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DIARY: October 15, 2003 02:52 PM Wednesday; Rod Welch

Jerry notifies that Tom Gilbert is upset by a picture in SDS dir.

1...Summary/Objective


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CONTACTS 
0201 - CSG Systems, Inc.
020101 - Mr. Jerry J. Nord

SUBJECTS
Gilbert, Tom Found a Picture in Com Metrics Directory that Upset Him
Gilbert, Tom May be Having Problems Learning SDS with Motivation to S
CD Drive on Tom Gilbert's Computer is D Drive which is Needed for SDS
Picture Tom Gilbert Found a in Com Metrics Directory that Upset Him a

0706 -
0706 -    ..
0707 - Summary/Objective
0708 -
070801 - Follow up ref SDS 13 2J5F, ref SDS 12 0000.
070802 -
070803 - Received a letter from Jerry saying....
070804 -
070805 -    1.  Subject: Need to confirm this jpg
070806 -        Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2003 16:05:39 -0500
070807 -        From: "Nord, Jerry"
070808 -        To: "Rod Welch (E-mail)"
070810 -         ..
070811 -    2.  Tom ran across this while loading SDS (see attachment).
070813 -         ..
070814 -        located at: F:\04\00067\00\IC ROD.JPG
070816 -  ..
070817 - Research shows that this is the Com Metrics website directory.
070819 -  ..
070820 - I found this file, and the picture looks like some folks in KKK garb
070821 - or headed for a wild Halloween party.  Never saw it before and it has
070822 - nothing to do with anything so deleted it.
070824 -  ..
070825 - Also found two Powerpoint files....
070826 -
070827 -            f: 04 00067 00 ic cm.ppt
070828 -            f: 04 00067 00 ic rodx.ppt
070830 -  ..
070831 - Review shows the first one, cm.ppt, is quite sophisticated, and seems
070832 - more comprehensive than the presentation we have on the web...
070833 -
070834 -         http://www.welchco.com/03/00050/01/09/01/17/HTML/00104_files/frame.htm
070836 -  ..
070837 - The second powerpoint presentation only has a few slides, but one of
070838 - them is the concept Morris mapped out at Burger King when we visited
070839 - at his place on 950303. ref SDS 8 M34O
070841 -  ..
070842 - Since the name of this second powerpoint file is rodx.ppt, possibly
070843 - Morris found a dumb picture on the Internet when looking for graphics
070844 - to create the powerpoint files, and called it rod.jpg as a joke or
070845 - something.
070847 -  ..
070848 - Jerry continues...
070849 -
070850 -    3.  He reacted rather negatively to this and said until it is
070851 -        explained he'd prefer not to work on SDS.  Not sure if that's
070852 -        the problem of if there is more.  I will talk with him tomorrow
070853 -        morning since he has left for the day. I may try to reach you
070854 -        this evening, but definitely will talk with you after 7:00 a.m,
070855 -        your time, tomorrow.
070857 -         ..
070858 -    4.  JerryN
070860 -  ..
070861 - Called and left a message advising have never seen this picture, per
070862 - above. ref SDS 0 0O6J
070864 -  ..
070865 - Called Morris.
070867 -  ..
070868 - Morris recalls working on Powerpoint stuff years ago.  The date of the
070869 - jpg file, reported by Jerry, per above, ref SDS 0 0O6J, and the date
070870 - of the Powerpoint file, cm.ppt, are the same, 980628.  The date of
070871 - rodx.ppt is 980406, so this all occurred about the same time.  I
070872 - visited Morris on 980405.  The record for that meeting shows Morris
070873 - began a powerpoint file. ref SDS 9 0001  Probably completed it the
070874 - next day and submitted via the Internet in a zip file.  Interestingly,
070875 - there was another meeting with Morris on 980628, the same date as the
070876 - suspect file, and that meeting concerned the website for Com Metrics,
070877 - which is where Tom found the jpg file. reported today, per above.
070878 - ref SDS 10 0001  The record on 980628 says in part....
070879 -
070880 -         Morris feels the [Welch] web site should connote class.
070881 -
070882 - ..., but there is no mention of rod.jpg. ref SDS 10 7425  Looks like
070883 - some graphics were downloaded from the Internet at that time for the
070884 - Powerpoint presentation and for the website. ref SDS 10 S67H
070886 -  ..
070887 - There is an inference that Morris downloaded a file and called it
070888 - rod.jpg to illustrate the antithesis of "class," that underscores a
070889 - history of mixed feelings about Rod, SDS and Com Metrics.  Compare...
070890 -
070891 -        SDS unnecessary overkill.............. 890809, ref SDS 1 6V66
070892 -        Morris starts using SDS, helpful...... 910520, ref SDS 2 655O
070893 -        SDS enables good management........... 911123, ref SDS 3 4930
070894 -        Morris quits SDS, counterintuitive.... 920215, ref SDS 4 5820
070895 -        SDS needed for good management........ 921127, ref SDS 5 0674
070896 -        SDS improves memory................... 920427, ref SDS 6 J496
070897 -        SDS unnecessary overkill.............. 950204, ref SDS 7 5932
070898 -        SDS improves management better than
070899 -        other methods......................... 010924, ref SDS 11 NK4J
070900 -
070902 -  ..
070903 - Submitted a letter to Morris saying...
070904 -
070905 -
070906 -    1.  Subject: Weird Picture and Powerpoint stuff
070907 -        Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2003 15:13:58 -0700
070908 -        From: Rod Welch
070909 -        To: "Jones, Morris E."
070910 -        CC: "Johnson, Garold L."
070911 -             "Nord, Jerry"
070914 -         ..
070915 -    2.  Morris,
070917 -         ..
070918 -    3.  Per our telecon, as I mentioned Jerry Nord at CSG wrote a
070919 -        letter today reporting a colleague at CSG working on SDS came
070920 -        across a picture with the filename rod.jpg and shows a bunch of
070921 -        guys that look like KKK types or possibly avid Halloweeners.
070922 -        ref SDS 0 0O6J
070924 -         ..
070925 -    4.  Turns out this is in the Com Metrics directory set. ref SDS 0
070926 -        XS7I
070928 -         ..
070929 -    5.  As we discussed this directory, also, has some powerpoint files
070930 -        which I, also, don't recall ever seeing.  One of them in
070931 -        particular seems very good and the other one is shorter, less
070932 -        polished, but has the image you developed at Burger King on
070933 -        950303 to illustrate the alignment issue for keeping projects
070934 -        on target. ref SDS 0 XP8O
070936 -         ..
070937 -    6.  Please take a look and see if these power point things look
070938 -        familiar.  Maybe you did them and sent them to me with the
070939 -        rod.jpg thing as a joke.  The files are zipped and attached.
070941 -         ..
070942 -    7.  I kind of thought maybe you did these for a presentation at
070943 -        Chips or Intel, and just never told me about them, but that is
070944 -        probably too big a reach.
070946 -         ..
070947 -    8.  Thanks.
070949 -         ..
070950 -        Rod
070951 -
070953 -  ..
070954 - Received a letter from Morris saying...
070955 -
070956 -
070957 -    1.  Subject: RE: Weird Picture and Powerpoint stuff
070958 -        Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2003 15:23:30 -0700
070959 -        From: "Jones, Morris"
070960 -        To: "Rod Welch"
070962 -         ..
070963 -    2.  Rod,
070965 -         ..
070966 -        I don't recall doing it, but I could have done the
070967 -        presentation.  Don't know anything about Rod.Jpg...
070969 -         ..
070970 -    3.  Morris
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