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Technology Stocks : TAVA Technologies (TAVA-NASDAQ) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Karl Drobnic who wrote (17535)	5/22/1998 2:32:00 PM
From: Brian Malloy	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 31646

Well, the action this week and last and probably into next week while atypical is not untypical when one considers the NMS listing, brokers now making TAVA marginable and the options are on line. I spoke with a person last night who manages a day trading firm, SOES bandits and such. Yesterday in particular they were into TAVA big time and the price range on the day plus high volume had a lot to do with the day traders. Bottom line, embedded chips are not going away - we have about 205 working days till Y2K. In time, Y2K will be known to all and companies will have to step forward and have a show and tell time. Recent exposure such as the evening news with Peter Jennings last night will do much to spread the word. Work continues to come TAVA's way, the future is bright.

To: Karl Drobnic who wrote (17535)	5/22/1998 3:42:00 PM
From: JDN	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 31646

Dear Karl: I couldnt agree with you more. Its actually embarrassing to me the way this company has allowed itself to be manipulated. I think its time they discourage doing business with certain unnamed Market Makers (such as those whose name begins with an F) and try very hard to attract more quality firms. Huge swings such as we have witnessed this past week or so do not attract the normal long term investor, rather the momentum and speculative players. This stock has acted like the worst BB penny stock and frankly I am embarrassed. JDN

To: Karl Drobnic who wrote (17535)	5/22/1998 4:41:00 PM
From: wlheatmoon	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 31646

<OFF TOPIC> TO ALL LONG-TERMERS: Go enjoy a wonderful weekend. Please quit hashing and rehashing every single freaking tick in this stock. Traders will do that and so be it. The rest of us long-term investors--you know who you are, relax and enjoy the weekend!!!!! The story has not changed. TAVA continues to be calling their shots and getting more work than they can handle. One giant contract after another with huge and reputable companies keep being announced. Sooner or later the street will realize the value of this company. Now, please relax and have a great weekend! Remember the truly important things in your lives and be grateful. mike

To: Karl Drobnic who wrote (17535)	5/23/1998 4:28:00 PM
From: B.D.Bauden	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 31646

"Tava's best interests to take the recent pounding very seriously and work to understand how Wall St. digests information. They need to get out of the Little League fund mentality and into the Wall St. brokerage loop. If Tava addresses this challenge, the damage can be repaired quickly." Karl, If anyone on this thread has the ear of TAVA management, it is you. Have you spoken with any of the powers that be? Do the have a plan to address this current situation? Bruce

To: Karl Drobnic who wrote (17535)	5/24/1998 12:05:00 PM
From: R. Bond	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 31646

>>.....They need to get out of the Little League ..... mentality.......<< Karl, I wasn't planning to post this opinion, but your post changed my mind. Clearly Tava's reputation has hit the skids, at least for now. I thought the CC was a joke. IMHO, there is no excuse for not presenting a professional sounding, well-rehearsed performance in today's world. People are available to coach management in delivering the right sort of front to the analysts/shareholders. These consultants have been around for years. It's not a new concept. There is no excuse for not knowing how vitally important public image is to a company. Ever heard of Roger Ailes? I happen to have a friend who has an entire consultancy business based around teaching business people how to speak. She's busy. Weak jokes like 'it's raining here in Portland' and a line up of callers asking the management to give inside info that everyone knows they can't give equals a shoddy image that, taking the numbers into account, reflected harshly on the management. Scott Liolios' email to shareholders (http://www.exchange2000.com/~wsapi/investor/reply-4538698) only reinforces the bad impression: >>It just so happens the questions that were asked were very poor questions. They did not give management an opportunity to address the real story. (Still no excuse.) We learned from that call.<< If that isn't weak, I don't know what is. "It just so happens.."? Sort it out in advance. Send a prep sheet to the analysts. "We learned from that call." You're supposed to already know. That's what your fee is for. The call wasn't planned to assure " an opportunity to address the real story."? What ARE you thinking about? And blaming the questioners for the management not addressing 'the real story'. That's a pathetic excuse. The misspelled words don't help either. IMHO, part of the problem is that TAVA is not getting good advice on the PR front and they don't know enough to deal with it. In this case, that was the straw that broke the camel's back. Those strong believers in TAVA may well ask themselves just how important it really was. Admittedly, there are other important factors involved. However, this one is probably the easiest to resolve. Regards, Bond P.S. "You Are the Message -- Getting What You Want By Being Who You Are", Roger Ailes with Jon Kraushar, Doubleday, 1989.