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Technology Stocks : Comverse Technology -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Mark Ambrose who wrote (334)	12/9/1997 11:53:00 AM
From: santhosh mohan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1331

Any news other than the GunnAllen upgrade, for the nice recovery the past few days and today?

To: Mark Ambrose who wrote (334)	12/9/1997 9:48:00 PM
From: Mark Ambrose	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1331

I got my proxy form and package in yesterday's U.S. (priority) mail. (It was forwarded to me by the clearing house since my shares are held in "street name." Contents: = 1996 Annual Report to Shareholders ( ~ 74 pages ), = Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders (on Tues. Jan. 13, 1998), = Proxy ballot and postage-paid business reply envelope. The ballot has 5 items: - elect board of 7 directors, - adopt the agreement and plan of merger of CMVT and BSN, - ratify the selection of auditors, - approve 1997 stock incentive compensation plan, - approve 1997 employee stock purchase plan. Interestingly, the merger requires a Yes vote from two-thirds of the outstanding shares of Comverse common stock. "If you do not vote, or you abstain, it will have the effect of a vote against the merger." Only a majority of the common stock shares of Boston Technology, Inc. voting Yes is needed to approve the merger. "This Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus is dated Dec. 1, 1997 and is first being mailed to shareholders on or about Dec. 1, 1997." (more to follow ... )