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style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0in;background:#202020; mso-yfti-tbllook:1184;mso-padding-alt:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt' id="content_LETTER.BLOCK2" aria-posinset=0 aria-setsize=0 hidefocus=true tabindex=0 cols=0 aria-level=0 contenteditable=inherit datapagesize=0> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td width="50%" valign=top style='width:50.0%;padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt' styleclass="style_Newstitle"> <p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; color:white'>Improving Software Performance Newsletter</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; color:white'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="50%" valign=top style='width:50.0%;padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt' styleclass="style_Newstitle"> <p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; color:white'>March 2010</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:white'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:1'> <td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;background:#E5E7E9; padding:0in 0in 0in 0in' styleclass="style_MainText"> <div align=center> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0in;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 0in' aria-posinset=0 id="content_LETTER.BLOCK19" aria-setsize=0 hidefocus=true tabindex=0 cols=0 aria-level=0 contenteditable=inherit datapagesize=0> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes'> <td width="100%" style='width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0in;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td width=400 valign=top style='width:300.0pt;background:white; padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0in;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow: yes'> <td style='padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>In this issue:</span></b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:black'>Take the SEPG Survey - We want to know what you think!<br> <br> DCG International Update - Find out what DCG is up to worldwide<br> <br> DCG and Function Point Modeler 4.0---more options for your measurement team...<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:black'>&nbsp;&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:black'>-Team DCG<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> </td> </tr> </table> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='display:none;mso-hide:all'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0in;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt' aria-posinset=0 id="content_LETTER.BLOCK3" aria-setsize=0 hidefocus=true tabindex=0 cols=0 aria-level=0 contenteditable=inherit datapagesize=0> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow: yes'> <td style='padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt' styleclass="style_MainText"> <div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";color:#3333FF'>DCG SEPG SURVEY-Savannah 2010</span></strong><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#3333FF'>DCG is going to SEPG 2010 in Savannah, GA (Booth 307) for a variety of reasons. What are yours?<br> <br> We are curious if you will be attending this year and why or why not. 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margin-left:0;margin-top:0;width:26.25pt;height:26.25pt;z-index:251661312; mso-wrap-distance-left:0;mso-wrap-distance-top:0; mso-wrap-distance-right:0;mso-wrap-distance-bottom:0; mso-position-horizontal:left;mso-position-horizontal-relative:text; mso-position-vertical-relative:line' o:allowoverlap="f"> <v:imagedata src="http://origin.ih.constantcontact.com/fs055/1101520210199/img/158.jpg"/> <w:wrap type="square"/> </v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width=35 height=35 src="http://origin.ih.constantcontact.com/fs055/1101520210199/img/158.jpg" align=left alt="Red arrow" border=0 name=ACCOUNT.IMAGE.158 contenteditable=false v:shapes="_x0000_s1029"><![endif]><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:white'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:black'>&nbsp;</span><strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt; font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial; color:#990033'>Project Estimating - What do I need that for?&nbsp;</span></strong><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#990033'><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=6rg79ldab.0.0.xicr88bab.0&amp;p=http%3A%2F%2Fsolutions.compaid.com%2Fforms%2FWebinarA20100309%3FProcessType%3DPreReg&amp;id=preview" target="_blank" track=on linktype=link><span style='color:#990033'>Register Now</span></a>.&nbsp;</span></strong><span style='font-size:8.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class=MsoNormal><strong><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#990033'>March 9, 11:00 am EST</span></u></strong><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#990033'>.&nbsp; Poor estimating practices can cost an IT organization millions of dollars every year in unplanned expense. The commitment necessary to develop and sustain an effective estimating practice is both complex and costly; however, without the proper tools, techniques and experience, the inability to&nbsp;produce a realistic and actionable estimate may result in a great deal of risk for the success of your projects.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Can your afford cost overruns, late deliverables and damage to your organization's credibility?&nbsp; <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=6rg79ldab.0.0.xicr88bab.0&amp;p=http%3A%2F%2Fsolutions.compaid.com%2Fforms%2FWebinarA20100309%3FProcessType%3DPreReg&amp;id=preview" target="_blank" track=on linktype=link><span style='color:#990033'>Read more and Register Now</span></a>.</span></strong><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='display:none;mso-hide:all'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0in;background:white; mso-yfti-tbllook:1184;mso-padding-alt:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt' id="content_LETTER.BLOCK6" aria-posinset=0 aria-setsize=0 hidefocus=true tabindex=0 cols=0 aria-level=0 contenteditable=inherit datapagesize=0> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow: yes'> <td style='padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'> <div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";color:white'>&nbsp;</span></strong><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="_x0000_s1030" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="Blue arrow 2" style='position:absolute; margin-left:0;margin-top:0;width:26.25pt;height:26.25pt;z-index:251662336; mso-wrap-distance-left:0;mso-wrap-distance-top:0; mso-wrap-distance-right:0;mso-wrap-distance-bottom:0; mso-position-horizontal:left;mso-position-horizontal-relative:text; mso-position-vertical-relative:line' o:allowoverlap="f"> <v:imagedata src="http://origin.ih.constantcontact.com/fs055/1101520210199/img/169.jpg"/> <w:wrap type="square"/> </v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width=35 height=35 src="http://origin.ih.constantcontact.com/fs055/1101520210199/img/169.jpg" align=left alt="Blue arrow 2" name=ACCOUNT.IMAGE.169 border=0 contenteditable=false v:shapes="_x0000_s1030"><![endif]><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:white'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:black'>&nbsp;</span><strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt; font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial; color:#3333FF'>Estimation - Better Information, Better Decisions. </span></strong><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#3333FF'><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=6rg79ldab.0.0.xicr88bab.0&amp;p=https%3A%2F%2Fwww2.gotomeeting.com%2Fregister%2F168122058&amp;id=preview" target="_blank" track=on linktype=link>Register Now</a>.&nbsp;</span></strong><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#3333FF'>&nbsp;</span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class=MsoNormal><strong><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#3333FF'>March 16, 9:00 am EST</span></u></strong><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#3333FF'>.&nbsp; Everywhere, every year, major projects are delivered late and exceed budgeted costs. Think what impact that had both financially and emotionally.&nbsp;With all the technology and knowledge, why is estimation hard to execute?&nbsp;&nbsp;Learn how to gain better control over your project success.&nbsp; <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=6rg79ldab.0.0.xicr88bab.0&amp;p=https%3A%2F%2Fwww2.gotomeeting.com%2Fregister%2F168122058&amp;id=preview" target="_blank" track=on linktype=link>Read more and Register Now</a>.</span></strong><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='display:none;mso-hide:all'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0in;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt' aria-posinset=0 id="content_LETTER.BLOCK17" aria-setsize=0 hidefocus=true tabindex=0 cols=0 aria-level=0 contenteditable=inherit datapagesize=0> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow: yes'> <td style='padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt' styleclass="style_MainText"> <p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; 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color:black;letter-spacing:1.5pt'>&nbsp;</span></b></p> </div> <p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";color:white;letter-spacing:1.5pt'>Your customers demand results.&nbsp; You often struggle to deliver.&nbsp; Take control of your projects with On Demand Estimating and get the results you need.&nbsp; </span></strong><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="_x0000_s1033" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="" style='position:absolute; margin-left:20pt;margin-top:0;width:60pt;height:90pt;z-index:251665408; mso-wrap-distance-left:0;mso-wrap-distance-top:0; mso-wrap-distance-right:0;mso-wrap-distance-bottom:0; mso-position-horizontal:right;mso-position-horizontal-relative:text; mso-position-vertical-relative:line' o:allowoverlap="f"> <v:imagedata src="http://origin.ih.constantcontact.com/fs055/1101520210199/img/146.jpg"/> <w:wrap type="square"/> </v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width=80 height=120 src="http://origin.ih.constantcontact.com/fs055/1101520210199/img/146.jpg" align=right name=ACCOUNT.IMAGE.146 border=0 contenteditable=false v:shapes="_x0000_s1033"><![endif]><strong><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:white;letter-spacing: 1.5pt'>Call us about our On Demand estimating service at 609-744-2132.&nbsp; For more information, visit our <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=6rg79ldab.0.0.xicr88bab.0&amp;p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.davidconsultinggroup.com%2Festimationservices%2F&amp;id=preview" target="_blank" track=on linktype=link>Estimation Solutions Page</a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></strong><span style='font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:black; letter-spacing:1.5pt'></img> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; color:black;letter-spacing:1.5pt'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:1;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td width="100%" style='width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0in;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 0in' aria-posinset=0 id="content_LETTER.BLOCK15" aria-setsize=0 hidefocus=true tabindex=0 cols=0 aria-level=0 contenteditable=inherit datapagesize=0> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td width="100%" style='width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0in;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes'> <td style='background:#900000;padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><a name=LETTER.BLOCK15><em><span style='font-size: 18.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:white; letter-spacing:1.5pt'>BUILDING SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT</span></em></a><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK15"'><span style='font-size:18.0pt; font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:white;letter-spacing: 1.5pt'>&nbsp; </span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK15"'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; color:#990033;letter-spacing:1.5pt'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK15"'><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; color:white;letter-spacing:1.5pt'>Improve your Software Development Capabilities and&nbsp;Performance</span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK15"'><span style='font-size:18.0pt; font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#990033;letter-spacing: 1.5pt'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </div> </td> <span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK15"'></span> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:1;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td style='padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK15"'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#990033'>&nbsp; <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#990033'><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=6rg79ldab.0.0.xicr88bab.0&amp;p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.functionpointmodeler.com%2F&amp;id=preview" target="_blank" track=on></a></span><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="_x0000_s1034" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="Function Point Modeler Logo" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=6rg79ldab.0.0.xicr88bab.0&amp;p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.functionpointmodeler.com%2F&amp;id=preview" target="&quot;_blank&quot;" style='position:absolute;margin-left:0; margin-top:0;width:136.5pt;height:67.5pt;z-index:251666432; mso-wrap-distance-left:3.75pt;mso-wrap-distance-top:3.75pt; mso-wrap-distance-right:3.75pt;mso-wrap-distance-bottom:3.75pt; mso-position-horizontal:left;mso-position-horizontal-relative:text; mso-position-vertical-relative:line' o:allowoverlap="f" o:button="t"> <v:imagedata src="http://origin.ih.constantcontact.com/fs055/1101520210199/img/174.jpg"/> <w:wrap type="square"/> </v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=6rg79ldab.0.0.xicr88bab.0&amp;p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.functionpointmodeler.com%2F&amp;id=preview" target="&quot;_blank&quot;"><img border=0 width=182 height=90 src="http://origin.ih.constantcontact.com/fs055/1101520210199/img/174.jpg" align=left hspace=5 vspace=5 alt="Function Point Modeler Logo" name=ACCOUNT.IMAGE.174 contenteditable=false v:shapes="_x0000_s1034"></a><![endif]><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#990033; mso-no-proof:yes'><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=6rg79ldab.0.0.xicr88bab.0&amp;p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.functionpointmodeler.com%2F&amp;id=preview" target="_blank"></a></span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";color:#990033'>DCG Offerings expand ...&nbsp;</span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#990033'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#990033'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#990033'>Version 4.0 of Function Point Modeler"! Standard, Enterprise and Advanced Enterprise has just been released by our Partner, Function Point Modeler Inc.&nbsp;The new version includes many requested changes from existing customers and addresses the requested improvements from previous versions.&nbsp; The new features span multiple areas&nbsp;and include the following:</span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#990033'> <o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <ul type=disc> <li class=MsoNormal style='color:#990033;mso-margin-top-alt:auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops: list .5in'><strong><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"'>Manage Software Development Process in your company</span></strong><span style='font-size:8.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></li> <div> <li class=MsoNormal style='color:#990033;mso-margin-top-alt:auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops: list .5in'><strong><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"'>COCOMO Tool</span></strong><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></li> </div> </ul> <div> <ul type=disc> <li class=MsoNormal style='color:#990033;mso-margin-top-alt:auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops: list .5in'><strong><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"'>Multiple editor features to reduce the complexity of counts</span></strong><span style='font-size:8.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul type=disc> <li class=MsoNormal style='color:#990033;mso-margin-top-alt:auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops: list .5in'><strong><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"'>New Export Functions</span></strong><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul type=disc> <li class=MsoNormal style='color:#990033;mso-margin-top-alt:auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops: list .5in'><strong><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"'>Report designer</span></strong><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></li> </ul> </div> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#990033'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#990033'>Function Point Modeler Inc. expands the offerings of David Consulting Group.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p></span></p> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#990033'>We work together to deliver the world's best solutions for metrics and measurement. Read the <strong><span style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=6rg79ldab.0.0.xicr88bab.0&amp;p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.s234866508.online.de%2Fadvanced_enterprise%2Fwhite_paper.pdf&amp;id=preview" target="_blank" track=on linktype=link>White Paper</a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></strong></span><strong><o:p></o:p></strong></p> </div> </div> </div> </td> </tr> </table> <p class=MsoNormal><a name=LETTER.BLOCK16><span style='display:none; mso-hide:all'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></a></p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0in;background:white; mso-yfti-tbllook:1184;mso-padding-alt:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt' aria-posinset=0 id="content_LETTER.BLOCK15" aria-setsize=0 tabindex=0 hidefocus=true cols=0 aria-level=0 contenteditable=inherit datapagesize=0> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes'> <td style='background:#CBCFD3;padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt' background="http://img.constantcontact.com/letters/images/1101093164665/auto-titlebg1.jpg" styleclass="style_ArticleTitle ArticleTitleBG"> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK16"'><i><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; color:white;letter-spacing:1.5pt'>SPECTRUM</span></i></span><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK16"'><span style='font-size:18.0pt; font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:white;letter-spacing: 1.5pt'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </td> <span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK16"'></span> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:1;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td style='padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt' styleclass="style_MainText"> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK16"'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>&nbsp; <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="_x0000_s1035" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="4 Flags" style='position:absolute; margin-left:0;margin-top:0;width:91.5pt;height:52.5pt;z-index:251667456; mso-wrap-distance-left:3.75pt;mso-wrap-distance-top:3.75pt; mso-wrap-distance-right:3.75pt;mso-wrap-distance-bottom:3.75pt; mso-position-horizontal:left;mso-position-horizontal-relative:text; mso-position-vertical-relative:line' o:allowoverlap="f"> <v:imagedata src="http://origin.ih.constantcontact.com/fs055/1101520210199/img/160.jpg"/> <w:wrap type="square"/> </v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width=122 height=70 src="http://origin.ih.constantcontact.com/fs055/1101520210199/img/160.jpg" align=left hspace=5 vspace=5 alt="4 Flags" name=ACCOUNT.IMAGE.160 border=0 contenteditable=false v:shapes="_x0000_s1035"><![endif]><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK16"'></span><span style='mso-bookmark: "LETTER\.BLOCK16"'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:black'>&nbsp;</span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK16"'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:#990033'>DCG in more languages ! <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK16"'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:#990033'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK16"'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#990033'>&nbsp;DCG's international reputation means that we often get inquires for our services from around the world.&nbsp; Most of the time, we are happy to respond positively but we noticed that we were seeing more inquires that required languages other than English.&nbsp; Accordingly, in 2009, we set about expanding our languages capabilities AND our local presence in some markets at the same time. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK16"'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#990033'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK16"'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#990033'>We thought it might be useful to you to give a status update on where we are with these capabilities: <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK16"'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#990033'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK16"'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#990033'><br> </span></span><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="_x0000_s1036" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="" style='position:absolute;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;width:39pt; height:24pt;z-index:251668480;mso-wrap-distance-left:0; mso-wrap-distance-top:0;mso-wrap-distance-right:0; mso-wrap-distance-bottom:0;mso-position-horizontal:left; mso-position-horizontal-relative:text; mso-position-vertical-relative:line' o:allowoverlap="f"> <v:imagedata src="http://origin.ih.constantcontact.com/fs055/1101520210199/img/109.jpg"/> <w:wrap type="square"/> </v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width=52 height=32 src="http://origin.ih.constantcontact.com/fs055/1101520210199/img/109.jpg" align=left border=0 name=ACCOUNT.IMAGE.109 contenteditable=false v:shapes="_x0000_s1036"><![endif]><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK16"'></span><span style='mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK16"'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#990033'>We are now able to offer DCG's full range of services plus French-speaking consultants and function point counters through our French partners, TieFree Partners, based in Paris.&nbsp; This new capability has already proved valuable to some of our Canadian clients.&nbsp; Please contact Jean-Benoit Chauveau at </span></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#990033'><a href="mailto:info-francais@davidconsultinggroup.com" target="_blank"></img>info-francais@davidconsultinggroup.com</a> with any inquiries. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#990033'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#990033'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="_x0000_s1037" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="" style='position:absolute;margin-left:0; margin-top:0;width:38.25pt;height:22.5pt;z-index:251669504; mso-wrap-distance-left:0;mso-wrap-distance-top:0; mso-wrap-distance-right:0;mso-wrap-distance-bottom:0; mso-position-horizontal:left;mso-position-horizontal-relative:text; mso-position-vertical-relative:line' o:allowoverlap="f"> <v:imagedata src="http://origin.ih.constantcontact.com/fs055/1101520210199/img/108.jpg"/> <w:wrap type="square"/> </v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width=51 height=30 src="http://origin.ih.constantcontact.com/fs055/1101520210199/img/108.jpg" align=left border=0 name=ACCOUNT.IMAGE.108 contenteditable=false v:shapes="_x0000_s1037"><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#990033'>We are now able to offer DCG's full range of services in Germany, Switzerland and Austria with&nbsp; German-speaking consultants and function point counters if required.&nbsp; Through this capability we have already provided German-speaking services to one of our long-term clients (based in Switzerland) and to new clients in Germany.&nbsp; Please contact Herbert Schmidt (<o:p></o:p></span></p> </img></div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:black'><a href="mailto:h.schmidt@davidconsultinggroup.com" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#990033'>h.schmidt@davidconsultinggroup.com</span></a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#990033'>) or Manfred Bundschuh (</span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="mailto:m.bundschuh@davidconsultinggroup.com" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#990033'>m.bundschuh@davidconsultinggroup.com</span></a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#990033'>) for more information. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#990033'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#990033'>New for 2010</span></strong><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#990033'>.</span></strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#990033'>&nbsp; We are in advanced negotiations with a partner to represent us and provide DCG services in <strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Spanish</span></strong> and <strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Portuguese</span></strong>.&nbsp; Watch this space!<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#990033'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#990033'>The services described above are managed through our wholly-owned subsidiary in the UK, David Consulting Group Ltd., which can facilitate services in other languages and accept payment in Euros or British Pounds.&nbsp; For example, we were recently able to help out one of our long-term clients with Italian-speaking resources.&nbsp; For inquiries about the UK or other European countries, please contact Mike Harris (<a href="mailto:m.harris@davidconsultinggroup.com" target="_blank">m.harris@davidconsultinggroup.com </a>).<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> </div> </td> </tr> </table> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='display:none;mso-hide:all'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0in;background:white; mso-yfti-tbllook:1184;mso-padding-alt:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt' id="content_LETTER.BLOCK12" aria-posinset=0 aria-setsize=0 hidefocus=true tabindex=0 cols=0 aria-level=0 contenteditable=inherit datapagesize=0> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow: yes'> <td style='padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><span style='font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red'>Measure. 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