Q2 2019 Edition
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MEETING INDUSTRY'S STANDARDIZATION NEEDS
Developing standards is done using many models and methods. Through its cooperation with the IEEE Industry Standards and Technology Organization (ISTO), the IEEE is able to offer alternatives to industry, especially to those in the information and communications technology fields. “Meeting Industry's Standardization Needs” originally appeared in the June 2019 issue of Computer Magazine.
On April 25, 2019, past ISTO chairman and director Gerald T. Lane (Gerry), was honored at a luncheon by the ISTO support staff. Marco W. Migliaro, ISTO president and CEO, presented Gerry a plaque to commemorate his many contributions to the organization. Having served on the Board of Directors since 2000, Gerry was an integral part of the ISTO’s formative years serving as Chairman from 2003 to 2010.
Did you miss the 2019 ISTO Member Meeting: Sharing Best Practices for Program Success?
The annual member meeting took place on 7 May 2019 online. Attendees heard from fellow ISTO Federation Members on program management success!
Check out the replays below to learn more.
Welcome and Introduction by ISTO Leadership
Positioning Your Organization for Continued Growth and Relevance
Presenter: Peter Lefkin, Managing Director – MIPI Alliance
The Path to Certification and Market Adoption
Presenter: Simon Dunkley, Secretary General – TALQ Consortium
The Grant-Funded Alliance: Utilizing Alternative Revenue Sources for Alliances
Presenter: Justin Cappos, Treasurer – Uptane Alliance
Designing the Logo for a Standard: Avoid Corporate Branding Agencies
Presenter: Menno Treffers, Chair – Wireless Power Consortium
Alliance Program Highlights
Lawmakers look to digitize the highway bill
Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are trying to find ways to inject safety and supply chain efficiency into the law through digital technology. At a Senate Commerce subcommittee hearing on June 25 examining the adoption of technology in transportation, Brent Hutto, Chief Relationship Officer at digital load board Truckstop.com testified that connecting transportation freight systems together would be the best way to reduce highway congestion and improve delivery times... Patrick Duffy, President of the Blockchain in Transport Alliance (BiTA) testified that such credentialing technology can be an effective use of blockchain technology. “Ensuring that the accuracy around driver credentials, whether that’s health records, insurance, or driving records – that’s high-fidelity data that hasn’t been corrupted through time...By leveraging blockchain technology we can increase that trust and allow for collaborative commerce to emerge,” he said. Duffy noted in his testimony that BiTA, whose members represent more than $1 trillion in revenue annually, released its first blockchain industry standard in February and has three more in the pipeline expected to be unveiled later this summer.
Pictured: (left) Tim Whitaker, Redland Media and (right) Paul Drosihn, DiiA's new General Manager.
Digital Addressable Lighting Interface (DALI) technology shown at the Lightfair Exhibition in Philadelphia, PA, May 21-23, 2019.
DALI presented a seminar entitled: "DALI-2: The global standard for smart, digital, lighting control in the IoT era". Presenters from DiiA, Scott Wade and Ronald Tol, described the DALI-2 certification program, its impact on interoperability, and its expansion to cover all product types including input devices (e.g. sensors). Also included in the seminar was Intra-luminaire DALI builds on the specifications recently published by DiiA and Mike O’Boyle of Signify discussed the related ANSI work (ANSI C137.4 Working Group) Lastly, Kevin Fitzmaurice talked about Georgia Power’s very large street-lighting project (see Case Study article), and how DALI is the lighting protocol of choice for outdoor lighting.
Joint Zhaga-D4i certification will be available for products including outdoor luminaires, sensors and communication nodes, starting in summer 2019.
OpenCAPI Consortium at the ISC 2019 High Performance Conference
Along with over 3,500 researchers and commercial users and 160 exhibitors, sharing their experiences with the latest technology and products of interest to the high performance computing (HPC) community. OpenCAPI showcased its Open Coherent Accelerator Process Interface (OpenCAPI) for advanced storage.
Consumer Adoption, Interest in Wireless Charging Continues to Surge, New International Survey Shows
New Wireless Power Consortium survey highlights growing consumer purchase intent and use of wireless charging at home and other locations
SAMPLING OF ISTO PROGRAMS
Recent News
BiTA Standards Council
- 20 March 2019: BiTA Standards Council ratifies and publishes first data standard
- 30 April 2019: FedEx, UPS, DHL executives see eye-to-eye on blockchain
- 31 May 2019: Blockchain technology can spur seamless and efficient international trade
Digital Illumination Interface Alliance
- 23 April 2019: DALI-2 seminar at Lightfair International
- 1 May 2019: D4i brings standardization to intra-luminaire DALI
- 16 May 2019: Paul Drosihn appointed as General Manager of DiiA
- 30 May 2019: First certified DALI-2 sensors and other input devices added to Product Database
- 6 June 2019: DiiA, D4i and Zhaga feature in recent trade-press articles
MIPI Alliance
- 27 March 2019: MIPI Alliance Announces Annual Membership Award Recipients
Printer Working Group
- 22 May 2019: Printer Working Group (PWG) to Address 3D Printing Standards at MAY 21 RAPID + TCT Additive Manufacturing Event
- 18 June 2019: Printer Working Group (PWG) and 3MF Consortium Establish Liaison Relationship To Collaborate On 3D Printing Standards
WPC
- 30 April 2019: Recent Survey Finds Nearly Half of Consumers Stay Longer and Order More If They Can Charge Their Devices
- 14 May 2019: Qi: One-Handed Charging
- 29 May 2019: Take a look inside McDonald’s new Times Square flagship
Zhaga Consortium
Upcoming Events
BiTA Standards Council
- 24 July 2019: BiTA Meet-Up Detroit
- 14 August 2019: BiTA Meet-up Chicago
- 7 November 2019: BiTA Symposium Chicago
Digital Illumination Interface Alliance
- 25 September 2019: DALI Summit 2019 - Bregenz, Austria
- 23-26 October 2019: Professional Lighting Design Convention
- 27-30 October 2019: Hong Kong International Lighting Fair
MIPI Alliance
- 14 October 2019: MIPI Member Meeting Asia
- 18 October 2019: MIPI DevCon Taipei
- 16-20 March 2020: MIPI Member Meeting North America
Wireless Power Consortium
- 5 September 2019: IFA Berlin 2019
- 15 September 2019: WPC 1903
- 7 October 2019: Smart Kitchen Summit
- 12 October 2019: Hong Kong Electronics Fair - Autumn Edition
- 8 December 2019: WPC 1904 Hong Kong
TALQ Consortium
- 19 November 2019: smart city expo 2019
Zhaga Consortium
- 25-27 September 2019: LED Professional Symposium - Bregenz, Austria
About ISTO
ISTO is the premier trusted partner of the global technology community for the development, adoption, and certification of industry standards and emerging technologies. Its mission is to facilitate the life cycle of industry standards development through a dedicated staff committed to neutrality, quality support and member satisfaction.
Fostering the market acceptance, adoption and implementation of standardized technologies, programs of ISTO Federation span the spectrum of today’s information and communications technologies. ISTO is the recipient of the 2010 Tenzing Norgay Interoperability Achievement Award, which recognizes success in driving market acceptance, adoption and implementation of standardized technologies. For more information, visit the ISTO website.
