By Russ Housley, Internet Engineering Task Force chair, and Steve Mills, IEEE Standards Association president One of the hallmarks of the OpenStand principles is respectful cooperation among standards organizations, whereby each organization respects the autonomy, integrity, processes and intellectual property rules of the others, and the reason is simple: There is no value—for companies, for […]

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One could point to certain early, catalyst events—the introduction of the web browser and unleashing commercial use of the network, for example—that played key roles in setting the Internet revolution into motion. But, largely, the Internet’s rise has been a market-driven, organic explosion. This phenomenon has been in evidence in the standards underlying the Internet. […]

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Global standards have been driving innovation, contributing to the growth of markets and protecting the health and safety of workers and the general public for centuries. This key function of standards is not changing. Today, more than ever, the world needs global standards to enable the creation of products and services that will be implemented […]

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