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--></style></head><body lang="EN-ZA" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Bob,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">This is certainly the end of an era, as a long time PowerHouse user since 1983, you have consistently, directly and indirectly, provided me and my company with outstanding support. I would like to sincerely thank you and wish you a well-deserved restful retirement.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Regards</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Paul Howard</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">(Synergy)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> powerh-l-bounces+paul.howard=<a href="mailto:synergy.co.za@lists.sowder.com">synergy.co.za@lists.sowder.com</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:powerh-l-bounces%2Bpaul.howard">powerh-l-bounces+paul.howard</a>=<a href="mailto:synergy.co.za@lists.sowder.com">synergy.co.za@lists.sowder.com</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Bob Deskin<br>
<b>Sent:</b> 08 July 2013 10:26 PM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:powerh-l@lists.sowder.com">powerh-l@lists.sowder.com</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Retirement</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">I am retiring from IBM. My last day is July 12. Never fear, PowerHouse will go on without me as it has without the many other people that have had a hand in it. </span><br>
<br><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Thank you for the years of support and interesting questions. </span><br><br><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">I have subscribed to the list using my personal email so that I can keep in touch. However any answers or comments must be considered my own and in no way reflect IBM policy or support.</span> <br>
<br><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Cheers</span> <br><br><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Bob</span> <br><br><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Bob Deskin<br>
Senior Product Manager (until July 12, 2013)<br>IBM Cognos Application Development Tools<br>IBM Canada<br>+1 613-356-5633<br><a href="mailto:bob.deskin@ca.ibm.com">bob.deskin@ca.ibm.com</a></span> <br><a href="http://www.ibm.com/software/data/cognos/products/powerhouse/"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">http://www.ibm.com/software/data/cognos/products/powerhouse/</span></a> </p>
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