We received notice of the following message which was posted on a Baltimore area internet bulletin board on 1 April 1999:

"Hey:

Why is Mr. Mayor [Mayor Kurt Schmoke] in such an uproar after the "You're Dying in Baltimore" message from HP appeared in USA Today, The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times? I mean DUH! People in this City [Baltimore] ARE dying (we have the 4th worst homicide rate in the nation).

Why shouldn't we take note when some large conglomerate like Hewlett Packard (HP) notes the obvious. You don't need a PhD in the obvious to know that we have a huge murder problem in Baltimore. And the current leadership.... well it will be a pleasure to see HIM leave in December '99.

I only note what HP says because they are a direct business competitor of ours (at Shimadzu Scientific). They whip our butts most of the time in the analytical instrumentation world but they have hit the nail on the head directly about this one!

LIVE and LEARN (that's what I always say!)

Anyway, thanks for listening!"


Sincerely,

Terry Adams

BTW: I spent $312,000 on my home last August '98
BTW2: Want to see what I think of my workplace [at Shimadzu], check out: http://www.angelfire.com/md/alerts

(Mr. Adams included a lot of personal contact information which can be found at dejanews.com. Do a "power search" for "HP whips Shimadzu's butt" and click on "complete archive.")

n.b. It would appear that Adams and company have been tuning into the Baltimore City WOES homepage at: http://www.bigfoot.com/~baltimore-sux

n.b. Remember, at Shimadzu.... they don't lead, they follow! What cutting-edge innovations is Shimadzu known for?

n.b. HP should be revelling following Mr. Adams admission (on behalf of Shimadzu) that they are getting their asses kicked from one end of this Earth to the other! Will your next analytical instrument acquisition be from a cutting-edge leader or a flaccid follower?

n.b. Shimadzu et. al. proclaims that a disgruntled employee is responsible for the internet attacks articulating the other "dark" side of Shimadzu. Good news.... they're right for a change! The disgruntled employee's name is Terry L. Adams and you can peruse a recalcitrant interoffice memorandum which Mr. Adams prepared and forwarded to senior management at Shimadzu Scientific Instruments (USA). The incriminating evidence is right there in Shimadzu's own backyard, yet they are looking afar.... go FIGURE!