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From: ole@csli.stanford.edu (Ole J. Jacobsen)
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Subject: The Real Meaning of ISO
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Quick note: ISO does *not* stand for "International Standards
Organization".  It is *not* and acronym, but it does refer to the
organzation whose official name is: INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR
STANDARDIZATION.  This "mistake" is perhaps the most common in the
entire communications industry.  


Ole J Jacobsen, Editor & Publisher ConneXions--The Interoperability Report 
Interop, Inc., 480 San Antonio Road, Suite 100, Mountain View, CA 94040, USA
Phone: (415) 941-3399  FAX: (415) 949-1779  Email: ole@csli.stanford.edu