argosi project for ISO/IEC graphics and networking standards

Graphics and networking are enabling technologies that are of use in an increasing range of application areas. The Esprit argosi project is working to advance the state of the art in the transfer of graphical data across international public data networks, and to improve the quality and applicability of standards in this area. The paper describes the methodology used in the project and progress to date. The project demonstrates that integration and harmonization between different standardization areas are of key importance to the development of applications, and it has initiated the development of a prototype application demonstrator.