(ISO: Geneva) -- World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) and the joint technical committee (JTC) ISO/IEC JTC 1—“Information Technology” of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) announced formal approval of a package of W3C web service technologies as ISO/IEC international standards. As ISO/IEC JTC 1 standards, these widely deployed technologies now benefit from formal recognition from national bodies, which will promote interoperability and reduce market fragmentation, thus benefiting all users.

“This is good news for ensuring that people can use the web anywhere, on any device,” says Jeff Jaffe, W3C CEO. “The W3C membership has demonstrated strong support for this collaboration with the JTC 1 community to enhance global information communications technology interoperability. W3C’s open web platform is poised to be the interoperable platform of choice for an expanding web of services, devices, and people. As these technologies become stable standards, the recognition by national bodies of W3C’s community, process, and royalty-free patent policy will only grow in significance.”

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