Data-exchange Standards And International Organizations: Adoption And Diffusion (advances In It Standards And Standardization Research Series (aissr))

Data-exchange Standards and International organizations: adoption and Diffusion Josephine Wapakabulo Thomas, Rolls-Royce, UK InformatIon ScIence reference Hershey • New York Director of Editorial Content: Senior Managing Editor: Assistant Managing Editor: Publishing Assistant: Typesetter: Cover Design: Printed at: Kristin Klinger Jamie Snavely Michael Brehm Sean Woznicki Sean Woznicki Lisa Tosheff Yurchak Printing Inc. Published in the United States of America by Information Science Reference (an imprint of IGI Global) 701 E. Chocolate Avenue, Hershey PA 17033 Tel: 717-533-8845 Fax: 717-533-8661 E-mail: [email protected] Web site: http://www.igi-global.com/reference Copyright © 2010 by IGI Global. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored or distributed in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, without written permission from the publisher. Product or company names used in this set are for identification purposes only. Inclusion of the names of the products or companies does not indicate a claim of ownership by IGI Global of the trademark or registered trademark. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Thomas, Josephine Wapakabulo, 1976Data-exchange standards and international organizations : adoption and diffusion / by Josephine Wapakabulo Thomas. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. Summary: “This book seeks to establish the factors and barriers critical to the adoption of data-exchange standards, and ways to accelerate the adoption of these standards”--Provided by publisher. ISBN 978-1-60566-832-1 (hardcover) -- ISBN 978-1-60566-833-8 (ebook) 1. Data transmission systems--Standards. I. Title. TK5105.T44 2009 004.6’2--dc22 2009025622 British Cataloguing in Publication Data A Cataloguing in Publication record for this book is available from the British Library. All work contributed to this book is new, previously-unpublished material. The views expressed in this book are those of the authors, but not necessarily of the publisher. Advances in IT Standards and Standardization Research Series (AISSR) ISBN: 1935-3391 Editor-in-Chief: Kai Jakobs, RWTH Aachen, Germany Standardization Research in Information Technology New Perspectives Information Science Reference • copyright 2007 • 300pp • H/C (ISBN: 978-1-59904-561-0) Standardization has the potential to shape, expand, and create markets. Information technology has undergone a rapid transformation in the application of standards in practice, and recent developments have augmented the need for the divulgence of supplementary research. Standardization Research in Information Technology: New Perspectives amasses cutting-edge research on the application of standards in the market, covering topics such as corporate standardization, linguistic qualities of international standards, the role of individuals in standardization, and the development, use, application, and influence of information technology in standardization techniques. Advanced Topics in Information Technology Standards an