[STDS-P1619] LAST REMINDER - P1619.2 BALLOT CLOSE THIS SATURDAY SEPT. 6TH

[Fabio Maino <fmaino@xxxxxxxxx>]

Last reminder that the 1619.2 ballot will close  this  SATURDAY 
september 6th at 5PM PDT.

12 companies have casted their vote. Quorum is set at 14.

Thanks,
Fabio

Fabio Maino wrote:
> Just a reminder that the 1619.2 ballot will close  this  SATURDAY 
> september 6th at 5PM PDT.
>
> So far 4 companies have casted their vote. Quorum is set at 14.
>
> Thanks,
> Fabio Maino
>
>
> Fabio Maino wrote:
> > *IEEE P1619.2 E-MOTION 2008-01: Approve P1619.2/D7 to advance to IEEE 
> > Sponsor Ballot. *
> > Votes MUST be sent by email to the group secretary: Fabio Maino [ 
> > fmaino at cisco.com 
> > <mailto:fmaino@xxxxxxxxx?subject=P1619%20BALLOT&cc=stds-p1619@xxxxxxxx>]. 
> >
> > Also, please CC the mailing list stds-p1619 at IEEE.ORG 
> > <mailto:stds-p1619@xxxxxxxx> as well.
> >
> > Please format your e-mail vote as follows:
> >
> > <COMPANY NAME>
> > <Name of voting WG member>
> > <Vote: Yes/No/Abstain>
> > <COMMENTS>
> >
> > To simplify processing, the subject of the mail should be "P1619.2 
> > BALLOT".  Comments may be received in any format, such as adobe 
> > comment file (.fdf) or as comments in an excel spreadsheet 
> > (attached). Adobe comment file is the preferred format.
> >
> >
> >     */E-MOTION 2008-01: Approve P1619.2/D7 /**to advance to IEEE
> >     Sponsor **/Ballot/*
> >
> >
> > The IEEE Security in Storage Working Group authorizes the IEEE 
> > P1619.2 editor to submit draft D7 with approved changes for sponsor 
> > ballot.  This motion allows for editorial changes and minor 
> > corrections to be made to the draft before ballot without a re-vote 
> > in the working group. If after approval of this motion, major changes 
> > to P1619.2 are deemed necessary by the working group, this vote shall 
> > be voided and a new vote shall be required for the working group to 
> > submit the draft standard to sponsor ballot.
> >
> >
> >     */Timeline:/*
> >
> >
> > E-Voting opens: August 7th, 2008, 5 pm PDT
> > E-Voting closes: September 6th, 2008, 5 pm PDT
> >
> >
> >     */Eligible E-voters:/*
> >
> > Brocade
> > Cisco
> > Dell
> > Emulex
> > Hitachi Data Systems
> > Hitachi GST
> > Hifn
> > HP
> > IBM
> > Lexar Media
> > LSI Logic
> > Microsoft
> > nCipher
> > NetApp
> > Optica
> > PGP Corporation
> > PMC Sierra
> > Quantum Corp.
> > RSA Security/EMC
> > SafeNet
> > Seagate
> > SrongAuth
> > Sun Microsystems
> > Symantec
> > Voltage Security
> > Vormetric
> > Wave Systems
> > WinMagic
> >
> >
> > The voting is "per company", as it has been always the case in the 
> > P1619.2 workgroup.
> >
> >
> >     */Tabulation of votes:/*
> >
> >
> > For the motion to pass, we must have:
> > - at least 14 votes (a quorum of members of the group)
> > - more than 1/2 of all votes cast must be YES.
> >
> > The following paragraph is a quote from the "Operating Procedures for 
> > P1619" document:
> >
> > When conducting a Working Group ballot on a draft document, each voting
> > Working Group member shall vote one of the following positions:
> >
> >    1. Affirmative (with or without comments)
> >    2. Do Not Approve
> >       (Negative With Comments - the reasons for a negative vote shall
> >       be given and shall include specific wording or actions that, if
> >       implemented, would resolve the objection)
> >    3. Abstain
> >
> > Please use adobe comment files (.fdf, preferred format) or the 
> > attached spreadsheet when preparing comments.
> >
> > P1619.2/D7 is available at:
> > https://siswg.net/index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=134&Itemid=41 
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Fabio Maino
> > Cisco Systems
> > 425 East Tasman Drive
> > San Jose, CA 95134
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