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To: Bald Eagle who wrote (2566)	10/5/1998 12:25:00 PM
From: still learning	Respond to of 3033

I was joking about LU, but re buyout, I am uncertain there will be one, price would prbably be in the mid-teens, but not much higher and would depend on VNTV performance and outlook this qtr. Way too many uncertainties right now, but may be worth taking a flier on it.

To: Bald Eagle who wrote (2566)	10/6/1998 9:31:00 PM
From: still learning	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3033

Looks like it's too late. LU already made its big acquisition today: Lucent buys Internet software maker MURRAY HILL, N.J. (Reuters) - Lucent Technologies Inc. (LU - news) said Tuesday it acquired Quadritek Systems Inc., a privately held, start-up developer of Internet protocol network administration software, for about $50 million. Lucent said in a statement the purchase is expected to result in a one-time charge against earnings for an accounting writeoff assigned to in-process research and development that will be taken in the quarter ending Dec. 31.