sundial at Filoli, monochrome, imaged by Ronald L Stone

standards horizon

here are some convenient links to standards developing initiatives. the following web sites are maintained by others*, and are not part of the enhanceability.com web site.

AAT at aatideas.org—maintains ICAS (Integrated Chronological Applications System) standards for date and time formatting.*
BIPM at bipm.fr—maintains Système International d'Unités (International System of Units, international abbreviation SI).
ECMA International at ecma-international.org—maintains standards for computer languages and systems including C and ECMA script (javascript).
IEEE—the world's largest professional association for the advancement of technology.
ISO at iso.ch—maintains libraries of international standards, including ISO 31, 216, and 8601.
Metrication matters at metricationmatters.com—archives of information about metrication programs.
OASIS at oasis-open.org—develops a number of e business standards.
STC at stc.org—promotes knowledge about technical communication, and supports various standards initiatives.
Sun's Java Technology—maintains standards for Java programming language and operating system.
TimeML at timeml.org—develops the TimeML markup language and namespace.
USMA at metric.org—promotes education about metrication for the United States.
W3C at w3.org—develops media technology standards and initiatives; including (X)HTML, CSS, WAI, and XML.

*enhanceability.com principal Ronald L Stone is an ardent supporter of Alliance for the Advancement of Technology's educational programs, in addition to some additional suport to other standards developing organizations.

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