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To: bill c. who wrote (8204)12/10/1997 10:09:00 PM
From: SteveG  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 21342
 
<If they close it 4 days later, after April 4, 1998 they can use
pooling-of-interests. What is the difference between pooling-of-interests and taking a one-time non-cash charge against
earnings? Either way it sounds like a Tax break...>

My point was that LU has the wherewithall to announce an acquisition if they wanted to.

Recent speculation is that ASND may more likely be acquired by Nortel.

And going through some old EETimes, the following article establishes (IMO) Wirbel as being a pretty insightful reporter:

techweb.com

Regards-

Steve