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To: Joe Lalablow who wrote (14529)2/28/1999 7:23:00 PM
From: puborectalis  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 64865
 
Check the Yahoo thread on INSGY.....big conference this week..if this product(JEODE),being beta tested by SUNW and QNTM and others could be applicable to devices outside the PC...the future looks bright...the CEO has already gone on record stating they will be profitable in the second half of the year.Relatively thin float....recommendation on Clearstation.com.

To: Jenna (25791 )
From: stephen karasick
Sunday, Feb 28 1999 8:53AM ET
Reply # of 25812

INSGY....about to explode...Conference this week........from the Yahoo
thread......................Daytrading INSGY at this point is risky
by: Investor_spec
226 of 233
From now till the end of March, daytrading INSGY is risky. The potential for this stock
is much higher than
many of us currently realize. Here are some key reasons:

1. Wall Street analysts' recognition of INSGY is currently limited. The upcoming
Embedded Systems
conference (March 2 to 4)could change that, particularly if JEODE is one of the key
star attractions at the
conference.

2. The beta-testing of JEODE is scheduled to end on March 15. After that date,
announcements of adoptions
by key embedded systems vendors may be forthcoming from INSGY. Any one of
those announcements will
allow the stock to base much higher than current levels.

3. The key factor to watch out for is whether JEODE adoptions are limited to
embedded systems vendors in
the computer industry or whether they extend to consumer products like cell phones,
etc. If such an extension
occurs, the momentum created by the increased awareness and publicity could carry the
stock well into the
$40 range. Remember, the issue is supply versus demand. Given the limited float, high
institutional demand for
a product with over 80 percent of the global market (if that occurs) could trigger a
buying panic.

4. If the conservative $0.85 per share projection by INSGY's CFO for FY 2000 is
realized, the perceived
growth rate of EPS will be over 850% compared to the 1999 projected EPS. Even if
that rate of EPS
growth is perceived to be unsustainable, the dominant market share would suggest a P/E
ratio of 40 or so.
That alone would support a $34 stock price by FY 2000.

5. Although INSGY would be a one-product company (as someone on the SI thread
has pointed out), the
inflow of cash from JEODE's success will open up growth opportunities that the current
stock price (around
$5 as of now) does not consider. This situation is not unlike MSFT when it had DOS as
its only product.
Acquisition of an RTOS company (to create a seamless RTOS/JEODE product for the
embedded systems
market), or of a JAVA hardware-manufacturer then become viable paths for expansion.

Good luck to all INSGY longs. The ride from now till the end of March is going to be a
very interesting one.
It will also be extremely profitable for those who retain a longer-term perspective. The
stock will bounce
around a lot as day-traders try to time when to get in and out.

But, as noted above, the month of March is probably going to be filled with
announcements from INSGY of
JEODE adoptions. Once you get off an accelerating train, the problem is how to get
back on the train again,
without risk of bodily injury.

Safer to stay aboard the train for the duration. IMHO

-- Investor_Spec

Also......A CLEARSTATION.COM pick from last week=

Shares lifting off the shelf at 3 and 1/2 on volume. Healthy basing pattern following the
sharp run-up from 1 to 6 in
December-January. Thursday of trade described well by SharkProof on the INSGY
board post number 4.

Story here is the implementation of Java for embedded systems (JENE). An 'embedded
system' is any device that contains a
computerized system, end product of which is not a computer. Or, a computer that is
not a computer. Actually, anything that
contains chips but doesn't have a keyboard. Into this class falls most consumer devices,
microwave ovens, and EKG blips as
seen on soap operas. Does Java + Consumer Devices + Internet add up?

Add to the equation the fact that certification/blessing from SUN is a possibility and we
may have a bale of wheat for the loading
dock. From a press release:

"During the quarter, the Company also announced several important alliances with third
parties. In December, the Company
signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Sun Microsystems that will set the stage
for official certification of JENE and its
Embedded Virtual Machine (EVM) by Sun. This development is significant because it
provides a critical competitive
differentiation for the Company going forward. At the November introduction of JENE,
Insignia also announced agreements to
include tools from Metrowerks with the JENE development suite, adding value for
JENE customers."

kensey