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HP issued the following announcement yesterday:

        The Dii Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: DIIG) and Hewlett-Packard Company
        today announced that they have signed a memorandum of understanding
        in which Dii's contract electronics manufacturing division,
        Dii-Dovatron, will purchase the manufacturing assets of HP's
        Storage Systems Division (SSD) in Greeley, Colorado.

The full press release is at
        < http://www.hp.com/pressrel/nov99/02nov99b.htm >

--Glenn