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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Is anyone using commercially available software to schedule and track equipment maintenance tasks? There appears to be several software products out there that will allow you to build a schedule of equipment maintenance tasks, automatically send you reminders about these tasks, and then track and record when they are completed. Any feedback on such software or practices would be appreciated.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Mark D. Walters, Ph.D.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Director, Shared Materials Instrumentation Facility (SMIF)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Duke University<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Box 90271<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Durham, NC 27708-0271<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="blocked::http://smif.lab.duke.edu/" title="blocked::http://smif.lab.duke.edu/"><span style='color:blue'>http://smif.lab.duke.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Phone: (919) 660-5486<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Fax: (919) 660-5491<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>