Accredited Standards Committee *	X3, Information Technology

NEWS RELEASE
Doc. No.:	PR/95-084
Reply to:	Lynn Barra		(lbarra@itic.nw.dc.us)

X3 Announces the Second Public Comment Period for Draft Proposed ANSI 
Standard X3.270:199x,  SCSI-3 Architecture Model (SAM)

Washington D.C., September 1995 -- Accredited Standards Committee X3, 
Information Technology is announcing the second public review and 
comment period for X3.270:199x. The comment period extends from 
October 13, 1995 through December 12, 1995.

This draft standard defines generic requirements, which pertain to SCSI-3 
implementation standards, and implementation requirements.  An 
implementation requirement specifies behavior in terms of measurable or 
observable parameters which apply directly to an implementation.

This draft was first announced for public review from February 3, 1995 - 
April 4, 1995.  Due to substantive changes resulting from comments 
received during the first public review, it is being re-submitted.

This draft can be purchased from the Global Engineering Documents, Inc., 
15 Inverness Way East, Englewood, CO  80112-5704. 800-854-7179 or 
303-793-2181.  The cost is $35.00 (Domestic) and $45.50 (International).

Submit all comments to:  X3 Secretariat, Lynn Barra, 1250 Eye Street NW, 
Washington DC  20005, lbarra@itic.nw.dc.us.  Send a copy to the American 
National Standards Institute, 11 West 42nd St., New York, NY 10036.

A call for patents and pertinent issues (copyrights, trademarks) is now 
being issued.  Please submit information on these issues to the X3 
Secretariat at the address below.

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Email: x3sec@itic.nw.dc.us     FAX:  (202)638-4922
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