Welcome to the most complete list in existence of organizations that develop, promote and/or support information and communications technology standards, as well as the most influential open source software projects and foundations. The list includes categorized links and overviews for 516 listings, with more organizations being added on a regular basis. For each entry, you will also find links to the standards maintained by that organization and to its intellectual property rights policy (if available). ConsortiumInfo.org and this list are supported on an ongoing basis by Gesmer Updegrove LLP. To learn more about Gesmer Updegrove's involvement in the standards area, see the Consortium and Standard Setting section of the firm's Web site.
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