...Project is an industry-led consortium of broadcasters, manufacturers, network operators, software developers, regulatory bodies and others committed to designing open technical standards for the global delivery of digital television and...
Developed supply chain standards and numbering systems *Now GS1 The EAN.UCC System was a cooperative effort of EAN International and the Uniform Code Council, Inc. EAN International’s head office managed...
Promoted market and standards development and competitiveness in the U.S. high-tech industry (U.S.) *Dissolved in 2010 and transferred standards maintenance to the Electric Components Association (ECA) The Electronic Industries Alliance...
Developed and promoted standards for secure electronic messaging *Merged with the Open Group in 2001 The EMA was an association for the eBusiness and messaging industries, and included customers, suppliers,...
Promoted interoperability in the computer telephony industry *Inactive The Enterprise Computer Telephony Forum (ECTF) promoted open access for communications products and services. *Inactive...
...Committee (USNC), the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), is recognized by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), on behalf of the U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. federal...
...Provider Industry Consortium was an advocacy group promoting the application service provider industry by sponsoring research and promoting the strategic benefits of this delivery model. *Merged with CompTIA in 2001...
Promoted the Asynchronous Transfer Mode and other broadband technologies *Now the Broadband Forum The ATM Forum was an international association representing established to support the implementation, advancement, interoperability and convergence...
Developed and promoted High Performance Parallel Interface (HIPPI) networking *Inactive The High Performance Networking Forum (HNF) promoted the Gigabyte System Network (GSN – a trademark of the HNF) and High...
Developed advanced semiconductor manufacturing technologies (U.S.) SEMATECH (from Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology) promoted research and development to advance chip manufacturing. SEMATECH had broad engagement with various sectors of the R&D community,...