Accredited Standards Committee *	X3, Information Technology

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Doc. No.:	PR/96-085
Reply to:	Deborah J. Donovan at ddonovan@itic.nw.dc.us 


 X3 Announces the Approval for a New Project,
SCSI Multi-Media Commands -2 (MMC-2) 

Washington D.C., November 1996 -- Accredited Standards Committee X3, 
Information Technology announces the approval of a new project for SCSI 
Multi-Media Commands -2 (MMC-2).  Technical Committee X3T10 is 
responsible for work on this project.  

The SCSI Multi-Media Commands-2 standard is intended to provide
additional commands to existing Multi-Media Command Set, and be
applicable to new devices being developed.  Functions which will be 
considered for incorporation include:

a)   New Format commands unique to DVD, PD devices.

b)   Other capabilities which fit within the general scope of implementing 
the SCSI Multi-Media Commands-2 on a broad range of applications, and 
other capabilities that may be proposed during the development phase by 
the participants in the project.

Inquiries regarding this project (X3 Project 1228-D), should be sent to the 
Chairman of X3T10, Mr. Mr. John Lohmeyer, Symbios Logic, 4420 
Arrowswest Dr., Colorado Springs, CO  80907-3444. 
Email:  john.lohmeyer@symbios.com.

The next meeting of X3T10 is January  6-10, 1997 in Dallas, TX.  All 
organizations and individuals who are materially or directly affected are 
invited to participate.

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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