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Technology Stocks : Novell (NOVL) dirt cheap, good buy? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Elmo Gregory who wrote (18965)	12/8/1997 11:37:00 AM
From: Mark A. Forte	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 42771

If Novell announces they are killing the "poison pill" we will get a positive mkt response

To: Elmo Gregory who wrote (18965)	12/8/1997 12:10:00 PM
From: BP Ritchie	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 42771

Welcome back, Elmo! I think the 'technicians' might say that were 'base building' .... the 200 and 50 day averyages look pretty much flat now ... and I think they just might turn up next. So, the longer the company managment holds the 'base' flat, the higher and longer the upturn will be when if finally arrives! ... These guys really are doing their best to hold down expectations, I think with the intention of beating them ... the lower the target, the easier it will be to beat. The low stock price is the price 'we' pay for their strategy though, I'm not very happy with the stock price results ... but somehow think that it is not as important to the current management as it should be. I'm not so sure as many others on this thread that the BOD doesn't care though ... and have some hope that they will not quietly accept another 'flat to lower' year.

To: Elmo Gregory who wrote (18965)	12/8/1997 12:43:00 PM
From: Joe Antol	Respond to of 42771

Hi Elmo. I'm sorry I forgot to respond to your "coming out" note <g> back a few days ago when I asked where you were. Anyway, glad to see you're still here (like you say "phsysically"). Isn't it ironic though the rest of the techs are "booming away" and this one keeps going south. After I sold on the day after earnings, I re-increased my positions in CPQ, DELL and IBM. (check the buy'ins for that date). Anyway, on average, just those 3 alone yield around $2-3K/day for me while this company can't (couldn't) yield that in 6 months (with a much, much larger position). I sincerely hope you can get close to even on this one. ALso, as you can see, I don't know what can be contributed any longer to this thread regarding them. I really don't know where they're going to end up. Regards, ...Joe

To: Elmo Gregory who wrote (18965)	12/8/1997 12:54:00 PM
From: BP Ritchie	Respond to of 42771

At last, some real attention to generating revenue: Release: 97-169 Novell Announces NetWare 3.2 Enhancement Pack NetWare 3 enhanced with new tools and utilities, improved performance and Year 2000 solution Provo, Utah -- December 8, 1997 -- Novell(R) Inc. today announced the NetWare(R) 3.2 Enhancement Pack, an add-on product for current NetWare 3.12 networks, which offers improved system reliability, performance and administration. Available to customers in early January 1998, the new Enhancement Pack provides system enhancements including Year 2000 updates that have been fully tested to ensure a smooth, uninterrupted transition to the Year 2000 and beyond. The product also includes a two-user evaluation copy of IntranetWare, Novell's premier server operating system for Internet connectivity and intranet applications. Some text deleted ... also includes: * Novell IntranetWare evaluation. An IntranetWare two-user evaluation CD is also included with the Enhancement Pack to offer customers a hands-on look at Novell's advanced networking services and Novell Directory Services(TM) (NDS(TM)). This is the long awaited 'refresh' of the existing customer base getting started.