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To: KHS who wrote (2034)	3/25/2001 9:09:18 PM
From: Peace	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 2404

Hi Scrapps/Keith, I wouldnt make much of that article. Intel has obviously been working with Aware as demonstrated by the contract revenues Aware has been earning. The only bad thing I see from this article may be an implication that Intel does not have its DSL strategy together which may imply delays in their new products. Well, I told you the blocks going across on Friday. The big block of 250K after the bell was obviously a big trade that a MM had all day and was filling quietly. Given the price and volume throughout the day it looked like a buy. Keith, there was nothing abnormal about that trade. If I am a fund manager and I want to buy (or sell) a large block, I tell my institutional broker who then will have his MM execute the trade. Now the MM has to go out and accumulate that many shares to fill the order. Obviously if he came out and continuously showed a huge bid that would drive the price up very high and his client will end up paying an inflated price caused by the temporary imbalance of demand/supply for the buy. So, the MM quietly keeps picking up shares over a period of time which may be over the entire trading day and will then fill the entire order as a large single trade using an average price and an agreed upon markup. A lot of time these trades are posted after the bell as the MM has to figure out his average cost of acquiring the shares before he can put a price on the block trades. Most large trading firms have a separate block trading desk which specializes in this. Depending on the size of the trade sometimes, the entire position will be acquired (or liquidated) over several trading days and will be done thru several blocks. Peace

To: KHS who wrote (2034)	3/26/2001 1:30:05 AM
From: Scrapps	Respond to of 2404

I see your point Keith. Do you know if the trade was a buy or sell and is there a way to find when the actual trade occured? The buyer or seller would have that information I'm sure...SO wouldn't it be available elsewhere? Myself I can't recall ever receiving a trade confirmation indicating a time outside the market hours. As for the MM I'm convinced from watching the trades of AWRE for months that the MM is keeping the price down where the most trading occurs and has worked hard to prevent the share price from going higher...even though the trading would allow that. I've seen buys at the ask bang away consistently...yet the ask isn't moved up, but when just a few sells go through the price is dropped...thus motivating more trading for the MM to profit on. They're just milking it.

To: KHS who wrote (2034)	3/27/2001 12:07:07 AM
From: Scrapps	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 2404

News Flash!! I've been fortunate enough to get confirmation from Aware top management assuring me the AWRE/INTC DSL project is going well and the recent article I'd posted about INTC/Ambient...was just that...a report on that project and had nothing to do with anything Aware is involved in. This is the gist or the essence of what I was informed of. I find it to be comforting and it reassures me the project with Intel is moving in the right direction. I was not given particulars as to when we might expect any announcements...BUT...we know why that is. Hope this helps and I thank AWRE for their prompt and meaningful response to my inquiry and request. Regards, Scrapps