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To: Steve Woas who wrote (17581)	5/24/1998 7:06:00 AM
From: threadneedler	Respond to of 31646

Steve: You're right on. You've got a good memory. I particularly recall a rambling release in which the key info involving some major Fortune 500 clients didn't show up until mid-release. It was totally ignored by the DJ wire, et al. I also thought they should have officially released Cowles appearance before the congressional panel...highly credible stuff. As for 'hype', when I was heavy into Sun Microsystems, they seemed to paper the investment community with 2 or 3 releases A DAY. Karl, I appreciate your efforts. While TAVA appears to be wonderfully proficient in their core business, they seem to be somewhat lacking in the marketing department. Keep up the good work. As an aside, my local paper featured a front page, Sunday edition article on the Y2k problem today, quoting a couple of committees and a representative of a national retail chain. If this sleepy, little midwest hamlet gets it, I assure you, national recognition of the Y2k threat is right around the corner.

To: Steve Woas who wrote (17581)	5/24/1998 9:24:00 AM
From: Rock	Respond to of 31646

Two Digits for a Date (to the tune of "Gilligan's Island," more or less) Author Unknown Just sit right back and you'll hear a tale Of the doom that is our fate. That started when programmers used Two digits for a date. Two digits for a date. Main memory was smaller then; Hard disks were smaller, too. "Four digits are extravagant, So let's get by with two. So let's get by with two." "This works through 1999," The programmers did say. "Unless we rewrite before that It all will go away. It all will go away." But Management had not a clue: "It works fine now, you bet! A rewrite is a straight expense; We won't do it just yet. We won't do it just yet." Now when 2000 rolls around It all goes straight to @#%&, For zero's less than ninety-nine, As anyone can tell. As anyone can tell. The mail won't bring your pension check It won't be sent to you When you're no longer sixty-eight, But minus thirty-two. But minus thirty-two. The problems we're about to face Are frightening, for sure. And reading every line of code's The only certain cure. The only certain cure. (key change, big finish) There's not much time, There's too much code. (And Cobol-coders, few) When the century is finished with, We may be finished, too. We may be finished, too. Eight thousand years from now I hope That things weren't left too late, And people aren't then lamenting Four digits for a date. Four digits for a date. Taken from The ART BELL Web Site artbell.com

To: Steve Woas who wrote (17581)	5/24/1998 10:59:00 AM
From: John Miz	Respond to of 31646

Tava is a small company trying to get into the Big Leagues. Success is not yet assured. They are very carefull about what they say and how they say it. I really think fear of investor lawsuits is the biggest motivation for Jenkins rather conservative PR style. A lawyer sitting next to him at the last conference call spoke volumes. I believe Jenkins will not change his PR style until and if the company shows substantial revenue and earnings increases, which may or may not be another 3 to six months away. I think management has done a good job so far, turning Tava around, but until Tava shows investors "the money" it's going to be a very bumpy ride. John