Cognos support letter for AS/400 - iSeries
Deskin, Bob
Bob.Deskin@Cognos.COM
Mon, 8 Mar 2004 15:59:59 -0500
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We don't have any specific plan to port to LINUX. We are watching the market
but as yet do not see sufficient business from our existing customers.
There's interest but, to be blunt, not enough money on the table.
Bob Deskin
Senior Product Manager, Application Development Tools, Cognos Inc.
bob.deskin@cognos.com (613) 738-1338 ext 7268 FAX: (613) 727-1178
3755 Riverside Drive P.O. Box 9707 Stn. T, Ottawa ON K1G 4K9 CANADA
-----Original Message-----
From: powerh-l-admin@lists.sowder.com
[mailto:powerh-l-admin@lists.sowder.com] On Behalf Of David Morrison -
Corporate
Sent: March 8, 2004 3:02 PM
To: Pickering, John (NORBORD); Neil Harvey; powerh-l@lists.sowder.com
Subject: RE: Cognos support letter for AS/400 - iSeries
John,
Oh, that would be a good option. Same hardware, different OS.
Bob Deskin: Any chance of PH for Linux?
Thanks.
David Morrison
McBride Electric
-----Original Message-----
From: Pickering, John (NORBORD) [mailto:PICKERIJ@norbord.com]
Sent: Monday, March 08, 2004 11:48 AM
To: 'Neil Harvey'; powerh-l@lists.sowder.com
Subject: RE: Cognos support letter for AS/400 - iSeries
Maybe they could add Linux when they drop the AS400?
-----Original Message-----
From: Neil Harvey [mailto:neil@nha.co.za]
Sent: Monday, March 08, 2004 2:40 PM
To: powerh-l@lists.sowder.com
Subject: RE: Cognos support letter for AS/400 - iSeries
That's very interesting.
I can't find any statements on their website regarding EOL of Powerhouse on
the OS400.
Neil
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From: powerh-l-admin@lists.sowder.com
[mailto:powerh-l-admin@lists.sowder.com] On Behalf Of David Morrison -
Corporate
Sent: 08 March 2004 09:09
To: powerh-l@lists.sowder.com
Subject: Cognos support letter for AS/400 - iSeries
I just received Cognos' letter detailing their phasing out of support for
the AS/400 - iSeries. Of course, they haven't been creating new versions of
PowerHouse for years, but at least they've been ensuring that PH would
continue to work on new versions of OS/400.
Quick questions for those of you in this list who are still running PH on an
AS/400:
1. Does this announcement make any difference to your on-going strategy
and/or future plans for providing hardware/software solutions for your
business?
2. What do you see as your "exit strategy" from the PH-AS/400 combination:
a. Run PH on an AS/400 as long as it works (applying new versions of
OS/400 unless it causes problems that can't be worked around);
b. Replace our custom-written solution with a standard package;
c. Migrate our PH code to a different platform;
d. Convert our PH code to a different language (and, possibly,
platform);
e. Or?
Thanks.
David Morrison
McBride Electric
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don't have any specific plan to port to LINUX. We are watching the =
market but as=20
yet do not see sufficient business from our existing customers. There's =
interest=20
but, to be blunt, not enough money on the =
table.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<P><SPAN lang=3Den-us><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Bob=20
Deskin =
=20
</FONT></SPAN><BR><SPAN lang=3Den-us><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Senior =
Product=20
Manager, Application Development Tools, Cognos Inc.</FONT></SPAN> =
<BR><SPAN=20
lang=3Den-us><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>bob.deskin@cognos.com (613) =
738-1338 ext 7268=20
FAX: (613) 727-1178</FONT></SPAN> <BR><SPAN lang=3Den-us><FONT =
face=3DArial=20
size=3D2>3755 Riverside Drive P.O. Box 9707 Stn. T, Ottawa ON K1G 4K9=20
CANADA</FONT></SPAN> </P></SPAN></DIV>
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align=3Dleft><FONT=20
face=3DTahoma size=3D2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>=20
powerh-l-admin@lists.sowder.com =
[mailto:powerh-l-admin@lists.sowder.com] <B>On=20
Behalf Of </B>David Morrison - Corporate<BR><B>Sent:</B> March 8, =
2004 3:02=20
PM<BR><B>To:</B> Pickering, John (NORBORD); Neil Harvey;=20
powerh-l@lists.sowder.com<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: Cognos support =
letter for=20
AS/400 - iSeries<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
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<P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN class=3DEmailStyle16><FONT face=3DArial =
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size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: =
12.0pt">John,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN class=3DEmailStyle16><FONT face=3DArial =
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size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: =
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<P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN class=3DEmailStyle16><FONT face=3DArial =
color=3Dnavy=20
size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: =
12.0pt">Oh,=20
that would be a good option.<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> =
</SPAN>Same=20
hardware, different OS.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN class=3DEmailStyle16><FONT face=3DArial =
color=3Dnavy=20
size=3D2><SPAN=20
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<P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN class=3DEmailStyle16><FONT face=3DArial =
color=3Dnavy=20
size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: =
12.0pt">Bob=20
Deskin:<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Any chance of =
PH for=20
Linux?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN class=3DEmailStyle16><FONT face=3DArial =
color=3Dnavy=20
size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: =
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color=3Dnavy=20
size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: =
12.0pt">Thanks.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>AUTOTEXTLIST \s "E-mail=20
Signature" <span =
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if]--><FONT=20
color=3Dnavy><SPAN style=3D"COLOR: navy">David =
Morrison</SPAN></FONT><FONT=20
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windowtext"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoAutoSig><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" color=3Dnavy =
size=3D3><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: navy">McBride =
Electric</SPAN></FONT><FONT=20
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windowtext"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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color=3Dblack=20
size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: =
Tahoma">-----Original=20
Message-----<BR><B><SPAN style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B> =
Pickering,=20
John (NORBORD) [mailto:PICKERIJ@norbord.com]<BR><B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Monday, March 08, 2004 =
11:48=20
AM<BR><B><SPAN style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> 'Neil =
Harvey';=20
powerh-l@lists.sowder.com<BR><B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> RE: Cognos support =
letter for=20
AS/400 - iSeries</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=3D"Times =
New Roman"=20
size=3D3><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><![if =
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<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=3DArial =
color=3Dblue=20
size=3D2><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: =
Arial">Maybe=20
they could add Linux when they drop the AS400?</SPAN></FONT><FONT=20
color=3Dblack><SPAN=20
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<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=3D"Times =
New Roman"=20
color=3Dblack size=3D3><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black"> </SPAN></FONT><FONT=20
color=3Dblack><SPAN=20
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<P class=3DMsoNormal=20
style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in; =
mso-margin-top-alt: 0in"><FONT=20
face=3DTahoma color=3Dblack size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: =
Tahoma">-----Original=20
Message-----<BR><B><SPAN style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B> =
Neil=20
Harvey [mailto:neil@nha.co.za]<BR><B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Monday, March 08, 2004 =
2:40=20
PM<BR><B><SPAN style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B>=20
powerh-l@lists.sowder.com<BR><B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> RE: Cognos support =
letter for=20
AS/400 - iSeries</SPAN></FONT><FONT color=3Dblack><SPAN=20
style=3D"COLOR: black; mso-color-alt: =
windowtext"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=3DArial =
color=3Dblue=20
size=3D2><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: =
Arial">That's=20
very interesting.</SPAN></FONT><FONT color=3Dblack><SPAN=20
style=3D"COLOR: black; mso-color-alt: =
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<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=3D"Times =
New Roman"=20
color=3Dblack size=3D3><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black"> </SPAN></FONT><FONT=20
color=3Dblack><SPAN=20
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windowtext"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=3DArial =
color=3Dblue=20
size=3D2><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: =
Arial">I can't=20
find any statements on their website regarding EOL of Powerhouse on =
the=20
OS400.</SPAN></FONT><FONT color=3Dblack><SPAN=20
style=3D"COLOR: black; mso-color-alt: =
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color=3Dblue=20
size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: =
Arial">Neil</SPAN></FONT><FONT=20
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FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">From:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT=20
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style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">=20
powerh-l-admin@lists.sowder.com =
[mailto:powerh-l-admin@lists.sowder.com]=20
<B><SPAN style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">On Behalf Of </SPAN></B>David =
Morrison -=20
Corporate<BR><B><SPAN style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> 08 =
March 2004=20
09:09<BR><B><SPAN style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B>=20
powerh-l@lists.sowder.com<BR><B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> Cognos support letter =
for AS/400=20
- iSeries</SPAN></FONT><FONT color=3Dblack><SPAN=20
style=3D"COLOR: black; mso-color-alt: =
windowtext"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=3DArial color=3Dblack =
size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><!-- =
Converted from text/rtf format -->I=20
just received Cognos' letter detailing their phasing out of support =
for the=20
AS/400 - iSeries. Of course, they haven't been creating new =
versions of=20
PowerHouse for years, but at least they've been ensuring that PH =
would=20
continue to work on new versions of OS/400.</SPAN></FONT><FONT=20
color=3Dblack><SPAN=20
style=3D"COLOR: black; mso-color-alt: =
windowtext"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=3DArial color=3Dblack =
size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Quick =
questions for=20
those of you in this list who are still running PH on an=20
AS/400:</SPAN></FONT><FONT color=3Dblack><SPAN=20
style=3D"COLOR: black; mso-color-alt: =
windowtext"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=3DArial color=3Dblack =
size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">1. Does =
this=20
announcement make any difference</SPAN></FONT><FONT =
color=3Dblack><SPAN=20
style=3D"COLOR: black"> </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=3DArial =
color=3Dblack size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">to=20
your</SPAN></FONT><FONT color=3Dblack><SPAN style=3D"COLOR: black">=20
</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=3DArial color=3Dblack size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: =
Arial">on-going</SPAN></FONT><FONT=20
color=3Dblack><SPAN style=3D"COLOR: black"> </SPAN></FONT><FONT =
face=3DArial=20
color=3Dblack size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: =
Arial">strategy</SPAN></FONT><FONT=20
color=3Dblack><SPAN style=3D"COLOR: black"> </SPAN></FONT><FONT =
face=3DArial=20
color=3Dblack size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">and/or =
future=20
plans</SPAN></FONT><FONT color=3Dblack><SPAN style=3D"COLOR: black">=20
</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=3DArial color=3Dblack size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: =
Arial">for</SPAN></FONT><FONT=20
color=3Dblack><SPAN style=3D"COLOR: black"> </SPAN></FONT><FONT =
face=3DArial=20
color=3Dblack size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">providing =
hardware/software solutions for your business?</SPAN></FONT><FONT=20
color=3Dblack><SPAN=20
style=3D"COLOR: black; mso-color-alt: =
windowtext"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=3DArial color=3Dblack =
size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">2. What =
do you see=20
as your "exit strategy"</SPAN></FONT><FONT color=3Dblack><SPAN=20
style=3D"COLOR: black"> </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=3DArial =
color=3Dblack size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">from the =
PH-AS/400=20
combination:</SPAN></FONT><FONT color=3Dblack><SPAN=20
style=3D"COLOR: black; mso-color-alt: =
windowtext"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=3DArial color=3Dblack =
size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: =
Arial">a. </SPAN></FONT><FONT=20
color=3Dblack><SPAN style=3D"COLOR: black"> </SPAN></FONT><FONT =
face=3DArial=20
color=3Dblack size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Run PH on =
an AS/400=20
as long as it works (applying new versions of OS/400 unless it causes =
problems=20
that can't be worked around);</SPAN></FONT><FONT color=3Dblack><SPAN=20
style=3D"COLOR: black; mso-color-alt: =
windowtext"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=3DArial color=3Dblack =
size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: =
Arial">b. </SPAN></FONT><FONT=20
color=3Dblack><SPAN style=3D"COLOR: black"> </SPAN></FONT><FONT =
face=3DArial=20
color=3Dblack size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Replace =
our=20
custom-written solution with a standard package;</SPAN></FONT><FONT=20
color=3Dblack><SPAN style=3D"COLOR: black"> <BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT =
face=3DArial=20
color=3Dblack size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: =
Arial">c. </SPAN></FONT><FONT=20
color=3Dblack><SPAN style=3D"COLOR: black"> </SPAN></FONT><FONT =
face=3DArial=20
color=3Dblack size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Migrate =
our PH code=20
to a different platform;</SPAN></FONT><FONT color=3Dblack><SPAN=20
style=3D"COLOR: black"> <BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT face=3DArial =
color=3Dblack=20
size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: =
Arial">d. </SPAN></FONT><FONT=20
color=3Dblack><SPAN style=3D"COLOR: black"> </SPAN></FONT><FONT =
face=3DArial=20
color=3Dblack size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Convert =
our PH code=20
to a different language (and, possibly, platform);</SPAN></FONT><FONT =
color=3Dblack><SPAN style=3D"COLOR: black"> <BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT =
face=3DArial=20
color=3Dblack size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: =
Arial">e. </SPAN></FONT><FONT=20
color=3Dblack><SPAN style=3D"COLOR: black"> </SPAN></FONT><FONT =
face=3DArial=20
color=3Dblack size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: =
Arial">Or?</SPAN></FONT><FONT=20
color=3Dblack><SPAN style=3D"COLOR: black"> </SPAN></FONT><FONT =
color=3Dblack><SPAN=20
style=3D"COLOR: black; mso-color-alt: =
windowtext"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=3DArial color=3Dblack =
size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: =
Arial">Thanks.</SPAN></FONT><FONT=20
color=3Dblack><SPAN=20
style=3D"COLOR: black; mso-color-alt: =
windowtext"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=3DArial color=3Dblack =
size=3D2><SPAN=20
lang=3DEN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; =
mso-ansi-language: EN">David=20
Morrison</SPAN></FONT><FONT color=3Dblack><SPAN=20
style=3D"COLOR: black; mso-color-alt: =
windowtext"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=3DArial color=3Dblack =
size=3D2><SPAN=20
lang=3DEN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; =
mso-ansi-language: EN">McBride=20
Electric</SPAN></FONT><FONT color=3Dblack><SPAN=20
style=3D"COLOR: black; mso-color-alt: =
windowtext"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTM=
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