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Expanding jurisdictions and other facets of human-machine interface IT standards

Expanding jurisdictions and other facets of human-machine interface IT standards CharlesN. Abernethy DIGITAL EQUIPMENTCoRporunoN, MAYNARD,MASACHUWITS. W The central tfmme addressed is that ergonomic standards, particularly software ergonomic standards, will be misapplied, and could create trade barriers. Such standards, though in voluntary development now, will become regulatory through the European Common Market. Few are knowledgeable in this professional discipline. Measurement and its scientific foundations are not as well developed tn many cases for this discipline, as are such measures as leakage current, for instance. And the areas of possible application keep expanding. Background information in developing EEC regulatory processes is given. Two key standards, IS0 9241 and IS0 9995, are discussed. And European implementations to date are presented. Specific examples of misapplication, new areas of application, and extensions of jurisdiction are described. And other influences on product design, perhaps much stronger than standards, such as market dominance, consortia, copyright, or other legal protection and litigation, are briefly raised as worthy of close attention. ver the past ten years, fundamental changes have rocked the worlds economy. Multiple economic œareas of interest  have come into being, and what was true in the postWWII industrial era may no longer apply in this brave new world. The three new major areas of http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png StandardView Association for Computing Machinery

Expanding jurisdictions and other facets of human-machine interface IT standards

Abernethy, Charles N.
StandardView , Volume 1 (1) – Sep 1, 1993
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Association for Computing Machinery
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Copyright © 1993 by ACM Inc.
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1067-9936
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10.1145/174683.174685
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CharlesN. Abernethy DIGITAL EQUIPMENTCoRporunoN, MAYNARD,MASACHUWITS. W The central tfmme addressed is that ergonomic standards, particularly software ergonomic standards, will be misapplied, and could create trade barriers. Such standards, though in voluntary development now, will become regulatory through the European Common Market. Few are knowledgeable in this professional discipline. Measurement and its scientific foundations are not as well developed tn many cases for this discipline, as are such measures as leakage current, for instance. And the areas of possible application keep expanding. Background information in developing EEC regulatory processes is given. Two key standards, IS0 9241 and IS0 9995, are discussed. And European implementations to date are presented. Specific examples of misapplication, new areas of application, and extensions of jurisdiction are described. And other influences on product design, perhaps much stronger than standards, such as market dominance, consortia, copyright, or other legal protection and litigation, are briefly raised as worthy of close attention. ver the past ten years, fundamental changes have rocked the worlds economy. Multiple economic œareas of interest  have come into being, and what was true in the postWWII industrial era may no longer apply in this brave new world. The three new major areas of

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Published: Sep 1, 1993

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