Information Technology Standards Summary - October 2025

Looking back at October 2025, the Information Technology and Office Equipment sector experienced an eventful month for international standardization. Five substantial standards were published, each addressing pressing industry needs—from digitizing public procurement and securing automotive eSafety, to establishing new baselines for digital storage, educational data, and RFID-driven item management. This overview explores these standards in detail, offering professionals, compliance officers, engineers, and procurement specialists the context and practical analysis needed to stay aligned with industry progress.

Monthly Overview: October 2025

October 2025 stood out as a pivotal month for Information Technology standardization, reflecting the ongoing transformation of digital infrastructure across sectors. The standards released during this period collectively underscore several primary industry trends:

• Digital interoperability and process automation in public sectors and industrial environments
• End-to-end system conformance in safety-critical automotive applications
• Evolving requirements for complex data storage and retrieval
• Increasing focus on data standardization and delivery in educational technology
• Stronger baseline for global item management using RFID

The diverse set of topics suggests a broadening scope of standardization efforts, embracing rapid changes in fields as varied as procurement, automotive connectivity, digital records, and supply chain automation. Comparing this month’s output to previous periods, October 2025 saw heavier emphasis on cross-domain interoperability and comprehensive testing protocols—a sign that IT standardization is addressing not just niche technical issues, but also foundational pillars underlying digital transformation.

Standards Published This Month

CEN/TS 17011-1:2025 - Electronic Public Procurement - Architecture - Part 1: Reference Architecture Overview

Electronic Public Procurement - Architecture - Part 1: Reference Architecture Overview

Published as part of the ongoing efforts from CEN/TC 440, this technical specification defines the reference architecture for electronic public procurement (eProcurement) systems. It lays the foundation for interoperable Business Interoperability Interface (BII) specifications, covering both pre-award and post-award processes such as planning, eAccess, eSubmission, and eContracting. The reference architecture ensures effective electronic information exchange between public sector buyers and economic operators, supporting standardization across the EU through alignment with EIRA (European Interoperability Reference Architecture).

Key requirements include semantic data models, business process choreography, transaction specifications, and explicit mapping between business terms and eProcurement ontologies. Targeted at government procurement bodies, eProcurement solution providers, and public sector IT integrators, it promotes end-to-end interoperability and reduces fragmentation in public sector digital procurement.

Notable features:

• Defines a modular, reference architecture for eProcurement
• Standardizes data types and business terms for transaction interoperability
• Aligns industry implementation with EIRA v2.0 for EU-wide consistency

Access the full standard:View CEN/TS 17011-1:2025 on iTeh Standards

EN 18052:2025 - Intelligent Transport Systems - ESafety - ECall End to End Conformance Testing for eCall HLAP in Hybrid Circuit Switched/Packet Switched Network Environments

Intelligent transport systems - ESafety - ECall end to end conformance testing for eCall HLAP in hybrid circuit switched/packet switched network environments

This EN standard addresses eSafety in modern automotive environments, specifying conformance testing protocols for the pan-European eCall system’s High Level Application Protocol (HLAP) in hybrid network environments—where circuit-switched (CS) and packet-switched (PS) technologies coexist. It defines robust end-to-end testing frameworks for key actors: in-vehicle systems (IVS), mobile network operators (MNO), and public safety answering points (PSAP).

The standard adapts protocols from previous eCall and emergency communications standards for new networking paradigms, ensuring that eCall HLAP implementations reliably trigger emergency response across technologies including 4G/5G. The document is crucial for automotive OEMs, telecommunications providers, and emergency response system integrators aiming to demonstrate compliance and maintain pan-European interoperability.

Notable features:

• Comprehensive test protocols for IVS, MNOs, and PSAPs
• Hybrid network testing across CS and PS domains, including fallback scenarios
• Direct alignment with EN 17905 and adaptation from EN 16454 and CEN/prEN 17240

Access the full standard:View EN 18052:2025 on iTeh Standards

ISO/IEC 17760-302:2025 - Information Technology - AT Attachment - Part 302: Zoned Device ATA Command Set-2-(ZAC-2)

Information technology - AT Attachment - Part 302: Zoned Device ATA Command Set-2-(ZAC-2)

This installment in the ATA standards family specifies the command set for Zoned Block Devices (ZBDs)—storage devices that implement advanced zoned features for data storage efficiency, such as Host Aware Zones, Host Managed Zones, Zone Domains, and Zone Realms. The standard provides a unified command set, improving host-device interaction and compatibility across diverse storage hardware types while maintaining backward compatibility with ACS-5 (and INCITS 558-202x).

Aimed at system integrators, device manufacturers, OS vendors, and software developers, this standard is critical for managing high-density data storage environments (such as those used in data centers and enterprise storage arrays). It supports more efficient data placement, higher throughput, and clearer management of storage zones.

Notable features:

• Detailed zoning command sets for managing advanced storage device features
• Compatibility assurance across multiple implementation environments (ATA, SCSI, SATA)
• Explicit guidance for host-driven zone management and error handling

Access the full standard:View ISO/IEC 17760-302:2025 on iTeh Standards

ISO/IEC/IEEE 39274-1-1:2025 - Learning Technology - JSON Data Model Format and RESTful Web Service for Learner Experience Data Tracking and Access - Part 1-1: xAPI Using JSON Serialization and RESTful Data Transport

Learning technology - JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) data model format and Representational State Transfer (RESTful) web service for learner experience data tracking and access - Part 1-1: xAPI using JSON serialization and RESTful data transport

This international standard describes data models and RESTful API communication protocols for Experience API (xAPI) workflows—enabling the tracking and access of learner and human performance data in learning record stores (LRS). It standardizes the serialization of experience data into JSON, and defines the RESTful service interface for education technology applications, learning analytics systems, and corporate training environments.

The standard streamlines integration between diverse educational content and systems, accelerating development and ensuring learners’ experience data is portable, secure, and interoperable. Its release marks a step forward for institutions, learning platform vendors, and large enterprises seeking to leverage big data for performance tracking and improvement.

Notable features:

• Specification of JSON-based data models for learner experience (xAPI)
• Comprehensive RESTful API definition for LRS interoperability
• Improvements on previous IEEE xAPI versions to advance global EdTech integration

Access the full standard:View ISO/IEC/IEEE 39274-1-1:2025 on iTeh Standards

ISO/IEC 18000-6:2025 - Information Technology - Radio Frequency Identification for Item Management - Part 6: General Parameters for Air Interface Communications at 860 MHz to 930 MHz

Information technology - Radio frequency identification for item management - Part 6: General parameters for air interface communications at 860 MHz to 930 MHz

This fourth edition in the ISO/IEC 18000-6 series sets the parameters for RFID device communications at the 860–930 MHz band—providing technical requirements for air interface protocols, modulation, channel usage, power, and collision arbitration in item management applications. The revision narrows the frequency range from prior editions, emphasizing globally harmonized operation and co-existence, while supporting the principal RFID tag types (A, B, C, D).

Vital for supply chain managers, product integrators, and solution providers, this standard underpins the reliability and interoperability of passive RFID across logistics, retail, pharmaceuticals, and manufacturing. It further aligns with IoT deployment needs and requirements for large-volume identification and tracking systems.

Notable features:

• Updated frequency band scope (860–930 MHz)
• Physical and logical protocol requirements for RFID interoperability
• Continues support for ITF and tag-only (TOTAL) communication modes

Access the full standard:View ISO/IEC 18000-6:2025 on iTeh Standards

Common Themes and Industry Trends

Analysis of October’s publications reveals several cross-cutting industry themes:

• Interoperability is paramount: All five standards emphasize frameworks or protocols that ensure systems, devices, or processes work harmoniously across organizational and geographical borders.
• Real-world system conformance: Beyond mere technical specification, standards are increasingly specifying conformance regimes and implementation verification (notably for safety-critical domains such as automotive eCall and procurement systems).
• Digital transformation of legacy domains: Sectors like public procurement and item management are accelerating their adoption of advanced, digital-first methodologies (e.g., semantic data models, IoT-ready RFID, programmable storage)
• Data-centric approaches: From storage hardware to education technology and eProcurement ontologies, granular, standardized data exchange structures are becoming industry norms.

The automotive, supply chain, education, and public administration domains were especially prominent this month, each illustrating the wider migration towards automated, data-rich, interoperable ecosystems.

Compliance and Implementation Considerations

For organizations affected by these October 2025 standards, several action points are critical:

• Review conformance and testing requirements: Particularly vital for automotive (EN 18052:2025) and procurement (CEN/TS 17011-1:2025) sectors, where non-compliance may have legal, operational, or safety impacts.
• Align architecture and processes: For government and enterprise procurement, ensure digital workflows and interoperability are in sync with the latest reference architectures.
• Implement standard APIs and data models: Education and IT managers should update to JSON-first, RESTful APIs for learner data (ISO/IEC/IEEE 39274-1-1:2025), and ensure their systems can both record and consume xAPI-compliant data.
• Prioritize supply chain upgrades: RFID system architects and logistics leaders must ensure devices and infrastructure operate within new, globally harmonized parameters set out in ISO/IEC 18000-6:2025.
• Evaluate legacy compatibility: For storage and procurement systems (e.g., ZAC-2 storage devices), verify backward compatibility and implement migration strategies where necessary.

Timeline:

• Many of these standards now underpin minimum compliance for tenders, safety certifications, and buyer requirements—immediate assessment and phased implementation is recommended.

Resources:

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Conclusion: Key Takeaways from October 2025

The standards published in October 2025 represent substantial progress in the ongoing mission to build digital trust, interoperability, and automation across the Information Technology landscape. Key advancements range from eProcurement frameworks and automotive eSafety conformance, to the normalization of digital learning records and robust RFID infrastructure for item management. For industry professionals, these standards are not only technical documents but also strategic roadmaps for sustainable, future-proof operations.

Recommendations:

• Information Technology leaders should conduct prompt assessments of their current compliance landscape.
• Quality managers and engineers are advised to initiate or revise system integration projects in line with these standards.
• Procurement and compliance officers must ensure all future projects are referenced and aligned with October’s publications to avoid non-compliance risks.

Staying current with standards is vital—not just for compliance, but to seize early-mover advantages, drive operational efficiency, and reduce systemic risk. We encourage professionals to explore each standard in full using the provided links, and to follow iTeh Standards for future updates across the Information Technology and Office Equipment sector.