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To: StanX Long who wrote (63820)	5/16/2002 2:27:05 AM
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I own SUNW, Stan. Sun's StarOffice Launches Renewed Attack on MS Office host.wallstreetcity.com May 15, 2002 (NewsFactor.com via COMTEX) -- In a campaign to compete directly with Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) Office, Sun Microsystems (Nasdaq: SUNW) released its new StarOffice suite of applications Wednesday, touting the package as an alternative to proprietary software and noting that StarOffice has fewer licensing restrictions. With enterprise pricing as low as US$25, StarOffice 6.0 can run on Linux, Solaris and Windows platforms and will retail for $79.95 -- compared with $479 for Microsoft Office or $239 for an MS Office upgrade. Earlier this year, Sun promised to release a more robust application with better customer support than version 5.2, which the company has offered since it acquired the StarOffice product line in 1999. Using open and published XML (extensible markup language), documents created in StarOffice can be opened, modified and shared with other programs, such as Office XP. StarOffice is created from the same software as OpenOffice, an open source project developed by Sun and others in which code is changed and shared among programmers. The new suite will be made available to the retail market on May 21st. Sun Cites Demand Mike Rogers, vice president and general manager of desktop and office productivity software at Sun Microsystems, said earlier versions of StarOffice registered more than 8 million downloads, indicating that customers are demanding an alternative to Microsoft Office. "Our enterprise customers worldwide are asking for freedom of choice, and we're giving it to them with StarOffice 6.0 -- freedom from restrictive licensing and freedom from unreasonable pricing and forced upgrades," Rogers said.

To: StanX Long who wrote (63820)	5/17/2002 1:58:39 AM
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Asian Stocks Gain; NEC, Samsung Electronics Up on Dell Forecast By Michael Tsang quote.bloomberg.com Tokyo, May 17 (Bloomberg) -- Asian stocks rose, led by NEC Corp., Samsung Electronics Co. and other computer-related companies, after Dell Computer Corp. said second-quarter sales and profit will exceed analysts' estimates. The Nikkei 225 stock average added 0.9 percent to 11,847.42, a two-month high, and key indexes in South Korea and Taiwan also advanced. Semiconductor-equipment makers such as Tokyo Electron Ltd. rose after an industry report showed demand for chipmaking tools in North America increased for a fifth month in April. ``Dell's guidance and rising chip-equipment orders confirm the industry is well on its way toward recovery,'' said Mitsunobu Einaga, who helps manage $13 billion in assets at Norinchukin Zenkyoren Asset Management Co. Einaga said he expects the Nikkei to rise as high as 13,000 by the end of June. Meanwhile, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index rose 0.7 percent as China Mobile (H.K.) Ltd. jumped to a four-month high after it agreed to buy eight phone networks from its parent for $10.2 billion. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 Index gained 0.5 percent as Macquarie Bank Ltd. rose after brokers raised their ratings following the investment bank's record full-year profit. The MSCI Asia Free Information Technology Index extended its gain the past four days to 6.8 percent. The index, which tracks 119 companies in the region, rose 14 percent this year on expectations demand in the U.S., Asia's largest trading partner, will rebound.