THE WELCH COMPANY

440 Davis Court #1602

San Francisco, CA  94111-2496

415 781 5700



[Submitted via Internet]


February 27, 1998                                        03 00050 98022701



Mr. Max R. Blodgett, II, P.E., L.S.
Chief
Construction Operations Division
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
San Francisco District
333 Market Street; Room 806A
San Francisco, CA  94105 1905

Subject:  Communication Metrics
               Demonstrate Internet to Deliver Business Intelligence


References:




    
         
  1.  Telecon Max/Rod Feb 27, 1998
         
  2.  Reuter's News Article, IBM Announcement, Feb 26, 1998
         
  3.  Telecon Tom Keesling/Rod Feb 25, 1998
         
  4.  Presentation HQUSACE Comm Metrics, Dec 2, 1997






Dear Max,





Here is an article published Thursday on

IBM announcing
a new initiative to
market business intelligence.


Attached is an HTML file that demonstrates a new capability of SDS to deliver

business intelligence
via the Internet in a form that is easy for executives to
absorb and navigate.  Your Web browser should open when you click on it in your
email program.  The file explains why IBM may have difficulty providing useful
intelligence, based on research in the New World Order paper, which is also
attached for your comment, whenever you have time.  Feel free to forward this
submission to colleagues for input, since this is an advantage of "business
intelligence."


I am developing a Web site so that links to other records can be accessed as
well as the internal links.  In a month or so, we should be able to demonstrate
accessibility to real business intelligence.


Sincerely,


THE WELCH COMPANY






Rod Welch