Of course, there would need to be some "marketing" benefit to the software vendor, with the associated cost-burden to certify and then maintain the certification, regardless of what organization sets the standards. The "big" software vendors today are interested with increasing customer base and maintaining revenue stream through software maintenance renewals, through "solutions" selling of their software suites.
Scott Barry SBBWorks, Inc. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html

