Accredited Standards Committee*	X3, Information Technology

NEWS RELEASE

Doc. No.:	PR/96-043
Reply to:	Barbara Bennett at bbennett@itic.nw.dc.us 


X3 Announces the Approval of a New Project
Proposal for Amendment 1 to ISO/IEC 7810, Tactile Identifiers for 
Identification Cards 

Washington D.C., May 1996 -- Accredited Standards Committee X3, 
Information Technology is announcing the approval of a new project 
for an 
Amendment to ISO/IEC 7810, Tactile Identifiers for Identification 
Cards, 
with the work being done in Technical Committee X3B10, 
Identification 
Cards and Related Devices.


The scope of the proposed standard will identify a single tactile 
identifier 
for ID-1 size cards that will be compatible with all card technologies.   
It 
will provide a useful means for visually impaired persons to orient 
the 
card for proper insertion into a reading device.  


All organizations and individuals who are directly or materially 
affected 
are invited to participate.  Please contact the acting Chairman for 
meeting 
information.

Inquiries regarding this project should be sent to the Acting 
Chairman of 
X3B10, Mr. Joseph Naujokas, Naujokas and Associates, Intl. Card 
Manufacturers Assn., 3916 Esgarth Way, Owings Mills, MD  21117.  
Email: 102474@compuserve.com.

An initial call for possible patents and other pertinent issues 
(copyrights, 
trademarks) is now being issued.  Please submit information on these 
issues to the X3 Secretariat at 1250 Eye Street NW, Suite 200, 
Washington 
DC  20005. Email: x3sec@itic.nw.dc.us   FAX:  (202)638-4922.


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