BROCHURE DESCRIBES OPTIONS FOR CERTIFYING
PRODUCTS UNDER THE LATEST POSIX® STANDARD

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Karen McCabe, IEEE Senior Marketing Manager
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PISCATAWAY, N.J., USA, 19 February 2004 A brochure from the IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA) and The Open Group® describes the various options manufacturers have for certifying products to the 2003 edition of IEEE 1003.1™, "Standard for Information Technology: Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX)." This standard, also called ISO/IEC 9945:2003, merges with the Open Group's base specifications that form the core of the Single UNIX Specification Version 3.

The fees listed in the brochure includes those for licensing the use of the POSIX® trademark for specific software products, as well as for certifying new products and renewing certification for existing ones. The brochure also identifies various registration scenarios.

POSIX is a set of standards that define an interface between programs and operating systems. Under the certification program, suppliers substantiate claims of conformance to POSIX based on defined test suites.

For a copy of the IEEE POSIX certification brochure, contact: IEEE Standards Association, 445 Hoes Lane, Piscataway, NJ 08855. Phone: +1 732 562 6381. E-mail: s.kolachina@....

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