71.   Communications equipment maker Cisco ignited the rally by reporting fiscal third-quarter profits that were two cents above the consensus analyst expectations.

72.   Companies such as electrical equipment maker Elektrim SA, tire companies Debica SA and Stomil-Olsztyn SA, and Bank Slaski all hit highs this week.

73.   Communications equipment makers are already struggling with a steep decline in revenue.

74.   Companies from Motorola down to the tiniest equipment makers have cut jobs, tightened costs and postponed projects.

75.   Company officials could not be reached for comment, but other playground equipment makers and experts described them as a reputable company known to comply with safety guidelines.

76.   Competition means some equipment makers are paying more attention to performing the tests themselves and to developing less-expensive machines.

77.   Computer, semiconductor and software stocks fell today after disk-drive maker Seagate Technology Inc. and telecommunications equipment maker Cabletron Systems Inc. warned of disappointing sales.

78.   Computer equipment makers and online businesses.

79.   Computer network equipment makers, for example, have plunged amid concern that weak sales in Japan will hurt earnings in the current quarter.

80.   Computer, semiconductor and software issues slid after disk-drive maker Seagate Technology Inc. and network equipment maker Cabletron Systems Inc. warned of disappointing sales.