Complex sentence: There is a QIC trade association that publishes QIC standards which include interfaces and logical formats, to a very large extent it was the efficiency and openness of this organization which encouraged hardware and software developers to use this type of drive and media.
Split into simpler sentences: There is a QIC trade association that publishes QIC standards which include interfaces and logical formats. To a very large extent it was the efficiency and openness of this organization which encouraged hardware and software developers to use this type of drive and media.