17 Dec
2003
17 Dec
'03
11:17 p.m.
Adam Shostack <adam@homeport.org> writes:
They're listed on NASDAQ (CKP). This makes them an American company for purposes of export controls. (This from an employee of Checkpoint who I asked that exact question.)
This is truly bizarre. First, if they were on the NASDAQ, they'd have a 4-letter ticker symbol, not a 3-letter symbol. MSFT (Microsoft) is on NASDAQ. IBM (IBM) and F (Ford) are on the New York stock exchange and/or American stock exchange. Sometimes the stock of a foreign company is traded in the U.S. in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs) not sponsored by the company. How could that impose any obligation on it? --- Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM Brighton Beach Boardwalk BBS, Forest Hills, N.Y.: +1-718-261-2013, 14.4Kbps