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To: Wigglesworth who wrote (2017)	2/19/1998 12:25:00 AM
From: michael modeme	Respond to of 6021

This is an excerpt from Money magazine (posted on the ASND thread): Network Associates, the first small stock we'd favor right now, provides network security and management software. The company is projected to show solid earnings growth of 39% this year, accelerating to as much as 58% annually within the next five years. It may not sound like an Internet play, but think again. "The Internet has become the primordial soup for computer viruses," says Merrill Lynch analyst Bruce Smith. One contaminated e-mail, and an entire office network could go down. The company's main selling point: one-stop shopping. If you want virus protection, network management or encryption, you can buy them all from Network Associates, which is expected to book sales of $805 million this year. "[The company] not only integrates fragmented products but also simplifies the purchase decision," says BT Alex. Brown analyst Mary McCaffrey. Despite these compelling prospects, at a recent price of $54.25, the stock is off 31% from its high last July. McCaffrey thinks that it deserves a P/E multiple of at least 30, instead of its current 22. That would put the stock at $73, or 35% above its current price.

To: Wigglesworth who wrote (2017)	2/19/1998 12:59:00 AM
From: Death Sphincter	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 6021

MERRILL LYNCH ANALYST HOSPITALIZED WITH SPINE INJURY!!!!! Reports are in that ML analyist Bruce D. Smith has been rushed to the emergency ward at an undisclosed New York hospital. An unnamed source says that Smith sustained a spinal injury from repeated back slapping from media types and fellow workers at Merrill Lynch....it is also reported that he may have recieved multiple wrist sprains from "high-fiving " himself at corporate headquarters. it is believed that Smith already suffered from carpaltunnel syndrom from his bizarre habit of continually pounding tables. arf-arf