May 2025 Monthly Overview: Information Technology Standards Reviewed

Looking back at May 2025, the Information Technology and Office Equipment sector saw the release of five notable standards that address critical areas including programming language models, audio-visual coding frameworks, live streaming architectures, brain-computer interface (BCI) use cases, and specialized quality management for aerospace software. These documents not only enriched current best practices but also pointed the industry toward more verifiable, efficient, and interoperable solutions. For industry professionals aiming to remain competitive and compliant within IT, understanding these developments—and their context in broader trends—is essential.

Monthly Overview: May 2025

May 2025 marked a month of both specialization and broadening scope within Information Technology standardization. The standards introduced during this period reflected several key industry trends: increased emphasis on safety and formalization in traditional domains (such as C programming and aerospace software management), while new territory—like brain-computer interfaces—signals growing cross-disciplinary convergence. Reform in streaming and media sector specifications, particularly focused on redundancy and interoperability, points to a strong response to evolving commercial realities in content delivery, while syntactic clarity in data description languages continues to support data transparency and reproducibility. Compared to typical monthly patterns, May 2025’s releases leaned heavier on horizontal challenges (such as formal models and non-deliverable process software) and included significant interdisciplinary contributions. Collectively, these standards underscore an industry intent on enhancing consistency, transparency, and resilience across both legacy and emerging IT landscapes.

Standards Published This Month

ISO/IEC TS 6010:2025 - Programming Languages – C – A Provenance-Aware Memory Object Model for C

Programming languages – C – A provenance-aware memory object model for C

ISO/IEC TS 6010:2025 sharpened the landscape for C programmers and implementers by introducing a provenance-aware memory object model that clarifies pointer and memory management semantics. Building upon ISO/IEC 9899:2018, this Technical Specification constrains and further clarifies C’s Memory Object Model, particularly in relation to pointer provenance—a concept developed to resolve ambiguities around pointer aliasing, validity, and lifetime.

This document specifies how storage durations, pointer values, and object lifetimes are to be interpreted, thus providing a more rigorous foundation for compliant C implementations, static analysis, and safe application development. The standard is relevant to developers, toolchain vendors, safety-critical software engineers, and anyone involved in formal verification or optimization of C code. It will be especially beneficial in sectors where memory safety and pointer aliasing are critical, such as embedded, safety, and high-security applications.

Key highlights:

• Rigorously defines pointer provenance and its lifecycle implications for object validity
• Clarifies distinctions between storage instances, lifetimes, and types to reduce undefined behavior
• Supports formal verification and provenance-based alias analysis, improving toolchain reliability

Access the full standard:View ISO/IEC TS 6010:2025 on iTeh Standards

ISO/IEC 14496-34:2025 - Information Technology – Coding of Audio-Visual Objects – Part 34: Syntactic Description Language

Information technology – Coding of audio-visual objects – Part 34: Syntactic description language

Released in May 2025, ISO/IEC 14496-34:2025 establishes a syntactic description language (SDL) for describing the structure and encoding of binary data within audio-visual coding objects. This standard provides clearly defined syntax and semantic rules for SDL, focusing on data representation, rule formatting, and validation of specifications. The document calls out and resolves ambiguities, ensuring SDL use remains deterministic and robust—a key factor in interoperable, long-term data storage and exchange.

This SDL, while borrowing some concepts from general-purpose programming languages, is explicitly designed for data structure definitions only—compilation, execution environment, and runtime specifics are outside its scope. Audio-visual codec developers, implementers of file format parsers, and multimedia system integrators will find this standard vital to achieving consistency in binary data specification and interoperability across diverse platforms.

Key highlights:

• Formalizes a dedicated language for unambiguous binary data description
• Specifies permitted syntax, structure, types, and interpretive rules for SDL
• Aims to resolve previously undefined or ambiguous SDL behaviors, supporting reliable implementations

Access the full standard:View ISO/IEC 14496-34:2025 on iTeh Standards

ISO/IEC 23009-9:2025 - Information Technology – Dynamic Adaptive Streaming over HTTP (DASH) – Part 9: Redundant Encoding and Packaging for Segmented Live Media (REaP)

Information technology – Dynamic adaptive streaming over HTTP (DASH) – Part 9: Redundant encoding and packaging for segmented live media (REaP)

With the introduction of ISO/IEC 23009-9:2025, the streaming media landscape is strengthened by standardized mechanisms for redundant encoding and packaging (REaP) of live segmented media. This standard meticulously specifies the necessary formats, segmentation strategies, and workflows supporting interchangeable encoders, failover, dynamic ad insertion, and digital rights management (DRM). The integration points with major related standards—including ISO/IEC 14496-12, ISO/IEC 23009-1, and IETF RFC 8216—demonstrate an infrastructure-wide view for modern, resilient streaming ecosystems.

This REaP standard is aimed at media platform architects, broadcasters, content delivery networks, and cloud infrastructure providers who manage live streaming events and require robust failover and geo-redundant streaming architectures. It also supports 24/7 recording, archiving, and dynamic stream alterations such as ad insertion and DRM content protection.

Key highlights:

• Defines formats for redundant ingestion, segmentation, and packaging of live media
• Enables failover, synchronization, and real-time workflow rejoining for distributed encoder/package nodes
• Integrates with established media file and streaming standards for seamless interoperability

Access the full standard:View ISO/IEC 23009-9:2025 on iTeh Standards

ISO/IEC TR 27599:2025 - Information Technology – Brain-Computer Interfaces – Use Cases

Information technology – Brain-computer interfaces – Use cases

ISO/IEC TR 27599:2025 brings a comprehensive treatment of real-world brain-computer interface (BCI) applications, presenting use cases that range from medical rehabilitation and daily life assistance, to industrial controls and smart environments. Unlike prescriptive standards, this Technical Report collates representative cases, data processing characteristics, challenges, and standardization requirements, offering a roadmap for current and potential BCI markets.

The report is a vital resource for BCI manufacturers, health tech developers, standards working groups, and regulatory agencies, as it supports communications and a common understanding among stakeholders. It also lays essential groundwork for developing future technical standards by mapping key challenges such as data acquisition, interoperability, privacy, and usability in diverse organizational contexts.

Key highlights:

• Catalogs over 30 use cases across medical, industrial, educational, gaming, and security domains
• Analyzes technical challenges, data requirements, and portability factors
• Guides standardization priorities for an emerging interdisciplinary field

Access the full standard:View ISO/IEC TR 27599:2025 on iTeh Standards

EN 9125:2025 - Aerospace Series – Quality Management Systems – Non-Deliverable Software Requirements

Aerospace series – Quality management systems – Non-deliverable software requirements

EN 9125:2025 formalizes the management of non-deliverable software—software that influences, but is not included in, final aerospace products or services. The document establishes strict requirements for the development, validation, maintenance, and eventual retirement of non-deliverable tools, simulators, scripts, and automation platforms that impact aircraft, spacecraft, and defense products. It is directly aimed at the supply chain, from OEMs to subcontractors, enforcing harmonized processes across an industry traditionally challenged by fragmentation and legacy tools.

EN 9125:2025’s requirements focus especially on traceability, configuration management, information security, and lifecycle controls, making it an essential blueprint for quality, safety, and regulatory environments. Notably, it delineates precise boundaries: it governs only non-deliverable software (excluding off-the-shelf enterprise tools or embedded OS software), referencing EN 9115 for deliverable software and aligning with systems like EN 9100 and ISO 9001 for broader quality management.

Key highlights:

• Introduces operational process controls for simulation, test, and manufacturing software not included in deliverables
• Defines requirements for external software, change management, validation, and documentation
• Promotes supply chain alignment and reduction of redundant/inconsistent practices

Access the full standard:View EN 9125:2025 on iTeh Standards

Common Themes and Industry Trends

A retrospective analysis of May 2025’s standards in Information Technology reveals several noteworthy themes:

• Formal Modeling and Memory Safety: The emergence of provenance-aware models (as in ISO/IEC TS 6010:2025) directly responds to persistent industry demand for more secure and analyzable low-level code—increasingly relevant as C remains ubiquitous in critical systems.
• Interoperability and Data Transparency: Both ISO/IEC 14496-34:2025 and ISO/IEC 23009-9:2025 address interoperability at different layers—SDL for data structure clarity, REaP for streaming redundancy and failover—reflecting cross-sectoral efforts to ensure reliability in complex, distributed environments.
• New Frontiers and Application Areas: The inclusion of brain-computer interface (BCI) use cases in ISO/IEC TR 27599:2025 marks a new horizon, bridging IT and biosciences, and highlighting challenges around data handling, standardization, and ethical considerations.
• Lifecycle Control and Quality Assurance: EN 9125:2025 demonstrates tightening rigor in secondary software management, a crucial factor in domains where product safety depends on upstream model, simulation, and test tool reliability.
• Integration with Related Standards: Each publication references integration with existing standards, underlining that adoption typically happens within broader, evolving regulatory and technical landscapes.

Compliance and Implementation Considerations

For organizations affected or interested in these standards, several immediate actions and strategies can help facilitate compliance and boost operational readiness:

• Assess Codebases and Infrastructure: Audit existing software and tools for alignment with provenance-aware models and SDL requirements, especially in safety-critical C development environments.
• Update Streaming and Storage Architectures: For streaming and media delivery platforms, plan migration or augmentation towards the REaP workflow for greater redundancy and broadcast resilience.
• Engage with BCI Stakeholders: Organizations contemplating entry or expansion into BCI-enabled products/services should use ISO/IEC TR 27599:2025 as a springboard for stakeholder dialogue, requirements engineering, and compliance planning.
• Align Quality Management Systems: Aerospace and defense contractors should cross-reference EN 9125:2025 in their existing QMS documentation, mapping all non-deliverable software processes accordingly. Early review against operational tools is key to satisfying audit and certification requirements.
• Set Realistic Timelines: As with most standards, regulatory or customer-driven obligations may dictate compliance dates. Prioritize changes based on business risk, safety implications, and resource availability.
• Access Resources: Use iTeh Standards (https://standards.iteh.ai) as a primary resource hub for detailed documents, updates, and supplementary materials to support implementation and ongoing compliance work.

Conclusion: Key Takeaways from May 2025

May 2025’s Information Technology standards publications reinforced a trajectory toward greater rigor, transparency, and cross-domain engagement. From foundational reform in C programming memory models and formalized description languages, through to robust protocols for live content delivery and the mapping of transformative BCI use cases, these standards offer both necessary updates and powerful long-term direction.

For professionals in Information Technology and Office Equipment, staying informed about and compliant with these documents is not just about regulatory box-checking; it is about seizing early-mover advantages, ensuring system resilience, and establishing trust within complex, global supply chains. As standardization continues to address new domains and legacy bottlenecks, timely adaptation will define organizational agility and assurance for the years to come.

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