George Thomas Quotations

The outlook for first quarter 2006 has been steadily improving and we are now seeing less than normal industry seasonality impact in our business.

We have a responsibility towards our guests that we take very seriously and emergencies can take place anywhere at any given time,

Since we know S6K1 is linked to obesity and insulin resistance, learning that it can actually be turned on by more than one pathway is important, because it represents a potential target to regulate obesity.

If we can use PET scanning to follow response, patients won't need repeated invasive tests. This would save them from getting an added surgical procedure. And we can see, in a very short time, probably in less than a week, whether the drug is working.

It can be very difficult to put complex products together when engineers can't stick their heads over the cubicle wall and chat. On one project, I had to travel from Los Angeles to Connecticut 50 times, and even then it was a nightmare trying to get everything to work correctly.

The quarter is progressing essentially in line with what we had anticipated earlier and therefore we are reiterating the guidance originally provided in January.

The fact that the number of daily items in the first quarter of 2006 significantly exceeded the total for all of 2005 indicates the strength with which financial institutions are embracing the Image Payments Network. We expect the current growth rates to continue and anticipate the total number of check images to surpass 60 million a month by the end of 2006.

We knew there were certain kidney cancer patients who responded to this drug, but we didn't know the mechanism behind the response. We had to determine the mechanism of response so we could identify the responders.

The government is taking SOA seriously. We have been for two years. There seems to be a serious convergence of ideas and commercial momentum.

We've been adopted by this family, ... We like them better than ours.

Consistent with higher revenues, our third-quarter net loss, excluding the impact of recently concluded financing arrangements, is expected to be approximately at the mid to low end of the range guided previously.

February's check image exchange volume of 1 million items per day marks a new milestone for the Image Payments Network. We are extremely pleased with the progress our customers are making and expect this very positive growth trend to continue. At the current growth rate, the number of daily items in the first quarter of 2006 will exceed the total number for 2005.

Pricing will take place in the next two days.

Compared to the mid-point of previous guidance, revenues at the Chartered level are now expected to be up approximately $8 million. Consistent with higher revenues, our fourth-quarter net profit is now expected to be approximately $6 million higher than the mid-point of the range previously guided. Our guidance for utilization remains unchanged.

Although not a major player in the domestic market, Maxtor is a strong brand with high quality. We are doing good numbers and don't view this development as negative in any way. I don't see the channel attracting any major changes.

If our competitors want to do the same things, they really have to become payment system operators. They'd have to integrate it in-house and then get approval from the Fed to do settlement, and that's a big step.

Insulin and amino acids both play a critical role in growth and development,

In the recent past, NetApp's enterprise business in India has been growing significantly; and we believe this partnership is the next logical step in firmly establishing NetApp as the storage solutions provider of choice for mid and large enterprise customers

How do I get one of the set top box which record what programmes I watch and therefore help to record ratings for show (pls note i do not mean video type recordings)?

Check image volume in the Image Payment Network is growing rapidly because participating financial institutions are quickly recognizing the system's enormous potential for cost reduction and improved efficiencies. In January, the Image Payments Network set two records for volume and one for total dollars, and we expect that growth rate to continue for the foreseeable future.