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NAME
     XConsortium - X Consortium information

SYNOPSIS
     Release 6 of X Version 11 is brought to you by X Consortium,
     Inc.

DESCRIPTION
     The X Consortium is an independent, not-for-profit  Delaware
     membership  corporation.   It was formed in 1993 as the suc-
     cessor to the MIT X Consortium.  The purpose of the  X  Con-
     sortium is to foster the development, evolution, and mainte-
     nance of  the  X  Window  System,  a  comprehensive  set  of
     vendor-neutral,    system-architecture   neutral,   network-
     transparent windowing and user interface standards.

     The X Window System was created in the mid-1980s at the Mas-
     sachusetts  Institute  of Technology.  In 1988, MIT formed a
     member-funded consortium to provide the technical and admin-
     istrative  leadership  necessary to support further develop-
     ment of the X Window System.  In 1992, MIT and  the  member-
     ship decided it was in their best interests to move the con-
     sortium out of MIT and create  an  independent,  stand-alone
     organization.   All  rights  to  the  X  Window  System were
     assigned by MIT to X Consortium, Inc. on January 1, 1994.

     The X  Consortium  is  financially  self-supporting  through
     membership  fees.  There are no license fees associated with
     the use of X Window System standards and code  developed  by
     the X Consortium.  Membership in the X Consortium is open to
     any organization willing to execute a membership agreement.

     The X Consortium is a highly  participative  body.   Members
     are  encouraged  to  actively  cooperate  with the staff and
     other members in the design and review of proposed  specifi-
     cations,  and  in  the  design, coding and testing of sample
     implementations of those specifications.

     The X Consortium accomplishes most of its work  using  elec-
     tronic mail over the Internet, with individual mailing lists
     for working groups.  Internet electronic  mail  connectivity
     should  be  viewed as a requirement for useful participation
     in X Consortium activities.  Meetings are held as necessary,
     often  in  conjunction  with  industry conferences and trade
     shows.

STAFF
     President:
     Bob Scheifler, rws@x.org, phone: 617-374-1010

     Office Manager:
     Janet O'Halloran, joh@x.org, phone: 617-374-1011



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     Director of Marketing:
     Paul Lavallee, pcl@x.org, phone: 617-374-1000 x175

     Director of Engineering:
     Jim Fournier, jff@x.org

     Technical Director, Integration Technology:
     Ralph Swick, swick@x.org

     Technical Director, Application Toolkits:
     Matt Landau, matt@x.org

     Technical Staff:

     Donna Converse, converse@x.org
     Stephen Gildea, gildea@x.org
     Jay Hersh, hersh@x.org
     Kaleb Keithley, kaleb@x.org
     Ralph Mor, mor@x.org
     Ray Tice, ray@x.org
     Dave Wiggins, dpw@x.org

     SysAdmin:
     Gary Cutbill, rgary@x.org


BOARD OF DIRECTORS
     The X Consortium's activities and affairs are managed  under
     the direction and oversight of a Board of Directors, elected
     annually by the  Members.   The  Board  is  responsible  for
     reviewing  the  achievements  of  the  Consortium, approving
     planned work, appointing a President and other  officers  of
     the  Consortium,  and  setting membership dues.  The current
     Directors are:

     Robert W. Scheifler, President, X Consortium
     Dr. Forest Baskett, Senior VP of R&D, Silicon Graphics Computer Systems
     Harold D. Blair, Partner, Partnerwerks
     Roger S. Gourd, VP and Chief of Staff, Open Software Foundation
     David Harris, Director, Adobe Systems [ex officio as Chairman, X Industry Association]
     Dr. Robin Hillyard, Chairman and Chief Technical Officer, Novasoft Systems
     Dr. Chong Lee, President and CEO, Phase X Systems, Inc.
     Don McGovern, Vice President - UNIX Systems Group, Novell, Inc.
     Therese E. Myers, President and CEO, Quarterdeck Office Systems
     Peter J. Shaw, President and CEO, AGE Logic, Inc.
     Dan N. Turner, President and CEO, Petrotechnical Open Software Corporation


ADDRESS
     The X Consortium can be reached at:

     X Consortium



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     One Memorial Drive
     Cambridge MA 02142-1301
     Tel: 617-374-1000
     Fax: 617-374-1025
     membership@x.org

     To reach the X Consortium public Wide World Web server, use the URL:
     http://www.x.org/

     To reach the X Consortium public ftp machine, use anonymous ftp to:
     ftp.x.org

FULL MEMBERS
     ADDS
     Adobe Systems Inc.
     Apple Computer, Inc.
     Cray Research, Inc.
     Digital Equipment Corp.
     Fujitsu Limited
     Hewlett-Packard Company
     Hitachi Ltd.
     Hughes Aircraft Company
     IBM Corporation
     Kubota Corp.
     Megatek Corp.
     Motorola, Inc.
     NEC Corporation
     Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
     Novell, Inc.
     Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd.
     OMRON Corporation
     The Santa Cruz Operation, Inc.
     Siemens Nixdorf Informationssysteme AG
     Silicon Graphics, Inc.
     Sony Corporation
     Sun Microsystems, Inc.
     Tektronix, Inc.


ASSOCIATE MEMBERS
     CETIA - Compagnie Europeene des Techniques de l'Ingenierie Assistee
     Network Computing Devices
     Quarterdeck Office Systems
     Walker Richer & Quinn, Inc.


AFFILIATE MEMBERS
     AGE Logic, Inc.
     ASTEC, Inc.
     ATR Institute International
     BARCO Chromatics, Inc.
     Congruent Corp.



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     Diagnostic/Retrieval Systems, Inc.
     Electronic Book Technologies, Inc.
     Gallium Software, Inc.
     Georgia Institute of Technology
     Human Designed Systems, Inc.
     Hummingbird Communications Ltd.
     INRIA - Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique
     Integrated Computer Solutions, Inc.
     Investment Management Services, Inc.
     IXI Limited
     Japan Computer Corporation
     Jupiter Systems
     KAIST - Korean Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
     Labtam Australia
     Locus Computing Corporation
     Mercury Interactive Corp.
     Metheus Corporation
     Metro Link, Inc.
     M3i Systems, Inc.
     Object Management Group, Inc.
     Open Software Foundation
     O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
     ParcPlace Systems
     Performance Awareness Corp.
     Peritek Corp.
     Petrotechnical Open Software Corp.
     Phase X Systems, Inc.
     SOUM Corporation
     Tatung Science and Technology
     Tech-Source, Inc.
     User Interface Technologies Ltd.
     Veritas Software, Inc.
     VisiCom Laboratories, Inc.
     VisionWare Ltd.
     Visix Software, Inc.
     Visual Information Technologies, Inc.
     White Pine Software, Inc.
     The XFree86 Project, Inc.
     X Inside, Inc.
















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