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Specifications for hardware and software that are developed and controlled by one company. Proprietary standards are technically de facto standards such as Microsoft's Windows and Intel's x86 chip family. Contrast with open standards. |
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Liess says that engine controllers probably will remain with proprietary standards for some time since supply is controlled by a handful of companies all of which have developed "good standards and reliable software. Until recently, the lack of a clear upgrade path for DDS drives and the fact that several leading tape drive manufacturers have developed their own proprietary standards targeting the low-end server market, led some to predict that the DDS standard would die a slow death. Until recently, proprietary standards among multiple industry players generated a technological Tower of Babel. |
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