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Technology Stocks : Novell (NOVL) dirt cheap, good buy? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: ToySoldier who wrote (26788)	4/28/1999 11:07:00 AM
From: DJBEINO	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 42771

W.R. HAMBRECHT + CO. CREATES ALLIANCE WITH NOVELL INC. THROUGH Equity Agreement Business Editors & High-Tech Writers SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 28, 1999-- Novell to Take Minority Stake in Entrepreneurial Investment Bank Founded by Financial Services Leader Bill Hambrecht W.R. Hambrecht + Co., an entrepreneurial investment bank founded by industry leader Bill Hambrecht, today announced that Novell(R) Inc., (Nasdaq:NOVL), one of the world's leading technology companies, has made an investment in W.R. Hambrecht + Co. The investment by Novell, made through Novell Ventures (formerly the Internet Equity Fund), represents a minority interest in W.R. Hambrecht + Co. "Our agreement with Novell provides W.R. Hambrecht + Co. greater access to the world of technology through one of the leading companies in its industry," said Bill Hambrecht, CEO of W.R. Hambrecht + Co. "We are excited about the opportunity to tap the wealth of technological insight at Novell. There is no smarter CEO in Silicon Valley than Novell's Eric Schmidt, and I personally look forward to working with him as we move forward." "Our relationship with W.R. Hambrecht + Co. will provide us a valuable lens through which we can view developments at the intersection of technology and capital markets," said Dr. Eric Schmidt, Novell Chairman and CEO. "We are enthusiastic about working with Bill Hambrecht and his team. Together, we can use networking technology to bring a fresh approach to wealth creation and the world of investment banking." As a growth company, W.R. Hambrecht + Co. looks for strategic capital to fund its ongoing business objectives. Novell's investment will help W.R. Hambrecht + Co. pursue a wide variety of growth and new business objectives to which it is committed. In February 1999, W.R. Hambrecht + Co. launched its OpenIPO system, an auction-based method of taking companies public on the Internet, and has quickly moved to the forefront of technology-driven investment banking companies. Novell Ventures Novell Ventures promotes Novell's interests in advancing innovative networking technologies. The $50 million fund typically makes investments in development-stage software companies that are in their first or second rounds of financing. The fund is focused on software products that support NDS and Java applications that run on servers, such as Novell's NetWare 5, for distribution across networks. Companies interested in the Fund can find more information about it at developer.novell.com. W.R. Hambrecht + Co. W.R. Hambrecht + Co. offers a full range of financial services that builds on its stated "early investing" philosophy focusing on emerging companies. Founded in January 1998 by Silicon Valley pioneer Bill Hambrecht, W.R. Hambrecht + Co. became a licensed broker-dealer in July 1998. The company is active in investment banking, private equity, research, trading and electronic underwriting through its OpenIPO system. Initially, W.R. Hambrecht + Co. is focusing on three growth industries significantly affected by new technological developments: software, the Internet, and branded consumer products.

To: ToySoldier who wrote (26788)	4/29/1999 10:58:00 PM
From: Jack Whitley	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 42771

<<HEY I LOVE THAT COMMERCIAL!!! Now that would be a powerful commercial! There is so much that NOVL could take off from that plot. You should be in advertising.>> Toy, What about this one ? I have a million of these (and I can take the high road as well, though I think the below could be pretty effective without even having to "name" the offending software company.) ********************************************************************* tight camera shot of a help desk agent on the phone with a user, telling the user "Reboot". Camera backs to show two help desk agents talking to two different users, and in unison saying "Reboot". Now pull farther away, four saying "Reboot", then eight, then 16, then 32, 64, 128, then pan back to show the entire office building with a chorus of the word "Reboot" eminating from the building. "Re-boot"......."Re-boot"..............."RE-BOOT"...... then do a voice over that says "Want to stop this madness?"..................NOVELL.COM

To: ToySoldier who wrote (26788)	5/4/1999 5:47:00 PM
From: Spartex	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 42771

Big guns pointing at Microsoft? Weekend reports that an IBM (IBM: news, msgs) executive may take the stand and testify against Microsoft in the government's antitrust case was fodder for Monday discussion at SiliconInvestor. ToySoldier ..."Finally, a prominent directly affected industry organization with some guts is going to speak on behalf of the DOJ's case. I guess it takes a company the size of IBM to step forward and speak on behalf of the other industry players that are too scared to testify against Microsoft for fear of retaliation. This announcement will not bode well for Microsoft stock price." John F. Dowd ..."IBM has been orchestrating this whole event from the start. They, as do most corps, have great memories and they are still smarting from how they were outflanked by Microsoft over the past 10 years. This announcement is two days old. I doubt that another whiner on the side of DOJ is going to make a difference. The present value of Microsoft is a great opportunity....to get into this great company at a discount of nearly 20 percent. " RTev ..."Aha. Epiphany. It's all becoming much clearer now. IBM is behind it all. But we've also learned from (another board poster) that the DOJ is a communist outfit. So now, I figure that must mean that IBM - the ringleader in this whole thing - is just a communist front organization. Is that the way it goes? And I know that aliens have to fit in here somewhere, but I'll wait to find out about their nefarious machinations." Stick around RTev. We're sure there's a message board somewhere just for investors worried about corporate manipulation by aliens. cbs.marketwatch.com +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Toy, spoken like a true insider!!!! LOL! Way to get into the CBS.Marketwatch news fellow!!!! Humbly, QuadK