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Most consortia promote standards as well as set them, while others are formed purely to promote a standard(s) or to educate users or technical staff about a standard(s). Still others seek to coordinate the efforts of consortia and SDOs, or to promote new business models (e.g., web services). Click on an organization's name to view a description of that organization and to access links that will take you to its homepage and any standards that it promotes.
 

Alphabetical List

10 Gigabit Ethernet Alliance
Promotes the introduction of the 10 Gigabit Ethernet into the networking market
100VG-Anylan Forum
Promotes the 100VG-AnyLan, IEEE 802.12 standard
1355 Association
Promotes the IEEE 1355-1996 standard (ISO/IEC 14575)
1394 High Performance Serial Bus Trade Association
Promotes adoption of the IEEE 1394 Serial Bus standard
3D Industry Forum (3DIF)
Promotes 3D technology and standards
3GAmericas
Americas-based organization that seeks to integrate the five major wireless technologies, and support their Third Generation migration
Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL)
Develops standards for advanced distributed learning
Advanced Switching Interconnect SIG (ASI SIG)
Develops and promotoes a switched fabric interconnect standard
Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS)
North American service provider body developing telecom standards
Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG)
Promotes anti-phishing activities and compiles industry data
Application Home Initiative, The (TAHI)
Develops solutions for issues surrounding connected homes
Application Service Provider Industry Consortium, Inc. (ASPIC)
Promotes and supports the ASP industry
ARCNET Trade Association (ATA)
Promotes the use of ARCNET technology
ASIS International (ASIS)
Advocates for the security management profession
Association Connecting Electronic Industries (IPC)
Promotes the electronic interconnect industry
Association for Automatic Identification and Mobility (AIM)
Promotes the growth and use of AIDC technologies and services
Association for Cooperative Operations Research and Development (ACORD)
Develops standards in the insurance industry
Association for Enterprise Integration, The (AFEI)
Promotes global partnering and networking opportunities for government and industry
Association for Information and Image Management (AIIM)
Creates enterprise content standards
Association for Suppliers of Printing, Publishing and Converting Technologies (NPES)
Supports providers of printing, publishing and converting technologies
Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation, The (AAMI)
Promotes the understanding and beneficial use of medical instrumentation
Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers (AHAM)
Represents home appliance manufacturers
Asynchronous Transfer Mode Forum (ATM)
Promotes the Asynchronous Transfer Mode and other broadband technologies
Australian Communications Industry Forum (ACIF)
Implements and manages communications self-regulation within Australia.
Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG)
Promotes the automotive industry
BioAPI Consortium
Develops APIs for various biometric technologies
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
Business Process Management Initiative (BPMI)
Develops standards to promote BPM on the network and Internet
Camera and Imaging Products Association (CIPA)
Promotes solutions to issues concerning the Camera and Imaging Products industry
Chemical Industry Data Exchange
Promotes Chem eStandards and advocates for the chemical industry
Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC)
Develops electronic standards for medical and biopharmaceutical development
Coalition for Healthcare eStandards Inc. (CHeS)
Adopts and promotes standards for health care supply chain transactions over the Internet
Collaborative Electronic Notebook Systems Association (CENSA)
Promotes electronic recordkeeping systems standards
CommerceNet
Develops and implements new eCommerce technologies and business practices
Compliance Consortium, The
Promotes enterprise governance, risk and compliance management
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
Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)
Promotes the consumer electronics industry
Content Alliance
Fosters interoperability of Content Delivery Networks (CDNs)
Content Reference Forum (CRF)
Promotes digital content distribution specifications
ControlNet International
Manages ControlNet technology and supports vendors and users of ControlNet products
Cyber Security Industry Alliance (CSIA)
Hardware, software and service provider advocacy group formed to enhance cyber security
DARPA Agent Markup Language (DAML)
Develops, maintains and promotes the use of the DARPA Agent Markup Language (DAML)
Data Center Markup Language Organization (DCML)
Promotes and maintains the DCML specification
Desktop Linux Consortium
Promotes the GNU/Linux operating system for desktop use
Digital Cinema Initiatives, LLC (DCI)
Develops digital cinema specifications
Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications Forum (DECT)
Promotes digitally enhanced cordless technology
Digital Interoperability Forum (DIF)
Promotes interactive television
Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM)
Promotes AM bands below 30 MHz
Digital Video Broadcasting Project (DVB)
Develops standards for the digital television and data services industry
DSL Forum (DSLF)
Promotes the development of broadband DSL
DVD Forum
Exchanges and promotes ideas and information about the DVD Format
e-CENTRE
Promotes business data standards to facilitate UK e-commerce
EDA Consortium
Represents the Electronics Design Automation Industry
EDI Forum for Companies with Interest in Computing and Electronics (EDIFICE)
Promotes standards and best practices for e-commerce
Electronic Commerce Promotion Council of Japan (ECOM)
Formulates and disseminates standards for electronic commerce for use in B2B and B2C arenas
Electronic Industries Alliances (EIA)
Promotes market development and competitiveness of the U.S. high-tech industry
Embedded Linux Consortium
Establishes, advances, and promotes Linux standards
Energy Conservation and Home Network (ECHONET) Consortium
Develops ecologically friendly software and hardware
Enterprise Computer Telephony Forum (ECTF)
Promotes interoperability in the computer telephony (CT) industry
Enterprise Grid Alliance
Develops enterprise grid solutions
Entertainment Services & Technology Association (ESTA)
Promotes the North American entertainment technology industry
Ethernet User Alliance
Promotes the Ethernet Standard
European Broadcasting Union (EBU)
Represents the European broadcasting industry
European Cooperation for Space Standardization
Develops standards for European space activities
European Electronic Messaging Association (EEMA)
Promotes electronic commerce and business communications
European Forum for Energy Business Information Exchange (ebIX)
Develops standards for the energy industry
European Information and Communication Technology Industry Association (EICTA)
Promotes the European information and communication technology industry
European Photonic Industry Consortium (EPIC)
Promotes the photonic industry
European Smart Card Industry Association (EUROSMART)
Promotes smart cards and smart card systems and standards
European Telecommunications Informatics Services (ETIS)
Provides a forum for telecommunications industry operators, suppliers and content suppliers
European Telecommunications Platform (ETP)
Represents the European Telecommunications industry in the European regulatory framework
European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI)
Develops telecommunications and wireless standards
Financial Services Technology Consortium (FSTC)
Sponsors open-standard technologies in the financial services industry
German Institute for Standardization (DIN)
Official German standards organization
Global Grid Forum (GGF)
Promotes global standardization of grid computing
Global Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) Industry Forum (GIIF)
Promotes the growth of the ISDN industry
Global Mobile Commerce Forum (GMCF)
Promotes the development of mobile commerce services
Global Spatial Data Infrastructure (GSDI)
Supports ready access to geographic information
Government Electronics & Information Technology Assocation (GEIA)
Promotes the interests of the U. S. electronics, communications and information technology industries
Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS)
Promotes use of healthcare information technology and management systems
High Tech Broadband Coalition, The (HTBC)
Promotes the development of broadband technology
HiperLAN2 Global Forum (H2GF)
Supports the ETSI HiperLan2 wireless standard
Home Phoneline Networking Alliance (HomePNA)
Develops phoneline networking interoperability standards
HomePlug Powerline Alliance
Enables and promotes powerline networks and products
HyperTransport Technology Consortium
Promotes HyperTransport technology specifications
IDB Forum
Promotes integration of IDB networking
IEEE Computer Society (IEEECS)
Provides technical information and services to computing professionals
IMS Global Learning Consortium, Inc. (IMS)
Develops and promotes the adoption of open technical specifications for interoperable learning technology
Industry Advisory Council (IAC)
Association of private sector ITprofessionals that provide information resources management products and services to government
InfiniBand Trade Association (ITA)
Promotes the InfiniBand architecture
Information Technology Industry Council (ITI)
Represents U.S. providers of information technology products and services
Insitute of Electronic and Electrical Engineers (IEEE)
Institute of Environmental Sciences and Technology, The (IEST)
Promotes contamination control in electronics manufacturing and pharmaceutical processes
Integration Consortium
Promotes and establishes guidelines for integration business practices
Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB)
Promotes interactive media to increase market share
InterForum
Assists British businesses in ecommerce
International Commission on Illumination (CIE)
Provides a forum for the light and lighting industries
International Communications Association (ICA)
Organization of Telephony, Information and Data Network professionals
International Digital Enterprise Alliance (IDEAlliance)
Develops standards and promotes best practices for publishing and content-related processes
International Disk Drive Equipment and Materials Association (IDEMA)
Supports and promotes the hard disk drive industry
International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)
Prepares and publishes international standards for all electrical, electronic and related technologies
International Forecourts Standards Forum (IFSF)
Promotes interconnectivity and communications standards for the oil industry
International Press Telecommunications Council (IPTC)
Develops and maintains standards in the news industry
Internet Industry Association (IIA)
Represents and promotes the Internet industry in Australia
Internet Protocol Version 6 Forum (IPv6)
Promotes IPv6
Internet Society, The (ISOC)
Promotes and supports Internet infrastructure and Internet-related activities
Interoperable Informatics Infrastructure Consortium (I3C)
Develops and promotes informatics solutions for life science products
IT Service Management Forum (itSMF)
U.K. Trade organization for IT service management professionals
J Consortium, Inc.
Provides an open forum for setting Real Time Java standards
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
JEDEC Solid State Technology Association
The semiconductor engineering standardization body of the Electronic Industries Alliance (EIA)
Learning Content Mangagement System (LCMS) Council
Promotes market awareness of LCMS infrastructures
LonMark International
Develops and promotes open interoperable products in the control industry
Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF)
Promotes Ethernet technology
Mobey Forum
Promotes the use of mobile technology in financial services
Mobile Data Association (MDA)
Supports mobile data vendors and users
Mobile Enterprise Alliance (MEA)
Promotes mobile enterprise
Mobile Industry Processor Interface Alliance (MIPI)
Defines and promotes open specifications for interfaces to mobile application processors.
Mortgage Industry Standards Maintenance Organizations (MISMO)
Develops, promotes and maintains electronic commerce standards for the mortgage industry
MPLS and Frame Relay Alliance
Promotes the deployment of multi-vendor, multi-service label switching networks and associated applications
Multiband OFDM Alliance (MBOA)
Develops specifications based on ultrawideband-based technology
MultiFunction Products Association (MFPA)
Promotes the multifunction products industry
National Association of Finite Element Methods and Standards (NAFEMS)
Promotes the use of finite element technology
National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA)
Promotes the electrical industry
Near Field Communication Forum (NFC Forum)
Promotes near field wireless communication technology
Network Processing Forum
Develops network processing standards for next-generation networking and telecommunications products
OLAP Council Ltd. (OLAP)
Develops on-line analytical processing standards
Open Core Protocol International Partnership (OC-PIP)
Promotes and supports the Open Core Protocol (OCP)
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 Mobile Terminal Platform Group (OMTP)
Promotes advanced mobile platforms
Open Security Exchange (OSE)
Promotes enterprise security management
Open SystemC Initiative (OSCI)
Supports and advances SystemC as an open source standard for system-level design
OpenForum Europe
Promotes open source solutions within the European business community
Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing Forum (OFDM)
Develops and promotes a unified standard for OFDM technology
Pacific Area Standards Congress (PASC)
Addresses standards preparation and conformance for Pacific Rim countries
Pan American Standards Association (COPANT)
Promotes the development of technical standardization
Parlay Group, The
Develops and promotes application programming interfaces
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
Picture Services Network (PSN)
Operates the PSN Directory of digital imaging service providers
PLCopen
Supports the IEC 61131-3 standard and the programmable controller industry
Portable Computer and Communications Association (PCCA)
Promotes the mobile computing industry
Project 25 Technology Interest Group (PTIG)
Promotes P25 standards and related technologies
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
Regional Alliance for Infratsructure and Network Security (RAINS)
Contributes to national security mobilization
Salutation Consortium
Promotes interoperability standards among devices, applications and services across paper management, telephony and computing domains
Security Industry Association (SIA)
Develops and maintains standards for the security industry
Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International (SEMI)
Promotes the global semiconductor equipment, materials and flat panel display industries
Semiconductor Test Consortium
Creates and promotes interoperability test methods for complex logic devices
Service Availability Forum (SAForum)
Develops and promotes availability and management software interface specifications
Smart Active Labels Consortium (SAL-C)
Develops and promotes smart active label technologies for multiple industries
Smart Card Alliance
Promotes the widespread acceptance of multiple application smart card technology
Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE)
Promotes the development of motion picture standards
Software Defined Radio Forum (SDR Forum)
Supports the development, deployment and use of open architectures for advanced wireless systems
Spirit Consortium
Develops and promotes standards in the semiconductor industry
Standard Panels Working Group (SPWG)
Establishes TFT LCD mechanical and electrical standards
Standards Engineering Society (SES)
Promotes the use of standards and standardization
Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA)
Supports and promotes the storage network industry
Storage Performance Council (SPC)
Defines, standardizes and promotes storage subsystem benchmarks
Sustainable Computing Consortium
Seeks to improve software quality and security
T-Engine Forum
Develops, researches and promotes the T-Engine architecture
Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA)
Promotes the communications and information technology industries
Telework Consortium
Evaluates telecomunication technologies
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
United Nations Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business (UN/CEFACT)
Facilitates international transactions through the simplification and harmonization of procedures and information flows
Universal Plug and Play Forum (UpnP)
Enables seamless, easily implemented home and business networks
UPnP Implementers Corporation (UIC)
Promotes interconnectivity standards and testing
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
UWB Forum
Promotes Common Signaling Mode (CSM) and Direct Sequence Ultra-Wideband (DS-UWB)
VFEA International Trade Association (VITA)
VMEBus Standard Setting and Trade Association
Web Application Security Consortium (WASC)
Develops and promotes security standards for the World Wide Web
WiMAX Forum
Promotes interoperability standards for broadband wireless access
WiMedia Alliance
Promotes wireless connectivity and interoperability
Wireless Access Protocol (WAP) Forum
Develops standards for wireless information and telephony services on digital mobile phones and other wireless terminals
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 DAB Forum
Promotes DAB Digital Radio
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
XML Industry Portal (XML.org)
Provides information about the application of XML in industrial and commercial settings