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To: The Phoenix who wrote (20762)	1/14/1999 12:15:00 PM
From: Eric	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 77397

Gary Boy you sure hit the nail on the head! The Ascend shareholders made out like bandits on this deal. Eric

To: The Phoenix who wrote (20762)	1/14/1999 12:25:00 PM
From: Don Pueblo	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 77397

cOUSIN SHORTY replies: hAY DOOd! ZIP IT untiL tomoRROW at 4:01, will YOU? I HAve some JAN 99 LEAps I bought LAST YEar when the deal WAS at 25 smaCkERS. TAnks in ADVance.

To: The Phoenix who wrote (20762)	1/14/1999 1:17:00 PM
From: joe	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 77397

Gary, I would think that what LU wants most from ASND is the intellectual capital concerning how to create products in an IP (Internet Protocol) environment. Sure, LU wants the basic core products that ASND has now and corresponding customer contacts, etc..., but there will be many more products coming out in the future as VoIP develops and LU needs the expertise to integrate/convert their old legacy equipment into new VoIP equipment. To do this, they need people's knowledge on how to get it done - no easy task, considering that it takes many years for network engineers to learn their specialized fields and to keep up with the rapidly evolving/changing aspects of network technology. And it's too hard and time consuming for LU to create big IP networking departments, on their own from scratch (a problem that most traditional telecom equipment providers have; specifically the Europeans). Do you think this assessment is accurate? If so, we will see this idea play out more fully as the European equipment telecoms are further nudged to make some big decisions to keep up with the VoIP tidal wave. IP knowledgeable companies are decreasing in supply. Partnerships and alliances are one of the few viable options that I can think of. joe