To: Frank Ellis Morris who wrote (107837 ) 3/6/1999 6:12:00 PM From: stockman_scott Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 176387
One of the most CREDIBLE analysts speaks out on the DELL / IBM venture: <<3/5/99 / CS First Boston / Michael Kwatinetz/ FY2000E: $1.45 DELL (Strong Buy Rating) IBM Agreement is a Positive for DELL ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Under terms of the 7 year, $16B agreement, DELL will have access to high capacity disk drives, network adapter cards, flat panel displays, high performance SRAM & custom chips. *We believe this agreement could eventually broaden to include storage sub-systems and services. *This agreement highlights DELL's position in the industry: it will source technology from any company where it gets great technology at a favorable cost. *We believe this agreement will further extend DELL's push into the enterprise, as it gets cross-licensing of a broad portion of IBM's patent portfolio, needed increased componentry, and can leverage its strong customer base. *DELL will also get an additional flat panel display provider at a time when that product is supply-constrained.>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- As long as I have been invested in DELL, Kwatinetz has accurately covered this stock. I follow the CS First Boston reviews of DELL closely. They may not say as much as the other investment firms, but IMHO they mean more. The DELL-IBM agreement is truly a bold and visonary move by both companies. DELL will gain A LOT from this new relationship. It may take the skeptics a little while to realize this. Yet, soon enough they will have to admit it <ggg> . DELL will continue to prove they are the next DELL. Regards, Scott