Gestalt Group, LLC

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Gestalt Group, LLC
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Mission Statement

• To design the most advanced, yet cost-efficient,
  virtually co-locative engineering extranet for
  the manufacturing industry, and to deploy this
  extranet through both integration services and
  the outsourcing of engineering services to its
  clients.

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What is an Extranet?

• A network which extends corporate information
  flow OUTSIDE the company.
• GGNet will function as a PRIVATE
  telecommunications network connecting multiple
  sites within a large manufacturing company, BUT
  it also will make available to each client
  company the engineering resources of other client
  companies.

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When a new client subscribes to GGNet they will
do so in order to acquire co-location and
collaboration ability within their company, OR,
to make their companys expertise available to
other clients of GGNet, OR, to obtain the
services which existing clients of GGNet have to
offer.
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What is Virtual Co-location?

• Such High-quality audio and video that the
  collaborating parties FEEL that they are
  separated only by two panes of glass (on the
  front of their monitors).
• On the manufacturing floor, the camera can be
  moved on a boom to view all parts of the machine
  tool (and multiple cameras can be used
  simultaneously).

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Business Concept

• By combining the technology of switched ATM
  through its telecommunications partner, along
  with industry-standard hardware and software,
  Gestalt Group will provide a technical solution
  of virtually collocative engineering within the
  manufacturing industry.

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Business Concept

• Gestalt Group has partnered with SPRINT for
  Domestic ATM services, GLOBAL ONE and GLOBAL
  CROSSING for International ATM services, and
  General DataComm for ATM switches.
• Gestalt Group has initially focused on clients in
  the Manufacturing Sector.

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Manufacturing Problems

• Demand for mechanical, industrial, and
  manufacturing engineers has outstripped supply.
• Engineering projects have grown global in scope
  increasing travel costs.
• Teamwork is the new mantra within engineering,
  but geographic and telecommunication barriers
  hinder the optimal utilization of such resources.
• Design and pre-production cycles have compressed
  in time.
• Todays production solution dictates a real-time
  interface to the manufacturing floor.

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Gestalts Solutions

• Demand for mechanical, industrial, and
  manufacturing engineers has outstripped supply.
• Our solution is a network that provides
• On-demand outsource engineering services
• Resource access and allocation for existing
  engineering services within the client
  corporation
• Access to a secure engineering knowledge base

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Gestalts Solutions

• Engineering projects have grown global in scope.
• Teamwork is the new mantra within engineering,
  but geographic and telecommunication barriers
  hinder the optimal utilization of such resources.
• We provide a global ATM-based network for
  real-time, on-demand virtual collocation through
  voice, video, and data services.

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Gestalts Solutions

• Design and pre-production cycles have compressed
  in time.
• Enhanced collaboration among dispersed experts
  facilitated by the ATM network results in better,
  quicker design decisions (no travel necessary).

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Gestalts Solutions

• Todays production solution dictates a real-time
  interface to the manufacturing floor.
• PC-based controllers connected by the network are
  configurable on-the-fly by remote engineers.
• The network allows the engineer to be virtually
  present at the machine tool.
• The machinist receives support via the network in
  the form of real-time access to the engineering
  knowledge base.

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Holistic Solution (graphically)
Client Site B (Manufacturing)
Client Site A (Corporate)
Management involve- ment with design production
through voice, video, and data
1. Pc-based controllers 2. Voice, video and data
systems for virtual collocation
GDC Apex
GDC Apex
ATM Network
1. Workstations for CAD collaboration 2. Voice,
video, and data for virtual collocation
Operators, network managers, and outsourced
engineers
GDC Apex
GDC Apex
Gestalt Group
Client Site C (Engineering)
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How Do You Use GGNet?

• As an engineer at an ATM wired multi-media
  workstation you press a hotkey which opens a
  window in your browser

GGNET Workstation A47353 Your ID code?
ENGINEER CALL? SEARCH? CLOSE
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How Do You Use GGNet?

• As a machinist you can make calls to Engineers or
  to Reference Documentation

GGNET Tool R37CT58 Your ID code? MACHINIST
CALL? SEARCH? CLOSE
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If you press CALL you get a form returned to your
browser

• Combo Box of possible contacts (contacts are
  pre-authorized and listing shows those now in
  conferences)
• Combo Box of kinds of calls pt-to-pt data,
  pt-to-pt video, both, multi-pt video, or
  multi-cast video.
• Combo Box for length of call and for priority.

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When the completed from is submitted the caller
waits for the called parties to accept. The
outcomes are 1. The connection is established
and the conference commences 2. All of the
necessary ressources to complete the call are not
available and the system returns an estimate of
when the call could be completed as requested. 3.
The system returns a notice that there is no
answer (the YOU HAVE A ltvideogt CALL FROM
ltengineergt box which popped up on the callees
workstation did not receive an ACCEPT within
the allotted period)
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Todays Choice

• Desktop-based systems (based on H.32x standards)
  and IIS-based web services
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• Highest available quality of video (up to 35fps)
• On-demand bandwith and service (SVC ATM)
• On-demand resource allocation within the network
  (multi-conference, any-to-any)
• INTEGRATED voice, video, and data solution
• Secure, private network

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How Do You Use GGNet?

• If you want to find an expert from among GGNets
  clients you would access the multiply indexed
  HTML directory by selecting SEARCH

GGNET Workstation A47353 Your ID code?
ENGINEER CALL? SEARCH? CLOSE
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Gestalt Client Services
Corporate
1) Real-time integration of engineers anywhere
in the world 2) Real-time integration of
design groups, engineers, and corporate resources
on demand 3) Intranet of corporate data and to
the manufacturing floor
External Clients
Manufacturing Floor
1) Scheduled and on-demand resourcing of services
with clients 2) Object-based storage and
retrieval of design elements for continual use 3)
On-the-fly restructuring of key production
elements for new product development
1) Secure, real-time integration of machine tools
across the network 2) Real-time integration of
engineers with production line resources 3)
Intranet of text and video data for support of
the production line
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Goals Objectives

• 3-Year Goals
• Self-funded growth within first 12 months
• 15 net profit within 18 months
• Annual growth of 50 by FY02
• 100 market share within first three years,
  expecting competition after third year
• Allocate 1 of net profits to local colleges and
  universities to fund engineering advancement and
  initiatives

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Executive Management

• Tim Crowder, CEO - 12 years of management
  experience last 10 years management within
  telecommunication and networking
• Walter Franz, COO - 9 years of experience within
  contract analysis, negotiation, and management
• Dr. William Mitchell, CTO - over 30 years as an
  educator, the last 25 as a professor of Computer
  Science
• Joe Niblett, CFO - 10 years experience as an
  auditor and controller

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Gestalt Delivery Services
Gestalt Systems
Conventus
Gestalt Controllers
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Corporate Structure

• In order to provide a holistic solution to its
  clients, Gestalt Group, LLC, operates as three
  independent companies, each bringing focused
  technical expertise to a specific component of
  the solution.
• This organizational structure allows each company
  to pursue independent external business
  development, thereby reducing internal risk
  factors, and increasing overall revenue streams.

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Corporate Structure

• Gestalt Group, LLC - Parent providing overall
  structure to business deliverables.
• Gestalt Systems, LLC - Subsidiary that integrates
  and maintains the ATM extranet, as well as
  providing outsourced engineering services to
  manufacturers.
• Gestalt Controllers, LLC - Subsidiary that
  provides PC-based machine controllers to clients
  and integrates these controllers within the
  extranet.
• Conventus, LLC - Subsidiary that provides
  web-based publishing for information delivery
  within the extranet, as well as all programming
  services.

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Corporate Structure (graphically)
Gestalt Group
Gestalt Systems
Gestalt Controllers
Conventus
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Gestalt Group Clients

• INVENSYS (London)--A 20B British holding company
  formed by the February 1999 merger of BTR and
  Siebe.
• SHELL Exploration Company (Oslo)
• Global Crossings
• Proctor Gamble
• Abbott Labs

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BTR SiebeCreation of the global leader in
controls and automation

• World-scale presence in all key
  controls/automation markets
• Opportunity to offer total solution packages of
  controls, systems and services
• Significant operational synergies - at least 250
  million of annual cost savings by March 2002
• Demonstrable incremental revenue growth potential
  
• Enhanced scope for strategic opportunities in a
  consolidating sector

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Convergence of BTR and Siebe strategy
1996-1998
1990-1995
BTRThe Focused Engineer
BTRThe Conglomerate
The 1998/99 merger ofBTR Siebe produces the
global leader in controls and automation
- Control Systems - Power Drives - Specialist
Engineering - Automotive
- Industrial - Transportation - Construction -
Control Electrical Systems - Consumer
SiebeThe Diversified Engineer
Siebe The Focused Engineer
- Controls - Intelligent Automation -
Industrial Equipment
- Controls - Compressed Air - Specialist
Mechanical - Safety and Life Support
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BTR SiebeGeographic fit
South
RoW
America
7
RoW
Far East
5
North
10
4
North
America 42
BTR
America
Far East
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ContinentalEurope25
U.K. 12
RoW
3
Far East
Siebe
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North
Europe
America
41
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U.K.
ContinentalEurope29
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U.K.
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Note (1) Includes recent acquisitions and
divestitures
Sales(1) by destination
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When do we begin?

• Building leased at 6003 Financial Plaza
• Local Startup funding available this week
• Multiple opportunities for venture capital equity
  partner (neighborhood of 10M).
• Current website 204.196.51.10/ggwebsite soon to
  be transferred to www.gestalt_group.com

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Resource Requirements

• Technology Requirements
• fiber and ATM to the desktop and the
  manufacturing floor
• Parametrics Pro-E
• GDC ATM and multimedia switches
• Personnel Requirements
• design and manufacturing engineers
• ATM network engineers and technicians
• External Requirements
• SPRINT Global One public ATM network