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Top Tech Picks

NAME   STOCK PRICE*   P-E**    COMMENT

COMDIAL    11 1/4         13       A below-market multiple for a
                                   company in the potentially hot
                                   Internet phone market

COMPAQ     26 13/16       39       Look for a fourth-quarter earnings
                                   surprise once the inventories are
                                   trimmed

COMPUTER   51             22       A favorable p-e on this software
ASSOCIATES                         powerhouse

COMPUWARE  44 7/16        32       Steady earnings growth and a low
                                   price relative to prospects

ELECTRONIC 42 9/16        28       Faster PCs and video-game
ARTS                               machines should drive healthy
                                   game sales

INTEL      68             22       Bumps lie ahead, but two product-
                                   cycles are coming: a switch to faster
                                   Pentium II and Merced processors

PARAMETRIC 30 1/4         32       1998 profits should grow 30% at
                                   this software-design firm

PMC-SIERRA 37 1/8          35      Specialty chipmaker stands to gain
                                   from Internet growth

*June 1
**Based on 1998 estimated earnings
DATA: BW, BLOOMBERG FINANCIAL MARKETS


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