11.   Deborah C. Nelson, second vice president, investor relations, cited the rally in the bond market.

12.   Delta forecasts profits for the second quarter and full year, said Joe Kolshak, director of investors relations.

13.   DII felt the impact of the semiconductor fallout even though its Orbit Semiconductor unit is operating on plan, said Marie Hirsch, director of investor relations.

14.   Douglas Robinson, senior vice president in charge of investor relations, emphasized that the company had healthy growth in other regions.

15.   Duff-Bloom was reluctant about becoming director of investor relations, but the work taught her skills she needed to make it to senior management.

16.   Engles, whose background was in restructuring companies before joining Stillwater, was ready for a new challenge, said Gina Wilson, director of investor relations.

17.   Encad said it had pre-announced some shipments in the third quarter last year when sales were robust, said Karen Patchen, manager of investor relations for Encad.

18.   Excel has bought long-distance minutes from WorldCom in the past, said Mary Bell, manager of investor relations at Excel.

19.   European sales make up a little more than a third of that, said Doug Robinson, senior vice president for investor relations.

20.   Gundersen, the vice president of investor relations, said the move was not in response to the failure of the Ivax merger.