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To: Mark Finger who wrote (9971)	3/16/1998 10:25:00 AM
From: bob zagorin	Respond to of 14631

perhaps in their ongoing effort to rebuild investor / analyst confidence, they are auditing each Q. ps. as a former reporter, i love the AP / Universal Server release.

To: Mark Finger who wrote (9971)	3/22/1998 1:13:00 PM
From: Charles Hughes	Respond to of 14631

>>>I have no idea why it would be so late. In the past (except last August and October, when there were CEO and restatement special cases), the normal dates for Q1-Q3 releases were around the 3rd week of the quarter (average around the 20th of the month).<<< Apparently they were making up some of those numbers in the past, (which is quicker :) and also paying less attention to the Q ending status of channel inventory. And now there is more emphasis on being exactly right. They also have a lot of significant transactions in foreign currencies, and foreign offices have to get their figures done first. I would expect all of these things to affect the amount of time required to produce the reports. Also ponderous nit-picky deliberation is probably the right note to strike in comparison to the hype of the past given the outcomes of last year. Especially given the volatility of the stock. Cheers, Chaz