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Rodriguez<br></span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#535659'>Technical Support Engineer III, Americas IAM<br><a href="mailto:jonrodriguez@hidglobal.com"><span style='color:#05549C'>jonrodriguez@hidglobal.com</span></a></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#535659'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td width=600 style='width:6.25in;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.hidglobal.com/"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#05549C;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=234 height=36 style='width:2.4375in;height:.375in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.gif@01D5E0F8.334CF390" alt="HID Global Logo"></span></a><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#535659'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td width=600 style='width:6.25in;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#535659'>6607 Kaiser Drive, Fremont, CA 94555, United States<br><a href="http://www.hidglobal.com/"><span style='color:#05549C'>www.hidglobal.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666'><br>Technical Support:</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666'>For North America and South America: +1 800 670 6892<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666'>For Europe, Middle East and Africa: +33 1 74 18 17 70<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666'>For Asia Pacific: +852 3160 9873 (Singapore) | +61 3 9111 2319 (Australia)<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><a href="https://iamsportal.hidglobal.com/"><span style='color:blue'>https://iamsportal.hidglobal.com</span></a><br>Downloads, Hotfixes, Service Packs, Notifications<br><br><a href="https://iamsupport.hidglobal.com/"><span style='color:blue'>https://iamsupport.hidglobal.com</span></a><br>Incidents, Knowledge Base, Surveys, Forums, Install Base<br></span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#565A5C'><br></span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Confidentiality Note: <br>This message is intended for use only by the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential, and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. 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