We're hearing more about developments in the industry that affirm the critical nature of information exchange and standards to organizations including:

• Business intelligence (BI) and analytics are in higher demand
• True BI is dependent on high quality data
• Data is increasingly being aggregated from multiple partners and sources Data standards are key to improved data quality
• Data governance and the need for transparency are getting much more attention by end users, service providers and software firms.
  
• New technologies are coming onto the scene for data management and integration
• Asset classes such as building systems will be standardized much like space classifications
• Additional standards are needed in FM.