To: Bob Walters who wrote (1188 ) 1/14/1998 2:42:00 PM From: Steve Jarvis Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 7618
Standford Statement released on Techlist: The Communications Satellite Planning Center at Stanford University has Received Inquiries Concerning the DWM Study. The Center has Issued the Following Statement: The Communications Satellite Planning Center at Stanford University (the "Center) confirms that it is conducting a study designed to verify the DWM technology developed by International Automated Systems, Inc. of American Fork, Utah ("IAS"). This study is funded by an unrestricted grant from IAS to the Center under which the Center is free to conduct independent testing of the technology and to publish its conclusions in normal academic channels. No such testing has yet occurred. The purpose of the testing is to determine channel capacity for information transmission, with comparison to conventional limitations on such capacity. On December 18th, 1997, a preliminary meeting was held between principals of IAS and the Center. IAS presented a significant amount of material under a Non-Disclosure Agreement, that described the methodology of the IAS algorithms for encoding and decoding information. It is apparent from such preliminary review that there is a viable mathematical construct for achieving better than commonly accepted performance on telephone networks. The error conditions under which such performance would not be achieved were identified and agreed by the principals. In the near future, the parties anticipate conducting actual transmission tests and mathematical analysis to determine the probability of requisite transmission-performance-defeating errors. The above information is provided in order to inform interested persons of the status of this study by the Center. Until the study is complete, the Center can not, and does not intend to endorse or critique the DWM technology. This release contains forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. There are important factors that could cause actual results of the study to differ materially from those indicated. These factors include risks and uncertainties relating to the actual transmission environment, the equipment used in testing, the construct of complex mathematical relationships, and the nature and frequency of occurrence of certain error conditions.