Thousands of companies are members of hundreds of standard setting organizations (SSOs). The methods such companys use for selecting these organizations are largely a mystery to those outside this small circle and, in fact, there seems to be little centralized order to the process that some employ. Yet companies often make significant investments in standard setting, with costs to the ...
Three of the most active participants in standard setting today - Hewlett-Packard, Sun Microsystems and a major non-technology vendor company reveal how they decide which organizations to join (and not join), and what standard setting organizations can do to better serve their members.
Effectively adapting to change and leveraging new opportunities is essential to economic success. Companies skillful in this process secure advantages over their less adept competitors. Incorporating standards planning into corporate strategy provides just such an opportunity. Observations and analysis of standards activity over the past few years reveals that trends are emerging among current standards participants - and allows us ...