Some analysts have put the figure as high as $2 billion.

Other analysts put the company's value as high as $60 a share.

Other analysts put the saving from cutting five divisions much lower.

The Government has said that the nation's banks have about $400 billion in bad loans, though some financial analysts put the figure much higher.

At least two analysts put the takeover value of the company at $37 to $40 a share.

The analysts put the total market for voice storage and retrieval services at about $1 billion.

Both men are friends of management, but that, as one analyst put it, could always change.

The company did not disclose how many jobs would be affected, though analysts and news reports put the figure at 10,000.

Some analysts put this at 60-65% of the market, up to 80% when counting mutual funds.

Some analysts put the figure as high as $75 billion.