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To: Bindusagar Reddy who wrote (51713)8/6/1998 8:34:00 AM
From: Edward J. Edwards, III  Respond to of 61433
 
TOP25: Computer Software & Services Firms (ASND Reference)

CBS MarketWatch - Alerts - August 06, 1998 07:31

[CBS_MW, LAX] The current top 25 dollar volume issues among the Computer Software &
Services Firms are reported below. The calculated dollar volume represents the approximate
wealth exchanged in the market as of the time of this report. By constantly searching the universe
of instruments on the NYSE, AMEX and NASD exchanges, we can identify the hottest traders
in these marketplaces for you throughout the day. This sector had a total dollar volume of
$10,649,044,931 at the time this report was compiled. Issues are included in the sector based
on the primary SIC code reported for the ticker symbol. A more comprehensive listing of the
Top 100 issues in each category is available on the CBS MarketWatch website.

The leader in this category is MICROSOFT CORP(NASD: MSFT). The current price
observation for this stock is 104 3/8. The stock moved down 0 1/8 from its previous day closing
price of 104 1/2. The trading range for the day is a high of 106 1/4 and a low of 101 1/2. A total
of 30,052,200 shares had exchanged hands making total activity valued at approximately
$3,136,698,375. The last observed trade size for this issue was for 300 shares.

The number 2 issue is AMERICA ONLINE INC(NYSE: AOL). The current price observation
for this stock is 107 3/8. The stock moved down 3 5/8 from its previous day closing price of
111. The trading range for the day is a high of 114 1/8 and a low of 97 1/2. A total of
15,879,900 shares had exchanged hands making total activity valued at approximately
$1,705,104,263. The last observed trade size for this issue was for 5,000 shares.

The number 3 issue is SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC(NASD: SUNW). The current price
observation for this stock is 47 7/8. The stock moved up 2 3/8 from its previous day closing
price of 45 1/2. The trading range for the day is a high of 49 3/4 and a low of 44 7/8. A total of
13,384,300 shares had exchanged hands making total activity valued at approximately
$640,773,363. The last observed trade size for this issue was for 4,400 shares.

The number 4 issue is YAHOO INC(NASD: YHOO). The current price observation for this
stock is 83 7/8. The stock moved down 1 1/4 from its previous day closing price of 85 1/8. The
trading range for the day is a high of 87 3/4 and a low of 79. A total of 6,766,900 shares had
exchanged hands making total activity valued at approximately $567,573,738. The last observed
trade size for this issue was for 1,000 shares.

The number 5 issue is ASCEND COMM INC(NASD: ASND). The current price observation
for this stock is 47. The stock moved down 0 3/4 from its previous day closing price of 47 3/4.
The trading range for the day is a high of 48 1/4 and a low of 44 5/8. A total of 7,679,000
shares had exchanged hands making total activity valued at approximately $360,913,000. The
last observed trade size for this issue was for 2,300 shares.



To: Bindusagar Reddy who wrote (51713)8/6/1998 10:16:00 AM
From: Robohogs  Respond to of 61433
 
Report was as bullish as I've ever read. Only thing that made me nervous is that SSB was Ascend's merger advisor on the SRA deal. They probably have best info. but also are most biased. They have to support deal.



To: Bindusagar Reddy who wrote (51713)8/6/1998 11:12:00 AM
From: djane  Respond to of 61433
 
**OT** GSTRF/LOR. Nice opportunity right now ($22/25 respectively) for the long-term investor.