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      schrieb am 05.05.01 12:34:12
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      TheSUBWAY.com Announces Investment Opinion on Masterpiece Technology Group, Inc., PurchasePro.com, Inc., Juno Online Services, Inc., iBasis, Inc. and NanoPierce Technologies, Inc


      WESTON, Fla., Apr 27, 2001 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- TheSUBWAY.com is pleased to
      announce the following Investment Opinions on: Masterpiece Technology Group,
      Inc. (OTCBB: MPTG), PurchasePro.com, Inc. (Nasdaq: PPRO), Juno Online Services,
      Inc. (Nasdaq: JWEB), iBasis, Inc. (Nasdaq: IBAS) and NanoPierce Technologies, Inc.
      (OTCBB: NPCT).

      Masterpiece Technology Group, Inc. (OTCBB: MPTG) Previous Close: Down 7% to .065
      on volume of 329,400 Shares ACCUMULATE

      Masterpiece Technology Group, Inc. (OTCBB: MPTG) just announced they have been
      awarded an exclusive distribution license by the Orion Telecomm Operating
      Corporation (OTOC) to launch their new integrated wireless communication system
      for healthcare to the US and Canadian medical market. OTOC has developed a broad
      band, high speed Wireless Healthcare Information System for terrestrial or
      terrestrial satellite systems, known as WHIS.

      With this in mind, CRG feels that it has discovered a gem. With undervalued
      thoughts to say the least, CRG feels that MPTG will be approaching and
      surpassing the $1.00 mark in the short term. This is a stock to watch closely
      for more upcoming news.

      The WHIS wireless communication system is capable of providing wireless
      connection speeds in excess of 36 Mbps. In comparison to other internet
      connections, it`s 643 times faster than current top of the line 56 Kbps modems,
      281 times faster than ISDN, 141 times faster than DSL (at 256 Kbps), and 32
      times faster than cable modems (at 1,000 Kbps). In addition to being very fast,
      the terrestrial range of transmission from a single tower is a very impressive
      75 miles as compared to a current cell phone range of only 5 miles. Ranges for
      the WHIS terrestrial satellite system are effectively unlimited.

      PurchasePro.com, Inc. (Nasdaq: PPRO) Previous Close: Down 25% to $3.05 on vol.
      15,642,300 Shares: HOLD

      PurchasePro.com, Inc. (Nasdaq: PPRO) reported results for its first quarter ended
      March 31, 2001. For the 2001 first quarter, PurchasePro`s revenues totaled $29.8
      million compared with $33.6 million posted in the fourth quarter of 2000 and
      $4.6 million posted in last year`s first quarter.

      Excluding non-cash charges of $16.7 million for strategic marketing expense, and
      amortization of equity-based compensation and goodwill, PurchasePro reported a
      cash operating loss for the first quarter of $1.4 million, or $0.02 per share.
      Net loss for the 2001 first quarter was $18.1 million, or $0.26 per share,
      compared to net loss of $36.8 million, or $0.55 per share, in the fourth quarter
      of 2000 and $15.7 million, or $0.27 per share, in the corresponding year earlier
      quarter.

      Charles E. Johnson, Jr., chairman and chief executive officer, said, `While we
      recognize that our results are below expectations, we achieved a number of
      milestones in the quarter that are broadening our reach, strengthening our
      network and setting us up for solid growth into the future. Our focus continues
      to be on driving transactions, revenues and growth to further our position as a
      leading business-to-business e-commerce company.`

      During the quarter, PurchasePro also announced the acquisition of BayBuilder,
      providing the company with an immediate presence in the strategic sourcing
      industry. The company also closed the purchase of Stratton Warren. Additionally,
      PurchasePro and Hilton`s e-Procurement marketplace continued to scale. At the
      close of the first quarter, there were more than 500 Hilton hotels participating
      in the marketplace.

      Juno Online Services, Inc. (Nasdaq: JWEB) Previous Close: Up 44% to $1.18 on vol.
      1,717,600 Shares: ACCUMULATE

      Juno Online Services, Inc. (Nasdaq: JWEB), one of the nation`s leading Internet
      access providers, with 15.9 million total registered subscribers as of March 31,
      2001, and Time Warner Cable, a unit of AOL Time Warner, Inc. have signed a
      definitive agreement covering the provision of Juno`s high-speed Internet access
      service, Juno Express(SM), over AOL Time Warner`s cable systems. Juno and Time
      Warner Cable plan to begin rolling out a cable-based version of Juno Express
      following the completion of modifications to Time Warner Cable systems needed to
      accommodate multiple ISPs.

      Juno Online Services recently reported revenues of $28.7 million and a net loss
      of $9.6 million ($0.23 per share) for the first quarter of 2001. This net loss
      represents an improvement by about a factor of five compared with the net loss
      of $47.6 million ($1.28 per share) the company reported for the year-ago
      quarter. Cash losses, as reflected by the company`s EBITDA (earnings before
      interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization), were even lower, totaling $8.3
      million ($0.20 per share) for the first quarter of 2001.

      Revenues for the first quarter of 2001 were up 19% compared with the $24.0
      million reported for the year-ago quarter. And Juno continued to reduce
      expenditures for subscriber acquisition, to $6.3 million in the first quarter of
      2001, down from $44.8 million in the year-ago quarter and $8.7 million in the
      fourth quarter of 2000. In spite of this reduction in spending, Juno`s base of
      active subscribers grew to 4.1 million in the month of March 2001, up from 4.0
      million in December 2000.

      iBasis, Inc. (Nasdaq: IBAS) Previous Close: Down 30% to $3.0 on vol. 1,267,000
      Shares: ATTRACTIVE

      iBasis, Inc. (Nasdaq: IBAS) announced results for the first quarter ended March
      31, 2001. On an actual basis, with the Price Interactive transaction closing on
      Feb. 27, 2001, first quarter revenue was $27.05 million, a 178.2% increase over
      first quarter 2000 revenue of $9.73 million. Net loss before acquisition-related
      and non-cash compensation charges for the first quarter 2001, which includes
      depreciation and amortization expense of $6.94 million as well as a reserve for
      bad debt of $5.2 million, was $26.15 million, or $0.69 per share based on 37.87
      million weighted average shares outstanding. This compares to a first quarter
      2000 net loss before non-cash compensation charges of $10.51 million, or $0.33
      per share based on 32.21 million weighted average shares outstanding.

      iBasis continued to increase the percentage of overseas-originated voice traffic
      it carries, which improves network utilization and generally produces higher
      margins than US-originated voice traffic. In the first quarter 2001,
      overseas-originated calls accounted for more than 23.5% of revenue and 18% of
      iBasis traffic, up from 17% of revenue and 11.7% of iBasis traffic in the fourth
      quarter of 2000. The company continued to expand its geographic reach during the
      first quarter, ending the quarter with 65 countries on The iBasis Network, up
      from 26 countries at the end of the first quarter 2000. iBasis finished the
      quarter with more than 110 carrier customers, up from 72 at the end of the first
      quarter of 2000.

      Going forward, iBasis continues to anticipate achieving total 2001 revenue in
      the range of $150-160 million, and iBasis believes that it will achieve positive
      EBITDA in the fourth quarter of 2001. In addition, iBasis believes that it will
      become net income positive in the first quarter of 2002. The company`s
      steady-state gross margin target is 25%-35%. iBasis expects steady-state gross
      margin target in the core VoIP business to be 20-25%.

      NanoPierce Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: NPCT) Previous Close: Up 5% to $0.85 on
      vol. 632,400 Shares: ATTRACTIVE

      NanoPierce Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: NPCT) announced that on April 23, 2001,
      Judge Warren O. Martin, District Court Judge in and for the City and County of
      Denver, State of Colorado, signed an Order that `DiFrancesco has waived his
      right to appeal`, in the case Particle Interconnect Corporation et al.
      Plaintiffs vs. Louis DiFrancesco d/b/a/ Particle Interconnect Research &
      Development, Inc. Defendant, Case Number 98CV7827, District Court, City and
      County of Denver, State of Colorado. The litigation involves ownership rights to
      intellectual property invented by DiFrancesco, which the Court previously ruled
      were the sole and incontestable property of the Company.

      This Order means that DiFrancesco lost the remand ordered by the Colorado Court
      of Appeals. Judge Martin`s Order, made on the pleadings filed, vacated the need
      for the hearing scheduled for May 10, 2001. Paul H. Metzinger, President and
      Chief Executive Officer, said: `This Order is a victory for the shareholders of
      NanoPierce and a tribute to the excellence of our legal representation. The
      Company`s activities are generating an irresistible momentum, which will
      transcend whatever difficulties we temporarily encounter. Our vision for NCS to
      affect the entire electronics market will be realized.`

      In addition to the 12 patents it owns, NanoPierce has numerous applications
      pending, others in preparation, and various other intellectual properties
      related to NanoPierce`s proprietary NCS (NanoPierce Connection System). This
      advanced system is designed to provide significant improvement over conventional
      electrical and mechanical interconnection methods for high-density circuit
      boards, components, sockets, connectors, semiconductor packaging and electronic
      systems.

      "The Fed has cut rates four times since the beginning of the year, and has given
      no sign of letting up on their bias to continue doing so. But abroad, the
      European Central Bank still decided to keep interest rates unchanged. Wall
      Street will be anxiously awaiting Friday`s release of preliminary gross domestic
      product data for the first quarter for more clues on how the economy performed
      since the beginning of the year." stated Peter Antipatis. More is available at
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      schrieb am 05.05.01 15:01:31
      Beitrag Nr. 2 ()
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      schrieb am 07.05.01 17:31:13
      Beitrag Nr. 3 ()
      Was ist besser NANOPHASE oder NANOGEN?
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      schrieb am 07.05.01 23:15:15
      Beitrag Nr. 4 ()
      nanophase ist sicher ein basisinvestment über nanogen weiss ich zu wenig. NMTC ist auch eine überlegung wert.

      NMTC

      Numerical Technologies berichtet über Rekordzahlen für das vierte Quartal und das gesamte Geschäftsjahr 2000 (Dezember). Der Vierteljahresumsatz kam auf 8,5 Mio.$. Das ist 28% mehr als im Vorquartal und 353% mehr als im Jahr zuvor. Der Gewinn je Aktie liegt bei 3 Cent. Im Gesamtjahr wurden 23,3 Mio.$ umgesetzt – ein Zuwachs um 325%. Der Nettoverlust kam auf 3,3 Mio.$.

      Numerical stellt entwickelt und vermarktet eigene Technologie, Softwarewerkzeuge und sonstige Güter für die Herstellung von Halbleiterstrukturen unterhalb der Lichtwellenlange. So will z.B. die Foundry UMC Numericals Phase-shifting Technologie einsetzen, um 0,07 Mikrometer ICs auf dem standardmäßigen 0,13 Mikron-Prozess zu erzeugen.

      „Unser Geschäft zeigt keine Schwäche,“ stellt CEO Y. C. (Buno) Pati fest. Das Geschäft von Numerical liegt an der technologischen Spitze des Trends zu immer feineren Chipstrukturen. Damit können Halbleiter schneller arbeiten, verbrauchen weniger Strom und können kleiner ausfallen.

      Die Anleger honorieren die Ergebnisse mit einem Kurssprung von 31% auf 27,5 Mio.$. 52-Wochen Bereich zwischen 9,13 und 67,30$.
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      schrieb am 07.05.01 23:19:10
      Beitrag Nr. 5 ()
      Intel Enters Technology Licensing Agreement With Numerical Technologies
      SAN JOSE, Calif., April 23 /PRNewswire Interactive Press Release/ -- Numerical Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: NMTC - news) today announced a multi-year, multi-million dollar technology cross-licensing agreement with the Intel Corporation for advanced photolithography solutions used in the production of high-end semiconductors.

      The agreement gives Intel the rights to use the Numerical patented phase-shifting technology and software for the production of advanced integrated circuits (ICs). In addition, Numerical gains access to Intel`s patents related to advanced lithography, including phase-shift mask technology.

      ``Intel has always recognized the competitive value of leading-edge process technologies,`` stated Dr. Jai Hakhu, vice president and general manager, technology and manufacturing group, vice president, technology and manufacturing group, general manager, technology manufacturing engineering, Intel Corporation. ``We are pleased that this licensing relationship has significant value for both of us.``

      ``Intel is the recognized industry leader in semiconductor manufacturing,`` stated Y. C. (Buno) Pati, president and CEO of Numerical Technologies. ``They have consistently been early developers and adopters of the most advanced process technology solutions, and we are very excited that our successful ongoing relationship has resulted in this agreement.``

      Numerical`s production-proven phase-shifting technology enables semiconductor manufacturers to reliably and cost-effectively fabricate subwavelength ICs using available optical lithography equipment. Numerical`s phase-shifting technology is the only commercially available strong phase-shifting technology that is currently used in IC production. It has been used to fabricate transistors as small as 25 nm -- the world`s smallest transistors manufactured with 248-nm lithography equipment. Numerical`s phase-shifting technology is covered under U.S. Patent #5,858,580.

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      schrieb am 19.05.01 21:02:54
      Beitrag Nr. 6 ()
      Lithographie gehört in den Bereich des Frontend Processing,
      d.h. Herstellung der Strukturen auf dem Wafer.

      Nanopierce ist im Bereich des Backend Processing tätig,
      d.h. Montage der Halbleiter Chips in ein Gehäuse oder
      auf eine Leiterplatte (Chip on Board / Flip Chip). In
      diesem Bereich wird heute teilweise schon die höhere
      Wertschöpfung erzielt .....

      Diese beiden Firmen haben also von der Art der Tätigkeit
      wenig gemeinsam und sind schwer vergleichbar.

      mfg
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      schrieb am 20.05.01 11:55:23
      Beitrag Nr. 7 ()
      @ nostor ich möchte dich bitten dieses statement von dr. wernle zu lesen und bitte sag mir dann ob NANOPIERCE halbleiter chips in ein gehäuse oder auf eine leiterplatte montiert.für mich sehr wichtig, denn ansonsten habe ich etwas falsch ausgelegt.ich dachte das NANOPIERCE eine neue beschichtung für WAFERS entwickelt hat.und zwar soweit ich weiss aus diamantenstaub von sogenannten industriediamanten,sind billiger.vielen dank im voraus.

      mfg.carmel

      Michael E. Wernle – Comments for DOC 16. Mai
      2001

      Dear Doc !
      Sorry for the delay, the weekend was more busy
      then expected, in Europe
      was “mothers day” and I had to support my little
      2 1/2 years old son. I
      appreciate the way how Paul informs the public.
      Normally I answer only questions of European and
      especially German
      speaking shareholders, but you asked especially
      for my opinion. Here it
      is, and it is public:

      1) The Team
      We have established now a real good team with the
      right combination of
      experience and youthful curiosity. We had to be
      careful with the increase
      of the number of employees, it had to be within
      financing(cash)
      available.
      We always appreciate more money, but during most
      of the year 2000 we had
      to follow a plan which fits to the existing first
      4 Mio. US$ financing
      and to survive with the existing team till we are
      able to generate enough
      cash-flow out of minimum one application of NCS.
      In most cases more
      employees will accelerate the development time,
      but till October 2000 we
      had to deal with the existing resources, more was
      not possible.
      Since November 2000 it was possible to increase
      the number of engineers
      with an appreciable speed up of our development
      results since beginning
      of this year. These are the facts, and we are
      proud of them.

      2) Financing
      The financial condition of the company is very
      good, we have enough money
      on our accounts. This doesn`t mean, that it makes
      no sense to look around
      for additional financing, but we have no pressure
      at this time. It is
      enough to make our technology successful in most
      of the target market
      segments. And more market segments then listed on
      our website make sense
      for NCS.
      We dislike the situation with Harvest Court, but
      things like that
      happens. The good news is, that this situation
      has no influence on our
      daily business or the progress of our
      developments. Now we have very
      strong lawyers which are able to handle this item
      to the benefit of
      NanoPierce.
      Was Harvest Court a wrong decision? Maybe,
      afterwards everybody knows it
      better and will be an expert. Don`t forget, we
      still have the money which
      helps us very much (see item 1). And Paul? Very
      simple, Paul is the
      reason that NanoPierce still exists today, with
      enough cash to proceed, a
      great team and a real good future. It is very
      easy to talk about what
      should happen, the difference is, that Paul
      really made a lot of very
      good, longsighted decisions.
      Talking about raising money is much more easier
      then to close deals and
      to get real money on your account. I watch very
      careful (I try to learn
      ...) Paul`s part of the business now since mid
      1999 and my admiration
      still raises! Believe me, raising money is a
      hard, unthankful,
      underestimated, frustrating job.
      For a lot of people it will be a good lesson to
      compare the companies
      situation end of 1999 and today. It is now a
      different company.
      3) Development
      3a) WaferPierce = NCS (NanoPierce Connection
      System) Contacts direct on
      Wafer
      We made a real good progress in the development
      of the Electroless
      process especially during the last 12 weeks. A
      test wafer with our layout
      designed by NanoPierce Munich and produced by the
      Fraunhofer Institute
      will be ready in approx. 8 weeks, afterwards
      Colorado Springs will apply
      NCS contacts on these test wafers. The design
      (layout) of the contacts on
      the chips (=dies) is compatible to the Philips
      RFID I-Code chip.
      As a result, the test of our technology will be
      easy for potential
      customers and existing cooperation partners. They
      just have to replace
      the today used chips with our test samples to
      qualify our process. This
      will speed up the design-in process, because a
      change in their substrate
      layout is not necessary.
      Additional, a universal test of the contact
      quality (electrical
      resistance, long term resistance, robust against
      temperature, moisture,
      gases) using a 4 point Kelvin structure is
      possible as well.
      All this is a prerequisite for successful sales
      and marketing. The
      potential customers are identified following a
      careful sales and
      marketing plan focusing on worldwide key accounts
      with enough potential
      revenue and profit.
      Status: Samples of wafers with NCS are made in
      Colorado Springs using new
      equipment especially designed for wafer
      processing. The smart inlay- or
      LED samples are made in the Munich application
      laboratory. They look
      really good. In Munich we have ramped up some
      test equipment and
      measurement procedures to qualify the LED and
      similar samples. This means
      for example a high precise measurement of the
      electrical contact
      resistance of the NCS contact between the LED
      chip (die) and the
      substrate.
      The next steps are improvement of the basic
      process in Colorado Springs
      and transfer to real production equipment (this
      happens now) and in
      parallel the design-in with potential customers
      is possible. All these
      steps take time, but we are very close to the
      planned time schedule
      listed in our business plan.
      Applications we address:
      · first stage: Flip Chip on flex
      substrates,
      o for example RFID smart inlays (labels),
      smart card chip modules
      o for example similar low pin count
      applications
      o for example some LED applications (IF
      NCS has to be applied on
      the silicon)
      · second stage: Flip Chip on rigid
      substrates (high pin count
      chips)
      o for example Cell Phones, PDA´s, Laptops
      and similar products

      - Flip Chip means that the die is
      mounted directly face down to
      the surface of a flexible or rigid substrate
      using soldering, conductive
      adhesive, etc. or our NCS.
      - die means one functional rectangular
      unit cut out of a wafer
      - directly means without separate
      plastic or ceramic housing
      - face down means the contacts of the
      die are faced towards the
      surface of the substrate
      - substrate means a printed circuit
      board out of plastic or
      ceramic with copper or aluminum wires


      3b) NCS on flexible substrates: The machine in
      Colorado Springs is
      running, now we are in the design-in phase with
      potential customers. This
      takes several months, that`s the reality in our
      industry. For example a
      test sample has to pass a temperature test 85
      deg. Celsius for 1500
      hours, that means 62 days! We try to accelerate,
      but this is the reality
      in microelectronic manufacturing.

      Applications we address:
      · for example some LED applications (If
      NCS has to be applied on
      the flexible substrate)
      · for example module tapes for Dual
      Interface Smart Cards

      Status: we had some problems with the samples for
      dual interface cards,
      but now it looks much more better. It was NOT a
      problem of the NCS
      technology or the machine in Colorado Springs but
      an embedding problem of
      the module in the plastic card body.
      On the other hand, the market for this products
      (dual interface cards)
      does not proceed as fast as expected (different
      reasons which are not the
      responsibility of NanoPierce), as a result the
      delay is not real a
      disadvantage for us, we are now close to finalize
      the internal design-in.
      From outside it looked more problematic then it
      is. Samples for LED see
      3a)

      3c) NCS on metal parts: most of these parts can
      be processed on the
      machine in Colorado Springs as well, for example
      parts for IC sockets
      Applications we address:
      · for example some high density / high
      pin count connectors (more
      then 500 contacts per connector) like
      · BGA Ball Grid Array connectors or
      · LGA Land Grid Array connectors

      Status: that`s more or less a new segment, we
      shipped first samples, but
      it is too early to talk about. But nice growing
      rates.

      Cooperation’s: It is obvious, that our
      cooperation partners (for example
      Simotec for mounting (pick & place) technology,
      Elcos for LED technology
      and several others which cannot be published at
      this time) are always
      involved if necessary.
      Comment in general: Sometimes people from outside
      have the impression
      that nothing is going on. I believe this
      impression, sometimes I have the
      same, but in most of the cases it’s WRONG. Just
      to get a feeling of times
      schedules in microelectronic manufacturing
      industry some facts are listed
      below:
      · delivery time of a flexible substrate
      for smart card modules
      excl. layout: 2-4 months
      · delivery time of a measurement
      instrument: 2-3 months
      · delivery time of a test wafer with
      standard layout: 2 weeks
      · delivery time of a test wafer with your
      specific layout: 3
      months
      · Dicing (sawing) of these wafers,
      additional 4 weeks
      · temperature test 1500 hours / 85 deg.
      Celsius = 62 days
      · temperature cycle test 1000 hours -40 /
      85 deg. Celsius = 42
      days
      · Munich laboratory: start of the
      subsidiary 19 Jan 2000, orders
      for equipment between March and April, delivery
      and installation between
      May and September 2000 (flip chip die bonder)!
      · .........
      We plan very careful and with a lot of
      experience. The problem is, you
      don`t really know what you need during the
      planning period. If you need
      some additional equipment or especially test
      material, you are lost. One
      more temperature test with customer material and
      you lose 62 days, this
      happens, but it does not mean that something
      really goes wrong.
      --> And this means nothing to the overall
      progress of NanoPierce.

      4) Sales & Marketing
      We follow our sales & marketing plan, and I am
      convinced we have the
      right strategy. In each market segment we have
      identified the right
      potential partners / customers and market
      segment, they have to fulfill
      the following requirements:
      · leading position in their market
      segment (top five)
      § regarding volume or
      § technology
      · market segment with high volumes
      § today (e.g. smart card modules) or
      § in the future e.g. smart inlays
      (labels)
      · need of an alternative technology
      because of
      § technical reasons(preferred) or / and
      § cost reasons
      · interest to invest time in NanoPierce
      and NCS
      · local access from Munich or Colorado
      Springs possible
      · fast internal decision making process

      This is only a rough overview, the plan is much
      more detailed, please
      understand that I cannot and that I will not
      publish everything. We have
      now the right contacts, we have to keep more
      confidential then we like,
      but global players dictate their rules, this is
      very simple.
      We have made a huge step with our website some
      weeks ago. Now we improve
      this instrument to be an information center for
      all people with any type
      of relation to NanoPierce. But don`t forget: we
      have to handle careful
      our existing resources, and a website has not
      first priority: Why? The
      most important contacts today, the revenue
      sources of tomorrow, get their
      information face to face.
      Nevertheless, more and more helpful information
      especially for our
      shareholders will be added. One focus will be
      technical information,
      because I have the impression that there are
      still some misunderstandings
      related to the use of NCS. For example: we will
      deliver technology to
      produce smart card modules, we never planned to
      produce smart cards like
      Gemplus, Orga or Schlumberger.

      5) Reaction out of the industry
      More and more people watch careful what we are
      doing. Industrial
      magazines contact us to write about NanoPierce,
      like the large and
      influential Design & Elektronik some weeks ago.
      They published a paper
      end of last week, in some days we will post an
      English translation on our
      website. The experts out of the industry
      appreciate what they see, they
      appreciate what we have done in the last 17
      months, they expect great
      results from NanoPierce in the future and none of
      them is surprised about
      our time schedule.
      And all companies we contacted at this time for a
      joint sample making or
      similar, offered us the most valuable
      contribution they can make: their
      time, this is much more valuable then a
      cooperation agreement.

      6) Timing
      Some people are impatient, one of their arguments
      is the “age” of the
      company. From my point of view the company is
      just 17 months old, my
      starting point is the beginning of 2000, when we
      received the first
      “real” amount of money. In our business, the
      manufacturing technology for
      the microelectronics and related industries, it
      is impossible to do
      something without substantial financing and
      initial capital.
      Everything else is just like to play around with
      toys, nothing else.
      Without the right equipment you cannot produce
      samples, without
      measurement equipment you are blind.
      Maybe some results will happen later, but with no
      influence to the
      overall success. Is it really important that a
      major contract (this
      expression is used from different members in chat
      rooms) happens three
      months sooner or later? NO, for the overall
      success it is NOT important
      and never a discussion item with professional
      investors or analysts.
      It is a marathon race, the winner gets the prize
      at the end of the game.
      If somebody expects a 100m race, then I am really
      sorry, but then we are
      the wrong investment for this investor.
      If I have to make the decision than I prefer a
      real good contract, with
      · the right longsighted partner
      (customer),
      · in the right market
      · with a long-term perspective,
      · a source of permanent revenue
      It will be easy to “design” or “invent” a paper
      (contract) for some
      impatient shareholders, just to satisfy them. But
      this will not be the
      best for the company, the shareholders and the
      whole team.

      6) Summary
      All these together show a company, which is on
      the right track and
      follows with minor delays the existing business
      plan. Maybe our way of
      doing business is more conservative then the way
      of other companies.
      In comparison to other companies we are still
      alive. We are able to burn
      our money much more faster, no problem. But what
      happens if there are
      delays which are not the responsibility of
      NanoPierce. For example delays
      in the ramp up of the production of the final
      products at our partners,
      a delay in the market (typical for the RFID
      market) and so on. Then
      NanoPierce needs enough financial buffer to
      survive these situations.
      What`s the consequence for the shareholder: After
      a period of three years
      the average increase of the investment will be
      lower, maybe, BUT at MUCH
      MORE lower risk for all of us. The long range
      investor we believe will
      reap very significant financial benefits on his
      or her investment.
      I hope my comments are helpful, they are more
      technical based then Paul’s
      statement in his very good and open letters to
      the shareholders.
      If there is any misunderstanding, please contact
      me once again or call me
      or request a call from my side.
      Sometimes, after a discussion with a shareholder,
      one of the last
      questions is: What do you think about the future
      of NanoPierce. My answer
      is always very simple: “During the whole night I
      sleep very well, the
      only possible reason for an interrupt during the
      night is my little son,
      never the company and – I am still working here,
      I am still sure that
      this company is my future”.

      best regards, Michael



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      Am 16.05.01, 15:43:40, schrieb Crunch5678@aol.com
      zum Thema Re: GOOD
      MORNING DR. WERNLE:
      Avatar
      schrieb am 23.05.01 09:23:20
      Beitrag Nr. 8 ()
      carmel, natürlich beschichtet, wie von Dir beschrieben,
      Nanopierce die Pads von Wafern, d.h. Waferpierce. Das
      ist schon richtig. Und zwar als Vorbereitung der späteren
      Monage des Halbleiters in ein Gehäuse oder auf eine Leiter-
      platte.

      Nur gehört damit das Unternehmen trotzdem in den Bereich
      des Backend Assembly. Ein Hersteller von Autositzen gehört
      auch in den Bereich der Autoindustrie, ohne kompl.
      Fahrzeuge zu bauen.
      Im weitesten Sinne gehören Unternehmen wie Hersteller von
      Maschinen wie Die-Bondern, Materiallieferanten,
      Dienstleister, Testhäuser usw. zum weiten Bereich des
      Backend Assembly.

      Auch wenn diese Firmen aus den unterschiedlichsten Bereichen
      der Technik kommen haben Sie gewissen Gestzmäßigkeiten
      dieses Segmentes des Halbleitermarktes zu gehorchen und
      sind vom Aktienmarkt auch wie ähnliche Unternehemn zu
      beurteilen.

      Natürlich muß eine Firma nicht außschließlich in diesem
      Segment tätig sein, so läßt sich die Nanopierce Technologie
      sicher auch noch in ganz anderen Bereichen mit elektrischer
      Verbindungstechnik (z.B.Stecker) einsetzen.

      mfg nostor


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