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To: AD who wrote (7064)	8/4/1998 9:35:00 AM
From: Jeffrey S. Mitchell	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10786

According to you , What is the ratio Vis a Vis Factory solutions versus other " solutions" to the Y2K problem?? Pretty low. Let's clarify that and say "automated factories". There certainly are plenty of body shops set up that will do the work for you. However, even though they use tools per se, it's more like each person has their own tool box as opposed to the factory having efficient assembly lines. Another major difference is that a company like ALYD keeps adding more tools and updating their technology as they go, whereas the off-the-shelf stuff is "as-is". As to the pitfalls of thinking you can play catch-up, I got this off the IAIC board: ===== > My concern is that the cost of professional services in IAI's > solution factories will continue to grow at nearly the same rate > as the revenue and thus eat into any profits. This to me is > the MOST noticeable thing when comparing IAICs earnings report with that of ALYD over a 1 year period. > ...productivity is expected to improve as people are with us longer; they get better at using the tools, and process more code in the same number of hours. #reply-5397093 ===== - Jeff