Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-Network Processing Forum

Notice is hereby given that, on September 20, 2004, pursuant to Section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (“the Act”), Network Processing Forum (“NPF”) has filed written notifications simultaneously with the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission disclosing (1) the name and principal place of business of the standards development organization and (2) the nature and scope of its standards development activities. The notifications were filed for the purpose of invoking the Act's provisions limiting the recovery of antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages under specified circumstances.

Pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Act, the name and principal place of business of the standards development organization is: Network Processing Forum, Fremont, CA. The nature and scope of NPF's standards development activities are: Identifying, selecting, augmenting, as appropriate, and publishing Implementation Agreements to encourage the development and effective use of network processing technology.