>Subject: RE: BT Group
>Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2005 15:59:46 -0800
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>From: "Gust, Kathe" <kathe.gust@hp.com>
>To: "Philip Gust" <gust@NouveauSystems.com>
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>BT structure
>
>BT Group plc is the listed holding company for an integrated group of
>businesses that provide voice and data services in the UK, elsewhere in
>Europe and around the world. It has four sections. Are you looking for
>CIO of one of the sections or of the whole thing?
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>
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>BT Retail - serving end business and residential customers. And the
>prime channel to market for other BT businesses.
>
>BT Wholesale - runs BT's networks and provides network services and
>solutions to other communication companies.
>
>BT Global Services - BT's global managed services and solutions
>provider, serving multi-site organisations world-wide.
>
>BT Exact - BT's IT and operations business, providing the technology
>foundation for BT's transformation into a global networked IT services
>company.
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>Kathe
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Philip Gust [mailto:gust@NouveauSystems.com]
>Sent: Monday, November 28, 2005 12:58 PM
>To: Gust, Kathe
>Subject: Fwd: RE: Update and request for introduction
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> >Subject: RE: Update and request for introduction
> >Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2005 12:00:17 -0800
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> >From: "Griffin, Scott D" <scott.d.griffin@boeing.com>
> >To: "Philip Gust" <gust@NouveauSystems.com>
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> >It sounds like things are progressing nicely on both the software and
> >hardware fronts.
> >
> >I understand the Boeing position since our records show that we
> >assigned rights to BT. and do not think we should pursue any further.
> >
> >The relationship with BT was through a member of the old McDonnell
> >Douglas IT group that worked with them, but he has retired and I cannot
>
> >track him down. I understand that the current CIO is Al-Noor Ramji,
> >CIO of BT Group and CEO of its IT division. I do not know him or have
> >any contact info.
> >
> >
> >Scott
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Philip Gust [mailto:gust@NouveauSystems.com]
> >Sent: Monday, November 28, 2005 7:11 AM
> >To: Griffin, Scott D
> >Cc: nls-archive@chm.cim3.net
> >Subject: Update and request for introduction
> >
> >Scott,
> >
> >I wanted to update you on the progress of the Augment project and
> >request an introduction to your counterpart at BT.
> >
> >The software side of the project is making great progress. I mentioned
>
> >earlier that we got a clone of Augment running on a DEC 20 emulator
> >that one of our team members had written. We now have the early
> >Augterm (x86 assembler), and later Visual Augterm (Digitalk
> >Smalltalk) running, and are working on a new Java based version that
> >can run as an applet. At this point, we're going through the system to
>
> >catalog its contents while we work through the legal issues. We'd like
>
> >to release the system to the community sometime in the first quarter of
>
> >2006.
> >
> >The project is starting to have a hardware aspect, which is something I
>
> >never anticipated. A number of people have Augment related hardware in
>
> >their garages and attics, and are willing to give them to a good home.
> >We recently acquired a couple of the original chord keysets and mice,
> >and are trying to interface them with Augterm/VAT. We're in the
> >process of acquiring several other pieces of equipment. One is the
> >original, wire wrapped 4004 based "line processor" used to communicate
> >between the DEC-20 and the DM2500 terminal, together with a complete
> >set of schematics. Another is a DM2500 terminal. I'm also on the
> >trail of the original DEC-20 used by Doug's group at SRI-ARC. One of
> >my hair-brained ideas is to bring up a complete hardware system to run
> >in parallel with the software emulation, and we're getting close to
>doing that.
> >
> >On the legal side, Sally Abel, a CHM board member and IP attorney who
> >has been working with us, went back to Kathy Gallagher, the in-house
> >lawyer at Boeing to ask for a quitclaim. Sally was surprised when
> >Kathy refused to do this. According to Sally, Kathy is convinced that
> >Boeing assigned all those rights to BT. She bases here understanding
> >on the fact that she saw a trademark assign to BT, and that someone in
> >the company who was involved with the BT sale says all rights were
> >transferred to BT. Kathy feels it would be bad faith on Boeing's part
> >to execute a quitclaim under the circumstances. Kathy also said Boeing
>
> >has no intent of coming after the Museum for using the software/marks.
> >I've asked Sally to have Kathy send a memo containing these facts,
> >since it's the best we're likely to get. Can you think of any other
> >avenues we should pursue?
> >
> >I know you said that you have only a casual acquaintance with the CIO
> >at BT, but I'd appreciate it if you could make an introduction. I
> >located a 2001 article in CIO magazine that gave his name as Jason
> >Compton. Is he the one that you're acquainted with? Several other
> >people on the project are following indirect connections to people at
> >BT, but I'd like to move this along more quickly through discussions at
>
> >the appropriate level. Thanks in advance for your help with this.
> >
> >
> >Best regards,
> >
> >
> >
> >Philip Gust
> >Nouveau Systems, Inc.
> >
> >phone: +1 650 961-7992
> >fax: +1 520 843-7217
> >
> >
> >mailto: gust@NouveauSystems.com
>
>
>Philip Gust
>Nouveau Systems, Inc.
>
>phone: +1 650 961-7992
>fax: +1 520 843-7217
>
>
>mailto: gust@NouveauSystems.com (01)
Philip Gust
Nouveau Systems, Inc. (02)
phone: +1 650 961-7992
fax: +1 520 843-7217 (03)
mailto: gust@NouveauSystems.com (04)
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