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To: BeachBum who wrote (7778)	2/26/1999 10:58:00 PM
From: Naggrachi	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10072

I feel your pain Beach Bum. Having said that, allow me to share my views regarding CPQ. One thing I have learned over time, is that If one is going to put money in a company, the least one could do is research the management. Management, IMO, is the single most important factor to consider when thinking about plowing hard earned money into a company's stock. Investing is like buying a business, would you want to work with the current management if you have to go in and run the business day in and day out? When it comes to 5er, the answer is no, as far as my money is concerned. I can not stand that guy, don't know what it is. He comes across as arrogant, cold, and full of BS everytime he appears on tv. Couple this with the fact that CPQ is changing their strategy every other day, while their competitors have stuck to a simple game plan for the last 5 years, if not more, and everything becomes crystal clear as to what happend today with CPQ. My view of CPQ will not change regardless of how many Zips they include in their models. In fact, based on how popular CPQ models with Zips are, IOM should change the way they do business with CPQ. Afterall, who needs who? For more analysis on today's debacle: fool.com For the record, I own a few shares of DELL. As to your problem, ever thought of arbrtration? Zead

To: BeachBum who wrote (7778)	2/26/1999 11:51:00 PM
From: Michael M	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10072

"I tried to meet with the manager of the office who screwed up my paperwork....." BeachBum. Once it's apparent that there IS a problem, don't try to solve it with the person or office that caused the problem. 1. Send a real U.S. Mail certified letter, politely indicating your beef and asking for the address of the company's legal counsel. 2. Pay an attorney with some letter-head recognition to send a letter (you draft it and let him/her fine tune it) to the other counsel. Agree with your attorney that you will accept billing for a couple more hours so the ....ers can meet for drinks or lunch and come to an agreement. The key to this is hiring someone with a rep. for being mean and willing to act mean on your behalf. Worked for me more than once. I AM NOT AN ATTORNEY AND DO NOT INTEND THE ABOVE AS LEGAL ADVICE. IT IS STRICTLY A RECOMMENDATION TO SEEK COMPETENT PROFESSIONAL COUNSEL! All this assumes you have a good case, in the first place.