11.   Compaq Computer Corp. said Wednesday that it had agreed to acquire the closely held Thomas-Conrad Corp. to help expand its offerings of networking products.

12.   Granite makes ethernet switching technology, computer networking products that help move data between computer systems.

13.   He said price cuts will help boost sales in the market for so-called Fast Ethernet networking products.

14.   His four largest holdings are Intel, Microsoft, chipmaker Motorola Inc. and Cisco Systems Inc., a maker of computer networking products.

15.   Intel said it would incorporate the new chips into its own networking products but declined to identify prospective outside customers.

16.   Intelogis Inc., is trying to bring the idea of networking computers home with its Passport plug-and-play power line of networking products.

17.   Last month, Innomedia, which is based in San Jose, announced that its home networking product, Infoaccess, would be on retail shelves by late March.

18.   Larkins lately has been buying Cisco Systems, a supplier of data networking products that comprise the backbone of the Internet.

19.   Last week, Intel and Compaq Computer Corp. formed an alliance to develop and manufacture some networking products.

20.   Most of the home networking products being developed will hit the shelves within the next year.