Dell Computer Corp. is a big customer and financial backer.

FORBES: Spiders and Lies

That would help rehabilitate his image with investors who are still smarting from Compaq's surprise disclosure of excess inventory earlier this year, from which its stock has yet to recover: Compaq shares recently traded at about 14 times estimated 1999 earnings, compared with Dell Computer Corp. at 50 times forward earnings.

FORBES: Bon apptit!

Who dares to be first to sell Cisco Systems, Dell Computer, EMC Corp. or Microsoft, even at 50 times forward earnings projections?

FORBES: Time to buy some also-rans