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To: Richard S. Schoenstadt who wrote (12057)	3/2/1998 7:36:00 AM
From: John Miz	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 31646

If you follow the links, you will see that Epri says most year 2000 programs begun by utilities focus only on software issues, and embedded systems have not received as much attention. I believe the utility industry could be faced with a staffing problem and project managment problem when trying to deal with both issues at the same time. Especially if they are beginning the embedded systems issue at this late date. I also wonder if TAVA is a member of EPRI? They have given two or three presentation to EPRI members and have come away with some business as a result. John

To: Richard S. Schoenstadt who wrote (12057)	3/2/1998 8:02:00 AM
From: STLMD	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 31646

Richard, to follow up on John M's previous post, EPRI is a clearinghouse and collaborator with the electric utility businesses in this country. In addition, TAVA has been one of the few presenters at the two EPRI sponsored conferences, one in Sept last year and the other end of Jan 98 in Atlanta. This most recent conference was dedicated to the embedded systems problem. To quote Jenkins from the CC last month: We announced around the annual meeting the formation of this joint venture with RW Beck to address the utility market. And the last press release indicated we were presenting at this electrical power research institute meeting on embedded systems. That was two weeks ago. As a direct result of that, we are now in negotiation with three large utilities about taking on their compliance issues. One of these has a- the day after our meeting in Atlanta corralled 40 of their operating unit managers into a presentation, and we are back there today actually helping them define the scope of the work so that we can give them a formal proposal. In addition, EPRI in their y2k pages states emphatically that they are not a solutions provider for companies: Because every company will find unique problems - and each company may find that the solutions adopted by others are not the most cost-effective for it - the EPRI program will neither develop nor certify industry-wide solutions, or will it provide company-specific solutions. Instead, the EPRI program is designed to inform and complement efforts carried out by participants. TAVA is closely working with RW Beck and also allied with the EPRI. It wouldn't surprise me if the compliance database that EPRI has is the TAVA Utility y2k One CD. That could explain the steep $75000 fee for joining EPRI. Just a thought. Hope this helps Richard. Stephen

To: Richard S. Schoenstadt who wrote (12057)	3/2/1998 11:28:00 AM
From: Bonzo	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 31646

Richard EPRI is not a competitor of TAVA. This is a management, Training and consulting group for the Utility industry. They will not be involved in actual site assessment/remediation or toolset sales. If TAVA is a recommended vendor, I'm sure RW Beck is, this can only help TAVA, along with their RW Beck alliance, with gaining new business in the Utility industry. EPRI's mission statement with regard to Y2K and Embedded Controllers is: >> the EPRI program will neither develop nor certify industry-wide solutions, or will it provide company-specific solutions. Instead, the EPRI program is designed to inform and complement efforts carried out by participants. <<