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To: Tony Viola who wrote (142819)	9/5/2001 4:01:42 PM
From: TTOSBT	Respond to of 186894

INTC will have negative comments but street will view it as over (the bad news in intc). Buy the news IMO. TTOSBT

To: Tony Viola who wrote (142819)	9/5/2001 4:09:57 PM
From: GVTucker	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

Tony, RE: I would imagine the banks would want the back end to have the utmost reliability, availability, etc., and not therefore be a simple NT box. I'd agree. Back in the olden days, that meant Tandem, with few alternatives. Nowadays, there are a few more choices. Interestingly, Linux is starting to make inroads in financial services, primarily because of the reliability issue. zdnet.com

To: Tony Viola who wrote (142819)	9/5/2001 4:25:59 PM
From: Road Walker	Respond to of 186894

Microsoft CFO Reaffirms Financial Outlook Slideshows AP Photo Microsoft and Bill Gates BOSTON (Reuters) - Software giant Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq:MSFT - news) Chief Financial Officer John Connors on Wednesday reaffirmed the company's financial guidance for the current fiscal year 2002, and the company said it still expects a boost from its new Windows XP (news - web sites) operating system in the fall. Connors, speaking to investors at an SG Cowen Technology Conference in Boston, said the company's expectations remain as they were in mid-July, when Microsoft reported fourth-quarter 2001 results. ``We'd anticipated for fiscal year '02 that we would achieve revenue of between $28.8 (billion) and $29.6 billion and that our operating income would be up about 8 percent and that our earnings per share would come in the range of $1.91 to $1.95,'' he said. ``A key variable in our assumption is that PC shipment demand for the full fiscal year would come in at mid-single digit growth,'' he added. Microsoft shares were trading higher in late afternoon, up $1.53, or nearly 3 percent, at $57.63 on the Nasdaq. Connors also said that the first quarter of fiscal 2002 ending September will be as anticipated, or down from the year-earlier quarter. Analysts expect the company to bring in 40 cents a share during the first quarter, down from 46 cents a share in the year-ago period, according to Thomson Financial/First Call. The company remains committed to the notion that the launch of its new operating system late next month will give a boost to demand for personal computers. Personal computers have had a year of stagnant growth as consumer demand has fallen off and the economy has slowed. ``In the second quarter we anticipate that PC shipments will pick up a bit with the launch of Windows XP on Oct. 25,'' he said. ``And that the second half of the year sees a modest improvement over the previous year.''