9-23-96. WaJo: "SAIC Is Near Agreement to Buy Bellcore" Bellcore led a team that cracked RSA-129, a computer code once thought uncrackable, proving the vulnerability of such systems. It holds hundreds of patents governing numerous aspects of the U.S. infrastructure. SAIC specializes in systems integration, national security, transportation and health care. SAIC is expected to tap into Bellcore's considerable software talent as it continues to pursue new contracts. Bellcore boasts network expertise that is second to none. Bellcore also helps companies recover from network failures, and its experts are widely regarded as masters at foiling computer viruses and at the intricacies of technical standards. Those talents will no doubt add value to SAIC's considerable technical assets and expertise. ----- http://jya.com/saknet.txt (7 kb) SAK_net