bd70, my company provides undertakes electronics & software...

bd70, my company provides undertakes electronics & software based product research, development and commercialisation on behalf of its clients, in the epicentre of the space in which TZ operates - hence my past involvement with the company - ie development of the electronics, firmware and software systems around such items as the Radial fastener, aerospace latch etc etc.

To maintain reputation and earn repeat business, my company must succeed every time it embarks on technology development; and a certain percentage of my company's customers must succeed commercially as well. The former does not guarantee the latter.

From the above, I will lay claim to having useful knowledge in this space - and having seen it "come and go" with companies like TZ many times. Commercializing new technology is exceedingly difficult, and not many of those who try to create truly new technologies & products succeed.

One thing is for certain - unless everyone involved pulls in the same direction, failure is guaranteed. That said, whilst the increasing fragmentation of TZ's shareholders into camps is not healthy - IMO really don't matter much - QVT does. Hence the distain with which we are treated.