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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">You may now break out the moderately-priced champagne. The last four CRs embodying PWG's changes to the CIM model of the Printer device have been approved by the DMTF Schema subcommiittee. After only two years and ten months of fun, we made it. Hip Hip Hooray for us all! </FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Future milestones: </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">- When you see it in writing, when Schema v2.19 Experimental is published containing all our changes, you may break out the good champagne. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">- When the classes achieve Final status (requires two implementations), then we should all share the Dom Perignon. Jerry, can the budget withstand it? </FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Next jobs:</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">- Alerts</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">- Counters</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">- PrintService, Job, Queue</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">- Projectors</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">- (is there an end to this list?)</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">rick</FONT>
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<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Richard_Landau(at)dell(dot)com, Stds & System Mgt Architecture, CTO Office</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">+1-512-728-9023, One Dell Way, RR5-3, MS RR5-09, Round Rock, TX 78682</FONT>
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