The standardization of Java begins

JavaSoft will take the first steps toward the standardization of Java next week, when it meets with officials at the ISO standards committee. The meeting, held at JavaSoft's Cupertino headquarters, will discuss the company handing Java over to a standards body. JavaSoft is considering the Open Group, the ISO, and the ECM, among others. The purpose of the meeting is to ensure that the process goes quickly and quickly. JavaSoft announced in November that it would eventually turn the language over to a standards body