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COMPANY/(Symbol)                          PRICE*              P/E**



CHECKPOINT SOFTWARE (CKP)                  13                  17
Security-software supplier should
have 15%-plus profit gain in '02



PEREGRINE SYSTEMS (PRGN)                   16                  37
Software house should beat
'02 earnings estimates



SANMINA-SCI (SANM)                         22                  32
Outsourcing manufacturer is seeing
big business from telecoms



SUNGARD DATA (SDS)                         28                  26
Disaster-recovery business should
spur 23% profit growth



SYNOPSYS (SNPS)                            59                  27
Chip-design automation company
profits could jump 50%



Q LOGIC (QLGC)                             52                  58
2002 profit surprise expected at
storage-software maker



ZORAN (ZRAN)                               34                  41
Chipmaker for DVD players and digital
cameras may double profits next year



* As of Dec. 14
** Based on estimated 2002 earnings



Data: Analyst survey, Bloomberg Financial Markets