14th July 1987.

Dear Sir,

K. C. Booth

Kim Booth joined Xionics Ltd in May 1981as a Hardware Engineer. By the time he left in November 1984 he was graded as Senior Systems Designer.

Although initially employed as a hardware engineer, he rapidly developed a talent for software and was, by the time he left, a highly competent 'C' and Assembly Language programmer.

Kim worked on a number of projects during his time with Xionics. Two where of particular note:

He designed and implemented the hardware and much of the software for a digital voice messaging system to run on the Xionics local area network. Although for commercial reasons the system was not eventually put into volume manufacture, it was successfully and used at a number of customer sites including the Cabinet Office in Whitehall.

He re-wrote utilities which had been written to run on the Xionics workstation (under a propietory operating system) to allow them to run on the IBM PC. The way in which this work was carried out was a model of its kind; it is still of value today and is still widely praised.

Kim was an excellent colleague on both personal and professional levels. He is pleasant, reliable and highly intelligent with a wide range of interests and abilities. I have no hesitation in recommending him to any employer.

Yours faithfully,

A.K.H. Miller

Development Manager

Xionics Limited
Information Technology Networking
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London N3 1HG
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