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To: Jeffery E. Forrest who wrote (7155)	10/21/1997 12:17:00 PM
From: Scrapps	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 22053

Keynote Systems Clocks True Speed On The Internet Highway At 5,000 Characters Per Second, or Only 40 Kbps SAN MATEO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 21, 1997--The Internet cannot fulfill the performance promises of the latest generation of modems, according to extensive performance measurements conducted by Keynote Systems. Keynote's measurements show that World Wide Web documents travel through the Internet at an average speed of 5,000 characters per second, or 40 kilobits per second (kbps). This means that the Internet operates more slowly than the latest generation of X2 (56-kbps) dial-up modems. It also means that performance of next-generation technology such as cable-TV or satellite modems will be severely limited, at least until overall Internet throughput for standard Web content is substantially improved. ''Even though your car can go 65 miles per hour on multi-lane freeways, your average speed during rush hour will be far slower,'' said Jim Barrick, President and CEO of Keynote Systems. ''You won't get to your destination any faster as long as freeway on-ramps, off-ramps, and interchanges are congested. On the Internet, rush-hour conditions occur all the time.'' Keynote Systems calculated the true speed of the Internet as experienced by World Wide Web users based on over 3.6 million performance measurements made around the clock during a six-week period for a study of Internet backbone performance. This study, called the Keynote/Boardwatch Internet Backbone Index No. 2, will be released November 4 and include a ranking of U.S. and Canadian backbone providers based on their measured performance. Keynote measured page-download times of 10,000-character files via industry-standard HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol) from web sites on 34 Internet backbones to 30 measurement locations in major metropolitan areas around the United States. Performance Varies Dramatically by User Location The study also shows that individual web-site performance varies dramatically depending on local traffic conditions and other factors such as users' geographic locations. For example, users in the Phoenix, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, Kansas City, and Miami metropolitan areas tend to experience worse performance than users in other areas accessing the same web sites. And according to the measurements, the Internet also frequently performs 10 times more slowly than the average. But, on average, users can expect to receive web content through their browsers no faster than 5,000 characters per second or 40 kbps. Most Users Experience Worse ''Most Web users will actually experience performance worse than the measured average,'' said Barrick. ''That's because our measurements were conducted over faster connections than most users have available and included measurements performed at night when traffic was light.'' All of the Keynote measurements were taken over T-1 (1.54 Mbps) or T-3 (45 Mbps) lines from measurement locations only one or two router 'hops' away from an Internet backbone. Most Web users, by contrast, especially those 'surfing' from home, are farther away from the main thoroughfares of the Internet and may also encounter congestion on the POPs (points of presence) that they dial into. The Internet's average speed and its variability by geography are just two of several discoveries about the Internet made by Keynote from its ongoing performance measurements for its customer web sites. For a full list of The Top 10 Discoveries About the Internet, visit Keynote's web site at keynote.com . Internet Performance Problems Can Be Solved ''Most web sites assume they are at the mercy of the Internet and can do nothing to solve performance problems in its infrastructure, but that is absolutely not true,'' added Barrick. ''If they know when and where performance problems occur, they and their service providers can act to correct them. Keynote can provide them the hard measurement data and the tools they need to manage and improve performance for their users.'' About Keynote Keynote Systems is the premier supplier of software and services for measuring and managing the performance of web-based business applications. The company develops and markets Keynote Perspective, a global real-time service for measuring, reporting and diagnosing the user-perceived performance of Web sites. End-to-end response time is the best indicator of Internet quality of service and is the key ingredient in attracting, satisfying and retaining users as online customers of an enterprise. For further information about Keynote Perspective, including a free demo of the new browser-based Web Edition with live performance data, visit Keynote's web site at keynote.com or contact the company at Keynote Systems, Inc., Two West Fifth Avenue, San Mateo, California 94402, telephone 650/524-3000, fax 650/524-3099, email info@keynote.com . Note to Editors: Keynote and Perspective are trademarks of Keynote Systems, Inc. Other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

To: Jeffery E. Forrest who wrote (7155)	10/21/1997 12:25:00 PM
From: David Lawrence	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 22053

Howz about that Citrix!?!?!?! :-)))))))) NEW YORK, Oct 21 (Reuters) - Shares in software company Citrix Systems Inc rocketed 20 percent on Tuesday on the back of much stonger-than-expected third-quarter earnings. Late Monday the Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based company posted earnings per share of $0.44, compared with $0.19 a year ago. Wall Street had been expected the company to post $0.31 a share in the quarter, according to First Call. Lehman Brothers analyst Michael Stanek called the quarterly results an "absolute, unequivocal blowout." Citrix's shares were up 12-3/8 to 72-1/2 in morning trading. In a report Stanek said the strong results were fueled by excellent" sales of Citrix's WinFrame client/server software and robust license revenue. The company's net revenues for the third quarter were $34.9 million, up 199 percent from $11.7 million in the year-ago period. "This is pure organic unstoppable growth," said Stanek, who reiterated his buy rating and set a 12-month price target of $95 on the stock. "We recommend that you close your eyes, ignore valuation, and just buy the stock," Stanek said in the report. Gotta love that last paragraph if yer long!

To: Jeffery E. Forrest who wrote (7155)	10/21/1997 1:43:00 PM
From: MulhollandDrive	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 22053

Hey Mambo King! I like the Dancin Fool Rule...I can't believe you were into IMPX! I made a bundle on that stupid thing, beginners luck. Did you ever get the CPQ Leaps. I bought some last Fri. I don't dance around the room, but I have noticed if I spend a lot of time checking a stock and start believing I'm some kinda financial genius, better head for the exit....bp

To: Jeffery E. Forrest who wrote (7155)	10/21/1997 1:50:00 PM
From: DMaA	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 22053

So when someone posts the "Danc'n Baby" URL this would be a sell sign?

To: Jeffery E. Forrest who wrote (7155)	10/22/1997 5:40:00 PM
From: freeus	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 22053

Jeff, selling has been so difficult for me. I buy for splits and then when the stock reaches my target price (so far it always has except for Kellogg which i thankfully sold immediately I realized it was an error) I hang on. Then I have to ride the damn thing. Idont mind rollarcoastering in a stock if its in my taxable account and if it is a position I mean to hold for months or longer. But when I buy something for acouple of weeks and then cant bear to let go I am always sorry!!!!! Well not always, compaq has been fine. But mostly always. Tell me about charting. Do you have software, or a special system you could explain? So far I have done some reading on TA, and the chapter in the ONeill book and I went to an hour workshop on it. But I dont really do anything with it yet, other than look at the charts on SI and try to compare charts of companies I'm interested in. Let me know if you have found a system or software that you believe works and isnt too complicated (whatever that means) Happy investing! Do you think that a company that is strong and has good earnings will eventually reach what appears to be its "rightful" price? (GGG eventually is NOT a good word there). Or do some just wallow even if earnings are fine? Freeus