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To: Bux who wrote (26354)	4/7/1999 10:24:00 AM
From: DownSouth	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 152472

What is the reason for this weakness on low volume this AM? Is this a buy opportunity?

To: Bux who wrote (26354)	4/7/1999 10:24:00 AM
From: waverider	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 152472

Well said Bux. Anyone taking advantage of this little dip to buy more? <H>

To: Bux who wrote (26354)	4/7/1999 10:26:00 AM
From: Sawtooth	Respond to of 152472

Prior posts on this thread discussed Windows CE and relationship to Q's future. MSFT announces changes to CE: Microsoft to Unveil Windows Enhancements for Home Networking Bloomberg News April 6, 1999, 10:25 p.m. PT Microsoft to Unveil Windows Enhancements for Home Networking Redmond, Washington, April 7 (Bloomberg) -- Microsoft Corp. is expected to unveil today enhancements to its Windows operating system to improve its ability to run computer networks in homes, to help tap that rapidly growing market. Microsoft President Steve Ballmer and other executives are expected to announce changes to the Windows 98 and Windows CE systems at the company's Windows Hardware Engineering Conference in Los Angeles, which starts today. The world's biggest software maker and 3Com Corp. will introduce a technology called Typhoon for speeding up security clearance on personal computer networks. Ballmer will trumpet the ability of Windows 2000, formerly known as Windows NT, to handle heavy-duty corporate networking. And he'll say Windows CE can handle home networking. Both messages are aimed at competitors like Sun Microsystems Inc. ''Microsoft wants to position Windows devices as the gateway to the home,'' said Kevin Hause, an analyst at International Data Corp. ''One way is to layer into Windows and Windows CE the functionality and control of other devices.'' Home networking, one of the fastest growing segments of the computer-networking market, is expected to generate sales of $1 billion by 2002, according to Forrester Research. Intel Corp., the world's biggest chipmaker, yesterday unveiled a home- networking package of hardware and software to link PCs, printers and other devices in the home using existing phone lines. Set-Top Boxes Microsoft is expected to outline plans for Windows CE to be the brains behind television set-top boxes that funnel TV programs, telephone calls and Internet data in and out of the home. Windows CE is being adapted for Microsoft's WebTV Networks, a set-top box service that links TVs to the Internet, though progress has been slow. ''They've not moved as quickly as many people thought they'd move,'' said Hause. ''They've fallen behind.'' The Typhoon technology developed by Microsoft and 3Com uses a network interface card, which connects personal computers to networks, to authorize security clearance, rather than relying on the PC itself or the server. It's the first fruit of a strategic alliance between Microsoft and the No. 2 computer-networking company. In January, Microsoft and 3Com announced the alliance to develop computer networks of data, voice and video for home and office. The networks are designed to lower costs for companies and simplify networking for consumers. ''Expect strong statements about how CE is evolving, and how digital appliances are connected in home networking,'' said Tim Bajarin, an analyst at Creative Strategies Inc. Mobile Devices Last week, Ballmer and Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates outlined how the Redmond, Washington-based company plans to push beyond PCs in homes and offices, and into mobile devices that connect to the Internet. Gates said Windows CE, Hotmail e-mail and WebTV Networks will let consumers access the same information from hand-held PCs or Internet phones, without having to move it themselves. ''We've been working on (the concept of) 'any device, anywhere, all your information,' '' Gates said. Microsoft's plan for simplifying the linkup of PCs, printers, TVs and other devices is called Universal Plug and Play because it lets users plug in devices and play them without having to reconfigure the network. Universal Plug and Play is designed to compete against Sun's Jini technology, which also simplifies networks. The hardware-engineering conference comes just weeks before the third and final test version of Windows 2000 is released. Microsoft fell 7/8 to 94 1/16.