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To: issme who wrote (244)	1/13/1999 8:13:00 PM
From: Edwarda	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 583

I think that if you follow ttf's postings, you will find that he is interested in the whole group of ERP companies and speaks from experience in wrestling with the various packaged software applications. He is sharing his experience, which is a data point. Obviously, it is one person's experience and one person's opinion, however forcefully it is expressed. However, I have found his observations useful as KIM (Keep in mind) data. Even when one is riding a winner, it is worthwhile to know what could go wrong, come leaping out of the woodwork to blow a stock up. This input from ttf gives us a sense of what might go wrong--and he is far from the only person to express dismay with One World. I have heard similar complaints from others dealing with implementations. All of the above may or may not bear fruit and impact the stock eventually. As to motivation, there is a good number of posters who are "altruistic." People who have lurked and seeing for the umpteenth time some misinformation go ballistic and start posting about companies, industries, the way that Wall Street and the major institutions really work. People who merely want to share. And so forth. (Include me here.) I gather from his postings overall that ttf is one of these people. He wants to make money for himself (don't we all) and he wants to share what he does know to make money for this community and to "earn the credits" for other people to share what they know with him. In this context, I find his inputs a useful data point. Note that it is one data point. That he is irked enough to enter this thread to share his experiences tells me that he really had a bitch of a time with One World. I, personally, should like to know more about how the implementations differ from Oracle's and Baan's. And more of the lack of scalability. And most important, why the implementation that failed did fail. How was it sold versus what it could deliver. Kind regards back to you and, although it is a bit late, a very happy new year to you.