How many employees does TPII have? ..and TAVA comparisons.
Just been checking out the TPI web site (part of DD pre investing).
I couldn't find any 'hard data', such as financial history, number of employees, offices/locations etc. (and no job openings - unusual)
In summary, it was very 'shallow', ie each page on the home page pointed to one other and that seemed to be about it. While a web page isnt a company, I was expecting more. Was I looking at the right page? (WWW.TPII.COM)
Reason for my wonderings ... revenue is not driven by the scale of the Y2K problem. Revenue is driven by how many employees, revenue per employee, and the company's reach to the outside world.
As an example, if TPII sell their product over the net and its self documenting and needs no training, only a few employees are needed.
If it needs installation, courses, support etc, then you need lots of employees. Of course, under normal circumstances, a company can grow, but this is not normal. Maybe a year or so left, so they pretty much have to make money with who they have now.
BTW, a few here have compared TPII to TAVA. I dont believe this is valid. My understanding is that TAVA's expertise lies in knowing which embedded systems have problems and which dont. But they dont fix the chips, they will tell you which bits to replace, or sell you a new system.
Its my understanding that TPI fixes your code, which is not the same. TAVA have extended their reach via a CD-ROM listing embedded systems, which they can sell for 1000's $ per CD. Can TPI do something similar? Otherwise, TAVA comparisons are meaningless.
JoeC |
