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To: Dale Baker who wrote (4620)	4/22/1999 2:51:00 AM
From: Dale Baker	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 118717

FNDTF started by EOffering: EOFFERING Takes a Stand i0 /PRNewswire/ -- The following is being issued by EOFFERING, a member of the National Association of Securities Dealers, CRD number 36717: April 20, 1999 11:05 AM EDT EOFFERING initiates coverage on five payment stocks in retail, wholesale, corporate and bill presentment and payment. Analyst Gary R. Craft, CFA, has initiated coverage with Buy ratings on Transaction System Architects (TSAI) and Fundtech (FNDTF), Attractive Ratings on Bottomline Technologies (EPAY) and Cybercash (CYCH) and a Hold rating on Checkfree (CKFR). These five companies represent the drivers to electronic infrastructure development which is automating the way all existing payment networks clear and settle transactions as well as new electronic bridges that help move traffic from the Internet to these networks. In the bill presentment and payment market, the shift from fat client home banking services to thin client services is causing some concern for legacy organizations, yet Craft does believe that Checkfree can bridge this gap and move to the thin client model. Moreover, the corporate payments market is undergoing its own set of dynamic changes favoring the fortunes of Bottomline Technologies. EOFFERING, an online investment banking firm funded in part by ETRADE Group, Inc. and Sandy Robertson, founder and former CEO of Robertson Stephens & Co., provides full service Investment Research and Capital Markets capabilities to Institutional and Individual Investors. If you would like a copy of this report, then please visit the Company's website at www.eoffering.com. SOURCE E*OFFERING

To: Dale Baker who wrote (4620)	4/22/1999 2:39:00 PM
From: American Spirit	Respond to of 118717

* This should fit for your thread. California Technology Analyst Tells StockHouse.com: Ericsson to Buy 3Com; Others Hint at Possible Takeover MIAMI, April 22 /PRNewswire/ -- California Technology Stock Letter analyst Michael Murphy confirmed in a StockHouse feature interview that his recent Buy recommendation on 3Com (Nasdaq: COMS) was based on his expectations that Ericsson would takeover 3Com by year-end. Murphy warned that a weak 3Com Q4, if the company did not meet their earnings expectations, would "absolutely" place 3Com into takeover play. Murphy believes that Ericsson met 3Com for buyout talks about "3 weeks ago." Murphy suggested other suitors might include Siemens, Alcatel, Nokia or Lucent. In a separate interview, Needham & Co. analyst Peter Lieu told StockHouse, in response to a possible takeover by Ericsson, Siemens, Alcatel, Nokia or Lucent, "...there's tremendous value. I tell people the analogy I draw is that if you have a pretty girl go to a dance and she's all alone and you try to make your bet on who's going to take her home, chances are there will be a lot of interest. But, you can't really pick, who she's going to go home with. I'm looking at a company with $6 billion of sales, and if you take the cash away from the market value -- it's selling at 1X sales? It's a bargain. It's an extraordinary bargain. * CDNW also takeover target from Time Warner * WIND still way down at bottom despite assurances they will meet estimates. Down about 50% this month. Could go back there soon. * AFCI just hit down to $7 and change. New CEO and big Bell South deal should propel back to teens. Takeover target too.