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Technology Stocks : Asyst Technologies (ASYT) Good Value/Where is the Bottom? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: SemiBull who wrote (2061)	8/7/2001 8:49:03 PM
From: Artslaw	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 2313

As a side comment on ASYT, I was looking at short interest today via the WSJ and was surprised to see ASYT at #29 on the largest percentage gain from June to July (3,081,079 from 1,310,278--> 135.1% increase). I looked them up on the ViWes, which ranked them at #18 on percentage increase (for positions over 1M) at a 12 month high: viwes.com Don't remember Asyst being so popular. BTW, does anyone know of a site that sorts/screen/compares stocks for percentage short (i.e. # of outstanding shares sold short)? Yahoo has the data, but do not allow it in their screening variables. I think a list of the Top 100 stocks by percentage short would be very interesting. For instance, did you know at 30% of Krispy Kreme's shares are short (and that's a decrease from last month)? That explains the price action quite a bit. Steve

To: SemiBull who wrote (2061)	8/8/2001 12:47:14 AM
From: William Chaney	Respond to of 2313

So, was he fired? Anybody have more info? >>Asyst Technologies Announces Douglas McCutcheon, CFO, to Resign biz.yahoo.com The article says that he "plans to pursue other business opportunities in the San Franscisco Bay area." That appears to mean that he isn't jumping to another company. I have developed a rule of thumb that when a CFO leaves, especially with a vague "pursue other business opportunities" explanation that there may be some bad financial news brewing that he/she is going to get blamed for. That hasn't been true in all cases, but it seems to have been true in a number of them. I am neither long or short Asyst, but have been considering it. Wm Chaney

To: SemiBull who wrote (2061)	9/7/2001 9:24:17 PM
From: Proud_Infidel	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 2313

Asyst Technologies to Present at Lehman Brothers Semiconductor and Computer Systems Conference September 10, 2001 FREMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 7, 2001--Asyst Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:ASYT - news), the leading provider of Standard Mechanical Interface (SMIF)-based manufacturing automation systems, today announced that it will be presenting on September 10, 2001, at the Lehman Brothers Semiconductor and Computer Systems Conference in San Francisco, Calif. The presentation will begin at 11:00 a.m. PDT, and will be made available over the Internet via a live webcast. You may access the live webcast presentation and the replay on Asyst's home page, located at www.asyst.com/frame/in_events_frame.html. The replay of the webcast will be available for thirty days following the conference. About Asyst: Asyst Technologies, Inc. is a leading provider of isolation and automation technologies that enable semiconductor makers to protect their valued assets throughout the manufacturing process while increasing manufacturing productivity. Through this ``Value-Assured Fab'' strategy, Asyst offers a broad range of 200mm and 300mm solutions that enable the safe transfer of wafers and information between the process equipment and the fab line throughout the IC fabrication process, preventing human, environmental, mechanical and chemical harm. Encompassing robotics, portals, wafer and reticle carriers, connectivity and interface products, and transport and loading products, Asyst's modular, interoperable solutions allow chipmakers and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to select and employ the value-assured, hands-off manufacturing capabilities that best suit their needs. Asyst's homepage is asyst.com.