<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">The demise of PowerHouse</font>
<br>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">1. ADT income no longer included in
share holder reports</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">2. ADT tools dissapear from product
list on Cognos website</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">3. ADT tools no longer mentioned by
sales people</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">4. ADT tools no longer included in conference
presentations</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">5. Dramatic slow down in development/enhancements/new
features</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">6. Deal made with Speedware, once only
mentioned by Cognos in disparaging terms, to support ADT tools. Speedware
advertising in past put down PowerHouse and encourages Cognos customers
to port PH apps to "modern" tools (i.e. Java).</font>
<br>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">My prediction:</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">7. Development/enhancement work on PH
stopped completely by Cognos</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">8. Cognos and Speedware announce deal
where Cognos sells PowerHouse to Speedware.</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">9. Speedware takes over support (taking
a few of the youngest and most promising ADT developers from Cognos to
boot) and license income.</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">10. Speedware induces PH customers to
"modenise" their PH apps by offering special deals and perhaps
increasing annual license fees on PH.</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">11. PowerHouse RIP</font>
<br>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Am I just a cynical pessimist? Does
it matter?</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Blue</font>