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To: paul who wrote (5132)	1/22/1998 5:59:00 PM
From: Maverick	Respond to of 19079

Business app makers shake out By Erich Luening January 9, 1998, 11:20 a.m. PT news analysis Business application software makers, in search of fresh revenue sources, are finding that the best way to expand is through mergers and acquisitions. Out of the five major players in this global industry--Baan, JD Edwards, Oracle, PeopleSoft, and market leader SAP--three have either invested in, partnered with, or bought out smaller application developers in the past year to shore up their core products and build integrated enterprise applications suites. Baan, PeopleSoft, and SAP all made major buys in 1997. And analysts say the purchases definitely mark a trend in the industry, and they expect more in 1998. "What you have are these companies trying to develop a continuous business solution...by integrating their back office applications with the front office," Judy Hodges, an analyst with International Data Corporation, said. Observers say the move represents a new drive by many companies in the industry to bring their core product into the customer services area--the front-office, which will help their presence in the electronic commerce market as well. In the most recent procurement in the industry, SAP last month announced plans to buy a 50 percent share in one of Europe's leading sales force automation firms, Kiefer & Veittinger. SAP said it plans to combine K&V's technical resources and consulting services with its development efforts to provide corporate users with customer management applications. No specific financial terms have been disclosed. Observers say the move represents a new drive by many companies in the industry to bring their core product into the customer services area--the front-office, which will help their presence in the electronic commerce market as well.

To: paul who wrote (5132)	1/22/1998 8:18:00 PM
From: danderso	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 19079

Paul, You've got it completely wrong. The RCA machine is essentially the same one that has been demoed from the beginning - it's the consumer model. It has been publicized extensively for more than two years, but only recently went on sale. It uses an nc-friendly ISP for network services ("Mikey dials in"). The other system you hint at is the corporate/education version, in which the infrastructure can be purchased and self-managed (or contracted out, as the case may be). The fact that you make very grandiose and negative claims (and personal ones) without knowing this public information casts doubt on you. Dave