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S U M M A R Y


DIARY: February 21, 1995 11:47 PM Tuesday; Rod Welch

Received SDS Windows project analysis file.

1...Summary/Objective


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CONTACTS 
0201 - Chips & Tech.                                                                                                                                                      O-00000039 0201
020101 - Mr. Morris E. Jones
020102 - Vice President
020103 - Advanced Products

SUBJECTS
Marketing Plan SDS Architecture Scope Apply POIMS Technology Impleme

1503 -
1503 -    ..
1504 - Summary/Objective
1505 -
150501 - Follow up ref SDS 9 0000.
150502 -
150503 - Followed up work at ref SDS 9 0000
150505 -  ..
150506 - Received a file on planning SDS development project, which Morris
150507 - began a week or so ago.  This is an excellent initial presentation on
150508 - scope, showing good insight on SDS capabilities that meet requirements
150509 - for improving daily management.
150510 -
150511 -
150513 -  ..
1506 -
1507 -
1508 - Progress
1509 -
150901 - Received a Microsoft word file from Morris discussed previously on
150902 - 950211. ref SDS 9 0001
150903 -
150904 -                f: 03 00050 08 03 00101.doc
150906 -  ..
150907 - Created file for managing product development SDS Windows version.
150908 - ref OF 2 0001
150909 -
150910 -    Only change was to add a front end that identifies the document,
150911 -    purpose, date and author. ref OF 2 5U3L
150912 -
150913 -    Also listed resources which are cited expressly in part and implied
150914 -    by the content...
150916 -        ..
150917 -    •  SDS prototype software program, ref OF 2 6U4C, developed
150918 -       beginning OA 1985, ref OF 12 008M
150920 -        ..
150921 -    •  POIMS technology requirements, ref OF 7 0001
150923 -        ..
150924 -    •  Communication Metrics telecon February 4, 1995. ref SDS 7 J67M
150926 -  ..
150927 - Cited Morris' experience using SDS beginning on 910520, ref SDS 1 N94N
150928 - exposed integrated support for elements listed in his outline today.
150929 - ref OF 2 01YS
150931 -  ..
150932 - Morris presents a comprehensive structure of "major systems" for SDS
150933 - development, ref OF 2 01YS, and cites concepts presented in POIMS,
150934 - ref OF 2 6168, which he has resisted for a long time, e.g....
150935 -
150936 -        1.  automated integration.................... ref OF 9 1731
150937 -        2.  management cycle......................... ref OF 10 6649
150938 -        3.  convert information into knowledge....... ref OF 7 0367
150940 -  ..
150941 - Morris lists subject indexing as part of converting information into
150942 - knowledge, but does not provide details, except association with
150943 - multiple paths, and fast retrieval. ref OF 2 00WS  This part of the
150944 - plan could cite POIMS explaining context management. ref OF 10 1110
150945 -
150946 -            [On 060905 Morris discussed challenges of sharing model for
150947 -            subject indexing, ref SDS 16 2I7K, and concurred with Gary
150948 -            on advantages of having experience. ref SDS 16 676F
150950 -             ..
150951 -            [On 060907 Gary Johnson presented ideas on requirements for
150952 -            subject indexing. ref SDS 17 6K5H
150954 -  ..
150955 - Morris also lists SDS citations and linking, ref OF 2 01YS, which are
150956 - closely related to "connecting the dots" for traceability to original
150957 - sources that improve accuracy understanding causation to augment
150958 - intelligence.  However, the marketing plan does not actually link to
150959 - any sources that support representations and expand understanding on
150960 - scope and meaning, sending a mixed signal.
150961 -
150962 -            [On 950721 audit trail, traceability to original sources,
150963 -            alignment traditional practices support by management
150964 -            standards. ref SDS 11 1740
150966 -  ..
150967 - Encouraging to see evident progress resolving long-standing concerns,
150968 - for example listed on 911123, ref SDS 2 4930, and more recently on
150969 - 950204. ref SDS 7 0937
150971 -  ..
150972 - For example, on 950204 explained integrating cost, schedule and
150973 - communications from Kerzner lecture, ref SDS 7 J67M, and Morris
150974 - incorported this into his outline. ref OF 2 5U8F
150975 -
150976 -        [On 950803 planning implementation of SDS project scope,
150977 -        ref SDS 12 M4DY, however, understanding seems to have slipped
150978 -        away. ref SDS 12 S980
150980 -         ..
150981 -        [On 010425 Morris credits SDS for having everything in the
150982 -        right place at the right time, as a short-hand way to explain
150983 -        precision access that augments intelligence by integrating
150984 -        personal and organizational memory. ref SDS 14 EP7F
150986 -         ..
150987 -        [On 040505 case study support for SDS development Windows
150988 -        application, implementing Morris' work plan today. ref SDS 15
150989 -        QU61
150991 -  ..
150992 - Morris develops planning and some details on marketing issues to sell
150993 - an SDS windows program, including rationale showing demand for a
150994 - stronger type of software, like SDS, that complements current
150995 - capabilities for email, wordprocessing, spreadsheets, etc. ref OF 2
150996 - V64I  He has done an excellent job incorporating POIMS in this
150997 - outline, but needs to add citations.
150998 -
150999 -        [On 950927 meeting with Dave Vannier showed Intel recognized
151000 -        requirements for SDS capabilities, ref SDS 13 E93K, and in 1991
151001 -        set goals to develop integrated tools that manage time and
151002 -        information, ref SDS 13 8943; however, by 1995 Itel failed and
151003 -        gave up. ref SDS 13 7732
151005 -         ..
151006 -        [On 950927 explained SDS provides operating system for people
151007 -        and organizations, i.e., integrating time and informtion
151008 -        enables personal and organizational integrated memory and
151009 -        management (POIMS). ref SDS 13 51BS
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