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Excellent perception on your part; albeit I've always held you in high esteem for the exceptional quality of posts that you have contributed over the last year or more.
Deutche Telecom and Sony are the powerhouses behind I-Point. However, I-Point is based in Tel Aviv, Israel. I understand there is alot of inertia in this play and you are correct for pointing out the expediency at which it has and is being negotiated.
When I think about government contacts, I think about the US Dept. of Defense. The USDOD has been mentioned more than once recently and I suspect Ron Parsons w/SRP or SAIC (as you've mentioned) maybe forging ahead with developments along these lines. From what I've read, I believe Relyco has more of a grasp on Check 21 than it does on PaperClick. Ad visa versa with SAIC and PaperClick.
I'm unclear how this all ties in with a european steaming media company involving I-Point, with products such as Visual Theatre, Visual Chat, Visual Lecture and Visual Workgroup. What's the connection? I understand that the next couple of months are crucial for NEOM. Check 21 takes effect this Oct. 04 when all banks, lending institutions, credit unions, financial thrifts, etc. must be in compliance with the new federal reg's. But whats the connection with I-Point and the government...unless we are talking about the EU? Does Virgin have any ties with I-Point? Does Virgin have any ties with Deutch Telecom or Sony? We need to hit the DD trail here again gang.
Also, in order to be able to officially launch PaperClick, we will need a Service Provider (ATT, Verizon, Cingular, Sprint, T-Mobile, Nextell, etc.) before we get off the launch pad. Its the same on the other side of the pond as well. The SP is the only entity tha can "Throw the Switch" and make the connection between the user and NEOM's data base loaded with Brand Partner URL's.
Having paperclick preloaded in Nokia's 3650 and 3660 camera phones is a powerful commodity; not only for the public domain but for private companies, public companies and the government as well. But without an SP, IMO we sit on the launch pad waiting for lift off. The SP is the missing link which needs tobe hammered-out in order to launch.
All the Best, JP
