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As members of the Steering Committee are aware, we have been working on developing our alliance with the DMTF for some time. As Jerry Thrasher has already pointed out, this was publically announced today. <a href=http://www.dmtf.org/newsroom/releases/2005_06_14>http://www.dmtf.org/newsroom/releases/2005_06_14</a> We will begin to orchestrate this work effort at the July meeting in Cupertino (hosted by Apple). This will be a rewarding project in that it will further align a key segment of the industry with the standard management semantics derived from the Printer MIB and PWG Common Semantic Model. I ask that all parties interested in helping make this effort a success please send me a note indicating your desire to join the work group. Congratulations to both the PWG and DMTF for establishing such a strategic alliance! ---------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------