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MI...amen to that..The first quarter of 2005 is almost gone. And other than IFE, (which has nothing to do with edig's sales and marketing)edig has produced absolutely no new products or revenue generating deals since the failed Gateway player was introduced FIVE QUARTERS AGO. There is a problem here. Edig has been on the cusp of news way too long. The news of pending deals( my favorite was the almost completed mos licensing deal with a billion dollar company)just fades away with a year or two. The perpetually ongoing NDA's never seem to bear fruit. Management's current policy of silence until the deal is 100% done is just a testament of their inability to actually close a deal.
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Mac...LOL..just like they had to tell HP that they were too swamped to license a music player for them.
FF..did you say a tout site???? LOLOLOLO..
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Cass..Bravo.. the Lawyerlong board is determined to crush any dissenting opinion. BTW.,.thanks for the e-mail info...It was new to me, and I passed it on to my "friends". It is more ammo for them.
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Cass..the sad part of it is is that any part of good DD is getting info direct from the company... In edig's case..sorry to say..wrong thing to do. One should take any info garnered from the company as fact.. Ethics is what it is all about..Glad to see that they convicted Ebbers.
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cw..right on...JUST BECAUSE edig is an otcbb company..that does not give the management the right to mislead and downright lie to their shareholders. Their ethical standards are IMO non existant.
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jw..the current (portable player) is not in any way connected to the aircraft. If the embedded DP was connected to the Aircrafts electrical system, the mfgr. would have to go through some pretty through certification tests to prove that it will not disrupt aircraft navigation and that the installation will not affect other systems. There are crash worthiness tests that have to be performed or demonstrated to the FAA on anything attached to the aircraft. Trust me..it is way different.. Wencor has engineers on staff that do this sort of thing. It is a slow process.
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FF..You also forgot HP... edig was just too darn busy with the high volume Gateway player to mess with HP...
RP.. returned my e-mail asking about the embedded DP...He actually left me a message on my phone..stating that edig is actively working with APS/Wencor on the embedded DP..
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It seems that the IFE conference in London is getting the PEA some business.. and it seems that the sales of the Digiplayer to new airlines have dried up as of lately. I was hoping that the London conference would have generated some news.
Here is another one,,,scroll down to Valueair
http://www.etravelblackboard.com/index.asp?nav=2&showall=1
Here is one that edig did not get..
Varig the first to serve up PEA
March 8, 2005 – SOUTH American carrier Varig is the first airline to commit to operational deployment of the IMS Inflight PEA handheld IFE system, it was announced at the Inflight Entertainment and Passenger Communications (IPEC) conference in London today.
PEA is also undergoing in-service evaluation with American Airlines, and it is understood that a number of other carriers start trials within the next couple of months.
Brazilian national carrier Varig launched the first phase of its PEA rollout today. “We are very pleased to offer our passengers additional entertainment in the form of a personal, handheld device,” says Varig inflight product manager Edward Cuoto. “Our passengers will enjoy a wide range of choice - major motion pictures like Shark Tale, The Manchurian Candidate, King Arthur and The Motorcycle Diaries, popular TV, audio CDs, music videos, newspapers and games.”
According to IMS Inflight CEO Alan Pellegrini, providers of early-window films and television for the Varig service include Buena Vista, Warner Bros, Paramount, Universal, DreamWorks, Entertainment in Motion and Jaguar Distribution.
Objectives of the first phase of the Varig rollout include development of a clear picture of passenger content preferences, and finalisation of logistical support procedures. Achieving the first will be facilitated by PEA’s ability to capture passenger usage data and offload it daily for evaluation by IMS Inflight and the airline.
Cass...I gotta know...How the heck are we gonna find out about the Falks.. There has to be some way. Jtdiii is correct.. Even Collier was a bigger stumble bum than Fred..And that takes a lot.. However.. there are thousands of more qualified and ethical people who would gladly take Freds salary and perks..
jtdiii..sorry..I got your answer in a later post.
jtdiii..ok by me..But tell me...I gotta know...why was Falks ineptness left to fester for all these years???
FF ..I remember seeing him at the ASHM a few years back..Looking all dapper with his thousand buck suit on.. and all these edig groupies (men and women) clinging to him like stink on $hit. It was so laughable. I personally believe there is something rotten in Denmark concerning this Falk thing. I cannot find it now, but I distinctly remember a Helmut Falk senior and a Helmut Falk junior in Woody's organization. Too much of a coincidence. How do you find this out for certain??
SGE..look at the insider transactions for ptsc... Notice how the name is spelled..
http://finance.yahoo.com/q/it?s=PTSC.OB
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FF..thanks for the message..LOL...I thought so.. As for the other thing..I find that a little hard to believe..although it could be true..If true edig is doomed..
interesting: From atomic bob's...Rocker and jtdiii are about to be removed for telling the truth...some people"s power trips are laughable
jtdiii.. thanks for the post.. it always sounds great from RP's mouth doesn't it. A couple of months back, I had a talk with Atul. I asked him a question... "Atul, your engineering skill speaks for itself. But why you, an engineer for president?" His reply was that as an engineer, he could honestly and straight forward tell the customer what they need and whether it could be done. I am the person that an oem would deal with. He specifically mentioned APS as a prime example. That blows Putnams statement about Falk and Fergusen out of the water. Falk's job was (after stepping down) to concentrate on selling the video product. APS/Wencor has their own sales and marketing people. You are probably one of many shareholders who are beginning to question Falk's and Fergusen's sales record.
I have recently noticed that in Woody Norris's several companys that there is a Helmut Falk senior and a Helmut Falk junior employed as officers of the companys. I do not know if the three of them are releated. I am doing some research to determine if they are. AND... if they are, that will explain a lot of things. I personally feel that Fred Falk has misled shareholders for a very long time. Most companys would have terminated a non performing officer after this much time has passed. Fred stepped down probably with no cut in pay or perks. Nepotism has absolutely no place when my investment dollars are at stake.
So would I...As disgusted as I am with them, I happen to know of several large shareholders who are at the breaking point of taking them to court.. I do believe that they have already been in contact with the SEC discussing managements sale of millions of dollars into the trumped up NASDAQ listing PR years back. These people deserve nothing less that to be put on the hot seat and give them a taste of what they have been giving shareholders. They (edig management) In my opinion have been totally quiet this last few months because the veiled threats have turned into serious threats of litigation.They probably have had to get a larger mailbox to accomodate all their fan mail. The Fred Falk fan club seem to swelling to quite large numbers.
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Zip...they lack any sort of honor..After years of bull$h^t, you would think that a man with just a little bit of honor would say...I feel bad for the shareholders...I accomplished nothing...so I must leave... Falk will milk this pig until it is dry ... or forced out.
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owd3... a liar or totally inept..either way...he should be in jail or unemployed...I hope that all shareholders who feel this way are putting the appropriate pressure on the company. You would think that every contract signed would be looked over by their attorneys. They either were so stupid or cocky that they did not have the contract looked over by an attorney,they signed the contract just because they had no choice (shareholder pressure on a under performing sales team), or their lawyers were as inept as they are.
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Cassie.. I need your e-mail
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FF...RP told me to my face that good ole Ran put the I Kant deal together... He probably got the ball rolling... A decesion of that magnitude must have required the BOD to vote on that one... All are culpable...Just like in the movie business...It is the guy who is no longer on the show who is to blame..
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owd3...correct...to compliment the cracker jack sales force is a top notch legal team...Everything comming out of edig is an insult to shareholders.
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From RP a few minutes ago:
Thank you for your e-mail, Mark. Based on the pre-arbitration hearing
motions filed by Fujitsu Ten's attorneys and the responses of the
arbitration panel, it became apparent that while e.Digital would likely
prevail in the arbitration, the damages to be awarded were likely to be
limited to the manufacturing margin and royalties of the intial HD 1213
order. Rather than expend significant resources to hold the arbitration
hearing, a mutual settlement was arrived at by both companies and their
attorneys. Please call me at your convenience if you wish to discuss
this further.
Best regards,
Robert Putnam
Sr. Vice President
Ya know... with such a pathetic sales team...its just natural that they would have to have an inept legal team to compliment them...Its always the same with them.. they never EVER have anything to say to their shareholders that would make them look like professional businessmen.
interesting read...
http://www.abtn.co.uk/
FF...LOL..so one movie costs twenty bucks..I too was looking at ptsc..was too gun shy to put money into another of Woody's companys.. I am investing in ONT at this moment...I "EXPECT" this one to do well over the next year..
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FF...LOLOLOLOL/
wsj.. totally understandable..what sort of a person would rent a digiplayer to watch a ninety minute movie on an eighty minute flight. I guess all the rosy glass people on the Agora board did not get a chance to read the recent article that I posted this AM. They are over there chomping at the bit in excitement because Ryanair is buying a whole lot more aircraft... All are short to medium haul 737s. Those boyz need a serious reality check over there.
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here is the link..
http://www.abtn.co.uk/
RYANAIR has indicated that it might shortly drop its experimental in-flight entertainment system due to a lack of take up by passengers. Whilst an essential for long haul services the idea of films on board has been proven not to work on typical 90 minute European services, the movie often longer than the flight, and not considered worth the £5 charge levied to passengers. Ryanair says that the cost of the trial has been met by the equipment supplier and still believes that there is a market for on-board CD's and IPod at some point in the future. http://www.ryanair.com top
FF..too bad edig is incapable of selling their tech to even small fry fortune cookie companies...All these last few years, that master salesman Falk telling of multi billion dollar companys that were close to licensing edig tech. YES..congrats to ptsc shareholders... And once again.. shame to edig management and sales staff..
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acrazjo... Sounds cool... The winters would probably kill me there.. I'm sure that it is wonderful there..But...I am a southern California boy...With all the jerks and low lifes here... It is still worth living here... When these lousy storms leave... and the sun returns once again... The air will be filled with the incredible scent of the citrus blossoms. I live for that..
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FF...Robert is not answering my e-mails... Lately they have been a tad nasty...I have been more miffed at them than usual...LOL.. My latest "problem" with edig is the wording in the last two PRs... On Dec. 2004, Atul says that edig "EXPECTS" significant business to be announced within the next two quarters.. Then on the Feb. 14 pr, Atul states that "they EXPECT" sales of the Kino device this year... With them...that could be 10 months away.... Edig does not have the dough to languish for another six months.... To me Atul is just an extension of Falk..(whom I wish bad things upon)....
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cw...the weather here in LA ain't been too good lately either..
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zip..the truth is what it is all about... trying to get to the bottom. Edig management has spent the last five years covering up their failures while taking care of the friendly investors... The company is at critical mass..$hit or get off the pot. Many shareholders have had enough of their expectations and the creation of new business oppertunities and would like very much to see some honest progress into all the diversified endeavors that they have been touting for the last several years. "Expecting" something concrete after years of failure is a right of any person who invested in the company.
wsj...exactly...shareholders have every right on earth to voice their opinions about their investment. Even to force changes within the company when it becomes apparent that current management has failed to perform their basic dutys. Edig has had a multi year verifiable history of massive over promising and under delivering with several down right lies thrown into the mix. And the truth is..when management releases such statements...people put their money into the company. And JUST BECAUSE edig is an otcbb stock does not mean that management is not held to the same standards of much larger companys. This is now the mindset of the shareholders that are disgusted and cannot believe that they have been strung along for all these years.. Selling at this point is not an option because the loss is too great.