Successful businesses benefit from
standards both by actively participating in the standardization process and by
using standards as strategic market instruments.
What
is a standard and how can it help your business?
A standard
is a published document that sets out specifications and procedures designed to
ensure that a material, product, method, or service meets its purpose and consistently
performs to its intended use.
Standards solve issues ranging from product
compatibility to addressing consumer safety and health concerns. Standards also
simplify product development and reduce non-value-adding costs thereby increasing
a user's ability to compare competing products. They also are fundamental building
blocks for international trade. Only through the use of standards can the requirements
of interconnectivity and interoperability be assured and the credibility of new
products and new markets verified enabling the rapid implementation of technology.
The IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA) has an established standards-setting
process that offers companies the opportunity to take part in shaping the direction
of technology and its marketplace application by developing industry-driven standards.
Organizations that support staff participation in the development of standards
enjoy a first-to-market advantage in the marketplace.
IEEE-SA is unique,
responsive, and progressive. Its traditional individual-based standards development
program has expanded to encompass industry interests and participation. Most every
business joins an association, organization or special interest group for the
benefit of corporate growth and exposure - and to help meet business initiatives.
The IEEE-SA is one organization that should be seriously considered - especially
if standards play a critical role in R&D efforts, product development and
marketing.
The IEEE-SA is a world renowned standards developer, producing
such standards as the 802 Local and Metropolitan Area Network Wireless and Wired
standards, Software Engineering standards, standards for industrial and commercial
power systems, and more. IEEE standards are implemented around the globe in an
array of environments - all resulting in the competitiveness of companies incorporating
them and adding value to industry and the marketplace.
More information
on IEEE-SA individual and corporate membership can be found here,
or by emailing IEEE-SA, or by calling our Corporate Membership Administrator at
+1 732 562 6381.
IEEE Standards Association Membership PO Box 1331
445 Hoes Lane Piscataway NJ 08855-1331 USA
