31.   Because of its size, Random House, a unit of the German media giant Bertelsmann, is expected to have considerable influence on the evolving industry standards.

32.   Bill Gates will just redefine Darkness as the new industry standard.

33.   Both aimed to establish their technology as the industry standard.

34.   A guaranteed rate for the first five years of coverage is the industry standard, Maurer noted.

35.   A series of hit movies in the quarter, and holdovers from the previous quarter, boosted revenue beyond the industry standard, said Cineplex Odeon spokesman Howard Lichtman.

36.   Adobe, known for PostScript, the industry standard for desktop publishing programs, said Frame Technology will strengthen its presence in the UNIX market.

37.   Advances in new encryption technology may be easing such concerns, and MasterCard and Visa International have banded together to help set industry standards.

38.   All of them met voluntary industry standards.

39.   But experts say such guidance has the effect of setting the industry standard, and blood centers follow them as if they were binding.

40.   But Lotus alone lacks the resources to make Notes a de facto industry standard.