September 2017 EDITION
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Key Things Industry Alliances Need to Know About the GDPR
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will come into effect in May 2018. Get up to speed on what the GDPR is, and how it could effect industry alliance's operations.
WHAT IS THE GDPR?
The GDPR is designed to protect European Union (EU) citizens from privacy and data breaches in an increasingly data-driven world. Under the GDPR, individuals will have more control over their online presence and personal information. Organizations controlling data, like industry alliances and trade associations, will be responsible for keeping this personal data secure.
WHAT IS DEFINED AS PERSONAL DATA?
The GDPR defines personal data as “any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (‘data subject’); an identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person.”
MIPI Alliance to Host DevCon Event in the Heart of Taiwan’s High-Tech Sector: Hsinchu City
The MIPI® Alliance, an international organization that develops interface specifications for mobile and mobile-influenced industries, today announced highlights of its forthcoming developers conference, MIPI DevCon Hsinchu City. The one-day event, hosted in Hsinchu City for the convenience of developers in Taiwan's vibrant technology sector, will provide education, technical training and a networking forum for implementers of MIPI specifications.
WHAT: MIPI DevCon Hsinchu City
WHEN & WHERE: 31 October 2017 at the Sheraton Hsinchu Hotel in Hsinchu City, Taiwan
WHO SHOULD ATTEND: The conference is tailored to developers who are interfacing sensors in mobile, IoT or automotive designs, or integrating imaging, displays and touch components in connected cameras, tablets, laptops and other devices. Program content will provide great value for system architects, engineers, engineering managers, and business and marketing executives. Members of the media and industry analysts are invited to attend with complimentary registration.
Apple Chooses Qi Wireless Charging Standard for new iPhones
“Today marks a pivotal day for wireless charging, and those that stand to benefit are consumers. With Apple’s announcement to include Qi wireless charging in the iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus and iPhone X, we expect to see rapid acceleration in consumer adoption and an increase in category innovation. We’re closer to the day of ubiquitous access to wireless charging, giving people a convenient, always-charged experience.
TagVault.org publishes Software Identification (SWID) Tag Signing Guidelines for Software Security and Compliance with the U.S. Department of Defense Mandate
TagVault.org, the neutral not-for-profit clearing house for software tagging, primarily focused on software identification tags and related standards in the ISO/IEC 19770 family, announces today the public availability of its SWID Tag Signing Guidelines. This document defines the best practice for signing SWID tags in accordance with common industry standards. When digitally signing SWID tags, software publishers/providers will, at minimum, follow the W3C XMLDSig recommendation, include an enveloped signature – the public signature of the signing entity, and add a timestamp per the W3C XAdES-T format.
Fairhair Alliance creates specifications to enable the IoT in commercial buildings
The first three draft specifications from the Fairhair Alliance have been reviewed by external organizations, with a positive response that validates Fairhair’s scope and direction.
The Fairhair Alliance has created three draft specifications that represent the organization’s first steps in bringing the Internet of Things (IoT) to building automation and lighting in commercial buildings. The specifications have been reviewed externally, and the feedback received will allow Fairhair to make further enhancements.
Fairhair envisions a future where the building-automation and lighting-control industries use IoT technologies to build secure, cost-effective and scalable systems. This will enable the use of a single, unified IP-based network infrastructure in commercial buildings.
Zhaga announces plans to evolve towards interface specifications for interoperable components serving the IoT and the service economy
The planned evolution will address new opportunities for growth in the lighting industry that come with the IoT and service economy and that are based on making in-field replacements.
The Zhaga Consortium, a global association of lighting companies that is standardizing interfaces of components of LED luminaires, today announced it has plans to evolve its technical mission towards interface specifications for interoperable components. This step will answer the industry’s need for truly interoperable components, addressing new opportunities for growth in the lighting industry that come with the IoT and service economy.
As one aspect of its plans, Zhaga intends to expand its scope to include all relevant interfaces of smart LED luminaires, including the interfaces between the driver and the LED modules and sensors, as well as the data interfaces that will fuel the IoT. Another aspect of its plans entails an increased focus on users that are not lighting specialists. The purpose of the plans is to make it easier, e.g. for an installer but ultimately also for an end-customer, to find and replace components.
DALI-2 certification launch brings improved interoperability to DALI lighting-control systems
DiiA members can now use the DALI-2 logo on their certified products including
LED drivers and certain types of control device.
The Digital Illumination Interface Alliance (DiiA), an open, global consortium of lighting
companies that promotes the adoption of lighting-control systems using DALI technology,
has launched its program for the certification of DALI-2 devices. DALI-2 certification brings the promise of significantly improved interoperability compared with current DALI devices in the market, thanks to comprehensive and detailed testing procedures. For each product, the DALI-2 test results are independently verified by DiiA before certification is granted.
Recent ISTO Program News
Digital Illumination Interface Alliance
- 14 September 2017 - DALI test houses accredited by DiiA
- 8 September 2017 - First DALI-2 products certified by DiiA members
- 1 September 2017 - DiiA accepts Community member registrations
Liberty Technical Advisory Board (LTAB)
- 11 September 2017 - Synopsys IC Compiler II Certified for TSMC’s Advanced 7-nm FinFET Plus Node
MIPI Alliance
- 20 July 2017 - New version of MIPI CSI-2 looks (literally) beyond mobile phones
- 10 July 2017 - Auto Industry Gets First Full HD LCD Video Processor
- 5 July 2017 - After 35 years of I2C, I3C Improves Capability and Performance
Printer Working Group
- 5 September 2017 - PWG Approved: Mapping CIP4 JDF to PWG Job Ticket v1.0 (JDFMAP)
- 5 September 2017 - PWG Approved: PWG 3D Print Job Ticket and Associated Capabilities v1.0 (PJT3D)
- 9 August 2017 - PWG August 2017 Face-to-Face Meeting Summary
TagVault.org
- 30 June 2017 - More Tool Vendors Supporting ISO SAM Standards
Wireless Power Consortium
- 21 September 2017 - Benefits of Qi Wireless Charging
Upcoming ISTO Program Events
MIPI Alliance
- 23-27 October 2017 - MIPI Member Meeting Asia
- 23-24 October 2017 - MIPI I3C Plugfest Bangalore
- 27 October 2017 - MIPI DevCon Bangalore
- 30 October 2017 - MIPI UniPro IoT Workshop
- 31 October 2017 - MIPI DevCon Hsinchu City
OpenCAPI Consortium
- 12-17 November 2017 - Supercomputing
OpenPOWER Foundation
- 14-18 October 2017 - MICRO 50 @ Boston
- 10-11 November 2017 - OpenPOWER Academia Discussion Group Workshop
- 12-17 November 2017 - Supercomputing
Printer Working Group
- 15-16 November 2017 - PWG Member Meeting
TALQ Consortium
- 14-16 November 2017 - Smart City Expo 2017
Wireless Power Consortium
- 16-17 November 2017 - Qi Developer Conference and Wireless Power Trade Show
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