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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Harry,</span></font></p>

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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Can you explain what this &#8220;call for
IP response&#8221; is all about?&nbsp; I&#8217;m not aware of any issues that
have been raised that have not been addressed.</span></font></p>

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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>-Rick</span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma'>-----Original Message-----<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b> owner-pwg-announce@pwg.org
[mailto:owner-pwg-announce@pwg.org] <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf
Of </span></b>Harry Lewis<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> </span></font><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>Wednesday,
 February 18, 2004</span></font><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> </span></font><font
 size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>3:41 PM</span></font><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> pwg-announce@pwg.org<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Cc:</span></b> ifx@pwg.org;
a.s.patel@ieee.org; gsonger@peerless.com; Lee.Farrell@cda.canon.com; thrasher@lexmark.com<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> PWG-ANNOUNCE&gt; IFX
Formal Vote temporarily suspended</span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
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</span></font><font size=2 face=sans-serif><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:sans-serif'>Formal vote on IFX, which was supposed to close today,
is being temporarily suspended based on one member's request for more time to
resolve the call for IP response. In effect, this will result in a 3 week
extension to the IFX Formal Vote and Approval. </span></font><br>
<br>
<font size=2 face=sans-serif><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif'>The
new date for IFX Formal Vote cuttoff is Wednesday March 10. </span></font><br>
<font size=2 face=sans-serif><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif'>----------------------------------------------
<br>
Harry Lewis <br>
Chairman - IEEE-ISTO Printer Working Group<br>
http://www.pwg.org<br>
IBM Printing Systems <br>
http://www.ibm.com/printers<br>
303-924-5337<br>
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