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   <h1>Proposal to Implement BigTIFF Support in LibTiff</h1>
   <p><b>NEWS:</b> We have located all four required sponsors. There are no more 
-    open slots. We will issue appropriate press release early January 2007.</p>
+    open slots. We will issue appropriate press release shortly.</p>
   <h2>0. Summary</h2>
   <p>BigTIFF logically extends the original TIFF file format (referred to as 
     'ClassicTIFF' from this point on), breaking the 4 gigabyte boundary, in theory 
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     <li><a href="man/index.html">Man Pages</a></li>
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-    <b>New</b>: We are seeking sponsors for adding <a href="BigTIFFProposal.html">BigTIFF support in LibTiff</a>.
+    <b>News</b>: We are about to start work on <a href="BigTIFFProposal.html">BigTIFF support in LibTiff</a>.
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   <p>
-    Last updated  $Date: 2006-10-25 09:56:59 $.
+    Last updated  $Date: 2007-03-02 18:36:11 $.
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