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ARC: Process Safety System Market to Reach $2.5B in 2012  Jul 25, 2008
The worldwide market for safety instrumented systems (SIS), which is $1.4 billion in 2007, is expected to grow at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of more than 12% per year to more than $2.5 billion in 2012, according to ARC Advisory Group.

BSI Obtains Global IT Service Management Accreditation to Provide ISO/IEC 20000 Certification  July 15, 2008
BSI Management Systems was accredited to deliver worldwide International Organization for Standardization/International Electrotechnical Commission (ISO/IEC) 20000 certification.

ISO/IEC 27005 Aims to Assist Organizations in Information Security Risk Management   Jul 1, 2008
ISO/IEC 27005:2008, a new standard from the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), describes the risk management process for information security.

ISO/IEC 38500 Standard Covers Corporate Governance of Information Tech   Jun 18, 2008
A new standard from the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) provides guidance about the role of top management in relation to the corporate governance of IT.

ISO/IEC DIS 29500 Office Open XML Standard Approval Contested  Jun 18, 2008
Four national standards body members of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) - Brazil, India, South Africa and Venezuela - submitted appeals against the recent approval of ISO/IEC Draft International Standard (DIS) 29500 - Information technology - Office Open XML formats, as an ISO/IEC International Standard.

ISO, IEC Issue Standard for Estimating Archival Life of DVDs  Jun 6, 2008
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) issued ISO/IEC 10995 - Information Technology Digitally recorded media for information interchange and storage - Test method for the estimation of the archival lifetime of optical media.

ODVA to Publish Updated Specifications for CIP Networks  May 22, 2008
The Open DeviceNet Vendors Association (ODVA) will publish updated editions of specifications for the family of Common Industrial Protocol (CIP) Networks.

NIST Votes for U.S. Approval of Modified Office Open XML Standard  Mar 27, 2008
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) voted for U.S. approval of a modified version of the proposed international standard known as Office Open XML (OOXML).

ISO/IEC Release Standard for IT Disaster Recovery - ISO/IEC 24762  Mar 13, 2008
From fires to earthquakes to pandemics, businesses and other organizations may become the victims of disaster at any time, and they need to safeguard the interests of their stakeholders, as well as their reputation, brand and value-creating activities.

Ballot Resolution Meeting Addresses Comments on Draft ISO/IEC 29500 Standard   Mar 13, 2008
National delegations from 33 countries participated in a February ballot resolution meeting (BRM) on the International Organization for Standardization/International Electrotechnical Commission (ISO/IEC) draft international standard (DIS) 29500, Information technology - Office Open XML file formats.

Fully Networked Car 2008 Examines Climate Change, Global Warming   Mar 10, 2008
Combating climate change and global warming were among the themes of the Fully Networked Car workshop and exhibition hosted by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), International Telecommunications Union (ITU) and International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) at the Geneva International Motor Show.

IEC Group to Develop Standard for Hybrid Electric Car Capacitors  Mar 6, 2008
The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) specialist group on electric vehicles is developing a technical standard that will help to develop more power for hybrid electric cars.

IEEE to Work on Standard Guide to Systems, Software Life Cycle Management - IEEE P24748  Feb 25, 2008
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) began work on IEEE P24748 - Systems and Software Engineering - Guide for Life Cycle Management.

EPA Issues Revised Energy Star Specification for TVs  Feb 19, 2008
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) introduced a revised Energy Star specification for televisions. Televisions must meet the following version 3.0 product criteria to be Energy Star qualified:

ISO, IEC Approve Optical Disc Test Standard for Archival Grade Media - ISO/IEC 10995  Feb 14, 2008
The International Standards Organization (ISO) and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) approved ISO/IEC 10995, a standard for optical media archive life testing for recordable and rewritable DVDs.

ISO/IEC Publishes Guide on Science of Measurement - ISO/IEC Guide 99  Jan 31, 2008
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) published a new guide on the vocabulary of metrology - the science of measurement and its application.

IEC Publishes IEC 62075 Product Life Cycle Standard  Feb 6, 2008
The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) published IEC 62075, which helps make designers of audio-video and information technology equipment consider the life cycle of a product to make the best decisions on energy efficiency and reducing environmental impact at the start of the design and development process.

IEC Publishes 79 Revised Fieldbus Standards   Jan 31, 2008
The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) published revised fieldbus standards, which facilitate the exchange of information for device configuration, data collection and device control.

BSI Issues 1,000th Information Security Certificate in Japan  Jan 17, 2008
BSI Management Systems Japan issued its 1,000th information security management system (ISMS) certificate in December 2007.

ANSI: Revised IEC Standard Will Help Consumers Choose Energy Efficient Televisions  Dec 13, 2007
The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) is expected to publish updates to IEC 62087 - Methods of measurement for the power consumption of audio, video and related equipment in early 2008.

BSI British Standards Addresses Data Protection after HMRC ID Security Breach  Dec 5, 2007
BSI British Standards is providing guidance on information security and data protection in response to an identification security breach that occurred in November at HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC).

ISO 2006 Survey Reveals 16% Rise in ISO 9001, ISO 14001 Certifications  Dec 5, 2007
Certification to ISO 9001 for quality management and to ISO 14001 for environmental management increased during 2006 by 16%, according to an International Organization for Standardization (ISO) survey.

ISO/IEC Certification, Inspection Standards Available on CD  Nov 30, 2007
The complete collection of International Organization for Standardization (ISO)/International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) conformity assessment standards and guides for use by certification and inspection bodies is now available on CD.

IEC to Work on Energy Consumption Standard for LCD, Plasma Screens  Oct 26, 2007
The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) is working on a standard that would measure how much electricity plasma or LCD televisions consume.

WiMedia Alliance Certifies First Ultra-Wideband Products  Oct 26, 2007
The WiMedia Alliance certified 12 silicon products on its ultra-wideband (UWB) Common Radio Platform.

UPnP Device, Service Specifications Approved as ISO/IEC Standards  Oct 22, 2007
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) Device Architecture version 1.0 and 76 UPnP device and service specifications were approved by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO)/International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) Joint Technical Committee 1 (JTC 1) in the Publicly Available Specification (PAS) transposition process.

Ecma Int'l Publishes Chemical Emission Rates from Electronic Equipment Standard - ECMA 328  Oct 5, 2007
Ecma International published the 3rd edition of ECMA 328 - Determination of Chemical Emission Rates from Electronic Equipment.

MPEG, ITU-T Issue Scalable Video Coding Standard- ISO/IEC 14496-10  Aug 1, 2007
The Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) Joint Video Team (JVT) in collaboration with the International Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T) developed a Scalable Video Coding (SVC) standard.

IEC Introduces Standards for Prepaid Electricity Meters - IEC 62055-41, IEC 62055-51  Jul 24, 2007
The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) issued IEC 62055-41 - Electricity metering - Payment systems - Part 41: Standard transfer specification (STS) - Application layer protocol for one-way token carrier systems and IEC 62055-51 - Electricity metering - Payment systems - Part 51: Standard transfer specification (STS) - Physical layer protocol for one-way numeric and magnetic card token carriers.

IEC Releases Revised Low-Voltage Switchgear, Control Gear Standard - IEC 60947-1  Jun 29, 2007
The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) released the fifth edition of IEC 60947-1 for low-voltage switchgear and control gear for rated voltages not exceeding 1000 volts alternating current (AC) or 1500 volts direct current (DC).

IEC Revising Lithium-Ion Laptop Battery Standard  Jun 28, 2007
The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) is meeting in October to discuss revisions to the existing standards governing lithium-ion cells and batteries made from them used for laptop computers and other applications.

IEC Releases Standard for Safety of Electrical Equipment Used in Explosive Atmospheres - IEC 60079-1  Jun 8, 2007
The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) developed IEC 60079-1 ed. 6 - Explosive atmospheres - Part 1: Equipment protection by flameproof enclosures "d" in response to accidents that occur when people work with explosive materials.

Frost: Micro Fuel Cells Offer Solutions as Alternative Power Demands Increase  May 17, 2007
As equipment design puts increasing demands on the battery market, existing battery chemistries are challenged to maintain performance levels or are extended beyond their intended operation levels.

NASA Developing an Interplanetary Internet  Apr 9, 2007
Teams from NASA and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) - the research arm of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) - are working out a networking standard that will form the backbone of a future interplanetary system of Internets.

Fraunhofer IIS, STMicroelectronics Enable Low-Power ASIC for DRM  Apr 5, 2007
STMicroelectronics and the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits (IIS) will jointly develop a dedicated low-power application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) for Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM) applications such as fixed and portable radios, car receivers, software receivers and personal digital assistants (PDAs).

IEC, ISO, ITU Agree on Common Patent Policy  Mar 23, 2007
The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and International Telecommunication Union (ITU), under the banner of the World Standards Cooperation (WSC), adopted a harmonized approach to address the inclusion of patented technology in standards.

Ultra-Wideband Platform Published as ISO, IEC Standard - ISO/IEC 26907  Mar 22, 2007
The Ecma International standard for ultra-wideband (UWB) technology, elaborated from the WiMedia UWB Common Radio Platform, was approved for release as an International Organization for Standardization (ISO)/International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) international standard.

IEEE Approves Revised Standard on Evaluating Insulation Aging in AC Machinery - IEEE 434  Mar 15, 2007
The Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) approved the revision of a standard on how to evaluate the aging of insulation in air conditioning (AC) machinery due to stress.

Texas Instruments Releases Audio Interface Receiver  Mar 7, 2007
Texas Instruments Inc. (TI) introduced a 24-bit, 96-kilohertz (kHz) digital audio interface receiver that is promoted as providing the industry's best jitter performance as low as 50 ps RMS, which is four times better than the nearest stand-alone receiver.

NTCIP Accepts Structure of Management Information Standard - NTCIP 8004 v02  Feb 5, 2007
The Joint Committee on National Transportation Communications for Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Protocol (NTCIP) accepted NTCIP 8004 v02 - Structure and Identification of Management Information (SMI) - version 02 as a user comment draft.

ISO, IEC Standards Address Cyber Crime  Jan 26, 2007
Several standards from the Joint Technical Committee 1 (JTC 1) of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) are combating cyber threats like botnets, which menace network infrastructure security and the integrity of corporate, financial and personal data.

Overarching Smart Card Standard - ISO/IEC 24727-1 - Earns ISO, IEC Recognition  Jan 22, 2007
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) approved ISO/IEC 24727-1 - Identification cards - Integrated circuit card programming interfaces - Part 1: Architecture, calling this an important step for the identification market toward global interoperability of smart card applications.

NEMA Publishes Standard on Gauges for Electric Lamp Bases, Lampholders - NEMA ANSI C81.63  Dec 18, 2006
The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) on behalf of the American National Standard Lighting Group (ANSLG) published NEMA ANSI_ANSLG C81.63-2006 - American National Standard - Gauges for Electric Lamp Bases and Lampholders.

Recall Spurs Assessment of Battery Safety Standards  Dec 12, 2006
A widespread recall of laptop batteries in 2006 affected nearly 10 million products from five major manufacturers, when it was found that some batteries were causing notebook computers to overheat and, in some cases, cause fires.

Decimals Soon Allowed in International Standards  Dec 5, 2006
According to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), it soon may be possible to write international standards documents with decimal points in them. The issue is more than academic, experts said, as it can affect sales of U.S. exports.

ISO Releases IT Security Standards Collection  Nov 17, 2006
The principal standards for information technology (IT) security from the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) were released as a single CD-ROM collection.

PASC, ISO Form Regional, Int'l Standards Collaboration for Asia-Pacific Region  Nov 4, 2006
The Pacific Area Standards Congress (PASC) and the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) signed an agreement to strengthen collaboration between regional and international standardization activities in the Asia Pacific.

Renewable Energy

IEC to Develop Wind Turbine Standard - IEC 61400-3  Sep 6, 2007
The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) is working on a series of standards for wind turbines.

IEC Creating Technical Committee for Ocean Energy Devices   Jun 8, 2007
The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) Standardization Management Board (SMB) will create a new technical committee for marine energy, which would cover all aspects of wave and tidal energy conversion.

IEC Revises Reference Solar Device Standard - IEC 60904-2   May 11, 2007
The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) issued the second edition of its standard for reference solar devices.

Electromedical Equipment

IEC Releases Safety Requirements for Electromedical Equipment - IEC 60601-1-2  Apr 10, 2007
The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) released the latest edition of IEC 60601-1-2 - Medical electrical equipment - Part 1-2: General requirements for safety - Collateral standard: Electromagnetic compatibility - Requirements and tests.

RFID

HP, LG Electronics, Motorola Form RFID Consortium  Dec 16, 2007
Seven companies organized the radio frequency identification (RFID) Consortium LLC to jointly license ultra high frequency (UHF) RFID patents.

IEC Launches Second Collection of RFID Standards  Feb 22, 2007
The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) launched a second thematic collection of radio frequency identification (RFID) standards on CD-ROM.

RFID Consortium Embraces ISO Amendment for Generation 2 Protocol  Oct 31, 2006
The RFID Consortium will provide licenses in compliance with the International Organization for Standardization (ISO)/International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) 18000-6 Amendment 1 incorporating the EPCglobal Generation 2 ultra high frequency (UHF) radio frequency identification (RFID) air interface protocol that was published by ISO.

NEMA Publishes American National Standard for Electric Lampholders  Oct 24, 2006
The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA), on behalf of the American National Standard Lighting Group (ANSLG) published ANSI_ANSLG C81.62-2006 - American National Standard for Electric Lampholders.

ISO/IEC Standard to Increase Confidence in Management System Certification  Oct 9, 2006
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) released ISO/IEC 17021:2006, a standard designed to increase confidence in management system certification.

Nanotechnology

ISO Nanotechnologies TC 229 Advances Work in Seoul  Jan 5, 2007
At the third plenary meeting in late 2006 of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Technical Committee (TC) 229 - Nanotechnologies, the U.S.-convened working group on health, safety and the environment furthered its draft document - Health and Safety Practices in Occupational Settings Relative to Nanotechnologies.

NEMA to Coordinate Activities of IEC Committee on Nanotechnology  Oct 2, 2006
The U.S. National Committee (USNC) to the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) appointed the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) to coordinate the activities of a new committee formed to develop nanotechnology standards for electrical and electronic products and systems.

Safety

IEC Launches Mark of Conformity for Explosive Industry - Ex Mark  Feb 26, 2008
The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) specialist conformity assessment system dealing with equipment for use in explosive environments - (IECEx) - launched a new mark of conformity called the Ex Mark.

ANSI Launches Accreditation Program for BRC Standards  Jan 31, 2008
The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) launched a pilot accreditation program for certification bodies assessing compliance with British Retail Consortium (BRC) food and consumer product packaging and distribution.

ANSI Seeks Comments on Proposed ISO Industrial Furnace Work Item  Jan 28, 2008
The Japanese Industrial Standards Committee (JISC) submitted a proposal to the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) for a new field of technical activity on industrial furnaces and associated thermal processing equipment.

U.S. FDA Modifies List of Recognized Medical Device Standards   Jan 14, 2008
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) updated the list of consensus standards for use in evaluating medical devices before they are approved by the agency for market entry.

CEN Seeks to Establish Global Health TAG  Jan 13, 2008
The European Committee for Standardization (CEN) seeks to establish a global Technical Advisory Group (TAG) to coordinate standardization efforts in the health care sector.

ISO: International Standards Key for Promoting Energy Efficiency  Dec 8, 2007
At November's World Energy Congress in Rome, the subject of energy efficiency and its role in global security was a key topic for the 3,000 industry stakeholders in attendance.

UL Signs Agreements with TTBS, SII to Promote National Safety Standards  Oct 25, 2007
The Underwriters Laboratories (UL) and the Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of Standards (TTBS) signed an agreement to promote the use of UL Standards for Safety in the ongoing development of national safety standards in Trinidad and Tobago via formalized consulting, communication and information exchange protocols.

ANSI: MOUs Strengthen Regional, International Standards Collaboration  Oct 22, 2007
In an attempt to strengthen standardization ties with the South American, Middle East and Asia-Pacific regions, the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) signed memoranda of understanding (MOU) with the national standards bodies of Brazil, Saudi Arabia and Thailand.

COPANT, PASC to Work Cooperatively Toward Standardization  Jun 29, 2007
As a result of recent discussions between the Pan American Standards Commission (COPANT) and the Pacific Area Standards Congress (PASC), both bodies agreed to work more cooperatively to ensure that their regions have a stronger voice in international standardization.

IEC Issues Revised Laser Classification, Safety Standard - IEC 60825-1  Apr 12, 2007
The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) issued a revised edition of a standard for laser classification and safety.

Certified Fire Protection Specialist Program Receives ANSI Accreditation  Nov 14, 2006
The Certified Fire Protection Specialist (CFPS) program administered by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) received ISO 17024 accreditation from the American National Standards Institute (ANSI).

XML

Office Open XML Reaches Next Step in ISO/IEC Process  Apr 16, 2007
Ecma International's ECMA 376 - Office Open eXtensible Markup Language (XML) will move to the next phase of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO)/International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) review.

Ecma Int'l Approves Office Open XML Standard  Dec 15, 2006
Ecma International approved Microsoft Office Open Extensible Markup Language (XML) (Open XML) as Ecma standard 376 at the General Assembly meeting.