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To: lbs who wrote (296)	6/23/1998 10:21:00 AM
From: Samuel J. Bennett	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 5102

Very well put...for someone like me who doesn't really understand this industry, and relies in technical analysis; I'll be waiting for the turn. I am a short term holder, rarely over 3 months, so the move is coming soon. sam

To: lbs who wrote (296)	6/23/1998 12:26:00 PM
From: Dennis Nicks	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 5102

lbs, what's your story then? Are you invested in INPR, if not, this is a good entry point. What other enterprise tools/solutions providers do you follow? When do you see INPR showing a successful transition, 3 quarters, 6 quarters? What do you see as the major hurdles in penetrating the market? Dennis

To: lbs who wrote (296)	6/24/1998 3:28:00 AM
From: David Miller	Respond to of 5102

I am amazed of how little understanding there is on this board concerning the state of the industry, and what INPR is trying to do. In turn, I might be "amazed of" your patronizing attitude, but I won't make a point of it. True enterprise software must be sold directly to the end user. Correct. However, the point under discussion was the planned acquisition of a service company. It is much more complicated than selling shrink rap products. Love the concept of "shrink rap" products. Used by psychiatrists, no doubt, to communicate with boyz in the 'hood. A channel strategy will not work in this case. Why not? It has been successfully employed by companies who have been in the enterprise business far longer than Inprise. SAP, for example, has done tolerably well out of their implementation of channel-driven service delivery. And where did you get the idea that everybody who disagrees with you "hates INPR"? david