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To: diana g who wrote (2521)	7/6/1998 12:56:00 PM
From: John F. Dowd	Respond to of 3115

That number seems strange as diana says: 1. No preannouncement for the magnitude of miss. 2. Made the same mistake b4 3. The insiders bought a ton of stock in the open market when it went into the tank when it missed before. Like diana I'll be poorer on paper if this reasoning is bad. Would still like to know what they want the preferred for. If it is for an acquisition that would be a good time to get off the train for a while. JFD

To: diana g who wrote (2521)	7/6/1998 2:15:00 PM
From: Hans-Erik Eriksson	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3115

Hi Diana, > I think we'd have to see their track record before judging them, > but my first impression of the 'whispernumber' site is that I > am Not impressed. In America they have an expression: "I > wouldn't buy a used car from them." <G> Having looked at their site a little bit more, I fully agree with you, they don't look serious at all - maybe I shouldn't even have posted their "whisper number" here...sorry if I made anyone nervous! Many of the competitors to RATL are definately having trouble, I mentioned Select earlier, and also Cayenne (ObjectTeam) preannounced last week with big losses (their stock is under $ 1 now!). Hopefully this is because RATL is winning market share and increasing their leading position ! Best regards, Hans-Erik