Leading Providers Join Testing Of X.400 EC Infrastructure: EMA Effort Spurs
Enhancement of 1988 X.400 Products

Arlington, 20 February, 1996 - Nearly a dozen leading software and service
providers, including AT&T, Control Data Systems, GE Information Services,
IBM Global Network, ISOCOR, MaXware, Inc., MCI Telecommunications
Corporation, NEXOR, SITA Group, Sprint, and Supply Tech, Inc., will
participate in the Electronic Messaging Association's '88 X.400 Challenge
Interoperability Testing to support electronic commerce applications such
as the movement of EDI interchanges. The goal is to demonstrate an '88
X.400-based Electronic Commerce infrastructure at EMA's Annual Conference,
EMA'96, in Anaheim, CA.

Spurred by user demand for North American ADMDs to move toward 1988 X.400
availability and interoperability, the '88 Challenge began in mid-1995
with the purpose of implementing a viable EDI message-based electronic
commerce solution. EMA members developed a profile for the project,
identifying a set of agreed-upon X.420 and X.435 elements of service.
Interoperability testing of the profile will take place during February
and March, and a live demonstration will be held at EMA'96, April 27-May
1, 1996.

"EMA's '88 Challenge is bringing software and service providers together to
implement a useable set of functionality to make end-to-end message-based
EDI a reality," said Joanne Ghahremani of the Electronic Commerce
Acquisition Program Management Office (ECA PMO), the X.400 Challenge Work
Group Leader. "This benefits everyone involved in moving the messaging
world rapidly towards enhanced '88 interoperability."

The Electronic Messaging Association (EMA) is an inter-industry forum
dedicated to the promotion, development and use of electronic messaging
technologies for secure global electronic commerce. Founded in 1983, EMA
is now composed of nearly 500 user and provider member companies
representing industries, such as aerospace, financial services, natural
resources, consulting, hardware and software development, and network
service providers. This gathering of a diverse user and provider
membership creates the most comprehensive resource for information on the
messaging industry and the issues affecting its future. EMA is located at
1655 North Fort Myer Drive, Suite 850, Arlington, VA 22209 and on the
World Wide Web at http://www.ema.org.

'88 X.400 PUBLIC RELATIONS CONTACT INFORMATION

Diane Nakamura
AT&T
201/331-4061
dnakamura@attmail.com

Pat Kelly
CONTROL DATA SYSTEMS, INC.
612/482-4859
patrick.j.kelly@cdc.com

Alan Meyers
GE INFORMATION SERVICES
301/340-4898
ameyers@geis.geis.com

Linda Wizner
IBM GLOBAL NETWORK
813-878-5472
The_Wiz@vnet.ibm.com

Mary Hall
ISOCOR
310/581-8100
mary.hall@isocor.com
X.400: G=Mary;S=Hall;P=ISOCOR;A=TELEMAIL;C=US

Helge Krogenes
MAXWARE, INC.
203/226-2866
helge.krogenes@maxware.telemax.no

John R. Houser
MCI
312/938-4820

Anne Wills
NEXOR
PO Box 132
Nottingham NG7 2UU
Internet:anne.wills@nexor.co.uk
X.400: G=Anne;S=Wills;O=NEXOR;P=NEXOR;A=ATTMAIL;C=GB

Terry Tucker
SITA
Tel: +44 181 730 1345
Fax: +44 181 730 1389

Robin Carlson
SPRINT
913-624-6303
Robin.Carlson@SprintA1.Sprint.Com

Rob Slemmons
SPRINT
913-624-6096
Rob.Slemmons@SprintA1.Sprint.Com

Ms. Emily Phillips
SUPPLY TECH INC.
313/998-4874
phillips_e@supplytech.com
 
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