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Where the Buys Are

COMPANY     PRICE*   P/E RATIO**

CHECK POINT  40         30            Big in-network security
                                      company--and cheap

EDS          43 7/16    20            Good turnaround story

EMC          37 3/4     28            Buy this data-storage
                                      company on dips

INTEL        87 5/8     22            Higher-powered Pentiums
                                      should boost profits

MICROSOFT    83 5/16    52            NT sales are booming

NETWORK      20 1/2     41            Internet name regis-
SOLUTIONS                             tration at a good value

SEAGATE      23 5/16    nm            Volatile disk-drive maker
                                      could see rebound

TMP          24         40            Owner of popular job-
WORLDWIDE                             search web site

VITESSE      49 1/4     42            Highly regarded
                                      chipmaker

WANG         28 3/4     35            Acquisitions are fueling
LABORATORIES                          growth--at last

* Mar. 2
**Estimated 1998 earnings
NM= Not meaningful

DATA: BUSINESS WEEK SURVEY; BLOOMBERG FINANCIAL MARKETS


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