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user/developer
community can be, and I look forward to building some good friendships =
with
you.&nbsp; When I was a brand-new Sirsi admin, I got a lot of help from =
the older sites,
and I have always tried to pay that debt forward by helping other sites =
in
turn.&nbsp; I think personal relationships will be even more valuable in =
the open
source world than in the vendor world.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p></span></p>

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color:#1F497D'>I look forward to a lot of good =
conversations!<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
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color:#1F497D'>Jane Wagner, PMP<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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color:#1F497D'>Library Systems Analyst<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
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color:#1F497D'>PTFS Inc.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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color:#1F497D'>Content Management and Library =
Solutions<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
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color:#1F497D'>6400 Goldsboro Road, Suite 200<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
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color:#1F497D'>Bethesda, MD&nbsp; 20817<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
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color:#1F497D'>(301) 654-8088 x 151<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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color:#1F497D'><a href=3D"mailto:jwagner at ptfs.com"><span =
style=3D'color:blue'>jwagner at ptfs.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>

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</b><span
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koha-bounces at lists.katipo.co.nz [mailto:koha-bounces at lists.katipo.co.nz] =
<b>On
Behalf Of </b>Yokley, John<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, January 30, 2009 12:56 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> koha at lists.katipo.co.nz<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Koha] PTFS Support for the Koha =
Community<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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Dear
members of the Koha user community. &nbsp;Please note that the press =
release
posted to the Koha.org site on January 29th was inappropriate =
and
deceptive. &nbsp;Here are the facts:&nbsp; PTFS submitted an application =
to be
included on the Koha support list Web page on 11/03/2008 and we fully =
complied
with the policies posted at that time. &nbsp;The rules to allow a =
company to be
listed on that page were subsequently changed after our application was
submitted and we received a rejection email on 11/06/2008.&nbsp; PTFS =
sent another
email on 1/15/09 indicating that we were now ready to resubmit our =
application
and asking for clarification on the latest policies. &nbsp;We are now =
able to
comply with the revised rules that now include client contracts, =
references and
a working Koha installation.&nbsp; We fully intend to resubmit our =
application.
&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>

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Note
that PTFS is well equipped to support this marketplace and we are just
beginning to gear up to do so. &nbsp;We currently employ over twenty =
librarians
on staff who implement, configure, train and support software management
solutions for libraries.&nbsp; We also have a software =
development group
well suited to support Koha development. &nbsp;I have been advised that =
there
are community concerns over code submission. &nbsp;While we have not yet
completed a Koha development project, we fully intend to provide the =
source
code to our customers for submission to the community. =
&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>

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PTFS,
Inc.
is a company that has been in the information industry since 1995.&nbsp; =
We
have been installing and supporting commercial ILS systems for over a =
dozen
years and are now focusing our expertise to provide high quality support =
and
development to the Open Source ILS community.&nbsp; We also think we can =
add
significant value to the library community by integrating our =
ArchivalWare
content management system with the Koha Open Source ILS. &nbsp;See press
release from SLA, June of last year <a
href=3D"http://www.ptfs.com/company/press_releases_current.aspx"
title=3D"http://www.ptfs.com/company/press_releases_current.aspx">http://www.ptfs.com/company/press_releases_cur=
rent.aspx</a>.
<o:p></o:p>

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I
do not typically post notes to lists but felt I needed to respond to =
this issue
personally. &nbsp;In addition, I do not think this list is the forum for =
this
type of conversation.&nbsp; If you want more information on PTFS or this =
issue
we would be happy to talk to you directly by phone or =
email.<o:p></o:p>

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<p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>John
Yokley<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>CEO<o:p></o:p=
></span></p>

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o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Please
contact Patrick Jones<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a
href=3D"mailto:pjones at ptfs.com"><span =
style=3D'color:windowtext'>pjones at ptfs.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></=
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style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>301-654-8088x=
127<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>John Yokley <br>
P | T | F | S&nbsp;<br>
Content Management and Library&nbsp;Solutions&nbsp;<br>
6400 Goldsboro Road Suite 200<br>
Bethesda, MD 20817<br>
(301) 654-8088, ext. #111<br>
FAX: 301-654-5789 <br>
Cell: 240-447-8970<br>
<a href=3D"mailto:jyokley at ptfs.com">jyokley at ptfs.com</a> <br>
<a href=3D"http://www.ptfs.com">www.ptfs.com</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>

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