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Gold/Mining/Energy : BCB VOICE SYSTEMS INC. (c.BIV) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: George K. who wrote (57)	3/16/1998 3:14:00 PM
From: J J	Respond to of 440

George, I'm going to fire this off to BCB directly and ask for clarification/update. JJ

To: George K. who wrote (57)	3/17/1998 1:27:00 PM
From: David Robinson	Respond to of 440

Thanks for the info on the patent. Your research is appreciated. It seems to me that BCB has a tough row to hoe here, trying to bring a product to market without the right financing, in a world populated by larger, better financed competitors. If their product is as good as they claim, wouldn't someone have bought them out, or done a strategic alliance or something? All I see is more dilution coming as new capital is raised, and more sellers as some of the shares come out of escrow (according to the circular I got with the annual report). Have sold out my small position, but wish good luck to all. David

To: George K. who wrote (57)	3/19/1998 10:10:00 AM
From: Flora Wood	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 440

Hello George, When I read your in-depth research on BCB's patent protection, someting about it seemed to convey a misunderstanding, so I went to Ken Murton for verification. Here's his explanation of the patent: First, the patent was applied for in the 1980's, when DOS was the operating system of choice. The key part of the patent is the way in which we handle data traffic, voice included, as well as how we operate on any network (incl NT. Novell, LANtastic, Banyan Vines) and how we minimize the impact of transferring voice files over the network using compression. We are compatible with all these networks so we don't require the end user to be constrained to only one network when installing a BCB system. The key to the patent is based on unique packet-streaming, which allows BCB to capture and digitize speech, and then move these voice files through a small buffer. As the buffer is filled, the voice data is broken down into small "packets" which are carried through thte network to the server and from there to the designated workstation. The breakthrough here (protected by patent) is that the process does not interfere with other data moving through the network - competitors who do not employ a packet streaming process like this have to dedicate most of the network's resources to the dictation system causing a serious risk of crippling the network. That's Ken's explanation, and a very logical one. Also, the DOS horror you express is probably not well grounded, as Windows 95 and 98 run on top of DOS. INteresting that you have access to the patent office and that you would spend the time researching this... Flora