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Top Tech Bets

COMPANY          PRICE*   P-E     COMMENT
ARBOR SOFTWARE     39 1/4   39      Fast-growing maker of online
                                    analytical software
ASCEND             55 1/8   35      Cascade acquisition makes it dominant
                                    player in remote-access market
COMPAQ             107 5/8  17      Leading changes in PC marketing, but faces
                                    risk of price war
EFI                41 1/16  25      Beat earnings estimates last four quarters
LSI                43       30      Gaining ground in specialty chip market
SIERRA             24       27      New Internet products expected to boost
SEMICONDUCTOR                       profits
TERADYNE           43 3/8   33      Big new-product cycle ahead
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS  88 1/2   26      Less dependent on low-margin memory chips
VIASOFT            55      102      Big player in year 2000 software problem

*As of June 2
DATA: SURVEY OF ANALYSTS; BLOOMBERG FINANCIAL MARKETS


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