X/Open Co Ltd says that the latest additions to its user council – the US Department of Agriculture and the US Treasury, Boeing Co, Union Bank of Switzerland, Swedish Telecom, Sweden Post and L M Ericsson – brings the collective information technology budget of the council up to $21,000m – that’s without the recommendations made by advisory bodies like the Central Computer & Telecommunications Agency and Statskontoret; and in Spain, the Madrid regional government has announced that it will require X/Open Portability Guide release 3 conformance for future procurements.