The X/Open Ltd standards consortium has the support of two major European users, who will be joining the X/Open User Advisory Council. They are vehicle manufacturer Daimler Benz AG and insurance company Gerling Konzern AG. Both companies said they would be supporting X/Open in their long-term computing strategies: we are looking at a standards approach to maintain our competitive approach, said Gerling Konzern data processing manager Dieter Weber. Other users include British Airways, Statskontoret in Sweden, as well as the US Department of Treasury.
X/OPEN GAINS SUPPORT FROM GERMAN USERS
