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| 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
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