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To: Softechie who wrote (44935)	1/8/2001 5:43:19 PM
From: JLS	Respond to of 57584

Say it ain't so....<g>, someone expects to exceed estimates i2 Announces Strong Preliminary Fourth Quarter Results; Earnings Expected to Exceed Expectations DALLAS, Jan 8, 2001 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- i2 Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:ITWO) announced today that fourth quarter 2000 results are expected to exceed analysts' consensus estimates for revenues and earnings. The announcement was made by i2 management on the first day of the Company's week-long annual Sales Kickoff in Dallas, where over 2,000 i2 employees and partners have gathered for education and training. While the Company is still completing its review of results for the quarter, preliminary expectations are to report fourth quarter total revenues in excess of $370 million, compared to consensus analyst estimates of $342 million, and bringing full-year 2000 revenues to over $1.1 billion. Management expects to report that license revenues for the fourth quarter and full year 2000 nearly doubled over the same periods in 1999, due to strong sales of i2's leading e-business solutions. The Company also expects to report that operating income, excluding amortization of intangibles and non-recurring charges, strongly exceeded analysts' consensus estimates of $51 million. Additional details will be disclosed when the company reports full financial results next week. i2's fourth quarter and full year 2000 financial results are scheduled to be released on Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2001, after the close of the markets. The Company will host a conference call with analysts, which will be web-cast through www.i2.com/investors at 4:00 p.m. Central Daylight Time. About i2

To: Softechie who wrote (44935)	1/8/2001 6:12:25 PM
From: American Spirit	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 57584

What I object to is shorting and bad-mouthing the market when it has so far at least been proven that this is the bottom. After three re-tests now one ought to be aware that any bad news is priced in and only sheer panic selling will send us reeling below 2300 on the Naz. Do whatever you want but I'd caution again about shorting at the bottom. Or trying to scare people by predicting panic will rule. We are past tax-selling. The Fed is cutting. The slow tech quarter is a given. Now anything half decent will be an amazing upside surprise. Therefore I would be buying at these levels. I know you play it both ways but your talk about the "falling knife" this morning sounded like bashing to me. I won't listen to that kind of talk again as it cost me a couple of nice trades this afternoon. But I don't blame you. We all just do what we feel like doing. However check the Yahoo boards and see what crap the short bashers were throwing out this morning. Sign of the bottom indeed. And you don't want to be part of that. It borders on the criminal IMHO. Because I doubt whether any of them really believe what they are saying. Just sheer scare tactics so they can cover with a few more bucks in their pockets. Might even be organized shorting groups which is illegal. And it's not only disghonest but it hurts our country and our economy. Time to go long and get bullish again. Fear and loathing only leads to loss, anxiety and pain. I may lose some opportunities by not shorting but I'd rather just hold cash then invest when the time is right.