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Technology Stocks : Aspect Telecommunications (ASPT) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Thomas Scharf who wrote (446)	10/19/1998 6:50:00 PM
From: MeDroogies	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 2018

It is...problem is, ASPT has had the day traders land on it from time to time, and when they take a bite........they really take a bite! ASPT will undoubtedly have problems shaking these guys off their back. Once shorters show up, they are tough to get rid of until you consistently beat estimates. Look at ORCL. Damn stock has been outperforming estimates, yet it can't get any momentum to pass the 30 mark. Why? Because of ill will and bad feeling from a year ago, the shorters have been able to maintain a vise-like grip on it. ASPT may be facing the same short-term future. I am holding because this is a 40 dollar stock that is just running under radar for the time being.

To: Thomas Scharf who wrote (446)	10/21/1998 12:02:00 PM
From: Thomas Scharf	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 2018

INTERVIEW-Aspect sees Asia revenues tripling biz.yahoo.com By Andrea Tan SINGAPORE, Oct 21 (Reuters) - Asia's contribution to Aspect Telecommunications Corp (Nasdaq:ASPT - news) global revenues is expected to soar 300 percent this year, a senior company official said on Wednesday. ''Our future growth will come from Asia-Pacific and the international business, but clearly the new markets will be substantially more,'' Asia-Pacific Managing Director Andie Rees told Reuters in an interview. He said Aspect's revenues in Asia, excluding Japan, although it was still a small and new player in the call centre industry, would soar by about 300 percent in 1998. Rees said the growth would be less in future. ''You don't expect to see that year on year though. But in terms of dollar value, the figure will still increase,'' he said. For the year ended December 31 1997, international operations, of which Asia is a part, generated 28 percent of Aspect's turnover of US$391 million. The firm does not have a specific figure for Asia. Rees said total turnover would hit about US$500 million this year. The San Jose, California-based group stepped into Asia about 18 months ago, before the region's economic upheaval started, and has not looked back. ''We have done nothing but grow in this recession. Having said that, I think the outlook ahead is a little gloomy,'' Rees said. He said although once-bright markets like Thailand and Indonesia were now crisis-stricken, Aspect's plans for the region had not been affected. ''It hasn't affected our plans because we came here with the focus on Singapore, Hong Kong and Australia,'' Rees said. He said Aspect was not deterred by the regional crisis and had laid its foundation and infrastructure to position itself for a turnaround in Asia's economies. ''From those three hubs, we've already springboarded into the Philippines and done well there. We see things happening in Taiwan and looking quite exciting for us.'' Rees said the firm was not looking to huge geographical markets but to value markets like Singapore and Hong Kong. ''We are fairly selective in the types of business that we work on. We don't chase every piece of business,'' he said. ''When you have 35 people, you can't anyway.'' Rees said opportunities abound in Asia as it had a high percentage of call centres in the infancy stage and with lots more room to advance. Further deregulation in Asia's telecommunications industry would propel Aspect's growth, he said. -- Singapore newsroom 870 3080; Fax 776 8112 -- Email: singapore.newsroom@reuters.com