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To: Raj Ramaswamy who wrote (5967)	11/14/1997 1:34:00 PM
From: Steve Rubakh	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 31646

Block to come after 2PM. Nice post from AOL Subject: Re: New kind on the embedded chip block..(AON ARM2000 and TRPO/TAVA) Date: Fri, Nov 14, 1997 12:58 EST From: MFlet Message-id: <19971114175801.MAA00446@ladder02.news.aol.com> With reference to the following post: <<Besides tpro has essentially been certified by AON Risk Assessment to address the factory. Thanks for responding to my post. Sorry if I wrongly assumed that there was a certification process with the selection of tpro as part of the AON Risk Assessment team. Exactly what was the criteria for selection? Was the CD "PlantY2KOne" successfully demostrated to AON Risk Assessment? Was Tpro's customers contacted for verification of successful y2k solutions/engagements? Or was it simply that tpro was the only company that offered a "toolset" solution aimed at the factory floor? If so how do you know it works? Thanks for clearing up the misunderstanding on my part. No telling who is lurking out there :o)>>>>>>>>> As a Fool for some 3 1/2 years, and one that in the early days had to always give a disclaimer that I wasn't a "Motley Fool" due to the similiarity of my screename to the old MF system of determining who was helping Dave and Tom out on these boards, I found out that you have to realize that there are a lot of lurkers here that are with the companies you are discussing or have some detailed knowledge of them. As I indicated, I know of now formal certification process that AON put TPRO through prior to bringing them on as part of the ARM2000 team. Rather, it is my impression that in discussions with the other members of the group (Comdisco, Compuware, Sabre, Cara Corp., RC Systems, Reasoning, McCabe & Associates, Thelen Marrin Johnson and Bridges LLP and the underwriters of the insurance product that is another one of the many products involved--Munich Re) and our clients and prospective accounts, help was needed to address the factory floor exposures. TPRO was a well known, professional firm that had a product that was highly thought of. Based on these factors, they were brought on board to address the factory floor piece of the puzzle. Their reputation is very good, their clientele and the companies they are talking to as prospective clients are the cream of the crop ,Fortune 100 types. Given that it is almost impossible to underwrite insurance for the factory floor (due to the immense complexity of the problem there, there is very little solid assurance that the floors will be complient--even with TAVA's program) it felt that by bringing TPRO on board, a very helpful product could be placed in front of out clients that will ASSIST them in getting closer to being complient, even if they can't make it to 100%. Also attractive was that TAVA's product is saleable so that those clients with the proper personnel could do it themselves, or use TAVA people if that was required. Staffing the Y2K remediation force is one of the biggest drawbacks to complience. Stafing shortages are present all round the world, at all consulting companies and at the level of all the consulting companies' clients. As ARM2000 is envisioned as being a One Stop source of all possible services and products to attack the Y2K problem (or at least as many as we can possibly provide), TAVA's solution for the factory floor is a welcome and needed piece of the problem-solving tool kit. As an investor, to be quit frank, I would not put too much emphasis on Tpro's participation in ARM2000. I do not believe that it will result in "great leaping gobs" of profit for them! Some nice increment of new business, yes.......however, it is my impression that they are rapidly becoming full re their own consulting capabilities and that more and more, prospects will have to rely on buying the CD-ROM and doing it themselves. I would certainly think that while the margins on the CD-ROM are sure to be good ones, total profits have to be bigger when TPRO does the whole job. Just my 2 cents worth! FOOL ON!