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Technology Stocks : Lucent Technologies (LU) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Mark Palmberg who wrote (7546)	4/23/1999 11:41:00 AM
From: Mighty Mizzou	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 21876

I saw it Mark, I agree with you. Very impressive to say the least! Top management seems very realistic, focused, and people oriented, not slave driving hypsters aiming for making that all mighty EPS. Very exciting to watch McGinn talk about his 'start up'. LU is the IBM of the next millenium. I think McGinn ranks with Armstrong and Gerstner but is much more dynamic. The perfect personality to run this monster. GO LU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

To: Mark Palmberg who wrote (7546)	4/23/1999 3:37:00 PM
From: tajen	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 21876

I am not very pleased with the LU stock price movement. LU is heading back to $58 next week, I think. ASND might continue to move up slightly until its quarter earings report released.

To: Mark Palmberg who wrote (7546)	4/23/1999 8:10:00 PM
From: George the Greek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 21876

re: McGinn and Fiorina come across as incredibly bright, focused, and driven individuals who have a very good grasp of the challenges that lie ahead for LU. Generally agreed. But on the Fiorina point, while intense, smart, I view her through admittedly somewhat unrosy glasses of having been cast off into the Lucent-Philips cellphone joint venture, which came out of Lucent's former Consumer Products unit, and then later terminated when the venture couldn't make it. Not such a happy experience when you are on the receiving end of hard business decisions, even though it was, from a business perspective, the correct one. Didn't someone say that there was a reputation for being a hatchet-woman? Ahhh, that felt good [controlled venting]. That being said, I STILL LOVE LUCENT. George