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To: hotlinktuna who wrote (72534)	4/30/1999 10:29:00 AM
From: songw	Respond to of 119973

Marimba IPO Sympathy- NVDM 11s Another internet ipo, Marimba is expected to make its way into the market later today after pricing last night at 20, above its expected range. MRBA marimba.com makes software that lets companies install and automatically update and maintain software applications within a company or across the Internet. The company sells its products through a direct sales force, distributors, and resellers. Users of Marimba's Castanet line include Charles Schwab, Seagate, and Home Depot. ipocentral.com One to watch if MRBA launches itself into the stratisphere may be Novadigm NVDM 11s. Not unlike MRBA, NVDM novadigm.com designs, markets and supports an automated solution to software management in medium and large organizations with complex distributed computing environments. The company's products use patented adaptive configuration and ''fractional differencing'' technologies to increase the speed and reliability -- up to 99 percent -- and reduce the complexity and cost -- by 80 percent or more -- of distributing software across large-scale networks. Novadigm licenses its products to Fortune Global 1,000 IT organizations, software vendors and service providers around the world according to a recent release. So alike are MRBA and NVDM that the companies have been engaged in a patent dispute over their respective automated solutions. NVDM claims MRBA is violating its patent. novadigm.com news.com NVDN, trading 11s- has been edging up in expectation of a strong showing by MRBA's ipo.

To: hotlinktuna who wrote (72534)	4/30/1999 10:30:00 AM
From: Mr. Big	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 119973

BancBoston Robertson Stephens Reiterates Strong Buy Rating on CPWR SAN FRANCISCO, April 30 /PRNewswire/ -- The following is being issued by BancBoston Robertson Stephens, a member of the National Association of Securities Dealers, CRD number 41271: BancBoston Robertson Stephens managing director and senior software analyst Marshall Senk today reiterated his Strong Buy rating and raised estimates on Compuware Corp. (Nasdaq: CPWR - news). The company, headquartered in Farmington Hills, Mich., is a leading provider of software products and professional services designed to increase the productivity of information systems organizations. ''Based on the company's strong fourth quarter results on all fronts, we are reiterating our Strong Buy rating on Compuware. We believe that the business will sustain its strong organic growth rate and margins will continue to expand, however, at a reduced rate,'' said Senk. ''We are raising our fiscal 2000 revenue estimate from $2.155 billion to $2.209 billion and our earnings per share estimate from $1.13 to $1.18. For fiscal 2001, we are introducing an earnings per share estimate of $1.57 and a revenue estimate of $2.950 billion.'' Clients interested in receiving more information should contact their salesperson at 415-781-9700. BancBoston Robertson Stephens is a leading international investment banking firm focused on growth companies. The firm's 55 equity and high yield research analysts cover more than 600 companies. Additional information is available upon request.