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To: DJBEINO who wrote (43583)	3/9/1999 3:39:00 PM
From: yousef hashmi	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 53903

-- =Analyst Plays Down Persistent Intel Shortfall Rumors >INTC -- NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Intel Corp. (INTC) shares fell by more that $4 earlier Tuesday on renewed rumors that the company could pre-announce a sales shortfall for the first quarter, but at least one prominent analyst thinks the company is 'on track.' The story floating around the market Tuesday goes something like this: Intel is putting pressure on its sales force to book as many orders as possible by Thursday, March 11. If the company doesn't meet targets by then, the company will pre-announce, market sources said, adding quickly that the story is just a rumor. Dan Niles, an analyst at BancBoston Robertson Stephens, said he had heard the rumor but doesn't believe it. 'March looks like it's pretty much right on track' for Intel, Niles said. Niles said rumors that Intel would pre-announce have circulated since reports from Compaq Computer Corp. (CPQ) indicated that PC sales weren't as strong in February as had been hoped for. And having Intel rival Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) preannounce a loss Monday 'gives more fuel to the fire,' he said. 'People are nervous right now, and I don't blame them,' Niles said. Many PC companies are having a 'tough' first quarter. An Intel spokesman didn't immediately return calls for comment. Earlier, Intel shares fell to a low of 115 1/8 after hitting 120 3/16. More recently Intel was off 3 9/16, or 3%, at 116 1/64, on Nasdaq volume of 18 million shares, compared with average daily volume of 17.9 million. Christopher Grimes (201) 938-5253 (END) DOW JONES NEWS 03-09-99 03:03 PM- - 03 03 PM EST 03-09-99 Symbols: US;AMD US;CPQ US;DELL US;INTC Source DJ - Dow Jones Categories: I/CPM I/CPR I/SEM SUB/DJN SUB/DJWI SUB/DJS SUB/HIY SUB/HYL SUB/STK SUB/TEC SUB/WEI M/TEC GEO/CAL GEO/NME GEO/PRM GEO/TX GEO/US GEO/USS GEO/USW

To: DJBEINO who wrote (43583)	3/9/1999 4:17:00 PM
From: Earlie	Respond to of 53903

Djbeino: I'm adding this one to my famous file of IDC overly optimistic mis-statements. I can't recall a single time when they came close. I loved the part about the world-wide volume (that's units, not revenues, heh, heh, heh) will be down 14.7% in Q1. Of course, it will quickly rebound and bring the total up to the point where the year's increase is 14%. Wow,....that last three quarters will surely be a barn burner. Of course they provide not one plausible reason for this garbage, but what the heck,....the PC companies pay the bills, so they can't be negative. Too bad they can't be even marginally truthful. This thing is so distorted that IDC's credibility, as minimal as it was, should now be non-existent. Best, Earlie