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Gold/Mining/Energy : Unitec Int. Controls Inc. -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Link Lady who wrote (60)	1/14/1998 1:29:00 AM
From: John B. Smyth	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 856

Brokers tend to want brief bullet type information. Unitec's website was prepared with the intent of assisting marketing the Company's products more than the stock side of the business, so I'm not sure if all the product data would be of interest. I would suggest the Fact Sheet and perhaps a copy of Bunka's Outsider's Overture as a start. He can then browse the site if he likes or I can send him a full investor relations package. I also deal with RBCDS. Clay Charboneau of their Langely, B.C. Branch is my broker and is intimately knowledgeable about Unitec and its products. Your broker may wish to contact him 604 533-5333. John Weisgerber (who started this thread) is a broker with Scotia Macleod and in addition to having an intimate knowledge of the Company, also comes from a backgound in the electric utility market (BC Hydro) and has a very indepth knowledge of SCADA. I'm at home now, and don't have John's number here, but will get it for you if you wish. Yes, I do like my work. The thing I like most about it is that we are doing things that no other Company has done. I have a design philosophy that focuses on reliability, performance, simpicity and cost effectiveness to provide the best solutions to the market. I can't understand how our Competitors manage to miss the mark with their designs. I tend to be creative, and perhaps working in all areas of the company from marketing to engineering gives me the hands on capability to develop the new design concepts gives us an edge. I present technical seminars all over the world to introduce our products and design concepts. Its delightful to hear the response of our potential customers after they attend the seminars. Everyone feels they have learned something, and it makes it so easy to sell our products if the customer is fully informed. The strategy works, I don't do the "rah rah Unitec" sales approach. My style is to teach the customer all about SCADA, paying particular attention to all the problems and difficulties with it. After pointing out the problems and difficulties, I then show them Unitec's solutions. It makes the Competitor ahead of me look shallow and leaves the customer well informed to grill anyone following behind me. Our agent's all say I'm a tough act to follow. There is a very warm side to the business too. I meet the most interesting people from different countries, learn and make significant contributions to the countries and the people we serve. There are some very enjoyable and humourous events. I was presenting a joint SCADA seminar in Malaysia after signing an MOU with SIRIM (Standards and Industrial Research Institute of Malaysia). SIRIM would be the Canadian equivalent of CSA and National Research Council combined. The Chairman at the time was a Nuclear Physisist. I am not, but I designed radiation hardened robotic controllers for defense and power reactors (Our United Nuclear Technologies division). When he saw my resume' before the signing ceremony, he asked our agent to discretely request that I not ask him any "tough questions". We hit it off fabulously. I was in Chile last year on the first leg of a marketing trip through South America during the crisis in Peru. Peru was my next stop, and I received a panic call from the office requesting that I not go as they felt it was dangerous. I thought it had to be the safest place in the world as it surely would be wall to wall soldiers. I was to present a SCADA seminar to Sedapal, the water utility in Lima, and others including: World Bank, Inter American Development Bank and Peruvian Consultants. Most businessmen left the country at that time. The people I met with appreciated Unitec's commitment so much that I am treated royaly every time I go there. I can say the same for all the countries in Asia and the middle east that I go to. In Indonesia, which I have a particular affection for, I meet so many people that have been educated in Canada or the U.S. and they are so appreciative of the work that we are doing and the technology we are bringing. I deal with people in some of the highest positions in government and industry as well as middle management, engineering, service and junior operations personnel. Its absolutely an incredible experience. Yes I love it, and I think it shows. There are some very exciting things happening here at Unitec. In the past two months we have received $354 million in requests for quotations. Obviously its way beyond our capabilities at the moment, but if I can put together a consortium arrangement (I'm dealing with two Companies now) with larger partners, what a fantastic opporunity we would have. I tend to get a little long winded when talking about Unitec, Wendy, hope you found this interesting. If you want to be added to our fax, email and/or mail list, please send directions to adminuic@unitec.ca. Thanks for you kind words, Warmest regards, JBS

To: Link Lady who wrote (60)	1/14/1998 5:41:00 AM
From: Ontopequity	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 856

CAN INVESTORS HAVE THIER CAKE AND EAT IT TOO IN 1998? I THINK SO! must we sacrafice high growth for safety in 1998? I think not! I have written a brief one page report on Unitec to distribute to some of my contacts. I have recently mortgaged my house to purchase shares in Unitec as I believe the share price to be rediculously low right now. I introduced My stock broker in Vancouver to Unitec and he has purchased some shares for his personal account also. He has recomended three main high tech stocks last year, all of which were top performers in 1997 with gains of over 100%..His fourth main stock pick for the end of 1997 was Unitec International Controls Corp. which he has included in his letter to clients. If you want I can send you a copy of my one page report on Unitec. I am also working on a six page detailed write up on Unitec, which will be posted on my new web site which I am preparing for investors. I have done very well investing in high quality junior technology companies in 1996 and 1997 with returns of over 200% per anum. My stategy is to buy companies that I would be comfortable holding even if the stock market were to shut down for a few years and I was "stuck with them". After meeting with John Smyth, his management team and some of the board members, I am confident that Unitec will be a long term growth company.The potential for extrodinary capital gains is certainly expected as Unitec is growing over 200% per year and is trading at far below what other technology companies trade at with half the fundamental quality. My house appreciates at a rate of less than 5% per year and provides some level of investor safety. I pay a second mortgage rate of 15% for the year so I am obviously expecting a far better return than that investing in emerging technology.I am looking for rapid high growth with limited downside risk and I believe I have found that in Unitec.Unitec provides extra safety for the investor in that it markets it's products to essential services, Utilities and Governments and often gets paid in US$ from the World Bank. With the recent turmoil in currencies in Asia, this makes Unitec one of the few high technology juniors that have any real measure of safety. This will not escape the notice of the investment community for much longer.