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To: sepku who wrote (11163)	12/22/1997 8:50:00 PM
From: Liatris Spicata	Respond to of 77400

<<If he wouldn't accept a gentleman's bet, there is no way he will accept a wagered one>> Grumble, grumble, but touche, I left myself open for that one! Regards, Larry

To: sepku who wrote (11163)	12/22/1997 8:59:00 PM
From: Lucretius	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 77400

My downside target on CSCO is roughly the Oct low of 46-47ish, but I think it could go much lower w/ a little bad news. That's your 200-day moving average as well. The 46 target is my non-event natural downward trend target. Once there, it should make a stand, and then hopefully fail miserably and proceed to plummet to even further depths, but I proably won't wait that long. What's your opinion on the drillers? It's the only L-T long play I've ever tried to make and my profits are being eaten up like beef in a dog pen. Do you see a turn? or are you short? Good Luck! -Lucretius

To: sepku who wrote (11163)	12/22/1997 9:26:00 PM
From: sepku	Respond to of 77400

3Com, Ascend raise remote bar zdnet.com Hardware evolves to enable advanced Internet services By Scott Berinato, PC Week Online 12.22.97 10:00 am ET ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Remote access vendors will roll out products early next year that address customer demand for advanced Internet services such as virtual private networking, Web hosting, electronic commerce and voice over IP. 3Com Corp. is adding voice and other multimedia capabilities to its Total Control HiPer Access concentrator through its DSP (digital signal processor) architecture. Meanwhile, Ascend Communications Inc. will bolster its Navis management platform, giving administrators a single management point for new service offerings. Because vendors now offer remote access equipment with high port densities, providers are better able to offer new services such as virtual private networks and remote access outsourcing. "Absolutely, the hardware enables these services," said Michael Binko, marketing manager for PSINet Inc., in Herndon, Va., which services more than 23,000 corporate clients with 3Com's Total Control platform. "Our customers are asking for these new services, and we need to work very closely with vendors to ensure the hardware will handle not only the demand, but also provide maximum uptime and reliability," Binko added. 3Com's HiPer Access will add voice-over-IP and DSL (digital subscriber line) capabilities in the first half of 1998. Users will be able to download the new capabilities as a software-only upgrade to HiPer Access modules, which use DSPs. This will save time and money for administrators and provide greater flexibility, since multiple services can be configured on a single DSP, then changed if necessary, said officials of 3Com, in Santa Clara, Calif. 3Com will also add an ATM uplink to the device in the first half of the year and double the density of the HiPer Access from 336 ports to 672 ports by the end of 1998. Still, officials said adding services to the access concentrator is first priority. For its part, Ascend will tackle network management to address the services issue. Ascend will integrate the three pieces of its Navis management software--Navis Core for the LAN, Navis Access for the WAN and Navis Extend--into one platform that controls the core of the network all the way to the remote user, officials in Alameda, Calif., said. This suite, called CNM (Customer Network Management) Gateway, will also be Web-enabled. The RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service) piece of CNM will be significantly fortified with more detailed billing and stronger authentication. Ascend intends to have the integration complete by June, said company officials. Better RADIUS and Web-based management are primary concerns for service providers that want to offer advanced services. The former provides detailed billing and security guarantees, while the latter provides ubiquitous access to management information. Bay Networks Inc., which also uses a DSP architecture, plans to add services to its remote access 5000MSX box in 1998. Cisco Systems Inc., which this year introduced its own AS5300 access concentrator, is expected to add DSL modules to the device next year.