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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Everybody loves licensing conversations…<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Is there anybody who is
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Please note that this is purely an investigation at this point, trying to see if it is worth struggling with the inevitable IBM processes…<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">If interested, please contact me off-list.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">Carl Zetie<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">Program Director<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">(919) 473 3318 ][ Research Triangle Park<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">carlz@us.ibm.com<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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