John Blanchard is a Canadian television director and producer. (wikipedia)
It's on the back end where most of the changes occurred.
I see the ability to drive the technology further upstream in my process so we can coordinate even further the interaction between our various systems, which will help coordinate all of our titles.
The convergence of standards will happen regardless of the formation of the alliance. But it does show that standards are converging and that their rate of acceptance is increasing.
The alliance will more effectively deliver a coordinated message about the value automation professionals provide. This is not a first step in merging the groups. That would be disruptive.
