From carson@siggraph.org Mon Nov 17 22:29:19 1997 Received: from htg-is.vianet.net (htg-is.vianet.net [165.247.47.18]) by dkuug.dk (8.6.12/8.6.12) with ESMTP id WAA18272 for ; Mon, 17 Nov 1997 22:29:16 +0100 Received: from study.huntleigh.net (pm3-1-237.htg.net [209.136.26.237] (may be forged)) by htg-is.vianet.net (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id OAA19207 for ; Mon, 17 Nov 1997 14:31:27 -0700 (MST) Message-Id: <3.0.32.19971117143534.00add930@siggraph.cgrg.ohio-state.edu> X-Sender: carson@siggraph.cgrg.ohio-state.edu X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0 (32) Date: Mon, 17 Nov 1997 14:35:40 -0700 To: SC24@dkuug.dk From: Steve Carson Subject: Sun Approved as PAS Submitter Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" From http://www.jtc1.org/PressRelease.html Press Release ISO/IEC JTC 1 Approves Sun Microsystems, Inc. as a Recognized PAS Submitter for its Java Technology By a majority vote of its participating National Bodies, ISO/IEC JTC 1 (the International Committee for Information Technology Standardization) approves Sun Microsystems, Inc. as a Recognized PAS Submitter for its Java Technology. The vote passed with a tally of twenty approvals, two disapprovals and two abstentions. Three National Bodies did not submit a vote. This approval by ISO/IEC JTC 1 is the first step in the PAS process which will allow Sun Microsystems, Inc. to submit its Java Technology to ISO/IEC JTC 1 for vote to become an International Standard. The procedures for moving to this next phase are detailed in the Procedures for the technical work of ISO/IEC JTC 1 on Information Technology, Supplement 1: The transposition of publicly available specifications into International Standards. Thirteen of the twenty approval votes contain comments that must be responded to by Sun Microsystems, Inc. prior to its submission of a specification for vote by ISO/IEC JTC 1. These comments have been forwarded to Sun Microsystems, Inc. for consideration. ISO/IEC JTC 1 welcomes Sun Microsystems, Inc. to its growing number of Recognized PAS Submitters which include X-Open, DAVIC (Digital Audio Visual Industry Council), VESA (Video Electronics Standards Association) and IrDA (Infrared Data Association). Steve Carson Chair, ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 24 Computer Graphics and Image Processing --------------------------------------------------------- Steve Carson phone: +1-505-521-7399 GSC Associates Inc. fax: +1-505-521-9321 5272 Redman Road e-mail: carson@siggraph.org Las Cruces, NM 88011 USA ---------------------------------------------------------