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To: Wowzer who wrote (86972)	2/12/2001 3:37:02 PM
From: jim_p	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 95453

Ditto. Jim

To: Wowzer who wrote (86972)	2/12/2001 3:47:26 PM
From: stsimon	Respond to of 95453

SLB continues to get killed today because of the merger announcement. The superficial analysis so far has been that institutions are unhappy with further diversification out of oil services. This concern may be unfounded, as SLB has always had a strong technology bent, having pioneered using AI for wireline analysis. They've been big in smart card technology in Europe, a venture that should have great potential here in the U.S. I suspect that this makes the company more difficult to analyze, reducing the time spent of the golf course for those that follow it, so they are venting their displeasure.