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To: bertrand bidaud who wrote (565)	3/24/1999 5:25:00 PM
From: Steve Fancy	Respond to of 3891

Thanks Bertrand...please keep us in mind here as you get any answers. Almost picked up the same JUN 20 C that I sold the other day, but probably made a mistake and bought bid.com instead. sf

To: bertrand bidaud who wrote (565)	3/25/1999 1:41:00 PM
From: Steve Fancy	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3891

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. Copyright 1999, Bloomberg L.P. All Rights Reserved.