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To: C. McD who wrote (1688)	8/9/1998 12:27:00 PM
From: AF	Respond to of 2752

a little tidbit of digital river: (Computer Industry news, 04/27/98 04:39:57 PM) Microsoft wants a piece of SPA Patrick Thibodeau One of Microsoft Corp.'s top executives is campaigning for a seat on the board of the Software Publishers Association (SPA), a group that has become at times hostile to the software giant. Robert Herbold, the executive vice president and chief operating officer at Microsoft, is one of 11 software executives campaigning for six seats on the board of directors of the Washington-based trade association. Balloting closed Friday; the results will be announced tomorrow, the SPA said. Microsoft and the SPA have clashed of late over the issue of competition in the software industry. The SPA has adopted principles that oppose tying applications to operating systems and appear to buttress the federal antitrust investigation into Microsoft. "The SPA association has really launched an all out, anti-Microsoft campaign over the past several months," said Mark Murray, Microsoft spokesman. "And it's very ironic, troubling and puzzling that the president of a membership organization would spend so much of his time attacking one of his own members," he said. In response, SPA President Ken Wasch said, "Microsoft has been and continues to be an extremely important member of our organization -- we just don't see eye to eye on competition in the industry." But Wasch said the SPA does agree with Microsoft on issues such as encryption, copyright protection and Internet tax issues, among others. "There are far more issues we agree with Microsoft on, than disagree," he said. Earlier this year, the SPA adopted "eight principles for fair competition" in the software industry, "many of which apply to Microsoft," Wasch said. "We want to see the problems identified in the principles corrected," he said. Microsoft had previously been on the SPA board but didn't run anyone for election last year. The election process, Wasch said, is open to any member. "There is no nominating committee, and the candidates are free to campaign," he said. Murray said Microsoft was faced with two choices: walk away from the group "or take the more difficult course of trying to work with this organization and the membership to resolve these issues and promote a better understanding on all sides." The SPA is governed by a 15-member board; 11 are elected by the membership for two year terms in alternating years. Two members are appointed, and the other two positions are filled by the president of the SPA and the head of the SPA's European organization. Others seeking seats on the board are Daniel Burton, vice president of government relations at Novell, Inc.; Ronald Fortune, president and CEO of Computer Curriculum Corp.; Larry Gross, senior vice president of Cendant Software; Richard Hornstein, vice president of legal affairs and corporate development at Network Associates, Inc.; Kathy Hurley, vice president at The Learning Co.; Ted Johnson, vice president of Visio Corp.; Joel Ronning, president and CEO at Digital River, Inc.; Eric Ruff, president and CEO of PowerQuest Corp.; Cheryl Vedoe, president and CEO of Tenth Planet Explorations; and Ron Verni, president of Peachtree Software.

To: C. McD who wrote (1688)	8/9/1998 3:59:00 PM
From: .com	Respond to of 2752

Hey, I was going to to post that article link! You are correct, it as excellent article. A "behind the scenes" look at launching an IPO. Not used to seeing such features on the front page of the Washington Post. I agree, everyone should read this aricle. (I wonder if the on-line version includes their graphs and pictures.) washingtonpost.com.