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To: Author51 who wrote (2668)	2/10/1998 10:00:00 AM
From: Raymond McIsaac	Respond to of 6076

The point Im driving at is if JOT has acknowledged that the use of the name is inappropriate because of infringement, then it would make sense that any third parties reflect this development. As to dropping it from the server, that would be a developmental step that would imply to me that there were no current negotiations or somehow the relationship has changed. As far as I know the deal or whatever is under confidentiality agreement and none of us really knows what will happen there. My point is straight enough. JOT changed it's name. So if all there is to it is the site has been changed to reflect this then I would not read anything into it.Is there something about this that inform us? I'm naturally disturbed to find that the aspect that everybody was doing all of the calculations on is not all the rage; however, I hasten to add that the concept of a full blown response to a niche market in collaboration software and e-commerce is a much more solid foundation... where the real potential lies; It's the difference between a Net Nanny and a Certicom or Hummingbird. not to suggest that JOT will ever become that high profile; I'm sure we would all settle for something markedly less spectacular and be very happy. In any event, I hope tha the company does come up with something soon in a way which support integration into a mass distribution arrangement. Having followed this thread for over a year which is how long Ive held stock, I havent seen much discussion about bundling as opposed to integration and the way in which these deals may be arranged. Lots of talk about assuming $10 licencing fees and such but not much discussion about the distribution avenues. Perhaps because of the dominance of the 'Lotus deal" as a base line. I would personally find that interesting. I know that net nanny for example has vast distibution on bundling but thus far that does not equal sales. I, like you, hope these joint ventures mature and bring the product to market in some significant scale. 2 cents; no more no less

To: Author51 who wrote (2668)	2/12/1998 11:32:00 AM
From: Mike Paulin	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 6076

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