To: Johnny Canuck who wrote (34343 ) 9/21/2001 4:00:18 AM From: Johnny Canuck Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 70098 At least there is some good news: upside announcement. Liberate Tech (LBRT) 12.27 -0.22: -- Update -- Company issues upside preannouncement for Q2 (Nov); expects a net loss in the range of $0.09-$0.10 per share versus the current consensus estimate for a net loss of $0.12 per share; see press release. Metro One (MTON) 34.20 -0.23: Company issues upside preannouncement for Q3 (Sep); sees earnings in the range of $0.29 to $0.31 per share versus the current consensus estimate of $0.28; sees full year earnings in the range of $1.07 to $1.13 versus the current consensus estimate of $1.10; see press release. Riverstone Ntwrks (RSTN) 8.27 -1.12: Reports Q2 (Aug) earnings of $0.01 per share, $0.03 better than the Multex consensus of ($0.02); revenues rose 168.8% year/year to $55.3 mln vs the $54.7 mln consensus; see press release. SpeedFam-IPEC (SFAM) 1.42 +0.02: Reports Q1 (Aug) loss of $0.50 per share, $0.01 better than the Multex consensus of ($0.51); revenues fell 43.7% year/year to $41.1 mln vs the $34.0 mln consensus; see press release. Nike (NKE) 42.26 -0.49: Reports Q1 (Aug) earnings of $0.75 per share, $0.04 better than the Multex consensus of $0.71; revenues fell 0.9% year/year to $2.61 bln vs the $2.75 bln consensus; the company reported worldwide futures orders for athletic footwear and apparel, scheduled for delivery between September 2001 and January 2002, totaled $3.3 billion, up six percent compared to such orders reported for the same period last year; had the U.S. dollar remained constant, futures orders would have increased seven percent; see press release. Liberate Tech (LBRT) 12.27 -0.22: Reports Q1 (Aug) loss of $0.09 per share, $0.03 better than the Multex consensus of ($0.12); revenues rose 92.4% year/year to $18.1 mln vs the $16.6 mln consensus; guides modestly higher on earnings and revenues for Q2; sees net loss in the range of $0.09-$0.10 per share versus the current consensus estimate for a net loss of $0.10; sees Q2 revenue in the range of $19.0-$19.5 mln versus the current consensus estimate of $18.5 mln; see press release. Cognos Inc (COGN) 12.02 -0.50: Reports Q2 (Aug) earnings of $0.08 per share, $0.02 better than the Multex consensus of $0.06; revenues fell 1.6% year/year to $116.3 mln vs the $115.2 mln consensus; separately the COGN Board of Directors announced a new share repurchase program for up to $50 million of the company's common stock, beginning October 9, 2001, upon expiration of the current program; see press release. Palm Inc (PALM) 2.15 -0.36: Reports Q1 net loss of $0.07 per share, $0.01 better than the consensus estimate; reports Q1 revenue of $214.3 mln versus the consensus estimate of $212.9 mln; see press release. Carreker Corp (CANI) 6.52 -0.23: Reports Q2 earnings ex-items of $0.03 per share; $0.03 better than the consensus estimate; reports Q2 revenue of $33.9 million versus the consensus estimate of $32.5 million; see press release.