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| | | AAF Association, Inc. (AAF) | Develops and Promotes
File Interchange Formats, including the Advanced Authoring Format | Accellera | Develops design automation standards| Accredited Standards Committee X12 (ASCX12) | Develops, maintains, interprets, publishes and promotes the proper use of American National and UN/EDIFACT International Electronic Data
Interchange Standards| Accredited Standards Committee X9 | Develops and promotes
standards for the Financial Services Industry| Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL) | Develops standards for advanced distributed learning| Advanced Switching Interconnect SIG (ASI SIG) | Develops and
promotoes a switched fabric interconnect standard| African Regional Organization for Standardization (ARSO) | Promotes standardization activities in Africa| aHIT! | Documents interoperability requirements for
IP Telephony and Multimedia applications | Airbag | One Man’s Index of weblogs| 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)| American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, The (ASPRS) | Advances the science of photogrammetry and remote sensing| ANEC | Provides consumer-oriented technical expertise and advice across Europe| Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) | Promotes
anti-phishing activities and compiles industry data| Application Home Initiative, The (TAHI) | Develops
solutions for issues surrounding connected homes| Application Service Provider Industry Consortium, Inc. (ASPIC) | Promotes and supports the ASP industry | ARCNET Trade Association (ATA) | Promotes the use of ARCNET
technology| ASIS International (ASIS) | Advocates for the security
management profession | Association Connecting Electronic Industries (IPC) | Promotes the electronic interconnect industry| Association for Automatic Identification and Mobility (AIM) | Promotes the growth and use of AIDC technologies and services| Association for Cooperative Operations Research and Development (ACORD) | Develops standards in the insurance industry| Association for Enterprise Integration (AFEI) | Promotes enterprise integration across industries| Association for Enterprise Integration, The (AFEI) | Promotes global partnering and networking opportunities for government and industry| Association for Information and Image Management (AIIM) | Creates enterprise content standards | Association for Retail Technology Standards (ARTS) | Promotes and develops retail standards| Association for Suppliers of Printing, Publishing and Converting Technologies (NPES) | Supports providers of printing, publishing and converting technologies
| Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation, The (AAMI) | Promotes the understanding and beneficial use of medical instrumentation| Association of Computing Machinery (ACM) | Educational organization dedicated to advancing the arts, sciences, and applications of information technology | Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers (AHAM) | Represents home appliance manufacturers| ASTM International | Develops
standards for the materials, products, systems and services industries | Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line Forum (DSL Forum) | Promotes DSL broadband adoption | Asynchronous Transfer Mode Forum (ATM) | Promotes the
Asynchronous Transfer Mode and other broadband technologies| Audio Engineering Society (AES) | Professional society
devoted to audio technology | Australian Communications Industry Forum (ACIF) | Implements and manages communications self-regulation within Australia.| Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) | Promotes the
automotive industry| AUTOSAR Development Partnership | | Establishes open standards for automotive E/E architecture | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| | | Daisy Consortium | Promotes the transition of libraries from analog to Digital Talking Books| DARPA Agent Markup Language (DAML) | Develops, maintains and promotes the use of the DARPA Agent Markup Language (DAML)| Data Center Markup Language Organization (DCML) | Promotes and maintains the DCML specification| Data Consortium, The | Develops electronic standards for exchanging information in the real estate industry| Data Interchange Standards Association (DISA) | Develops
cross-industry electronic business interchange standards| Debian Project, The | Maintains and promotes the Debian GNU/Linux distribution| Department of Energy, The (DOE) | Responsible for U.S. economic and energy security| Desktop Linux Consortium | Promotes the GNU/Linux operating system for desktop use | Digital Audio Visual Counsel (DAVIC) | Promoted
audio-visual interoperable standards before closure in 1999| Digital Cinema Initiatives, LLC (DCI) | Develops digital cinema specifications| Digital Data Exchange (DDEX) | Develops and promotes transaction standards to support digital distribution of music and other digital content.| Digital Display Working Group, The (DDWG) | Develops
industry specifications based on Open IP| Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications Forum (DECT) | Promotes digitally enhanced cordless technology| Digital Interoperability Forum (DIF) | Promotes interactive
television| Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) | Promotes the
development of a home wireless interoperable network| Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM) | Promotes AM bands below 30
MHz| Digital Video Broadcasting Project (DVB) | Develops
standards for the digital television and data services industry| DIN- German Institute for Standardization DIN | Official
German standards organization| Distributed Management Taskforce, Inc. | Develops standards for desktop, enterprise and Internet environments| DSL Forum (DSLF) | Promotes the development of broadband
DSL| Dublin Core Metadata Initiative | Develops interoperable online metadata standards| DVD Copy Control Association, The (DVD CCA) | Licenses the
Content Scramble System (CSS) to manufacturers of DVD hardware, discs and related products| DVD Forum | Exchanges and promotes ideas and information
about the DVD Format | DVD Rewritable Alliance (DVD+RW) | | Develops and promotes a universal rewritable DVD format | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| | | e-CENTRE | Promotes business data
standards to facilitate UK e-commerce| EAN.UCC System | Develops supply chain
standards and numbering systems | Eclipse.org | Maintains an open-source community
and open platform for tool integration| EDA Consortium | Represents the
Electronics Design Automation Industry | EDI Forum for Companies with Interest in Computing and Electronics (EDIFICE) | Promotes standards and best practices for e-commerce| eHealth Initiative, The and The Foundation for eHealth Initiative | Promotes use of information technology in the healthcare industry| Electronic Business XML Initiative (ebXML) | Provides standards for an open XML-based infrastructure for business purposes| Electronic Commerce Promotion Council of Japan (ECOM) | Formulates and disseminates standards for electronic commerce for use in B2B and B2C arenas| Electronic Frontier Foundation | Represents civil liberties issues related to technology| Electronic Industries Alliances (EIA) | Promotes
market development and competitiveness of the U.S. high-tech industry| Electronic Messaging Association (EMA) | Promotes
standards for secure electronic messaging | Embedded Linux Consortium | Establishes, advances, and promotes Linux standards | Embedded Microprocessor Benchmark Consortium (EEMBC) | Develops performance benchmarks for embedded systems| Emdebian Project, The | Creates and maintains a minimized version of Debian GNU/Linux, and additional tools, for use in embedded projects| Emergency Interoperability Consortium (EIC) | Promotes the development and adoption of standards for using Web services, Extensible Markup Language (XML) and existing relevant standards| Energy Conservation and Home Network (ECHONET) Consortium | Develops ecologically friendly software and hardware| Enhanced Business Reporting Consortium (EBRC) | Develops EBR guidelines and definitions| Enterprise Computer Telephony Forum (ECTF) | Promotes interoperability in the computer telephony (CT) industry| Enterprise Grid Alliance | Develops enterprise grid
solutions| Entertainment Services & Technology Association (ESTA) | Promotes the North American entertainment technology industry| 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| Euro Asian Council for Standardization (EACS) | Coordinates policy in the field of standardization, metrology and certification| European Association of Aerospace Industries (AECMA) | Promotes European aerospace industries | European Broadcasting Union (EBU) | Represents the
European broadcasting industry| 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 Cooperation for Space Standardization | Develops standards for European space activities| European Electronic Messaging Association (EEMA) | Promotes electronic commerce and business communications | European Forum for Energy Business Information Exchange (ebIX) | Develops standards for the energy industry| European Information and Communication Technology Industry Association (EICTA) | Promotes the European information and communication technology industry| European Photonic Industry Consortium (EPIC) | Promotes
the photonic industry| 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| European Telecommunications Platform (ETP) | Represents the European Telecommunications industry in the European regulatory framework| European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) | Develops telecommunications and wireless standards| Extend The Internet Alliance (ETI) | | Provides networking
and remote management solutions for intelligent devices | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| | | ICT Standards Board (ICTSB) | European ICT standards collaborative| IDB Forum | Promotes integration of IDB
networking | IEEE Computer Society (IEEECS) | Provides
technical information and services to computing professionals| IMS Global Learning Consortium, Inc. (IMS) | Develops and promotes the adoption of open technical specifications for interoperable learning technology| Industry Advisory Council (IAC) | Association of private
sector ITprofessionals that provide information resources management products and services to government | InfiniBand Trade Association (ITA) | Promotes the InfiniBand
architecture| Information Security Forum (ISF) | Delivers guidance and solutions involving security challenges to businesses| Information Society Standardization System (CEN/ISSS) | Seeks to facilitate rapid creation of information and communications standards | Information Technology Industry Council (ITI) | Represents U.S. providers of information technology products and services| Infranet Initiative | Promotes and develops infranet technologies| Infrared Data Association (IrDA) | Develops
specifications for infrared wireless communication| Insitute of Electronic and Electrical Engineers (IEEE) | | Institute of Environmental Sciences and Technology, The (IEST) | Promotes contamination control in electronics manufacturing and pharmaceutical processes| Instrumentation, Systems, and Automation Society, The(ISA) | Promotes education about automation and control| Integration Consortium | Promotes and establishes
guidelines for integration business practices| Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) | Promotes interactive
media to increase market share| InterForum | Assists British businesses in ecommerce| International Alliance for Interoperability (IAI) | Defines and promotes information exchange specifications for buildings| International Code Council (ICC) | Promotes the adoption of
model construction codes| 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 Communications Association (ICA) | Organization of Telephony, Information and Data Network professionals | International Digital Enterprise Alliance (IDEAlliance) | Develops standards and promotes best practices for publishing and content-related processes| International Disk Drive Equipment and Materials Association (IDEMA)
| Supports and promotes the hard disk drive industry | International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) | Prepares and publishes international standards for all electrical, electronic and related technologies | 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 Imaging Industry Association (i3A) | Sets open standards for and promotes the imaging industry | 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| International SEMATECH | Develops
advanced semiconductor manufacturing technologies| International Telework Association and Council (ITAC) | Promotes the benefits and expansion of working remotely| Internet 2 | Develops Internet network
applications and technologies| Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN-Protocol Supporting Organization) | Oversees IP address space allocation, protocol
parameter assignment, domain name system management, and root server system management functions | Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)
| Promotes and facilitates improvements in Internet architecture| Internet Industry Association (IIA) | Represents and
promotes the Internet industry in Australia| Internet Mail Consortium (IMC) | Manages and promotes
email on the Internet | Internet Protocol Version 6 Forum (IPv6) | Promotes
IPv6| Internet Society, The (ISOC) | Promotes and
supports Internet infrastructure and Internet-related activities| 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| Internet Systems Consortium (ISC) | Develops and maintains production software, protocols, and operations| 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| IPv6 Forum, The | Promotes the IPv6 protocol| IT Service Management Forum (itSMF) | U.K. Trade
organization for IT service management professionals| ITU Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T) | Develops telecommunications standards | IVI Foundation (Interchangeable Virtual Instruments)
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| | | 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| SD Card Association | Sets industry standards and promotes acceptance for the SD Memory Card in digital applications| Seamless Converged Communication Across Networks (SCCAN) Forum | Enables and advances the utilization of seamless mobility communications solutions| Security Industry Association (SIA) | Develops and
maintains standards for the security industry| Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International (SEMI) | Promotes the global semiconductor equipment, materials and flat panel display industries | Semiconductor Test Consortium | Creates and
promotes interoperability test methods for complex logic devices| Sendmail.org | Discussion website for all things related to Sendmail| Sensor Network Consortium (SNC) | Fosters research in sensor networks and facilitates interaction between academia and industry| Serial ATA International Organization (SATA-IO) | Develops and promotes ATA specifications| 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| SIMD Tech | Promotes single instruction, multiple data technology| Simulation Interoperability Standards Organization (SISO) | Facilitates simulation interoperability and component reuse in government and private sector applications| SIP Forum | Promotes the adoption of products and services based on the Session Initiation Protocol| 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| Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) | Educational and
scientific organization that promotes mobility technology| Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE) | Professional association providing technical training, certification and standards| Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) | Promotes the development of motion picture standards| Software Defined Radio Forum (SDR Forum) | Supports the development, deployment and use of open architectures for advanced wireless systems
| Software Productivity Consortium | Develops tools and processes to increase software quality| SourceForge.net | Provides free services to Open Source
developers| 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| Standards Council of Canada (SCC) | Oversees and promotes
standardization in Canada| Standards Engineering Society (SES) | Promotes the use of
standards and standardization| Stop Dead Consortium | Demonstrates the members commitment to seeing an end to the distress, upset and wastage caused by mailing and telemarketing the homes of deceased individuals| Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) | Supports
and promotes the storage network industry| Storage Performance Council (SPC) | Defines, standardizes
and promotes storage subsystem benchmarks| Strategic Sourcing Advisory Council (SSAC)
| Provides information regarding strategic sourcing standards, certification and knowledge-sharing | Sustainable Computing Consortium | | Seeks to improve software quality and security | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| | | Z-Wave Alliance | Promotes home control products based on the Zensys’ Z-Wave open standard| Zigbee Alliance | | Enables wirelessly networked monitoring
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