...workshop in five areas: motivations; areas/topics needing research; needed research collaborations and shared research infrastructure/testbeds; required investment; and other recommendations for action. As critical research in this area proceeds, it...
Although Open Source and Free Software are no new phenomenon, they have shown a considerable increase of their importance just in recent years. However, many aspects of this domain still...
The new patent policy adopted by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) seeks to ensure that recommendations and standards developed by the organization will be implemented on a Royalty-Free basis.
Software that could be freely edited existed long before proprietary programs became the norm — but then it largely disappeared. When source-available, “free and open software” (FOSS) reemerged in the...
...followed by state agencies. The office shall ensure compliance with the architecture. Second, the proposed amendment contains an extremely detailed (and rather eclectic) definition of “open standards,” including not only the...
...momentum of open standards in all sectors of society as illustrated by government policies, procurement and business practices and impacts on efficiency and effectiveness of public service delivery and business...
...adjacent technologies. The Forum works to certify VoiceXML platforms and developers, to collaborate with standards organizations, and to create publications, including requirements, best practices, and use cases. ...
Technical standards for facilitating connections amongst the various Information and Communication technologies of contemporary multimedia and the process of standardisation itself is where an array of vested interests are competing...
...the technology of choice for business-to-business coordination. Vertical information systems (VIS) standards are designed to promote communication and coordination among the organizations comprising a particular industry sector. Unfortunately, despite much...
Develops performance benchmarks based on computer applications and industry standard operating systems BAPCo, Business Applications Performance Corporation, is a non-profit consortium which develops and distributes performance benchmarks for personal computers...