Wave Systems Corp. (fka WAVXQ)

[TonyMcFadden]

a few notes.

First, AWK, your conversation with William VANOBBERGHEN in December was echoed by mine with him in Singapore early this year...I don't know that Wave has the only product though, since the three are actually being used as part of a FINREAD demo. I am awaiting an update on that. If it isn't answered by the time of the CC, it wil be before the CC is over.

Second, re: Sheng. She is a fairly young (in experience anyway) reporter. Less than a year ago she was a reporting assistant, promoted to reporter http://www.google.com.sg/search?q=cache:lke7ul65CKMJ:www.pressaccess.com/PR/freepr/2002-10-hot.htm+%.... (search for 'Sheng'). While she was initially wrong, she didn't start it...Reuters did (http://biz.yahoo.com/rc/030804/tech_wavesystems_ibm_3.html )

She ran with it without verifying her facts (cardinal sin, but we all need to get better at what we do...none of us is perfect, except perhaps SPINster ;^).

I've read some of her other pieces and they appear (without knowing the history of the companies she covers) to be balanced. If I were Callahan, I'd make sure she get's every PR emailed directly to her, and an invitation to the SHM.

Final point, the neighborhood kids are over for a video day (too freakn hot out) and they have abandoned democracy for the UN model...when voting on what movie to watch everyone has a veto. They will spend more time deciding what to watch than actually watching it.

[edit: fixed reuters link)