THE WELCH COMPANY
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February 24, 1999                                                                    03 00050 61 99022401



Mr. Roy Roebuck
Science Applications
International Corporation (SAIC)
10260 Campus Point Drive
San Diego, CA  92121

Subject:  GEM and Communication Metrics

References:

  1. Roy's letter on Feb 18, 1999
  2. Rod's letter on Feb 17, 1999

Dear Roy,

Thanks for your questions and interest in Communication Metrics, ref a. There may be some synergy between our efforts in developing useful technology.

Communication Metrics is a management science that uses a novel design of new technology to make an important advance in a very old technology. I am sure a better implementation of SDS is possible by skilled practitioners, but another important part is scaling up the application. GEM may be a path for this.

Finding markets to pay the bills and also test implementation makes the job of moving civilization forward a big challenge. The key is finding a powerful path for the evolution of technology. I may have found one, but only time will tell. Let me know if you wish to continue exploring this opportunity.

Sincerely,

THE WELCH COMPANY



Rod Welch