technology Standards
Why Should Target participate in the standards Community?
- Shape technologies important to Target's current and future success
- Topple de facto technology monopolies that use non-standard APIs, protocols, and platforms to gain an edge
- Establish Target as a forward-thinking tech leader
- Forge strategic partnerships with a wide array of hardware and software companies
- Increase the distribution and utilization of Target content
What Have standards Done for us?
Here are two examples of new standards that will benefit Target:
Web RTC
requestAutocomplete
Product Impact of Standards (Cont.)
Standardization != Brand Irrelevance
- We do not benefit from our content being difficult to integrate and display in apps, sites, and platforms.
- We can either fight a de facto monopoly (popular product APIs) with our own,
- Establish Target as a forward-thinking tech leader
- Forge strategic partnerships with a wide array of hardware and software companies
- Increase the distribution and utilization of Target content
How Can Target Participate?