We move into the second half of 1999 confident that we can meet our earnings goals for the year.

We have already taken major steps toward these goals by slashing our debt by more than $600 million in the fourth quarter. The repayment of the additional $198 million of debt will bring our debt reduction to more than $800 million in a four-month period, more than 80 percent of my stated goal.

As they approach the new millennium, organizations are striving to realize new levels of competitiveness, productivity and customer service through the use of leading-edge information technologies.

We were not generating the volume needed to compete effectively and profitably in the PC business.

When there is a storm in your life, you should learn to understand its reason for existence and prepare yourself, because the test is coming to see what experiences you have learned from it.

No one is ever free when they cannot approach the obstacle that limits them.