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To: lml who wrote (9159)	12/15/1998 10:49:00 AM
From: Kevin Yang	Respond to of 19080

Price target $49! ----------- Tuesday December 15, 10:22 am Eastern Time RESEARCH ALERT - Enterprise software cos started NEW YORK, Dec 15 (Reuters) - Warburg Dillon Read analyst Andrew Roskill said he started coverage of five enterprise software companies Tuesday. -- In a report, he rated Baan Co. NV (Nasdaq:BAANF - news) a hold. ''Baan's core ERP business continues to struggle and their reputation has been seriously damaged from recent missteps.'' -- I2 Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq:ITWO - news) was started with a buy rating. Roskill set a 12-month price target of $32 for the stock. -- He said in part that I2 was ''a 'pure play' investment in the supply chain management applications market.'' -- J.D. Edwards & Co. (Nasdaq:JDEC - news) was rated a buy, with a $34 price target. ''We believe that J.D. Edwards' business model has inherently less risk than other vendors.'' -- Roskill rated Oracle Corp. (Nasdaq:ORCL - news) a buy, setting a price target of $49. ''We view Oracle's large installed base and distribution channels as competitive advantages.'' -- PeopleSoft Inc. (Nasdaq:PSFT - news) was rated a hold. ''PeopleSoft has deviated of late from its traditional business model, increasing its risk profile with lower visibility and predictability of earnings.''