51.   Meanwhile, Diamond Multimedia of San Jose expects the deal will give it the resources to continue developing its new products such as home networking equipment.

52.   Micromuse said the deal would give it more products and technologies for finding and automatically solving problems in data networks like telephone networks.

53.   Officials said the deal will give fans access to daily NBA and WNBA highlights as well as archived NBA highlights.

54.   On paper, the deal gives both companies some advantages.

55.   One competing investor, who asked not to be identified, said the deal gives Penson an edge.

56.   Officials from both companies said the deal will give them more flexibility as they move to offer an entire package of energy alternatives to large industrial customers.

57.   Others at the commission disagreed and warned the deal gave excessive profits to Trading Cove.

58.   Pepsico has asked the French government to block the sale, arguing the deal would give Coca-Cola a monopoly on orange soda sales in France.

59.   Seigel denied lobbying for the selection and insisted the deal gives them no special advantages.

60.   Such deals give software companies financial backing and programming content, while traditional book publishers gain entry to the emerging CD-ROM technology.