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Seven Savvy Technology Plays
PRICE-EARNINGS STOCK PRICE* RATIO** CABLETRON 36 1/2 24 Entering new product cycle, p-e is below that of peers CISCO 63 3/8 29 Dominant force in networking will keep getting stronger COMPAQ 75 3/8 13 Largest PC maker will benefit from migration to NT, Pentium Pro processor IBM 148 5/8 12 Strong turnaround story, coupled with stock buyback and healthy earnings growth, restores blue-chip status INTEL 127 1/4 17 Volatility makes it risky, but it still monopolizes chip biz; earnings per share should grow sharply in 1997 LEVEL ONE 36 31 Big potential in nifty technology for boosting capacity of copper wire MICROSOFT 76 3/4 38 Entering new product cycles with Office '97 and NT *Dec. 16 **Based on 1997 earnings estimates DATA: BUSINESS WEEK SURVEY OF FUND MANAGERS, ZACKS EARNINGS ESTIMATES
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