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To: Monty Lenard who wrote (47036)	1/17/2001 11:21:21 AM
From: Kenneth E. Phillipps	Respond to of 77400

Cisco and Nortel form alliance to support Resilient Packet Ring technology in metro networks San Jose, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 17, 2001-- Forward Founding Alliance Members Are Cisco Systems, Dynarc Inc., Lantern Communications, Luminous Networks and Nortel Networks Cisco Systems, Dynarc Inc., Lantern Communications, Luminous Networks and Nortel Networks today announced the formation of an alliance to support the standardization and market adoption of Resilient Packet Ring (RPR) technology for metropolitan fiber networks. This new protocol will allow metropolitan area service providers to create high-speed, survivable ring networks optimized for IP and other packet data. Its adoption is particularly critical in light of the very rapid growth of packet data in the metropolitan space. "Resilient Packet Ring technology will be an important part of new metropolitan data networks for Global Crossing. We feel that this architecture will bring significant efficiencies to our network by enabling us to more rapidly provision bandwidth to those customers who demand it while at the same time reducing our operational costs," said Shannon Silvus, Chief Architect at Global Crossing, a prospective user of RPR technology. The RPR Alliance will actively work to support the standardization efforts of a new IEEE working group, 802.17, which was formed to develop an industry-wide RPR standard. In addition to supporting standards development, the RPR Alliance will facilitate the deployment of RPR products and services by promoting industry cooperation and facilitating multi-vendor interoperability. The Alliance will work to enhance understanding of the technology's benefits and uses among customers, analysts and the market at large. It will be a primary source of RPR technology information for users, implementers, and the industry. "Excite@Home supports the development of Resilient Packet Ring technology and the standardization effort under IEEE," said Mark Ripley, senior vice president of engineering, another potential user of the technology. "As the leader in broadband, Excite@Home is constantly working to push the limits of networking. We believe that RPR has the unique ability to help Excite@Home to continue to evolve and expand the network in an efficient manner. Excite@Home applauds the developments of this technology, and the industry commitment towards convergence and standardization." RPR technology is being designed specifically for metropolitan area networks of fiber optic rings, the most widely deployed topology for achieving high bandwidth data connectivity over extended geographies. The protocols used on today's fiber rings become increasingly inefficient as the data rates increase. RPR will reduce operational and equipment costs, increase resiliency to faults and provide higher throughput, while allowing for rapid deployment and efficient bandwidth allocation. The RPR Alliance met on January 15th immediately prior to the IEEE 802.17 interim meeting. Membership in the RPR Alliance is open to all interested vendors and service providers. Details may be obtained by visiting www.rpralliance.org Access More Information and Services Above ©2001 Bloomberg L.P. All rights reserved. Terms of Service, Privacy Policy and Trademarks. quote.bloomberg.com

To: Monty Lenard who wrote (47036)	1/17/2001 2:35:20 PM
From: The Phoenix	Respond to of 77400

I expected more... I was looking for CSCO at 36....

To: Monty Lenard who wrote (47036)	1/23/2001 2:16:16 PM
From: chic_hearne	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 77400

Hi Monty, This market action has me stunned. I must feel like the Nikkie shorts after the initial blowoff in '89. Oh well, you can't go straight down. I saw an interesting piece in the WSJ a few days ago about how if you take the time period of '91-'99 and take the average price/sales and average price/earnings ratio of Crisco, today's price would be $16. Some correction we've had. Sold more INKT calls on the shares that had worthless calls expire Friday. At least one thing is working for me besides a few percent interest on my cash. -ggg- chic