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Alphabetical List

10 Gigabit Ethernet Alliance
Promotes the introduction of the 10 Gigabit Ethernet into the networking market
100VG-Anylan Forum
Promotes the 100VG-AnyLan, IEEE 802.12 standard
1355 Association
Promotes the IEEE 1355-1996 standard (ISO/IEC 14575)
1394 High Performance Serial Bus Trade Association
Promotes adoption of the IEEE 1394 Serial Bus standard
3GAmericas
Americas-based organization that seeks to integrate the five major wireless technologies, and support their Third Generation migration
AAF Association, Inc. (AAF)
Develops and Promotes File Interchange Formats, including the Advanced Authoring Format
Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL)
Develops standards for advanced distributed learning
Advanced Switching Interconnect SIG (ASI SIG)
Develops and promotoes a switched fabric interconnect standard
aHIT!
Documents interoperability requirements for IP Telephony and Multimedia applications
Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS)
North American service provider body developing telecom standards
American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
The United States representative in ISO (the International Organization for Standardization)
Application Home Initiative, The (TAHI)
Develops solutions for issues surrounding connected homes
Association for Cooperative Operations Research and Development (ACORD)
Develops standards in the insurance industry
Association for Information and Image Management (AIIM)
Creates enterprise content standards
Asynchronous Transfer Mode Forum (ATM)
Promotes the Asynchronous Transfer Mode and other broadband technologies
BioAPI Consortium
Develops APIs for various biometric technologies
Bluetooth SIG
Promotes the implementation of Bluetooth wireless technology
Business Process Management Initiative (BPMI)
Develops standards to promote BPM on the network and Internet
Cable Laboratories
Research and development consortium pursuing new cable telecommunications technologies and facilitating interoperability
Camera and Imaging Products Association (CIPA)
Promotes solutions to issues concerning the Camera and Imaging Products industry
CDMA Development Group
Promotes development, adoption and standardization of CDMA wireless systems
Collaborative Electronic Notebook Systems Association (CENSA)
Promotes electronic recordkeeping systems standards
ComCARE Alliance
Encourages the deployment of life saving wireless communications networks and technologies
Commerce XML Resource (cXML)
Standardizes communication among procurement applications, e-commerce hubs and suppliers
Computer Graphics Metafile Open Consortium (CGM Open)
Enables open and interoperable standards for the exchange of graphical information
Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems (CCSDS)
Global space agency forum for development of data and information-systems standards
Content Alliance
Fosters interoperability of Content Delivery Networks (CDNs)
Content Reference Forum (CRF)
Promotes digital content distribution specifications
CPExchange
Develops standards for customer information exchange across enterprise applications
Customized Learning Experience Online Lab (CLEO)
Research collaboration focused on e-learning interoperability specifications
Data Center Markup Language Organization (DCML)
Promotes and maintains the DCML specification
Data Interchange Standards Association (DISA)
Develops cross-industry electronic business interchange standards
Digital Audio Visual Counsel (DAVIC)
Promoted audio-visual interoperable standards before closure in 1999
Digital Data Exchange (DDEX)
Develops and promotes transaction standards to support digital distribution of music and other digital content.
Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA)
Promotes the development of a home wireless interoperable network
DSL Forum (DSLF)
Promotes the development of broadband DSL
Dublin Core Metadata Initiative
Develops interoperable online metadata standards
EAN.UCC System
Develops supply chain standards and numbering systems
EDI Forum for Companies with Interest in Computing and Electronics (EDIFICE)
Promotes standards and best practices for e-commerce
Electronic Business XML Initiative (ebXML)
Provides standards for an open XML-based infrastructure for business purposes
Electronic Messaging Association (EMA)
Promotes standards for secure electronic messaging
Energy Conservation and Home Network (ECHONET) Consortium
Develops ecologically friendly software and hardware
EnOcean Alliance
Develops and promotes wireless standards for self-powered wireless monitoring and control systems for sustainable buildings
Enterprise Computer Telephony Forum (ECTF)
Promotes interoperability in the computer telephony (CT) industry
Enterprise Grid Alliance
Develops enterprise grid solutions
EPCglobal
Promotes development of standards for the Electronic Product Code (EPC) Network
Ethernet Alliance
Promotes industry awareness, acceptance, and advancement of technology and products based on both existing and emerging IEEE 802 Ethernet standards and their management
Ethernet User Alliance
Promotes the Ethernet Standard
European Committee for Banking Standards (ECBS)
Represents European banking and credit sector
European Computer Manufacturers Association (ECMA)
Promotes the standardization of information and communication systems
European Electronic Messaging Association (EEMA)
Promotes electronic commerce and business communications
European Smart Card Industry Association (EUROSMART)
Promotes smart cards and smart card systems and standards
European Telecommunications Informatics Services (ETIS)
Provides a forum for telecommunications industry operators, suppliers and content suppliers
Extend The Internet Alliance (ETI)
Provides networking and remote management solutions for intelligent devices
Fibre Channel Industry Association (FCIA)
Develops and promotes networking standards and infrastructure
Financial Services Technology Consortium (FSTC)
Sponsors open-standard technologies in the financial services industry
Foundation for Intelligent Physical Agents (FIPA)
Develops software standards for physical agents and agent-based systems
Frame Relay Forum (FRF)
Promotes the implementation of Frame Relay standards
Free Standards Group (FSG)
Develops and promotes standards through the use of open source software
Global Grid Forum (GGF)
Promotes global standardization of grid computing
Global Organization for Multi-Vendor Integration Protocol (GO-MVIP)
Promotes the MVIP standard for the computer telephony field
Global Spatial Data Infrastructure (GSDI)
Supports ready access to geographic information
Globus Alliance, The
Produces open source software in the areas of science and engineering.
HAVi
Promotes a network architecture for Home Audio Video Interoperability
Health Level Seven (HL7)
Develops healthcare standards
High Performance Network Forum (HNF)
Promotes High Performance Parallel Interface (HIPPI) networking
HiperLAN2 Global Forum (H2GF)
Supports the ETSI HiperLan2 wireless standard
Home Phoneline Networking Alliance (HomePNA)
Develops phoneline networking interoperability standards
HomePlug Powerline Alliance
Enables and promotes powerline networks and products
HomeRF Working Group
Maintains a wireless network standard optimized for homes and small businesses
HR-XML Consortium (HR-XML)
Develops and promotes a standard suite of XML specifications
IDB Forum
Promotes integration of IDB networking
IMS Global Learning Consortium, Inc. (IMS)
Develops and promotes the adoption of open technical specifications for interoperable learning technology
InfiniBand Trade Association (ITA)
Promotes the InfiniBand architecture
Information Society Standardization System (CEN/ISSS)
Seeks to facilitate rapid creation of information and communications standards
Infrared Data Association (IrDA)
Develops specifications for infrared wireless communication
Insitute of Electronic and Electrical Engineers (IEEE)
International Commission on Illumination (CIE)
Provides a forum for the light and lighting industries
InterNational Committee for Information Technology Standards (INCITS)
Develops and promotes Information and Communications Technologies standardization
International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP)
Fosters research and development in the computing and communications industry
International Forecourts Standards Forum (IFSF)
Promotes interconnectivity and communications standards for the oil industry
International Forum on ANSI41 Standards Technology (IFAST)
Addresses international interoperability issues between cellular systems and providers
International Multimedia Telecommunication Consortium (IMTC)
Promotes telecommunications media
International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
Prepares and publishes international standards for all electrical, electronic and related technologies
International Packet Communications Consortium (IPCC)
Promotes packet-based network technologies and markets
International Press Telecommunications Council (IPTC)
Develops and maintains standards in the news industry
International Security Trust & Privacy Alliance (ISTPA)
Promotes protection of personal information
Internet 2
Develops Internet network applications and technologies
Internet Protocol Version 6 Forum (IPv6)
Promotes IPv6
Internet Software Consortium (ISC)
Develops and maintains Open Source reference implementations of core Internet protocols
Internet Streaming Media Alliance (ISMA)
Creates specifications to enable streaming rich media over the Internet
Interoperability Clearinghouse
Promotes mechanisms for assuring the successful implementation of enterprise technology solutions
Interoperable Informatics Infrastructure Consortium (I3C)
Develops and promotes informatics solutions for life science products
ITU Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T)
Develops telecommunications standards
IVI Foundation (Interchangeable Virtual Instruments)
Defines software standards for instrument interchangeability
Khronos Group
Develops open standards APIs
Law Enforcement Information Technology Standards Council (LEITSC)
Addresses information technology standards specific to the law enforcement community
LonMark International
Develops and promotes open interoperable products in the control industry
Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF)
Promotes Ethernet technology
MIDI Manufacturers Association
Sets digital interface standards for the music industry
Mobey Forum
Promotes the use of mobile technology in financial services
Mobile Electronic Transactions Limited (MeT)
Maintains a framework for secure mobile transactions independent of device, service and network
Mobile Industry Processor Interface Alliance (MIPI)
Defines and promotes open specifications for interfaces to mobile application processors.
Mobile Payment Forum (MPF)
Develops standards for mobile commerce using payment card accounts
Mortgage Industry Standards Maintenance Organizations (MISMO)
Develops, promotes and maintains electronic commerce standards for the mortgage industry
MPEG Industry Forum (MPEGIF)
Promotes the MPEG-4 standard
MPLS and Frame Relay Alliance
Promotes the deployment of multi-vendor, multi-service label switching networks and associated applications
MultiFunction Products Association (MFPA)
Promotes the multifunction products industry
Multiservice Switching Forum (MSF)
Develops and promotes open-architecture, multi-service switching systems
National Industrial Infrastructure Protocols (NIIIP) Consortium
Sets "virtual enterprise" standards for multi-vendor government contract fulfillment and other purposes
National Information Standards Organization (NISO)
Identifies, develops, maintains and publishes technical standards
Near Field Communication Forum (NFC Forum)
Promotes near field wireless communication technology
Network Processing Forum
Develops network processing standards for next-generation networking and telecommunications products
Object Management Group (OMG)
Sets Object Oriented Programming Standards
OLAP Council Ltd. (OLAP)
Develops on-line analytical processing standards
Open Applications Group
Develops best practices and processes based on XML content for eBusiness and Application Integration
Open Archives Initiative (OAI)
Develops and promotes content interoperability standards
Open Card Consortium
Maintains the OpenCard Framework, enabling the development of inter-operable smart card solutions across hardware and software platforms
Open Core Protocol International Partnership (OC-PIP)
Promotes and supports the Open Core Protocol (OCP)
Open DeviceNet Vendor Association (ODVA)
Supports network technologies built on the Common Industrial Protocol
Open eBook Forum (Oebf)
Establishes specifications and standard for electronic publishing
Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC)
Develops geo information systems standards
Open Group (TOG)
Seeks to deliver greater business efficiency through information technology. Also operates certification programs for the UNIX standard and software and standards
Open Mobile Alliance (OMA)
Collects market requirements and defines specifications designed to enhance mobile communications industry interoperability
Open Security Exchange (OSE)
Promotes enterprise security management
Open SystemC Initiative (OSCI)
Supports and advances SystemC as an open source standard for system-level design
Optical Internetworking Forum (OIF)
Promotes the deployment of interoperable, cost-effective and robust optical internetworks
Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards (OASIS)
Develops specifications based on XML and SGML
Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing Forum (OFDM)
Develops and promotes a unified standard for OFDM technology
OSGi Alliance
Develops open specifications for the delivery of multiple services over wide-area networks to local networks and devices
PayCircle
Promotes payment technology
PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturers Group, Inc. (PICMG)
Develops system-architecture neutral PCI microcomputer standards
Peripheral Component Interconnect Special Interests Group (PCI-SIG)
Maintains and promotes PCI bus specifications
Petrotechnical Open Standards Consortium, Inc. (POSC)
Develops specifications for information modeling, information management, and data and application integration for the E&P industries
Picture Services Network (PSN)
Operates the PSN Directory of digital imaging service providers
Project 25 Technology Interest Group (PTIG)
Promotes P25 standards and related technologies
Public-Key Infrastructure (PKI) Forum
Promotes public Key Infrastructure and PKI-based Products and Services
PXI Systems Alliance
Maintains the PXI Specification, which permits the Application of PC Technology to Measurement and Automation
RADICCHIO
Establishes a common foundation for secure m-commerce
RapidIO Trade Association
Supports and promotes the RapidIO Interconnect Architecture for high-performance packet-switched, interconnect technology
RosettaNet
Creates e-business process standards for supply chain partners
Salutation Consortium
Promotes interoperability standards among devices, applications and services across paper management, telephony and computing domains
Schools Interoperability Framework (SIF)
Maintains and promotes the SIF Implementation Specification
Scope Alliance (SCOPE)
Promotes the deployment of carrier grade base platforms for service provider applications
SCSI Trade Association (STA)
Promotes the Small Computer System Interface (SCSI) to the storage industry
Semiconductor Test Consortium
Creates and promotes interoperability test methods for complex logic devices
Service Availability Forum (SAForum)
Develops and promotes availability and management software interface specifications
Silicon Integration Initiative (Si2)
Seeks to improve productivity and reduce costs in silicon production
Simulation Interoperability Standards Organization (SISO)
Facilitates simulation interoperability and component reuse in government and private sector applications
Small Terminal Interoperability Platform Consortium
Develops interoperable platform specifications for transaction devices, including smartcard devices
Smart Active Labels Consortium (SAL-C)
Develops and promotes smart active label technologies for multiple industries
Smart Card Alliance
Promotes the widespread acceptance of multiple application smart card technology
Software Defined Radio Forum (SDR Forum)
Supports the development, deployment and use of open architectures for advanced wireless systems
Speech Applications Language Tags Forum (SALT Forum)
Develops standards to enable multimodal and telephonic access to diverse data and services
Spirit Consortium
Develops and promotes standards in the semiconductor industry
SportsML
Promotes the interchange of sports data through the use of XML
Standard Mobile Imaging Architecture Forum (SMIA)
Promotes the SMIA standard
Standard Panels Working Group (SPWG)
Establishes TFT LCD mechanical and electrical standards
T-Engine Forum
Develops, researches and promotes the T-Engine architecture
Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA)
Promotes the communications and information technology industries
Telemanagement Forum (TM Forum)
Supports the information and communications services (ICS) industries
Text Encoding Initiative Consortium (TEI-C)
Sustains and develops the Text Encoding Initiative (TEI)
Trusted Computing Group (TCG)
Promotes, develops and defines open standards for hardware-enabled trusted computing and security technologies
TV Anytime Forum
Develops audio-visual specifications
Unicode Consortium
Develops, extends and promotes use of the Unicode Standard, which specifies the representation of text in modern software products and standards
Uniform Code Council, Inc.
Administers the Universal Product Code and develops B2B supply chain solutions
Universal Plug and Play Forum (UpnP)
Enables seamless, easily implemented home and business networks
Universal Transportable Memory Association (UTMA)
Promotes growth and adoption of flash memory cards
UPnP Implementers Corporation (UIC)
Promotes interconnectivity standards and testing
USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF)
Promotes the Universal Serial Bus (USB) technology
UWB Forum
Promotes Common Signaling Mode (CSM) and Direct Sequence Ultra-Wideband (DS-UWB)
VFEA International Trade Association (VITA)
VMEBus Standard Setting and Trade Association
Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA)
Promotes and develops display and display interface standards
VXIbus Consortium
Maintains VXIbus Standard
Web Hypertext Application Technology Working Group (WHAT)
Develops Web application specifications
Web Services Interoperability Organization (WS-I)
Promotes Web services interoperability across platforms, operating systems and programming languages
Wi-Fi Alliance
Certifies wireless products
WiMAX Forum
Promotes interoperability standards for broadband wireless access
WiMedia Alliance
Promotes wireless connectivity and interoperability
Wireless Access Protocol (WAP) Forum
Develops standards for wireless information and telephony services on digital mobile phones and other wireless terminals
Workflow Management Coalition (WFMC)
Develops and promotes workflow management standards
World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
Develops common protocols to enable the evolution and interoperability of the Web
XBRL- (EXtensible Business Reporting Language) International
Develops an XML-based framework for the reporting of business information
XDI.org (XDI)
Defines the specifications for XRI Data Interchange (XDI) as a protocol for peer-to-peer data sharing, linking, and synchronization
XML Industry Portal (XML.org)
Provides information about the application of XML in industrial and commercial settings
XNS Public Trust Organization (XNSORG)
Governs the eXtensible Name Service (XNS) protocol
Z-Wave Alliance
Promotes home control products based on the Zensys’ Z-Wave open standard
Zigbee Alliance
Enables wirelessly networked monitoring and control products