To: bonnuss_in_austin who wrote (13309 ) 5/1/2001 4:22:03 AM From: DOUG H Respond to of 13572 You're probably right, I hear they are passing out firewood and blankets to prepare for the return of smoke signals. VeriSign reported quarterly results that nicely exceeded our expectations,'' Sigmond said, commenting on the company's March quarter. ``Amid a difficult IT spending environment, VeriSign's 8-percent sequential increase in revenue outpaced the growth rates of most other Internet infrastructure and security companies. With another quarter of strong bookings and increasing deferred revenue, VeriSign continued to demonstrate the economies of scale inherent in its utility-like business model - critical infrastructure services, quasi-monopoly market positioning, recurring revenues and low variable costs.'' ........................................................NYK Line Uses BEA WebLogic E-Business Platform to Streamline Shipping Processes for World's Largest Cargo Fleet Global Freight Carrier Accelerates Cargo Transactions From Days to Minutes, Speeding Both Product Delivery and Cash Flow at 300 Ports on Six Continents biz.yahoo.com SAN JOSE, Calif., April 23 /PRNewswire Interactive News Release/ -- BEA Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: BEAS - news), one of the world's leading e-business infrastructure software companies,</b< today announced that Tokyo-based Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK Line), a worldwide leader in transoceanic shipping, is using BEA WebLogic® Server, .....................................................-Siebel shares soar after posting strong Q1 results (Adds closing stock price, adds details) PALO ALTO, Calif., April 19 (Reuters) - Shares of sales and customer service software vendor Siebel Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:SEBL) on Thursday rocketed, closing up more than 36 percent, a day after the company posted strong first-quarter results.