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UPnP Implementers Corp. Reaches Milestone to Make UPnP Specifications International Standards (30/11/2006)

The UPnP Implementers Corporation (UIC) announced the recent submission of the UPnP Device Architecture and 15 UPnP Device Control Protocol (DCP) specifications to the International Organization for Standardization/International Electrotechnical Commission Joint Technical Committee 1 (ISO/IEC JTC1) for approval as Publicly Available Specifications (PAS).

UPnP technology helps create seamless, simple network-enabled consumer electronic equipment, PCs and printers. The UPnP Forum, a non-profit association open to any company or individual, was created in 1999 to provide an ongoing, open process to develop the UPnP architecture and device specifications. The Forum now has more than 800 member companies from the consumer electronics, computing, home automation and security, home appliance, computer networking and related industries. The UIC, which is closely associated with the Forum, acts as the certification authority that enables member companies that implement UPnP technology to certify devices as compliant with the UPnP specification. Companies also obtain the right to use the UPnP logo.

Previously, the ISO/IEC JTC1 had approved the UIC as a submitter of PAS. This approval allowed the submission of UPnP specifications directly to the ISO/IEC and initiated the standards approval process. UIC anticipates the process to conclude in mid-2007 with UPnP specifications being recognized as International Standards.

UIC president Tom McGee said, "Becoming an approved PAS submitter and submitting the UPnP specifications represents significant steps forward for UPnP technology. As an internationally recognized standard, more companies will be interested in certifying devices; and therefore, it will result in increased market adoption."

Alan Messer, chair of the UPnP Forum Steering Committee, said, "With submission of the UPnP Device Architecture and all published DCPs to JTC1, a major milestone to increase adoption worldwide of UPnP technology has been achieved. This is great news for users and implementers of UPnP technology."

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