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The Software, Standards and Society in 2020 Series: 6. What if?

By trond-arne.undheim on May 27, 2009 7:24 AM

Assuming there were forces who joined up to change the current situation where the formal standardization system is hopelessly outdated, what would they be doing? Let's take a look at some alternatives that would please the software sector: 1. Influence...

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Cloud Manifestos, Open Standards and Pockets

By trond-arne.undheim on March 30, 2009 4:05 PM

Amid the requisite dose of controversy, leaks, and hypocrisy in order to make a bit of a splash, the Cloud Computing Manifesto was launched today. The aim seems to be to lay down the law of the clouds. Is this...

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Open Standards and Intellectual Property Rights

By trond-arne.undheim on October 10, 2008 4:49 PM

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Does an Invite-only Event Make e-business Standards Visible?

By trond-arne.undheim on October 3, 2008 8:29 AM

ISO's press release on 2 October 2008 cites Alan Bryden, ISO Secretary-General who concludes with three key actions to sum up the workshop recommendations for standardizers: ensure interoperability, develop communication and promote implementation. What follows is my impression from that...

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The New Generation of Standardistas? The Open Web Foundation

By trond-arne.undheim on September 10, 2008 4:31 PM

The standards world is sometimes viewed as a bunch of old men sitting together for an eternity in esoteric (but warm) locations for years and years without contact with the outside world. Finally, in the summer of 2008 we saw...

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Top Five Open Standards Setting Organizations

By trond-arne.undheim on August 12, 2008 11:51 AM

CEN's consortia survey (2007) identified several hundred fora/consortia. So, there are a myriad of arenas in which to potentially engage. Standards participants – whether they are small or large companies, governments, or individuals – cannot be everywhere. So, what standards...

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