CALS stands for Continuous Acquisition and Life Cycle Support. It is a global strategy to further enterprise integration through the streamlining of business processes and the application of standards and technologies for the development, management, exchange and use of business and technical information. For further information on the CALS initiatives in Canada see CALS Newsletter Summer 1994, which is available from the CALS Office, National Defence Headquarters, MGen Pearkes Building, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0K2.