Viasoft is an excellent stock, but what about the company?

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Viasoft is an excellent stock, but what about the company?

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The stock Viasoft (VIAS) is an excellent stock, but that is all I know about it. The company doesn't seem to have that great of products except for the fix for the year "2000" problem which many other companies are also working on. Why does Viasoft seem to have an edge on the other companies in the same business? All I know is that I bought that stock at a price of 22 1/2, and watched it run to a split-adjusted price of 114 which is the current price. It has had a few bumps in the road including the June market crash, but other than that, it has sky-rocketed. It seems to me that people are buying the stock, that do not know much about the company. They are the ones that are blindly driving it up, up , up, but when will it end. I have a couple of questions that I would like people to respond to. Why is VIAS seeming to have an edge over most companies like it that make the same product? Also, what will happen to the stock once the year 2000 roles around? Anyone with any info or comments about Viasoft, please respond. For those of you who are being introduced to the stock for the first time, go check out the chart and I am sure you will see what I am talking about. Keep in mind that it split at 70 to 35, and is up to 57 right now.

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169	Margaret: Try this one ... but don't expect much. Subject 11784 TED	TEDennis	-	3/9/1997
168	Margaret, I seem to remember you from the CTN thread when I shorted it you were	B. Pasternak	-	3/8/1997
167	No, I don't but I have another question: WHEN will VIAS be part of the cel	margaret foley	-	3/8/1997
166	Question: Does anyone out there know approx. how long it takes from the time a	Reno Frazzitta	-	2/14/1997
165	No such Luck. This thing has to be bid up by the market makers so that they can	Doug Shapiro	-	2/12/1997
164	Dear carl, Thanks for the feedback- as many have known-I have been an eternal	Staff	-	2/12/1997
163	I am amazed that this stock has held on for so long. Today was sweet. Breaking	Carl Miller	-	2/11/1997
162	AAAaah ! That sounds a bite more realistic. Great thing about SI - it gives me	Staff	-	2/11/1997
161	Staff, not quite as bad as you heard. 350,000 of the 2 million shares to be so	Roger A. Babb	-	2/11/1997
160	I heard rumor that stock to be used will all be insider held stock that they	Staff	-	2/11/1997
159	Viasoft announced a secondary stock offering of 2 million shares today. After	Roger A. Babb	-	2/10/1997
158	Hey - thanks for the note back. Always love to chat to all who agree or disagre	Staff	-	2/7/1997
157	Staff: Thanks for the insight from an experienced (reformed?) trader's pers	TEDennis	-	2/7/1997
156	Many old good traders I knoew have tried this approach and now have honest day	Staff	-	2/7/1997
155	I don't claim to be real experienced at this. However, VIAS was down around	Phil Forbes	-	2/6/1997
154	Phil: It appears that you made a good decision to cover the short. Would you	TEDennis	-	2/6/1997
153	I decided to cover my short position at 43 1/2. Do you anticipate another uptur	Phil Forbes	-	2/6/1997
152	I am still holding my short as I see this stock cut in half from 60. The p/e	Doug Shapiro	-	2/5/1997
151	Well, We'll see if this baby has any support at 40 - 43 range. Covered th	Jon Huang	-	2/5/1997
150	Barron's had an article on overvalued stocks at huge price per sales and pr	Doug Shapiro	-	2/2/1997
149	It's possible. :) The risk far far exceeds the rewards at this point. I t	Jon Huang	-	1/29/1997
148	Jon, Do you think they lost the paperwork on all their contracts?	margaret foley	-	1/29/1997
147	ooooooh, Not a good sign for VIAS today, lower lows and lower highs. In fact,	Jon Huang	-	1/28/1997
146	Phillip, based on today's price action in VIAS I think that I am not the on	Roger A. Babb	-	1/27/1997
145	Phillip, yes I am short VIAS. It is not the deferred revenue that looks so neg	Roger A. Babb	-	1/27/1997

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