  The Cross-Industry Working Team (XIWT), with the support of the Stanford
University Consortium for Research on Information Security and Policy (CRISP),
sponsored a symposium on cross-industry activities aimed at improving the
reliability, dependability, and robustness of the information infrastructure.
Held 3-4 November 1998 in Crystal City, Virginia, the symposium engaged
representatives from industry, academia, and government in discussion of
current and potential cross-industry, cross-sector activities including
information exchange, collaborative operations, and cooperative research and
development. This proceedings summarizes the discussions and results of the
meeting.
