standards
IEEE moves on Cerf's "Intercloud"
Working on cloud portability standards.
Apr 6 2011 9:44AM
IEEE member database hacked
Over 800 members’ credit card details exposed
Mar 31 2011 12:41PM
Australia mandates Microsoft's Open Office XML
Must have "write" capability.
Jan 19 2011 9:58AM
Intel sole advisor to customer cloud alliance
Alliance strives for vendor-neutral cloud computing standards.
Nov 12 2010 6:12AM
Revision to PCI standards welcomed despite minor changes
Calls made for tokenisation to be incorporated.
Nov 1 2010 9:21AM
Intel advises big tech buyers on cloud computing
Push for industry standards.
Oct 29 2010 11:44AM
Industry 'needs global security standards body': IBM
Too much fragmentation.
Oct 20 2010 2:31PM
NBN Co signs up to Metro Ethernet Forum
To build to international standards.
May 21 2010 12:47AM
ITU launches bid to standardise the cloud
Focus group will coordinate efforts globally.
May 16 2010 11:09PM
PCI Standards Council updates PIN transaction security requirements
Aims to simplify process.
May 14 2010 2:50PM
Google criticises data centre energy standards
Shouldn't dictate how efficiency is achieved.
Apr 14 2010 6:20AM
ISF criticises 'privacy puzzle' over data
Conflicting standards lead to confusion.
Mar 24 2010 12:45PM
Telstra, Commonwealth Bank join cloud standards group
Cloud computing buyers seek open standards.
Dec 15 2009 12:17PM
PCI clarifies procedures to secure Wi-Fi
The group charged with administering the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) has begun issuing guidance documents that merchants can use to help them better understand and adhere to payment security standards.
Jul 20 2009 12:21PM
PCI DSS standards to face open comment
The PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) is looking for feedback on its payment industry guidelines and plans to roll out an online tool to make providing input easier.
Jun 25 2009 11:09AM
PCI appoints new board of advisors
A roster of new organisations will make up the second Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) board of advisors, including Bank of America, Wal-Mart and PayPal.
May 19 2009 10:33AM
IEEE to set up patent pools
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Standards Association is to set up patent pools, whereby companies agree to cross-license patents with licensing administrator Via Licensing.
Dec 9 2008 6:51AM
Lack of IT standards hampering UK war effort
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has warned that differing US suppliers' proprietary software standards are hampering the ability of British forces in Afghanistan to make full use of data from unmanned air-reconnaissance vehicles (UAVs).
Nov 8 2008 7:22AM
SAP helps Australian companies meet environmental standards
SAP is launching its Environmental Compliance software platform for Australian and New Zealand corporations in correspondence with the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act 2007.
May 9 2008 7:49AM
Salesforce claims security standards boost
Salesforce.com claims to be the first publicly traded software-as-a-service (SaaS) vendor to receive the ISO/IEC 27001:2005 security certification..
May 8 2008 7:18AM
