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To: rascalbythesea who wrote (12654)	4/9/1999 3:19:00 PM
From: signist	Respond to of 42804

April 09, 1999 14:13 PRESS DIGEST - U.S. technology trade publications NEW YORK, April 9 (Reuters) - For the week of April 5, here are some of the top stories reported in major U.S. technology trade publications. ----------- INFORMATIONWEEK - ------------ PC WEEK - Compaq Computer Corp. , one of the pioneers of the sub-$1,000 computers, unveiled its ProSignia notebooks for small-to-medium size businesses, using chips from Intel rival Advanced Micro Devices Inc. , according to the April 5 issue of PC Week. Depending on the notebooks' performance, Compaq is considering using AMD processors for ProSignia desktops and servers. Microsoft Corp. is working on upgrades for its Windows CE operating system and making it suitable for desktoplike features on palm-size and handheld PCs--and even smart phones, according to PC Week. Code-named Rapier, the program will add applications such as Excel and Word. ------------- EE TIMES - Now that several router startups have tapped out the core backbone market for gigabit and terabit speeds, a second wave of newcomers seeks to establish a space alongside Cisco Systems . The new companies include Shasta Networks, Abatis Systems and MRV Communications . ------------ INTERNET WORLD - Internet companies as diverse as MarketWatch.com and iVillage raced to take advantage of a first quarter IPO environment that was the most buoyant ever known. INTERNET WORLD's index of 50 Internet stocks rose by 91 percent during the quarter, far more than the Dow Jones Industrial Average which was up 6.6 percent, or Nasdaq up 12.3 percent. ----------- COMPUTERWORLD - Microsoft plans to release its Windows 2000 in October, but according to Computerworld's April 5 issue, the software group will lack some integral management tools, including Active Directory and Intellimirror. The article said the company is leaving out the tools to get the operating system out the door and avoid criticism for further delays.

To: rascalbythesea who wrote (12654)	4/10/1999 5:51:00 PM
From: Sector Investor	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 42804

Benny, I saw your post on the Yahoo! thread where they were discussing short interest. Here is the short interest data for the last 21 months. Although short interest was high in April '98, it dropped in May, then rose much higher with the convertable debt. We have now been slowly dropping for 5 months, but there is still a 10% short interest - enough to put some upside pressure on this stock someday. Month Short Int Avg Vol Ratio Low-High 03/99 2,693,335 224,736 11.98 5.9-7.0 02/99 2,733,148 636,096 4.30 6.4-9.3 01/99 2,809,119 487,651 5.76 6.2-9.9 12/98 2,865,161 347,177 8.25 5.5-6.8 11/98 2,947,138 843,085 3.50 6.7-8.0 10/98 3,138,973 509,099 6.17 5.1-9.0 09/98 2,901,366 1,573,496 1.84 5.8-7.9 08/98 4,296,482 455,220 9.44 5.5-20 07/98 4,294,502 497,436 8.63 20-23 06/98 3,491,961 421,136 8.29 19-22 05/98 2,451,112 446,661 5.49 25-27 04/98 2,961,645 577,178 5.13 26-27 03/98 2,224,600 892,251 2.49 23-26 02/98 1,465,730 424,508 3.45 28-29 01/98 1,844,272 437,199 4.22 21-26 12/97 1,885,764 451,913 4.17 21-26 11/97 1,130,491 596,820 1.89 23-27 10/97 1,062,785 482,934 2.20 36-38 09/97 1,147,054 406,289 2.82 31-36 08/97 1,030,372 261,768 3.94 26-30 07/97 1,706,696 408,142 4.18 31-34