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Total '99 rev. Total '98 revenue '98-'99 rev. change '94-'99 CAGR rev. Int'l rev. Int'l rev as % of total rev. Profit or loss '98 net income '98-'99 net inc. change Profit as % of rev. '94 net income CAGR, profit '94-'99

Num. employees in '99 Num. employees in '98 '98-'99 change num. empl. Num. empls in '94 Empl. CAGR '93-'99 Rev/empl '99 R&D expenses '98 R&D expenses R&D as % of '99 rev Mkt Cap as of 3/3/00 Total cash/investments