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To: Loring who wrote (25861)	3/7/1999 2:36:00 PM
From: ToySoldier	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 42771

Loring, Regarding the Digital-Me secret, the reason is the later of the two. There supposedly strong instructions to not openly broadcast the Digital-Me until Brainshare. That is where it will be Marketed big time. Brainshare is Novell's big "Love In" super seminar. That is where the big demo technology announcements. I have seen the Digital-Me actually work in January already - so this system is well on its way to Production. The demo was very exciting to watch - based on how valuable it would be for me to have right now! I would sign up if it existed today. It would make my Internet life much easier. Way till you all see it work. Its great! Another couple weeks and we will all hear about Digital-ME. Toy

To: Loring who wrote (25861)	3/7/1999 2:39:00 PM
From: Paul Fiondella	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 42771

Digital Me and publicity It's not clear to me yet that this product is well understood either by Novell or the press. Novell probably has some difficulty understanding the need to go to the end user with a product, especially in an area in which every other company has messed it up by either going with the idea that the OS company would be in charge of your digital ID (see today's NYT article on MSFT) or the vendor would (prevailing basis of e-commerce). The notion that the user should be in charge is something "new" to the techies. I'm counting on Schmidt to "get it". In my opinion if Novell embraces Digital Me along the lines I have suggested, with an id vault and verification separated from vendors and OS's, they capture the high ground immediately. This approach will get plenty of endorsements including political ones. Before introducing such a product I would meet extensively with various privacy groups and lay the whole thing out to them seeking their approval. As to the press. They have yet to grasp the usefulness of a directory. One of the virtues of Digital Me is that it educates the press rather quickly about the value of Novell's core product --- NDS and directories. I think Novell will introduce the 10 Zens at Brainshare to the press. Other than a reporter at CBS whom I have contacted, that will probably be the first impression the press has of what Novell is up to. That is when I expect them to begin to understand what value directories have to the internet. ================ We are way ahead of the curve here on this thread, and frankly I like it that way. Time to get rewarded for our efforts, don't you think?

To: Loring who wrote (25861)	3/7/1999 2:41:00 PM
From: Roger G. Frank	Respond to of 42771

Eric Schmidt is an extremely talented individual. Scott McNeally over at SUNW would not have let him go unless there was a lot more a stake than a personell change. Eric gets the chance to learn how to be CEO material. Eric gets an extremely talented pool of engineers. They all get to play in the internet space. Eric has become a very capable CEO. His team is functional at plain vanilla business stuff. (That lets them keep their jobs.) You don't think the best of the breed isn't up 24/7 trying to become the next (insert the name of your choice)? I have no clue with what surfaces. I can predict it will be great. We will all need it. Good job Eric! Roger link@interaccess.com I own NOVL