Interoperability Quotes

Governments around the world tell us that to interoperate effectively they need a more structured approach to building information technology (IT) systems. Deploying an e-Government Strategy will help governments improve productivity and service delivery through seamless interoperability as well as dramatically help cut costs. - Bill Gates

Global standards and interoperability are very powerful concepts. They drove the Internet, and they could drive the development of RFID. If we have a lot of incompatible things, their value will drop significantly. - Vint Cerf

Everyone benefits when innovation is fostered through collaboration and the open exchange of technological advances... We are gratified to see CA respond so enthusiastically to IBM's call for owners of intellectual property to accelerate interoperability and the adoption of open source software. - Jim Stallings

DVB-H is a standard, but there are a lot of options within that standard. Unless everyone supports the same set of parameters, there won't be interoperability. We're here to facilitate that. - Yoram Solomon

Communications interoperability has always been a concern with first responders, going back to the first radios... There's a growing realization from public safety experts that we need to look at new technologies. - Michael Griffin

Cisco views IP as the future for all communications systems. Cisco IPICS technology has the potential to deliver a platform to provide an inexpensive solution for pervasive radio interoperability that helps organizations dynamically manage the flow of all types of information. - Charles Giancarlo

Circuit emulation, though advancing in sophistication, continues to concern operators and limit their enthusiasm for transitioning fully to Ethernet optical transport. Most operators believe Ethernet will in fact catch up soon, but standards work must be completed, performance demonstrated, and interoperability proven. - Scott Clavenna

Because of the lack of interoperability, we can lose billions of dollars in productivity. - Charles Giancarlo

At the interoperability session, we will be showing a browser helper object that works with Microsoft Explorer as a plug-in. - Lorrie Cranor