Standards promote modularity, high quality, reliability, reusability, portability and scalability.
Component-based development is no different in this regard because standards encourage common terminology and approaches in key areas of the underlying technology. They aid consistency of modeling notations and facilitate agreement on the most appropriate component model to use. With the increasing range of business components, users are becoming more critical in their selection process. As a result, adherence to standards is essential if components are to be commercially successful in the marketplace. Adopting the standards will enable seamless integration with a broad range of commercially available components.