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To: Bald Eagle who wrote (24632)	11/25/1997 8:29:00 AM
From: Sector Investor	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 61433

<<Any comments on how this might affect ASND. I think they said price was $430 million.>> Wasn't CPQ also rumored to be looking at DEC's networking - or was that DEC WITHOUT the networking? Doesn't CPQ want into networking?

To: Bald Eagle who wrote (24632)	11/25/1997 8:30:00 AM
From: Gary Korn	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 61433

Cabletron to acquire DEC's networking. Any comments on how this might affect ASND. Any evidence of consolidation in the networking sector should be positive for all of the networking stocks, including ASND. No pre-market trades for ASND yet, Mr. Spock, but the MM indications are looking good: (Revised at about 8:50 ET): ASND 24:T 24.7 20x20 2x2 24.6 -- 0 0 0 ==== 24.6 25 55x81 6x10 0:00 0 . 24:E 25:1 15x5 3x1 Dynamic MM Bid Ask Size Time MM Bid Ask Size Time MLCO 24:T 25 10x14 0:00:00C LEHM 24.3 24.7 10x10 0:00:00C GSCO 24:T 25:3 10x10 8:39:58 NFSC 24.2 24.7 10x10 0:00:00C UBSS 24.6 25.6 10x10 0:00:00C MLCO 24:T 25 10x14 0:00:00C SELZ 24.6 25.1 10x10 0:00:00C BTAB 24.2 25 10x10 0:00:00C HRZG 24.6 25.1 10x10 8:15:41 MONT 24.2 25 10x10 0:00:00C HMQT 24.6 25.4 10x10 8:31:00 NAWE 24.3 25 20x10 0:00:00C WSLS 24.6 25.6 10x10 8:37:28 DLJP 24.2 25 10x10 0:00:00C SBSH 24.6 25:1 5x5 8:15:41 MSCO 24 25 10x10 0:00:00C PRUS 24:E 25.3 10x5 8:29:12 EVRN 24.4 25 10x10 0:00:00C NITE 24:E 25.1 4x10 0:00:00C SBCW 24.2 25 5x5 0:00:00C MASH 24:E 25 1x1 8:15:41 KINN 23.5 25 1x1 0:00:00C BEST 24.5 25.3 10x10 8:30:44 MASH 24:E 25 1x1 8:15:41 OLDE 24:9 25:7 10x10 0:00:00C SBSH 24.6 25:1 5x5 8:15:41 EVRN 24.4 25 10x10 0:00:00C JPMS 24.3 25.1 10x10 0:00:00C TSCO 24.4 25.2 10x10 8:15:41 SELZ 24.6 25.1 10x10 0:00:00C

To: Bald Eagle who wrote (24632)	11/25/1997 9:24:00 AM
From: Immi	Respond to of 61433

My perception is what Cabletron bought was a strong entry into the enterprise (DEC's strong hold), customer service, and DEC's customer base. DEC is a has been in networking, since it had not ramped up it's own networking division (not much R/D spent on it over the last few years). The only viable product handed over to cabletron is the VNswitch.