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To: blankmind who wrote (1585)	2/25/1998 8:49:00 PM
From: Glenn D. Rudolph	Respond to of 12623

President Clinton to Address BancAmerica Robertson Stephens Technology Conference Tomorrow in San Francisco PR Newswire - February 25, 1998 20:32 %CPR %FIN %MLM V%PRN P%PRN WHEN: Thursday, February 26, 1998, 10:30 -- 11:00 a.m. WHERE: The Ritz-Carlton, 600 Stockton Street, San Francisco, CA WHO: President Clinton will discuss the new economy and the benefits of electronic commerce with over 700 technology leaders. WHAT: The BancAmerica Robertson Stephens technology conference for institutional investors is the largest forum of its kind in the world, featuring presentations from over 350 technology companies. Over 3,700 are in attendance. PRESS CREDENTIALS: Press may register in advance or on site tomorrow before 9:30 a.m. Media previously registered for the Tech conference must re-register for press credentials. Request credentials by faxing names, titles (reporter, photographer), dates of birth, social security numbers, and affiliation, on letterhead to Susan Stanley at 415-622-6288. On-site registration: 7:00 -- 9:30 a.m., in the courtyard tent on Level 2 of the hotel. Breakfast will be available. Press Entrance: Press must enter through the Pine Street entrance of the hotel and proceed to the courtyard tent on Level Two to secure press credentials. Cable run: 400'. Throw: 60', Tungsten lighting. Pre-set: 7:00 a.m. -- 8:00 a.m. Satellite truck parking: At Pine & Stockton Streets. Must be in place by 8 a.m. Will be directed to site. NOTES * The President will not be taking questions from the press, but from 11:00 -- 11:30 a.m. industry leaders will be available for comment following the President's address, including Sandy Robertson, Chairman BancAmerica Robertson Stephens. BARS technology research analysts will also be available to the press. * The presentation will be broadcast live on the Internet via AudioNet at www.event.audionet.com/events/rsco/clinton or through links at www.rsco.com and www.bankamerica.com sites. * Companies previously scheduled to present at the conference during the President's speech have been rescheduled for earlier or later in the day. * Terrace Restaurant, Level 2, will serve as Press Room; limited facilities for filing. THE FIRM: BancAmerica Robertson Stephens (BARS) is an international investment banking firm focused on emerging growth companies. The firm is a leading equity underwriter of technology companies. In 1997, BARS financed 72 technology companies, valued at over $7.3 billion. In addition to equity, the firm offers a full suite of banking products and has over $20 billion in capital. BARS is headquartered in San Francisco with offices in New York, Boston, Chicago, London, Tokyo and Tel Aviv. The firm is a subsidiary of Bank of America, the fifth largest U.S. bank holding company with a global presence in 37 countries. CONTACT: Cheryl Popp, 415-693-3506, or Susan Stanley, 415-622-4449, both of BancAmerica Robertson Stephens. SOURCE BancAmerica Robertson Stephens /PRNewswire/ -- Feb. 25 /Web site: event.audionet.com and rsco.com and bankamerica.com

To: blankmind who wrote (1585)	2/26/1998 7:59:00 AM
From: Tom Aellis	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 12623

Thanks for the nice welcome guys, you are correct in assuming WDM fits into the OSI model. What I am seeing is the customer embedding the Physical Serivce layers such as Voice, Frame, IP into logical overlays on ATM and then of course onto physical connectivity (transport) such as SDH / WDM. Services and Management to Switching to Transport. While most of the market looks upon WDM as a point to point benefit, It is becoming a media for distributing switching. IMHO, CSCO buys them for total turnkey solutions, while I have no fact on the following, again I stand on my soapbox and point out that a corporation does NOT invoke a shareholder's rights plan for nothing. I've been buying CIEN all the way down to 38, while I can't go into it here, I've been in their labs and "You ain't seen nutin yet". Rgds