Just thought I would pass on some correspondence to and from Digitcom. The original was addressed to Mr. Chin but as noted Roger Templeton answered. Some of the material is repetitious but at least I know someone is in the office working. I would have preferred more detailed answers but due to rules and regulations Digitcom has to be careful.....Anyway here goes.....
Dear Mr. Chin,
I have been an investor in DGIV from the early cents days up to the eight dollar days. I have been a recipient of your company newsletter and have appreciated your comments about the company. I am also a member of the Silicon Investor Thread and receive most of the company news, rumors and wishes from all the other investors by reading the thread daily. Investing in the company with hopes of future growth has been a difficult procedure for me since I have advised others to also invest at various stages of Digitcoms progress. We realize that you face many obstacles in your building of a telephony company and it is difficult to release information about company progress. However, as an investor I do have several questions and if you can find time to answer I'm sure alot of anxiety would be relieved by me and my fellow investors.
l. What sort of revenues are being generated now and what can we
expect in the coming year?
2. What is the financial condition of the company? How many
employees? When will a financial statement be released? When will Governmental regulatory forms
be filed?
3. Is it possible to receive more background information on
Teltek? Future relations with Teltek? Exactly who is Teltek? Relations with other companies?
4. What sort of equipment is DGIV using, manufacturing, and
distributing to their affiliates?
5. What is the situation with DGIV stock? Future expectations of issuance, insider selling,trading
for services? What can we expect that will enhance the value of the stock and what time period is
involved?
I know that a lot of information can not be released that would be considered insider info, however I do believe that DGIV needs to develop a closer relationship with their stock holders. When the information is released it should be scrutinized to prevent later corrections, additions and retractions. If you follow the SI thread you can understand the damage created by corrections. Of course it is better to correct rather than let a misrepresentation be printed. We understand that these thing happen but failure to communicate can sometimes be just as damaging and prevent future investors from purchasing DGIV stock. I've taken enough of your time and I just want you to know that we think you have undertaken a monumental task in building a company in such a new competitive field and yet you and your assistants have been doing an outstanding job. Any information you relate will be greatly appreciated.
Thank you, William Day, D.M.D.
Digitcoms reply.........
Subject:
Re: Digitcom information
Date:
Sat, 06 Feb 1999 11:05:48 -0800
From:
Corporate Communications <info@digitcom.com>
Organization:
Digitcom Corporation
To:
William Day <billd@calweb.com>
References:
1
Dear Dr. Day,
Thank you for your active participation in helping build Digitcom. It sounds like you are well "wired in" to information about the company--you've probably been made aware of all that has been made
public, either from our newsletter, news releases, and from the efforts of folks on the SI threaded discussion. I don't know how much I can actually add to that record in answer to your questions,
since all I can really do is perhaps "amplify" on what has been made public, but let me at least address the areas, topics of your questions:
l. The company still has a revenue stream from its voice mail
products. Hopes earlier last year that we'd see revenue start coming in from international long
distance traffic and VoIP equipment sales by the end of '98 now look optomistic by a quarter. We
haven't made public projections of what '99 performance will be.
2. Digitcom has 21 employees currently, plus a number of
consultant-types working internationally on deals and financial
matters. We are taking positive steps in anticipation of changed
reporting rules for NASD Bulletin Board stocks, and expect to make all
the necessary filings of financial and other info via Edgar by July 1.
3. Teltek tells their own story on the Web at
<http://www.teltek.com.tw>. As to who they are, the division of Teltek we're doing business with is
a facilities-based international long distance carrier with current operations in Taiwan, China, Korea
and the Philippines. They have recently come to the United States (they have other business here
already, in paging, etc.) to terminate cross-Pacific traffic. We, of course, hope that our association
with Teltek to deliver US-China traffic will extend to other markets, but I have nothing to say about
that at this time.
4. The VoIP product we are deploying is a NT-based H.323
voice/data gateway. I've attached a document describing it more fully. Our voice mail products are
PC-based IVR and voice mail, with many custom software modules designed for particular
industries, notably the hospitality (hotel) industry.
5. I can't make predictions.
Your observations on making public release of news are well taken. This process has gotten more
encumbered with reviews by more and more people over the course of the past several months(kinda retroactively in a couple of cases). Release of relevantnews to stockholders and the public
is important for any company, though. And, despite how tough it is to get anything said thesedays, we'll continue to keep you all as informed as we can.
Again, thanks for being part of it,
Roger Templeton
Digitcom
Digitcom Internet Gateway Server
How It Works
The Digitcom Internet Gateway Server (also known as IntraVoice) has made making long distance
calls through Internet possible for ordinary people. One need only pick up the phone, dial the
service number, enter his/her PIN number and the destination number, and the Server, along with
its counterpart at the destination city, will connect the call for him/her. Neither the caller, nor the
called party, needs to have a computer or an Internet account. The server at the origin site
converts, compresses, and packets the voice into Internet data and sends them through the
Internet/Intranet to the destination server, which decompresses and reconverts it back to analog
voice for the called party. It is full-duplex, meaning both parties can talk at the same time, and with
the latest DSP-based voice compression and IP telephony technologies and a good, reliable
Internet/Intranet connection, the conversation can be of or near toll quality.
Features
· Built-in DSP compression and echo cancellation produces near toll quality voice with minimal
latency (<180 msec).
· Single TCP call control session for all calls ensures accurate and efficient call supervision with
least overhead. Each port can be individually enabled/disabled and volume controlled.
· A transaction log is created for each call. It keeps record of where the call originates, the
destination phone number dialed, the date and time of the call, the duration, the subscriber account
the call is charged to, the result of the call, etc. Such call detail record (CDR) is the basis for call
analysis and billing reports.
· Exact billing up to the seconds. Flexible and versatile rate table setup allows up to five rate periods
per day, five rate segments per period, weekday and weekend rates for unlimited number of
countries.
· Global network management automatically selects nodes for most efficient routing of calls.
Exchange and verification of transactions between nodes as frequent as needed.
· Call statistics for call counts by hours, destination countries, results, etc. Useful for system
supervision and call pattern analysis.
· Multiple account setup with pre-built account and PIN numbers in ASCII file, ideal for setting up
calling card accounts. Random or manual PIN number generation.
· Separate routing and database systems of client/server configuration provides scalability and
safe, efficient operation. Rate tables and accounts can be updated and become effective instantly.
· Courteous prompting and announcement to guide callers through the calling process and inform
them of line conditions, account balance, etc. Multi-lingual prompting and announcement can be
provided according to customer's preference.
· Special routing provision allows local access to weather report, directory assistance, or making
domestic calls.
Specifications
Þ IV-800 8-Port Analog System
· 8-port Loop Start Analog Interface
· 8-port Digital Tone Generation & Detection
· 8-port Digital Vocoder with Echo Cancellation
· Industrial Grade Rackmount PC with Disk Mirroring and Hot Swappable Dual Power Supplies
· Internet Gateway Routing Software
· Windows NT Operating System
· Call Accounting/Billing Utility Software
Þ IV-2400 24-Port Digital System
· 24-port T-1 Digital Interface
· 24-port Digital Tone Generation & Detection
· 24-port Digital Vocoder with Echo Cancellation
· Industrial Grade Rackmount PC with Disk Mirroring and Hot Swappable Dual Power Supplies
· Internet Gateway Routing Software
· Windows NT Operating System
· Call Accounting/Billing Utility Software
Þ IV-3000 30-Port Digital System
· 30-port E-1 Digital Interface
· 30-port Digital Tone Generation & Detection
· 30-port Digital Vocoder with Echo Cancellation
· Industrial Grade Rackmount PC with Disk Mirroring and Hot Swappable Dual Power Supplies
· Internet Gateway Routing Software
· Windows NT Operating System
· Call Accounting/Billing Utility Software
Underlying Technologies
· GSM and G723.1 Speech Encoder/Decoder
· MVIP Multi-platform Switching Architecture
· TCP/IP, UDP Protocols
· Evolving ITU H.323 (including H.225 and H.245)
Internet Gateway Server Site Configuration
Phone
Lines
Data
Line
Phone
Lines
Notes:
1. NIU=Netwrok Interface Unit, usually provided by Telco.
2. CSU=Customer Service Unit, DSU=Data Service Unit, usually provided by Telco or customer.
3. The phone lines can be regular analog phone lines (up to 8 lines), T1 (24 lines), or E1 (30 lines).
Depending on the number of phone lines used, the bandwidth of the data line is 8K x Number of
Phone Lines. For example, if 8 phone lines are used, the bandwidth required is 8K x 8 = 64K; if an E1
(30 lines) is used, the bandwidth required is 8K x 30 = 240K.
Administration
With the designed features of IntraVoice, the system administrator really has an easy job of
running the system and service. Once the system is up and running, the administration of the
system consists simply of adding and editing accounts, changing rate tables as needed, generating
monthly billing, and generating call analysis report as desired. All these are fairly automated
processes that require minimum data entry work. Digitcom also offers an optional
administration/maintenance service that can take care of these tasks for the system operator.
More Features To Come
· Higher Compression Vocoders and H.323 Compliance: New vocoders taking advantage of more
powerful DSP hardware will take the compression up to 20:1 or more; implementation of call control
protocol defined by ITU (International Telecommunications Union) H.323 standard will allow
real-time conversation between PC and telephones.
· Unified Messaging with Internet Telephony: Voice mail, fax mail, e-mail, and paging can be all
combined to provide easy and efficient service to customers. Mass faxing can be done through
Internet with very low cost. Voice mail can be transferred between nodes for customers who travel.
E-mail to voice mail conversion using text-to-speech allows non-computer users access to
electronic mail.
· Dual mode operation that allows customer to choose Internet or PSTN for connection. System
may monitor the traffic load of the Net and select PSTN or Callback as optional route for calls. |
