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To: ThirdEye who wrote (1386)	4/3/1998 12:09:00 PM
From: Matthew F. Kern	Respond to of 2011

Gary & Elliot: On the future CAST use issue, I may forward it to Neal, however I understand that these posts end up circulated at IAI anyhow. I am sure that Ken has thought about this, as the weird correlations between mainframe based computing and web browser based applications (especially ASP) are too striking to ignore. They allow direct translation with little complexity, although some issues like function keys arise. Last conference call I was blocked from questions. I believe this may have been a Mary Nugent foible, as I think most of the analysts and several of you folks would prefer me to ask a question or two to expose unaddressed areas. I think Sandy & Company trust me not to ask anything improper in any way. I will try again if the opportunity comes up. As for IDMS competition, I will take a look. I think the support from CA plus the other CA languages supported by UNICAST plus the integration with other tools creates a critical mass of synergy here, and the others are playing from a big disadvantage now. As for the Beta version, the most interesting thing is the letters PC. Ken has had a version for IDMS COBOL for years, BTW. This is a mature offering with lots of features based on 15 years of development, and the others have little chance of competing on features AFAIK. ................Matt

To: ThirdEye who wrote (1386)	4/3/1998 12:22:00 PM
From: Matthew F. Kern	Respond to of 2011

Gary: These guys look like they would be in a good position to partner with IAI to resell the IAI translator, if same is not exclusive to CA. allensysgroup.com .........Matt

To: ThirdEye who wrote (1386)	4/3/1998 12:27:00 PM
From: Matthew F. Kern	Respond to of 2011

Gary: These guys have testing tools, no translator in evidence. They would be good partners as well. tact.com tact.com .........Matt

To: ThirdEye who wrote (1386)	4/3/1998 12:30:00 PM
From: Matthew F. Kern	Respond to of 2011

Gary: More nice tools, no translator. ispinfo.comhttp://www.ispinfo.com (Did I miss something in these last 3?)

To: ThirdEye who wrote (1386)	4/3/1998 12:36:00 PM
From: Matthew F. Kern	Respond to of 2011

Gary: These guys are definitely the enemy for IAI. They claim 100% automation. Nice claim Easy for trivial cases. forecross.com I addressed these folks long ago, I don't think they are even with IAI. They do not have shrink wrapped productization. .............Matt

To: ThirdEye who wrote (1386)	4/3/1998 12:42:00 PM
From: Matthew F. Kern	Respond to of 2011

Gary: These guys have some terse data. They seem to provide services and may use a translator, but do not seem to be sophisticated enough to deploy shrink wrapped product. revive.com .....Matt

To: ThirdEye who wrote (1386)	4/3/1998 12:49:00 PM
From: Matthew F. Kern	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 2011

Gary: Another terse bunch. A services company, no mention of translators available for customers or 3rd party factories or shrinkwrap. syllogy.com From a features and technology standpoint, I would say Forecross looks like the ones to watch out of this set. It would be hard to say without requesting product literature, and I would probably set off a chain of sales calls and panic alarms. If you get the literature, forward it and I will look deeper. ............Matt