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                  <b>VersaTRAK IPm:&nbsp; Beyond LINUX</b></font></td>
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                      <td><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">The 
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              IPm</strong></a> has been welcomed with a tremendous amount of excitement 
              by the industrial control community because it represents a significant 
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                  <font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">In the midst of this excitement it's easy to overlook 
              another <strong>VersaTRAK IPm</strong> achievement &#8212; it is 
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