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FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY
NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE
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AMERICA ONLINE INC CORP PFD 02364JAC8 1048 2040000 PRN SOLE 2040000
APP FINANCE VII CORP PFD 00202pac4 14 25000 PRN SOLE 25000
LOEWS CORP 3.125% 09/15/07 CORP PFD 540424al2 22 25000 PRN SOLE 25000
NETWORK ASSOCIATES CORP PFD 640938AB2 38 100000 PRN SOLE 100000
QUANEX CORP. CONVERTIBLE CORP PFD 747620ac6 43 47500 PRN SOLE 47500
ROCHE HLDG AG CORP PFD 771196AC6 54 100000 PRN SOLE 100000
ABBOTT LABORATORIES COM 002824100 8360 175772.00SH SOLE 173587.00
AMERICA ONLINE COM 02364j104 6317 117747.00SH SOLE 115662.00
AMERICAN INT'L GROUP COM 026874107 11932 124694.96SH SOLE 123434.96
ARIBA, INC COM 04033v104 229 1600.00 SH SOLE 1600.00
ASPECT MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. COM 045235108 644 52078.00 SH SOLE 52078.00
AT&T CORP COM 001957109 286 9874.00 SH SOLE 9874.00
BANK OF NEW YORK COM 064057102 10942 193669.00SH SOLE 191674.00
BE FREE INC. COM 073308108 519 122059.00SH SOLE 115559.00
BELLSOUTH CORP COM 079860102 293 7274.00 SH SOLE 7274.00
BLYTH INC. COM 09643p108 881 37600.00 SH SOLE 36000.00
CENTURA BANKS, INC. COM 15640t100 527 13750.00 SH SOLE 12350.00
CIENA CORPORATION COM 171779101 5275 42948.00 SH SOLE 42948.00
CISCO SYSTEMS INC COM 17275r102 8532 154423.00SH SOLE 152763.00
CITIGROUP COM 172967101 7005 129567.88SH SOLE 127862.88
CMGI INC COM 125750109 879 31469.00 SH SOLE 31469.00
COLGATE PALMOLIVE COM 194162103 6405 135702.00SH SOLE 133932.00
COLUMBUS MCKINNON CORP. COM 199333105 1605 118350.00SH SOLE 114350.00
COMPAQ COMPUTER CORP COM 204493100 6163 221700.00SH SOLE 218525.00
CONCORD COMMUNICATIONS INC. COM 206186108 552 20826.00 SH SOLE 19326.00
CONOCO INC -CL B COM 208251405 5101 189369.00SH SOLE 186499.00
CORNING INC COM 219350105 12876 43209.00 SH SOLE 42748.00
CSG SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL INC. COM 126349109 841 29000.00 SH SOLE 28000.00
CULLEN FROST BANC COM 229899109 702 21600.00 SH SOLE 20200.00
CURIS INC COM 231269101 286 14321.00 SH SOLE 14321.00
CVS CORP COM 126650100 6011 129799.00SH SOLE 127859.00
DIAMONDS TRUST SERIES I COM 252787106 874 8199.00 SH SOLE 8134.00
DOUBLECLICK INC COM 258609304 258 8054.00 SH SOLE 8054.00
DUKE ENERGY CORP. COM 264399106 307 3575.00 SH SOLE 3575.00
DUPONT COM 263534109 3474 84981.00 SH SOLE 83156.00
EDEN ROC MINERAL CORP COM 279900104 5 10000.00 SH SOLE 10000.00
EMC CORPORATION COM 268648102 9846 99199.00 SH SOLE 98037.00
EMERSON ELEC CO COM 291011104 6620 98811.00 SH SOLE 97261.00
EXTREME NETWORKS INC. COM 30226d106 412 3600.00 SH SOLE 3600.00
EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION COM 30231g102 8707 97715.09 SH SOLE 96565.09
FANNIE MAE COM 313586109 8716 121898.00SH SOLE 119578.00
FORD MOTOR CO. COM 345370860 4739 185839.93SH SOLE 182979.93
GENERAL ELECTRIC COM 369604103 13023 225261.00SH SOLE 223096.00
GILLETTE CO COM 375766102 4384 141988.00SH SOLE 138853.00
GLAXO HLDS PLC COM 37733w105 6776 112111.00SH SOLE 110806.00
GLOBAL CROSSING LTD COM g3921a100 302 9749.00 SH SOLE 9549.00
HARMONIC, INC. COM 413160102 678 28270.00 SH SOLE 26370.00
HEINZ (H.J.) CO COM 423074103 6810 183747.00SH SOLE 181382.00
HOME DEPOT INC COM 437076102 7726 145942.00SH SOLE 144322.00
HYPERION SOLUTIONS CORP COM 44914m104 836 32300.00 SH SOLE 30700.00
I2 TECHNOLOGIES INC COM 465754109 2667 14255.00 SH SOLE 13805.00
IBASIS INC. COM 450732102 942 59316.00 SH SOLE 59316.00
INGERSOLL RAND CO COM 456866102 219 6465.00 SH SOLE 6465.00
INKTOMI CORP COM 457277101 2374 20822.00 SH SOLE 20422.00
INTEL CORPORATION COM 458140100 8409 202328.11SH SOLE 200814.11
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINE COM 459200101 1026 9120.00 SH SOLE 9120.00
JOHN DEERE & CO COM 244199105 6700 201493.00SH SOLE 197903.00
JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM 478160104 8167 86942.00 SH SOLE 85900.00
JUNIPER NETWORKS, INC COM 48203r104 245 1120.00 SH SOLE 1120.00
KEYNOTE SYSTEMS INC COM 493308100 445 16635.00 SH SOLE 15635.00
LATTICE SEMICONDUCTOR CORP. COM 518415104 1286 23925.00 SH SOLE 23225.00
LUCENT COM 549463107 3684 120798.00SH SOLE 117618.00
MARCHFIRST INC COM 566244109 405 25814.00 SH SOLE 23714.00
MERCK & CO. INC. COM 589331107 7883 105898.77SH SOLE 104288.77
MERCURY INTERACTIVE CORP COM 589405109 3987 25435.00 SH SOLE 24835.00
MICREL INC COM COM 594793101 2238 33410.00 SH SOLE 32310.00
MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INC COM 595017104 1557 47087.50 SH SOLE 45962.50
MICROSOFT CORP COM 594918104 5690 94349.00 SH SOLE 92859.00
MOTOROLA INC. COM 620076109 729 25792.00 SH SOLE 25292.00
MUTUAL RISK MANAGEMENT LTD. COM 628351108 1287 58648.00 SH SOLE 55848.00
NASDAQ-100 SHARES COM 631100104 427 4810.00 SH SOLE 4810.00
NET.GENESIS CORP COM 64107e107 248 28550.00 SH SOLE 26050.00
NETIQ CORP COM 64115p102 1399 21300.00 SH SOLE 20300.00
NEW ERA OF NETWORKS INC. COM 644312100 341 14025.00 SH SOLE 12725.00
ORACLE CORPORATION COM 68389x105 261 3310.00 SH SOLE 3010.00
PARAMETRIC TECHNOLOGY CORP. COM 699173100 190 17397.00 SH SOLE 17397.00
PAYCHEX COM 704326107 8804 167703.19SH SOLE 165358.19
PEPSICO COM 713448108 8701 189160.00SH SOLE 186805.00
PFIZER INC COM 717081103 7988 177884.00SH SOLE 175854.00
PROCTER & GAMBLE CO. COM 742718109 348 5200.00 SH SOLE 5200.00
RATIONAL SOFTWARE COM 75409p202 2473 35640.00 SH SOLE 34440.00
REMEDY CORP. COM 759548100 599 31740.00 SH SOLE 30540.00
RSA SECURITY INC COM 749719100 1242 28800.00 SH SOLE 28000.00
S&P 400 MID-CAP DEPOSITORY REC COM 595635103 324 3298.00 SH SOLE 3298.00
S&P 500 DEPOSITORY RECEIPT COM 78462f103 854 5949.00 SH SOLE 5874.00
SONUS NETWORKS INC. COM 835916107 3204 25354.00 SH SOLE 24979.00
SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC. COM 866810104 8026 68743.00 SH SOLE 67860.00
TEXACO INC COM 881694103 5687 108316.00SH SOLE 106701.00
TUMBLEWEED COMMUNICATIONS, CP COM 899690101 1209 23700.00 SH SOLE 22700.00
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE -CL B COM 911312106 5894 104546.00SH SOLE 102941.00
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS COM 92343v104 6766 139678.50SH SOLE 137236.50
VERSATA INC. COM 925298101 1186 44741.00 SH SOLE 43141.00
VIGNETTE CORPORATION COM 926734104 1261 42199.00 SH SOLE 40949.00
VINTAGE PETE INC COM 927460105 8629 379311.00SH SOLE 373316.00
WALT DISNEY COM COM 254687106 6401 167353.00SH SOLE 165543.00
WELLS FARGO & CO COM 949746101 8606 187345.00SH SOLE 185260.00
WINSTAR COMMUNICATIONS INC. COM 975515107 550 35472.00 SH SOLE 34072.00
WORLDCOM INC COM 98157d106 5469 180050.49SH SOLE 176402.49
CADBURY SCHWEPPE PREF SER A PFD 127207207 238 9875 SH SOLE 9875
TCI COMMUNICATION FIN PFD A PFD 872286208 247 9750 SH SOLE 9750
INGERSOLL-RAND INCOME PRIDES CV PFD 456867209 199 11050 SH SOLE 10050
MONSANTO CO PFD 6.5% CV PFD 611662305 507 9675 SH SOLE 9675
TRIBUNE CO (TRB) 6.25% 8/15/01 CV PFD 896047206 304 21700 SH SOLE 21700
VANGUARD INDEX 500 FUND MUT FD 922908108 530 3997.044 SH SOLE 3997.044
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