determined, and the competitive playing field becoming more crowded by the day. The planet Earth is becoming too crowded, but what can we do? From an investment stand point I guess all you can do is stand on the demand curve, until the supply curve appears to be catching up. PS >Calabasas, California, Oct. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Ixia, a company that makes testing equipment for high speed networks, raised $71.5 million in its initial public offering, as investors scooped up its shares. Ixia sold 5.5 million shares at $13 each. The expected range had been between $10 and $12 a share. Ixia, which sells equipment to network equipment manufacturers, is profitable. The Calabasas, California-based company earned 4 cents a diluted share in the six months ended June 30. The company plans to use the proceeds of the IPO to fund acquisitions and to attract and retain employees. The sale was managed by Merrill Lynch & Co. and Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, with Dain Rauscher Wessels assisting. Oct/18/2000 8:27 ET