31.   Other possible bidders include Canadian banks, and American or European insurance groups.

32.   Philip Morris, the parent of Kraft, might be a possible bidder, along with Kellogg, General Mills, Unilever and Nestle .

33.   Quarterdeck has been mentioned in the past as a takeover candidate, with McAfee a possible bidder, analyst McCrary said.

34.   RJR Nabisco and Hershey were mentioned by some analysts as possible bidders for Brock, which is based in Chattanooga, Tenn.

35.   Seagram and Viacom are both considered possible bidders.

36.   Siemens is only one of the companies analysts and observers mention as a possible bidder for Lucas.

37.   Spyglass Inc. and Sun Microsystems Inc. are some of the other possible bidders for browsers on the advanced devices, said Meta Group analyst Dave Folger.

38.   Southern Company, a U.S. utility has also been mentioned as a possible bidder.

39.   Sun Microsystems Inc., the Mountain View, California, maker of powerful computer workstations, also was named as a possible bidder for shares in the Chilean company.

40.   Sun Microsystems or Oracle Corp. have been mentioned as possible bidders for the company.