sjl@amdahl.UUCP (Steve Langdon) (10/03/85)
> Having dealt with CBEMA before on ANSI X3B6 the admonition about suite > numbers is not unfounded in this case. CBEMA seems to purport itself to _be_ > ANSI! It is not; it is a private profit making company much like many of the > other beltway bandits subsisting on government contracts. Additionally because > of prohibitions of certain conduct of government employees, the use of a contrac > tor to interface with the industry representatives avoids these situations. > CBEMA is only as secure as its likelihood of another government contract. > > Whichever way the congress blows, > mlsmith@nadc.ARPA Not true. CBEMA is the Computer and Business Manufacturers Association. It is a non-profit trade association which amongst other things acts as the secretatiat of: X3 - Information Processing Systems A fully accredited standards body operating under the procedures of the American National Standards Institute. CBEMA does not purport to be ANSI, and it does not live on goverment contracts. If you have been on an X3 committee you should have a better grasp of the administrative structure. Please be more careful when posting. -- Stephen J. Langdon ...!{ihnp4,cbosgd,hplabs,sun}!amdahl!sjl [ The article above is not an official statement from any organization in the known universe. ]