Accredited Standards Committee* X3, Information Technology - press release

ASC X3 Announces the Informal Call for Comment for COBOL

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NEWS RELEASE

Doc No.:	PR/95-026



Washington, D.C., March 10, 1995 -- The first Working Draft for the 
revision of Programming Language COBOL (ISO/IEC 1989:1985 and ANSI 
X3.23:1985) will soon be available for an informal comment period.

This revision is being processed simultaneously as an International 
Standard by ISO/IEC JTC 1 SC22/WG4 and as an American National 
Standard by Technical Committee X3J4.  The call for comments is being 
issued to better prepare the draft that is to be formally submitted for 
registration in late 1995.

Comments are requested to be submitted not later than June 27, 1995.  
Comments received after the deadline will be addressed and considered 
for future balloting and/or revision. Commentors will be notified when the 
next revision is issued.

This document is subject to change without notice prior to its approval.  No 
implementor should claim conformance to the working draft.

Submit comments in writing to Don Schricker, X3J4 Chair, 189 Georgetown 
Rd., Boxford, MA 01921.  Tel: (508) 887-6692.  Fax: (508) 887-6313.
e-mail: das@mfltd.co.uk      IBMMAIL:  USP2NCM6

The document will be available from:  X3 Secretariat, Attn.:  Lynn Barra, 
1250 Eye St. NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC  20005-3922.  Phone: (202) 
626-5738. Email:  lbarra@itic.nw.dc.us.  Fax: (202) 638-4922.  The cost will 
be $65.00, which includes the postage.  Orders  must be prepaid by check, 
cash, American Express, Visa, or MasterCard.

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