Click on a consortium name to view a description of that consortium and to access links that will take you to its homepage, supported standards and (if available) its IPR policy.
You can also search this list by category.
10 Gigabit Ethernet Alliance
Promotes the introduction of the 10 Gigabit Ethernet into the networking market
100VG-Anylan Forum
Promoted the 100VG-AnyLan, IEEE 802.12 standard
1355 Association
Promoted the IEEE 1355-1996 standard (ISO/IEC 14575)
1394 High Performance Serial Bus Trade Association
Promotes adoption of the IEEE 1394 Serial Bus standard
3D Industry Forum (3DIF)
Promotes 3D technology and standards
3D PDF Consortium
Develops and promotes the adoption of 3D PDF as an open standard of engineering data
3GAmericas
Americas-based organization that seeks to integrate the five major wireless technologies, and support their Third Generation migration
3GPP
Unites telecommunications standards bodies as organizational partners
Accellera Systems Initiative (Formerly Accellera)
Develops design automation standards
Accellera Systems Initiative (formerly Open SystemC Initiative)
Supports and advances SystemC as an open source standard for system-level design
Accredited Standards Committee X12 (ASCX12)
Develops and promotes the American National and UN/EDIFACT International Electronic Data Interchange Standards
Accredited Standards Committee X9
Develops and promotes standards for the Financial Services Industry
Active Archive Alliance
Open systems applications, disk and tape hardware that allow users to access all of their data
Advanced Access Content System
Develops a specification for managing content stored on prerecorded and recorded optical media
Advanced Authority Format (AAF)
Focused on the creation of timely, innovative, business-driven specifications and technologies for networked media workflows (became The Advanced Media Workflow Association (AMWA)in January 2000)
Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL)
Develops standards for advanced distributed learning
Advanced Media Workflow Association, Inc. (AMWA)
Develops and Promotes File Interchange Formats, including the Advanced Authoring Format
Advanced Message Queuing Protocol
Developed and promoted a facility for connecting messaging-dependent applications
***Merged with OASIS International Open Standards Consortium 8/19/2011***
Advanced Message Queuing Protocol (AMQP)
Develops and promotes an open standard for passing business messages between applications or organizations
Advanced Switching Interconnect SIG (ASI SIG)
Developed and promoted a switched fabric interconnect standard
Aerospace Industries Association
Represents major aerospace and defense manufacturers
AFNOR Group
Services delivery network with four core competency areas: standardization, certification, industry press, and training
AFP Consortium
Develops and promotes the Advanced Function Presentation (AFP) architecture
African Regional Organization for Standardization (ARSO)
Promotes standardization activities in Africa
aHIT!
Documents interoperability requirements for IP Telephony and Multimedia applications
AIGA
Seeks to advance designing as a professional craft
Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS)
Service provider body developing telecom standards
American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
The United States representative in ISO (the International Organization for Standardization)
American Petroleum Institute (API)
Represents the oil and natural gas industry
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
ANIA-CARING
Seeks to advance the field of nursing informatics
ANT+ Alliance
Develops mobile personal monitoring technology
Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG)
Promotes
anti-phishing activities and compiles industry data
Anti-Spyware Coalition.org (ASC)
Seeks to control spyware and other potentially unwanted technologies
Apdex Alliance
A numerical measure of user satisfaction with the performance of enterprise applications
Application Home Initiative, The (TAHI)
Develops solutions for issues surrounding connected homes
Application Service Provider Industry Consortium, Inc. (ASPIC)
Promoted and supported the ASP industry
ARCNET Trade Association (ATA)
Promotes the use of ARCNET
technology
Artifact-Centric Service Interoperation (ACSI)
Seeks savings over conventional approaches to service interoperation
Asia Cloud Computing Association
Promotes the adoption of cloud computing
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
Forum for facilitating economic growth, cooperation, trade and investment in the Asia-Pacific region
ASIS International (ASIS)
Promotes the security management profession
Assistive Technology Industry Association (ATIA)
Organization of manufacturers, sellers and providers of technology-based assistive devices and/or services
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 for the insurance industry
Association for Enterprise Integration (AFEI)
Promotes enterprise integration across industries
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 Management Solutions (AMS)
Provides its clients with event services and strategic marketing resources
Association of Computing Machinery (ACM)
Educational organization dedicated to advancing the arts, sciences, and applications of information technology
Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers (AHAM)
Trade Association representing home appliance manufacturers
Association of Radio Industries and Businesses (ARIB)
Develop standardization of new radio systems
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
AVnu Alliance
Promotes the adoption of the IEEE 802.1 Audio/Video bridging (AVB) standards
BD+ Technologies LLC
Develops and promotes Blu-Ray Disc content protection technology
Bicsi
Professional association supporting the information transport systems (ITS) industry
BioAPI Consortium
Develops APIs
for various biometric technologies
BioForge
Enables information sharing within the life sciences community based upon open source principles
Biomedical Informatics Research Network (BIRN)
Sponsored initiative that promotes large-scale biomedical science collaborations
BITS
Develops and promotes electronic financial services and e-commerce for the benefit of financial institutions and their customers
Blade.org
Collaborative organization and developer community focused on accelerating the development and adoption of blade server solutions
Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA)
Promotes Blu-ray Disc technology for use in DVD media and players
Bluetooth SIG
Promotes the implementation
of Bluetooth wireless technology
BPM Standards Group (BPM)
Advocates for business
performance management (BPM) solutions
British Interactive Multimedia Association (BIMA)
Represents and promotes the UK interactive and digital media industry
Broadband Content Delivery Forum (BCDF)
Addresses the business and technology issues affecting end-to-end delivery of broadband content
Broadband Forum
Global consortium of telecommunications, equipment, computing, networking and service provider companies
Broadband Services Forum
Resource foused on the business of broadband
BSI Global
Promotes business improvement and global trade
BuildingSMART Alliance
A program of the National Institute of Building Sciences
BuildingSmart International Alliance for Interoperability
Promotes improved decisions earlier in the life cycle of a built facility
Business Process Management Initiative (BPMI)
Develops standards to promote BPM on the network and Internet
Cable Europe Labs
Promotes digital TV, broadband internet and telephony collaborative services
Cable Labs
Research and
development consortium pursuing new cable telecommunications technologies and facilitating interoperability
Calendaring and Scheduling Consortium
Promotes the interoperable exchange of calendaring and scheduling information between dissimilar programs, platforms, and technologies
Calypso
Creates smartcard contactless technology adapted to the public transportation uses
Camera and Imaging Products Association (CIPA)
Promotes
solutions to issues concerning the Camera and Imaging Products industry
Canadian Standards Association (CSA)
Develops standards
and certifies products
Cancer Cytogenomics Microarray Consortium (CCMC)
Seeks to assist cancer genetics research community
Car Connectivity Consortium
Develop and promote open and common solutions how a Smartphone and an IVI system can work better together
Car2Car Communication Consortium
Creates inter-vehicle communications standards to increase road traffic safety and efficiency
CDMA Development Group
Promotes
development, adoption and standardization of CDMA wireless systems
CE4A - Consumer electronics for Automotive
Promotes an active standardization of mobile device interfaces
Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association (CTIA)
Advocacy group supporting the wireless industry
CEN/ISS
Supports development of European Standards and other consensus documents
CENELEC (European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization)
Develops and promotes electrotechnical standards for the European market
Chemical Industry Data Exchange
Promoted Chem eStandards and advocated for the chemical industry
China Communications Standards Association (CCSA)
Conducts standardization activities in the field of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) across China
CHINA Electronics Standardization Institute (CESI)
Professional institute for standardization in the field of electronics and the IT industry
CIP4
Promotes the adoption of process automation in the printing industry
Climate Disclosure Standards Board (CDSB)
Promotes and advances climate change related corporate disclosure
Climate Savers Computing Initiative
Seeks to reduce the energy consumed when computers are in an inactive state
Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI)
Promotes clinical and laboratory standards to improve the quality of medical care
Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC)
Develops electronic standards for medical and biopharmaceutical development
Clinical Groupware Collaborative (CGC)
Promotes the development and deployment of health information technology (HIT) platforms
Cloud Communications Alliance
Working to create the first nationwide high-definition enterprise voice network in the cloud - with no PBX to buy and no long distance costs between cloud customers.
Cloud Computing Interoperability Forum
Seeks wider industry adoption of cloud computing technology
Cloud Printing Alliance
Promotes the development of mobile printing
Cloud Security Alliance (CSA)
Promotes security assurance within Cloud Computing
Cloud Standards Consumer Council
Promotes security and interoperability issues surrounding the transition to the cloud
CloudAudit (A6)
Seeks to provide a common interface and namespace that allows cloud computing providers to automate
Cloudy Integration Consortium
Promotes internet based development and use of cloud computing technology
Coalition for Healthcare eStandards Inc. (CHeS)
Adopted and promoted standards for health care supply chain transactions over the Internet
CoaXPress (CXP)
Develops and promotes a high speed point to point serial communication standard for the transmission of video and still images
CodePlex Foundation (now OuterCurve Foundation)
Enables the exchange of code among software companies and open source communities
Cognitive Networking Alliance (CogNea)
Develops a standard for wireless multimedia networking in the home as well as broadband internet access in rural areas
Collaborative Electronic Notebook Systems Association (CENSA)
Promotes electronic recordkeeping systems standards
Collaborative Labeling and Appliance Standards Program (CLASP)
Promotes energy efficiency standards and labeling worldwide
ComCARE Alliance
Promotes life saving
wireless communication networks and technologies
Commerce XML Resource (cXML)
Promotes communication among procurement applications, e-commerce hubs and suppliers
CommerceNet
Develops and implements new
eCommerce technologies and business practices
Communications Alliance LTD
Promotes converging networks, technologies and services in Australia
Communications Platform Trade Association
Promotes accelerating the adoption of open specification-based xTCA communications platforms
Compliance Consortium Corporation
Promotes enterprise governance, risk and compliance management
Component Vendor Consortium (CVC)
Promotes the use of commercial software components and tools by developers
Computer and Communications Industry Association (CCIA)
Promotes competitive and fair open markets, open systems, and open networks
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
Connected Media Experience, Inc.
Develops and promotes a technical standard for enhanced digital media packages
Consortium for Advanced Manufacturing International (CAM-I)
Sponsors programs for and promotes manufacturing companies
Consortium for SEP Interoperability
Develops home energy management via wired and wireless devices
Consortium for the Barcode of Life (CBOL)
Adapts barcoding technology to taxonomic research and biodiversity issues
Consortium Of Anti-Spyware Technology Vendors (COAST)
Promotes anti-spyware standards
Consortium of Digital Forensic Specialists (CDFS)
Develops and promotes technical standards for digital forensics
Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems (CCSDS)
Global space agency forum for development of data and information-systems standards
Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)
Promotes the
consumer electronics industry
Consumer Electronics Linux Forum (CELF) (Now CE Linux Forum)
Promotes the use of the Linux platform for consumer electronics
Content Alliance
Fosters interoperability
of Content Delivery Networks (CDNs)
Content Reference Forum (CRF)
Promotes digital content
distribution specifications
Continua Health Alliance
Seeks to improve the quality of personal healthcare
ControlNet International
Manages
ControlNet technology and supports vendors and users of ControlNet products
COoperation Platform for Research And Standards (COPRAS)
Seeks to improve the interface between research and standards by European Standards Organizations
Coral Consortium
Promotes interoperability between digital rights management (DRM) technologies used in the consumer media market
CORE - Council of Registrars
Operates a shared registration system (SRS) for Internet domain names
Council for Harmonization of Electrotechnical Standardization of the Nations of the Americas (CANENA)
Supports international electrotechnical standardization
CPExchange
Develops standards for customer
information exchange across enterprise applications
Customer Experience Professionals Association (CXPA)
Promotes the advancement of customer experience management practices
Customized Learning Experience Online Lab (CLEO)
Focused on e-learning interoperability specifications
Cyber Security Industry Alliance (CSIA)
Hardware,
software and service provider advocacy group formed to enhance cyber security
Daisy Consortium
Transitions libraries from analog to Digital Talking Books
DARPA Agent Markup Language (DAML)
Developed, maintained and promoted the use of the DARPA Agent Markup Language (DAML)
DASH7 Alliance
Formed to advance the use of DASH7 wireless data technology
Data Center Markup Language Organization (DCML)
Promotes and maintains the DCML specification
Data Centre Alliance
Develops and promotes accreditation for the data centre industry
Data Consortium, The
Develops electronic standards for exchanging information in the real estate industry
Data Interchange Standards Association (DISA)
Develops electronic business interchange standards
DataPortability Project
Promotes the ease of movement between network services
Debian Project
Maintains and promotes the Debian GNU/Linux distribution
Demand Response and Smart Grid Coalition (DRSG)
Promotes the development of smart grid technologies to better manage electricity usage
Department of Energy, The (DOE)
Develop U.S. economic and energy security policy recommendations
Desktop Linux Consortium
Promotes the GNU/Linux operating system for desktop use
DFI (DDR PHY Interface)
Promotes an interface protocol between memory controller logic and PHY interfaces
DIG 64
Promotes and develops guidelines based on the Intel® Itanium™ processor to ensure interoperability
Digital Audio Visual Counsel (DAVIC)
Promoted audio-visual interoperable standards
Digital Cinema Initiatives, LLC (DCI)
Develops digital cinema specifications
Digital Data Exchange (DDEX)
Develops and supports digital distribution of music and other digital content
Digital Display Working Group, The (DDWG)
Develops industry specifications based on the interface between digital displays and high performance PCs
Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications Forum (DECT)
Promotes digitally enhanced cordless technology
Digital Entertainment Content Ecosystem
The Digital Entertainment Content Ecosytstem (DECE) is a consortium of top media companies.
Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM)
Promotes digital medical imaging
Digital Interactive Interface for Video & Audio (DiiVA)
Promotes the global interactive consumer electronics and home networking standard
Digital Interoperability Forum (DIF)
Promotes interactive digital television and multimedia services
Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA)
Promotes the development of a home wireless interoperable network
Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM)
Promotes the digitizing of AM bands below 30 MHz
Digital Video Broadcasting Project (DVB)
Develops standards for the digital television and data services industry
Digital Watermarking Alliance (DWA)
Promotes digital watermarking solutions
DigitalEurope
Promotes economic growth and social progress in the European Union
Dimensional Metrology Standards Consortium (DMSC)
Promote and develop the technology and other issues of automated dimensional metrology
DiSo Project
Promoting web standards related to social network interconnectivety
Distributed Management Taskforce, Inc.
Develops standards for desktop, enterprise and Internet environments
Distributed-Power Open Standards Alliance (DOSA)
Develops product compatibility and standardization within the power converter market
DLMS User Association
Develops an identification system for all metering data
DMARC
Develops and promotes the improvement of e-mail authentication practices of senders and allows receivers to reject unauthenticated messages
Dossia Consortium
Promotes the improvement of health and health care
DSI Consortium
Promotes and develops the Distributed Systems Interface (DSI)in automotive airbag systems
DSL Forum (DSLF) (now the Broadband Forum)
Promoted 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 protect copyrighted material from theft
DVD Forum
To promote and develop the DVD Format, its technical capabilities, improvements and innovations
DVD Rewritable Alliance (DVD+RW)
Develops and promotes a universal rewritable DVD format
e-CENTRE (now GS1 UK)
Promoted business data
standards to facilitate e-commerce
EAN.UCC System (now GS1)
Develops supply chain standards and numbering systems
Eclipse Foundation
Maintains an open-source community for building, deploying and managing software
EDA Consortium
Promotes the Electronics Design Automation Industry
EDI Forum for Companies with Interest in Computing and Electronics (EDIFICE)
Promotes standards and practices in e-business
eduCloud
Develops scalable learning services made available to students worldwide
eHealth Initiative, The and The Foundation for eHealth Initiative
Promotes the use of information technology in the healthcare industry
Electrification Leadership Council
Develops and promotes a comprehensive national model for EV deployment
Electronic Business XML Initiative (ebXML)
Promotes and develops standards for an open XML-based infrastructure for business purposes
Electronic Commerce Promotion Council of Japan (ECOM)
Developed standards for electronic commerce for use in B2B and B2C arenas
Electronic Frontier Foundation
Promotes protection of civil liberties in regards to digital technology use
Electronic Health Records Association (EHR Association)
Promotes the improvement of the quality of patient care and the health care system
Electronic Industries Alliances (EIA)
Promoted market development and competitiveness in the U.S. high-tech industry
Electronic Messaging Association (EMA)
Developed and promoted standards for secure electronic messaging
Embedded Linux Consortium (Merged into the Linux Foundation)
Developed, advanced, and promoted Linux standards
Embedded Microprocessor Benchmark Consortium (EEMBC)
Develops performance benchmarks for embedded systems
Embedded Vision Alliance
Promotes embedded vision technology usage by embedded system designers
EMC-3D
Develops a cost-effective TSV (thru-silicon-via) for 3D chip stacking and MEMS integration
Emdebian Project, The
Develops and promotes a minimized version of Debian GNU/Linux, and additional tools, for use in embedded projects
EMerge Alliance
Promotes the rapid adoption of safe, low voltage DC power distribution and use in commercial building interiors
Emergency Interoperability Consortium (EIC)
Promotes the development and adoption of standards for using Web services, Extensible Markup Language (XML) and existing relevant standards
EMVCo
Promotes global interoperability and compatibility of chip-based payment cards and acceptance devices
Energistics, The Energy Standards Resource Centre
Develops and promotes upstream oil and natural gas industry open data exchange standards
Energy Conservation and Home Network (ECHONET) Consortium
Develops ecologically friendly software and hardware
Energy Star
Develops and promotes protection of the the environment through energy efficient products and practices
Enhanced Business Reporting Consortium (EBRC)
Develops EBR guidelines and definitions
EnOcean Alliance
Develops and promotes wireless standards for self-powered wireless monitoring and control systems for sustainable buildings
eNsemble™ Multi-Core Alliance
Develops and promotes high-performance networking equipment using industry-leading multi-core processors
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
EPASOrg
Develops and promotes card payment protocols
EPCglobal
Promotes development of standards for the
Electronic Product Code (EPC) Network
Ethernet Alliance
Promotes the advancement of technology and products based on both existing and emerging IEEE 802 Ethernet standards
Ethernet User Alliance
Promotes the Ethernet Standard
Euro Asian Council for Standardization (EACS)
Develops policy in the field of standardization, metrology and certification
European Association of Aerospace Industries (AECMA)
Promotes European aerospace industries
European Broadcasting Union (EBU)
Promotes and represents the European broadcasting industry
European Committee for Banking Standards (ECBS)
Develops and promotes the European banking and credit sector
European Computer Manufacturers Association (ECMA)
Develops and promotes 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 Machine Vision Association (EMVA)
Promotes the development of standards for the machine vision 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)
Promotes improvement amongst 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)
Develops networking and remote management solutions for intelligent devices
Family Online Safety Institute (FOSI)
Promotes safety and security through technology, education and public policy
FIATECH
Develops and deploys technologies to improve how capital projects and facilities are designed, engineered, built and maintained
Fibre Channel Industry Association (FCIA)
Develops and promotes networking standards and infrastructure
FileTek, Inc.
Provides large-scale storage virtualization and data management
Financial Services Technology Consortium (FSTC)
Promotes open-standard technologies in the financial services industry
FlexRay Consortium
Develops requirements for a communication system for future automotive applications
FlexTech Alliance
Promotes the growth of the electronic display and flexible, printed electronics supply chain
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
FTTh Council Europe
Promotes the availability of fibre-based, ultra-high speed access networks to consumers and businesses
G-3 PLC Alliance
Develops and promotes the implementation of G3-PLC in smart grid applications
Gaming Standards Association (GSA)
Develops and promotes standards for the gaming industry
GateD Consortium
Develops and promotes network routing protocol deployment
Gelato Federation
Develops computing solutions for
Itanium Linux platform
GENIVI Alliance
Develops and supports In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) products and services
Genomic Standards Consortium
Supports the development of a genomic standard
German Institute for Standardization (DIN, Deutsches Institut for Normung)
Official
German standards organization
Global ATM Security Alliance (GASA)
Promotes the protection of the ATM industry from criminal activity
Global e-Sustainability Initiative (GeSI)
A global partnership of ICT companies that promotes technologies for sustainable development
Global Infrastructure Alliance for Internet Safety (GIAIS)
Provides technology and communications support to the service provider industry
Global Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) Industry Forum (GIIF)
Promotes the growth of the ISDN industry
Global Inventures
Promoted the management of collaborative communities for the technology sector
Global Mobile Commerce Forum (GMCF)
Promotes
the development of mobile commerce services
Global Organization for Multi-Vendor Integration Protocol (GO-MVIP)
Promotes the MVIP standard for the computer telephony field
Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA)
Develops and promotes the growth and profitability of the semiconductor industry
Global Spatial Data Infrastructure (GSDI)
Supports
ready access to geographic information
Global Standards Collaboration
Promotes innovation and collaboration on a broad spectrum of standards topics
Global System for Mobile Association (GSM Association)
Promotes the creation of a global wireless communications network
GlobalPlatform, Inc.
Promotes and develops infrastructure standards for multiple application SmartCards
Globus Alliance, The
Develops open source software in the areas of science and engineering
GNU Project
Promotes the free GNU licensing model and
hosts the Free Software Foundation
Government Electronics & Information Technology Association (GEIA)
Promotes the interests of the U. S. electronics, communications and information technology industries
Green Grid Association
Developing and promoting energy efficiency for data centers and business computing ecosystems
Green Grid, The
Develops standards to measure data center efficiency
Green Touch
Promotes the significant reduction of carbon footprint of ICT devices, platforms and networks
Greenhouse Gas Protocol
Develops and promotes the tools to quantify and manage greenhouse gas emissions
Grid-Interop Forum
Develops and promotes the creation of a more efficient, reliable, and resilient electric system
GridEcon
Develops and promotes a bid matching algorithm tailored specifically for the trading of computing power
Gridwise Architecture Council (GWAC)
Promotes interoperation between system components
GS1 UK
Develops and implements global data standards for the supply chain
GS1 US
Develops and promotes standards-based, global supply-chain solutions
HANA - The High-Definition Audio-Video Network Alliance
Develops and promotes the sharing of premium quality HD content across audio-video devices
HAVi
Promotes a network architecture for Home
Audio Video Interoperability
HDbaseT Alliance
Develops and promotes a single LAN cable to replace multiple cables and connectors in the home entertainment environment
HDccTV
Promotes and manages specifications for high-definition closed-circuit television (HDcctv) as open industry standards
HDMI Forum
Develops and promotes HDMI digital quality over a single cable
HDMI Licensing, LLC
Promotes the HDMI standard and providing education on the benefits of the HDMI specification to adopters, retailers and consumers
Health Industry Business Communications Council, The (HIBCC)
Promotes electronic communications through the development of standards for information exchange among all health
care trading partners
Health Information Technology Standards Panel (HITSP)
Develops and promotes standards that will meet clinical and business needs for sharing information among organizations and systems
Health Level Seven (HL7)
Develops healthcare standards
Healthcare Delivery Innovation Alliance (HDIA)
Develops and promotes new healthcare delivery system standards
Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS)
Promotes use of healthcare information technology and management systems
High Definition Power Line Communication (HD-PLC)
Develops and promotes technology which uses existing electric power lines for data transmission
High Performance Network Forum (HNF)
Promotes High Performance Parallel Interface (HIPPI) networking
High Quality Mobile Experience (HQME) Working Group
Developing a new, open standard that would improve the mobile-content experience
High Tech Broadband Coalition, The (HTBC)
Promotes the
development of broadband technology
HiperLAN2 Global Forum (H2GF)
Supports the
ETSI HiperLan2 wireless standard
Home Gateway Initiative (HGI)
Develops and promotes home gateway specifications
Home Phoneline Networking Alliance (HomePNA)
Develops
phoneline networking interoperability standards
HomeGrid Forum
Promotes adoption of G.hn through technical and marketing efforts
HomePlug Powerline Alliance
Develops and promotes
powerline networks and products
HomeRF Working Group
Maintains
a wireless network standard optimized for homes and small businesses
HotLinks Protocol.com
Provides links to standards organizations and other resources for standards and protocols
HR-XML Consortium (HR-XML)
Develops and promotes a
standard suite of XML specifications
Hybrid Memory Cube Consortium
Develops and promotes HMC Integration into a wide variety of systems, platforms and applications
HyperTransport Technology Consortium
Promotes
HyperTransport technology specifications
ICCBBA
Develops international standards for transfusion medicine and transplantation for electronic data interchange protocols
ICT Standards Board (ICTSB)
European ICT standards collaborative
IDB Forum
Promotes integration of IDB
networking
Identity Theft Council (ITC)
Provides local support to victims of identity theft
IEEE Computer Society (IEEECS)
Provides
technical information and services to computing professionals
IEEE Industry Standards and Technology Organization (ISTO)
Supports the development, implementation and acceptance of standards in the marketplace
IFRS Foundation
Develops and promotes national accounting standards
IMPALA (International MHEG Promotion Alliance)
Promotes public standard hybrid interactive TV middleware
IMS Forum
Develops and promotes the advancement of IP Multimedia Subsystem applications and services interoperability
IMS Global Learning Consortium, Inc. (IMS)
Develops and promotes the adoption of open technical specifications for interoperable learning technology
InCommon
Develops common definitions and guidelines for security, privacy and data interchange among identity providers (such as higher-education institutions) and cloud service providers
Industry Advisory Council (IAC)
Provides information resources management products and services to government
InfiniBand Trade Association (ITA)
Promotes the InfiniBand
architecture
Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)
Promotes clarity of technology standards
Information and Communications Technology Standards Advisory Council of Canada (ISACC)
Develops and promotes strategies for domestic and international standards development, implementation and promotion for Canadian users, industry and government
Information Security Forum (ISF)
Promotes solutions involving security challenges to businesses
Information Society Standardization System (CEN/ISSS)
Develops rapid creation of information and communications standards
Information Technology Industry Council (ITIC)
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
Initiative for Open Authentication (OATH)
Develops an open reference architecture for the universal adoption of strong authentication practices
Innovation Value Institute
Promotes a global standard to realize the business value of IT investments
Institute of Electronic and Electrical Engineers (IEEE)
Promotes advancement and innovation for the benefit of humanity
Institute of Environmental Sciences and Technology, The (IEST)
Promotes contamination control in electronics manufacturing and pharmaceutical processes
Integrating Healthcare Enterprise (IHE)
Develops and promotes access to comprehensive electronic health records (EHRs) efficiently and securely
Integration Consortium
Promotes and establishes guidelines for integration business practices
Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB)
Promotes interactive
media to increase market share
Interactive Financial eXchange Forum
Develop and promote the adoption of IFX, an interoperable financial data exchange
Interconnect Technical Advisory Board (IMTAB)
Promotes the development of the ITF format as an interoperable interconnect parasitic modeling format
InterForum
Assists British businesses in ecommerce
Intergovernmental Panel of Climate Change
Provides a scientific view on the current state of climate change and its potential environmental and socio-economic consequences
International Accounting Standards Board (IASB)
Develops and promotes financial industry reporting standards
International Alliance for Interoperability (IAI)
Defines and promotes information exchange specifications for buildings
International Association of Managed Service Providers (MSPAlliance)
Promotes the Managed Services industry
International Carbon Reduction and Offset Alliance (ICROA)
Promotes carbon reduction and offset provider organizations
International Code Council (ICC)
Promotes the adoption of
model construction codes
International Color Consortium (ICC)
Promotes the use and adoption of open, vendor-neutral, cross-platform color management systems
International Commission on Illumination (CIE)
Develops and promotes standards 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)
Promotes the scholarly study of human communication in academic research worldwide
International Cooperation for Education about Standardization (ICES)
Promotes standardization education
International Digital Enterprise Alliance (IDEAlliance)
Develops standards and promotes best practices for publishing and content-related processes
International Digital Publishing Forum
Promotes the development of electronic publishing
International Disk Drive Equipment and Materials Association (IDEMA)
Supports and promotes the hard disk drive industry
International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)
Develops and promotes international standards for all electrical, electronic and related technologies
International Energy Agency (IEA)
Develops energy policy advisement for governments
International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP)
Develops and promotes the computing and communications industry relating to Information Technology
International Forecourts Standards Forum (IFSF)
Promotes interconnectivity and communications standards for the oil industry
International Forum on ANSI41 Standards Technology (IFAST)
Promotes international interoperability between cellular systems and providers
International Imaging Industry Association (i3A)
Sets open standards for and promotes the imaging industry
International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium, Inc. (ISC)
Educating and certifying information security professionals
International Internet Preservation Consortium (IIPC)
Promotes the archiving of knowledge and information from the Internet for future generations everywhere
International Multimedia Telecommunication Consortium (IMTC)
Promotes telecommunications media
International OpenGen Alliance
Develops genealogy standards for data frameworks, exchange and sharing
International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
Prepares and publishes international standards for all electrical, electronic and related technologies
International Organization of Legal Metrology (OIML)
Develops and promotes the global harmonization of legal metrology procedures
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 Society of Automation (ISA)
Promotes education about automation and control
International Software Escrow Association (ISEA)
Promoting and providing software escrow protection
International Standards for Cytogenomic Arrays Consortium (ISCA)
Promotes the advancement of clinical cytogenetics and molecular genetics laboratories
International Telecommunication Union
Develops technical standards that ensure networks and technologies seamlessly interconnect
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 Governance Forum (IGF)
Internet governance in order to foster the sustainability, robustness, security, stability and development of the Internet
Internet Industry Association (IIA)
Represents and
promotes the Internet industry in Australia
Internet Mail Consortium (IMC)
Manages and promotes
email on the Internet
Internet Media Device Alliance (IMDA)
To define a series of end-to-end technical standards, functions and profiles which will encourage the development of a wide range of compelling mainstream internet media devices with a degree of consistency, while supporting proportionate differentiation
Internet Research Task Force (IRTF)
Promotes research of importance to the evolution of Internet protocols, applications, architecture and technology
Internet Security Alliance
Develops and promotes cyber security
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
Internet System Consortium (ISC)
Develops and
maintains Open Source reference implementations of core Internet protocols
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
Interoperable PDK Libraries (IPL)
To create and promote standards for interoperable PDK.
IPC-2581 Consortium
Promotes adoption of the industry-neutral design data transfer language created by IPC and known as IPC-2581
IPL (Interoperable PDK Libraries) Alliance
An industry initiative to establishes an interoperable eco-system in custom design.
IPSO Alliance
The IPSO Alliance is an open group of member companies that are working together to market and educate about using IP as the protocol for sensor and control networks (generically defined as "smart objects").
IPv6 Forum, The
Promotes the IPv6 protocol
IT Service Management Forum (itSMF)
U.K. Trade
organization for IT service management professionals
Itanium Solutions Alliance
Focus on data-intense, mission-critical computing.
Itanium Solutions Alliance
The Itanium® Solutions Alliance is a global community of hardware, operating system and application vendors dedicated to accelerating the adoption and ongoing development of Itanium®-based solutions.
iVDR Consortium
Develops and promotes a removable hard drive disk compatible with a broad range of electronic devices
IVI Foundation (Interchangeable Virtual Instruments)
Defines software standards for instrument interchangeability
J Consortium, Inc.
Provides an open
forum for setting Real Time Java standards
Japan Industrial Imaging Association (JIIA)
Fostering technological innovation of industrial imaging
Japanese Standards Association (JSA)
Promotes Japanese
standards through education and certification programs
Java Card Forum (JCF)
Promotes Java as the programming
language for multiple-application smart cards
Java Community Process (JCP)
Holds the responsibility for the development of Java technology
JEDEC Solid State Technology Association
The
semiconductor engineering standardization body of the Electronic Industries Alliance (EIA)
Jericho Forum
Jericho Forum is dedicated to the idea that success in today’s business environment is dependant upon the ability to collaborate and do business by enabling the secure flow of data over the Internet.
Jini.org
Promotes Jini Network Technology
JTC1
Promotes standardization in the field of Information Technology
Kantara Initiative
Formed by leaders of many foundations and associations working on various aspects of digital identity to be a robust and well-funded focal point for collaboration to address shared issues: Interoperability and Compliance Testing, Identity Assurance, Polic
Kavi Corporation
Kavi is the leading provider of enterprise-class solutions for committee-driven associations and standard-setting organizations.
Khronos Group
Develops open standards APIs
KNX Association
Promotes the KNX standard
Laser Illuminated Projector Alliance (LIPA)
Develop and promote laser-based projection techniques
Law Enforcement Information Technology Standards Council (LEITSC)
Addresses information technology standards specific to the law enforcement community
Learning Content Mangagement System (LCMS) Council
Promotes market awareness of LCMS infrastructures
Learning, Education, and Training Systems Interoperability (LETSI)
LETSI provides a collaborative environment for addressing product interoperability issues at an early technology stage, so that new ideas and techniques can be more easily introduced in the market.
Leonardo Academy
Seeks to develop effective, measurable strategies to enhance environmental sustainability.
Liberty Alliance Project
Develops and maintains single sign-on identities
LiMo Foundation
Dedicated to creating the first truly open Linux-based operating system for mobile devices.
Linguistic Data Consortium (LDC)
The Linguistic Data Consortium supports language-related education, research and technology development by creating and sharing linguistic resources: data, tools and standards.
Linux Foundation
Dedicated to fostering the growth of Linux.
Linux.org
Coordinates further evolution of the Linux
operating system
Local Interconnect Network Consortium (LIN)
Promotes Local Interconnect Network (LIN), a serial communication system intended to be used for distributed electronic systems in vehicles
Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes (LOINC)
Seeks to facilitate the exchange and pooling of clinical results for clinical care
LonMark International
Develops and promotes open
interoperable products in the control industry
LSB Project (LSB)
Promotes interoperability in Linux systems
Manure Management Consortium
Conducts research on
manure management and odor control (we couldn't resist this one)
MashSSl Alliance
Formed to promote open standard for trust establishment between web applications.
Mass Technology Leadership Council
Dedicated to fostering entrepreneurship and promoting the success of companies that develop and deploy technology across industry sectors.
Massachusetts Software and Internet Council (MSIC)
Promotes the software and Internet industry in Massachusetts
MB Project
Promotes medical data banking through internal research and cross-industry outreach forums
Medical Alert Monitoring Association (MAMA)
Promotes the needs of the medical alert monitoring and personal emergency response services industry
Messaging Anti-Abuse Working Group (MAAWG)
Supports
and promotes the messaging industry
Metadata Working Group (MWG)
A consortium of leading companies in the digital media industry, focused on
the preservation and seamless interoperability of digital image metadata, interoperability and availability to all applications, devices, and services.
Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF)
Promotes Ethernet technology
Microformats
Microformats are a set of simple, open data formats built upon existing and widely adopted standards
MIDI Manufacturers Association
Sets digital interface standards for the music industry
MIMOSA
Develops consensus-driven open data standards to enable Open Standards-based O&M Interoperability
Mobey Forum
Promotes the use of mobile
technology in financial services
Mobile 500 Alliance
A voluntary alliance of leading television broadcasters seeking to develop strong partnerships to accelerate the nationwide availability of a commercial mobile digital television service.
Mobile Advisory Council
The Mobile Advisory Council (MAC) is an advocacy group for mobile computing standards and designers.
Mobile Computing Promotion Consortium (MCPC)
Promotes the mobile computing market
Mobile Data Association (MDA)
Supports mobile data
vendors and users
Mobile Enterprise Alliance (MEA)
Promotes mobile
enterprise
Mobile High-Definition Link (MHL)
The Consortium enhances the capabilities of mobile phones and portable devices.
Mobile Imaging and Printing Consortium (MIPC)
Fosters interoperability across the hardware, software and wireless technologies and content providers involved in mobile imaging and printing
Mobile Industry Processor Interface Alliance (MIPI)
Defines and promotes open specifications for interfaces to mobile application processors.
Mobile Marketing Research Association
Promotes and develops professional standards and ethics for conducting marketing research on mobile devices
Mobile Payment Forum (MPF)
Develops standards for
mobile commerce using payment card accounts
Mobile PC Extended Battery Life (EBL) Working Group
Mobile PC Extended Battery Life (EBL) Working Group (WG) is the industry organization focusing on the achievement of all-day battery life in mobile PC platforms.
Mobile Phone Security Industry Association (MPSIA)
The Mobile Phone Security Industry Association is a group of those interested in the increase use and application of mobile and cellular technology within the security industry.
MobillCash
Maintains a framework for secure mobile transactions independent of device, service and network
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
MPEG Industry Forum (MPEGIF)
Promotes the
MPEG-4 standard
MPLS and Frame Relay Alliance
Promotes the
deployment of multi-vendor, multi-service label switching networks and associated applications
mTLD Top Level Domain, Ltd. (mTLD)
Promotes "Mobi" domain and Internet based mobile data services
Multiband OFDM Alliance (MBOA)
Develops specifications
based on ultrawideband-based technology
Multicore Association
Open membership organization that includes companies implementing products that embrace multicore technology
Multifamily Information and Transactions Standards (MITS)
Working to develop a single set of multifamily housing industry data standards.
MultiFunction Products Association (MFPA)
Promotes the
multifunction products industry
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
Multimedia over Coax Alliance (MOCA)
An open, industry driven initiative promoting distribution of digital video and entertainment through existing coaxial cable in the home.
Multimedia-Grade
Dedicated to defining requirements for Multimedia-Grade networks
MultiMediaCard Association (MMCA)
Develops and regulates open industry standards for MultiMediaCards
Multiservice Switching Forum (MSF)
Develops and
promotes open-architecture, multi-service switching systems
MultiSpeak
Industry-wide software standard that facilitates interoperability of diverse business and automation applications used in electric utilities.
MULTOS Consortium
Promotes the MULTOS specification in the smartcard industry
Music Encoding Initiative (MEI)
Seeking to provide guidelines and tools to encode musical scores for research, teaching and preservation.
National Association of Finite Element Methods and Standards (NAFEMS)
Promotes the use of finite element technology
National Council for Prescription Drug Programs, Inc. (NCPDP)
Develops standards within the pharmacy services sector of the health care industry
National Cyber Security Partnership (NCSP)
Develops
security strategies for US information infrastructure
National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA)
Promotes the electrical industry
National Electronics Manufacturing Initiative (NEMI)
Provides leadership for the global electronics manufacturing supply chain
National Emergency Number Association (NENA)
Promotes a universal emergency telephone number system and related technology
National Industrial Information Infrastructure Protocols (NIIIP) Consortium
Sets "virtual enterprise" standards for multi-vendor government contract fulfillment and other purposes
National Information Standards Organization (NISO)
Identifies, develops, maintains and publishes technical standards
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Develops and promotes measurements, standards and technology as a non-regulatory federal agency
National Law Enforcement Telecommunication System (NLETS)
Encourage a totally standardized, integrated, international justice system.
Near Field Communication Forum (NFC Forum)
Promotes near
field wireless communication technology
Network Centric Operations Industry Consortium (NCOIC)
Compiles standards enabling “network centric” interoperability among U.S. defense and homeland security agencies and forces, and with U.S. allies
Network IPS Product Developers Consortium (NIPD)
Develops and certifies network intrusion prevention technology
Network Processing Forum
Develops network processing
standards for next-generation networking and telecommunications products
Network Test Automation Forum (NTAF)
Created to develop and promote interoperability standards
in the test community.
Nexus 500 Forum
The Nexus 5001 Forum membership spans the semiconductor, development tools and automotive electronics industries.
NGMN
NGMN complements and supports the work within standardisation bodies by providing a coherent view of what the operator community is going to require in the decade beyond 2010.
NIL Consortium (NILCom)
Promotes standard process parameters, test stamps and qualified hardware solutions for high volume manufacturing and application development
North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC)
Committed to ensuring the reliability of the bulk power system in North America.
NSF International
Provides public health and
safety-related information and certification
OAuth
OAuth is a simple way to publish and interact with protected data.
Object Management Group (OMG)
Sets Object Oriented
Programming Standards
ObjectWeb
Develops open source middleware
OExchange
Open protocol for sharing any URL with any service on the web.
OLAP Council Ltd. (OLAP)
Develops on-line
analytical processing standards
OmniAir Consortium
The OmniAir Consortium seeks to dramatically improve the safety, mobility and efficiency of highway transportation.
ONAMI
Network of nanoscience and microtechnology moving nanoscience and microtechnology innovations from basic research through to commercialization.
Online Privacy Alliance (OPA)
Seeks to create an
online environment of trust and foster the protection of individuals' privacy online
Online Trust Alliance (OTA)
Promoting practices and technologies to enhance consumer trust in ecommerce, governmental and online financial services
OPC Foundation
Dedicated to interoperability in automation.
Open Alliance
Develops and promotes Ethernet-based, single pair unshielded networks in automotive applications
Open Applications Group (OAG)
The Open Applications Group focuses on improving the state of application integration.
Open Archives Initiative (OAI)
Develops and promotes
content interoperability standards
Open Axis Group
Dedicated to the promotion of XML as the optimal electronic messaging structure for airline system connectivity worldwide.
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 Cloud Initiative (OCI)
Promotes open cloud computing
OPEN Compute Project
Develops and promotes the most efficient computing infrastructure possible
Open Core Protocol International Partnership (OC-PIP)
Promotes and supports the Open Core Protocol (OCP)
Open Data Center Alliance
Seeks to define requirements for next generation data centers and cloud infrastructure
Open Data Protocol
The Open Data Protocol (OData) provides a way to unlock data and free it from silos that exist in applications today, making it easy for data to be shared in a manner that follows the philosophy of Open Data.
Open Deal Format Group
An open standard to streamline the exchange of group buying offer information
Open Design Alliance
Provides the ODA Technology Platform to its members.
Open DeviceNet Vendor Association (ODVA)
Supports
network technologies built on the Common Industrial Protocol
Open eBook Forum (Oebf)
Establishes
specifications and standard for electronic publishing
Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC)
Develops geo
information systems standards
Open Grid Forum (OGF)
Promotes global standardization
of grid computing
Open Group (The)
Seeks to deliver greater business
efficiency through information technology. Also operates certification programs for the UNIX standard and software and standards
Open Identity Exchange
The Open Identity Exchange (OIX) is a neutral, non-profit, multi-channel provider of certification trust frameworks for open identity technologies.
Open Information Security Foundation (OISF)
Build a next generation IDS/IPS engine.
Open Mashup Alliance
Promotes the adoption of mashup solutions in the enterprise.
Open Mobile Alliance (OMA)
Collects market
requirements and defines specifications designed to enhance mobile communications industry interoperability
Open Mobile Terminal Platform Group (OMTP)
Promotes
advanced mobile platforms
Open Mobile Video Coalition (OMVC)
An alliance of U.S commercial and public broadcasters
Open Modular Architecture Controls Users Group (OMAC)
Promotes open architecture control technologies
Open NAND Flash Interface (ONFI)
Promotes and develops NAND Flash integration into consumer electronic products
Open Network Video Interface Forum (ONVIF)
ONVIF is committed to the adoption of network video in the security market. The ONVIF specification will ensure interoperability between network video products regardless of manufacturer.
Open Patent Alliance (OPA)
To foster a global ecosystem focused on delivering broader choice, competitive equipment and service costs for WiMAX technology, devices and applications.
Open Security Exchange (OSE)
Promotes enterprise
security management
Open Source And Industry Alliance (OSAIA)
Advocates
for the open source community
Open Source Applications Foundation (OSAF)
Promotes various open source technologies
Open Source Consortium (OSC)
Represents the Open Source business community in the UK
Open Source Development Lab (OSDL)
Supports
data center and telco class enhancement open source Linux developers
Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo)
Created to support and build the highest-quality open source geospatial software. Their goal is to encourage the use and collaborative development of community-led projects.
Open Source Initiative (OSI)
Manages and promotes
the Open Source definition, certification and licensing
Open Source Liberty
The open source Liberty library modeling format is the semiconductor industry’s most widely supported library standard.
Open Source Software Institute (OSSI)
Promotes the development and implementation of open-source software solutions
Open Standards Consortium for Real Estate (OSCRE)
Promotes a real estate data standard
Open Travel Alliance (OTA)
Develops business and systems
specifications for the travel industry
Open Video Alliance
A coalition of organizations and individuals devoted to creating and promoting
free and open technologies, policies, and practices in online video.
Open Virtualization Alliance
Promotes awareness and understanding of Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM)
Open Visual Communications Consortium (OVCC)
Develops and promotes user video-capable communications with interconnected service providers
Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP)
Develops and promotes improvement in the security of application software
Open Web Foundation
The Open Web Foundation is an independent non-profit dedicated to the development and protection of open, non-proprietary specifications for web technologies.
OpenADR Alliance
Formed to accelerate the development, adoption and compliance of OpenADR standards throughout the energy industry
OpenAjax Alliance
The OpenAjax Alliance is an organization of leading vendors, open source projects, and companies using Ajax that are dedicated to the successful adoption of open and interoperable Ajax-based Web technologies. The prime objective is to accelerate customer
OpenAjax Alliance
The OpenAjax Alliance seeks to provide value to the software community on both technical and marketing fronts.
OpenDoc Society
Promotes the openness of documents and shared knowledge
openEHR
openEHR is about enabling ICT to effectively support healthcare, medical research and related areas. Today ICT is used ubiquitously elsewhere, but is far from effective in Healthcare. The main problem in health is the lack of shareable and computable info
OpenFabrics Alliance
Develops, tests, licenses and distributes cross-platform, open-source software for high-performance, low-latency computing.
OpenForum Europe
Promotes open source solutions within the
European business community
OpenIB Alliance
Provides high-performance
InfiniBand support for Linux
OpenID Foundation (OIDF)
OpenID eliminates the need for multiple usernames across different websites, simplifying your online experience.
OpenLiberty
openLiberty is a community effort started to address a common need for open source software to Liberty-enable relying parties in a SOA.
OpenMI Association
Promote the development, use, management and maintenance of the Open Modelling Interface
OpenNI
Formed to certify and promote the compatibility and interoperability of Natural Interaction (NI) devices, applications and middleware
OpenOffice.org
Sun-supported community process to create
a Multi-OS international office suite
OpenPGP Alliance
Develops and promotes the OpenPGP email encryption standard
OpenRTB Consortium
Providing open industry standards for communication between buyers of advertising and sellers of publisher inventory
OpenRTB Mobile Committee
Promotes communication between mobile ad inventory buyers and sellers
OpenSaf Foundation
Develops middleware based on open and industry standard interfaces for applications
Optical Internetworking Forum (OIF)
Promotes the
deployment of interoperable, cost-effective and robust optical internetworks
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
OECD brings together the governments of countries committed to democracy and the market economy from around the world.
Organization for machine Automation and Control (OMAC)
Develops and supports the machine automation and operational needs of manufacturing
Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards (OASIS)
Develops specifications based on XML and SGML
Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing Forum (OFDM)
Develops and promotes a unified standard for OFDM technology
OSGi Alliance
Develops open specifications for
the delivery of multiple services over wide-area networks to local networks and devices
OSPT Alliance
Helping the transit community move toward the next generation of flexible fare collection solutions
OStatus
OStatus is an open standard for distributed status updates.
OTA Flash Forum
Promotes the development and deployment of over-the-air (OTA) firmware update solutions for mobile phones
Pacific Area Standards Congress (PASC)
Addresses
standards preparation and conformance for Pacific Rim countries
Pan American Standards Commission (COPANT)
Promotes the development of technical standardization
papiNet
Creates and maintains an e-business standard for the paper and forest industry.
Parlay Group
Develops and promotes application
programming interfaces
PayCircle
Promotes payment technology
Payment Card Industry (PCI) Security Alliance (SA)
The PCI SA complements the objectives of the major card payment brands by helping educate the payment card industry about the business value of achieving PCI DSS compliance.
Payments Processing Information Sharing Council (PPISC)
Dedicated to sharing information among payment processors.
PC Gaming Alliance
The PC Gaming Alliance (PCGA) is a non-profit industry alliance whose mission is to drive worldwide growth of PC gaming.
PC104 Consortium
Promotes standards in PC/104 technology
PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturers Group, Inc. (PICMG)
Develops system-architecture neutral PCI microcomputer standards
PCI-SIG
Promotes innovation and to evolve the PCI standard to meet the industry's needs.
PDF/A Competence Center
to promote the exchange of information and experience in the area of long-term data archiving
Performance Marketing Association, Inc.
Seeks to raise the profile of performance marketing by demonstrating value
Peripheral Component Interconnect Special Interests Group (PCI-SIG)
Maintains and promotes PCI bus specifications
Personalization Consortium, Inc. (PCI)
Promotes
Best Practices relating to the use of Personal Information on the Internet
Petrotechnical Open Standards Consortium, Inc. (POSC)
Develops specifications for information modeling, information management, and data and application integration for the E&P
industries
Physical Security Interoperability Alliance (PSIA)
The Physical Security Interoperability Alliance (PSIA) was founded in February of 2008 with the objective of promoting the interoperability of IP enabled security devices. Participating companies include leaders in the security camera, video management so
Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement
Promotes evidence-based performance measures in the healthcare industry
Picture Services Network (PSN)
Operates the PSN
Directory of digital imaging service providers
Pincette
PINCETTE will develop the technology to ensure safe infrastructure upgrades by validating continuously evolving networked software systems.
PLCopen
Supports the IEC 61131-3 standard and the
programmable controller industry
Plugin Alliance
Develop and promote a new, user friendly native plugin Standard, supporting all major plugin formats
PM bus
An open-standard digital power management protocol that facilitates communication with a power converter or other device by fully defining the transport and physical interface, and the command language, needed to accomplish this
Portable Computer and Communications Association (PCCA)
Promotes the mobile computing industry
Power.org
Promotes Power Architecture technology
Power.org
Power Architecture technology is an instruction set architecture that spans applications from consumer electronics to supercomputers.
PRIME Alliance
Develops and promotes a narrowband power line standard for Smart Grid products and services
Printer Working Group, The (PWG)
Promotes printer interoperability
Project 25 Technology Interest Group (PTIG)
Promotes P25 standards and related technologies
Project JXTA
Addresses the peer-to-peer space through JXTA technology
Project Managment Insitute (PMI)
Practitioners and organizations with standards that describe good practices, globally recognized credentials that certify project management expertise, and resources for professional development, networking and community.
Project Mesa
Develops digital mobile broadband standards
ProSTEP iViP Association
Develops product data management and virtual product creation
ProTECTS Allianace
Promoting two-way satellite-based location, tracking and messaging technologies.
PSLX Consortium
Establishes new standards for production planning and scheduling in the Internet environment
PTCRB
Provide the framework within which mobile device certification can take place
Public Health Data Standards Consortium (PHDSC)
Seeks to empower the healthcare and public health communities with health information technology standards to improve individual and community health.
Public-Key Infrastructure (PKI) Forum
Promotes
public Key Infrastructure and PKI-based Products and Services
PXI Systems Alliance
Maintains the
PXI Specification, which permits the Application of PC Technology to Measurement and Automation
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
RDX Storage Alliance
Dedicated to promoting customer use of and the accelerating adoption of the RDX removable disk technology.
Real Estate Transaction Standard (RETS)
The Real Estate Transaction Standard is a common language spoken by systems that handle real estate information, such as multiple listing services.
Regional Alliance for Infratsructure and Network Security (RAINS)
Contributes to national security mobilization
Remote Direct Memory Access Consortium (RDMA)
Develops specifications for remote direct memory access over TCP/IP
RFID International Business Association (RFIDba)
Represents the interests of the Global RFID industry
RosettaNet
Creates e-business process standards
for supply chain partners
RTCA
Functions as a Federal Advisory Committee to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
Russian Association for Networks and Services (RANS)
Co-ordinates efforts of service providers, vendors, and legal and insurance companies
RVU Alliance
Will make available technical specifications for the secure distribution of premium content in a digital home network inside products such as a TV, game console or DVD player.
Salmon Protocol
The Salmon protocol provides a way to let data migrate between distributed silos in a secure and interoperable way.
Salutation Consortium
Promotes
interoperability standards among devices, applications and services across paper management, telephony and computing domains
Satellite Interference Reduction Group (sIRG)
To develop and promote improvements in the satellite reception field
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
Secure City Technology Alliance (SCTA)
Securing cities with integrated, best-in-class solutions from
an alliance of telecom and security market leaders.
Secure POS Vendor Alliance (SPVA)
Through education of third parties engaged in the payment system, the SPVA aims to increase awareness of security issues, encourage adoption of the best practices and eliminate inconsistencies between standards governing disparate components and participa
Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML)
Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) is an XML-based standard for exchanging authentication and authorization data between security domains.
Security Industry Association (SIA)
Develops and
maintains standards for the security industry
Self-Regulatory Program for Online Behavioral Advertising
Promotes a better understanding of and greater control over ads that are customized based on online behavior
SEMATECH
Develops
advanced semiconductor manufacturing technologies
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
Serial Port Memory Technology (SPMT)
Demand by mobile service providers for solutions enabling them to give consumers more data-intensive, media-rich capabilities drove the formation of the SPMT Consortium.
Server System Infrastructure Forum (SSI)
SSI's goal is to enable future server market growth by standardizing interfaces between components, including boards, chassis, and power supplies, and by developing common server hardware elements.
Service Availability Forum (SAForum)
Develops and promotes
availability and management software interface specifications
SIENA Consortium
Promotes cloud standards, guidance and technology
Silicon Integration Initiative (Si2)
Focus on the development and adoption of standards to improve the way integrated circuits are designed and manufactured, in order to speed time-to-market and meet the challenges of sub-micron design.
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 Form Factor Special Interest Group
The Small Form Factor Special Interest Group (SFF-SIG) is an independent non-profit industry group that develops, promotes, and supports small form factor circuit board, I/O, and storage specifications with long-term stability in mind.
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
SOA Consortium
The SOA Consortium is a new SOA advocacy group comprised of end users, service providers, and technology vendors, committed to helping the Global 1000 successfully adopt SOA by 2010.
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 Productivity Consortium
Develops tools and processes to increase software quality
SOI Industry Consortium
The SOI Industry Consortium is a group of leading companies from the electronics industry with the mission of accelerating silicon-on insulator (SOI) innovation into broad markets by promoting the benefits of SOI technology.
SourceForge.net
Provides free services to Open Source
developers
Special Interest Group 3D (SIG 3D)
Promotes the use of 3D geoinformation in all possible application areas
Spectra Logic
Spectra Logic provides tape libraries, automated tape backup solutions, disk and deduplication backup solutions, and general data backup solutions that will protect your data efficiently and securely.
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
SSD Form Factor Working Group
Promote enterprise storage usage of PCIe SSDs, by enabling serviceability, high-availability, ease of integration, interoperability and scalability of Solid-State Storage
Standard Mobile Imaging Architecture Forum (SMIA)
Promotes the SMIA standard
Standard Panels Working Group (SPWG)
Establishes TFT LCD
mechanical and electrical standards
Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation (SPEC)
Formed to establish, maintain and endorse a standardized set of relevant benchmarks that can be applied to the newest generation of high-performance computers.
Standards Council of Canada (SCC)
Oversees and promotes
standardization in Canada
Standards Engineering Society (SES)
Promotes the use of
standards and standardization
Stop Badware
A project against viruses, spyware, and other badware.
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
SunSpec Alliance
Focused on defining open data standards for the renewable energy and photovoltaic industries.
Sustainability Consortium
Develops transparent methodologies, tools and strategies.
Sustainability Consortium
The primary function is to develop the science to support the indexing of consumer products throughout all phases of the products life.
Sustainable Computing Consortium
Seeks to improve software quality and security
System Management Interface Forum
Supports the rapid advancement of an efficient and compatible technology base that promotes power management and systems technology implementations
T-Engine Forum
Develops, researches and promotes
the T-Engine architecture
TagVault.org
The registration authority for software identification tags (SWID tags).
TCO Development
Works to ensure that users of IT and office equipment have excellent products with a high degree of usability, while keeping environmental impact to a minimum.
TD Industry Association (TDIA)
Promotes the advancement of China’s mobile telecommunication industry
Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA)
Promotes
the communications and information technology industries
Telecommunications Information Networking Architecture Consortium (TINA-C)
Defines a common software architecture for telecommunications
Telecommunications Technology Association (TTA)
The purpose of TTA is to contribute to the advancement of technology.
Telemanagement Forum (TM Forum)
Supports the information and communications services (ICS) industries
Telework Advisory Group of WorldatWork
Mission is to advancing the growth and success of work independent of location.
Telework Consortium
Evaluates telecomunication
technologies
TesLA Alliance
Establish the gold standard for end-to-end multivendor lab automation in a single unified framework, driven by participation from leading industry vendors and users.
Text Encoding Initiative Consortium (TEI-C)
Sustains
and develops the Text Encoding Initiative (TEI)
The Apache XML Project
Promotes the use of XML.
The Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal
Aims to protect human health and enviromentent against the adverse effects resulting from the generation, management, trans boundary movements and disposal of hazardous and other wastes.
The Biometric Consortium
The Biometric Consortium serves as a focal point for research, development, testing, evaluation, and application of biometric-based personal identification/verification technology.
The CompactFlash Association
Develops industry standards for flash-based memory cards targeting the professional imaging, video and industrial markets
The Department of Defense Single Stock Point (DODSSP)
Maintains all U.S. Military Specifications, Standards and related documents
The EUROREC Institute (EuroRec)
EuroRec is organised as a permanent network of National ProRec centres and provides services to industry (the developers and vendors), healthcare providers (the buyers), policy makers and patients.
The Femto Forum
The Femto Forum is a not-for-profit membership organisation founded in 2007 to promote femtocell deployment worldwide.
The International Health Terminology Standards Development Organisation (IHTSDO)
The International Health Terminology Standards Development Organisation is an international not-for-profit organization based in Denmark. IHTSDO acquires, owns and administers the rights to SNOMED CT and other health terminologies and related standards.
The International Space Elevator Consortium (ISEC)
ISEC promotes the development, construction and operation of a space elevator as a revolutionary and efficient way to space for all humanity.
The Open Cloud Consortium (OCC)
Consortium homepage with information related to membership, news and projects.
The Open Cloud Consortium (OCC)
The Open Cloud Consortium is organized into four different working groups, which consist of OCC members and their corresponding interests and activities.
The Wireless Power Consortium
The Wireless Power Consortium sets an international standard for compatible wireless charging stations. Compatible products will be recognized by a logo. Phones, cameras, remote controls, and all mobile electronics carrying the logo will work with all cha
Third Generation Internet Protocol Forum (3G.IP)
Promotes IP based wireless systems for 3G mobile communications technology
Third Generation Partnership Project No. 2 (3GPP2)
Develops global specifications for ANSI/TIA/EIA-41 Cellular Radiotelecommunication Intersystem Operations network evolution
to 3G
TM Forum
Focused on improving business effectiveness for service providers and their suppliers.
Transfer Jet
Promotes the developing of Transferjet. TransferJet is a Close Proximity Wireless Transfer technology featuring simple operation, safe connection and efficient transfer of data.
trust-HUB
Develop effective trust benchmark circuits, tools and hardware platforms
Trusted Cloud Initiative (TCI)
To Promote Education, Research and Certification of Secure and Interoperable Identity in the Cloud.
Trusted Computing Group
The Trusted Computing Group (TCG) is an international industry standards group.
Trusted Computing Group (TCG)
Promotes, develops and
defines open standards for hardware-enabled trusted computing and security technologies
Trusted Electronics Communications Forum (TECF)
Creates
and promotes standards for technology, best practices, and prosecution against phishers
TV Anytime Forum
Develops audio-visual specifications
U-SNAP Alliance
The purpose of the U-SNAP Alliance is to establish a low cost, connector standard for linking Home Area Network (HAN) devices to Smart Meters.
UMTS Forum
Promotes the global uptake of UMTS third generation (3G) mobile systems and services
Unicode Consortium
Develops, extends
and promotes use of the Unicode Standard, which specifies the representation of text in modern software products and standards
Unified Communications Interoperability Forum
The UCIF is a non-profit ecosystem of communications technology vendors with a shared goal to bring the promise of truly unified communications to life.
Unified Display Interface
Unified Display Interface (UDI) is a digital video interface specification based on Digital Visual Interface.
Unified EFI Forum (UEFI)
Formed to promote and manage the UEFI standard.
Uniform Code Council, Inc.
Administers the Universal Product Code and develops B2B supply chain solutions
UniForum - The International Association of Open Systems Professionals
Promotes and exchanges best practices information of open technologies and standards
United Nations Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business (UN/CEFACT)
Facilitates international transactions through the simplification and
harmonization of procedures and information flows
UnitedLinux
Developed a common base Linux distribution for enterprise use, so as to minimize duplication of engineering effort
Universal Home API Forum (UHAPI)
Promotes the Universal Home API specification
Universal Plug and Play Forum (UpnP)
Enables seamless,
easily implemented home and business networks
Universal Transportable Memory Association (UTMA)
Promotes growth and adoption of flash memory cards
UPnP Implementers Corporation (UIC)
Promotes
interconnectivity standards and testing
UPVI Alliance
Develops and promotes a common specification for PV modules related to solar energy
Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA)
Facilitates the use and integration of information technologies to improve urban and regional environments
Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA)
Facilitates the use and integration of information technologies to improve urban and regional environments
USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF)
Promotes the Universal Serial Bus (USB) technology
UV LED Curing Association
Develop improvements in UV LED curing applications
UWB Forum
Promotes Common Signaling Mode (CSM) and Direct
Sequence Ultra-Wideband (DS-UWB)
UXP Initiative (UXPi)
Develops and promotes interoperable specifications for the semiconductor industry
VFEA International Trade Association (VITA)
VMEBus Standard Setting and Trade Association
Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA)
Promotes and develops display and display interface standards
Virtual Private Network Consortium (VPNC)
Trade association for the VPN vendors
Visible Light Communications Consortium (VLCC)
The Visible Light Communications Consortium (VLCC) was established in November, 2003, with major companies in Japan. The VLCC is aiming to publicize and standardize the visible light communication technology, which has been discussed and evaluated in the
Voice over IP Security Association (VOIPSA)
Addresses VoIP and Information Security issues and concerns
VoiceXML Forum
Promotes the Voice Extensible Markup Language (VoiceXML)
Volga Forum
The VoLGA Forum was initiated to specify and promote an approach for extending traditional GSM and UMTS circuit-switched services over LTE access networks.
Voluntary Carbon Standard
Promotes standardization, transparency and credibility to the voluntary carbon market.
Voluntary Interindustry Commerce Standards Association (VICS)
Attempts to improve the flow of product throughout the retail supply chain
VSI Alliance
Develops standards and business processes
for System-on-Chip (SoC) development
VTM, Inc.
VTM is a global marketing, communications and consulting firm.
VXIbus Consortium
Maintains VXIbus
Standard
Web Analytics Association
Promotes a global understanding of web analytics
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
Web Hypertext Application Technology Working Group (WHATWG)
Focuses primarily on the development of HTML and APIs needed for Web applications.
Web Services Interoperability Organization (WS-I)
Promotes Web services interoperability across platforms, operating systems and programming languages
Web Services Test Forum (WSTF)
The WS Test Forum ("Forum") is meant to provide an environment in which members of the Web Services community can develop and test interoperability scenarios.
Web Standards Project
Promoting core web standards and encouraging browser makers to do the same
Web3D Consortium
Fosters and promotes
three-dimensional technologies on the Internet
Wholesale Applications Community (WAC)
Established to increase the overall market for mobile applications
Wi-Fi Alliance
Certifies wireless products
WiMAX Forum
Promotes interoperability standards for
broadband wireless access
WiMedia Alliance
Promotes and enables the rapid adoption, regulation, standardization and multi-vendor interoperability of ultra-wideband (UWB) worldwide.
Wireless Access Protocol (WAP) Forum
In 2002 the WAP Forum was consolidated into OMA(Open Mobile Alliance)
Develops
standards for wireless information and telephony services on digital mobile phones and other wireless terminals
Wireless Communications Technologies Group (WCTG)
NIST group promoting the U.S. wireless communications industry
Wireless Gigabit Alliance
Developed to address faster wireless connectivity needs.
Wireless Home Digital Interface (WHDI)
Enables top-quality wireless uncompressed HD video delivery throughout the home.
Wireless Industrial Networking Alliance (WINA)
Identifies, recommends and certifies appropriate wireless technologies
Wireless Innovation Forum (formerly the Software Defined Radio Forum, SDR Forum)
Supports the development, deployment and use of open architectures for advanced wireless systems.
Wireless Power Consortium
Dedicated to the wireless power standard for interoperability across rechargeable electronic devices.
Wireless Speaker & Audio (WiSA)
Promotes the adoption of WiSA-enabled compliant products worldwide by fostering interoperability compliance testing between CE devices and high-performance wireless speakers
Wireless World Research Forum
Develop and promote wireless research and standardization
WirelessHD Consortium
The WirelessHD wireless digital interface is the first and only global specification to combine uncompressed high-definition video, multi-channel audio, intelligent format and control data, and Hollywood approved standard content protection techniques.
Workflow Management Coalition (WFMC)
Develops and
promotes workflow management standards
Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI)
Promotes the adoption of e-Commerce in the healthcare industry
World Business Council for Sustainable Development
The Council provides a platform for companies to explore sustainable development, share knowledge, experiences and best practices, and to advocate business positions on these issues in a variety of forums, working with governments, non-governmental and in
World DAB Forum
Promotes DAB Digital Radio
World Standards Services Network (WSSN)
Links
to servers of standards organizations worldwide
World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
Develops common
protocols to enable the evolution and interoperability of the Web
Worldwide Consortium for the Grid (W2COG)
Works to advance networking technology to support Network Centric Operations (NCO)
X.org
Maintains the X Windows system, a Unix-based
interface
XBRL- (EXtensible Business Reporting Language) International
Develops an XML-based framework for the reporting of business information
XDI.org (XDI)
Defines the specifications for XRI Data Interchange (XDI) as a protocol for peer-to-peer data sharing, linking, and synchronization
XFree86 Project, Inc., Tm
Promotes XFree86, an open source X11-based desktop infrastructure
Xiph.Org Foundation
Supports open source, multimedia related projects
XML Industry Portal (XML.org)
Provides
information about the application of XML in industrial and commercial settings
XMPP Standards Foundation
Is an open technology f or real-time communication
XNS Public Trust Organization (XNSORG)
Governs the
eXtensible Name Service (XNS) protocol
Z-Wave Alliance
Promotes home control products based on the Zensys’ Z-Wave open standard
Zero Energy Commercial Buildings Consortium
Promoted zero energy performance in new and existing commercial buildings.
Zhaga Consortium
Zhaga seeks the interchangeability of LED light engine products made by diverse manufacturers.
Zig Bee Alliance
The ZigBee Alliance is an association of companies working together to enable reliable, cost-effective, low-power, wirelessly networked, monitoring and control products based on an open global standard.