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To: PeterR1700 who wrote (3547)	12/6/1999 12:09:00 PM
From: Lhn5	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 5102

The low levels of insider ownership compared to more recently public cos may be becasue Inprise has been around for so long.

To: PeterR1700 who wrote (3547)	12/6/1999 12:37:00 PM
From: LTK007	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 5102

ah Peter,you are too modest,it takes a lot of discipline to pick the stocks you have and then just hold on,thru thick and thin--i think the older holders of this stock can probably nail down why insiders don't hold so much,but i conjecture it has to do with it's long history,and management changes over time---Bipin if you can assist Peter,please do--best of luck,Max PS we have posted some pretty good stuff recently,do peruse:)

To: PeterR1700 who wrote (3547)	12/6/1999 1:49:00 PM
From: Dennis Nicks	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 5102

Peter...other than this company being more mature (sounds better than old!), another reason for the low insider holding is that INPR has had some serious management turnover. The largest "insider" is also the newest, however. In May or June of this year, Robert Coates bought a large holding in INPR and immediately approached the board regarding a shareholder initiated proposal to sell the company. The board quieted him and his proposal by offering him a spot on the board. He's still sitting and still holding his shares. The other thing worth mentioning regarding insider holdings is Dale Fuller's salary....he has none! Dale took the job as interim CEO (he must have a Steve Jobs complex) with only stock options as compensation. Its nice to hear somebody is interested in INPR and the ASP market. Over the last few years, INPR has had a tough time entering the enterprise market in general (with the exception of Visibroker). But INPR is showing some serious investment into this market, most recently the increase in staff in their offices in Australia. From what I've heard, this is where much of their ASP R&D is happening. The recent share price increase seems to be related to INPR entry into the Linux market. Whether or not this will boost revenues in the near term is yet to be seen. The real point to be made is that the company is finally showing some vision and is entering two very hot market segments. Hope that helps a bit.. Dennis