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To: Susan Saline who wrote (8120)	4/21/1998 8:39:00 AM
From: tonto	Respond to of 120523

ANLT net income up 166%, exceeds consensus forecast. Tuesday April 21, 8:02 am Eastern Time Company Press Release SOURCE: Analytical Surveys Inc. Analytical Surveys Reports Record Second Quarter & Six-Month Results; $28 Million In second quarter Contracts push Backlog to record $99 Million Company Reports Second Quarter Fully Diluted EPS Of 27 Cents On 166% Increase In Net Income And 133% Sales Growth COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., April 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Analytical Surveys Inc., (ASI) (Nasdaq: ANLT - news), one of the world's leading providers of computerized mapping and database services for use in Geographical Information Systems (GIS), today reported record results for its second quarter and six-month period ended March 31, 1998. The announcement marked the 18th consecutive quarter ASI has announced record financial results. Net income in the second quarter advanced 166% to $1.8 million, or 27 cents per share fully diluted, compared with net income of $677,000, or 13 cents per share fully diluted, in the same period a year ago. Sales increased 133% to $20.0 million versus sales of $8.6 million in last year's second quarter. Through six months, net income advanced 167% to $3.4 million, or 50 cents per share fully diluted, versus net income of $1.3 million, or 24 cents per share fully diluted, last year. Sales increased 131% to $37.4 million from $16.2 million at the six-month mark a year ago. ASI also announced it received $28 million in second-quarter contracts, a new single-quarter contract record that has pushed ASI's backlog to an all- time high of $99 million. The contracts came both from new customers and previous ASI clients. Included in the contracts were major orders placed by Johnson County, Kansas; Mahoning County, Ohio, and the Grand Valley Metropolitan Council of Grand Rapids, Michigan. ''The second quarter was an exciting period for ASI, as our financial results, contract volume and backlog continued to reflect our internal and external growth programs,'' said Sidney V. Corder, chairman and CEO. ''The worldwide market for digital mapping services is growing, and as the GIS industry's dominant provider of data conversion services, we are clearly reaping the benefits of this expansion.''

To: Susan Saline who wrote (8120)	4/21/1998 5:49:00 PM
From: Susan Saline	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 120523

update volume picks from this morning 4/21 >> CANNY Canon Inc a diver on March 16 closed at 23 1/2 8 am trade 395,000 at 23 17/32 above closing price<< closed 23.75 +1/4 >> CCCFF Chai Na Ta Corp clsoed 1 3/4 morning trade 120,000 at 1 23/32 below closing price<< last 1.75 no change >> EDMD, Educational Medical nice positive trending chart closed 11 5/8 morning trade 85,000 at 11 13/16 I like this chart<< last 11.50 -1/8 >> URBN Urban Outfitters closed 17 1/2 61,400 sahres at 17 5/8<< closed 17 -1/2 >> MLNM Millennium Pharmaceuticals closed 17 1/8 59,800 shares at 17 5/32<< closed 17 7/16 +5/16 >> GTIS closed 10 1/4 51.300 at 10 5/16<< closed 10 3/8 +1/8 >> NSCP closed 25 9/16 100,000 at 25 9/16 2700 at 25 17/32 500 at 25 3/8<< closed 24 1/5 -1 1/16 this tells me, that even large volume buyers arn't going to make a "for sure" profit.