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To: Lucretius who wrote (118554)	8/28/2001 4:33:14 PM
From: stomper	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 436258

I'd say Koizumi better be pouring free sake for the masses before open. -g- -dave

To: Lucretius who wrote (118554)	8/28/2001 4:54:35 PM
From: patron_anejo_por_favor	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 436258

POS-2 (AKA "Gateway") takes another huge charge, cuts 15% of remaining employees. Will they be the first "POSQ"?<G> marketwatch.com EDIT: Guess they're not getting the usual "seasonal demand" from the 2nd half, eh?<VBG>

To: Lucretius who wrote (118554)	8/28/2001 5:05:45 PM
From: patron_anejo_por_favor	Respond to of 436258

CMVT misses already reduced revenue numbers: marketwatch.com Comverse Technology, a supplier of software and systems used in telecommunications applications, reported a second-quarter profit, excluding one-time costs, of $50 million, or 28 cents a share, down 20 percent from $62.5 million, or 36 cents, in the year-ago quarter. Analysts polled by Thomson Financial/First Call expected profits of 28 cents a share in the just-concluded quarter. Revenue came in at $345.1 million, up 18 percent from last year's $292.1 million. Analysts had expected Comverse to take in almost $347 million in the second quarter.