Received January 9, 2002 From: Randy Presuhn This is to advise the IETF that BMC Software Inc. ("BMC Software") believes that it has rights in one or more United States or foreign patents or pending patent applications, including but not limited to U.S. Patent No. 5,978,594 and/or U.S. Patent No. 5,665,081, that may relate to technologies and processes discussed in the Internet Draft draft-ietf-snmpconf-pm-xx, including but not limited to technologies and/or processes for which employees of BMC Software may have contributed information. BMC Software may also seek patent protection for any such technology or other information if BMC Software concludes that such protection is warranted. Parties interested in obtaining information regarding any such license from BMC Software should contact: Ken Sidelinger Senior Legal Counsel - Intellectual Property BMC Software, Inc. o: (713) 918-1259 f: (713) 918-1110 e: ken_sidelinger@bmc.com Received January 21, 2002 The correct number is 5,655,081.