Rod Smith

Why Open Standards? When you consider the dynamic connections and just-in-time integration resulting from today's networked business relationships, it's easy to appreciate how keeping standards proprietary is clearly the strategy of the last computing generation. As e-business enters the 21st century, open standards will fuel the Internet, further speeding the pace of the new economy. The importance of open standards extends across all industries because they enable markets to grow and evolve faster. By creating a framework in which all players can participate, open standards are integral to the success of the Internet as a business channel. The Internet's brief history has already shown that the free exchange of information is good business for everyone. It's no coincidence that underlying technologies like TCP/IP, the communication protocol for the Internet, and ... (more)