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Microcap & Penny Stocks : SEXI: Mostly Fact, A Little Fiction, Not Vicious Attacks

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To: William A. Kidston who wrote (7946)	11/30/1996 9:30:00 AM
From: telephonics	of 13351

GOOD SET OF QUESTIONS. 1. ANALOG VS DIGITAL.: A CAMPUS CAN BE AN AREA SUCH AS A COLLEGE,A LARGE INDUSTRIAL PARK-I.E. LIKE KODAK AT ROCHESTER,N.Y. A HOSPITAL,A LARGE MANUFACTURING PLANT,A MULTI-STORIED OFFICE BUILDING (LIKE THE PENTAGON), THE WASHINGTON D.C. GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS WITHIN A 4000 FOOT RADIUS OF THE WASHINGTON MONUMENT. EQUALLY ANY SMALLER AGGREGATION OF USERS WHO HAVE A COMMON NEED TO COMMUNICATE. THE MAIN ADVANTAGE TO ANALOG-THE UBIQUITOUS AVAILABLILITY OF UTP WIRING PLANT ALREADY INSTALLED AND READILY AVAILABLE. THE SECOND FACTOR IS THE COST OF TRANSMISSION. TODAYS TECHNOLOGY WILL PERMIT (DIGITAL) TELECONFERENCING OVER LONG DISTANCES AT 30 FPS BUT THE COST OF PROVIDING THE WIDE BAND PIPES IS STILL UNAFFORDABLE TO MOST.SHOULD SOMETHING FOLLOWING THE CONCEPT OF THE INTERNET BE AVAILABLE TO ALL AND PROVIDE THE NECESSARY BANDWIDTHS VIDEO DEMANDS AND THE TRANSPORT THEREON IS ESSENTIALLY FREE ,THEN THE WHOLE WORLD WOULD CHANGE-BUT NOT RIGHT NOW. REMEMBER ANOTHER POINT, ANALOG VIDEO CAN EASILY BE INSERTED INTO A DIGITAL LONG DISTANCE TRANSPORT MEDIUM BY MERELY CONNECTING TO THE ANALOG INPUT/OUTPUT PORTS AVAILABLE ON EVERY CODEC I AM FAMILIAR WITH. TO SUMMARIZE. CAMPUS EVVIRONMENT ANALOG ADVANTAGES; EQUIPMENT COSTS,MINIMAL INSTALLATION COSTS,BROADCAST QUALITY VIDEO,EASE OF OPERATION. THE ONE THING I DO YET SEE IN THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS SYSTEM WHICH SEXI HAS INSTALLED IN THEIR EVALUATION LABORATORY IS THE LACK OF SUFFICIENT SWITCH CAPACITY.THERE ARE ONLY 14-16 PORTS AVAILABLE FOR CONNECTION TO PCs.tHIS IS THE AREA WHERE MOST VENDORS CANNOT PROVIDE AN ECONOMICAL SOLUTION.I HEAR SEXI SAYING THE 1000X1000 IS COMING.I BELIEVE IT. BUT WHAT WILL ITS COST BE? SUCH A MATRIX SWITCH CAN BE OBTAINED ON THE OPEN MARKET FROM SEVERAL MAJOR COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS BUT THE COST RUNS INTO THE LOW HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. COMPETATIVE SYSTEM ANALYSIS-HOPW DOES SEXI STACK UP. I HAVE NO INFO AT PRESENT ON SELLING PRICE. ALL MULTIPOINT VIDEO CONFERENCE SYSTEMS REQUIRE TAILORING TO THE USERS PERCEIVED NEEDS AND DESIRED MODE OF OPERATION. THE IDEAL WOULD BE A SYSTEM WHOSE OPERATIONAL SOFTWARE IS THE BASE FOR THIS TAILORING-NOT USE OF A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT HARDWARE COMPONENTS. SEXI,AS I VIEW THEM TODAY,IS A SYSTEMS INTEGRATOR. NOTHING WRONG WITH THIS-EXCEPT I DO NOT SEE ANY PROPRIETARY NOR UNIQUE FEATURES IN WHAT THEY ARE NOW SHOWING.ALL VIDEO CONFERENCING SALES REST UPON A BASE OF TECHNICALLY ASTUTE AND EXPERIENCED MARKETING FOLKS. I HAVE NEVER HEARD THE COST FIGURES IN YOUR LAST PARAGRAPH. TO ME THE MAJOR COST DISCRIMINATOR FOR THE CAMPUS TYPE SYSTEMS UTILIZING ANALOG IS IN THE INSTALLATION AND TRANSMISSION COST AREAS. SORRY FOR SUCH A LONG DIATRIBE.JUST TRYING TO GENERATE UNDERSTANDING OF THIS NICHE MARKET.

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