CS&T/Lexacom support statement for CAP !

[andrec@xxxxxx]

People,

Although the CS&T/Lexacom position on standards is well
known, because of a public statement from Frank Dawson 
questioning the suitability of CAP and because of 
interrogations it raised, we felt it was appropriate to 
reiterate our strong support to the CALSCHED group and 
its on-going effort in producing CAP.

At CS&T/Lexacom, we believe that the standardization 
process not only gives the consumer of the technology 
a greater choice of alternatives, it also allows the 
best developers of technology to stand out from the 
crowd.

Because of that, CS&T has developed a competitive 
philosophy based on the support of the standardization 
efforts in the areas in which CS&T operates. Since the 
first meeting in 1996 we have been actively involved in 
the CALSCHED group. We are members of the WAP forum 
through our Lexacom division. More recently, we have 
joined the SyncML group. More information can be found 
in the following press releases:

http://www.cst.ca/new/releases/IETF.htm
http://www.cst.ca/new/releases/SyncML.html.
http://www.lexacom.com/Lexacom/html/sitemap_frameset.html


That being said, we believe one of the most important 
standardization going on in the CALSCHED group is the 
current CAP work. I am deeply convinced that CAP will 
finally address the client-to-server inter-changeability 
that the calendaring and scheduling world has been so 
desperately missing. Finally, the calendaring/scheduling 
industry will have its own "IMAP4"!

Today, resources in our Product Development group are 
assigned to the support of CAP and we are looking forward 
with enthusiasm to a not so distant day where CAP will 
reach the RFC level. Once that happens we will be in a 
position to state our official road map for the 
availability of our products with CAP capabilities.

Meanwhile, we will continue to support the work on CAP, 
and we will continue to invest resources towards its 
successful completion and acceptance.

Having been involved in the calendaring world for many 
years now, I have no hesitation to say that CAP is an 
exceptional and outstanding piece of work.


Andre Courtemanche
CEO, CS&T/Lexacom