John Roth Strong Quotations

I am pleased with our strong growth in the quarter across our carrier segment in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific.

Given our strong market position and leadership in high-performance Internet solutions, we continue to expect to grow significantly faster than theÊ market, with anticipated growth in revenue and earnings per share from operations in the 30 to 35 percent range,

Looking forward to 2001, we expect the overall market to grow in excess of 20 percent. Given our strong market position and industry-leading networking solutions, we expect to continue to grow significantly faster than the market, with anticipated growth in revenues and earnings per share from operations in the 30 to 35 percent range.