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To: E_K_S who wrote (19246)	12/26/1997 10:14:00 PM
From: Paul Fiondella	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 42771

OFF TOPIC --- JAPAN Japan's loans to Korea are denominated in Yen or $$$. The roll over of the loans violates the fudiciary duty that the Japanese banks have to their investors---after all if Korea can't pay them back then the loans are technically in default. But they are doing it because they don't want to see the house of cards collapse on them!!! Its just as well. American banks are doing it too under Treasury and Fed pressure. Tehy had a meeting in NYC and decided to do it so Korea can get through December withou a default. Japan will never need an IMF loan. If Japan ends up like Korea then you better get your money fast because its definitely 1929. Japan is a very large fraction of the world's economy. It is also a creditor nation. My fear is that the Japanese would try to pass this problem on to us---you know a the USA that debtor nation. If Japan needs money whether for liquidity or or whatever it can always cash in its 300 billion dollars in US Treasuries. That transfers the problem from them to us.

To: E_K_S who wrote (19246)	12/28/1997 8:21:00 PM
From: E_K_S	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 42771

Doesn't this sound like Novell's "Border Manager"??? From Electronic News On-Line (http://www.sumnet.com/enews/columns/datop121597.html) "...Sun Microsystems unveiled products designed to help business and telecommunications network managers manage Internet growth and deliver tailored information over the Web. Among new products are the Netra Proxy Cache Server for fast Internet access. The server's ability to cache and replicate frequently-visited Web sites, Sun said, leads to lower connectivity costs. Sun also announced hardware and software support for new Web sites, where financial information can be tailored to a user's personal financial portfolio and cross-referenced with common financial industry indices. Those sites connected with established media outlets will be provided through Java technology and Sun servers..." ==================================================================== Did Novell patent the Border Manager product or is the concept too broad to patent?....Maybe they need to market it more or even integrate it with Sun's new product. EKS