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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Just to add to the confusion, here's a
related press release from ER Mapper (LizardTech's
competion):</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A
href="http://www.ermapper.com/company/news_view.aspx?PRESS_RELEASE_ID=334">http://www.ermapper.com/company/news_view.aspx?PRESS_RELEASE_ID=334</A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Brent Fraser</FONT><FONT face=Arial
size=2><BR></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=TMitchell@lignum.com href="mailto:TMitchell@lignum.com">Tyler
Mitchell</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=gdal-dev@remotesensing.org
href="mailto:gdal-dev@remotesensing.org">gdal-dev@remotesensing.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, February 23, 2004 11:38
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Gdal-dev] OT: MrSID vs
JPEG2000</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><BR><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>Hi gang,</FONT> <BR><BR><FONT
face=sans-serif size=2>Just read this note:</FONT> <BR><FONT face=sans-serif
size=2><A
href="http://www.lizardtech.com/solutions/ms/">http://www.lizardtech.com/solutions/ms/</A></FONT>
<BR><BR><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>And wondered if anyone has any opinions
on JPEG 2000. I've never been satisfied with MrSID format but know
little about the JPEG one. </FONT> <BR><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>What
are your thoughts on JPEG going forward?</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>