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To: Sig who wrote (58703)	8/17/1998 6:09:00 PM
From: Tweaker	Respond to of 176387

From ComputerWorld: Dell makes NT server splash computerworld.com Soon everyone will be able to own a Dell: computerworld.com Phil

To: Sig who wrote (58703)	8/17/1998 7:20:00 PM
From: jhg_in_kc	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 176387

to sig, LOD, jbn3, all: I found link to great info on whisper number! pathfinder.com hope this will shed some light on this racket jhg

To: Sig who wrote (58703)	8/17/1998 7:39:00 PM
From: jhg_in_kc	Respond to of 176387

to Sig Frank, and all Can anyone shed light on how whisper numbers originate? I believe there is a great opportunity for collusive mendacity here. Does one analyst sit down and call up a group of his counterparts and take a poll and then publish this somewhere? Ostensibly, the purpose of the whisper number must be to update a 60 day or so old forecast but what's to prevent MMs from deliberately hyping the number so high that they know the stock can't meet it and then scare people into selling thier holdings by saying, "See your stock isn't so great after all. Sure it beat the First Call estimate but it didn't beat the whisper number so you see it's overpriced. You'd better sell. I could maybe take it off your hands but I don't know,etc, etc" Then they buy back the stock they've sold short. Who organizes or collates the whisper numbers on the street? How are they disseminated? why are they even necessary for legitimate (not cynical, trading) purposes? I am surprised at how little information I could find on a web search? any thoughts. Last time Dell's earnings which were good were found to be lacking because of an inflated whisper number. At one point as I remember there was even a range of whsper numbers which is even more absurd. Which whisper do you believe? Is thre anything the small investor can do about this possibly corrupt practice? jhg

To: Sig who wrote (58703)	8/18/1998 7:49:00 AM
From: Bandit19	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 176387

Sig, Good morning! From IBD: TECH PUBLICATION'S 100 POLL RANKS TOP HIGH TECH FIRMS Lucent Technologies and Vignett were named best overall by Red Herring. 12 Technologies and Avici Systems were designated best prey, according to the Sept. issue. Other winners: Loral Space & Communications for long-term potential,DELL FOR BEST MANAGEMENT, Yahoo for best partnerships, AOL for best marketing, Intel for best strategic investor, Cisco for best predator and Texas Instruments for best comeback. Best, Steve