CONTACTS 
0201 - Ricoh Silicon Valley                                                                                                                                               O-00000773 0404
020101 - Mr. Gregory J. Wolff; Team Leader
020103 - California Research Center                                                                                                                                       O-00000773 0404

SUBJECTS
Ricoh Requested Information on SDS
Venture Cap Investors
Request Business Information

0605 -
0605 -    ..
0606 - Summary/Objective
0607 -
060701 - Follow up ref SDS 60 0000, ref SDS 58 0000.
060702 -
060703 - Received ref DRT 1 0001 from Greg Wolff asking for information about
060704 - SDS and Com Metrics.
060706 -  ..
060712 -
060713 -    [On 010102 responded to Greg's letter. ref SDS 67 0001
060715 -  ..
060716 - Greg's mission as a team leader at Ricoh's California Research Center
060717 - is to identify and create technologies that improve the effectiveness
060718 - of knowledge workers. ref DRT 1 0001
060720 -  ..
060721 - Greg does not define "knowledge worker."
060723 -  ..
060724 - He has read a great deal of the information available on welchco.com,
060725 - and is intrigued by the SDS/POIMS approach and claimed results.  If
060726 - this system works in practice, we might be interested in exploring
060727 - possible business relationships. ref DRT 1 RX6F
060729 -  ..
060730 - Greg wants to...
060731 -
060732 -     •  learn more about SDS and POIMS technology.
060733 -
060734 -     •  know if SDS has been adopted for daily use by any
060735 -        organizations?
060736 -
060737 -     •  see & evaluate the technology itself?
060739 -  ..
060740 - SDS can be seen under terms proposed to SRI, ref DIP 6 014P, on
060741 - 001121. ref SDS 64 XU8I
060742 -
060744 -  ..
060745 - Greg can contact following about use of SDS....
060746 -
060747 -           DNRC, State of Montana
060748 -
060749 -              Wayne Wetzel
060750 -              Deptuy Director
060751 -              406 444 6072
060752 -              wwetzel@state.mt.us
060753 -
060755 -            ..
060756 -           PG&E
060757 -
060758 -              Bill DeHart
060759 -              Project Manager
060760 -              415 973 1014
060761 -              wkd1@pge.com
060763 -               ..
060764 -              On 001212 meeting at PG&E on using SDS for $500M project.
060765 -              ref SDS 66 0001 and prior meeting on 001129. ref SDS 65
060766 -              0001
060767 -
060769 -            ..
060770 -           Enron Corporation
060771 -
060772 -              Jeff Ghilardi
060773 -              Director, Alternative Energy
060774 -              661 823 6813
060775 -              jghilarWenron.com
060776 -
060778 -            ..
060779 -           US Army Corps of Engineers
060780 -
060781 -              Max Blodgett
060782 -              Chief Operations and Readiness
060783 -              415 977 8444
060784 -              mblodgett@smtp.spd.usace.army.mil
060786 -               ..
060787 -              USACE report explains use of SDS. ref DRP 3 6172
060788 -
060790 -            ..
060791 -           SRI project to develop DKR
060792 -
060793 -              Doug Engelbart leads project
060794 -              510 713 3552
060795 -              doug@bootstrap.org
060796 -
060797 -                 Doug won the National Medal of Technology this past
060798 -                 year, reported on 001114. ref SDS 63 0001
060800 -               ..
060801 -              Examples of support for SRI is listed in the record on
060802 -              001017. ref SDS 62 1575
060804 -               ..
060805 -              Pat Lincoln
060806 -              Director Computer Science
060807 -              SRI International
060808 -              650 859 5454
060809 -              Lincoln@csl.sri.com
060810 -
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060812 - //           <0H6X
060813 -              Research this past year indicates SDS is the only KM
060814 -              solution available, per record on 000425. ref SDS 20 0480
060815 - //
060816 -
060818 -  ..
060819 - Business Model Replaces IT with KM
060820 -
060821 - Planning on 000804 proposes identifying initial release of simplified
060822 - capability to replace email and wordprocessing with a means to tie
060823 - thinking and doing into a new buisess practice of KM; then, release
060824 - new capability as market matures and encounters inevitable demand for
060825 - organizing the record. ref SDS 50 3657
060826 -
060828 -  ..
060829 - Greg is the team leader for the California Research Center which is
060830 - part of Ricoh Silicon Valley (RSV).....
060831 -
060832 -      http://www.rsv.ricoh.com/aboutus/aboutusofficelocations.html
060833 -
060834 - RSV lists two addresses.....
060835 -
060836 -        Network Office Appliance Division
060837 -        4 Results Way
060838 -        Cupertino, CA 95014
060839 -        Phone (408) 346-4500
060840 -
060841 - ...and
060842 -
060843 -        California Research Center,
060844 -        Strategic Business Center
060845 -        2882 Sand Hill Road, Suite 115
060846 -        Menlo Park, CA 94025-7022
060847 -        Phone (650) 496-5700
060849 -  ..
060850 - RSV is part of Ricoh, LTD, explained at....
060851 -
060852 -      http://www.rsv.ricoh.com/aboutus/index.html
060854 -  ..
060855 - Ricoh Silicon Valley is a new subsidiary of Ricoh Company, Ltd., and
060856 - represents the first product development outside of Japan in the
060857 - company's nearly 65-year history. RSV has three separate but
060858 - interrelated business and research centers located in Silicon Valley:
060859 -
060860 -               Network Office Appliance
060861 -               California Research Center
060862 -               Strategic Business Center
060864 -  ..
060865 - The parent company in Japan, Ricoh, has global operations selling copy
060866 - machines, and other office automation equipment....
060867 -
060868 -       http://www.ricoh.com/products.html
060870 -  ..
060871 - The company is also renowned for state-of-the-art electronic devices
060872 - and photographic equipment.....
060873 -
060874 -       http://www.ricoh.co.jp/R_Info/index_e.html
060876 -  ..
060877 - RSV seems to have one product:   E Cabinet
060878 -
060879 -     http://www.rsv.ricoh.com/products/index.html
060881 -  ..
060882 - This looks like a piece of equipment that is described.....
060883 -
060884 -    eCabinet is a fast, easy, scalable and secure information sharing
060885 -    solution that connects to any standard network. A combination of
060886 -    thin-server hardware and software technology, eCabinet effortlessly
060887 -    captures, files and retrieves all your daily business documents.
060889 -     ..
060890 -    Workgroups now, for the first time, have access to all electronic
060891 -    and paper documents - e-mail, faxes, Web content, copies, scans and
060892 -    PC documents - in a single, centralized location.
060894 -     ..
060895 -    Through a familiar web browser interface, users can intuitively
060896 -    search for documents that have been digitally captured and
060897 -    automatically filed by eCabinet.
060898 -
060899 -
060901 -  ..
060902 - Ricoh Integrates Investment with Research and Development
060903 - Image Communication Turns Information into Knowledge
060904 -
060905 - Ricoh RSV philosophy says.....
060906 -
060907 -        http://www.rsv.ricoh.com/aboutus/philosophy.html
060908 -
060909 -    Ricoh Silicon Valley
060910 -    ..
060911 -    How do you help people work together in an interconnected
060912 -    world? One of the most logical and exciting ways is to enrich their
060913 -    communication through visual forms of expression. At Ricoh Silicon
060914 -    Valley, this concept of image communication is the driving force
060915 -    behind everything we do.
060916 -
060917 -       Another way might be to add "intelligence" to information so
060918 -       that people have a better picture of cause and effect, and can
060919 -       assemble alternate pictures according to context when needed to
060920 -       make a timely decision.
060922 -        ..
060923 -       Visual expression is often thought of as a "picture." SDS
060924 -       enhances pictures of small concepts called "letters" to leverage
060925 -       human acuity for assembling larger meanings using alphabet
060926 -       technology, see POIMS, ref OF 1 1299, that generates better
060927 -       understanding and follow up, see NWO... ref OF 2 2247
060929 -     ..
060930 -    We combine our strengths in technology with a focus on creating
060931 -    business opportunities. Through strategic investment activities
060932 -    that complement our research and development objectives, we're able
060933 -    to transform visions into real-world tools. In the process, we're
060934 -    continually reminded that it all begins with an idea.
060935 -
060936 -       On 990527 Clay Christensen reports that combining strategic
060937 -       investment with effective R&D is difficult. ref SDS 4 4077
060938 -    ..
060939 -    We continuously look for new ways to turn information into
060940 -    knowledge, and to change office machines from mere paper processors
060941 -    into&quotintelligent" assistants that can enhance people's
060942 -    efficiency. Whether we're making it easier for people to work with
060943 -    information and high-quality digital images, or redefining the
060944 -    boundaries between hardware and software for those who program and
060945 -    those who use machines, the creative process never occurs in a
060946 -    vacuum.
060947 -
060948 -       Rocoh views "knowledge" as pictures, per above, ref SDS 0 M3RA,
060950 -        ..
060951 -       Welch views "knowledge" as connecting information into
060952 -       chronologies of cause and effect, per POIMS. ref OF 1 0561
060954 -     ..
060955 -    In our fiercely competitive field, where only the best ideas
060956 -    survive, we must constantly reevaluate assumptions and ask new
060957 -    questions. This means looking beyond the near-term issues to
060958 -    anticipate future needs. In this way, we continually strive to not
060959 -    simply respond to the marketplace, but lead it. While we patent and
060960 -    publish the results of our research extensively, we're also
060961 -    committed to seeing visionary concepts put to use in the world.
060962 -    Which is why another focus of Ricoh Silicon Valley is to transform
060963 -    technology research results into practical solutions that customers
060964 -    can use. Through this process of technology transfer, good ideas
060965 -    can also become viable business opportunities.
060966 -
060967 -       Disire to lead in forging new markets, and willingness to review
060968 -       assumptions is constructive within the meaning of a disrutive
060969 -       technology reviewed on 990527. ref SDS 4 4896
060971 -     ..
060972 -    Through relationships and a focused investment charter, we seek out
060973 -    and fund new technologies that align with our vision of image
060974 -    communication. By leveraging ideas and technologies from others
060975 -    that complement out own research and development activities, we are
060976 -    able to maximize efficiencies and minimize time to market.
060978 -     ..
060979 -    Through our combined activities, we seek to improve computing tools
060980 -    and processes to the point where they are so intuitive, they go
060981 -    almost unnoticed by the people who use them.
060982 -
060983 -       Sound philosophy that can lead to KM.
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