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The transfer fee was carried forward in the 1990 and 1992
agency agreements after the foreign investors became involved in
DHLI.
IX. Technology and Systems
Generally, DHL and DHLI each developed its own technology
and systems. Several software applications, however, developed
by or for DHLI were adapted and used by DHL, and DHL sold DHLI
rights to certain laser technology in 1984. The sale price was
$14.5 million, consisting of $10 million for the technology
rights and $4.5 million for technical services. The technology
had been developed between 1982 and 1984 by NetExpress, Inc.
(NetExpress), with funding from DHL. DHLI did not use the laser
system in its original form; instead, it was used after
modifications. The major reason for the sale of the laser
technology was to raise capital for DHL during a period of acute
financial problems.
In addition to the technology that DHL and DHLI each
developed for its own use, certain shared technology was
developed to enable DHL and DHLI to exchange information
electronically. Beginning in 1987, DHL and DHLI each paid for
this shared technology service on a cost plus 10 percent basis.
This shared technology was developed during the period 1982-92 by
three companies: NetExpress; MRI, which managed the “Global
MIS” group; and DHL Systems, Inc. (DHL Systems).
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