Next Inning Technology Announces Investment Opinion: Previews Earnings for Atmel, JDS Uniphase, O2Micro International, Applied Micro Circuits, and Sun Microsystems

Business Wire, April 30, 2008

PRINCETON, N.J. -- Next Inning Technology Research (http://www.nextinning.com), a subscription service focused on semiconductor and technology stocks, announced it has previews earnings for Atmel (Nasdaq: ATML), JDS Uniphase (Nasdaq: JDSU), O2Micro International (Nasdaq: OIIM), Applied Micro Circuits (Nasdaq: AMCC), and Sun Microsystems (Nasdaq: JAVA).

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In his earnings preview, McWilliams wrote: "Readers of our April 2008 State of Tech report for Intel saw a fairly extensive dialog pop up about Sun Microsystems in a place where it may not have been expected. However, when I look at the bigger story about how we compute, I think Sun again has the potential to again play a more broadly important role than it has since crashing back to earth early this decade..."

McWilliams also looks at these topics:

-- What are the major controversies surrounding Sun right now and how might the company emerge to play a major role in the next paradigm shift in the computing world?

-- Since McWilliams suggested selling Applied Micro Circuits in early 2004, the value of the company's balance sheet has dropped by over $500 million and the price of the company's stock has declined by over 70%. After roughly four years of berating the company, does McWilliams think there is reason to give the stock consideration ahead of its earnings report?

-- Is Atmel on McWilliams' short list of stocks to consider right now? Does he expect the stock to outperform its peers in the event of a market turnaround?

-- McWilliams flipped to a bullish stance on JDS Uniphase in February when the stock was trading in the mid $12s. With the stock now $2 higher does he think investors should continue to add shares?

-- Does McWilliams think that an upside surprise in O2Micro's Q1 results and Q2 guidance are more likely than a disappointment?

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