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Alphabetical List

100VG-Anylan Forum
Promotes the 100VG-AnyLan, IEEE 802.12 standard
AAF Association, Inc. (AAF)
Develops and Promotes File Interchange Formats, including the Advanced Authoring Format
Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG)
Promotes anti-phishing activities and compiles industry data
Broadband Content Delivery Forum (BCD Forum)
Promotes adoption of broadband networks
Business Process Management Initiative (BPMI)
Develops standards to promote BPM on the network and Internet
Coalition for Healthcare eStandards Inc. (CHeS)
Adopts and promotes standards for health care supply chain transactions over the Internet
Commerce XML Resource (cXML)
Standardizes communication among procurement applications, e-commerce hubs and suppliers
CommerceNet
Develops and implements new eCommerce technologies and business practices
Computer Graphics Metafile Open Consortium (CGM Open)
Enables open and interoperable standards for the exchange of graphical information
Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA)
Sets standards in computing and communications industries
CORE - Council of Registrars
Operates a shared registration system (SRS) for Internet domain names
CPExchange
Develops standards for customer information exchange across enterprise applications
Customized Learning Experience Online Lab (CLEO)
Research collaboration focused on e-learning interoperability specifications
DARPA Agent Markup Language (DAML)
Develops, maintains and promotes the use of the DARPA Agent Markup Language (DAML)
Distributed Management Taskforce, Inc.
Develops standards for desktop, enterprise and Internet environments
DSL Forum (DSLF)
Promotes the development of broadband DSL
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 Commerce Promotion Council of Japan (ECOM)
Formulates and disseminates standards for electronic commerce for use in B2B and B2C arenas
Electronic Messaging Association (EMA)
Promotes standards for secure electronic messaging
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
European Electronic Messaging Association (EEMA)
Promotes electronic commerce and business communications
Extend The Internet Alliance (ETI)
Provides networking and remote management solutions for intelligent devices
Global Infrastructure Alliance for Internet Safety (GIAIS)
Provides technology and communications support to the service provider industry
Global Mobile Commerce Forum (GMCF)
Promotes the development of mobile commerce services
Global System for Mobile Association (GSM Association)
Promotes the creation of a global wireless communications network
High Tech Broadband Coalition, The (HTBC)
Promotes the development of broadband technology
HiperLAN2 Global Forum (H2GF)
Supports the ETSI HiperLan2 wireless standard
HomeRF Working Group
Maintains a wireless network standard optimized for homes and small businesses
IDB Forum
Promotes integration of IDB networking
Information Society Standardization System (CEN/ISSS)
Seeks to facilitate rapid creation of information and communications standards
International Packet Communications Consortium (IPCC)
Promotes packet-based network technologies and markets
International Security Trust & Privacy Alliance (ISTPA)
Promotes protection of personal information
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 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 Streaming Media Alliance (ISMA)
Creates specifications to enable streaming rich media over the Internet
Liberty Alliance Project
Develops and maintains single sign-on identities
Massachusetts Software and Internet Council (MSIC)
Promotes the software and Internet industry in Massachusetts
Messaging Anti-Abuse Working Group (MAAWG)
Supports and promotes the messaging industry
Mobile Data Association (MDA)
Supports mobile data vendors and users
Mobile Electronic Transactions Limited (MeT)
Maintains a framework for secure mobile transactions independent of device, service and network
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
Mozilla.org
Coordinates the open source Mozilla Browser Project
Multimedia Communications Forum (MMCF)
Supports multimedia communications architectures and solutions
Multimedia Mobile Access Communications Systems Promotion Council (MMAC-PC)
Seeks to enable high-speed wireless multimedia
Online Privacy Alliance (OPA)
Seeks to create an online environment of trust and foster the protection of individuals' privacy online
Open Applications Group
Develops best practices and processes based on XML content for eBusiness and Application Integration
Open Buying on the Internet Consortium (OBI)
Develops technical and business standards enabling purchasing via the Internet
Open Card Consortium
Maintains the OpenCard Framework, enabling the development of inter-operable smart card solutions across hardware and software platforms
Open eBook Forum (Oebf)
Establishes specifications and standard for electronic publishing
Open Mobile Alliance (OMA)
Collects market requirements and defines specifications designed to enhance mobile communications industry interoperability
OSGi Alliance
Develops open specifications for the delivery of multiple services over wide-area networks to local networks and devices
PayCircle
Promotes payment technology
Personalization Consortium, Inc. (PCI)
Promotes Best Practices relating to the use of Personal Information on the Internet
Public-Key Infrastructure (PKI) Forum
Promotes public Key Infrastructure and PKI-based Products and Services
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
Remote Direct Memory Access Consortium (RDMA)
Develops specifications for remote direct memory access over TCP/IP
RosettaNet
Creates e-business process standards for supply chain partners
Russian Association for Networks and Services (RANS)
Co-ordinates efforts of service providers, vendors, and legal and insurance companies
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
Strategic Sourcing Advisory Council (SSAC)
Provides information regarding strategic sourcing standards, certification and knowledge-sharing
Telework Consortium
Evaluates telecomunication technologies
Trusted Electronics Communications Forum (TECF)
Creates and promotes standards for technology, best practices, and prosecution against phishers
Voice eXtensible Markup Language Forum (VXML Forum)
Promotes the Voice Extensible Markup Language (VoiceXML)
Web Application Security Consortium (WASC)
Develops and promotes security standards for the World Wide Web
Web Hypertext Application Technology Working Group (WHAT)
Develops Web application specifications
Web3D Consortium
Fosters and promotes three-dimensional technologies on the Internet
Wi-Fi Alliance
Certifies wireless products
Wireless Access Protocol (WAP) Forum
Develops standards for wireless information and telephony services on digital mobile phones and other wireless terminals
World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
Develops common protocols to enable the evolution and interoperability of the Web
XNS Public Trust Organization (XNSORG)
Governs the eXtensible Name Service (XNS) protocol