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Technology Stocks : 3Com Corporation (COMS) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: hitesh puri who wrote (29385)	4/1/1999 11:52:00 PM
From: AlienTech	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 45548

COMS GETS TWO AWARDS, COUNT EM THATS IS 2! Wonder why I sold hold it, maybe I expect them to send me an award as well. Dow's Best and Worst Performers in 1999's First Quarter New York, March 31 (Bloomberg) -- Citigroup Inc. was the Dow Jones Industrial Average's best performer for 1999's first quarter, gaining more than 28 percent since the beginning of the year. Philip Morris Co., the world's largest tobacco company, was the 30-stock Dow average's biggest loser, slipping more than 34 percent. Best Performers Citigroup +28.6% United Technologies +24.5% General Motors +21.4% McDonalds +18.0% J.P. Morgan +17.4% American Expres +14.6% Wal-Mart Stores +13.2% Johnson & Johnson +11.7% AlliedSignal +11.0% Alcoa +10.5% Worst Performers Philip Morris -34.2% Eastman Kodak -11.3% Coca-Cola - 8.4% International Paper - 5.9% International Business Machines - 3.9% Exxon - 3.5% Goodyear Tire & Rubber - 1.2% Hewlett-Packard - 0.7% Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing - 0.5% Caterpillar - 0.1% S&P 500's Best and Worst Performers in First Quarter New York, March 31 (Bloomberg) -- LSI Logic Corp. was the Standard & Poor's 500 Index's best performer for 1999's first quarter, rising 93 percent. Service Corp. International, the world's largest funeral home and cemetery company, was the S&P 500's biggest loser, slipping 63 percent. Best Performers LSI Logic +93.4% Sprint (PCS) +91.6% Aeroquip-Vickers +91.4% America Online +88.2% Charles Schwab +71.1% Nextel +55.0% Tandy +54.9% Circuit City +53.4% Frontier Corp. +52.6% Boston Scientific +51.3% Worst Performers Service Corp. -62.6% Rite Aid -50.0% 3Com -48.0% Advanced Micro -46.6% Harnischfeger -44.2% Laidlaw -42.2% Compuware -38.9% Data General -38.4% American Greetings -38.2% Fluor -36.5% Nasdaq 100 Best- and Worst- Performers in First Quarter New York, March 31 (Bloomberg) -- CMGI Inc. was the Nasdaq 100 Index's best performer for 1999's first quarter, gaining more than 243 percent since the beginning of the year. Network Associaties Inc., the top maker of computer security software, was the index's biggest loser, slipping more than 53 percent. Best-Performers CMGI Inc. +243.8% Qualcomm +140.1% At Home +112.1% Level 3 Communications + 68.8% Amazon.com + 60.8% Nextel + 55.0% Sun Microsystems + 46.1% Applied Materials + 44.5% Qwest Communications + 44.2% NTL + 44.2% Worst-Performers Network Associates - 53.7% 3Com - 48.0% American Power - 44.3% Tech Data - 43.0% Compuware - 38.9% Cambridge Technologies - 37.3% Concord - 35.0% Micron - 32.1% Miller - 32.1% Lincare Holdings - 30.7%

To: hitesh puri who wrote (29385)	4/2/1999 9:59:00 PM
From: Steve Porter	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 45548

All: I've been watching the thread and 3com's stock price, both to my dismay. I just can't figure out what's wrong with the stock. They have solid products, commanding market share in almost every single category they are in, and yet they can't seem to make any money, or move the stock price. If this gets back to 30 I'm out.. where it sits right now I'm break even (over about a 1yr period).. I'd really like to NOT have 3COM go into the books as a loss.. I like this company... hell I'm even thinking of applying for a job in the Palm division.. but they really need to do something... The one thing I have been noticing from COMS is a total lack of focus on anything. Too many pots and not enough fingers I suppose.. Regards, Steve