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Re: Text of and comments on NSI IPO

Mark,

This wasn't meant as bashing.  It was just news.

Antony7



At 05:03 PM 7/6/97 -0400, Mark Voorhees wrote:
>On Sun, 06 Jul 1997 10:10:09 -0400, Antony Van Couvering wrote:
>
>>2. SAIC is being investigated by the Justice Department, in the form of a
>>CID (Civil Investigative Demand).  According to the IPO prospectus, this
>>was initiated on June 27.  There are no details given except that this is
>>in connection with with an (quoting from the IPO Prospectus) "investigation
>>to determine whether there is, has been, or may be a violation of antitrust
>>laws under the Sherman Act relating to Internet registration products and
>>services. The CID seeks documents and information from SAIC and the Company
>>[Network Solutions, Inc.] relating to their Internet registration business.
>>Neither SAIC nor the Company is aware of the scope or nature of the
>>investigation."
>
>As much fun as it is to bash NSI (and it is fun), it should be
>noted that the mere serving of an investigative demand does not
>mean the company is a target of the investigation. It could
>be--and problably is--a preliminary fact-finding exercise.
>
>Mark
>
>
>
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