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Submitted-by: mckean@xopen.co.uk (Roy Max McKean)

Hello again.  
A while ago Glenn Hoogerwerf (glennh@sgihbtn.sierra.com) wrote:
> ....  I am aware that X/Open is currently phasing out its
> application conformance program ......

And I said then:

< Please note that this is not official X/Open policy.  The subject
< will be discussed at the board meeting next week, and we will post
< news here to tell you about it as soon as we can.

Well, here is the official announcement:

  "X/Open is terminating the Application Registration program.
   Originally launched in January, '92, the program was intended
   to address a user and ISV need to identify software which runs
   on XPG branded platforms.  Since that time, large users
   including the X/Open user council have expressed a need for
   automated test tools which verify conformance of software
   products to X/Open's XPG specifications.  This is becoming
   increasingly important as heretofore proprietary systems are
   XPG branded.  Because the current Application Registration
   program does nothing to verify application conformance to XPG,
   the X/Open Board on October 21st decided to cancel the
   program."

But in case you didn't see my note last time, please don't confuse
the verification of APPLICATIONS with the verification of the
platforms, (or pieces of them) that SUPPORT applications.
X/Open's branding program for these has never been stronger or
more active:  The XPG4 branding program was launched on October
22, with 67 new branded products available immediately:  65 XPG4
components, and 2 XPG4 Base Profiles!

Kind Regards, 

Roy McKean.

Roy "Max" McKean, Development Manager  Tel: +44 734 508 311 ext 2271
X/Open Company Limited                 Fax:          +44 734 500 110
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Volume-Number: Volume 29, Number 69