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To: cmg who wrote (6729)	1/14/1998 6:21:00 PM
From: ED PLOPA	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 42804

all......Cabletron rose 1 1/4 to 14 11/16 as investors once again speculated that Lucent Technologies would acquire the company. But the top-secret announcement that Cabletron waited all day to make was that it would pay $88 million in stock for Yago Systems, a privately-held maker of gigabit ethernet networking equipment. Cabletron will issue 6 million shares of its common shares to Yago shareholders in exchange for the 75 percent of Yago stock it doesn't already own.

To: cmg who wrote (6729)	1/15/1998 3:24:00 AM
From: craig crawford	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 42804

<< company called JDS Fitel........a canadian company with a similiar story to mrvc... >> I follow JDS Fitel. I can understand the comparison you are making but there are some distinct differences between the 2 companies. First of all JDS stock is up nearly 300% in the last year and MRVC's is up only 5%. This can be attributed directly to JDS' strategy of seizing on the opportunities that WDM has to offer. MRVC has not done this. Don't get me wrong, MRVC is a fine company with quality products and they consistently earn money. In essence they quietly go about their business. But MRVC lacks the flash of a company like JDS Fitel. That's why their stock hasn't been the high flyer that JDS has been.