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Technology Stocks : IVI Checkmate (CMIV) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Sultan who wrote (2004)	2/15/1999 7:13:00 PM
From: hsg	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 3721

Be nice if he was uncomfortable with them and and instead blows them away (on the upside)...countdown begins...

To: Sultan who wrote (2004)	2/18/1999 11:19:00 AM
From: hsg	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3721

Has anyone noticed that there are 15,900 shared BID at 10$. Where did this come from? Someone wants in bad, perhaps this is the begginning of an increase in demand...

To: Sultan who wrote (2004)	2/18/1999 5:06:00 PM
From: hsg	Respond to of 3721

Remember this stuff...this is all going to happen soon, I would think...where does Ingenico fit in... CHECKING THE FALL AT IVI CHECKMATE This year's slide at IVI Checkmate (CMIV) is just one example of small-cap stocks that have been battered. From nearly 7 in June, shares of this provider of electronic payments slumped to 4 3/8 by Sept. 22. Obviously, a massive rush for the exits took place. But not everyone has given up. Some believe IVI Checkmate will be a winner--thanks in part to interest from Ingenico. This French company owns 9% of IVI Checkmate, with the right to raise its stake to 15%. Some think Ingenico will add to its holdings--maybe beyond 15%. Chairman Jean-Jacques Poutrel says Ingenico intends to make a ''very important'' acquisition to boost Ingenico's ''position in several countries.'' Some investors think IVI Checkmate is the target. IVI Checkmate CEO Barry Thomson acted swiftly to put a poison pill in place. Meanwhile, France's Groupe Bull is said to be poised to buy a stake in Ingenico. Steve Shook of investment firm Interstate/Johnson Lane in Charlotte, N.C., has put out a strong buy rating on IVI Checkmate, which was formed in June, when Checkmate Electronics and Canada's International Verifact merged. Its products include point-of-sale check readers, signature-capturing devices, and electronic processing equipment. Shook's target for the stock: 11 a share. BY GENE G. MARCIAL