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    Careside :
    moving from DOS . oreal time programmers more
    300k lines of code
    
    Was Smith Kline  70 tests , minuraturiable & distributable .
    universe of 2000 test . but 80 - 20 rule .
     Parent new CEO was going to spin off diagnostics
     got $65M funding
    
     1.0 of routine text .
     $35B text mkt - esoteric $10B of that .
     large chem , hemo , coag .
     w data analysis etc .
     hemo separate machine . can monitor from central point
     replaces 0.5M$ suite of machines .
     No competitive
     capture 100% of tests 80% of the time .
     41 tests FDA cleared or exempt for P o Care .
     Highschool degree sufficient . no separate centrifuging .
     patented reagent cartriges . barcode identified .
     10 - 12 minutes . prints peel & stick patient record .
     Hemo in 2 minutes
     staying w/in 15 min cycle -- by time you see doctor .
     Selling to physicians . productivity + revenue .
     costs ~ $50 % day for delayed testing admin .
     Any one trained to draw blood can run .
     Interists see : 30 patients % day .  10 tested .
     6 tests % day . general blood workup . panals
     Doing a hell of a lot of medically irrelevant testing .
     will result in less tests ordered % patients .
     monitoring cartage useage to estimate future income .
     3 cartrage suite . S
     medicare reemberses 4 panels . lipid , hipatic
     Selling to Kaiser 10 panals - no panals in Mayo clinic .
     count hemo 18 tests as 1 . medicare reemburses $8 , Colter
     sells for $3 . they $0.8 , cost of reagents $0.15
     Careside connect - automated data transfer .
     $9B sold into $35B mkt each year .
     No imunochem yet . Prostate , preg . PSA , Thyroid .
      theriputic drug blood assay monitoring ,
      catagory of tests firs
     Potential mkt  $2.5B .   hospitals :  .5 ; diag ref labs ,  .3 , phys .08
     Physicians in office order .35 .
    
     Target 20K+ licensed physician office labs
      2%3s in groups of < 10 MDs .
     Sales to institutons  8-10 mo , Drs ~ 2mo cycle .
      and 90K+ waived proceedures - low end .
     Also targeting  US Military .
     Sales force of 12 people .  ( had 700 at smith Kline )
     need mayn
     have placed 50 , orders for 15 , since May . Distributing
     thru Fisher - largest lab eq .  300 sales people ,
     only 35 to Physicians . Training Fisher .
     Pilgrim group - Columbia into ICU -- thru Fisher .
     Physician Supply Services ( PSS ) 750 sales rep .
     have trained 350 reps among 48 offices .
     HCA tied in 2 yr contracts w "dimesion" large batch processor - > $100k
      must do QC every 24 hrs .
     MBS - Cost + - .
     Big eq on leases .
     sale 18k   14500  , 9000 , 4500
     11750 8500  , distributor price .
     2.40 sell 3 , medicare reimberses 7 .
     automated line for mfg .
     selling hemo internationally .
     AMEX
    
     C Converable preferred
     anti- short sell provisions  , price floor on conversion
    
    16.9 shares out - Warents .
     New Paradigm
     Fuji diagnostics - Japan rights .
     SKB still owns its shares , has rep on board .
     Europe - cost structure in Norway & switzerland
     waiting for 2 test cartrages .
     14 tests need to wait for 2 test cartrage .
     National Health systems reward employment :
      France , Germany , parts of Italy .
     Just ship loaners for replay .
     ion specific electrodes , spectro ,
     Reference Lab busn .  0.65 spent on QAQC , pre & post
     sorting and tracking .
     add back in
     remebursement system based
    / Irvine Sensors : Smaller is better ,  3.6 shares since reverse split
     20K holder .92 float
     Harvesters of busnesses and intellectiual prop .
     Smart eye Mainframe sugar cube - 200M $ US R&D collateral teks .
      $5M mkt .
     Gov fundding r&d & harvested products . ( w be there in 20 yrs )
     artificial people .
     @ silicon Brains , Cmmdr Data _ brain 3 .
     Wierless IR , MEMS  Photos from Video , Internet Router .
     Contract base  ~ $4M .  by Q3 , has been running $8M . \
     Stacked product now shipping .
     Pattern recog - faces in crowds . - like well trained customs
     agent . need speed  .  inch tall Ballistic missle in cloud of chaff recognizer .
     La to denver in a second .
     terabit computer .s
     10 -15 watts .
     convolutions .
     image ennancement - time integration of reflected laser pulses .
     streaming video
     Image collection - minature cameras - spine of dayti - collateral tek .
     low power - weak inversion - subthreachhold - sub current threshold .
     led to Wireless IR . Got Palm Pilot - acnt .
     Palm only now starting to resurect
     Novalog Inc - only .  works better than Siemans .
    
     Low noise - - low crosstalk between layors . MEMS : "gating" tek
     responding to environment - to read small sensors .
     specialty asic now sampling . propriatery gyro & .
    Hybris .
     Silicon sensor world . design - looking to align w Big Guy
     story out next year .
     Shrink wrap software to Adobe premier .
     Reno FD caught an arsonist .
     Consumer apts - kids .
     iNetWorks . Switching time - 1 nanosecond .   looks for best path .
     OD Table .  100x capacity , 1/8 space . can't improve routing w
     optics .
     256 ^ 2 --> 4096 ^ 2
     10 GHz -> 40 -> 160GHz . switching 1 NS
     have to go superconducting . - not compact .
     need SC refrigerators
     Fork Lift upgrades .
     internet traffic is doubling every 12 months , down from 6mo .
     Cisco .  Juniper : all marbles on reaching 10G B , got .3 hi end mkt .
     40 Gbs / OC-768c -  Switching core  20TB/s & higher % Bay .
     Prototype , if funded , in 12 - 18 mo .
     Gov wants super conductive supercomputer .  DOD been funding tek for
     more than 5 years .  Want to partner .
     #3 guy from Lookeed : Mel -
     to get to mkt - 100 - 150 M $ , Cisco would be able to supply talent .
     All in state of hi chaos .
     2002 - rev growth from funded R&D .  reduced subsidiary support .
      mkt cap same as IPO in `82 .
     2003 .   875M
     "neineering the micro world : laser engraved on human hair .
     enableong Bionc Man - wire & cable - Metronics
     Dick Sass - 3rd generation . `91
     previous companies  500 people - sold to AMP . now 1500 people
     cable assembly - sold for $30M .
     Non compete `96 , NIH sponsored $5M + own $5 + $2m angels .
     40 in Nogales - Non invasive - med ultrasound cable .
      $6.6M run rate .
      competing against old co , .4 Gross margin .
     jMinimally invasive - "smart cathator" mkt .  .5 GM
     Fully implantable devices $400 in FY 200 .  .75 gmargin
     Ultrasound mkt is cash cow .
     10k sub assemblies % month - intervenous ultrisound . IVUS .
     mapping the heart . EP cardiac mapping .
     .2 size of hair - 5 feet long ending w xyz magnets . stimulated by
     external magnetic fields .  cable .039 inch - 1mm , 12 micron wires .
     1MM across roled flex micro
     70 wires -  teflon dialectrinc . w cahtior polyurathane .
     100k * 2000$ each  / 0 defect .  Cut short circuit in heart .
     local GPS
     Application engineering w eg , J&J .
     LVAD - Left VBentriclular Assit defice  - Aviomed .
     5 completing pumping companies .
     cables to battery , antenna . tricle charge thru antenna .
     near field telemetry of all int
     5M + 400K in US
     $60k per total unit , 9k retail , 4500 to OEM for cables  , $250M for cables
     neuro stimulator - epilepsy & parkinson - Medtronic .
     pacemaer mkt $2B of which they have half .
     Rugedized - long life . teflon wonderful dielectric .
     Protected IntelectualProperty .
     WorldHeart - contract - shiping / 100 * 6000 /
     w have record Q .
     Jomed Zurich exchange - endosonics
     Agilent med prod spun to Philips .
     Biosense
     92  1.6 4.2 6.6 13.7
     accumulated 5M$ loss , just at break even - incom 1207 . 2002
     2.2M$ backlog .
     Founder Done it before - Large mkts - IP patents expensiv
     4.10 growtgh from `98 2001 , .94 going forward .
     8 - 32 conductors .
     400k contract to develop 8 conductor cable .
     buy the wire , insulate themselves
     titanium connector .
     AMP now TYCO .
     IPO next tues or Wed .
     selling 1.5M units h- 1 common , a & b  warrents - non callable  2 & 5 yr .
      8-10 $   / 14M$ valuation .
    
    Trent Davis Paulson syndicate membors .
    /1137/ not carrying samples since sept 11 .
    /1259/ John in Hospital w detached retina !
    Kudlow -  mkt roaring , econ sinking :  believe the stock mkt .
     ( admits is professional optimist - year ago fed tightning but econ
     still growing - expanding money supply will work .
     Buy internet stocks . NASD up .35 from 0923 . expect econ grow .03 .05
     w .005 - .01 inflation -  cash flow from current production  .1
     10 yr tres . .045 , S&P fair @ 1450 , NAS 3500 - 4000 .
     We are in a recession - next couple of weeks , the "recession arbitor"
     emailing each other that recession began last March .
     CNBC will spend 3 days on it .  Republic of Cambridge -
     Most of blame laid at FED which lost its mind last year .
     ( first job Fed trading desk `73 )
     " too much growth inflationary " . Money supply up .16 up to y2k .
     deflated .19 .  Collapse of Stock mkt led to credit squeeze .
     ( see John Rutladge WSJ w/i last week ) . We are all prisoners to
     macro econ .
     Bubble none of Feds business - just stable money supply .
     Had thought Politbureau approach . Don't know if Fed  has learned
     W b changing of guard next yr .
     internet look @ real time tresury mkts to tell if inflation or
     deflation .  expect not more inflation in his lifetime .
     deflation in raw materials . Saudi sweating that Oil deflation .
     Barain some freedom . Energy sector of Russia has become swing player .
     Putin economic reformer .13 flat tax , but does anybody pay any
     taxes . He originally proposed to Forbes years ago for US .
     Never expected Russia would be first . OPEC saber rattleing - Putin
     cabashed . Oil hike some responsibility for global recession .
     Russia joined by Mex and Norway .   4-8 $ % bl to pump in W Texas .
     Now need tax relief to individuals and businesses - the step child
     " business rich & useless " . decline of cash flows . net incom .2
     individuals still up .02 , capex down .18 , consumer still up .
     Can't have jobs w/o business . Human "cost cutting " .
     Increase in Gov spending is going to drain what's left of the private
     resource base .   100M in investor class .
     115 M private , vs 15m gov . New enterprize society
     Warner ran as pro busn dem . Mcgrevey - Young new polititions
     realizing class warfare no longer works - all in same boat .
     Gore bashed business . Clinton never did [ exc
     Get rid of AMTs -
     taking Rich people top rate to .35 from .4 . Batiste greatest export
     of
     rich people greatest consumer -   < 20k  .16 , 20 -40
     > 70K , consume .4 of pi ; also bigest saves .
     Those people have never experienced freedom and its wealth .
     Hope w make correct tax & monatary reforms .
      2 ) Show RoW what free markets & democracy is way out of poverty .
     10th recession since WW2 - .035 growth anyway .
     No other country does busness the way we do . No one goes to France to
     study business .
     Wisdom of ages is freedom & commerce .
    1338/ Qs : Russia is cheap producer .
     No comment on treasury
     elimination of 30 yr bond great idea
     last 2 liberals : Bill Wolman - elinor Clift
     WW Monitary base ?   Eurozone US , Japan was ugly
     if Japan had banking syst would probably do well . need "drastic
     tax cut " .
     Euro / peso may be stabilizing .
     Corp tax cut ? reduce depreciation rates  .33 .
     How actually reach minds of 1.2B moslems ? Nicoragua - Ortega bros
     lost again . The busn guy won .
     We can sell them our model as long as we live our model .
     Barain is free mkt . I
    Advanced Taser M26 20 ft range : effective . laser sighed .
     spray only 6 feet range - use in rain .
     gun is like police life ins policy - < .05 ever fire in career .
     felon not following instructions w open car door to running car .
     left w 2 bee stings . recommend just above verbal .
     1000 field uses - 4000 volunteers .
     5 sec , let it run
     shot analyst at smith barney conf yesterday .
     Miss ?
     quick refil w spare cartrage on base of handgrip . .
     data port - thumb safty turns on laser sight .
     microprocessor & clock .
     avoids  .18 suicide by com .
    
     440M$ , 1100000 cops
     35 M hand gun owni housholds - CA cannot have gun in
     glove compartment .
     + 50M non gun household
     6M$ sales to police this yr .
     White house against guns in pilots . ( one bill included fire arms )
      17760 WW aircraft .
     +/ 5225 1391 1411  / US .
     testing on Airbus , soon boeing .
     Have never found lethal occurance even w 2 tazers .
    TASR .
     2000 tasers on the shelf .
     3 inches including kevlar  .
     only 1 person @ a time . every cartiage disperses id tags .
     15 crimes w original since `85 . 3/4 tracked w tags .
     only running @ .3 .4 capacity .
     868 1279   total sales .
     net -90k 72k .
     Largest single order
     dis $300 400   72 - 78 margin on 300
     15 % cartrage .
     25.8 M market cap .
     started @ 6$ now 10?$
     2.3 3.5 4. ytd M $ rev - proj 6M.
     83K profit - .04 % share .
     Short term airlinge security mkt ( if adopted .
     Formatble Barriers to Entry .  Bloomberg indicated
     1970s - taser invented gun powder ATF regulatory problems .
     did not put Rodney King down .
     26 watts vs 7
     Rapidly displacing old taser . Fortune article .
     Karl Walter , founder of Glock USA - to 100M$ in 6 yrs .
     50 person sales force  .07 commission + .03 bonus .
     4 dealers . primarily gun dealers .  Electronic show coming up .
     spy shopts . Sharper image .
     Police endorsement .
     NY NJ HA illegal .
     .02 penetration  out of 1000 testing .
     sold total of 10 - 1 2000 weapons .
     still have 5M in bank .
    /15:26/ GMX  Investor bought 600K shares .
     sales 9M .
     grew 2x per Q . growing 2 wells % mo .
     .88 reseres % share 01 - `02 , productio  grow .98 .
     wells 6000 - 10000 tight sands - Harrison & Panola E TX counties .
     100 % success on 10 wells .
     Rig count 1200 . l .16 gas  .20 nuc .4 coal . greatest use
     space heating . Kyoto impact .,  EIA Gov website .
     Worlds largest drilling contractors , multple well casings .
     New drilling 5x reserve growth .
     Goal  500BCFE .  87 zones drill where at least 10 .
     1.23 breakeven price for gas .   100% interest in wells & property .
     GMX  all time hi  Website has corp & industry info .
     8 months old . infant .   Diluted when hit 12  productions starting to decline
     have to report by 1114 .
     .75 - .80 gas -
     .17 debt - 4.5M$ .
    /1613/ Microvision : not much analyst support : Seattle area :
     IPO Paulson `96 , 97-99 demos & prototypes .
     portected IP 50 patents . .5 TI income patents , Qualcom also .
     Photonics - retinal dislay .
     100M$ markets .
     Micro Photonics .
     Pervasive Computing .  2007 .6 of 15 - 50 US pop w cary or ware wierless computing comunications device 6 hrs % day .
     displays :
     Display , capture , transmission .
     Microscanning tech .  single pixel scanned .
     wearable displays :
     Qualcomm  : 100B$ licenses , 20B$ in base stations .
     for consumer business must have high scale production .
     1 mm mirror . display engine expected to be 2-4 cm3 excluding optics .
     Maxwellian view . 20 ft lamberts . 600 800 SVGA - 20k x 60 hz .
     camera just inverse
     7.5M$ DoD contract - Poeing Partnership .
     1500 helicopter virtual cockpits
     3000 * 250000 % system .  / 750k total % system .
     total mkt 20k systems .
    Stryker orthopedics , Mayo .   8-10k$ % Sys .
     see thru displays .  First color unit delivered .
     handfull @ $500k .
     Earth mover . Snowplow damage .
     .3 .5 speed up of repair work . DeBakey big on heads up info .
     good saturated image .
     Consumer 10-50 million units @ 40$
     bright . Ford laser $200- 400 OEM price windshield HUDs .
     Handheld barcode readers < $100 vs 400 from Symbol .
     M(oble)-commerce built in to multi use communicator .
     First product nearing completion .
     xybernaut - use their computer . non-see thru daylight display
    Lumera : optical modulators . Proorietayr electo optic polymers .
     U of WA  . 24M$ financeign w Cisco as lead .
     .58 owner .  target 10 & 40 Gbps Modulators
     Ex agirre -
     electronc source
     3.6 BV $  .51 CAGR .
     10Gps low power $2000 .
     Advance Phased Array anennas
     1.6M$ contract w US  "3 letter " agencey .
     20 day production cycle . Prototypes , eo 2002 .
     Raised 11M$ month ago .
     14E6 shares .   .2 institutions
     Adm & Gen on board .   Viterbi ( qualcomm )
     Patent CTO .
    

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