Subject: SC22 N2722 - WG22 Convener's Report and Business Plan - PLENARY AGENDA ITEM

From: "william c. rinehuls" <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 1 Jun 1998 17:21:58 -0400 (EDT)

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ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC22
Programming languages, their environments and system software interfaces
Secretariat: U.S.A. (ANSI)

ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC22
N2722

TITLE:
WG22 Business Plan and WG22 Convener's Report for the August 1998 JTC 1/
SC22 Plenary - PLENARY AGENDA ITEM

DATE ASSIGNED:
1998-06-01

SOURCE:
Secretariat, ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC22

BACKWARD POINTER:
N/A

DOCUMENT TYPE:
WG Convener's Report

PROJECT NUMBER:
N/A

STATUS:
This document will be on the agenda for the August 1998 JTC 1/SC22
Plenary.

ACTION IDENTIFIER:
FYI or ACT to SC22 Member Bodies, as applicable

DUE DATE:
N/A

DISTRIBUTION:
Text

CROSS REFERENCE:
N/A

DISTRIBUTION FORM:
Def

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William C. Rinehuls
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	        Business Plan and Convener's Report
                     ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22/WG22 (PCTE)

PERIOD COVERED: 
June 1997 - May 1998

SUBMITTED BY: 
Convener, SC22/WG22
Regis Minot
email: [email-masked]
tel: +33 01 55 66 26 00
fax: +33 01 55 66 26 01

1. MANAGEMENT SUMMARY

1.1 JTC1/SC22/WG22 STATEMENT OF SCOPE 

Development and maintenance of ISO/IEC Standards related to the PCTE
interface.

1.2 PROJECTS UNDERWAY 

JTC1.22.47.1 - PCTE maintenance Parts 1, 2 and 3
JTC1.22.47.2 - PCTE Object Orientation Extensions
JTC1.22.47.3 - PCTE Fine Grain Object Extensions
JTC1.22.47.4 - PCTE part 4: IDL binding

2.0 PERIOD REVIEW 

2.1 MARKET REQUIREMENTS 

The PCTE market has remained stable and specialized.

2.2 ACHIEVEMENTS 

WG22 has completed all tasks assigned to it. The new edition of ISO PCTE
is in the hands of ITTF, ready for publication. This edition collects
alltogether:
- PCTE corrigenda
- PCTE addenda for object oriented  extensions
- PCTE addanda for fine grain extensions for each part of the standard:
- part 1: abstract specification
- part 2: C binding
- part 3: Ada binding
- part 4: IDL binding (new part produced by ECMA through a succesfull
fast-track submission)

2.3 RESOURCES 

The resources of WG22 are currently limited to its officers:
- Regis Minot, convener
- John Dawes, project editor
- Chris Brockway, secretary

3.0 FOCUS NEXT WORK PERIOD 

No work is planned. WG22 has accomplished all the tasks assigned to it.

3.1 DELIVERABLES 

All planned deliverables have been produced.

3.2 STRATEGIES 

Not applicable.

3.2.1 RISKS 

None foreseen at this point.

3.2.2 OPPORTUNITIES 

None foreseen at this point.

3.3 WORK PROGRAM PRIORITIES 

No longer applicable.

4. OTHER ITEMS 

This section lists other items that are not part of the "Business
Plan" but are appropriate for Convener's Report. 

4.1 WG22 status

WG22 current officers are achieving their 4th year mandate 
and recommend that WG22 becomes a dormant committee.

In case of necessity, all of them agree to be contacted for any matter
dealing with PCTE.

4.5 RECENT MEETINGS

No meeting conducted during the period covered.

4.6 FUTURE MEETINGS

No need for further meetings have been identified.

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