Promoted the growth of the ISDN industry *Inactive since 2005 Originally an ISDN forum, The Global Integrated Services Digital Network Industry Forum (GIIF) facilitated both ISDN and Future Access Technologies....
...smart card standards. Standardization activities include orienting the content of standards and promoting European standards worldwide, launching initiatives for building common specifications for future applications, initiating R&D projects, providing a...
Promotes the creation of a global wireless communications network The GSM Association (GSMA) supports the standardisation, deployment, and promotion of the GSM mobile telephone system. The organisation’s activities include: providing...
...interoperable products and services for data switching and routing using optical networking technologies. Its goals include: encouraging co-operation among telecom industry participants (equipment manufacturers, telecom service providers and end users);...
Developed a common software architecture for telecommunications *Dissolved in 2000 The Telecommunications Information Networking Architecture (TINA) Consortium developed the TINA architecture, a software architecture for telecommunications. *Dissolved in 2000...
Develops and promotes real-time, modular embedded computing systems. VITA, the VMEbus International Trade Association, promotes open system architectures as opposed to proprietary system architectures. The functions performed by VITA are...
...peripherals. The organization aims to support new requirements, preserve backward compatibility for all PCI revisions, maintain the specification as an easy-to-implement, stable technology, contribute to the technical longevity of PCI,...
Promotes the use of ARCNET technology The ARCNET Trade Association (ATA) promotes ARCNET in the computer industry and the use of the ARCNET standard ATA 878.1-1999. ARCNET is designated as...
...identification, definition, development, promotion, and implementation of open standards for the gaming industry. The GSA focuses on developing and implementing a series of electronic communication standards for casino gaming equipment....
...open access multicast wireless sensor network technology. It encourages interoperability and open-access to data between manufacturers of smartphones, bike computers, diagnostics, power meters, heart rate monitors, and remote control systems....