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To: Lizzie Tudor who wrote (15750)	1/16/2003 12:16:30 PM
From: stockman_scott	Respond to of 57684

Major retailers to test "smart shelves" news.com.com Gillette, Wal-Mart and the U.K.-based supermarket chain Tesco plan to install specially designed shelves that can read radio frequency waves emitted by microchips embedded in millions of shavers and related products. The shelves can scan the contents of the shelves and, via computer, alert store employees when supplies are running low or when theft is detected...

To: Lizzie Tudor who wrote (15750)	1/16/2003 2:41:04 PM
From: Lizzie Tudor	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 57684

an interesting article on jnpr, I don't own it but this ciena rise has me wondering about the sector Juniper, which sells nothing but Net gear, has been growing closer to the Bells. During the last quarterly earnings report, Juniper caught Wall Street's attention when it announced a contract win at BellSouth (BLS:NYSE - news - commentary - research - analysis). While significant in terms of cracking the Bell market, the deal turned out to be for gear that would be installed outside of BellSouth's core local network. This reduces the prospect of the repeated reorders that so intrigue growth-obsessed Juniper investors. And though it is not officially announced, Juniper has been working with Verizon to make its gear compatible with the Bell's existing equipment. thestreet.com