“Some twenty years ago, information technology vendors began
opting out of the accredited standards system with increasing
frequency in order to form organizations they called fora,
alliances, and (most often) consortia. The reasons for the schism
were several, but the development was remarkable in that the
separatists presumed that standards could become ubiquitous whether
or not they acquired the imprimatur of one of the ‘Big Is:’ the
International Organization for Standardization (ISO), the
International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), and the
International Telecommunication Union (ITU). And they were
right.“Today, there are hundreds of consortia, and many of these
organizations have achieved a size, work output, membership,
influence and respect that equal that of their accredited
peers…”
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