THE WELCH COMPANY

440 Davis Court #1602

San Francisco, CA 94111-2496

415 781 5700






September 28, 1998                                                                   04 00067 61 98092801



Mr. David S. Vannier
Intel Corporation
2200 Mission College Blvd; Mail Stop SC9-59
Santa Clara, CA  95052 8119

Subject:  Communication Metrics
                 Adding Intelligence to Managmenet Saves Time and Money

Dear Dave,


Thanks for

your letter received

today,
commenting that Communication Metrics supports

Intel objectives for improving communcations.




In March, I completed a review of

Andy Grove's book
...




Only the Paranoid Survive








He mentions the need for businesses to

experiment
with new management methods,
so of course I wonder how

Communication Metrics
 might be tried,
in light of the

report
by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which

you reviewed
last year.




This new management science supports Andy's
point that

copious notes and

asking questions
are essential "metrics" of communication that yield
good management.  Properly designed
technology makes it all work quicker which gives
rise to the idea of

intelligence, as
discussed on the web site.




Have you seen the paper on

POIMS technology?
It may offer some ideas for your
current assignment.




Sincerely,


THE WELCH COMPANY






Rod Welch