Federal Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra, speaking at a National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) event last May, said security, data portability and interoperability are key to the future success of cloud computing.

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The standards allow interoperability and portability of applications and data between clouds anywhere in the world.

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TELMEX, it ruled, had not complied with the interoperability, portability and interconnection conditions specified to lift the prohibition.

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