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For several weeks, we have been discussing with the DMTF the possibility of an alliance for the purpose of re-aligning Printer MIBv2 and portions of the PWG Semantic Model with the DMTF CIM/CORE model for device management. Recently, the DMTF Board of Directors have extended a formal invitation to the PWG to engage in this alliance. The work effort is outlined in this DMTF "work register". <a href="ftp://ftp.pwg.org/pub/pwg/wims/related/dmtf/PWG-DMTFWorkRegister.htm">ftp://ftp.pwg.org/pub/pwg/wims/related/dmtf/PWG-DMTFWorkRegister.htm</a> The PWG Steering Committee intends to authorize a formal reply of acceptance to the DMTF following our PWG Steering Committee phone conference Thursday, May 12. A joint press release will follow. I invite you to express you to participate in this semantic alignment and modeling effort which will take place as part of the WIMS working group. ---------------------------------------------- Harry Lewis IBM STSM Chairman - IEEE-ISTO Printer Working Group http://www.pwg.org IBM Printing Systems http://www.ibm.com/printers 303-924-5337 ----------------------------------------------