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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <META NAME="Generator" CONTENT="MS Exchange Server version 6.5.7232.60"> <TITLE>Status of Projector & Display BOF: we need more vendor participation.</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY>  Status of Projector & Display BOF Project in PWG/WIMS                                                 Rick Landau 2006/01/12 PERSONNEL The following companies have expressed interest in a standardization effort for management of projectors and displays: Dell Epson NEC Sony Spinoza I also have a tentative commitment from another company, a vendor of large-format displays, which I will add to the list as soon as possible.  This is great, but we need more!  In particular, to expand the focus of the group, we need more participation from companies that produce large format LCD, LED, and lightboard displays.  If you know anyone, have any friends in other divisions of your company or other companies that might be interested, please contact them.  Or let me know and I'll contact them on behalf of PWG.  We need several more participants before we can reach critical mass for a project like this.  We can't really make progress without more momentum.  TECHNICAL RESOURCES Dell and Epson have agreed to edit the specification documents for MIBs and other data models that this group might develop.  Epson has contributed its current private MIB to the group as a starting point.  PROGRESS No technical progress.  Still in recruiting mode.  The engine is running, but it's just idling.  rick ------------------------- Richard_Landau(at)dell(dot)com, System Mgt Arch & Stds +1-512-728-9023, One Dell Way, RR5-3 Box 8509, Round Rock, TX 78682 </BODY> </HTML>