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From: June Mullins (junemullins, earthlink dot net) Date: 2001.11.27 - 18.17 MST
So is it Thursday lunch? Where and when? Perry Merritt wrote: > Brian got the job. > > Thursday I'm available anytime. I guess I'd prefer a breakfast meeting, say about 6:00 am ;-) > > Lunch is probably best for me too. > > My home internet is still down, so it'll be hard for me to discuss the content of the whitepaper via email. > > P > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: June Mullins junemullins, earthlink dot net > Sent: Tue, 27 Nov 2001 10:44:03 -0700 > To: antera, cryptofreak dot org > Subject: Re: Home > > > I'm up for any time - but I would prefer earlier in the day rather than > evening > (i.e., lunch instead of dinner). I will volunteer to work on either or > both of > the architecture white papers - just need a short discussion of what > needs to > be in them. I'd rather not work on the patents - I remember that stuff > as being > somewhat painful. > > How's everyone else doing? Brian got a job offer - did you take it? > > June > > Perry Merritt wrote: > >> Sorry for the confussion. I left with the impression that Paul would be willing to give us our initial round of funding, just not until January. >> >> Dan asked me if you guys would like to meet Thursday or Friday to discuss this stuff face to face. Anyone interested? >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Don jessup djessup72, yahoo dot com >> Sent: Sun, 25 Nov 2001 21:44:09 -0800 (PST) >> To: antera, cryptofreak dot org >> Subject: Re: Home >> >> >> I understand that Paul is ineterested and willing >> to help and I imagine his experience would be >> extremely valuable. >> I'm still not clear on a question that June asked. >> Do you really think Paul will be giving us money >> in January? This last e-mail make's it sound very >> unlikely. >> >> >> >> --- Perry Merritt <perry, merrittclan dot com> wrote: >> >>> I think Paul is interested. He's asked for a >>> business plan that he can present to his investment >>> group and to friends of his here in the states. Dan >>> and I have been working on it this weekend. I just >>> sent him my stuff. THe plan is to get it back to >>> Paul midweek this week. He sent Dan an email after >>> we got back apologizing for not giving us a check >>> and offering to support us as we seek funding. >>> >>> We need to write some other things that I sure don't >>> have a problem with getting your help on. >>> >>> We need a whitepaper that describes the architecture >>> and the two products DataExtender and TeraGuard >>> (ARVM and ADML). >>> >>> We also need to start filing out patent forms. There >>> is a bunch of information at >>> >> http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/pac/design/index.html >> >>> I figured on three patent attempts, The ability to >>> capture file activity for the purpose of providing >>> intelligent data management (adml), The ability to >>> provide policy-based management of kernel and >>> application software (portal), and The ability to >>> utilize applications in a policy-based storage >>> system (ITK). >>> >>> So if you'd like to start working on any of those it >>> would be helpful. >>> >>> >>> We got to play on Saturday. We visted the Tower of >>> London, took a city cruise down the Thames to >>> Westminster, heard Big Ben chime, saw Parlament, >>> rode the tube to St Paul's, (went inside, but Dan >>> wouldn't pay to see the really cool parts) and then >>> rode the train out of Paddington station to Reading >>> and on to Ditcot. Sunday we walked outside the hotel >>> and saw Wallingford castle (or what remains of it). >>> It was right behind our hotel in Wallingford. On the >>> way back from the meeting on Monday we drove through >>> Oxford. Didn't eat any beef, but got to go out for >>> Indian one night, oh boy. >>> >>> Have I ever mentioned that I hate computers? I >>> installed my wireless network this weekend. $75 >>> billion dollars and a day of work later, now I can't >>> play network games, one computer crashes in netbuei, >>> and my DSL won't work. >>> >>> Perry >>> >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: June Mullins junemullins, earthlink dot net >>> Sent: Sat, 24 Nov 2001 14:18:08 -0700 >>> To: antera, cryptofreak dot org >>> Subject: Re: Home >>> >>> >>> Sorry the money wasn't immediately forthcoming. The >>> only thing I'm >>> afraid of >>> is how serious Paul is - is he really going to be >>> giving us money in >>> January? I actually >>> don't mind waiting until then - I'm enjoying having >>> the time off in the >>> meantime. What's >>> the next step for us? What can we do to help until >>> then? >>> >>> Did you get a chance to play at all in England. I >>> hope you did some fun >>> things too, >>> over the weekend. You didn't eat the beef, did you? >>> >>> I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving. I did - >>> but too much food! >>> >>> June >>> >>> Perry and Lorae Merritt wrote: >>> >>>> Dan and I got home around 5:00 tonight. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> While the trip wasn't exactly what we had hoped >>> >>> for, it was still a >>> >>>> good learning experience. Dan and I came back with >>> >>> a list of things to >>> >>>> get done, surrounding a business plan, getting a >>> >>> whitepaper on the >>> >>>> technology and getting patents filed. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> I'm sorry you were in the dark while we were gone, >>> >>> I thought Dan had >>> >>>> sent you something Monday, but I didn't see it >>> >>> when I got home. >>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Monday we met with a guy that wanted to provide us >>> >>> with a CEO and to >>> >>>> help us find funding. All he wanted in return was >>> >>> a large sum of stock >>> >>>> and cash. We're going to try some other avenues >>> >>> first. >>> >>>> >>>> >>>> We had a meeting with a technical/sales guy that >>> >>> Barry knows on >>> >>>> Saturday. He thinks the products are solid ideas. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Paul, whom we met with on Tuesday, also very much >>> >>> likes what he saw. >>> >>>> He wants to put RAID controllers (that he already >>> >>> builds and ships) >>> >>>> out on a fibre channel behind our IMU and wants to >>> >>> stripe across the >>> >>>> controllers. That way he can loos a drive and the >>> >>> controller will >>> >>>> protect the data and he can lose a controller and >>> >>> we'll protect the >>> >>>> data. He has a lot of legacy hardware in the field >>> >>> already and likes >>> >>>> the idea of being able to extend the life of it >>> >>> with out solution. >>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Unfortunately, as I said from England, Paul won't >>> >>> have his investment >>> >>>> money until January. He is also part of an >>> >>> investment group that is >>> >>>> looking for something in Febuary. They may be our >>> >>> big round of funding >>> >>>> after the initial bit from Paul. He also said he >>> >>> knew people here in >>> >>>> the states that would be good sources for money. >>> >>> Dan should be getting >>> >>>> conversations set up with those people in the >>> >>> coming weeks. >>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Perry >>>> >>>> >>>> >> ___________________________________________________________________________ >> >>> Visit http://www.visto.com. >>> Find out how companies are linking mobile users to >>> the >>> enterprise with Visto. >>> >>> -- >>> This is the antera mailing list. To unsubscribe, >>> email >>> majordomo, cryptofreak dot org with message body >>> `unsubscribe antera'. >>> Or, for more information, visit >> >> http://www.cryptofreak.org/. >> >> >> __________________________________________________ >> Do You Yahoo!? >> Yahoo! GeoCities - quick and easy web site hosting, just $8.95/month. >> http://geocities.yahoo.com/ps/info1 >> -- >> This is the antera mailing list. To unsubscribe, email >> majordomo, cryptofreak dot org with message body `unsubscribe antera'. >> Or, for more information, visit http://www.cryptofreak.org/. >> >> >> >> >> >> ___________________________________________________________________________ >> Visit http://www.visto.com. >> Find out how companies are linking mobile users to the >> enterprise with Visto. >> >> -- >> This is the antera mailing list. To unsubscribe, email >> majordomo, cryptofreak dot org with message body `unsubscribe antera'. >> Or, for more information, visit http://www.cryptofreak.org/. >> >> > > > > > ___________________________________________________________________________ > Visit http://www.visto.com. > Find out how companies are linking mobile users to the > enterprise with Visto. > > -- > This is the antera mailing list. 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