Standards and high tech consortia: tools the experts use to monitor and affect technology trends

Tech-trending decision-makers have long known that standards bodies and high tech consortia are the places to turn for first-hand information on technology trends that will affect their organizations. If you want to beat the analysts, or be able to assess them, the best bet for tech trenders is to learn to track standards and consortia activities on your own. The real insiders actually join a standards organization or consortia, at least as an observer. They know the standards world is where they can find the inside track on technology change and even influence product design and market share