CTA and ODS executives determined that an investor relations
program with stepped-up communication would improve the market's
perception of the company's stock potential.
The company established several program objectives:
* to increase ODS stock price to the highest "sustainable" level;
* to get ODS' stock price/earnings ratio in line with those of
its peers in the networking industry;
* to generate more research on the company by the investment
community, particularly by national stock brokerage firms;
* to produce coverage of ODS in business and financial
publications;
* to attract more institutional holdings of ODS stock; and
* to boost the company's overall market capitalization.