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Technology Stocks : PSFT - 1999: The "Make-It-or-Break-It" Year? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Tom_ who wrote (457)	4/7/1999 4:31:00 PM
From: David W. Ricker	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1274

OT- Question to the thread. How about dividends? Does anybody even care about dividends anymore as a measure of a stock's worth? When does a company typically decide to start paying a dividend? It seems to me that if all stocks paid some kind of dividend, and that was tied to earnings, we might have some more reasonable valuations. Sorry if these questions sound naive, but does anybody care about dividends anymore or is it all just speculation now? I pose this question to the thread because I realize there are some knowledgeable and candid folks listening.

To: Tom_ who wrote (457)	4/7/1999 7:11:00 PM
From: Sawtooth	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1274

<<Many large and small IT shops are "locking down" their technology infrastructures. Virtually all of my larger clients have been doing Y2K compatibility testing for the past 12-24 months. Once they certify their infrastructure and applications, they plan to add no more.>> What a coincidence. This almost mirrors a conversation I had with our Programming Manager this morning. I was asking about their procedure to maintain the integrity of Year 2000 certified systems when they do upgrades and other system maintenance. His answer was, basically, we aren't going to do any changes (until after 01/01/2000). I think he might even have also used the term "locked down". FWIW.