Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Technology Stocks : Compaq -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Aitch who wrote (54596)	3/23/1999 3:33:00 PM
From: rupert1	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 97611

Aitch: ".......difficulties with currency exchange rates akin to the Brazilian issue...... Nah! The changeover from national currencies has already happened on 4th January, 1999 at the level of national bank and central bank and in all the bond markets and stock exchanges. The preparation took years and it went very smoothly. The next changeover is from the actually physical currency and that won't be until 2001. I would have thought that the changeover would have generated more orders for COMPAQ, not less. And since it is a software issue (except for currency signs on the keyboards), I cannot see how it can be a major problem for the clients. UNLESS he is suggesting that small businesses are spending their IT budget on euro software compliance rather than on new hardware? CPQ is going to have to beef up its software offerings.