At 1:55 PM -0800 3/11/02, "Interex" <[log in to unmask]> wrote to me
(and probably to thousands of other Interex members):

>Dear Interex Member,
>
>This is a news announcement from Interex.
>______________________________________________________________
>
>Interex Board Votes to Support Hewlett-Packard/Compaq Merger
>
>Sunnyvale, Calif.--March 11, 2002--In a unanimous decision by its Board of
>Directors, Interex, the International Association of HP Computing
>Professionals, today announced that the organization intends to vote the
>shares of its holdings of Hewlett-Packard stock in favor of a merger between
>HP and Compaq.
>
>"We believe our members will enjoy the inherent benefits of a marriage
>between HP and Compaq," said Bob Combs, Chairman of the Interex Board of
>Directors. "The merger of these two industry pioneers will give Interex
>members broader access to leading technology, R&D programs, marketing, and
>service and support, enabling them to strengthen their computing platforms."
>
>
>ABOUT INTEREX
>
>Interex is the world's largest independent organization of IT leaders
>incorporating HP and HP-compatible technology in their computing strategy.
>For 28 years Interex has produced the world's leading HP-centric
>conferences, publications, online services and other educational tools
>supporting its member's platform involvement with MPE, HP-UX, NT, Linux and
>OpenView. For more information on Interex - where shared knowledge equals
>shared power - please visit www.interex.org.
>
>###
>Contact:       Alex Sapiz
>               Interex
>               (408) 743-4623
>               [log in to unmask]


Please note these minor technical details:

1) I have been an Interex member since the 1970s (when the group was
    called the "HP 3000 International Users Group".

2) The Interex Board may have voted unanimously, but such is not the
    case with Interex's membership.

3) I do not like it when people claim to speak for me.  If I need to
    express an opinion (or a "belief"), I do so myself.  Likewise, I
    do not like to endorse anybody else's opinions.


Thank you,

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  |            r  |  Alfredo                     [log in to unmask]
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  |      a        |  Manager, R & D Labs
  |    d          |  Adager Corporation
  |  A            |  Sun Valley, Idaho 83353-3000            U.S.A.
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