Exodus blew away our revenue expectations. We are very pleased with these numbers, and we believe the market will breath a big sigh of relief with rapid 34 percent sequential growth, versus our estimate of 27 percent.

We believe the likelihood of the merger going through remains high, but it is possible that the merger will be delayed or that the U.S. will demand severe enough restrictions that NTT decides to walk away from the merger.

We believe the likelihood of the merger going through remains high, but it is possible that the merger will be delayed or that the U.S. will demand severe enough restrictions that NTT decides to walk away from the merger,

It's legitimate to think we will see a slowdown in PCs and servers in 2005 but what the Street may be underestimating is Dell's ability to grow earnings through profit margin expansion,

Overall, IBM will paint a picture that demand is solid. It may not be as robust as earlier in the year, but things haven't fallen off a cliff,

Gap's management appears to be focused more on improving profits. Wall Street will certainly become concerned if earnings miss expectations.