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To: FD JR. who wrote (197)	3/19/1999 9:43:00 AM
From: Boaz	Respond to of 261

Something from News.com (might not be related, but who knows?) Report: Alcatel aims to buy software firms By Bloomberg News Special to CNET News.com March 19, 1999, 5:15 a.m. PT Alcatel, Europe's giant phone equipment maker, wants to acquire companies specializing in telecommunications software in the coming month to complete its product offering, according to reports. French newspaper Le Figaro reported the news, citing comments by Chief Executive Serge Tchuruk at the CeBit computer and information technology fair in Hanover, Germany. Tchuruk said Alcatel would target companies specializing in network management, billing, and software that enables companies to offer various Internet services. On March 2, Alcatel agreed to buy computer networking company Xylan for $2 billion in cash, or $37 a share, and two days later announced the $350 million purchase of Assured Access Technology, which makes remote access equipment.