Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Technology Stocks : TAVA Technologies (TAVA-NASDAQ) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Mike Winn who wrote (8281)	1/3/1998 4:38:00 PM
From: jan m.	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 31646

Mike--I have a question for you on the contract issue. You previously stated "why in the hell do they (Topro) have to announce a pilot project. Every single contract announced by IMRS, CBSL, SYNT, KEA, is always a real contract with real dollars." Yet when you look at the contract announcement between SYNT and Allied Van Lines it says it is an agreement with financial terms not disclosed. So, how does this differ from the Topro announcement with BMY? Jan

To: Mike Winn who wrote (8281)	1/3/1998 4:42:00 PM
From: Jack Zahran	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 31646

Mike, I edited my message once since you read it. I am troubled over your passed claims of working with B-Tree although they deny it. It is a credibility issue. I'm sure you would agree. Furthermore, while you frame your reply, keep in mind that the designers of many of these systems are not around anymore or have moved on to other things. And, how can they remediate and fix all the systems they designed in the past 20 years in the next two. That is the basis of the need for TPRO's tools and services. It is especially advantageous to TPRO to replace instead of fix components. That will only spur their core business growth and grow their maintenance and upgrade work over the years. They really are in a win-win situation. I fear that you are forgetting that this thread is about TPRO specifically and right now includes the Y2K issue as a component of their growth. There are other threads that debate the Y2K issue in general. Don't you agree that TPRO will benefit from Y2K Embedded issues work? Do you also agree that their revenue has been growing by record numbers while they have been strengthening their financials. After so many years of losses, they are poised for a string of profitable quarters. We recently received the first in what promises to be a string of buy recommendations recorded on Zacks. From an investors point of view, TPRO is a great find whether you believe in the Y2K issue or not. At the very worst, TPRO has expanded their market, significantly increased their revenues and cleaned up their books. They have announced new contracts and record sales expectations. At best they are not only going to announce profit after profit but contract after contract. From an investors point of view, this really is a low-risk investment. Sincerely, Jack Zahran

To: Mike Winn who wrote (8281)	1/3/1998 5:42:00 PM
From: Mighty_Mezz	Respond to of 31646

re: "Y2K problem in embedded systems if they exist,can only be fixed in house or by the designers of the systems" A very good point. In many cases, those designers are the companies Jenkins has acquired. "They" are us now. All Control Systems,[acquired last February to be the second "A" in TAVA], has been designing systems for companies like Glaxo,IBM, Coca-Cola and Cadburys for the past 14 years. Vision Engineering and Advanced Control Technology have designed their share as well. So calling the designers means calling TAVA, in many cases. Then we just might be getting a customer here and there from the alliances with Square D, Wonderware, Fluor, Aon, c.era, and Pacificorp. Future looks bright to me.