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To: Maverick who wrote (1103)	2/3/1998 7:46:00 PM
From: Gary Korn	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1629

2/2/98 Asia Computer Wkly. (Pg. Unavail. Online) 1998 WL 9889665 Asia Computer Weekly Copyright(C) 1998 ASIA COMPUTER WEEKLY Monday, February 2, 1998 Talk of the Hub XYLAN has announced the Omni-3wx, a three-slot chassis for its OmniSwitch family. The Omni-3wx augments the 5-slot and 9-slot OmniSwitch chassis versions, accepts all OmniSwitch modules, and offers the OmniSwitch feature set for smaller applications. ASCEND Communications has opened a new office in Beijing which will be its headquarters in China providing sales, marketing, technical support and training for China. This office combines sales and support staff from Ascend and Cascade Communications. COMPUTER Associates has shipped CA-Fix/2000, a new component to CA Discovery 2000. CA-Fix/2000 eliminates the tedious, error- prone task of manually finding and correcting data fields in computer programs, simplifying the remediation process and eliminating potential sources of error and unnecessary program modification. RADCOM has announced it has secured a major PTT tender in China. The tender was offered by a regional operator in one of the northern territories in China. The initial order is for 14 analysers including RC-100WL WAN/LAN analysers and PrismLite WAN/LAN/ATM analysers. ---- INDEX REFERENCES ---- COMPANY (TICKER): Ascend Communications Inc.; Computer Associates International Inc. (ASND CA) KEY WORDS: COUNTRY: CN CHINA; ASIA NEWS SUBJECT: World Equity Index (WEI) INDUSTRY: Communications Technology; Telecommunications, All; Software (CMT TEL SOF) SIC: 737; 357 Word Count: 158 2/2/98 ASIACOMWK (No Page) END OF DOCUMENT

To: Maverick who wrote (1103)	2/3/1998 7:48:00 PM
From: Gary Korn	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1629

2/2/98 Asia Computer Wkly. (Pg. Unavail. Online) 1998 WL 9889674 Asia Computer Weekly Copyright(C) 1998 ASIA COMPUTER WEEKLY Monday, February 2, 1998 THE OPINION PAGE: I.T. Limelight Now On Chinese Market When the going gets tough, turn to the places with potential. The financial woes in Asia have hit many companies hard, even when the Asian contribution to their revenues has been relatively small. Part of the problem was that forecasts were always easy when it was certain that the Asia-Pacific would continue to have glowing growth reports. The present situation has put all the budgets out of kilter, and there are few countries left in the region on which IT companies can focus with any degree of certainty. The range of IT vendors which have switched their focus to countries untouched by the South-east Asian currency crisis in the Asia-Pacific have run the gamut from software companies like Oracle, network companies such as Cabletron and Ascend, to systems integrators like Teledata. Other than India and Australia, IT companies are banking on China as a significant source of their growth this year. The Chinese economy has great potential for growth, and the country is not bogged down by legacy systems. Most vendors have already established a presence in China, either through distributorships or with actual offices. However, there is still a bamboo curtain where dealing with China is concerned. Besides the distances involved in getting around within China and business practices that differ greatly from elsewhere, vendors have to be aware of the technological lag in the inner regions of China. Though Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou may be as advanced in IT as the most modern of cities elsewhere, few may be familiar with an ATM backbone in the rest of China. Even if awareness is created for state-of-the-art technology, some organisations may not have the budgets to pay for the latest in technology. The competition is going to be even fiercer with so many IT companies converging on the country. Turnover in IT companies within China is reportedly very high. Couple that with competition from domestic IT companies which are willing to offer the same product for less, and the stage is set for a bloodbath. ---- INDEX REFERENCES ---- KEY WORDS: COUNTRY: CN CHINA; ASIA; GUANGDONG; CHINA REGION: China (CH) Word Count: 336 2/2/98 ASIACOMWK (No Page) END OF DOCUMENT